Auditions for principal and supporting roles took place on Sunday 3rd March and we are delighted to reveal the names of the successful actors:
Reno Sweeney – a sexy evangelizing nightclub singer: Sally Ager
Billy Crocker – a young assistant to a Wall Street stockbroker: Phil Evans
Hope Harcourt – a beautiful American debutante: Karina McCormack
Lord Evelyn Oakleigh – a hapless English aristocrat: Duncan Trew
Evangeline Harcourt – Hope’s widowed mother: Pam Mizon
Elisha J Whitney – a Wall Street broker, Billy’s boss: Phil Redgrave
‘Moonface’ Martin – a hapless gangster: Bill Mason
Erma – a gangster’s moll, Moonface’s ‘accomplice’: Hermione Mason
Henry T Dobson, a Minister of the church: Tony Furze
Luke & John – two Chinese converts to the church: Ron Bolton & David Elliott
The Captain – of the ocean liner SS American: Martin Willis
The Purser – of the ocean liner SS American: K D Johnson
Fred, the Bartender – of a New York bar : John Bounds
There are still a number of male and female supporting roles to be filled and members to add to our passengers and sailors chorus over the next couple of weeks, so if you find you can join us for this show then please email Sylvia or give her a call on 01202 659425 – or come along to one of our rehearsals at Merley Community Centre, Thursdays at 7.45pm.
