MACK AND MABEL - LA EPA Producing Org TBD | ,
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Saturday, December 2, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (P)
BREAK: 1:30PM - 2:30PM
SPT
$631 weekly minimum (SPT 7)
Equity actors for roles in MACK AND MABEL (see breakdown).
Please prepare a brief cut of a Golden-Age Broadway Song (in the style of Jerry Herman). Please bring headshot and resume, stapled together.
Madilyn Clark Studios
10852 Burbank Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91601-2508
Holding room: Madilyn Clark Studio Lobby
Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman
Book by Michael Stewart
Revised book by Francine Pascal.
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Scott Thompson and Fred Barton Producing Artistic Directors
Scott Thompson (Director/Choreographer) Fred Barton (Musical Director, Conductor)
First Rehearsal: Feb 6th
Opening Night : Feb 16th
Closing Night: Feb 18th
OTHER
This is a BENEFIT launch for THE ALL ROADS THEATRE COMPANY, Los Angeles’s brand new Equity Theatre Company.
Website: allroadstheatreco.org
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.
MACK & MABEL
MACK - (45-60) CAST. Gruff real life silent film director. Cantankerous, great sense of humor. Madly in love with Mabel Normand. Baritone to F#.
MABEL - (22-32) CAST. Charismatic, beautiful and funny real life silent film star. A range equal to Broad physical comedy and devastating tragedy. Belt/mix to E flat.
LOTTIE (40-60) CAST. Expert comedienne, brilliant Tap Dancer, with a motherly sympathetic side. Huge Broadway Belt to C.
FRANK WYMAN: (24-34) Ambitious young screenwriter. Starts off as a bit of a puppy dog but gains maturity and confidence over the almost 20-year span of the play. Madly in love with Mabel. Historically, he becomes legendary film director/writer, Frank Capra. High energy. (Bari-tenor - sings to a G)
WILLIAM DESMOND TAYLOR: (35-50) Extremely handsome, movie star and director of the silent era. Oily and calculating, but not a cliché. His murder remains one of Hollywood’s most famous unsolved crimes. Moves very well. NOTE: Singing a plus but not necessary.
KLEIMAN: (40-65) Tough but comedic Studio Executive. Strong Character Man. Razor Sharp Comedy Timing and Invention. (Baritone - sings to an F sharp)
FOX: (40-65) High-strung, comically nervous Studio Executive. Highly comedic - a genius physical comic. (Baritone - Sings to an F sharp)
ROSCOE “FATTY” ARBUCKLE:(30-45) Hilarious, brilliant, plus-sized. A rubber faced, adept physical comedian, pratfalls and a certain comic fearlessness. (Tenor - sings to A)
WATCHMAN: (45-65) Longtime night watchman for the Keystone Studios. Gentle and kind, beloved by all. Keeps a special watchful eye on Mabel Normand. (Bari-tenor - sings to a G)
ELLA: (24-34) Cantankerous, tough lady, whose piano-playing sets the mood on the set of Mack Sennett’s silent pictures. Eventually graduates to head the Music Department of a major Hollywood studio. Piano skills optional. (Alto- belts to B flat)
PHYLLIS FOSTER: (20-30) Hollywood starlet, sometimes-girlfriend of William Desmond Taylor. Dances and moves very well. NOTE: Will potentially understudy the role of Mabel.
ENSEMBLE: VARIOUS ASSISTANT DIRECTORS, GRIPS, WARDROBE WOMEN, SCRIPTS GIRLS, WAITERS, PARTY GUESTS, KEYSTONE COPS and BATHING BEAUTIES who fill out the SINGING AND DANCING ENSEMBLE.
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