
Welcome to the Theatre at The Mount,
home of the Mt. Carmel High School Drama Department!
Theatre at the Mount is comprised of hard-working and talented students who have a passion for the performing arts and are looking for exciting opportunities and experiences to sharpen their skills and abilities in drama and technical theatre. Our program provides a unique and hands on educational experience for each and every student.
Callbacks for Little Women will be held Friday, Dec 9th.
We will only be calling back a limited number of individuals--if you are not called back to read, that does not mean you will not be cast in the show! Check your email regularly for more information.
The callback list is now posted: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12KkYAJXh5I4sNR3gj2UR2JG11tvXn3EpekOWNSWXO-o/view
Callbacks will begin at 4pm. They will continue until we have seen what we need to cast the show--hopefully around 7 pm.
Below, we have offered character descriptions and the sides and music we would like to see at callbacks. Please be familiar with all material for each role you are called back for.
Jo March
The tomboy of the family, a year younger than Meg, is “rapidly shooting up into a woman” and not liking it. She is not the beauty of the family and her coltish manner and movements do little to add to her femininity. Her best feature is her long thick hair. She is very outspoken and has a passion for writing.
Scenes:
Scene 1 (Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy, Marmee)
Scene 2 (Jo, Aunt March)
Scene 3 (Jo, Amy, and Marmee)
Scene 5 (Jo, Laurie)
Scene 6 (Jo, Professor Bhaer)
Songs:
Astonishing (measure 86-end)
Meg March
The oldest of the March children, a pretty, good-natured girl. Meg feels she is much more mature than her sisters, and is the most aware of the family's status among Concord society.
Scenes:
Scene 1 (Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy, Marmee)
Scene 4 (Meg, John Brooke)
Songs:
Astonishing (measure 86-end)
Beth March
The gentlest and kindest of the four March sisters. She is a quiet young woman who loves playing piano. She is shy and docile, and engages with charity. She falls ill with scarlet fever and her health becomes a major point of concern for the family.
Scenes:
Scene 1 (Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy, Marmee)
Songs:
Amy March
The youngest sister and a talented artist, Amy cares about her family, but is also deeply self-centered and vain. In her youth she is spoiled and is inclined to throw tantrums when things do not go her way.
Scenes:
Scene 1 (Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy, Marmee)
Scene 3 (Jo, Amy, and Marmee)
Songs:
Astonishing (measure 86-end)
Aunt March
A rich widow. She lives alone in her mansion. She is the girls’ great aunt. She is a formidable, autocratic old lady, richly dressed, and walking with a cane. She has a slight limp.
Scenes:
Scene 2 (Jo, Aunt March)
Songs:
Laurie
Theodore Lawrence III, also known as "Laurie" to the sisters. A charming and rich young man who lives next door to the March family with his stern grandfather. Always lively and confident, he is a dear friend of the family and the girls.
Scenes:
Scene 5 (Jo, Laurie)
Songs:
Take a Chance On Me* (please note--this is a different version than the Broadway Soundtrack Recording. See audio below.)
John Brooke
A hard-working, orphaned young man who has taken a job as Laurie's tutor in order to support himself – despite the fact that he is only a few years older than Laurie. He is quiet, reserved, and well-mannered.
Scenes:
Scene 4 (Meg, John Brooke)
Songs:
Mr. Lawrence
Laurie’s grandfather, responsible for Laurie’s upbringing. A wealthy man. A gentleman in the strictest sense. Not comfortable with emotional language; bad at expressing himself. Has a rigid sense of what is appropriate behavior, especially for a man. Tends towards gruffness or temper.
Songs:
Professor Bhaer
A sensible, intelligent professor from Germany whom Jo meets at Mrs. Kirk's boarding house in New York. He recognizes the fire within Jo and pushes her as a writer.
Scenes:
Scene 6 (Jo, Professor Bhaer)
Songs:
Rodrigo
Clarissa
Braxton
Characters in Jo's play-turned-novel, "An Operatic Tragedy." Over the top fictional personas of Jo's imagination. Complete fantasy.
Scenes:
Scene 7 (Rodrigo, Clarissa, Braxton)