OKLAHOMA Submission - Portland Center Stage Auditions

LORT

OKLAHOMA – Photo / Resume Request

Portland Center Stage (Portland, OR) LORT B; $765/week minimum

Artistic Director: Chris Coleman

Director: Chris Coleman

Writer: Rogers and Hammerstein

Casting: Harriet Bass

1^st rehearsal: 8/23/11. Runs: 9/20/11 - 10/30/11 (with possible extension to 11/6/11)

NYC auditions will be held June 27, 2011, by appointment only.

Seeking submissions from Actors' Equity Members only for these particular auditions.

For consideration, mail picture and resume to:

Harriet Bass Casting

648 Broadway #912

New York, NY 10012

Indicate on the envelope: “OKLAHOMA NYC APPTS. / AEA Self Submission” and include the role(s) you are submitting for.

Curly:

Male, African American, early 30s-40. He is a champion bronco buster: virile, sexy, cocky – a natural athlete. He also has a baritone voice that will melt butter. A good guy with an inborn sense of justice. Great sense of humor. Should move well.

Laurey:

Female, African American, 25 ish. A beautiful farm girl with aspirations of living a more refined, glamorous life. She is the prettiest girl in several counties, but also someone who knows her way around a barn. Strong spirit, argumentative, but with a natural vulnerability. Superb, bell-like soprano. Should move well

Aunt Eller:

Female, African American, 50ish. A strong, energetic, resourceful business woman. Aunt Eller has built one of the most prosperous and popular farms in the area, and she has the cajones to prove it. Extremely down to earth, trustworthy, wily. Strong alto, belt. Should move well.

Jud:

30-40ish. Male, African American, Aunt Eller’s farmhand. A thick, dark, brooding man. Extremely introverted, with an unsettling air of hostility. He is romantically obsessed with Laurey. Powerful bass voice. Should move well

Will Parker:

Male, African American, 30ish. Earthy, cocky, and not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Should be attractive in some sense, but there is a slight goofiness about him (though don’t go all out for goofy). Good bari-tenor voice; excellent dancer.

Ado Annie:

Female, African American, 30ish. Earthy, funny, sensual – and a bit daffy. Strong alto belt. Decent dancer.

Ali Hakim:

Male, Middle Eastern or can convincingly play Middle Eastern, late 40s, early 50s . He says he’s from Persia and probably has a slight middle eastern accent. A smooth talking, slick, wily peddler. Baritone voice. Decent mover.

Carnes:

Male, African American, 50s. Ado Annie’s father. A tough, stingy, suspicious bastard. Strong singer. Decent mover.

The Ensemble Guys:

Cord Elam:

African American, late 30s, or 40s. U.S. Marshall, earthy, tough. (but would be great if he could also be part of the men’s ensemble, so needs to be a dancer as well).

All the rest of the guys are African American, rough around the edges, look like they have worked outdoors, in their 20s and 30s, dancer/singer: Ike, Slim, Fred, Guy

The Emsemble Girls:

Gertie: African American, 20s, pretty in an over the top way; rival for Curly’s affections, dancer/singer.

All the rest of the girls are African American, should be attractive, look like they’ve milked a cow or two, in their 20s, dancer/singer: Vivian, Kate, Virginia, Ellen