Maine State Music Theatre 2024 Season - NYC EPA Maine State Music Theatre | Brunswick, ME
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Thursday, February 29, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CORST
$1174 weekly minimum (Tier X)
MSMT pays $1,400 weekly for Equity Members, favored nations, not negotiable.
Equity actors for roles in Maine State Music Theatre's 2024 Season (See breakdown).
Maine State Music Theatre is committed to diversity and encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as
well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Please bring a selection in the style of the shows to sing. You are welcome and encouraged to sing from the shows. Also, please bring two copies of your headshot and resume, stapled together. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music properly marked and in the correct key.
Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
Holding room - Studio 412
Expected to attend:
Artistic Director: Curt Dale Clark
Managing Director: Stephanie Dupal Casting Director: Jamibeth Margolis
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
Callbacks: March 7, 8, and 9 (morning) of 2024
See breakdown for production specific dates.
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If hired on a resident contract, you will be in rehearsal for one show during the day and performing another show at night. If you are offered 2 or more consecutive shows you will be on a resident contract
Maine State Music Theatre does not provide cars to actors.
Maine State Music Theatre’s housing is diverse and unique per property.
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.
Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
Book: Joshua Logan, Oscar Hammerstein II
Co-Directors: Curt Dale Clark and Marc Robin
Choreographer: Marc Robin
Music Director: Sam Groisser
First Rehearsal for MSMT: 6/1/24
Opening: 6/6/24
Closing: 6/22/24
Note: This show is a co-production with Fulton Theatre Company, Lancaster, PA. We are looking to cast people available for both productions.
ENSIGN NELLIE FORBUSH: Female Identifying. Age: 25-35. A spirited, young nurse from Little Rock, Arkansas, Nellie is optimistic and tomboyish and falls in love with Emile, but she fights against her own prejudices as their relationship develops. Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano
EMILE DE BECQUE: Male identifying. Age: 40-50. A wealthy, sophisticated and older French gentleman, de Becque has built an impressive plantation on the island. He claims to have killed a man in France, forcing him to flee the country. He volunteers to serve as a spy for the American troops when Nellie calls things off between them. Vocal range: Baritone
NGANA: Age: 8-10. Female Identifying. Emile’s young French/Polynesian daughter. Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano
JEROME: Age: 10-12. Male Identifying. Emile’s young French/Polynesian son. Vocal range: Mezzo Soprano
HENRI: Male identifying. Age: 25-45. A native of the island, he works as Emile’s house butler.
BLOODY MARY: Female Identifying. Age: 35-50. A sassy Tonkinese woman who makes her living selling souvenirs to the American sailors, Bloody Mary tries desperately to find a rich husband for her daughter, Liat, who she thinks can give her a better life. Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano
LIAT: Female Identifying. Age: 18–25. Bloody Mary’s beautiful Polynesian daughter, Liat falls in love with Lt. Cable
LUTHER BILLIS: Male identifying. Age: 35-50. A loveable and crafty man who helps provide much needed comic relief for his fellow sailors, Billis has little to no respect for authority and is always scheming, but he is a good friend to Nellie. He runs a laundry enterprise with a homemade washing machine. Vocal range: Baritone
“STEWPOT” GEORGE WATTS: Male identifying. Age: 35-50. A Sailor and Luther’s cohort, Watts run the laundry machine. Vocal range: Baritone
“PROFESSOR”: Male identifying. Age: 30-40. A Sailor and Luther’s cohort. Vocal range: Baritone
LT. JOSEPH CABLE (USMC): Male identifying. Age: 25-35. A handsome and intelligent officer, Cable is newly stationed on the island. Vocal range: Tenor
CAPT. GEORGE BRACKETT (US NAVY): Male identifying. Age: 40-60. The commanding officer and highest-ranking officer on the island, Brackett is slightly self-important, but he hides a heart of gold.
CMDR. WILLIAM HARBISON (US NAVY): Male identifying. Age: 35-50. Second-in-command on the island, Harbison is officious and hotheaded. He is Brackett’s right-hand man.
RADIO OPERATOR BOB MCCAFFREY: Male identifying. Age: 25-35. A sailor, McCaffrey sends and receives messages from an undercover mission.
LT. BUZZ ADAMS: Male identifying. Age: 25-35. A pilot who flies the undercover mission. Vocal range: Baritone
ENSIGN DINAH MURPHY: Female Identifying. Age: 20-35. A nurse and Nellie’s closest friend. Vocal range: Mezzo Soprano
ENSIGN JANET MACGREGOR: Female Identifying. Age: 20-35. A Nurse. Vocal range: Mezzo Soprano
Book by Isobel Lennart
from an original story by Miss Lennart
Music by Jules Styne
Lyrics by Bob Merrill
Director/Choreographer: Kenny Ingram
Music Director: Jason Wetzel
First Rehearsal: June 8, 2024
Opening: June 27, 2024
Closing: July 13, 2024
FANNY BRICE (Female identifying, late 20s-30s, Jewish) Rises from humble beginnings to become one of Ziegfeld’s biggest stars. A stark contrast from Ziegfeld’s traditional showgirls. A tour de force role. A great singer with strong comedic timing.
