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*A fresh new voice!*

DeSoto Family Theatre presents

Shenandoah-The Musical

Production Dates: June 18 - 27, 2010

Auditions March 27, 2010

Audition Workshop March 20, 2010 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. $30

***Boys & Girls (9am - Noon) Ages 8 - 13

for Robert (The Boy) and Gabriel (African-American boy and best friend to

Robert) Both roles have feature solos and duets – GIRLS will be considered.[SOPRANO]

Casting will include possible Confederate/Union soldiers and Ensemble.

***Adults & Teens (1pm - ?) Ages 14 - Up

Prepare 16 bars of a Broadway song or a song from the show will be taught. Be prepared to read from script, sing and dance.

A Civil War musical set in the Shenandoah Valley, the play deals with the purposes and effects

of war. This colorful and dramatic saga revolves around a strong willed Virginia farmer,

Charlie Anderson, who tries to keep his family neutral during the Civil War. But the Union forces

and the Confederates see things only in Union blue or Confederate gray so the family is inevitably

swept up in the conflict. Their story is a heart-warming and heart rending portrayal of the

upheaval that left wounds on the land and people. Yet, hope can lead us home.

Songs include:

Rasie the Flag of Dixie; I've Heard It All Before; Why Am I Me?;

Next To Lovin' (I Like Fightin' Best); Over the Hill; The Pickers Are Comin'; Meditiations l & ll

We Make a Beautiful Pair; Violets and Silverbells (with Reprise); It's A Boy!;

Papa's Gonna Make It Alright; Freedom; The Only Home I Know; Pass the Cross to Me

Book by James Lee Barrett, Peter Udell and Phillip Rose. Music by Gary Geld. Lyrics by Peter Udell.

***A Workshop study will be available for script readings, dance, and musical numbers on March 20, 2010 (10am - 1pm) for audition preparedness and familiarization. Sign up today at www.dftonline.org or call Michelle at 901-238-8098 to register!

***Come dressed and prepared for dance audition. Possible callbacks on March 28 and/or March 29.

Production Team

Jeffrey K. Smith, Director

Marcia Parks, Stage Manager

John Buchanan, Musical Director

Otis Smith, Choreographer

Patti House, Orchestral Director

Shenandoah Cast List

CHARLIE ANDERSON: TENOR/BARITONE	A strong, earthy farmer of about fifty, who rules his large family with authority and tenderness.
JENNY ANDERSON: ALTO	A teen to twenty-something daughter, attractive, feminine who competes with her brothers as equally as with her suitor. A tomboy.
ROBERT ANDERSON: SOPRANO	(The Boy) The youngest son---ten to teen, a typical country boy. (GIRLS will be* considered for the role*)
SAM: SPOKEN	Jenny's suitor and later husband, upstanding and shy young Confederate soldier. Teen to twenty-something.
GABRIEL: SOPRANO	African-American boy, a slave, charming and best friend to Boy. ten to teen. (GIRLS will be* considered for the role*)
ANNE ANDERSON: MEZZO	Wife of James, beautiful and mature. Teen to thirty-something
JAMES ANDERSON:	Husband to Anne. Second oldest son, teen to thirty-something. Very much his father's son, strong, handsome and argumentative.
JACOB ANDERSON:	Oldest son very serious and devoted to his father. Teen to thirty-something.
NATHAN ANDERSON:	Third oldest son. Teen to twenty-something.
JOHN ANDERSON:	Fourth oldest son. Teen to twenty-something.
HENRY ANDERSON:	Next to youngest son. Teen.
REV. BYRD:	Irascible, preacher very much duty oriented to God and country. A man of about fifty.
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS: MALES - Teens & Up	UNION SOLDIERS: MALES - Teens & Up
SERGEANT JOHNSON	A LIEUTENANT
TINKHAM	CAROL
A CORPORAL (Feature Solo-TENOR)	MARAUDERS
AN ENGINEER	A CONFEDERATE SNIPER

Ensemble Will Include: Females/Males/Teens/Children!!!!