| Show | The Yeomen of the Guard |
| Company | The Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island |
| Instructions | Please prepare a single verse/chorus of a song in English--genre not important, but the show is a light opera. There will be a reading, but nothing need be prepared. Auditionees should expect to be at the audition from 7:30 to 10 p.m |
| Rehearsal Dates | Some Tuesday nights and/or some Thursday nights through June; no other rehearsal times |
| Performance Dates | Some Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from April through June |
| Questions | Send Mail |
| Show Info | Set at the Tower of London during the reign of Henry VIII, Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Yeomen of the Guard" is a light opera requiring performers equally comfortable with music, dialogue and acting, and with both comedy and drama. |
| Type | Location | Date | Time |
| Open | East Meadow United Methodist Church 470 East Meadow Avenue East Meadow | Oct 28 | 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM |
| Call Back | East Meadow United Methodist Church 470 East Meadow Avenue East Meadow | Oct 30 | 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM |
Roles
| Role | M/F | Age | Description | Sir Richard Cholmondeley | M | authority figure/middle-aged male high baritone | Colonel Fairfax | M | charismatic soldier/20-30s male/extensive dialogue tenor | Sgt. Meryll | M | authority figure/40s-60s male bass | Leonard Meryll | M | charismatic war hero/20s-30s male high baritone | Jack Point | M | strolling player, jester/20s-40s male/dances, extensive dialogue patter baritone | Wilfred Shadbolt | M | jailer, torturer/20s-40s male/dances bass-baritone | The Headsman | M | executioner/male of any age/very large, doesn't speak or sing | First Yeoman | M | soldier/30s-60s male baritone/solo and chorus singing | Second Yeoman | M | soldier/30s-60s male baritone/solo, some dialogue and chorus singing | First Citizen | M | 20s-40s male/sexual harasser some dialogue and chorus singing | Second Citizen | M | 20s-40s male/sexual harasser some dialogue and chorus singing | Elsie Maynard | F | strolling player, singer/20s-30s female high soprano/dances | Phoebe Meryll | F | 14-20 female/vivacious mezzosoprano | Dame Carruthers | F | dragon lady/40s-60s female alto | Kate | F | timid girl/15-25 female soprano/quartet, some dialogue |