NINE question

[mywonderwa11]

Posted: 4/30/05 at 4:04pm

The Plano Rep. Theatre is having auditions for NINE soon and I don't know anything about the show. But I want to audition because it's an equity theatre with equity actors and I want that experience and to have it on my resume.

anyway, how many male roles are in the show? I do know there's an abundance of female roles.

Any insight would be great, thanks!

[cvapb]

Posted: 4/30/05 at 4:08pm

i man, one young boy around the age of 9.

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 4/30/05 at 4:11pm

1 man and a 9 year old boy in the recent revival, there were a few children and a couple of guys in the original

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 4/30/05 at 4:12pm

No, you are wrong. The original production only had 1 man and 1 boy as well. After all, it was Tommy Tune's decision to have the cast be entirely women.

[mywonderwa11]

Posted: 4/30/05 at 4:13pm

ONLY one man and a little boy for the entire show?

[apdarcey]

Posted: 4/30/05 at 4:13pm

there is only one man and one boy... i would probably aim for a different production

[joeybiltmore1]

Posted: 4/30/05 at 4:19pm

Um...the original had one man (Raul Julia) and FOUR little boys. One played Guido as a child and the other three were his schoolmates. They were featured heavily in "Be Italian" and also appeared in "The Bells of St. Sebastians" and in "The Grand Canal" sequence.

When Paper Mill did it they added men (as spa workers with their shirts off, of course.)

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 4/30/05 at 4:20pm

Yes yes, you are correct, I forgot about that. They're barely in the show, though.

[mywonderwa11]

Posted: 4/30/05 at 4:24pm

Well, maybe not then...they're also doing Cinderella. Maybe I'll audition for that instead.

Thanks y'all!

[magruder]

Posted: 4/30/05 at 4:30pm

Although the original Broadway production was performed with one man, 21 women and four boys, the published script has options to make some of the roles men, so it all depends on what your director might be doing with it.

[CurtainUp]

Posted: 4/30/05 at 6:45pm

I think it loses the effect to have any roles but Guido and young Guido (and MAYBE his schoolmates) as men. The whole play is about Contini's relationships with women - whether they are platonic or more than that.

UNless you can figure out if there will be more roles made male, than I'd do Cinderella. While Nine is a better show, you would probably have a better chance at getting in Cinderella. There's the Prince, King, Herald and I'm sure they could use men in the Ensemble

[wildcat]

Posted: 4/30/05 at 6:54pm

As palace guards with their shirts off...