Auditions: The Hello Girls
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Synopsis: From New York to Paris, from ragtime to jazz, THE HELLO GIRLS chronicles the story of America’s first women soldiers in this new musical inspired by history. These intrepid heroines served as bilingual telephone operators on the front lines, helping turn the tide of World War I. They then returned home to fight a decades-long battle for equality and recognition, paving the way for future generations. THE HELLO GIRLS was commissioned and premiered by NYC’s Prospect Theater Company to celebrate the centennial of these groundbreaking women.
Age range: 16+
Director: Chris Milligan
Music Director: Hayley Zavada
Choreographer: Christina Weinzetl
Audition materials:
• Primary audition will be done through video submissions
• 1-2 minute monologue geared towards the character you’re most interested in.
• 1-1:30 minute song selection in the style of the show.
• Come prepared to dance!
• All female roles in the show speak some French, but only Louise has a French accent throughout.
• All women please submit a take of your monologue with and without a French accent.
• We will have cold reads at auditions as well!
Auditions: Tuesday, August 5th from 6:30-8:30
Rehearsals: Mondays & Thursdays 6:30-8:30
Some Saturdays 10-1pm
Performances: November 14 and 15 at ACT I
Character Breakdown:
Grace Banker — Articulate and poised, with a core of steely strength that makes itself apparent as she grows into her role as leader.
Suzanne Prevot — From New York City. Feisty, sardonic, tough-talking. A close friend of Grace’s from AT&T.
Helen Hill — From Idaho. A typical small-town farm girl… Sweet, over-enthusiastic, wholesomely kooky and prone to nervous panic.
Bertha Hunt — Married to a Navy doctor who is also serving. Older, wiser, reliable – The Den Mother. Extremely knowledgeable about military matters.
Louise Lebreton — Young, fearless, flirty, headstrong and often insubordinate. Born in France, she has family fighting with the French army. French accent.
Captain Joseph Riser — The Signal Corps officer who recruits and trains the women. A career army man, a stickler for rules and order, he is skeptical of the women’s presence in the army.
Lt. Ernest Wessen — Head of the recruiting center for the Signal Corps
Pvt. Eugene Matterson — An enlisted man who works closely with Captain. Riser.
Pvt. Robert Dempsey — A Signal Corps operator at the Paris Telephone Exchange
Gen. John Pershing — Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces. Hard, relentless, inflexible, with a deep sense of honor and American individualism and identity.
Casting Note: �With the exception of Capt. Riser and Gen. Pershing, the men all play a variety of supporting roles.
***Ages are flexible for most characters, all ages will be considered for all roles.***
Synopsis: From New York to Paris, from ragtime to jazz, THE HELLO GIRLS chronicles the story of America’s first women soldiers in this new musical inspired by history. These intrepid heroines served as bilingual telephone operators on the front lines, helping turn the tide of World War I. They then returned home to fight a decades-long battle for equality and recognition, paving the way for future generations. THE HELLO GIRLS was commissioned and premiered by NYC’s Prospect Theater Company to celebrate the centennial of these groundbreaking women.
Age range: 16+
Director: Chris Milligan
Music Director: Hayley Zavada
Choreographer: Christina Weinzetl
Audition materials:
• Primary audition will be done through video submissions
• 1-2 minute monologue geared towards the character you’re most interested in.
• 1-1:30 minute song selection in the style of the show.
• Come prepared to dance!
• All female roles in the show speak some French, but only Louise has a French accent throughout.
• All women please submit a take of your monologue with and without a French accent.
• We will have cold reads at auditions as well!
Auditions: Tuesday, August 5th from 6:30-8:30
Rehearsals: Mondays & Thursdays 6:30-8:30
Some Saturdays 10-1pm
Performances: November 14 and 15 at ACT I
Character Breakdown:
Grace Banker — Articulate and poised, with a core of steely strength that makes itself apparent as she grows into her role as leader.
Suzanne Prevot — From New York City. Feisty, sardonic, tough-talking. A close friend of Grace’s from AT&T.
Helen Hill — From Idaho. A typical small-town farm girl… Sweet, over-enthusiastic, wholesomely kooky and prone to nervous panic.
Bertha Hunt — Married to a Navy doctor who is also serving. Older, wiser, reliable – The Den Mother. Extremely knowledgeable about military matters.
Louise Lebreton — Young, fearless, flirty, headstrong and often insubordinate. Born in France, she has family fighting with the French army. French accent.
Captain Joseph Riser — The Signal Corps officer who recruits and trains the women. A career army man, a stickler for rules and order, he is skeptical of the women’s presence in the army.
Lt. Ernest Wessen — Head of the recruiting center for the Signal Corps
Pvt. Eugene Matterson — An enlisted man who works closely with Captain. Riser.
Pvt. Robert Dempsey — A Signal Corps operator at the Paris Telephone Exchange
Gen. John Pershing — Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces. Hard, relentless, inflexible, with a deep sense of honor and American individualism and identity.
Casting Note: �With the exception of Capt. Riser and Gen. Pershing, the men all play a variety of supporting roles.
***Ages are flexible for most characters, all ages will be considered for all roles.***
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