RENT - LA VIE BOHEME SONG AUDITIONS
Description:
Me and my good friend bikki have been in a Rent mood lately. So we decided to make a songdub project out of this wonderful and fun song, 'La Vie Boheme'. We are going to need a number of parts, so please audition!
'Rent' tells the story of one year in the life of friends living the Bohemian life in modern day East Village, New York City, 1989-1990. Among the group are our narrator, nerdy love-struck filmmaker Mark Cohen; the object of Mark's affection, his former girlfriend, Maureen Johnson; Maureen's Harvard-educated public interest lawyer and lesbian lover Joanne Jefferson; Mark's roommate, HIV-positive musician and former junkie, Roger Davis; Roger's new girlfriend, the HIV-positive drug addicted S&M dancer, Mimi Marquez; their former roommate, HIV-positive computer genius Tom Collins; Collins' HIV-positive drag queen street musician/lover Angel; and Benjamin Coffin III, a former member of the group who married for money and has since become their landlord and the opposite of everything they stand for. Shows how much changes or doesn't change in the 525,600 minutes that make up a year.
Song Reference:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZQa0jS0bpY"]YouTube- RENT (1996 OBC Recording) - "La Vie Boheme A"[/ame]
(We are not doing the first 57 seconds of this example: the karaoke we have starts with 'Mimi, I'm surprised').
Karaoke:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36xBwNR8Ak4"]YouTube- "La Vie Boheme" from Rent karaoke/instumental[/ame]
What we require:
Your recording in mp3 (perferably, we will also accept .wavs)
Name your files (ex. SharpCookies_Maureen_Line1). Does not have to be zipped.
Will do my best to critique upon request (it may take awhile)
Send to crazy_person24@hotmail.com
Deadline:
TO BE ANNOUNCED
MALES:
Mark Cohen
Voice Type: Baritone, nasally sounding, needs energy for this song.
Lines:
Line 1: Dearly beloved, we gather here to say
our goodbyes
Here she lies
No one knew her worth
The late great daughter of Mother Earth
On these nights when we celebrate the birth
In that little town of Bethlehem
We raise our glass- You bet your ass to-
La Vie Boheme
Line 2: To days of inspiration,
Playing hookey, making something
Out of nothing, the need
To express-
To communicate,
To going against the grain,
Going insane,
Going mad
Roger
Voice Type: Rock tenor
Lines:
Line 1: (spoken) And Mark Cohen will preview his new documentary about his inability to hold an erection on high holy days.
Line 2: I've been trying - I'm not lying
No one's perfect. I've got baggage
Collins
Voice Type: Bass - Baritone
Lines:
Line 1: (spoken) In honor of the death of Bohemia an impromptu salon will
commence immediately following dinner... Mimi Marquez,
clad only in bubble wrap, will perform her famous lawn
chair-handcuff dance to the sounds of iced tea being stirred.
Line 2: Emotion, devotion, to causing a commotion
Creation, vacation
Compassion, to fashion, to passion when it's new
Angel
Voice Type:
Tenor, girly-ish sounding
Lines:
Line 1: To hand-crafted beers made in local breweries
To yoga, to yogurt, to rice and beans and cheese
To leather, to dildos, to curry vindaloo
To huevos rancheros and Maya Angelou
Line 2: (spoken) And Collins will recount his exploits as an anarchist -
including the successful reprogramming of the M.I.T.
virtual reality equipment to self-destruct, as it broadcast
the words: ACTUAL REALITY, ACT UP, FIGHT AIDS!
Benny
Voice Type:
Baritone
Lines:
Line 1: Mimi - I'm surprised
A bright and charming girl like you
Hangs out with these slackers
(Who don't adhere to deals)
Line 2: They make fun - yet I'm the one
Attempting to do some good
Or do you really want a neighborhood
Where people piss on your stoop every night?
Bohemia, Bohemia's
A fallacy in your head
This is Calcutta
Bohemia is dead
Line 3: Your new boyfriend doesn't know about us?
Don't you think that we should discuss?
He doesn't act like he's with you
Where is he now?
Uh-huh.
Restaurant Man
Voice Type: Baritone
Lines:
Line 1: So that's five miso soup, four seaweed salad
Three soy burger dinner, two tofu dog platter
And one pasta with meatless balls
Line 2: And thirteen orders of fries
Is that it here?
FEMALES:
Mimi
Voice Type: mezzo-soprano
Line 1: To hand-crafted beers made in local breweries
To yoga, to yogurt, to rice and beans and cheese
To leather, to dildos, to curry vindaloo
To huevos rancheros and Maya Angelou
Line 2: Excuse me - did I do something wrong?
I get invited - then ignored - all night long
Line 3: Life's too short, babe, time is flying
I'm looking for baggage that goes with mine
(Sorry guys!)
Mezzo-soprano
Lines:
Line 1: It is, Maureen
Yes, Maureen
Line 2: Bisexuals, trisexuals, homo sapiens,
Carcinogens, hallucinogens, men, Pee Wee Herman
German wine, turpentine, Gertrude Stein
Antonioni, Bertolucci, Kurosawa
Carmina Burana
Chorus/Ensemble
(though the karaoke track we have has chorus parts, we would like to cast people in the chorus anyway to give it a fuller, more real sound)
Lines:
Line 1: La Vie Boheme!
Line 2: Bisexuals, trisexuals, Homo Sapiens,
Carcinogens, hallucinogens, men,
Pee Wee Herman
German wine, turpentine, Gertrude Stein
Antonioni, Bertolucci, Kurosawa
Carmina Burana
Line 3: To sodomy
It's between God and me
To S & M
Remember, the due date is TO BE ANNOUNCED. Good luck!
Auditions recieved:
Dylan Collins - Mark, Roger
Tregatry - Mark, Roger, Collins, Angel, Server, Joanne, Chorus
TheCorinne - Joanne, Angel, Chorus
Cetteto - Mark
RabidsSquirrel - Roger, Mark
Zelina - Joanne, Chorus
Rauriel - Benny, Mark
Voiceofanangel - Mimi
BMcCauley - Mark
Anarchy - Mimi, Chorus
MegaGuts549 - Benny, Mark
HelsEch - Roger
Amby Leigh - mimi
