RAGTIME Submission - Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities Auditions

LORT

RAGTIME – Photo / Resume Request

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities (Denver, CO) LORT B; $765/week minimum

Artistic Producer: Rod A Lansberry

Resident Musical Director: David Nehls

Resident Choreographer: Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck

Casting: Wojcik/ Seay Casting

Director: Rod A Lansberry

1^st rehearsals: 8/23/11. Runs: 9/13/11 - 10/2/11 at the Arvada.

Production then moves to Lone Tree arts Center 30 min south of Denver 10/7/11 - 10/16/11

NYC auditions by APPOINTMENT ONLY will be held on an upcoming date TBD in the end of June.

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

For consideration, mail cover letter, picture and resume to:

Wojcik/Seay Casting

247 West 38^th Street, 10^th Floor

New York, NY 10018

Attn: Ragtime LORT / AEA self submission

Note: You MUST clearly mark the role you are interested in on your cover letter.

Deadline for submissions: June 22, 2011

Seeking:

PRINCIPALS

Coalhouse Walker Jr.:

(Baritone) – Male, late 20s-30s, African American. Star pianist and the father of Sarah’s child: proud, confident, stubborn; becomes militant and violent for his cause.

Mother:

(Alto) – Female, 30s, Caucasian. Upper middle-class New Rochelle housewife; gentle, compassionate, optimistic. Struggles with the changes of society.

Father:

(Baritone) – Male, Late 30-40s, Caucasian. Upper middle-class business man. He is traditional in the male role of the period, cautious and resistant to change.

Grandfather:

(Baritone) – Male, Late 50-60s, Caucasian. Little Boy’s grandfather. Very outspoken

Sarah:

(Soprano/Alto) – Female, 20s –Early 30s, African American. The mother of Coalhouse’s child; despondent, discouraged, sensitive, vulnerable, but ultimately incredibly strong.

Tateh:

(Tenor) – Male, Late 30-40s, Caucasian/Eastern European/Jewish immigrant in search of the American Dream; intelligent, compassionate, creative.

CHORUS PARTS

Booker T. Washington:

(Baritone) – Male, Mid 40s, African American. Civil Rights pioneer.

Emma Goldman:

(Alto) – Female, early 30s to 40s, Eastern European/Jewish. Feminist anarchist. Strong willed and intense.

Evelyn Nesbit:

(Soprano, intense dance) – Female, Early 20s, Caucasian. Sexy starlet love by all men, but smart enough to use it.

Harry Houdini:

(Tenor) – Male, mid 20s-30s. Hungarian Immigrant. World famous magician.

Sarah’s Friend:

Female Early 20s-30s, African American, Gospel Soprano