LYSISTRATA JONES **Updated** Equity Principal Audition - Broadway Theatre TBA Auditions

LYSISTRATA JONES – Equity Principal Auditions

Broadway/Production Contract Currently $1,653/week minimum.

Producers: Paula Herold & Alan Wasser

Score: Lewis Flinn

Book: Douglas Carter Beane

Dir/Choreo: Dan Knechtges

Mus Dir: Brad Simmons

GM: Alan Wasser Associates/Aaron Lustbader

Casting Dir: Cindy Tolan

Casting Assoc: Adam Caldwell

Basketball training: 9/12/11. 1st (non-basketball) reh: 9/19. 1st preview: 10/15. Opens 11/10.

Equity Principal Auditions:

Friday, July 22, 2011 Pearl Studios NYC “519”

10 AM - 6 PM 519 Eighth Avenue, 12th Floor

Lunch from 1 - 2. New York City

and

Monday, July 25, 2011 Pearl Studios NYC “500”

10 AM - 6 PM 500 Eighth Avenue, 12th Floor

Lunch from 1 - 2. New York City

Please prepare a brief song that shows off range; note the style of music apropos to specific roles/positions. Bring sheet music in the correct key; accompanist is provided, but may not transpose.

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

Re-sets the Greek classic “Lysistrata” (about women who go on a sex strike) in an American college gym, where the cheerleaders teach the basketball team their real power to “Just say no”! Raucous twist on the student body that turns tunics to gym shorts, a vanquished army into the varsity squad, and the Greek chorus into co-eds.

Seeking (see “Notes from Equity” below):

Understudy for Lysistrata and Mhyrinne:

AVAILABLE POSITION. One actress (any ethnicity) understudies both of these female roles (see descriptions below). Understudy must be a great singer/actor and solid dancer with great comedic timing. Vocal style: contemporary pop / R&B voice with a thrilling high belt. Cheerleading skills a plus.

Understudy for Robin, Lampito and Cleonice:

AVAILABLE POSITION. One actress (any ethnicity) understudies all three of these female roles (see descriptions below). Understudy must be a good singer/actor and excellent dancer with great comedic timing. Vocal style: contemporary pop. Cheerleading skills a plus.

Understudy for Michelangelo (“Mick”), Cinesius and Stratyllis (“Tyllis”):

AVAILABLE POSITION. One actor (any ethnicity) understudies all three of these male roles (see descriptions below). Understudy must be an excellent singer/actor and solid dancer with great comedic timing. Vocal style: soaring contemporary pop / R & B voice. Must be comfortable playing basketball.

Understudy for ‘Xander, ‘Uardo and Harold.

AVAILABLE POSITION. One actor (any ethnicity) understudies all three of these male roles (see descriptions below). Understudy must be a good singer/actor and incredible dancer with great comedic timing. Vocal style: contemporary pop. Must be comfortable playing basketball.

Understudy for Heterai:

AVAILABLE POSITION. Woman, any ethnicity. See Heterai’s description below.

Notes from Equity (updated 7/21/11, 5:10 PM):

• LYSISTRATA JONES was produced in spring 2011 on the Transition Contract. All onstage roles in the Broadway production have been offered, but not all have been accepted; those that have not been accepted are considered available. The casting-status of these offered roles may change before the EPA; check notice again for updates.
• The offstage understudy positions listed above have been added for Broadway; they did not exist in the Transition Contract production, and have not been offered yet. All are available.

Robin Smythe:

OFFER OUT; ROLE STILL AVAILABLE; CHECK NOTICE AGAIN FOR CASTING-STATUS UPDATE. Woman, early 20s. Intellectual college student. Works in the library. A bookworm and poet, her favorite choice of expression is spoken-word/slam poetry. Quick-witted and dry sense of humor. Must be a great singer/actor and excellent dancer with great comedic timing. Vocal style: contemporary pop. Cheerleading skills a plus.

Cleonice Sanchez:

OFFER OUT; ROLE STILL AVAILABLE; CHECK NOTICE AGAIN FOR CASTING-STATUS UPDATE. Latina, early 20s. Wise, fiery college cheerleader. Should be able to speak Spanish. Must be a good singer/actor and excellent dancer with great comedic timing. Vocal style: contemporary pop. Cheerleading skills a plus.

