Barter Theatre 2011 Season **Revised** Equity Performer Auditions: Dancing - Barter Theatre Auditions
Barter Theatre
Barter Theatre 2011 Season
– Local Equity Performer Auditions: Dancing
Barter Theatre Abingdon, VA Equity LORT D, $555/week minimum
Associate Director: Katy Brown
Equity Performer Auditions / Dancing
Sunday, December 12, 2010 at the Barter Production Building – Large Hall
and Abingdon, VA. Exit 17 on Interstate 81.
Monday, December 13, 2010 (directions will be made available at the Barter Stage II
on the day of the auditions).
12:15 PM — 2 PM dancing auditions, morning session each day
4:15 PM — 6:30 PM dancing auditions, afternoon session each day
Note: dance auditions have changed from last year. See full instructions below.
To sign up for an audition slot: call 276-619-5405 or go to the Barter Website,
www.bartertheatre.com. AEA members without appointments will be seen as time permits.
Please bring THREE (3) copies of your picture and resume.
Dance Audition Preparation Instructions:
Meet at the Barter Production Building at the appropriate time for your movement/dance auditions. Directions to the Production Building will be available at Barter Stage II. The movement/dance audition site will be open half an hour before the scheduled audition time on each day for warm-up and changing. Please be prepared to stay through the entire movement/dance audition time. Please wear shoes and clothing appropriate for a dance audition.
Teaching of the first dance combination will begin promptly at 12:15 pm and 4:15 pm for each session.
The movement/dance auditions will be broken down into two levels:
Choreographed movement/dance: EVERYONE ATTENDING THE DANCE AUDITIONS WILL DO THIS COMBINATION after which we will ask the more experienced dancers to stay and learn a second combination. Dance combination for dancers, including Actor/Singers who also consider themselves dancers. Only those requested to do the second combination will learn it.
If you are a dancer who plans to attend the movement/dance auditions but do not plan to attend the acting/singing auditions, that is OK, but please inform the audition monitor.
Important General Audition NOTE: While EMCs and adult non-Equity actors may be seen as time permits at these auditions, the theatre will NOT see any non-Equity actors under the age of 18 at these auditions. Only AEA performers under the age of 18 will be able to attend these auditions. Separate auditions may be held at a later date for performers under 18 years of age. For all college students in the Tri-Cities area – unless you have ADVANCED DANCE EXPERIENCE, we ask that you wait for our Local College auditions in late January/early February. Please check our website after January 1, 2011 for more details.
Theatre Statement: “Anyone interested in the Resident Company, Player Company, or any musical, is encouraged to attend the movement/dance auditions, even if you do not consider yourself to be a dancer.”
Acting and Singing Auditions will take place on:
Sunday 12/12 and Monday 12/13, 10 AM – 12:30 PM and 2 PM – 4:30 PM each day. Auditions at the Barter Stage II, across from the Barter Theatre. (see separate notice for details)
Seeking: Year-round, Resident Company Members: Most members of our resident company sing and move, at least at a minimal level, but it is not a requirement; For these auditions, we highly encourage you to sing and attend the movement auditions in addition to acting if you are interested in becoming a member of the resident company. Also seeking Local and Non-Local Jobbers for roles for a single show or a single repertory, and actors for six readings and staged productions during the Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights.
Equity members and EMCs.
Rehearsals for most plays begin approximately six – eight weeks before they open. Most actors will participate in two productions during the same repertory.
2011 Season includes:
NOTE: Seeking actors for the following productions and roles. For shows/roles that have already been CAST, actors auditioning will also be considered for possible future replacements if needed.
XANADU
Book: Douglas Carter Beane. Music/Lyrics: Jeff Lynne, John Farrar. Based on the Universal Pictures Film Screenplay by Richard Danus and Marc Rubel
Runs: 2/3/11 – mid April 2011
Seeking:
Eroto: 20s – 40s, female, singer, dancer; sing in 1940s style
CIVIL WAR VOICES
By James R. Harris. Original Music Arrangements by Mark Hayes
Runs: mid February – mid April 2011
Seeking:
Theophilus Perry: 20s, male, tenor, Texan fighting for the Confederacy, longs for his wife and daughter
Harriet Perry: 20s, female, soprano, Theo’s wife, gives birth to Theo’s son while he is away
Elizabeth Keckley: African-American, 50s, female, spiritual singer, former slave, confidant to Mary Todd Lincoln
Cook/Celebrant: African-American, 30s-50s, male, tenor
TREASURE ISLAND
Adapted by Richard Rose
Runs: 2/19/11 to mid April 2011
This show is fully CAST. Actors auditioning will be considered for possible replacements.
AGE OF AROUSAL
By Linda Griffiths, wildly inspired by George Gissing’s The Odd Woman
Runs: mid February – mid April 2011
Seeking:
Monica Madden: 20s, provocative and playful, struggling with her innate sexuality
JOURNEY THROUGH THE MIND
Written and performed by Will Stutts. Runs: mid February – mid April 2011.
This one-person show is CAST.
EYE OF THE STORM
Written and performed by Will Stutts. Runs: mid February – mid April 2011.
This one-person show is CAST.
HANK AND MY HONKY TONK ANGELS
Conceived and written by Jason Petty
Runs: 4/21/11 – mid May 2011
This show is fully CAST. Actors auditioning will be considered for possible replacements.
