FORESTBURGH PLAYHOUSE 2012 SEASON Equity Performer Auditions - Forestburgh Playhouse Auditions

Forestburgh Playhouse 2012

– Equity Performer Auditions by APPOINTMENT in Monticello NY

Forestburgh NY LOA $484/week minimum + housing, transportation.

Producing Dir: Norman Duttweiler

Artistic Dir: Ron Nash

Equity Performer Auditions (Principal/Chorus) by APPOINTMENT:

Sunday, February 12, 2012

1 PM – 4 PM

Eugene D. Nesin Theatre

and 22 St. John Street

Monticello NY 12701

Monday, February 13, 2012

6 PM – 9 PM

For an appointment, e-mail
staff@fbplayhouse.org or call 845/794-2005. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout each audition session, as time permits.

Please prepare EITHER a) a brief song (legit Broadway or Broadway pop/rock) OR b) a brief monologue OR c) 32 bars of a song and a 1-minute monologue. If singing, 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.

All dates are in 2012. All listed positions are available; these are the only positions that will be considered for Equity contracts (two actor positions in each production will be on Equity contracts).

Guys and Dolls Mus Dir: Kevin Lawson. Dir/Choreo TBA. 1st reh: 6/5. Runs 6/12-6/24.

Nathan Detroit: 30s-40s. Comic Damon Runyon gambler. Baritone to F.

Nicely-Nicely Johnson: 30s-40s. Comic Damon Runyon gambler, always hopeful. Strong tenor to high Bb.

Sky Masterson: 30s - early 40s. Handsome, charming leading man-type gambler. Strong baritone to E.

Miss Adelaide: 20s-30s. Comic showgirl and gambler’s moll. Mezzo-belter to D.

Ensemble.

Legally Blonde Dir/Choreo: Dann Dunn. Mus Dir TBA. 1st reh: 6/19. Runs 6/26-7/8.

Elle Woods: Mid 20s. Quintessential “valley girl” who learns who she really is. Soprano belt G2-G5.

Emmett Forrest: Mid 20s. Smart law student with both charm and strength. Tenor to A

Professor Callahan: 40s. Pompous Harvard law professor, a cad with some charm. Baritone to F.

Brooke Wyndam: 30s - early 40s. Video exercise star w/great body. Tough but sweet. Mezzo-belter to G.

Ensemble.

The Rocky Horror Show Dir/Choreo: Larry Smiglewski. Co-Choreo: Dann Dunn. Mus Dir: Kevin Lawson. 1st reh: 7/3. Runs 7/10-7/22

Narrator: Over 30. Dry British humor. Rich baritone speaking voice. Strong presence.

Dr. Frank ‘n’ Furter: Mid 20s - mid 30s. Sex-crazed transvestite. Role requires great comic sensibility and star power. High rock baritone.

Riff Raff: Mid 20s - mid 30s. The eccentric butler. Performs “Time Warp”. Strong rock tenor.

Rocky Horror: Mid 20s. Body that doesn’t stop, and comfortable revealing it. High rock baritone.

Ensemble.

West Side Story Choreo: Dann Dunn. Dir and Mus Dir TBA. 1st reh 7/17. Runs 7/24-8/5.

Tony: 20ish. Lyric tenor to Bb.

Maria: 20ish or a little younger. Lyric soprano to C.

Bernardo: Puerto Rican, early 20s. Handsome. Proud. Excellent dancer. Baritone to E.

Anita: Puerto Rican, early 20s. Spitfire. Excellent dancer. Mezzo-belter to D.

Ensemble.

The Sound of Music Mus Dir: Kevin Lawson. Dir TBA. 1st reh: 7/31. Runs 8/7-8/19.

Maria Rainer: Mid 20s. Sweet, with strength and humor. Soprano.

Captain von Trapp: Mid 40s. Stern yet loving naval captain. Baritone.

Mother Abbess: 40s-50s. Sings “Climb Every Mountain”. Mezzo.

Elsa Schraeder: 30s. Sophisticated countess. Alto.

Max Detweiler: Comic friend of the Captain. Baritone.

Ensemble.

Murder Among Friends by Bob Barry. Dir TBA. 1st reh: 8/14. Runs 8/21-8/26.

Both Equity-contract roles (see below) are cast. Auditioning performers will be considered as possible (emergency) replacements, should any become necessary.

Angela Forrester: CAST. 40s. Glamorous, sexy, sophisticated wife of a Broadway producer.

Palmer Forrester: CAST. Man, mid 40s - mid 50s. Elegant, sophisticated Broadway producer.

Barefoot in the Park Dir TBA. 1st reh: 8/21. Runs 8/28-9/2.

Mrs. Banks: Mid 40s - mid 50s. Straitlaced mother who tries to understand her kooky daughter. Victor Velasco: Mid 40s - mid 60s. Charming yet oddball upstairs neighbor.

Theatre’s statement: “The Forestburgh Playhouse practices non-traditional casting.”

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