Auditions – “Bonnie & Clyde”

Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie & Clyde

Music by Frank Wildhorn
Lyrics by Don Black
Book by Ivan Menchell

Production Team

Director:  Jay Lewis
Assistant Director:  Makenna Clark
Music Director:  Caitlan Leblo
Choreographer:  Addie Ratcliffe
Stage Manager:  Whitney Shearon
Assistant Stage Manager:  Zoe Moore

Performances

April 4 – 27, 2025

Fridays at 7:30pm, Saturdays at 2pm and 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm

Rehearsals

  • Rehearsals will begin Monday, March 3, 2025.
  • Typically, rehearsals will be Mondays-Thursdays from 7-10pm and Saturdays from 9am-12pm.
  • Tech Week rehearsals on March 31-April 3, will be Monday-Thursday and will begin at 6pm.
  • There will be a Q2Q rehearsal on Sunday, March 30, 2025.

Benefits

  • Limited actor stipends are available for specific roles; stipends typically range from $100-$400.
  • An allotment of comp tickets is available for family and friends.
  • A limited amount of housing is available on weekends during performance run, upon request. Housing is not available during rehearsals.

Auditions

Performers of any ethnicity, race, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, body type and who are differently abled are welcomed and encouraged to audition.

Parents: if your child is interested in auditioning for Young Bonnie or Young Clyde (or an understudy for either role), please consider whether you and your child are comfortable potentially working on this material, including violence and the use of prop firearms.

Monday and Tuesday, February 24-25, 2025
Granbury Opera House, 133 E. Pearl Street, Granbury, Texas 76048

Please sign up for an audition slot at the signup website below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0448ACA92BA4FB6-54938396-bonnie

Auditions will include you singing 32 bars from a song in the style of the show and may include cold readings from the script.  Accompaniment will NOT be provided so please bring musical track to connect with our audio system.  Please bring a headshot and acting resume if available.

If unable to audition in person, you may submit a video audition through the form below.  Video submissions must be received by 11:59pm on Sunday, February 23.

https://forms.gle/kcQ4Q6RJWapLjULW9

Callbacks

If needed and by invitation only

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Granbury Opera House, 133 E. Pearl Street, Granbury, TX 76048

PRODUCTION DESCRIPTION

At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas to America’s most renowned folk heroes and Texas law enforcement’s worst nightmares. Fearless, shameless and alluring, the Tony-nominated Bonnie & Clyde, from the legendary Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, Civil War, Dracula) is the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire country.

When Bonnie and Clyde meet, their mutual cravings for excitement and fame immediately set them on a mission to chase their dreams. Their bold and reckless behavior turns the young lovers’ thrilling adventure into a downward spiral, putting themselves and their loved ones in trouble with the law. Forced to stay on the run, the lovers resort to robbery and murder to survive. As the infamous duo’s fame grows bigger, their inevitable end draws nearer.

 
BONNIE & CLYDE is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

CHARACTER LISTING

Clyde Barrow – A charming small-town boy who craves notoriety. Bonnie’s reckless, bold, daring lover.
Gender: male | Age: 18 to 25 | Vocal range top: C5 | Vocal range bottom: A2
 
Bonnie Parker – A beautiful girl torn between love and fame. Clyde’s ambitious, stubborn lover.
Gender: female | Age: 18 to 25 | Vocal range top: F5 | Vocal range bottom: G3
 
Marvin “Buck” Barrow – Clyde’s brother and an outlaw troubled by his wife’s distaste for his lifestyle. Adventurous and loyal.
Gender: male | Age: 25 to 35 | Vocal range top: G4 | Vocal range bottom: B2
 
Blanche Barrow – A religious woman who disapproves of the criminal lifestyle. Honorable and righteous. Married to Buck Barrow.
Gender: female | Age: 25 to 35 | Vocal range top: Eb5 | Vocal range bottom: G3
 
Cumie Barrow – A kind woman among those suffering in the Depression. Loyal and selfless. Mother to Clyde and Buck.
Gender: female | Age: 40 to 55
 
Sherriff Schmid
 
Ted Hinton – A police officer struggling to separate his feelings from his duties. Kind and honest. Madly in love with Bonnie.
Gender: male | Age: 18 to 25 | Vocal range top: A4 | Vocal range bottom: C3
 
Young Clyde
Gender: male | Age: 8 to 12 | Vocal range top: A5 | Vocal range bottom: B3
 
Young Bonnie
Gender: female | Age: 8 to 12 | Vocal range top: C5 | Vocal range bottom: C#4
 
Emma Parker – Bonnie’s widowed mother. Fragile, caring, sensitive.
Gender: female | Age: 40 to 55 |
 
Preacher – The town’s evangelist. Loud, passionate, boisterous.
Gender: male | Age: 45 to 65 | Vocal range top: C5 | Vocal range bottom: A2
 
Henry Barrow – A hard-working man, struggling to survive. Humble and quiet. Father of Clyde and Buck.
Gender: male | Age: 45 to 55
 
Governor Miriam Ferguson – An enforcer of the law and Governor of Texas. Tough and harsh.
Gender: female | Age: 40 to 60
 
Captain Frank Hamer – A retired Texas Ranger who joins the hunt for Bonnie and Clyde. Recruited by Governor Ferguson.
Gender: male | Age: 45 to 65 
 
Bob Alcorn – The best sharpshooter in Texas. Recruited by Frank Hamer, he helps hunt down Bonnie and Clyde.
Gender: male | Age: 30 to 45
 
Ensemble – Store Clerks; Cops/Guards; Bank Customers; Choir; Bread Line Folks