Michelangelo “Mick” Jackson:

OFFER OUT; ROLE STILL AVAILABLE; CHECK NOTICE AGAIN FOR CASTING-STATUS UPDATE. Man, early 20s. Lysistrata’s boyfriend, and the star captain of the college basketball team. Natural charismatic leader and alpha male. An inquisitive mind may be lurking underneath the jock persona. Must be an excellent singer/actor and solid dancer with great comedic timing. Vocal style: soaring contemporary pop / R & B voice. Must be comfortable playing basketball.

‘Xander Ray:

OFFER OUT; ROLE STILL AVAILABLE; CHECK NOTICE AGAIN FOR CASTING-STATUS UPDATE. Man, 20s. Outcast college student, obsessed with progressive causes. Deeply passionate about politics and standing up for change. Falls hard for Lysistrata; dances a duet with her. Must be an excellent singer/actor and incredible dancer with great comedic timing. Vocal style: contemporary pop. Must be comfortable playing basketball.

Heterai:

OFFER OUT; ROLE STILL AVAILABLE; CHECK NOTICE AGAIN FOR CASTING-STATUS UPDATE. Woman, late 20s – early 50s, any ethnicity. Our only adult, she is the wise narrator for the show and dons several personas, starting in ancient Grecian attire as a storyteller. Also, Madame of a brothel at the Eros Motor Lodge. A large presence and personality who can command our attention. Must have great comedic chops and a great big voice. Vocal style: contemporary pop.

Lysistrata Jones:

Update, posted 7/21/11 at 5:10 PM: Role previously listed as available is now CAST. Caucasian woman, early 20s, College cheerleading captain. She’s hot, and she knows it. A stereotypical blonde, she’s the charismatic leader of the cheerleaders. Deep thoughts haven’t occurred to her until now. Must be a great singer/actor and solid dancer with great comedic timing. Vocal style: contemporary pop / R&B voice with a thrilling high belt. Cheerleading skills a plus.

Mhyrinne Moore / “Tiffany”:

Update, posted 7/21/11 at 5:10 PM: Role previously listed as available is now CAST. African American woman, early 20s. College cheerleader who would easily fit in with the girls of “The Hills”. Poses as “Tiffany”, a “gangsta” hooker, to get her boyfriend back. Must be a great singer/actor and solid dancer with great comedic timing. Vocal style: contemporary pop / R&B voice with a thrilling high belt. Cheerleading skills a plus.

Lampito Kanagawa:

Update, posted 7/21/11 at 5:10 PM: Role previously listed as available is now CAST. Asian woman, early 20s, Asian. Harajuku interpretation of a college cheerleader. Passionate, but sometimes dimwitted. A follower, but not without her own backbone. Must be a good singer/actor and excellent dancer with great comedic timing. Vocal style: contemporary pop. Cheerleading skills a plus.

Cinesius:

Update, posted 7/21/11 at 5:10 PM: Role previously listed as available is now CAST. Caucasian or Asian man, early 20s. College basketball player. Suburban kid who dresses (and tries to act) like a “gangsta rapper”. Doesn’t typically think before he speaks, which gets him in trouble with his girlfriend Mhyrinne. Must be an excellent singer/actor and solid dancer with great comedic timing. Vocal style: great contemporary pop / R & B voice. Must be comfortable playing basketball.

Stratyllis “Tyllis” Carter:

Update, posted 7/21/11 at 5:10 PM: Role previously listed as available is now CAST. African American man, early 20s. Argyle-wearing, preppy, self-proclaimed “buppie” (black yuppie) of the college basketball team. Must be an excellent singer/actor and solid dancer with great comedic timing. Vocal style: contemporary pop / R & B voice. Must be comfortable playing basketball.

‘Uardo Cortez:

Update, posted 7/21/11 at 5:10 PM: Role previously listed as available is now CAST. Latino, early 20s. College basketball player. Should be able to speak Spanish. Must be a good singer/actor and incredible dancer with great comedic timing. Break dancer preferred. Vocal style: contemporary pop. Must be comfortable playing basketball.

Harold Lacedaemonian:

Update, posted 7/21/11 at 5:10 PM: Role previously listed as available is now CAST. Man, early 20s, any ethnicity. Acrobatics and physical tricks preferred. Must be a good singer/actor and incredible dancer with great comedic timing. Vocal style: contemporary pop. Must be comfortable playing basketball.