COOKING WITH THE CALAMARI SISTERS Equity Principal Audition - Merry-Go-Round Playhouse Auditions

COOKING WITH THE CALAMARI SISTERS

– Equity Principal Auditions – Understudies/Replacements

Merry-Go-Round Playhouse Auburn NY LOA $558/week minimum.

Producing Dir: Ed Sayles

Authors: Jay Falzone, Steve Smith and Dan Lavender

Score: Various

Dir/Choreo: D. Lavender

Mus Dir: Corinne Aquilina

1st reh: 6/30/11. Close 8/20.

Equity Principal Auditions:

Sunday, April 3, 2011 Nola Studios

2 PM – 6 PM 250 West 54th Street, 11th Floor

New York City

Line up outside 250 W 54 ONLY – do NOT line up outside 244!

Please prepare 16 bars of a song which shows full vocal range, and a one-minute comic monologue. Have a second song and a second monologue ready, in case you are asked. Bring sheet music in the correct key; accompanist is provided, but may not transpose.

Please bring a picture & current resume, stapled back-to-back.

These two roles are cast. Seeking understudies and possible (emergency) replacements for

Delphine Calamari:

Played by a male actor who should read 30s. Delphine is a plus-sized woman of Italian descent. Along with her younger sister, she hosts a madcap cable-access cooking show. Delphine is a lovable battle-axe who is in charge of the show and kitchen. She handles herself in a no-nonsense way, telling it like it is. Please note that although the character is plus-sized, the actor should be extremely physically fit. Heavy, figure-altering costumes will require strong physical conditioning. Must be a strong actor/singer/comedian. Must move very well and be a strong tapper. Baritenor from low A to high A, clean falsetto D above middle C. Excellent improvisational and audience-participation skills are required.

Carmela Calamari:

Played by a male actor who should read 30s. Carmela is four years younger than Delphine. She is also plus-sized, and is the co-hostess of the cooking show. She's an over-the-top flirt who has had a string of lovers. A little bit flaky and ditsy, she carries herself with a confidence and sensuality that belies her size. Please note that although the character is plus-sized, the actor should be extremely physically fit. Heavy, figure-altering costumes will require strong physical conditioning. Looking for a strong actor/singer/comedian. Must move very well (strong dancer, comfortable with jazz and hip hop). Baritenor, low G to high G; strong mix to high C. Whistling, whip-cracking, baton-twirling and ukulele-playing are pluses.

Theatre’s statement: “The Merry-Go-Round Playhouse encourages the practice of non-traditional casting to expand opportunities for women, senior performers, actors of color and performers with disabilities.”