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and corrupt bureaucrat.

WIDOW CORNEY (Female, age 30+): Mistress of the Workhouse. Will use a Cockney accent. A sharp-tongued widow. Brazen and cor-rupt.

MR SOWERBERRY/DR GRIM-WIG (Male, age 30+): Mr. Sower-berry is the undertaker. He be-grudgingly takes Oliver from Mr. Bumble to work in the funeral home as a coffin follower. Cold and very insensitive. Will use a Cockney accent. Dr. Grimwig is an upper-class friend of Mr. Brown-low. Will use an RP (British) ac-cent.

MRS SOWERBERRY/MRS BED-WIN (Female, age 30+): Mrs. Sow-erberry is the undertaker’s wife. More business savvy than her hus-band. Will use a Cockney accent. Mrs. Bedwin is a housekeeper who works for Mr. Brownlow. Warm Personality. Will use an RP (British) accent.

MR BROWNLOW (Male, age 40+): Will use an RP (British) ac-cent. Oliver’s grandfather. An upper-middle class gentleman. A kind man of wealth and good breeding.

OLD SALLY (Female, age 40+): Oliver’s nurse at birth. She is kind-hearted and has a sense of responsi-bility for Oliver. Will use an RP (British) accent.

ADULT ENSEMBLE: Casting approximately 8-10 other adults to play vendors, street criers, and other roles.

flirtatious young girl who is attracted to Noah Claypole. Has no sympathy for Oliver, very self-consumed. Will use a Cockney accent.

NOAH CLAYPOLE (Male, age 15-23): The Sowerberry’s apprentice. Will use a Cockney accent.

YOUTH ENSEMBLE: Casting ap-proximately 8-10 other youth to play workhouse children and Fagin’s gang.

ADULT ROLES:

FAGIN (Male, age 40+): Devious leader of a children’s band of thieves. Runs a training academy for young pickpockets. Will use a Cockney accent. A conniving, sly, con-man, yet very personable. He has made a career out of training criminals, ob-sessed with money. Must have excel-lent comedic timing and a strong baritone voice.

NANCY (Female, age 25+): When she was younger worked for Fagin. Bill Sykes’ lover. She is devoted to him in spite of their abusive relation-ship. Takes a liking to Oliver and becomes somewhat of a guardian. Will use a Cockney accent. She pos-sesses a drive for life even amongst the darkest circumstances. Must have a strong belt.

BILL SYKES (Male, age 25+): Worked for Fagin as a youth, now a feared master criminal. A brutal, harsh, abusive man that always puts himself first. Will use a Cockney accent. Physically imposing and in his prime.

MR BUMBLE (Male, age 30+): Mas-ter of the Workhouse. Will use a Cockney accent. A large, pompous

The Colonnade Players

Announce Auditions for

Lionel Bart’s Oliver! Production Team: Jennifer Arbo-gast Wilson and Richard Nichols, Co-Directors; Reed Allison, Music Director; Vivian Long, Choreogra-pher; Alyssa Robinson, Stage Man-ager; Anna Marie Brendel, Drama-turg; Darla Toker, Costume De-signer; Taylor Williams, Set De-signer.

Synopsis: Based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist, this story is set in 19th century England and follows the young orphan Oliver Twist as he experiences the dark sides of London in his search for the love of a family and a place he can call home.

About the Roles (from back-stage.com):

YOUTH ROLES:

OLIVER TWIST (Male, age 9-13): An orphaned workhouse boy. Bright, innocent, clever, and win-ning. He has a heroic air about him. Extremely loveable and kind-hearted. Must have an unchanged voice and be able to learn an RP (British) accent.

ARTFUL DODGER (Male, age 13-20): Will use a Cockney accent. Very energetic, highly personable, intelligent and savvy beyond his years. Fagin’s right-hand man. He is full of life and seems to always be bursting with new ideas and a sense of adventure. A dynamic singer/dancer with youthful ener-gy.

BET (Female, age 16-20): Nancy’s closest friend who used to work for Fagin but is now a prostitute. High spirited, energetic, down to earth. Will use a Cockney accent.

CHARLOTTE (Female, age 14-23): The Sowerberry’s daughter. A

The Colonnade Players is excited to announce auditions for our upcoming production of OLI-VER! with book, music, and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The cast will con-sist of 25-30 actors age 9 and up; all roles are available.

Performance dates are Friday-Sunday, October 1-3 & October 8-10. Friday and Saturday perfor-mances at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:30pm.

Auditions will be held at the Col-onnade Center, 264 Catoosa Cir-cle in Ringgold, Georgia on Mon-day and Tuesday, August 2 and 3 at 7:00pm. Callbacks will be Thursday, August 5. No advance preparation necessary.

Auditions begin at 7:00pm, so please arrive a few minutes before to fill out your audition form. Actors will have their picture taken as a part of the audition. Any actor age 18+ working in a show with children at The Colon-nade must pass a background check. All actors age 18+ will need to know their social security number to complete this form.

Please bring a list of any and all schedule conflicts from August 6 through October 10.

Rehearsals may begin Friday, August 6. Regular rehearsals will be held 4 nights a week from 7-10pm for adults, 7-9pm for the youth (with the exception of the actor cast as Oliver, who will sometimes need to stay past 9:00). Which evenings we hold rehears-als will depend on cast availability. Any actor with a conflict for tech week or any performance cannot be cast.

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Musical Ticket Prices:

$15.00 - Blue Section

$13.00 - Yellow Sections

$11.00- Green Section

$10.00- Groups of 15 or more

For event rentals, please Contact Joy Burchfield at 706-935-9000, ext. 102

The Colonnade Performing Arts Theater

2021 Colonnade Theater Season

“The Curious Savage”

The Colonnade Players

Directed by :

Justin McArthur

Shows: August 20, 21, 27 & 28

@ 7:30pm

Matinees: August 22 & 29

@ 2:30 pm

Approx. Run Time 2 Hours

Non - Musical

“Disney Descendants

The Musical”

The Colonnade Players

Directed by :

Maggie Williams

Shows: July 9, 10, 16 & 17

@ 7:30 pm

Matinees: July 11 & 18

@ 2:30 pm

Approx. Run Time: 1.5 hours

Musical

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For theater info, please Contact Lora Ogden at 706-935-9000, ext. 103

Visit our website:

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Non-Musical Ticket Prices:

$12.00 - Blue Section

$10.00 - Yellow Sections

$8.00- Green Sections

$7.00- Groups of 15 or more

“Lionel Bart’s Oliver”

The Colonnade Players

Directed by :

Jennifer Wilson

& Richard Nichols

Shows: October 1, 2, 8 & 9

@ 7:30pm

Matinees: October 3 & 10

@ 2:30 pm

Approx. Run Time 2.5 Hours

Musical

“Macbeth”

The Colonnade Players

Directed by :

Joseph Watts

Shows: October 22, 23, 29 & 30

@ 7:30pm

Matinees: October 24 & 31

@ 2:30 pm

Approx. Run Time 2 Hours

Non - Musical