Website MadKap Productions I
Skokie Theatre
MadKap Productions is seeking actors/singers for its production of “A Funny the Way to the Forum” Music by Steve Sondheim and Book by Bert Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
Directed by Wayne Mell
Musical Director: Jeremy Ramey
It is the mission of MadKap Productions in this tumultuous year to entertain. We want the casts of each production that we do to have fun, sing dance and make our audiences laugh. Come join us!
Please prepare 2 contrasting musical sides approximately 32 bars. Please start with a more humorous side.
Please bring your book and please be sure that it is in order.
An accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music in a binder and copied 2 sided.
Audition Location: SKOKIE THEATRE 7924 Lincoln Ave Skokie, IL 60077
We are located at 7924 Lincoln Ave in downtown Skokie, near the S.W. corner of Lincoln and Oakton. We are 1/2 mile west of the Oakton Yellow Line, and easy to reach through several Pace bus routes including #210, #225, #226, #290, and #413.
Parking is available in the lot adjacent to the theatre.
Material to Prepare:
Please bring one copy of your headshot and 2 copies of your resume to your audition.
You must schedule an appointment to audition, and time slots fill up quickly. Please email wendy@MadKapProductions.com for an appointment. Please attach your headshot and resume to your audition request.
Time Commitment:
Production Dates: July 11, 2025 – August 3, 2025 Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 and Sundays at 2:00 pm with one Wednesday matinee TBD
Audition Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Callbacks: Saturday, March 22, 2025 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Character Type/Restrictions:
Character Breakdown
Prologus
Introduces the audience to the comedy they are about to see. (Same actor who portrays Pseudolus in Act 1 and Senex in Act 2).
Gender: male
Age: 30 to 50
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: A2
Senex
An old man and father to Hero and husband to Domina.
Gender: male
Age: 45 to 70
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: B2
Domina
Senex's wife. A shrewish woman who dominates to the point of answering herself the questions she asks of others. Loves her husband deep down, but is outwardly controlling, demanding, and manipulative.
Gender: female
Age: 40 to 50
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Hero
The young son of Senex and Domina. He falls in love with Philia and agrees to give Pseudolus his freedom if he can help Hero woo her. Practical, privileged, romantic.
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: B2
Hysterium
The chief slave in the House of Senex. Believes he is in control, but is actually Pseudolus' puppet to carry out his schemes. Anxious, conservative, loyal. He desperately wants everything to be in order.
Gender: male
Age: 40 to 55
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: D4
Pseudolus
A Roman slave, owned by Hero, who seeks to win his freedom by helping his young master win the heart of Philia. Quick-witted, scheming, childlike spirit.
Gender: male
Age: 30 to 50
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: A2
Erronius
An old man, searching for his lost children.
Gender: male
Age: 45 to 70
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: B2
Miles Gloriosus
The archetype of the braggart soldier. A captain in the Roman army to whom Marcus Lycus has promised Philia. Commanding, boastful, manly and strong.
Gender: male
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Lycus
The owner of the house of Courtesans. Always out to make a profit, but also wants to provide good on what his business offers.
Gender: male
Age: 40 to 50
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Philia
A virgin in the House of Lycus whom we also find out is Erronius' daughter. She is promised to Miles and vows to give him bodily what he has paid for, but loves Hero and promises he will always have her heart. Young, pretty, devoted. An archetypal ingénue.
Gender: female
Age: 18 to 21
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Ensemble
Courtesans, Proteans, Soldiers
To apply for this job email your details to wendy@madkapproductions.com