Auditions for The Yeomen of the Guard
Mostly G&S is pleased to announce that the auditions for The Yeomen of the Guard will be held on 5 May 2010 at our usual rehearsal venue. The pieces are as follows:
Sir Richard Cholmondley (Lieutenant of the Tower)
p53-54 How say you
Sergeant Meryll (of the Yeomen of the Guard)
p31-33 The air I breathe
Colonel Fairfax (officer under sentence of death)
p36-39 Is life a boon
Leonard Meryll (Sergeant Meryll’s son)
p29-30 The scheme is rash
Jack Point (a Strolling Jester)
p119-121 Oh, a private buffoon
Wilfred Shadbolt (Head Jailor and Assistant Tormentor)
p89-91 To thy fraternal care
1st & 2nd Yeomen
p19-20 This the Autumn of our Life
Elsie Maynard (a Strolling Singer)
p63-69 Tis done, I am a bride
Phoebe Meryll (Sergeant Meryll’s daughter)
p70-73 Were I thy bride
Dame Carruthers (Housekeeper to The Tower)
p25-28 When our gallant Norman foes
Kate (Dame Carruther’s niece)
p129-131 Strange Adventure
Note that anyone auditioning for a main part but who is also happy to be considered for a smaller role will not be required to sing twice; just let us know when you attend the audition.
Reheasals for The Yeomen of the Guard commence on 14 April and Mostly G&S will perform this popular Gilbert & Sullivan operetta on 22-23 October at the Oakwood Theatre, Woodley, Reading. Please follow these links if you would like to join Mostly G&S or want to contact us for further information about auditions or anything else.
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