Note: RVCO is a non-union, non-paying community theater organization. We encourage performers of all races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities, and abilities to audition.
State Fair
Please read the audition announcement with complete character descriptions for all information. For your audition you will be expected to sing the aforementioned music for your part, do a reading from the play, and demonstrate the ability to learn simple tap moves.
When: Thursday December 5, 8:00 pm
Where: Temple Lutheran Church, 501 Brookline Boulevard, Havertown, PA 19083
Stage Directors: Kathy Michael & Robert Moore
Musical Director: Florrie Marks
Sign Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AA8AD29A1FD0-53571894-state or email auditions@rvco.org for an audition time. Please provide for your name and phone number.
Rehearsal dates and times tentatively set to start January 2025 and are Sunday afternoons 2:00-5:00 pm; Monday and Wednesday evenings 7:30-10:00 pm.
Tech week dates and times: Sitzprobe Saturday March 22 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; tech Sunday March 23 1:00 - 10:00 p.m.; Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday March 24 - March 26, 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Show dates and times: March 29 & 30 and April 5 & 6 at 2:00 p.m. March 29, April 2 & 5 at 8:00 p.m.
Download and bring the filled out the audition form to your audition. The day of your audition, if you cannot make your scheduled time or need to cancel, please call 484 981-9108.
Use the links below to open a PDF file of the audition material for the desired role. Read the role for the selection unless otherwise noted.
For vocals prepare a short (16 bar) section of a song a style similar to the show (bring a copy for the accompanist). You may use It's a Grand Night for Singing available in both G and E flat, in which case you do not need to bring a copy for accompanist. [Key of G Key of E flat]
If you are auditioning for Emily, Margie, Wayne, or Pat, please prepare 16 bars of two contrasting selections that demonstrate your range and the style of the show.
Any roles open after auditions will be assigned when rehearsals begin.
Character/Voice Part/Description |
Audition Music & Readings |
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Men's Roles |
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Baritone (18-25) |
Lead: Son of Melissa and Abel |
Tenor (20s-45) |
Lead: Newspaper Reporter |
Bass (40s-60s) |
Lead: Patriarch, husband, father, farmer |
Any (Any adult age) |
Featured: Frake's hired man |
Tenor (any adult age) |
Featured: Farmer/Quartet Singer |
Bass (any adult age) |
Featured: farmer/Quartet Singer |
Tenor (any adult age) |
Featured: Farmer/Quartet Singer |
Any (any adult age) |
Featured |
Any (any adult age) |
Featured: Newspaper photographer |
Any (30s-60s) |
Featured |
Women's Roles |
|
Mezzo-Soprano (18-25) |
Lead: Idealistic daughter of Melissa and Abel |
Alto (40-60)) |
Lead: Matriarch, wife, mom. Married to Abel. Has not forgotten what it's like to be young |
Any (18-25) |
Featured: Hometown girl with college on her mind. Dating Wayne. |
Mezzo-Soprano (18-25) |
Featured: Dancer |
Any (40+) |
Featured: Haughty Townswoman |
Any Gender Roles | |
(Any voice part and any adult age) |
Featured: Store Keeper |
(Any voice part and any adult age) |
Featured |
The Fairtones (Any voice part and any adult age) |
Featured: Emily's backup singers |
Featured Dancers (Any voice part and any adult age) |
|
(Any voice part and any adult age) |
Featured |
Character/Voice Part/Description |
|
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Men's Roles |
Baritone (18-25) Lead: Son of Melissa and Abel |
Tenor (20s-45) Lead: Newspaper Reporter |
|
Bass (40s-60s) Lead: Patriarch, husband, father, farmer |
|
Any (Any adult age) Featured: Frake's hired man |
|
Tenor (any adult age) Featured: Farmer/Quartet Singer |
|
Bass (any adult age) Featured: farmer/Quartet Singer |
|
Tenor (any adult age) Featured: Farmer/Quartet Singer |
|
Any (any adult age) Featured |
|
Any (any adult age) Featured: Newspaper photographer |
|
Any (30s-60s) Featured |
|
Women's Roles |
|
Mezzo-Soprano (18-25) Lead: Idealistic daughter of Melissa and Abel |
|
Alto (40-60)) Lead: Matriarch, wife, mom. Married to Abel. Has not forgotten what it's like to be young |
|
Any (18-25) Featured: Hometown girl with college on her mind. Dating Wayne. |
|
Mezzo-Soprano (18-25) Featured: Dancer |
|
Any (40+) Featured: Haughty Townswoman |
|
Any Gender Roles | |
(Any voice part and any adult age) Featured: Store Keeper |
|
(Any voice part and any adult age) Featured |
|
The Fairtones (Any voice part and any adult age) Featured: Emily's backup singers |
|
Featured Dancers (Any voice part and any adult age) |
|
(Any voice part and any adult age) Featured |
Show Synopsis
In the Summer of 1946, the Frake family excitedly anticipates the Iowa State Fair. Melissa and Abel have "blue ribbon" hopes and their children, Margy and Wayne, are attending as young adults, bringing their dreams and cares in tow. Meeting newspaper reporter Pat and band singer Emily, they realize that life is more than the farm at home and the trip to the fair is more than a simple journey across the state. Entwined in this beautiful love story, State Fair reminds us how our lives can be changed by a rash decision, a chance meeting, or the unexpected.
State Fair features an Academy Award-winning score by Rodgers and Hammerstein, including “It Might as Well Be Spring”, “A Grand Night For Singing” and “Our State Fair”.