NICK ARNSTEIN (Male identifying, mid to late 30s) A handsome and charming gambler who is Fanny’s one great love. Strong baritone.
MRS. BRICE (Female identifying, 50s+, Jewish) Tough Brooklyn mother with a dry sense of humor. Loves her daughter deeply. Character singing voice.
EDDIE RYAN (Male identifying, 20s-30s) Fanny’s closest friend. Good comic timing. A true triple threat. An incredible tap dancer.
MRS. STRAKOSH (Female identifying, 50s+) Mrs. Brice’s poker buddy. Funny. Has a nice singing voice.
MRS. MEEKER (Female identifying, 50s+) Mrs. Brice’s poker buddy. Funny. A Soprano.
ZIEGFELD (Male identifying, 50s+) One of the great Broadway producers. Elegant, imposing and firm. Non singing role.
TOM KEENEY (Male identifying, 40s+, Irish) A very Irish, working-class Vaudeville producer. Good comic timing. Some singing required.
EMMA/MRS. NADLER (Female identifying, late 20s-30s, Jewish) EMMA is Fanny’s maid and confidant. MRS. NADLER is a woman from one of the neighborhood gangs from Henry Street. This track will cover the role of FANNY BRICE (Female, mid 20s-30s, Jewish) Rises from humble beginnings to become one of Ziegfeld’s biggest stars. A tour de force role. A great singer. Strong comedic timing.
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Book by David Ives and Paul Blake
Director/Choreographer: Marc Robin
Music Director: Ray Fellman
First Rehearsal: June 29, 2024
Opening: July 18, 2024
Closing: August 3, 2024
BOB WALLACE - Male identifying, late 20s to mid 30s, a superb singer with a crooning style who moves well.
PHIL DAVIS - Male identifying, late 20s to mid 30s, strong jazz and tap-dancing needed - a song-and dance comic performer.
BETTY HAYNES - Female identifying, mid to late 20s, a female singer of quiet beauty and charm who must move well.
JUDY HAYNES - Female identifying, early 20s, strong jazz and tap-dancing needed - a major song and-dance performer.
GENERAL HENRY WAVERLY - Male identifying, late 50s to mid 60s, with the exception of one line, a non-singing role.
MARTHA WATSON - Female identifying, late 40s to mid 60s, a winning, appealing character comedienne.
SUSAN WAVERLY - Female identifying, 9 years old, she has an excellent belt voice and is able to move well.
Book by Douglas McGrath
Music by Arrangement with Sony Music Publishing
Director/Choreographer: Parker Esse
Music Director: Ben McNaboe
First Rehearsal: July 20, 2024
Opening: August 8, 2024
Closing: August 24, 2024
Carole King: An aspiring singer/songwriter. A unique, appealing, funny and vulnerable girl from a Jewish family in Brooklyn. Talented, good natured, unassuming and often the peace maker in difficult situations. A reluctant star with no pretense and a passion for music. Gender: Female Identifying, Age: 18 to 30, Vocal range top: Eb5, Vocal range bottom: Eb3
Gerry Goffin: Carole’s boyfriend, songwriting partner and eventual husband. Innately sympathetic, wounded and tortured. An ambitious artist always striving for more. Gender: Male Identifying, Age: 18 to 30, Vocal range top: A4, Vocal range bottom: D3
Barry Mann: A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Cynthia. He is good natured, appealing & neurotic. Ambitious, but likeable. Gender: Male Identifying, Age: 18 to 30, Vocal range top: A4, Vocal range bottom: C3
Cynthia Weil: A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Barry. Carole’s best friend. She is sophisticated, smart & chic with a quick wit. Although self-confident and sarcastic, she is also extremely likeable. Gender: Female Identifying, Age: 18 to 30, Vocal range top: E5, Vocal range bottom: G3
Don Kirschner: An influential music publisher and producer. He is a fast talking, energetic force of nature. Powerful, direct & sometimes intimidating, but he has a real affinity for his writers and artists. A hit maker. Gender: Male Identifying, Age: 40 to 60, Vocal range top: C#4, Vocal range bottom: A2
Genie Klein: Carole’s Jewish mother. Once an aspiring playwright, she has been broken down by life & her husband’s infidelity. Protective of Carole and unforgiving of her husband’s mistakes. Gender: Female Identifying. Age: 40 to 50
Neil Sedaka: A singer-songwriter, Gender: Male Identifying, Vocal range top: G#4, Vocal range bottom: A#3
Nick: A musician. Gender: Male Identifying
Janelle Woods: Black, A singer. Gender: Female Identifying, Vocal range top: D5, Vocal range bottom: G#3
Marilyn Wald: A singer, Gender: Female Identifying, Vocal range top: C5, Vocal range bottom: G3 Lou Adler: A record producer and music executive. Gender: Male Identifying
Bobby Vee: A singer, Gender: Male Identifying, Vocal range top: C4, Vocal range bottom: C3
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