TAKE PART IN NEW MUSICALS! 
Can you sing and act? If so, you may be the one we're looking
for!
You are invited to audition for a number of Exciting Original
Musicals for a presentation on the 10 March 2007 at the Esplanade
Rehearsal Room.
The musicals will be judged by a star studded panel of judges (Dick
Lee, Ivan Heng, Beatrice Chia, Michael Chiang, Just to name a few.)
for selection as a part of the Singapore Arts Festival fringe at
The Esplanade Recital Studio 9-10 June 2007.
Interested parties may walk in for an audition. If you would like
to confirm your schedule, please contact Frederick at 81618031
(Between 9 AM to 6 PM) or email : Musical Theatre Club <"
[email protected]">
DATE : 27 January 2007, Saturday
28 January 2007, Sunday
TIME : 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
PLACE : 65 Sing Avenue (Off Rangoon Road)
MRT : Farrer Park
Please prepare TWO BROADWAY SONGS (One slow/ One Fast) that will
show your RANGE and EXPRESSION. These songs are to be sung acapella
or accompanied by your own minus one. Bring along a photograph (any
photo will do) and your bio-data/resume if possible.
Audition slots are booked on a first come first serve basis, so
call early before slots are filled up!
SYNOPSIS
Below are the synopsis of the musicals that will be judged in the
selection. You may let us know if you find a particular musical
especially appealing to you.
ESTHER
Writer/Composer: Joshua Greene
A young queen's decision to risk everything foils the murderous
plot of an arrogant chief minister against her people. Based on the
Biblical story.
King
Haman, Evil Advisor
Esther, Commoner girl turn Queen
Mordechai, Cousin of Esther
Attendant 1, Palace Attendant
Attendant 2, Palace Attendant
Attendant 3, Palace Attendant
Courtier
O CRYSTAL BALL!
Writer: Marcelly Suhali Composer:
Clement Yang
A light hearted love story that involves a young girl next door, a
charming rich boy and eccentric fortune teller. It reminds everyone
about the power of true love, how it can transcend all obstacles
and overcome destinies. It is set in modern day London,
England.
Michika DaRosa, Naive teenage girl
Theodore Leighton, Charming Arrogant Rich
Boy
Mdm Aprillia Gustavo, Eccentric Fortune
Teller
Mrs DaRosa, Mother of Michika
TUESDAYS WITH JOE
Writer/Composer: Jack Tan
A musical about a love story revolving around a popular radio DJ,
and a girl living in the same apartment block who finds solace in
listening to Joe's radio program. As their paths cross, they do not
realize who each other really is, but instead only see the other's
stubborn outward behavior.
Joe, host of popular radio programme 'Tuesdays
with Joe'
Bernice, Joe's girlfriend
Melanie, Joe's neighbour and arch-rival, a bored
civil servant
Dick, Joe's assistant. A smooth-talking and
dashing chap
Mum, Joe's mum
BACK HOME SINGAPORE
Writer: Robert Yeo Composer: Joe
Peters
Three singapore students in the swinging sixties of London find
their own expressions but have to return to the reality of
singapore's politics in the early seventies.
GEORGETTE
Writer: Ng Yi Sheng Composer:
Clement Yang
A biography of Georgette Chen, the pioneer Singapore artist, as she
struggles to be accepted as a painter in a time of prejudice and
war.
Georgette, our heroine, the young Georgette
Chen, a petite but intelligent artist in her 20s and 30s.
Eugene Chen, Georgette's first husband, a
diplomat, who is portrayed from his 40s to his 50s. (For the
purposes of the readthrough, he will also read for Revolutionary
1)
Mr Zhang, Georgette's father, a businessman in
his 60s.
Mrs Zhang, Georgette's stepmother, a
businesswoman in her 40s.
Narrator/Official/French Customer/Revolutionary
2, A woman, who plays various speaking roles.
Auctioneer/Waiter/Translator, A man, who plays
various speaking roles.
YOSHIDA-SAN
Writer/Composer: Lee Tse Mei
A musical set in World War Two and the decade following the war,
about a Japanese guard and how he meets the woman of his dreams in
a concentration camp in Java.
Yoshida-san, 21 to 31, A Japanese guard in a
concentration camp. The character needs to age by 10 years in the
course of the story. An intelligent, earnest character who is a
maverick at heart and a true romantic. Ideally, a Japanese or Asian
who is able to adopt a neutral English accent.
Avery Forrester, 27 to 37, Lead female. A
British prisoner-of-war in a concentration camp. The character
needs to age by 10 years. A feisty, strong, very idealistic and
endlessly optimistic character who has big dreams and the
determination needed to fulfill them. Ideally, a British or someone
who is able to portray a British character.
Genichi, 21 to 31, Supporting Male Lead. The
best friend of Yoshida. A practical, down-to-earth laidback
Japanese who is comfortable with himself, more able to accept and
reconcile things as they are in the world. Ideally, a Japanese or
Asian who is able to portray a neutral English accent.