Northern Light Opera Company

The Northern Light Opera Company of Park Rapids in Northern Minnesota will be presenting Into the Woods for its seventh summer production July 25, 26, 27, 31 and August 1 and 2. Performances at the Park Rapids Area High School Auditorium are at 7 P.M., except for the 27th that will be a 3 P.M. matinee.

Into the Woods is an award-winning musical that premiered on Broadway in 1987. Into the Woods won several Tony Awards, including Best Score, Best Book, and Best Actress in a Musical, in a year dominated by The Phantom of the Opera.

David Hsieh describes Into the Woods as "a musical fairy tale in which Jack, of beanstalk fame; Little Red Rindinghood; Cinderella, Rapunzel and their respective princes; Sleeping Beauty; Snow White - and, of course, a wicked witch and a menacing giant - are living out their stories in the same forest at the same time, bumping into each other and entangling one another's narratives."The central idea is that everyone has to journey into the woods to get what they desire in Act One, but after getting what they wished for, they have to journey back into the woods in Act Two to sort out the problems created as a result of getting their wishes.

INTO THE WOODS AUDITIONS!

Audition dates for INTO THE WOODS are

- April 15, 5pm, Calvary Lutheran Church, Park Rapids, MN;
- April 17, 5pm, Hope Lutheran Church, Walker, MN;
- April 19, 1:pm, Calvary Lutheran Church, Park Rapids, MN
General audition procedures

Leads: Sing a song from a musical or opera with accompanist*

Chorus: Sing any song with accompanist*

Speaking Roles: Dialogue will be provided at audition

*Accompanist will be provided if needed

FOR MORE INFORMATION / TO SCHEDULE AN AUDITION TIME:
Call (218)732-7096 or email: pd5@evansville.edu

William Henry from Time Magazine wrote "Into the Woods is the best show yet from the most creative mind in the musical theatre today. It is also that joyous rarity, a work of sophisticated artistic ambition and deep political purpose that affords nonstop pleasure."

On the surface, Into the Woods is an entertaining blend of some of the world's most beloved fairy tales set to the magnificent music of Stephen Sondheim - but like all the best fairy tales, it contains light and darkness, becoming a metaphor for our own personal journey in life: what paths we take, what wishes we make and ultimately what we discover along the way in regards to love, loss, values, choices and responsibility.

Characters include:
- The Narrator
- Cinderella
- Jack The Baker
- The Baker's Wife
- Cinderella's Stepmother
- Florinda (step-sister)
- Lucinda (another step-sister)
- Jack's Mother
- Little Red Rindinghood
- The Witch
- Cinderella's Father
- Ghost of Cinderella's Mother
- The Mysterious Man
- The Wolf
- Rapunzel
- Rapunzel's Prince
- Granny
- Cinderella's Prince
- The Steward
- Snow White
- Sleeping Beauty
- The Voice of the Giant