Flat Rock Playhouse 2024 Season - NYC EPA
Flat Rock Playhouse | Flat Rock, NC
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
CORST
$984 weekly minimum (CORST Z)
Equity actors for roles in Flat Rock Playhouse's 2024 Season (See breakdown). All races, ethnicities, gender identities, body types, ages, as well as performers with disabilities are encouraged to audition.
Please prepare EITHER for Actors: 2 brief contrasting monologues. OR for Singers: A brief song and monologue appropriate and targeted for desired role(s) in the shows listed in the breakdown provided in this audition notice. An accompanist will be provided. Also, bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
Holding room - Studio 315
Expected to attend:
Artistic Director: Lisa K Bryant
Music Director: Ethan Anderson
Casting Director: Dale Brown
Plays EPA - 2/5
Plays and Musicals EPA - 2/6
See breakdown for production specific dates.
https://www.flatrockplayhouse.org/
Flat Rock encourages all Artists to have received a full course of CDC-approved COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters prior to the start of employment.
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Director/Choreographer: Candi Boyd-Kaitila
First Rehearsal: April 23, 2024
Open: May 10, 2024
Close: June 1, 2024
TOMMY DEVITO: (30-40) Male Identifying. Strong tenor/baritone voice, comfortable with traditional
four-part harmonies; ability to play guitar a strong plus; funny; a wise-guy; a natural-born leader with
appealing bad-boy quality.
FRANKIE VALLI: (20-35) Male Identifying. 5’9 or shorter; has a strong tenor with sweet and strong
falsetto and be able to sing in the style of Frankie Valli; strong tenor to high A or Bb plus strong falsetto
up to treble G; charismatic and charming; has a gritty side as well as a polished veneer; comfortable
with four-part harmonies.
NICK MASSI: (30-40) Male Identifying. Strong bass/baritone voice, comfortable with traditional four-
part harmonies; a quiet dreamer who longs for life after The Four Seasons; understated with a dead-
pan quality.
BOB GAUDIO: (20-35) Male Identifying. Strong tenor/baritone voice; comfortable with traditional four-
part harmonies; an intelligent, sensitive, and introspective musical prodigy.
BOB CREWE: (30-40) Male Identifying. Intelligent and flamboyant; genius music producer and lyricist;
an integral part of creating the magic of The Four Seasons. Ensemble/Supporting. (Detective
Two/Accountant/Donnie)
GYP DECARLO: (45-55) Male Identifying. Tough, Mafioso type; a strong character and strong singer.
Ensemble/Supporting (Judge/Bowling Alley Owner/Al Finney/Priest)
Director: Lisa K. Bryant
First Rehearsal: May 28, 2024
Open: June 14, 2024
Close: June 30, 2024
Andy Dufresne: (30-35): Described in the book as “thirty years old, a short neat little man with clever hands and gold-rimmed spectacles, his fingernails were always clipped, and they were always clean.” Andy is a fish out of water and in a place like the Shawshank. This is essential so that, in the end, despite the brutality and injustices he receives, this quiet, very intelligent, softly-spoken man manages to retain his humanity and his dignity, manipulate almost everyone in the Shank, exact his revenge on the warden, and break out by crawling through a sewer pipe five football fields long.
Ellis ‘Red’ Redding: (40-45): Imprisoned for 35 years. Has been in jail since his early 20s for murdering his wife, their neighbor, and the neighbor’s baby daughter trying to collect on his wife’s insurance in a car accident. Red uses his charms and sales techniques that he learned on the ‘outside’ to become the “guy who could get things.” Red has learned almost every trick in the book to survive Shank, which is why Andy is drawn to him.
Warden Stammas: (40-50): A cruel wretched cold-hearted weasel of a man. Stammas is a coward, a bully, and a cheating hypocrite, and will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
Brooksie: (65-70): Has been incarcerated since the 1920s after murdering his wife and child in blind/drunken rage. Became a model prisoner at the Shank and oversees the library trolley.
Hadley: (40-45): The head prison guard at the Shank. Protector of Stammas. Not the sharpest knife in the box and the rumor is he can’t read or write. Loud talker and quick to cruelty.
