COUGAR THE MUSICAL - Theatre at St. Luke's Auditions

– Equity Principal Auditions / Understudies

GM: Olson Rohdes      Special Agreement ref. Off-Broadway / Periodic Performance Agreement

$75/performance minimum; $15/hour for rehearsals. Contract also includes pension/health.

Concept / Author: Donna Moore

Dir/Choreo: Lynne Taylor-Corbett

MD: Jana Zielonka

Casting: Carol Hanzel

Rehearsals for onstage roles have begun. 1st Understudy rehearsal: 8/22/12. Show opens 8/26 at Theatre at St. Luke’s. Four shows/week. Once rehearsed/ready, Understudies will need to be at the theatre for all performances.

Equity Principal Auditions:

Thursday, August 9, 2012                                                                      Actors' Equity Association Audition Center

9:30 AM – 5:30 PM                                                                                    165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor

Lunch from 1 - 2.                                                                                    New York City

Please prepare a brief up-tempo pop song that shows personality. Have 16 bars of a mid-tempo pop song ready as well, if asked. Bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided, but may not transpose. Please bring a photo and resume, stapled back-to-back.

Original, four-person, feel-good show for men and women about three divine but disillusioned women who unleash their inner cougar by dating younger men (played by one very sexy actor) and in the process, find self-love and empowerment. The multi-talented cast sing and dance their way through songs ranging from grinding blues to doo-wop, to pop to “Julio”, a romantic ballad sung to a vibrator. Hilarious, soulful and heartwarming, the show is a madcap ride from Cougar Bar to nail salon to boudoir and back as the women learn to say “yes” to getting older, “yes” to trust and friendship and “yes” to empowering their lives, proving that love is ageless.

Seeking:

Note from Equity: Understudies are needed immediately. Auditioning performers may also be considered as possible future replacements for onstage positions.

Understudy for Buck / Others:

AVAILABLE POSITION. Multi-character track for a male actor-singer. Buck: Late 20s. Handsome, athletic and smart, he is an old soul, wiser than his years. Actor in this track also plays Eve (an older Asian woman) as well as other characters including Twilight Dude, Bourbon Cowboy, Dr. Love, Goliath and Naked Peter. Actor must be adept at playing different characters. Baritenor. Must move well.

Understudy for Lily, Mary-Marie and Clarity:

AVAILABLE POSITION. One actress-singer (any ethnicity) covers all three roles. Must sing and move well. The style of the music is pop. Lily: Late 40s. Attractive, naïve, emotionally wounded, with an inner strength and confidence waiting to be unleashed. Mary-Marie: 50s. Southern gal full of life, with innate comic timing. Clarity: African American, 40s or 50s. Strong, determined, opinionated and rigid, with an underlying joie de vivre.