MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 24, 2023) — The Black Box Theatre enters their eighth season with two musicals. Auditions will be held on December 10, 1-2:30PM, for Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story, and 3-5PM for Jane Eyre: The Musical. Those auditioning should bring music in your key, photo, résumé, and rehearsal and production conflicts.
The breakdown is:
Thrill Me: The Leopold and Loeb Story — Auditions 1-2:30PM
A musical by Stephen Dolginoff based on the lives of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, the infamous “thrill killers” who took Chicago by storm in the 1920's.
Music Direction — Ron May
Director — Lora Adams
Seeking two twenty something men. Bari-Tenor
Must be comfortable with a same-sex kiss.
The show will rehearse in January and be performed February 9 to 24
Jane Eyre the Musical — Auditions 3-5PM
A musical drama with music and lyrics by composer-lyricist Paul Gordon and a book by John Caird, based on the 1847 novel by Charlotte Brontë.
There will be doubling of roles except for Jane and Rochester
There are roles for females that look twelve to fifteen years old.
Music Direction — Amy Trimble
Director — Lora Adams
The show will begin rehearsal January 22 and be performed March 15–30.
Jane Eyre is sponsored in part by The Moline Regional Community Foundation.
You may submit by a video; however, it must be received by 5PM on December 10 at theblackboxtheatre.com.
