AUDITIONS:
LAW & ORDER: NURSERY RHYME UNIT
By Jane Jefferies & Jim Jefferies
Directed by Sue Mandzik Davis
WHEN: Monday, June 27, at 7 PM; Tuesday, June 28, at 7 PM
WHERE: STUDIO PLAYERS, 14 Alvin Place, Upper Montclair
973.744.9752
www.studioplayhouse.org
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In the fairy tale criminal justice system, the characters from fairy tales and nursery rhymes are represented by two separate yet equally ridiculous groups: the fairy tale police who investigate fairy tale crime, and the fairy tale district attorneys who prosecute the fairy tale offenders. These are their stories.
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. Was it an accident or did somebody push him? Let the investigation begin.
Rehearsals will begin July 11. Show dates are September 17, 18, 24 & 25.
This is a fast-paced, high-energy show… you can egg-spect to have a lot of fun! Detective Green and Punnish Sir are in all scenes. Other roles will be doubled. Everyone is in the last scene in the courtroom.
Auditioners will read from sides provided.
CAST
- Detective Green: (male/female, 16+) Investigator of crimes and long-suffering partner of the Punnish Sir
- Punnish Sir: (male, 16+) Detective’s partner in investigations, can’t pass up a good pun
- Mare: (female, 16+) - One of the kings’ horses, a witness at the crime scene
- Old Woman Who Lived in the Shoe: (female, 16+) Has a bunch of children and perhaps a shaky record as a parent
- So Many Children: (1 male & 1 female, age 9+) Non-speaking parts, each one identified by a simple costume accessory change
- Male plays Larry, Harry, Barry, Perry and Engelbert
- Female plays Mary, Sherry, Teri, Carrie and Geri
- Doctor Foster: (male/female, 16+) Formerly of Gloucester, the leader of the support group
- Beautiful Swan: (female, 16+) Still working through the childhood trauma of being an ugly duckling; in support group
- Jack be Nimble: (male, 16+) Working on his self-esteem in the support group
- Georgie Porgie: (male, 16+) Slowing accepting the restraining orders being put upon him; in support group
- Little Boy Blue: (male, 16+) Dealing with some depression (being blue and all); in support group
- Mary Had a Little Lamb: (female, 16+) Imagines that a lamb is following her everywhere; in support group
- Little Bo Peep: (female, 16+) Working through the fact that she’s lost her sheep; in support group
- Sal: (female, 16+) Forensic scientist, pretty hardened by her job
- Jack Sprat: (male, 16+) Health-food nut who works out and eats no fat
- Mrs. Sprat: (female, 16+) Junk-food nut who eats lots of fat and wouldn’t consider working out
- Bailiff: (male/female, 16+) Officer who helps move things along in court
- Judge Mental: (male/female, 16+) Unstable judge with a short fuse
- Prosecutor: (male/female, 16+) Trying to win the case of People vs. Jack Sprat & His Wife
- Simple Simon: (male, 16+) Has a rap sheet a mile long (a.k.a. Peter Pumpkin Eater, Wee Willie Winkie, Tom the Piper’s Son, and Crooked Man)
- Defense Attorney: (male/female, 16+) Has inside info about Simon and willing to use it to win the case
- Mother Goose: (female, 16+) Humpty Dumpty’s mother; she’s a bit…volatile. Honks loudly when mad.
- Humpty Dumpty: (male, 16+) Almost-fully-grown goose who has had some trouble leaving the nest
