Directed by Melissa S. Craib Dombrowski
Music Direction by Dr. Joanna Sisk-Purvis
Performances to be held at
Forest Theatre, UNC Campus
123 S. Boundary St., Chapel Hill
October 10, 11, 17 and 18 at 7:00 PM
October 12 and 19 at 2:30 PM.
Rehearsals will begin approximately August 18th and be held at the Carolina Friends School in Durham. Rehearsals will most likely be held on Sunday (afternoon and evening), Monday (evening), Wednesday (evening) and Thursday (evening) of each week, but this is subject to change based on cast availability.
Note: Forest Theatre is an outdoor venue. We have prepared a document outlining how we’ll be dealing with the unique challenges of performing here — click here to learn more about this.
Audition Information
Open auditions are being held virtually. Please record video of approximately 16 – 32 bars from a musical, and host the video online (e.g., unlisted YouTube link). Provide the link to the video on your virtual audition form sign-up. The deadline to be considered is Wednesday, July 30th by noon.
Actors who have been cast in a musical working with Melissa & Jo in the last 12 months (Spitfire Grill, Godspell, Guys on Ice, HMS Pinafore, Charlie Brown) may fill in the form without providing an audition video.
Click below for the Virtual Audition Form to sign up:
Callbacks will be announced via email no later than Thursday, July 31st at 8PM. Callback auditions will be held at Chapel Hill School of Musical Arts (CHSMA) at 1829 East Franklin Street, Building 500 in Chapel Hill on Saturday, August 2nd starting at 5 PM.
Auditions will include learning/performing a short piece of music from the show and a cold reading and a short dance audition. Actors will be called at different times depending on the characters they are reading for.
Show Information
Man of La Mancha is one of the world’s most popular musicals. Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th-century masterwork Don Quixote and set during the Spanish Inquisition, the original 1965 production won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
Miguel de Cervantes is in prison awaiting trial during the Spanish Inquisition. He and his fellow prisoners perform a play-within-a-play, telling the story of the elderly Alonso Quijano, who renames himself “Don Quixote” and goes on a quest to right all wrongs in the world. The rousing, Spanish-inflected score includes the classic numbers “The Impossible Dream,” “I, Don Quixote,” “Dulcinea,” “I Really Like Him” and “Little Bird.”
Please Note
This musical deals with complicated themes including poverty, sexual assault, and mental health. While actors under 18 may audition for very select roles, permission from parents to participate is required for any actor under 18 given the sensitive subject matter.
Stone Soup Theatre Company is a non-profit community theatre.
There are no membership or participation fees for actors.
Available Characters
Male Presenting
Miguel de Cervantes
(Don Quixote / Alonso Quijana)
Actor, playwright, and would-be knight. He is a romantic—some say crazy—and has a vision of a far better and nobler world where knights and chivalry rule the day.
Voice Type: Tenor / High Baritone
Age Range: Adult / Senior
Sancho Panza
A manservant. He has served Quixote/Cervantes for many years and is devoted to him, even with all his idiosyncrasies.
Voice Type: Tenor
Age Range: Adult / Senior
Dr. Sanson Carrasco
and The Duke
(Knight of Mirrors)
As the character of the Duke he is the sidekick to the Governor; however, when he plays Dr. Carrasco, he is Antonia’s fiancé. He thinks Don Quixote is mad and insists that he come home and be treated for his malady.
Voice Type: Baritone / Tenor
Age Range: Baritone / Tenor
Padre
A sensitive character who recognizes beauty in Quijana’s imagination.
Voice Type: Tenor / High Baritone
Age Range: Young Adult / Adult / Senior
Innkeeper
and The Governor
A large and powerful man, he is kind as the Innkeeper but as the Governor is the leader of the inmate society in the prison.
Voice Type: Baritone / Bass
Age Range: Adult / Senior
Barber
A happy, comic character whose shaving bowl is apparently a magical relic.
Voice Type: Tenor
Age Range: Young Adult / Adult / Senior
Seven Muleteers / Prisoners
Pedro: The head muleteer, Pedro is a mean and vicious man, leading an attack on Aldonza.
Anselmo: A muleteer (Tenor / High Falsetto)
Jose: A muleteer
Tenorio: A muleteer
Paco: A muleteer
Juan: A muleteer
Guitar Player: This character must be able to play Classical Spanish guitar.
Voice Type: Varies
Age Range: Young Adult / Adult / Senior
Captain of the Inquisition
Voice Type: Spoken
Age Range: Adult / Senior
Soldiers / Prison Guards
Voice Type: Varies
Age Range: Young Adult / Adult / Senior
Female Presenting
Aldonza / Dulcinea
A serving woman and a part-time prostitute at the inn, Aldonza is rough on the exterior but has a gentle heart inside and yearns to believe what Don Quixote tells her. Quixote falls in love with her and insists her name is Dulcinea and that she is a beautiful, gentle woman.
Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano
Age Range: Young Adult / Adult
Antonia
Quijana’s niece and Dr. Carrasco’s fiancée
Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano
Age Range: Young Adult
Housekeeper
Employee of Alonso Quijana.
Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano
Age Range: Adult / Senior
Fermina
A servant girl at the Inn.
Age Range: Teen / Young Adult
Maria
The Innkeeper’s wife; less kindly than her husband.
Age Range: Young Adult / Adult / Senior
Other Characters
Assorted Musician Prisoners (Teen/Young Adult/Adult/Senior): We are looking for ensemble actors who can also play musical instruments. Teen/Young Adult/Adult/Senior