Or, there are other possibilities:
1) They're renting the costumes or using them out of stock, and need a
Yum-Yum who will fit the available wedding kimono.
2) The stage director figures that every pretty girl has a fat friend.
Actually, as far as professional theaters go, I've noticed that the audition
notice will state whether a role has been pre-cast. Semi-pro and community
theaters often sin in this area... but there's always the chance that a) the
pet singer will be unable to do the show or b) you'll knock 'em out at the
audition and get cast.
As far as getting the necessary "power" on Peep-Bo's notes, perhaps you can
take the music to your teacher for work and suggestions. This may be a good
time to get your chest voice in shape.
Elizabeth Finkler
mightymezzo@h...
>From: Karen Mercedes <dalila@R...>
>>
>On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, elly28_03 wrote:
>
> > Hello again! :)
> >
> > I have recently been cast in the role of Peep-bo in G&S The Mikado.
> > I was considered for the role of Yum Yum but didn't get it because of
> > my "round" state. The director was concerned about balancing me off
> > with another lead. It was really a matter of politics since I am not
> > a member of the guild. These people are important people to me and I
> > have lost a little faith in them.
>
>This rather surprises me. The vast majority of directors would be most
>concerned about uniformity of "look" among the Three Little Maids. If
>you're "round" and Yum Yum isn't, I'd think that would be more troubling
>to the average G&S casting director than your roundness in relation even
>to Ko-Ko.
>
>This said, the last time I auditioned for G&S, the director told me he
>couldn't cast me as the contralto buffa (in this case, the Duchess of
>Plaza-Toro in GONDOLIERS) because I was taller than the baritone buffo
>playing the Duke. This excuse for not casting me I just couldn't swallow.
>What director wouldn't relish the comic possibilities of having the
>Countess tower over her Duke in that operetta? I tend to agree that a lot
>of these "lookism" excuses are really just cover-ups for the fact that the
>director has a pet singer he's already cast in the role. Why the heck
>can't casting directors be considerate enough to just inform us all if
>some of the roles have been precast - it would keep from having everyone
>waste their times auditioning for slots that don't exist.
>
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