Entwistle: (35-40): Follows in the shadow of the head guard, Hadley who treats him poorly. He does have a heart and does go easy on the cons. Tries to be a tough guy but isn’t really.
Bogs Diamond: (35-40): Bogs is a psychopath but he’s not stupid and not without charm and humor. He is feared throughout the prison. He is jealous of Andy, sees him as a challenge, and tries his best to break him.
Rooster: (30-40): Serving two life sentences. Hails from “trailer trash” in Montgomery, Al. Rooster never wants to leave the Shank where he has status he would never have on the outside. He glorifies the fact that he’s Bog’s “Sister,” slang for sexual partner.
Rico: (35-40): Originally from Portuguese stock and grew up in Detroit. Bipolar. Couldn’t hold onto a job and eventually set his house on fire burning his whole family to death. He is now a born-again Christian.
Dawkins: (35-40): A short fuse and can be prone to violence. Obsessed with gambling (which leads him to murder and the reason he’s in the Shank.) He will bet on anything but is otherwise described as an “ordinary decent criminal.”
Tommy Williams: (20-25): Tommy is the youngest con in the Shank and the best looking, which causes him problems for the “Sisters.” Married with a two-year-old baby girl. He went back on his word to his wife not to steal cars anymore and is currently serving three years. He is a good kid at heart and desperate to do better and prove he’s a good husband and father. Andy is a father figure to him and is helping him with his studies.
Pinkie: Any age. Shawshank con.
Director/Choreographer: Chase Brock
First Rehearsal: June 25, 2024
Open: July 12, 2024
Close: August 3, 2024
The Emcee (25-50): Can be male presenting/gender non-conforming. All types are welcome and encouraged to audition. Accent: German. Vocal Range: C#5-C3. Undeniable stage presence. Host of the Kit Kat Klub and physical manifestation of the spirit of Berlin. Exuberant and charismatic figure. Dark, comedic, sinister, confident, sexual - AND loveable. The thread that weaves the whole show together. The Emcee exists within our story as well as an omnipresent entity witnessing the story unfold and setting things into motion. Comfortable breaking the fourth wall and being close to the audience. Sings (in German, French, and English), move well, and be comfortable with bawdy and suggestive staging/choreography.
Sally Bowles (20-40s): Female Presenting. Accent: British. Vocal Range: C5-A3, strong belt. British cabaret singer working at the Kit Kat Klub. Comes across as quirky and flighty, in denial of the darkness and reality of her life, not bothered by things she thinks do not affect her (ex: the rise of the Nazis is simply “politics”). She is guarded and rarely lets people see the real girl within. Protects herself by presenting the character of Sally. Prone to self-sabotage. Doesn’t have the best luck in her relationships with men. Sings, and move well. Must be comfortable with moments of intimacy, and bawdy/suggestive staging and choreography.
Clifford “Cliff” Bradshaw (25-40s): Male Presenting. Accent: American. Vocal Range: E4-A2. An American novelist traveling across Europe in search of “something to write about.” Along the way, he explores the complexities of his own sexuality, politics, and artistic goals. At the beginning of the show, he is someone who lets life happen to him and grows into someone who takes control of his life. Sings well, comfortable with light dance and moments of intimacy.
Fraulein Schneider (40-70s): Female Presenting. Accent: German. Vocal Range: A flat 4-D3. A German landlady who rents rooms to Cliff and other characters in our story. She is alone and resigned to her lot in life, but secretly longs for companionship. She is very critical of certain people while turning a blind eye to others. Allows herself to fall in love with Herr Schultz only to end the engagement as the Nazi’s rise to power. Sings well, and should be comfortable with light dance, and moments of intimacy.
Herr Schultz (40s-70s): Male Presenting. Accent: German. Vocal Range: high F-low G. A Jewish fruit shop owner who falls in love with Fraulein Schneider. Sweet, lovable, and adoring; heartbreakingly naive about the political turmoil in Germany. Sings well and should be comfortable with light dance and moments of intimacy.
Fraulein Kost (20s-40s): Female Presenting. Accent: German. Vocal Range: High F-low A flat. A sex worker who lives in Fraulein Schneiders boarding house. Larger than life personality, quick-witted and sharp-tongued. Should be comfortable exhibiting a strong sexual and commanding nature. Moves well and sings in German. May double as a Kit Kat Girl.
