AUDITIONS-All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

“All I Really Need to Know
I Learned in Kindergarten”
Based on the books by Robert Fulghum. Conceived and adapted by Ernest Zulia.
Music and Lyrics by David Caldwell.

OPEN AUDITIONS! Monday June 17, 2024 6:30 PM
& Tuesday June 18, 2024 6:30 PM
Performance dates August 16-25, 2024
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM Sundays at 2:00 PM

The Broken Arrow Community Playhouse will be holding open auditions for the funny, heartwarming musical All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, Monday and Tuesday June 17 and 18, 2024 at 6:30 PM at the Broken Arrow Community Playhouse 1800 S. Main St. Broken Arrow, OK 74012.

The BACP welcomes back Scott Brister as director for “Kindergarten”, Scott co-wrote our Christmas 2022 production Christmas in My Hometown and was our Music Director for Hometown Holiday Happenings in December 2023. The cast of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten requires 3 Men and 2 women, the cast may be expanded, ages 30’s to late 60’s . Options for auditions may include short monologues or prepared songs. If those are problematic a cold readings from the script will be available. Resumes and photos are not necessary, but always helpful. Performance dates will be August 16, 2024– August25, 2024, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM, Sundays at 2:00 PM.

All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten is based on Robert Fulghum’s best-selling books, Kindergarten takes a funny, insightful, heartwarming look at what is profound in everyday life. It’s an evening of theatrical storytelling in revue format, with monologues, dialogues, and multiple voice narration, enhanced through the use of live piano underscoring, which provides fluidity, charm, and emotional texture, and seven optional original songs. These stories celebrate our very existence, from the whimsy of childhood to the wisdom of old age. Kindergarten is a sure hit for almost any performing group.

CHARACTERS
Fred- Late 50s to late 60s-Educated, paternal, witty, and a bit of a curmudgeon.

Ed- Late 40s to early 50s- Acerbic and wry; also able to exhibit a warm/romantic side. An excellent comedian with dramatic substance.
Branislav- mid 30s to 40- Idealistic, passionate. He is very funny, intelligent, with his own brand of sarcasm.

Jill – mid-30s to early 40s – Warm, versatile and funny. Self-confident, with a true spark of life and a sense of irony. Possesses great depth.

Kathleen- late 50s to 60s – Urbane and warm, with an air of wisdom from knowing how to live a full life. Has a real depth of character as well as a sense of humor.

Narrator – a voice over the sound system – Character is never seen, and possesses a friendly but authorative nature. He or she is not intended to be a kindergarten teacher.

David- optional onstage character. Can also function as Narrator.- Friendly and charming, with a droll sense of humor. Conveys perpective that comes from intelligence and maturity.

More information for this production can be obtained by calling the BACP at 918-258-0077. The BACP is located in The Main Place at 1800 S. Main in downtown Broken Arrow. All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten is produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company of Woodstock, Illinois. This production is made possible in part by grants from the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Broken Arrow Community Playhouse is a member of the Oklahoma Community Theatre Association and the American Association of Community Theatre.