Auditions announced for Ole Olsen Memorial Theatre musical performance

PERU, IN- Based on the hit Paramount television series, Happy Days, A New Musical reintroduces one of America’s best loved families, the Cunninghams, to a whole new generation of kids & parents. Auditions for this Ole Olsen Memorial Theatre performance will be held on December 7th from 11am-1pm and December 8th from 5pm-7pm at the historic Peru depot. Parts needed: **Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli – The King of Cool. sexy, funny & loaded with charisma. Older than the other kids. **Richie Cunningham – HS student, Fonzie's best friend, All-American, honest & reliable. **Howard Cunningham – Richie's dad, the quintessential Midwestern head of household. A man in his 40s who is also in the local order of Leopards. **Charles “Chachi” Arcola – Fonzie's cousin who tries to be just like him. Probably 15-16 & he likes Joanie. Plays with a yo-yo. **Pinky Tuscadero – Fonzie's love interest, sexy, confident, tough & a body to die for. **Marion Cunningham – Richie's mom, warm, naïve & wise. She is in her 40s. **Joanie Cunningham – Richie's younger sister, 15-16 years old, lovable, precocious & has a big crush on Chachi. Twirls a baton. **Lori Beth Allen – Sweet, lovely, “girl next door” type. Richie's girlfriend, HS student. **Ralph Malph – High school buddy of Richie’s. He is the class clown. **Warren “Potsie” Webber – Richie’s high school buddy, not very cool but tries hard to be. He is a little bit of a nerd. **Pinkette Lola – Backup singer/dancer for Pinky Tuscadero. **Pinkette Tina – Backup singer/dancer for Pinky Tuscadero. **Bully/Ensemble – Big tough guy. **Leopard Manny Moon/Ensemble – Howard's Leopard Lodge brother & principal of HS. **Myron “Count” Malachi/Ensemble – One half of The Malachi Brothers, Fonzie's nemesis, greaser type, overly dramatic, in his 20s. As Count, he shows fancy wrestling moves. **Leopard Mac Gates/Ensemble - Howard's Leopard Lodge brother. **Jumpy Malachi/Ensemble – Other half of The Malachi Brothers, filled with nervous energy, greaser type, in his 20s. As Jumpy, he shows fancy wrestling moves. **Arnold Delvecchio/Ensemble – A man in his 50s, owner of Arnold’s Malt Shop, member of the Leopard Lodge. **Ensemble Boys – Dancers/singers to play teenagers, rebels, etc. **Ensemble Men – Dancers/singers to play adult men and parents. Ensemble girls/ladies – Dancers/singers to play teenagers as well as Car Hop & Calendar Girls. **Car Hop Girls – Ladies who can dance on roller skates. Proficiency on roller skates a must. **Calendar Girls – Teenage girls to adolescent ladies. **Ensemble Women – Dancers/singers to play adult women and parents. Happy Days is written by Garry Marshall, creator of the hit TV series. It is directed by Shanna Stoll. If you have any questions, message Shanna. The play goes on stage February 27th—March 9th. Visit www.oleolsen.org