Evita Auditions
Sunday, April 10 at 6:00 p.m.
Monday, April 11 at 6:00 p.m.
Invited callbacks will be held on the evening of Wednesday, April 13.
Rehearsals will begin the week of April 24.
The show runs June 16 – 26.
The show will be co-directed by Tim Anderson and Maggie Majercik. Ryan Bergeron will be the music director.
Based on the true story of Eva Peron, First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952, this musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice won the 1980 Tony for Best Musical.
Performers (ages 11 to 20) are invited to audition for principle roles and the highly-featured ensemble. Younger children (ages 7 & up) will be seen for roles in a children’s chorus.
Those aged 10 – 20 who are auditioning should:
- Plan to attend only one night.
- Be somewhat familiar with the show, its themes, and music.
- Prepare two contrasting songs (1 ballad, 1 up tempo), preferably written after 1975.
- Bring sheet music in the correct keys, hole-punched in a three-ring binder. (Singers will not be permitted to sing a cappella)
- Bring a list of conflicts between April 24 and June 26 (including school concerts, lessons, practices, and games).
Younger children (ages 7 – 11) auditioning for the children’s chorus should:
- Prepare a short song to sing (approximately one-minute long) and bring piano sheet music.
- Bring a list of conflicts between April 24 and June 26 (including school concerts, lessons, practices, and games).
Additional questions may be directed to education@broadview-heights-spotlights.org.
Synopsis
Argentina’s controversial First Lady is the subject of this dynamic musical masterpiece. As an illegitimate fifteen year old, Eva escaped her dirt-poor existence for the bright lights of Buenos Aires. Driven by ambition and blessed with charisma, she was a starlet at twenty-two, the president’s mistress at twenty-four, First Lady at twenty-seven, and dead at thirty-three. Eva Peron ‘saint to the working-class, reviled by the aristocracy and mistrusted by the military’ was destined to leave a fascinating political legacy unique in the 20th century.
Told through a compelling score that fuses haunting chorales with exuberant Latin, pop, and jazz influences.
Click here for samples of songs from the show, performed by the Original London Cast.
Character Breakdown
(Character Names link to Wikipedia)
| Eva Peron |
A beautiful ambitious and power-seeking woman who rises to become the spiritual leader of Argentina by age twenty-six. Vocally demanding. |
| Che Guevara |
A radical political activist and the multi-dimensional narrator of the show who isn’t reluctant to ask tough questions and demand answers. Vocally demanding. |
| Juan Peron |
An opportunist officer in the Argentina army who rises to become the Argentine President. |
| Agustin Magaldi |
A tango singer and former lover of Eva. Strong tenor. |
| Peron’s Mistress |
Juan Peron’s teenaged lover; sings “Another Suitcase in Another Hall” |
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| Ensemble (Ages 10 and up) |
Highly featured, multi-character roles portraying various groups of the Argentine people; Several solo opportunities. |
| Children’s Chorus (Ages 7 and up) |
Portray children of Argentina, featured on “Santa Evita” |
