Open Casting Call
Sunday in the Park with George

Book by James Lapine
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Christopher Clark

Associate Director Blake Barlow
Associate Director/Staging Jenny Barlow
Music Director Anne Puzey

Set Designer Carter Thompson
Costume Designer Maryanne Hill
Lighting and Projection Designer Jeron Hermanson

Produced by the Noorda Center for the Performing Arts at Utah Valley University

Sunday in the Park with George is a multi-award-winning musical inspired by Georges Seurat’s painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.

  • The production will open at UVU’s Noorda Center for the Performing Arts in October 2020.  
  • We are looking for men and women ages 18-60. Singers of all cultural backgrounds are encouraged to submit applications. Seeking non-equity actors for all roles. 
  • Auditions will be submitted virtually. Please submit a current photo, brief description of yourself, resume with contact information, and a video of yourself singing 32 bars of a song in the style of the show with accompaniment.  
  • Submissions close [date]. Callbacks by invitation. 
  • Rehearsals begin [date]. Show runs October 16-24, 2020 in Orem, Utah. Due to the complicated technical demands of this production, conflicts will be seriously considered for casting decisions.
    Please keep them to a minimum.      

Roles

Precast
Georges Seurat (Act 1) - An obsessive post-Impressionist French artist
George (Act 2) – Seurat’s great grandson
Tenor, G#2-Ab4

Dot (Act 1) – Georges’ mistress and model
Marie (Act 2) – George’s wheelchair-bound grandmother
Mezzo-Soprano, E3-D5

Jules (Act 1) – Seurat’s established and well-respected artistic rival
Bob Greenberg (Act 2) – Museum director
Baritone, G2-F4

Yvonne (Act 1) – Jules’ stuck-up wife
Naomi Eisen (Act 2) – A composer
Mezzo-Soprano, E3-Eb5

Old Lady (Act 1) – George’s cranky mother
Blair Daniels (Act 2) – An art critic
Mezzo-Soprano, F#3-Eb5

Nurse (Act 1) – Old Lady’s nurse and attendant
Harriet Pawling (Act 2) – An arts patron
Mezzo-Soprano, G3-F4

Celeste #1 (Act 1) – Flirty shop girl
Waitress (Act 2)
Soprano, B3-G5

Celeste #2 (Act 1) – Flirty shop girl
Elaine (Act 2) – George’s former wife
Soprano, A3-G5

Soldier (Act 1) – A soldier
Alex (Act 2) – A jealous artist
Baritone, A2-F4

Boatman (Act 1) – A blue-collared laborer
Charles Redmond (Act 2) – A museum curator
Bass-Baritone, Eb2-Eb4

Franz (Act 1) – Frieda’s husband
Dennis (Act 2) – A technician
Baritone, B2-G4

Frieda (Act 1) – Jules’ cook
Betty (Act 2) – An artist and fan of George
Soprano, G3-F5

Precast
Louise (Act 1) – Jules and Yvonne’s daughter
Mezzo-Soprano, G3-Eb5

Mr. (Act 1) – A visiting American.
Lee Randolph (Act 2) – The museum’s publicist
Baritone

Mrs. (Act 1) – A visiting American
along with Mr
Mezzo-Soprano

Louis (Act 1) – A baker.
Billy Webster (Act 2) – Harriet’s friend
Baritone, B2-A4