Penn State Centre Stage 2011-2012 Season Equity Principal Audition - Penn State Centre Stage Auditions

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Penn State Centre Stage 2011-2012 Season

– Equity Principal Auditions

(formerly Pennsylvania Centre Stage) University Park, PA URTA - Tier II; $538/week minimum

Equity Principal Auditions:

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at Shetler Studios - Theatre 54

10 AM – 6 PM 244 West 54th Street

Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30. Auditioning in Theatre 54; Holding Room is Penthouse 5

New York, NY

Prepare either:

1) A brief monologue (no longer than 2 minutes); or 2) a brief song from the season; or 3) a one minute monologue and 16 bars of a song from one of the shows in the season. If singing, bring sheet music; accompanist provided.

Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

2011-12 Season includes:

FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE

Book by Clarke Peters, Lyrics & Music by Louis Jordan and others

Directed by Amy Corcoran.

1^st rehearsal: 5/16/11. Runs thru: 6/25/11

Seeking:

Normax:

The young man who the Moes come to “save”. He has lots of growing up to do during their visit. Crooner.

Big Moe:

Tall, authoritative, but with a gleam in his eye. Could also be on heavier side.

Eat Moe:

Always extremely focused on food, excellent with ballads. Could be either very thin or overweight.

Four-eyed Moe:

The leader: magnetic and pragmatic.

Little Moe:

High tenor and high energy (acrobatics welcome)

No Moe:

The no-nonsense Moe, but his earnestness is funny.

Note: all Moes need to be collaborative, inventive, excellent with audience participation, strong singers and dancers (including tap), and good at improv. All ethnicities encouraged. All actors guys need to be able to capture the essence of the 1930's sensibilities.

THE GOOD DOCTOR

by Neil Simon.

Directed by Rob Schneider

1^st rehearsal: 6/11/11. Runs thru: 7/6/11

Seeking: Funny character actors and actresses needed.

RADIO GOLF

by August Wilson

Directed by Jade King Carroll.

1^st rehearsal: 8/8/11. Runs thru: 9/3/11

Seeking:

Elder Joseph Barlow (Old Joe):

70-80.

ALL MY SONS

by Arthur Miller

Directed by Rob Schneider

1^st rehearsal: 9/5/11. Runs thru: 10/23/11

Seeking:

Joe Keller:

Age 60, was exonerated after being charged with shipping damaged airplane cylinder heads out of his factory during WWII, inadvertently causing the deaths of 21 pilots. For three and a half years he has placed the blame on his partner and former neighbor, Steve Deever.

Kate Keller:

50s. Kate knows that Joe is guilty but lives in denial while mourning for her elder son Larry, who has been MIA for three years.

KISS ME KATE

Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter; Book by Samuel & Bella Spewack

Directed by Stephen Brotebeck

1^st rehearsal: 9/26/11. Runs thru: 11/12/11

Seeking:

Fred Graham:

leading man

Lilli Vanessi:

leading lady