MY FAIR LADY AUDITIONS

The Town of Hudson and HUB Station Art Center are excited to announce auditions for the upcoming fall musical, “My Fair Lady.”

Audition Details:

• Dates: Monday and Tuesday, August 5th and 6th
• Time: 7 PM
• Location: Auditorium of the HUB Station, 145 Cedar Valley Road, Hudson, NC 28638

Show Performance Dates:

• October 10th, 11th, 12th, 17th, 18th, and 19th

Important Audition Information:

• Preparation:
  • * Prepare a song (accompaniment provided; bring your sheet music)
  • * Wear loose-fitting clothing and closed-toe shoes for dance movements
  • * Be ready for a cold reading from the script
• Roles Available:
  • * Speaking and non-speaking roles
  • * Dancing roles
  • * Ensemble roles including buskers, servants, maids, housekeepers, butlers, footmen, stewards, flower girls, lords and ladies, chorus members, and more
  • * Ages 10-80
  • * Cast of 35-40 individuals is sought
• Additional Opportunities:
  • * Backstage workers needed during the run of the show and for set construction
  • * Musicians for the orchestra (bring your instrument to audition)

Synopsis: Described as the “Perfect American Musical” and the “Quintessential American Musical,” “My Fair Lady” is set in London in 1912 and is based on George Bernard Shaw’s play, “Pygmalion.” It tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who becomes the subject of a bet between two renowned linguists, Colonel Pickering and Professor Henry Higgins. Higgins wagers that he can teach Eliza to speak proper English so well that she can be passed off as English nobility.

This renowned Lerner and Loewe musical features beloved songs such as “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” “The Rain in Spain,” “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “You Did It,” “Get Me to the Church On Time,” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.”

Contact: For further information, please contact Director Keith Smith at the Hudson Town Offices at (828) 728-8272.

Director Keith Smith says this promises to be one of the largest, if not the largest, musical ever staged at the HUB Station, in terms of scope, scale, range, and size. This will be the 36th theater production at the HUB Station.

If you have any interest in performing onstage or working backstage, please attend one or both of the auditions. Even if you don’t have any interest in being in the show, save the dates so you can come see it in mid-October.