The Beulaville Baptist Book Club Presents: A Bur-Les-Q Nutcracker!
By Mark-Brian Sonna
About the show:
Are you tired of the typical Holiday shows? Come check ours out! The women of the Beulaville Baptist Book Club are in dire straits financially, and as a last-ditch attempt to save their book club they decide to do a fundraiser and hire the Beaumont Ballet to perform Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker”. Madge’s Piña Colada Casserole unfortunately sickens the entire cast with food poisoning, and they are unable to perform. Luckily, there is another dance troop in town. It seems the Velvet Kittens Burlesque Dancers are stuck in Beulaville because their van broke down on their way to New Orleans. Madge has never heard of Burlesque, or as she pronounces it “Bur-less-Q”, and in an act of necessity hires the dance troupe to do “The Nutcracker”. The end result? The most original, unusual, and comical Nutcracker you have ever seen! With over 385 performances so far it has become the longest running Nutcracker in Texas history and developed a cult-like following with audiences.
Winner of the 2014 National Goldstar Nutcracker Award aka "The Nutty” for being America’s favorite Nutcracker.
This show will be celebrating its 400th performance during the run! While some previous cast members are returning there are various roles available.
Actors and Dancers are needed for this production.
Acting roles available:
Madge, female or male, any race, 30+. She is the good hearted not-so-bright lady who accidentally food poisons the Beaumont Ballet and convinces the Burlesque troupe to do the Nutcracker not knowing anything about burlesque. She frequently makes commentary full of sexual innuendo while being blissfully unaware that she is doing so. If a male is cast the role will be done in drag.
Ramona, female, black, 20’s to 50’s. She is the liberal Christian in the group that keeps the book club member’s white privilege in check. She is the peacemaker in the group when arguments erupt. This role requires lots of physical comedy as she will go off on tangents to make a point by acting out stories to make, eventually, a point.
Dance roles available are listed below:
(Please note the dance roles are character driven, and some of the roles only have a few lines, but they must be able to portray their characters while dancing. We are looking for dancers with different skill levels, abilities, and training. There are 13 dance numbers in the show. Not every dancer performs in all of them. Some are quite simple, others complex. Some dances require musical theatre dancing, ballet, jazz, tap, or vogueing, while others require just being able to walk to a beat and pose.)
Jocelyn, female, any race 20-30. She is a total diva who cares more about her appearance than anything else and even touches up her make-up while dancing.
Jessica, female, any race 20-30. She is the “good Catholic girl” off stage who then becomes the trashiest sexpot while dancing.
Auditions will take place at the MBS Productions rehearsal space, 8625 King George Drive suite 245A, Dallas, TX 75230
To request and audition time email info@Mark-brianSonna.com
or call/text 214-477-4942
Be sure to also visit the show’s website https://burlesquenutcracker.com/welcome.html to get a sense of the zaniness of the show.
All actors are paid a $250 Stipend plus “tip” money collected from the audience which averages to an additional $200 or more per performer.
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