January casting call for Fauquier Community Theatre’s spring production of My Fair Lady

With a “little bit of luck,” you can start the new year off with a role in My Fair Lady.

Fauquier Community Theatre (FCT) has announced auditions for its production of Lerner and Lowe’s My Fair Lady presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International. The ever-popular musical is part of FCT’s 41st Anniversary Season and is sponsored by Brookside Neighbors Magazine.

Auditions for My Fair Lady will be held on Friday, Jan. 11 from 7 pm-9:30 pm; and Saturday, Jan. 12 from 9 am-12 pm and 2-6 pm. (Callbacks will be by invitation on Sunday, Jan. 13 from 2 pm-4:30 pm, and Monday, Jan. 14 from 7 pm-9:30 pm). All auditions and callbacks will be held at Hope Christian Fellowship, 4173 Bludau Drive, Warrenton (Vint Hill). More information including the opportunity to pre-register for an audition can be found at http://www.FCTstage.org.

Lerner and Loewe’s award-winning story of a cockney flower girl transformed into an elegant lady is widely considered one of the greatest musicals of all time. When Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady opened on Broadway, it collected six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, while the film version took home eight Oscars, including Best Picture. 

Based on George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion, My Fair Lady is that rare musical by which all others are measured. The tale of a cockney flower girl transformed into an elegant lady features one of musical theatre’s greatest scores, including: “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?”, “With a Little Bit of Luck”, “The Rain in Spain”, “I Could Have Danced All Night”, and “On the Street Where You Live.”

FCT’s production of My Fair Lady will be directed by Lucia Hanover and produced by Amanda Gibson. The music director is Brianna Williamson and musical numbers will be choreographed by Jennifer Perrius. Performances will be held at the Theatre at Vint Hill, 4225 Aiken Drive, Warrenton, from May 3 to May 19. Fridays and Saturday performances take place at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinees are at 2 pm. Tickets for reserved seating are on sale now at http://www.FCTstage.org or by calling 540-349-8760.

Ticket prices are $18 for students and senior citizens, and $20 for adults. Early advanced reservations are highly recommended as FCT shows are known to sell out. Enjoy quality local community theatre near “the street where you live.”

Founded in 1978, FCT enriches and entertains a wide range of audiences through a variety of live productions that enhance the cultural life of the community. Cultivating an appreciation of the performing arts, FCT offers quality performances, educates through experience, participates in community activities, and partners with other groups. FCT is supported in part by Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment of the Arts.