Calliope Productions INC

Auditions for Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha is a musical by Dale Wasserman, Mitch Lee, and Joe Darlon.

Man of La Mancha is one of the world’s most popular musicals. Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th century masterwork, Don Quixote, and set during the Spanish Inquisition, the original 1965 production won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

Cervantes is in prison awaiting trial during the Spanish Inquisition. He and his fellow prisoners perform a play-within-a-play, telling the story of the elderly Alonso Quijana, who renames himself “Don Quixote” and goes on a quest to right all wrongs in the world. The rousing, Spanish-influenced score includes such well-known songs as “The Impossible Dream,” “I, Don Quixote,” “Dulcinea,” “I Really Like Him,” and “Little Bird.”

Content & Intimacy Notice: This play romanticizes certain mental health conditions and uses terminology that reinforces the stigma around them. The play also contains a scene of violence of a physical and sexual nature by the muleteers (Jose, Tenorio, Paco, Juan, Anselmo, Pedro, and the Guitar Player) against Aldonza. Other intimate moments include romantic/non-violent male to female kissing, romantic/non-violent female to male physical contact, non-violent/non-romantic male to male physical contact, and violent physical male to male contact. Consent-forward intimacy agreements will be part of any staging of such scenes.

The Cast

5 presenting as female (20s-60s)

6 presenting as male (20s-60s)

Featured supporting roles and ensemble

The Directors

Director: Neal Martel

Musical Director: Kris Layton

Choreographer: Karen White

The Rehearsals

Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm, beginning February 16.

The Location

All rehearsals and performances will be at Calliope Theatre, 150 Main Street, Boylston, MA

The Performances

May 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, and 25:

7:30 pm performances on Thu., Fri., Sat. (Thursday first weekend only)

2:00 pm matinee performances on Sundays.

The Auditions

Note: All auditionees must be at least 18 years old.

Tuesday, January 28, 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Thursday, January 30, 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Cold readings from the script.

Approximately 32 bars of a song from the show.

See website for more details.