A new musical by Peter Fitzpatrick
Featuring the songs of The Mamas and the Papas
adapted and arranged by Simon Stone
Please note: Audition applications have now closed.
CASTING BRIEF
ABOUT THE SHOW:
FLOWERCHILDREN is an exciting new Australian musical about the turbulent private lives of the American vocal group The Mamas and The Papas between their spectacular rise to fame in 1966 and their tragic demise only four years later, in 1970. The musical explores the distrust, dangerous passions, and unhealthy co-dependencies behind this group who left a legacy of timeless hits such as Monday Monday, Creeque Alley, Words of Love, and the iconic California Dreamin.
Magnormos assisted the early development of flowerchildren in 2009 with a workshop presentation to invited industry peers, and will now be presenting the world premiere public season at Theatre Works for a strictly limited engagement.
The season will consist of twelve performances, opening on Monday 29 August and closing on Saturday 10 September, following two public previews on August 26 and 27.
Rehearsals will begin on July 25. There will be a mix of daytime and nightime calls and all cast should make themselves fully available for rehearsal as required in the production week beginning August 22.
FLOWERCHILDREN will be a professional production based on profit-share; each of the four Hullabaloos will have a guarantee of $500 on top of the profit-share allocation.
CREATIVE TEAM:
Director: Aaron Joyner
Co-Musical Directors: Sophie Thomas and Andrew Leach
Associate Director: Jessica Enes
Lighting Designer: Lucy Birkinshaw Campbell
Set Designer: Christina Logan-Bell
Costume Designer: Emma Kennedy
Choreographer: Penny Palman
THE CAST:
Papa John: Matt Hetherington
Mama Michelle: Laura Fitzpatrick
Papa Denny: Dan Humphris
and Casey Donovan as Mama Cass.
Applications for auditions for the roles of the four Hullabaloos are now invited.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS:
The Four Hullaballoos: General Note:
The Mamas and Papas frequently double-tracked each of the four singers to create either the impression of an eight-part sound, or – occasionally – a genuine eight-part harmony. In flowerchildren many of the fourteen songs in the show will be performed live by the eight voices to simulate the distinctive richness of that sound. Each of the four will also play a cameo role in Act Two, as outlined below.
JILL GIBSON (HULLABALOO/BACKING VOCALIST/ENSEMBLE)
Supporting - Female [18-25]
Jill Gibson, Lou Adler's girlfriend, replaces Michelle Phillips temporarily in the band as it tours Canada. High spirited, confident and pushy. Hullabaloo 1 is a dancer on the Hullabaloo television show, and the visual cover and vocal counterpart for Mama Michelle.
LINDA (HULLABALOO/BACKING VOCALIST/ENSEMBLE)
Supporting - Female [18-30]
Linda has a relationship with Denny. A large, sweet girl. Hullabaloo 2 is a dancer on the Hullabaloo television show, and the visual cover and vocal counterpart for Mama Cass throughout the show.
GENE CLARK (HULLABALOO/BACKING VOCALIST/ENSEMBLE)
Supporting - Male [18-25]
Gene Clark is lead vocalist and tambourine player for The Byrds. Romantically linked to Michelle Phillips. Cool and good looking. Hullaballoo 3 is a dancer on the Hullabaloo television show, and the visual cover and vocal counterpart for Papa Denny.
LOU ADLER (HULLABALOO/BACKING VOCALIST/ENSEMBLE)
Supporting - Male [25-40]
Lou Adler is the producer of The Mamas & the Papas. Fast talking, businesslike, and just a little crass. Hullabaloo 4 is a dancer on the Hullabaloo television show, and the visual cover and vocal counterpart for Papa John.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Auditions for the roles of the Four Hullabaloos are by application only, and due to time constraints and specific characteristics being required, extremelly limited amount of audition places offered.
Auditions will be held on either Wednesday July 13 or Thursday July 14.
Applicants selected for an audition will be advised by email of the date and time of their audition; in addition to a song of their choice in the musical style of the show, the applicant will be expected to prepare the relevant material for their posted below:
JILL GIBSON (HULLABALOO 1) - SCENE
LINDA (HULLABALOO 2) - SCENE
GENE CLARK (HULLABALOO 3) - SCENE
LOU ADLER (HULLABALOO 4) - SCENE
Email applications for auditions must be received by 5pm on Monday July 11.
Please send a current Headshot and CV/Biography to flowerchildrenmusical@gmail.com.
Please highlight interest in specific roles in the body of the email, and any further notes that may be relevant. It would be gratly appreciated if you could ensure all uploaded files are labelled clearly with your name and file type (HS_YOURNAME.jpg / CV_YOURNAME.doc etc).
Production questions can be addressed to m@magnormos.com
Please note: Audition applications have now closed.
