CONGRATULATIONS to our Fantastic Cast!

Thank you to all who auditioned! I am happy to say that this experience is going to be amazing for all involved. There is so much for every cast member to do and all that were cast are exceptional performers. I look forward to seeing you all at the Read-through/Show concept meeting Monday, Dec 12th from 6:30-8:30 PM at Alki.

ANYTHING GOES CAST

Anything Goes Cast Breakdown

Please email me at nscott@metropaa.org to accept your role. Please have your conflicts listed and ready as it is time to get started right away!

Brief Synopsis

Anything Goes is a typical 1930s musical comedy, more farce
than philosophy. Here’s a quick flavour of the plot:

The action takes place aboard the luxury transatlantic
liner, the S.S. American, just as the ship is about to set sail. There are many
passengers on board, including Billy Crocker, who has stowed away to be with
Hope Harcourt, the girl he loves; Hope herself is sailing with her fiancée,
Lord Evelyn Oakleigh; Hope’s mother Evangeline is travelling

too, and is pleased to find her old acquaintance Elisha
Whitney also onboard; Billy’s friend Reno Sweeney, a sexy evangelist, has
feelings for Billy which aren’t reciprocated; and Moonface Martin, (Public
Enemy No. 13), and his accomplice Erma, are escaping to England.

Reno and Moonface conspire to split Hope and Evelyn, as they
know Hope really loves Billy. Meanwhile, the ship’s captain mis-understands
that Billy is actually Snake-Eyes Johnson, Public Enemy No. 1, and charges his
sailors with catching the dangerous criminal.

When they catch him, the Captain realizes that the ship’s
passengers are eager to mingle with a celebrity like Snake-Eyes Johnson, and he
makes him Honorary Captain of the ship. Eventually, Billy admits he’s just a
‘broken down broker’ and he and Moonface are imprisoned in the ship’s jail.
Meanwhile, whilst Hope is realizing that Billy is her true love, Evelyn is also
coming to terms with the fact that he has feelings for Reno.

With Hope and Evelyn’s wedding the next day, desperate
measures are resorted to, to ensure a happy ending. Eventually, it comes as no
surprise that Billy and Hope marry, along with Reno and Evelyn. To complete the
unlikely picture, Elisha proposes to Evangeline. Don’t worry if all this seems
confusing. The play is, after all, a farce, and all will become clear… And
along the way, there is lots of comedy, romance and show-stopping numbers.

Company, not Chorus

One of the best things about Anything Goes is the amount of
company work there is. There are no less than five full company numbers – some
of the best company numbers ever written for a musical – plus a number of other
‘ensemble’ numbers.

Anything Goes is very much a ‘farce with musical numbers’,
and we have big plans for these company numbers. However, we don’t want just a
‘chorus’ as such, who come on, sing and dance, and then go off again. We want a
true ensemble, which are integral to the whole play.

Because the entire show takes place almost as a continuous
scene, every member of the ‘company’ will have their own character, and most
will play these characters for the whole show. There will obviously be sailors
(and some of these may play ship guests at certain times), but all the guests
will also have individual roles. These will range from honeymooning couples to
retired travellers, from tourist guides to nuns! All their moves, dance steps,
reactions etc will be consistent with their characters, and I specifically
intend to make these characters as much a part of the dialogue scenes, as the
principals are. I believe this will greatly add to the authenticity and
atmosphere of the scenes.

Approach

The basic approach being taken with the show is to ‘set’
everything as quickly as possible, so we then have plenty of time for
polishing, adding characterization and running the show.

Schedule

We know how frustrating it can be, to be hanging around at
rehearsals for hours on end, and so a very detailed Rehearsal Schedule will be
drawn up, and we will absolutely ensure that you’re only called when you’re
needed. However, there is an enormous amount to get through, for both
Principals and Company, so it is equally very important you are available and
ready to start, whenever called. All Schedule Conflicts for Dec 16-Apr 15 are
due Dec 16.

A Rehearsal calendar will be made after that and cast will be expected to show up if called.

Rehearsals will be held Mondays, Tuesdays from 5-9 PM and Saturdays from 11-6 PM. You will not be called the whole time or to every rehearsal but please make yourself as available as possible. Lead characters may have some Wednesday rehearsals as the production gets closer.

Other important Dates:

• Cast read-through will be Dec 12th from 6:30 to 8:45 PM bring snacks as we will be watching a special video.
•  Dance Boot camp will begin Dec 13th from 5:30 to 8:30 PM

Students cast in the musical will have Dec 19-Jan 2 off. Rehearsals will be
scheduled Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays Jan 3-Apr 9, 2012.
Please bring all schedule conflicts to the audition. Casting for the production
will not be affected by conflicts that are given in advance.

Tech Week, where daily rehearsals are scheduled for the show Mon, Apr 9-12
at the Washburn Performing Arts Center:

1201 39th st. Washougal, WA
98671

■Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 7 PM,

Cast will be called to the theatre at 5:00 PM

■Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 2 PM,

Cast will be called to the theatre at 11:00 AM

■Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 7 PM,

Cast will be called to the theatre at 5:00 PM

■Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 2 PM,

Cast will be called to the theatre at 11:00 AM

Cost of Program:
$360 total ($120 a month, includes 3 months of technique classes, rehearsals for both shows and costume rental). Student T-Shirts are $15.

Finally, Anything Goes is one of the funniest, brightest and most enjoyable shows ever written. We really want it to be the same for the company, and hope that as many of you as possible will want to be part of the production.