Director: John Claes
Musical Director: Howard Harmsen
Key Information
To end this season, ACT is excited to bring you another John Claes World Premiere: The Perfect Rendezvous: The Musical
Book, lyrics, and music by John Claes & Arrangements by Howard Harmsen
Location: Ankeny Community Theatre – 1932 SW 3rd Street, Ankeny, IA 50023
Audition Dates & Times:
Sunday, June 8th, 6:30 PM
Monday, June 9th, 6:30 PM
If you cannot audition during these times, please contact us at information@ankenycommunitytheatre.com to arrange a time for your audition. Please either bring completed audition paperwork or arrive early to complete it at the theater. Please bring a list of all conflicts from June 15 to August 17th.
Please either bring completed audition paperwork or arrive early to complete it at the theater.
Be prepared to sing 24 measures of a song that displays your vocal range. You should bring an instrumental (karaoke) track on a CD or be prepared to sync your phone with a Bluetooth speaker provided. We will not have a pianist to play an audition song from sheet music.
Rehearsal Schedule: TBD
First Rehearsal: TBD
Performances:
August 8-17, 2025
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 7:30 pm
Sunday 2:00 pm
Participant Code of Conduct
ACT is committed to maintaining an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome and safe regardless of their age, race or ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, or other characteristics that
make our participants and patrons unique. We expect all our participants and patrons to conduct themselves in ways that support this commitment and to treat everyone with respect.
Everyone who participates in our productions, from directors to actors and other volunteers, agrees to follow this Code of Conduct.
Show Synopsis:
Zoey will introduce her new boyfriend, TJ to her parents, Thomas and Joanne, at the city’s finest restaurant (The Overlook) on Friday evening. She is nervous because her father has never liked any of her beaus. Since her father’s approval is important, Zoey calls local radio personality Ada Lynn for advice. But how was Zoey to know that her father would be listening? Or that he would take advice meant for Zoey’s boyfriend as advice for himself? That leads to a series of misunderstandings that come to a head when all eight of our characters eventually meet at The Overlook in unexpected and hilarious ways.
Note: If the show title and description sound familiar, that is because The Perfect Rendezvous was originally produced by ACT as a one-act comedy in August of 2021. It has been retooled as a two-act musical for this production. Bigger, better, funnier, and with great music!
Character Breakdown
Casting for 8 roles: 5 women and 3 men. All cast members will be over 18.
| Zoey | Young woman (soprano) in her mid-20s, is the sweet girl next door. | |
| TJ | Boyfriend of Zoey (tenor/baritone), 20s, with a good head on his shoulders. | |
| Thomas | Zoey’s father (tenor/baritone), an attorney in his 50s. Not the villain Zoey makes him out to be. | |
| Joanne | Zoey’s mom and Thomas’ wife (soprano), in her 50s. She and Zoey are as close as two peas in a pod. | |
| Ada Lynn | Radio show host (soprano), 60s, warm and mature with a distinctive southern drawl. | |
| Edmund | Owner of The Overlook restaurant (tenor), 40-50s, smug and sure of himself. |
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| Claire | Zoey’s roommate (alto), a 20-something long-time friend of Zoey. | |
| Esther | A well-tenured server of The Overlook (soprano), in her 60s. She is talkative and friendly, but a bit flaky |