Oliver!

RJJT brings to life, “Oliver!”, the story of a child who dares to trust in others, search for love, and ask for more in London’s seedy underworld. Consider yourself at home with Lionel Bart's classic musical based on the Charles Dickens novel, Oliver Twist. The Tony and Olivier Award-winning show is one of the few musicals to win an Academy Award for Best Picture and is widely hailed as a true theatrical masterpiece with some of the most memorable characters and songs ever to grace the stage.

The streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes to London and finds acceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly Fagin. When Oliver is captured for a theft that he did not commit, the benevolent victim, Mr. Brownlow takes him in. Fearing the safety of his hideout, Fagin employs the sinister Bill Sikes and the sympathetic Nancy to kidnap him back, threatening Oliver’s chances of discovering the true love of a family.

Auditions are Aug. 20 or 21, 4:30-7 p.m. (choose one date). Please plan on being in attendance the entire duration and depending on the number of auditions, we may end prior to 7 p.m.

Callbacks are Aug. 22 and 23, 4:30-7 p.m. Only some will need to attend.

Rehearsals begin Tuesday, Aug. 27, and will meet Monday through Friday, 4:30-7 p.m., plus occasional Saturday rehearsals, which are mostly blocks set aside for solo and small group vocal rehearsals. Individual schedules vary with part received. Rehearsal schedule will be distributed when casting is complete.

Performances are Nov. 1, 2, and 8 at 7 p.m., Nov. 3, 9, and 10 at 2 p.m.

Please register prior to attending auditions.

NOTE: Be sure to print the attached Oliver! Parent & Participant Packet and read it over completely. The Conflict Calendar will need to be submitted at auditions.

There will be a required meeting, for those parents who have never attended a Roberta Jones Junior Theatre parent meeting, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 7:15 p.m. via Zoom.

A portion of the lab fee will cover some of the cost of a costume.

LOCATION: Auditions, rehearsals, and performances will be held in the Mary Louise Mello Auditorium at the Community Recreation Center, 969 Kiely Blvd.