Aurora, CO –The Aurora Fox will be conducting auditions throughout July for the first 4 shows of their 2010-2011 season. Details are as follows:
Happy Days – The New Musical by Garry Marshall
Regional Premiere
Happy Days are here again with Richie, Potsie, Ralph Malph, and the unforgettable “king of cool” Arthur ‘The Fonz’ Fonzerelli. Based on the television series, we are reintroduced to one of America’s favorite families, The Cunninghams, and the days of 1959 Milwaukee complete with varsity sweaters, hula hoops and jukebox sock-hoppin’. The famed drive-in Malt Shop, Arnold’s is in danger of demolition, so the kids join together to raise money to save it by putting on a dance contest and a televised wrestling match.
This is a festival-style production Executive Produced by Stapleton MCA. No Equity contracts will be available for this production. Small stipends are available for principle roles.
ROLES:
9 women and 11 men (16+) (No Equity Roles Available)
AUDITIONS: Tuesday, July 20 and Wednesday, July 21: 6pm – 10pm
Please prepare a 1-minute comedic monologue and 32 bars of a 50’s Rock n Roll song. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music.
Performance Dates:
Festival-type performance for two weekends — September 18, 19, 25, 26, 2010
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Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Regional Premiere
Ray Bradbury’s stage adaptation of his best- selling novel analyzes the conflicting natures of good and evil. In this fantasy thriller, two 13-year-old boys have a harrowing experience with a nightmarish traveling carnival that comes to their Midwestern town just in time for Halloween. The carnival’s leader is the mysterious “Mr. Dark” who bears a tattoo for each person he has lured into a deadly devotion to the circus. Mr. Dark’s malevolent presence is countered by that of Will’s father, who fearlessly battles evil forces to save the souls of the impressionable teens.
ROLES:
2 boys (ages 12-14), 1 boy (age 7-11), 1 girl (age 6-10), 1 man (age 50-60), 1 man (age 50-70),
6 men (ages 25-50), 4 women (ages 30-45)
AUDITIONS:
Sunday, July 25: 10am-Noon Equity Actors; Sunday, July 25: Noon-4:00pm Non-Equity Actors
Please prepare a 1-minute dramatic monologue
Performance Dates: October 1 – October 31, 2010

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Red Ranger Came Calling – A Guaranteed True Christmas Story
by Berkeley Breathed
Regional Premiere
In this musical retelling of the story his late father related every Christmas Eve, Berkeley Breathed introduces a cynical boy (self-named The Red Ranger of Mars) who meets his match in a retired Santa. On Christmas morning, in the soggy Pacific Northwest, hoping against hope for a Buck Tweed bicycle, Red finds instead a treasure unlooked for, within himself. While Breathed, author/artist of the cartoon strip “Bloom County,” often winks at the adults in the audience, this fabulous tale will fascinate children of all ages.
ROLES:
1 boy (age 8-10), 4 children (ages 8-12), 1 man (age 20-40), 4 men (age 50-70), 1 woman (age 40-60),
2 women (ages 20-50)
AUDITIONS:
Tuesday, August 10: 5pm-7pm Equity Actors
Tuesday, August 10: 7pm-9pm Non-Equity Actors
Wednesday, August 11: 6pm-9pm Non-Equity Actors
Please prepare a 1-minute comedic monologue and 32 bars of an upbeat Broadway or Holiday song. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music.
Performance Dates: November 26 – December 19, 2010
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The Wedding Singer – The musical comedy
music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin,
and book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy
(With Guest Director/Choreographer Mandy Moore from So You Think You Can Dance)
Regional Premiere
Based on the hit movie, The Wedding Singer celebrates the 80’s in earnest. It’s 1985 and rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He’s the life of the party – until his fiancée leaves him at the altar. Wallowing in misery, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Enter Julia, a sympathetic waitress who wins his affection. But Julia is about to be married to a Wall Street shark, and unless Robbie can pull off the performance of the decade, the girl of his dreams will remain nothing more than a dream.
ROLES:
4 men (ages20-35), 4 women (ages 20-35), 1 woman (age 50-70),
5 men and 5 women for ensemble (ages 18-30)
AUDITIONS:
Monday, August 16, 6pm-8pm Equity Actors
Monday, August 16, 8pm-10pm Non-Equity Actors
Tuesday, August17, 6pm-10pm Non-Equity Actors
Wednesday, August 18, 6pm-8pm Non-Equity Actors
Please prepare a 1-minute comedic monologue and 32 bars of an upbeat Broadway song. And accompanist will be provided. Bring sheet music. Please dress appropriately to learn a short dance combination.
Performance Dates: February 11 – March 6, 2011
All auditions will be held at:
The Aurora Fox Theatre, 9900 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora, CO 80010. Please call the audition line 303-739-1970 to make an appointment.