Barter Theatre 2011 Season **Revised** Equity Performer Audition: Acting and Singing - Barter Theatre Auditions

Barter Theatre 2011 Season

– Local Equity Performer Auditions: Acting and Singing

Barter Theatre Abingdon, VA Equity LORT D, $555/week minimum

Associate Director: Katy Brown

Equity Performer Auditions / Acting and Singing

Sunday, December 12, 2010 at the Barter Stage II, across the street from the

and Barter Theatre on Main Street, Abingdon, VA

Monday, December 13, 2010 Exit 17 on Interstate 81.

10 AM — 12:30 PM acting and singing auditions, morning session each day

2 PM — 4:30 PM acting and singing auditions, afternoon session each day

Prepare either 1 or 2 contrasting monologues, no more than 1 ½ minutes each.

If you sing, in addition to a monologue, prepare one verse and one chorus of a song, or 16 bars of a song. Have a contrasting piece ready if asked. Bring sheet music in correct key (no lead sheets or vocal only music); accompanist provided. No recorded or a cappella singing.

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.

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.”

Dancing and Movement Auditions will take place on:

Sunday 12/12 and Monday 12/13, 12:15 PM – 2 PM and 4:15 PM – 6:30 PM each day. Auditions at the Barter Production Building – Large Hall. (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.