2024 Summer Mainstage Production
LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
Presented by Service Credit Union
Audition submissions have closed. Thank you to all who have auditioned.
Book by Heather Hach
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin
Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture
Prescott Park Arts Festival’s production of Legally Blonde The Musical will be directed by Tom Alsip, Director of the Musical Theatre Program for the University of New Hampshire Theatre Department. This will be Alsip’s third summer in the park and he will be joined by long-time Festival favorite, choreographer Mary Beth Marino. The Festival’s beloved Music Director, Kathy Fink is retiring and so we will bring a new name to that role next summer. The 2024 season will be the Festival’s 50th anniversary.
Premiering on the Wilcox Main Stage on Friday, June 21
running most Thursdays through Sundays until August 11, 2024
Performance location: Prescott Park, 105 Marcy Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Contact information: auditions@prescottpark.org
AUDITIONS
Seeking non-union actors who can sing and dance.
Audition Submissions have closed. We will be in touch about callbacks. Thank you!
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Along with your most up to date headshot and resume, actors should submit a video with a 60-second contemporary monologue and one 16 bar cut of a song in the style of the show. Additionally, individuals who would like to be considered for a dance role should also submit a dance reel or a video audition from a previous production in their initial audition. There will be dance included in the callbacks for those roles. If you have gymnastic or marching band experience (particularly drumline experience), please include examples in your submission video.
Stipend available. Housing assistance for out of state candidates is available on a limited basis.
AUDITION SUBMISSIONS HAVE CLOSED. WE WILL BE IN TOUCH ABOUT CALLBACKS.
Rehearsals begin mid-May 2024
Performances June 21, 2024 through August 11, 2024 (most Thursdays through Sundays)
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESS
We embrace and encourage applicants with the following identities to apply: Black, local Indigenous, people of color and people with intersecting identities including LGBTQIA+, women and non-binary people, persons with disabilities, and others with lived experience being part of historically excluded communities.
If you have any questions, please email auditions@prescottpark.org.
PLAY SYNOPSIS
Harvard’s beloved blonde takes the stage by pink storm in this fun, upbeat story of self-discovery.
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Action-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances – this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!
Elle Woods appears to have it all until her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend Warner dumps her so he can attend Harvard Law. Determined to get him back, Elle ingeniously charms her way into the prestigious law school. While there, she struggles with peers, professors, and her ex. But with the support of some new friends, Elle quickly realizes her potential and sets out to prove herself to the world.
CASTING
Prescott Park Arts Festival will take an inclusive approach to casting our show. Any actor can play any role, and there are no requirements or restrictions other than to perform the book, music, and lyrics as written. While the gender of the characters and ensemble members must remain as written in the script (listed here in accordance with MTI’s requirements), our casting will be inclusive and performers of all genders beyond the binary are encouraged to audition for the role they feel best suits them.
***Please note that any actor may be asked to play multiple roles in the show and/or understudy other roles, in addition to the role in which they are cast.
CASTING BREAKDOWN
Elle Woods
The quintessential Valley Girl who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School and realizes that she has more to offer than just a pretty face and a bubbly personality. A true triple threat!
Gender: Female
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range: top F5 / bottom F#3
Sorority Sisters
Serena, Margot, and Pilar are Elle’s best friends and sorority sisters. They encourage Elle and her big goals while offering comic relief and advice popping up in Elle’s mind as a Greek Chorus. Strong singers and dancers with good comic timing and youthful energy!
Serena
Energetic cheerleader.
Gender: Female
Age: 20-25
Vocal range: top F5 belt / bottom G#3
Margot
A little ditzy, a little boy-crazy.
Gender: Female
Age: 20-25
Vocal range: top F5 belt / bottom G#3
Pilar
Sassy and sensible.
Gender: Female
Age: 20-25
Vocal range: top F5 belt / bottom G#3
Emmett Forrest
A smart and sensitive law student who takes Elle under his wing. He is charming, quirky, loveable, and friendly. A strong vocalist with great comedic timing.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 25
Vocal range: top A4 / bottom A2
Paulette Buonofuonte
A brash, caring, optimistic hair stylist who is friends with Elle and longs to find a man for herself. A powerful belt with a big personality to match! A Bostonian accent is a plus!
Gender: Female
Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range: top A5 / bottom G3
Professor Callahan
A pompous, sleazy and manipulative law professor at Harvard who is highly successful, but completely immoral.
Gender: Male
Age: 40 to 55
Vocal range: top F#4 / bottom A2
Warner Huntington III
A good-looking but shallow and pompous guy who breaks Elle’s heart and heads off to Harvard Law.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 25
Vocal range: top G#4 / bottom A2
Vivienne Kensington
A smart, savvy, and uptight law student and Warner’s fiancé who initially dismisses Elle, but grows to be her friend.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 25
Vocal range: top Ab5 / bottom A3
Brooke Wyndam
An exercise video mogul who is also a former sorority girl. She is energetic and charismatic, yet currently on trial for murder. Ability to perform aerobics with stamina to keep singing is a plus.
Gender: Female
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range: top G5 / bottom A3
Enid Hoopes
A fellow law student at Harvard, Enid is a feminist and activist who is outspoken and highly intelligent, always standing up for what she believes in. Must have great comedic timing!
Gender: Female
Age: 20-30
Kyle B. O’Boyle
Kyle is a physically fit, smooth-talking UPS delivery man. We soon find out that he is Paulette’s dream guy. Dancing skills are a plus!
Gender: Male
Age: 30-45
No vocal requirement
Ensemble
A range of supporting roles, college students, Harvard law students and professors, and individuals involved in the trial in Massachusetts.
Audition Submissions have closed. We will be in touch about Callbacks. Thank you!