Ernst Ludwig (40s-60s): Male Presenting. Accent: German. Vocal Range: High F-A flat. A friendly and likable German who takes English lessons from Cliff and smuggles funds to the Nazi party. Moves well and sings in German.
Director: Reggie Law
First Rehearsal: July 19, 2024
Open: August 9, 2024
Close: August 25, 2024
Bernard (20s - 40s): An American bachelor who resides in Paris in the 1960s, working as an architect. Bernard has the air of a ladies’ man who believes he has the female sex figured out. He is charming and attractive, but a seductive scoundrel. He is engaged to all three air hostesses and uses flight timetables to keep one up, one down, and one pending, ensuring the women are never in his apartment at the same time. He is proud of his deception until it starts to unravel (along with his confidence).
Robert (20s - 40s): An old friend of Bernard's who travels to Paris from Wisconsin. A shy, sweet, small-town boy, Robert initially disapproves of Bernard's situation-though he can admit it has its advantages. He admires Bernard's ability to keep things balanced. Soon, however, Robert is caught up in the game himself, trying to keep Bernard's plan intact and stop his anxiety from spinning out of control. (Extreme physical comedy.)
Berthe (age non-specific): Bernard's French housekeeper. Berthe is an obedient and meticulous maid, which makes her integral to Bernard's charade, but she isn't shy about voicing her growing dissatisfaction with Bernard's revolving-door lifestyle. Wonderfully sarcastic and blunt; also exhausted and exasperated. (French accent.)
Gloria (20s - 40s): Bernard's American fiancée with a strong appetite for love, success, and unique food. She is an air hostess for TWA. Playfully cunning, confident, strong-willed, and not afraid to speak her mind. Politically progressive in the 60s and is often offended when people do not share her opinion. (New York accent.)
Gabriella (20s - 40s): Bernard's Italian fiancée. She is an air hostess for Alitalia. Feisty and seductive, she is incredibly smart and much more independent than she initially appears. (Italian accent.)
Gretchen (20s - 40s): Bernard's German fiancée. She is an air hostess for Lufthansa. Dominating but loving, she is full of intense passion that can switch from soft and sweet to loud and destructive in a moment. She is both intimidating and extremely attractive. (German accent.)
Director: Lisa K. Bryant
First Rehearsal: August 20, 2024
Open: September 5, 2024
Close: September 22, 2024
Jesus: Tenor (A2-G5) An excellent singer. He is the leader of the twelve Apostles; exudes peace, proclaims peace, lives peace, but is otherwise a rather human “son of God.”
Judas Iscariot: Tenor (D3-D5) One of the twelve apostles of Jesus; concerned for the poor and for the consequences of Jesus' fame; ends up being a conflicted man, and a powerfully passionate character. An excellent singer.
Mary Magdalene: Alto (F3-E♭5) The female follower of Jesus who finds herself conflicted with emotions about his journey. Great strength and a good singer.
Pontius Pilate: Baritone (A2-B4) Governor of Judea who foresees the events of Jesus’ crucifixion from beginning to aftermath in a dream and finds himself being presented with that very situation. This character is one of the most conflicted in the play and must have a strong presence and a good singing voice.
Caiaphas: Bass (C2-F4) The high priest of Jerusalem who, according to Biblical accounts, sent Jesus to Pilate for his execution. Has a deep bass voice.
Annas: Tenor (G2-D5) Fellow priest at the side of Caiaphas who is persuaded by Caiaphas into seeing Jesus as a threat. A high tenor or countertenor.
King Herod: (THIS ROLE IS CAST) Baritone. The King of Galilee; Jesus is brought to him for judgment after first being taken to Pilate.
Director: Vickie Washington
First Rehearsal: September 17, 2024
Open: October 4, 2024
Close: October 13, 2024
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Thirty-nine, Nobel Peace Prize-winning civil rights movement leader; awe-inspiring, charming, and powerful with a brooding intelligence; brewing underneath is a humancarrying all the vulnerability, fear, and weariness of an unquenchable lust for life.
Camae: Black. Twenties, Lorraine Hotel maid. Charming, confident, and MLK's equal; Although deeply human and vulnerable, there is much more to her than is first revealed.
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