Workshop Audition Information

Ok guys, it’s October 1st. I’m going to give you all a bit of a head start here.

Angel of Music’s workshop auditions will be taking place at the Secret Rose Theater, 11246 Magnolia Blvd, North Hollywood CA on Saturday, October 23rd 10am-5:30pm and Wednesday, October 27th 10am-3:00pm. Rehearsals will take place through the month of November.

What you need to know:

1. Actors auditioning MUST be available for both days of auditions!

2. Actors will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement and audition materials will only be available AT auditions

3. SINGING: Actors will need to have both an uptempo song and a ballad prepared and be able to demonstrate belting ability (16 bars and bring sheet music with you). Choose your songs wisely.

4. Actors must prepare both a dramatic and comedic monologue as well as be prepared to cold read

Cast of Characters

Erik (30 to 40) – Title character, born with a disfigured face.  Constantly hated and feared he longs for a normal life, but as the play progress he himself becomes consumed by the very things he strove to escape. Progresses from age 18 to mid 30s throughout the play.

Old Erik (55 to 65) – Old man in his late 50s.  The shell that is left 10 years after the ‘Phantom of the Opera’ incident.

Young Erik (9 to 14) – Erik at age nine.  A sad boy, who longs to be loved

Emmanuelle (30 to 40) – Erik’s mother, who loathes Erik and blames him for ruining her life

Arthur (30 to 40) – Erik’s father, dies soon after Erik’s birth

Father Erik (40 to 50) – Priest and family friend to Emmanuelle and Arthur.  Becomes teacher and mentor to young Erik.

Mary (30 to 40) – A nun in Father Erik’s Church.

Montclair Mifroid (35 to 45) – Circus owner.  Slimy and manipulative.

Naser al-din Shah (30 to 40) – Ruler of Persia.  Proud, cunning and deceptive.

Nabir (30 to 35) – The Shah’s chief assassin

Hooded Man (30 to 35) – Mysterious man who works for the Shah

Debienne and Poligny (40 to 50) – The original owners of the Paris Opera House

Madame Giry (35 to 40) – Lead chorus instructor

Miriam (40 to 50) – Erik’s blind wife, after the Paris Opera incident.

Raoul, Vicomte de Changy (55 to 65) – Husband to the late Christine, now old and determined to learn the truth about Erik

Christine Daae (16 to 22) – Erik’s love interest, seen at age 16

Ensemble Roles

Ubaldo Piangi and Carlotta ( 30 to 40) – Opera singers

Meg Giry (9 to 14) – Madame Giry’s daughter.

Pierre and Gustav (30 to 40) – Construction workers

Gypsies (Head Gypsy, Sword Swallower, Juggler, Strong Man, Belly Dancer and Musicians)

Woman

Nurse

Police Officers #1 and #2

Carnival Workers #1 and #2

Villagers (Head Villager, Villager #1 and #2

Carnival performers and workers

Palace dancers, guards and servants

Opera patrons

Mob of angry civilians

Delay of demo cd confirmed. Demo video still happening.

So, just to confirm old rumors, the demo cd WILL be delayed probably til workshops start happening in December. On the other hand, the demo video for, “Forever In Shadow” WILL still be released sometime on or near the 15th of october, and the wrap party for the video is still happening. Thank you for your patience and …we promise to deliver to you the best sounding soundtrack possible!

Angel of Music Workshop Auditions

Hey guys, AOM’s Stage Manager here. So we’ve picked some dates to set auditions for the workshops which will be taking place in late November, early December. This workshop will be what we call “Reader’s Theater”, essentially staged readings of the script which will allow people to hear it in a fairly open forum. We’ll be holding auditions in late October. Auditioners will be asked to prepare (musically) two songs, one uptempo that has belting in it, and one ballad as well as both a comedic and dramatic monologue and be prepared to cold read as well. Auditioners will also have a chance to sing on the demo as well as have priority when it comes to casting actual performances. We will be putting up casting notices on LA Casting and Craigslist and I will post the details here on our blog as the time comes closer. If you think you’d like to audition, this will at least make you a little more prepared. Stay tuned for details! We have welcomed another new member to our quickly growing creative team. He will be our new Musical Director. So, welcome to the team CJ DeAngeles.

“Forever In Shadow” music video shoot

Thanks to our fabulous photographer, Brittany Oliphant, I bring to you some amazing pictures from the recent music video shoot, starring Michael Wantanabe. Thanks Brittany and please enjoy the photos. Also, don’t forget to check the links on the side of the page for some other awesome blogs and sites!

What a day!!!

Angel of Music’s Stage Manager, Amanda here. Today was pretty incredible. We started early, 9:30am (early for theater people) and headed downtown. We stopped for a couple of redbulls and then proceeded onto the Fashion District. It was insane, and I might add, THE hottest day on RECORD in LA. A whopping 113 degree F!!! It was disgusting and of course the a/c in the car was acting up. We picked up some much needed fabrics, picked up a candelabra and went home for a short break. Well…at least I got a short break. Our actor Michael Wantanabi was picked up and whisked into makeup. Then we all headed out to Saugus High School for our music video shoot! Set was dressed and looking great in just under an hour. The filming went well. We finished everything in one night, and will be able to relax tomorrow. But of course we had some fun as well. Also, we would like to welcome our new Assistant Stage Manager Elizabeth Nanos!! Stay tuned for the next update as well as pictures from the video shoot courtesy of Brittany Oliphant. For now…enjoy these.

We are in business

First, I would formally like to welcome you to the Angel of Music blog. Here we will keep you as updated as possible with our progress. Things are starting to happen, and they are happening quickly. Tomorrow (September 27th, 2010) we will start filming our music video for the song “Forever in Shadows”. Our good friend SpookyDan will be shooting that. –Side note, please make sure to check out his blog at http://www.SpookyDan.com– We have also welcomed a wonderful new director to our creative team. He’s an award winning director with 25 years of experience and a masters degree in educational theater. His name is JC Gafford and he’s fantastic. Also, we will be releasing our demo album, which will be available for purchase (link to follow) sometime in October. We’re hoping soon after that, to hold auditions for the workshops which will be starting up this winter. We’re on the fast track to success. We’ve got a passionate, creative team behind us and can’t wait to show the world what we’ve got. So stay tuned. Pictures and video to follow soon!