Guys And Dolls – A Beginning

So the King and I has finished, and the next production will be Guys and Dolls. No kids in this production so the rehearsals should be more fluid. The downsides to having no children are that they do bring in audience, and they can be fun to work with (even if they are noisy).

What will I audition for? I’m not good enough for Sky Masterson or Nathan Detroit (not being over-modest here, I’m really not… yet), but I hope to be good enough for Nicely Nicely, even though it’s a little high for me. I may well not be the best for it (or even fit the director’s vision), so am totally prepared to get far less. If Benny Southstreet (?) is also up for audition I’ll go for that too to show willing. Ultimately I’m after lines and a significant bit of song – being in “Got The Horse Right Here”, the three part number at the beginning would be great!

I’ll need to cultivate a New York accent, which is rather a challenge. My US accents are pretty shoddy at best, and not at all fixed to one location. I’ll need to practice this a lot to be comfortable (and confident) enough in audition.