Audition Information

In this two-man musical spoof, a pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backers’ audition for their new, ill-advised project-a big splashy musical about printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg.. With an unending supply of enthusiasm, Bud and Doug sing all the songs and play all the parts in their historical-fictionalized epic, with the hope that one of the producers in attendance will give them that elusive Broadway contract.

Doug Simon-30’s. He is naive, utterly sincere and earnest man who never met a cause he wasn’t passionate about.  He’s a jack of all trades, master of numerous, who compensates with an infection, matter of fact every and focus that would probably sound condescending if he weren’t so likable.  He’s incredibly proud of the show he wrote with Bud, and thinks Bud, whom he adores, is a genius.

Bud Davenport-30’s. He’s is eager to please, and thrives on approval. When Bud sings one of his songs, he’s reveling in his own “brilliance.”  But he’s too naive to be an egomaniac; if anything, he overly grateful for the mere opportunity to create and perform.  Bud enjoys getting caught up in Doug’s passion and admirers his friend’s Big Ideas.