CIRCUMFERENCE OF A SQUIRREL
By John Walsh
Runs: Spring 2011
This show is fully CAST. Actors auditioning will be considered for possible replacements.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton
Director: Richard Rose
Runs: June – August 2011
Seeking: several strong, experienced singers and dancers, including for the following roles:
Belle: Female, 20s, soprano, strong acting
Gaston: Male, 20-30s large build, at least 5’11”, strong voice, fight experience a plus
Dancers: dishes, etc.
La Grande Bouche: Female, operatic voice, at least 5’6”
ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING
By Duke Ernsberger and Virginia Cate
Runs: Summer 2011
This show is fully CAST. Actors auditioning will be considered for possible replacements.
SAVING OLD SMOKEY
By Ron Osborne
Runs: 6/10/11 – mid August 2011
Seeking:
Emma: 45 - 50, female, a caring mother, Southern
Olive: 45 – 50, female, a fierce defender of the South
Howard: 45 – 60, male, a pompous stranger
ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S THE 39 STEPS
Adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan from the movie of Alfred Hitchcock
Runs: Summer 2011
This show is fully CAST. Actors auditioning will be considered for possible replacements.
A SOUTHERN EXPOSURE
By Kelley Kingston-Strayer
Runs: 8/18/11 – mid September 2011
Seeking:
Callie Belle: 20s, female, attractive, Southern, willful
Hattie: late 70s, female, opinionated and unyielding, Southern
Mattie: late 70s, female, sweet and suffering from Alzheimer’s, Southern
Ida Mae: late 70s, female, the peacemaker, Southern
CABARET
Book: Joe Masteroff, Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music: John Kander. Lyrics: Fred Ebb
Runs: 9/16/11 – mid November 2011
Seeking:
Ernst Ludwig: 30 – 45, male, threatening, Nazi
5 Kit Kat Girls: 20s – 30s, female, strong singer and dancer
2 Male Dancers/Nazi Youths: 20s – 30s, male, strong singer and dancer
THE ROAD TO APPOMATTOX
By Catherine Bush
Runs: mid September 2011 – mid November 2011
Seeking:
Chip Eberhardt: late 30s, male, ruggedly handsome motorcycle-riding historian
DRACULA BITES
By Duke Ernsberger and Virginia Cate
Runs: 9/30/11 – mid November 2011
Seeking:
Nattie Sills: 40s - 50s, female, artistic director of the Valleydale Playhouse, has a theatrical air about her
Gregory Pastel/Van Helsing: 30s - 40s, male, tall, handsome, pretentious, Northerner playwright
Gus Timberlake/ Harker: 30s - 40s, male, bashful, owner of a hardware store
SWAMP GAS AND SHALLOW FEELINGS
Music/Lyrics: Jack Eric Williams. Book/Additional Lyrics: Randy Buck
Runs: October – mid November 2011
Seeking:
Tulip-Anne Pardue: 20s, female, pretty, country pop belter
Vydell Harnett: 20s, male, handsome, country singer
Sherlynne, Shirleen, and Sherlayne: 20s, female, sisters, country singers
Crash Watson: 20s, male, country singer, must play guitar
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Adapted by Richard Rose from the holiday tale by Charles Dickens
Runs: November – December 2011
This show is fully CAST. Actors auditioning will be considered for possible replacements.
WOODEN SNOWFLAKES
By Catherine Bush
Runs: November – December 2011
This show is fully CAST. Actors auditioning will be considered for possible replacements.
2011 NATIONAL TOURS:
THE FANTASTICKS
Book/Lyrics: Tom Jones. Music: Harvey Schmidt
Tour: Fall 2011
Seeking:
The Mute: 18 – 40, male or female, very expressive
El Gallo: 30 – 50, male, baritone
Luisa: must look 16, female, soprano, in love with Matt
Matt: must look 18 - 20, male, baritone, in love with Luisa
Hucklebee: 40 – 60, male, baritone, a father
Bellomy: 40 – 60, male, baritone, a father
Henry: 50s – 70s, male, an old actor
Mortimer: 18 – 50s, male, The man who dies
TREASURE ISLAND
Adapted by Richard Rose
Tour: Fall 2011
Seeking:
5 Pirates: 20s – 50s, male, must have stage combat experience
CIVIL WAR VOICES
By James R. Harris. Original Music Arrangements by Mark Hayes
Tour: Fall 2011
Seeking:
Theophilus Perry: 20s, male, tenor, Texan fighting for the Confederacy, longs for his wife and daughter
Harriet Perry: 20s, female, soprano, Theo’s wife, gives birth to Theo’s son while he is away
Elizabeth Keckley: African-American, 50s, female, spiritual singer, confidant to Mary Todd Lincoln
Cook/Celebrant: African-American, 30s-50s, male, tenor
Slave Master: 20s – 42s, male, singer/actor.
Cornelia Harris: 40s-50s, female, singer/actor.
Mrs. Lincoln: 40s, female, singer/actor
Lincoln: 50s. Singer/actor
Abingdon is approximately six hours from Washington, D.C. and ten hours from NYC by auto. The nearest airport is Tri-Cities which is a forty five minute drive from Abingdon.
