Auditions Monday for '9 to 5: The Musical'

Auditions for 9 to 5: The Musical, the final show of MLT’s 84th season, will be held Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the playhouse on Highway 39 North.  

Based on the 1980 hit movie of the same name, this fast-paced, witty and uplifting show features music and lyrics by American singer, songwriter and actress Dolly Parton.  

Set in the late 1970s, the plot centers on three female co-workers, who pushed to the boiling point, concoct a plan to get even with their “sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot” boss, MLT Executive Director Ronnie Miller said.

Those auditioning are asked to bring a very brief prepared song, participate in cold readings and a simple dance movement session, Miller said.

The cast consists of four female leads, one male lead, six-eight featured men, six-eight featured women and women’s and men’s ensembles.  character ages range from 15 (Violet’s son) to 65-70 (Mr. Tinsworthy, president of the company) and “nearly every age in between,” Miller said.

Following are cast descriptions:

Violet Newstead – Company veteran, smart and efficient, a mom and widow.

Doralee Rhodes – Beautiful and sweet, plagued by the boss’s advances. 

Judy Bernly – Timid, newly separated and never worked a day in her life.

Franklin Hart Jr. – The boss

Roz Keith – The boss’s eyes, ears, nose and throat.

Joe – Company accountant; a “younger man” infatuated with Violet

Dwayne Rhodes – Doralee’s supportive husband

Josh Newstead – Violet’s teenage son

Missy Hart – The boss’s clueless wife

Dick Bernly – Judy’s estranged husband

Maria, Kathy, Margaret – The ladies of the office.

Bob Enright – Mr. Hart’s golden boy.

Mr. Tinsworthy – The president of the company, the boss of all bosses!

Other featured parts – police detective, doctor, candy striper, new employee, women’s ensemble and men’s ensemble