AUDITIONS

Escape to Margaritaville

Music & Lyrics by Jimmy Buffett
Book by Greg Garcia & Mike O’Malley
Directed by Kipp Simmons
Musical Direction by Michelle Alan McIntire
Choreographed by JC Tatschl

OPEN CALL AUDITIONS

Auditions will be held at Prairie Baptist Church, 75th and Roe Blvd. in Prairie Village, Founder’s Room (Main Sanctuary Level).

BEFORE YOU ARRIVE:

Please download the audition form at https://www.thebarnplayers.org/auditions/margaud.pdf.  Bring a completed copy of the audition form, a headshot, and resume (if you have them). We will have a few forms at the space if needed. If you do not have a headshot, we will take a picture of you at the audition.

WHEN YOU ARRIVE:

When you arrive at the church, please park in the north parking lot. There will be signs to direct you to the proper building entrance.

AUDITION PREPARATION:

Auditions will be an open call and actors will be seen in the order in which they sign in. Prepare 32-bars of a musical theatre song in the style of the show. (No songs from the actual production please.) Bring marked sheet music for the provided accompanist. No acapella vocals or music tracks allowed.

AUDITIONING BY VIDEO:

You may submit a video audition to kippbot@gmail.com Be sure to include your audition form, a headshot and resume (if you have them) with the email.

AFTER AUDITIONS:

You will be notified by email by April 9, 2024, if you are invited to callbacks. If you have worked with anyone on this directing team before there is no need to come to the open call. Please email your interest to the director at kippbot@gmail.com

CALLBACKS (by invitation only):

All callbacks will take place at Prairie Baptist Church in the Founder’s Room (Main Sanctuary Level) on Sunday, April 14th, 2024, from 1p to 5p.

 

REHEARSALS:

Rehearsals will begin around July 7, 2024. Typical weekly rehearsal schedule will be Sunday afternoons 1:00p to 5:00p and Monday through Thursday nights from 7:00pm – 10:00pm. Tech rehearsals on Monday, August 5, 2024, and Tuesday, August 6, 2024, will be 6:00p to 11:00p. Conflicts with the rehearsal schedule must be kept to an absolute minimum during the rehearsal process. No conflicts will be accepted during dress / tech week without prior approval from the director.

PRODUCTION DATES:

August 9 – 18, 2024
Performances:
WEEK ONE
Friday, Saturday & Monday (Industry Night) @7:30pm and Sunday @2pm
WEEK TWO
Thursday, Friday & Saturday @7:30pm and Sunday @2p
(Eight performances)
All performances will take place in The Black Box Theatre @The Arts & Heritage Center in Overland Park, Kansas

SYNOPSIS:

Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville centers around a rundown resort, run by Marley. Tully Mars is the paid entertainment, spending his nights keeping the tourists dancing and his days romancing the female travelers. But then Rachel arrives on a bachelorette trip for her friend Tammy. A hard-working environmental scientist, Rachel is looking solely for a week of sun, sand, and collecting soil samples from the nearby volcano. Despite her initial hesitation, Rachel is soon seduced by Tully’s charms, but is this just another one of Tully’s throw-away flirtations? This delightful musical comedy features the most-loved Jimmy Buffett classics, including “Cheeseburger in Paradise”, “Margaritaville,” “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” “Fins,” “Volcano,” and many more. With a book by Emmy Award winner Greg Garcia (“My Name is Earl,” “Raising Hope”) and Emmy nominee Mike O’Malley (“Survivor’s Remorse,” “Shameless”), this hilarious, heartwarming musical is the party you’ve been waiting for!

CAST BREAKDOWN:

We strongly encourage auditions for Principal Roles from artists who self-identify as Black, White, Asian, Indigenous, Latino or Multi-Ethnic and we encourage actors to indicate interest in any roles that fit their gender identity at auditions.

Age ranges are not meant to eliminate any performer from consideration for a role, but merely to provide a general guideline for each character.

ROLES

Tully
Male - 27-40 / Tenor. Smooth-talking, self-deprecating playboy. He's completely content with the life he's chosen as the singer/bartender at a tropical resort, until he meets Rachel, a vacationer who upends his heart. Guitar skills are useful.
Rachel
Female - 27-40 / Mezzo-Soprano. Fully committed to her job and helping the world. Willing to put in as many hours of hard work as it takes and expects everyone else to do the same. Suspicious of fools and operators, Rachel is not easily distracted from her life plan. Guitar skills are useful.
Tammy
Female - 27-40 / Mezzo-Soprano. Loyal friend to Rachel. Sees the best in people and has a zest for life that is often squelched by her fiance, Chad. Her low self-esteem manifests itself as denial in her own life.
Brick
Male - 27-40 / Tenor. The Island bartender. Has a big heart and a good friend to Tully. Not the brightest bulb, but sensitive and thoughtful.
Marley
Female - 40-60 / Soprano. No-nonsense and assertive with an island accent. She runs the resort and keeps everyone in check, but clearly cares about her employees, her customers, and J.D., an older island denizen. Great singer.
J.D.
Male - 60-75 / Baritone. A funny, endearing older man who always has a parrot on his shoulder. He's losing his vision and his hearing, but won't acknowledge it. A good-natured drunk, he's always writing his memoirs on bar napkins and, as it turns out, he's lived a full life.
ENSEMBLE
A fun, diverse singing and dancing ensemble of all types to play Jamal, Ted, Chad, Cloud Jesus and Vacation Guests

For more information, please contact Kipp Simmons at kippbot@gmail.com or Artistic Director Eric Magnus at emagnitude@me.com.

The Barn Players welcomes and values all forms of diversity as we strive to better represent the performing arts community in Kansas City.

Non-traditional, inclusive and equal-opportunity casting is encouraged.