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Call Type
Equity Principal
Date of Audition
3/12/2012
Location
Stage 773 (formerly Theater Building Chicago)
1225 W. Belmont
Chicago, IL 60657
Time(s)
Monday, March 12th
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Appointments
will be taken by the Equity office beginning Tuesday, March 6th at 9:30 AM. Call 312-641-0406 9:30 AM-12:30 PM and 3:00-4:30 PM only.
> EPA Rules are in effect.
> A monitor will be provided.
Personnel
Artistic Director Michael Weber will attend with casting authority.
Other Dates
Show #1: September 1-October 14
Show #2: November 17-December 30
Show #3: February 9-March 24
Show #4: April 20-June 2
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Contract
CAT
Tier 1; Actor min. $218.75/wk
Seeking
Male and Female Actors who sing and move well and Actor/Singer/Dancers. Also particularly seeking musical actors who can play a variety of musical instruments. Especially seeking performers of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds.
Breakdown
See below.
Preparation
Prepare 32 bars each of 2 songs from 1940s-80s Broadway canon. Also interested in music in jazz and/or blues tradition. No pop or rock, please. You will be asked for 1 of the 2 songs; but have 2nd ready. Accompanist provided. Please bring music in your key AND your full book. Bring headshot/resume.
Other
Show titles will be announced March 5th.
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
Breakdown
A CLASS ACT
A Musical About Musicals
Chicago Premiere/Best Musical Tony Award nominee
Music and Lyrics by Edward Kleban
Book by Linda Kline and Lonny Price
Direction and Choreography by Tammy Mader
Music Direction by Beckie Menzie
Looking to cast an ensemble of eight who will play:
Ed – Edward Kleban, lyricist and composer
Sophie – Ed's oldest friend and first love, an oncologist
Lehman Engel – head of the songwriting workshop
Michael Bennett – director/ choreographer of A Chorus Line
Marvin Hamlisch – composer of A Chorus Line
Lucy – Ed's last significant other, member of the BMI Workshop
Felicia – Ed's boss at Columbia Records, member of the BMI Workshop
Bobby – Ed's best friend, member of the BMI Workshop
Charlie – a friend from the workshop, member of the BMI Workshop
Mona – one of Ed's many love affairs, member of the BMI Workshop
THE GIFTS OF THE MAGI
O. Henry’s American Christmas Carol
Chicago Premiere
Music by Randy Courts
Lyrics by Mark St. Germain and Randy Courts
Direction by Nick Bowling
Music Direction by Elizabeth Doran
Della and Jim – a young married couple trying to navigate the personal challenges of being penniless during the holidays
Soapy Smith – A charming and philosophical bum
Willy Porter - a most likable guide to old New York and the spirit of O. Henry himself
The City “Him” and The City “Her” – the complete metropolis of New York circa 1905
LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL
A Musical Biography of a Legend
By Lanie Robertson
Direction by Porchlight Artistic Associate Rob Lindley
Billie Holiday - American jazz singer and songwriter who brought a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing with a vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.
Jimmy Powers - accompanies Billie on the piano throughout the show. Must play very well.
PAL JOEY
The Beguiling Broadway Classic
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Book by John O'Hara
Direction by Porchlight Artistic Director Michael Weber
Music Direction by Porchlight Artistic Associate Doug Peck
Choreography by Porchlight Artistic Associate Brenda Didier
Joey Evans - A small-time womanizing MC and dancer/singer who has dreams of opening his own nightclub.
Vera Simpson - A whip smart, bored rich socialite.
Linda English - A naive stenographer.
Gladys Bumps - A ballsy chorus girl who has it in for Joey
Ludlow Lowell - A crooked"artists representative"
Also a variety of colorful and crooked denizens of the world of showbiz and gangland on Chicago’s south side in the late 1930’s
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