SURFLIGHT THEATRE 2012 SEASON **Role Added** Equity Principal Auditions - Surflight Theatre Auditions

Surflight Theatre 2012 – Equity Principal Auditions

Beach Haven NJ LOA (approval/salary level pending; 2011 weekly minimum: $370).

Exec Prod: Tim Laczynski

Artistic Dir: Roy Miller

Casting: Cindi Rush Casting

Equity Principal Auditions:

Monday, March 12, 2012 Pearl Studios NYC “519”

9:30 AM – 5:30 PM 519 Eighth Avenue, 12th Floor

Lunch from 1 – 2. New York City

and

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Pearl Studios NYC “500”

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM 500 Eighth Avenue, 4th Floor

Lunch from 1 – 2. New York City

Please prepare EITHER a brief song in the style of one of the shows OR a contemporary, comic monologue (2 minutes or less) OR 16 bars and a 1-minute monologue. If singing, bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided, but may not transpose.

Please bring a photo and resume, stapled back-to-back.

All dates are in 2012. Producers are seeking a resident company for the entire season, with some actors jobbed in on a per show basis. Note: All roles are open ethnicity. All musical directors are TBD.

ALL I ASK OF YOU, A Tribute to Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber Dir: Vincent Marini. 1st reh: 5/14. Runs 5/26-6/16.

Seeking strong singers who move well:

Two Women (one belter, one soprano).

Two Men (one tenor, one baritone).

ANNIE by Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin. Dir: Charles Abbott. Choreo: Mary Jane Houdina. Mus Dir TBD. 1st reh: 5/29. Runs 6/19-7/21.

Annie:

11 years old. Spunky, tough, honest. Performer must have star quality. Belt: low A to high F. Must be a strong mover, must tap.

Miss Hannigan:

Mid 40s–50s. Cantankerous comic role. Belt to A or Ab.

Grace Farrell:

Late 20s – early 40s. Warbucks’s secretary. Sweet, pretty. Soprano to A or high G.

Lily St. Regis:

Rooster’s floozy girlfriend. Sexpot. Funny. Soprano to high G. Must move well.

Oliver Warbucks:

Late 30s - early 50s. Stiff-collared but warm-hearted. Baritone to F.

Rooster:

Miss Hannigan’s no-good brother. Role for a versatile actor. Must move very well. Baritenor to high G.

Franklin D. Roosevelt:

Mid 40s – early 60s. Actor must resemble the president. Baritone to E#.

Orphans:

Duffy: 13. The biggest.

July: 13. The quietest.

Kate: 7. Next-to-littlest.

Molly: 6. Littlest orphan. Solo singing.

Pepper: 12. Toughest.

Tessie: 10. Crybaby. Solo singing.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse. Dir: Charles Abbott. 1st reh: 6/20. Runs 7/24-8/25.

Maria:

Mid 20s – mid 30s. Soprano. Excellent singer/actress. Plays basic guitar.

Mother Abbess:

Late 40s – late 60s. Maria’s mentor. Strong soprano up to A.

Baroness Elsa Schraeder:

Early 30s – mid 40s. Beautiful, sophisticated. Mezzo to F.

Liesl:

16. Oldest daughter. In love. Conflicted teen with maternal edge. Mezzo to D. Must move very well.

Capt. von Trapp:

30s - late 40s. Leading man-type. Authoritative and repressed. Baritone.

Max Detweiller:

Late 30s. Charming, vital and funny. Good friend to the family. Baritone.

Rolf Gruber:

17. Baritenor. Charming and sweet. Becomes a Nazi. Liesl’s suitor.

Frau Schmidt:

30s. Von Trapp’s housekeeper. Domineering. Character singer.

Franz:

German, 30s. Von Trapp’s butler. Fascist. Character singer.

Herr Zeller:

40s. Nazi official. Stern and scary. Character singer.

Von Trapp Children:

Friedrich: 14. Tries to be the man of the house.

Louisa: 13. Rebellious.

Kurt: 10. Gentle. Sings in falsetto.

Brigitta: 9. Very smart.

Marta: 7. Very sweet.

Gretl: 6. Cute and precocious.

ONCE UPON A TIME IN NEW JERSEY by Susan Dilallo/Steve Weiner. Dir: Cara Reichel. Choreo: Christine O’Grady. 1st reh: 7/25. Runs 8/28-9/16.

Angie Moscato:

20s. Sweet neighborhood girl. Soprano/high belt mix up to Db.

Millie LoBianco:

50s. Owner of the deli. Overbearing mother. Mezzo to high G.

Celeste:

Mid 30s. “Hot number”. Local ballroom instructor. Mezzo belter.

Vinnie LoBianco:

Mid 20s. Sweet, nice guy. Baritenor to high G with falsetto to C#.

Rocco Fabrizio:

Mid 20s. Handsome, charming, conniving town stud. Baritenor to high G#.

Billy Castigliano:

Mid 30s. Celeste’s husband. Physically bigger than the others. Baritone.

Buddy:

20s. Tenor to F. Rocco’s best friend and second-in-command.

Ed Vendetta:

30s-40s. Hit man. Walking pit bull. Can be very short or very tall. Lyric baritone.

Loretta, Concetta and Etta:

30s. Rocco’s women, various body types/personalities. Function as the “Greek chorus”. Mezzo belters.

Tony:
Mid 20s. Rocco’s other best friend. Dumb as dirt. Actor doubles as Barber. Tenor (low F# to high F).

STEEL MAGNOLIAS by Robert Harling. Dir TBD. 1st reh: 9/5. Runs 9/19-10/7.

Truvy Jones: 40ish. Beauty shop owner.

Annelle Dupuy-Desoto: 19ish. Assistant.

Clairee: Mid 60s. Grande dame.

Shelby Eatenton: 25ish. Prettiest girl in town.

M’lynn Eatenton: 50ish. Prominent career woman. Shelby’s mother.

Ouiser Boudreaux: Mid 60s. Lovable curmudgeon.

I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE by Joe DiPietro/Jimmy Roberts. Dir and Mus Dir TBA. 1st reh: 9/26. Runs 10/10-21.

Two Men and Two Women:

Play multiple characters (mid 30s – 40s). Roles require strong singers and versatile actors.

BAREFOOT IN THE PARK by Neil Simon. Dir TBD. 1st reh: 10/10. Runs 10/24-11/4.

Corie: Mid 20s. Pretty. Role for a strong actress/comedienne.

Paul: 26. Newly married to Corie. Strong actor needed.

Mrs. Banks: Late 40s. Corie’s mother. Pretty but messy.

Victor Velasco: Late 50s. Dashing and eccentric, full of life.

Telephone Repairman: Mid 30s. Tall and slightly overweight.

Delivery Man: 60s. Non-speaking.

WHITE CHRISTMAS Score: Irving Berlin. Book: David Ives/Paul Blake. Dir, Mus Dir and Choreo TBD. 1st reh: 10/30. Runs 11/23-12/21.

Betty Haynes:

Mid 20s- mid 30s. Beautiful, smart leading lady-type. Mezzo. Must move very well.

Judy Haynes:

Early – mid 20s. Petty. Bubbly. Mezzo. Excellent tap/jazz. Triple threat.

Martha Watson:

Late 40s - mid 60s. Big personality. Role for a comedienne. Alto/belter.

Susan Waverly:

Age 9. Precocious and sweet. Little star. Alto belt. Must move very well.

Bob Wallace:

Late 20s - early 30s. Leading man-type. Charming, funny. Baritone. Moves very well. Carries the show.

Phil Davis:

Late 20s - late 30s. Bob’s sidekick. Charming, funny. Baritone. Song-and-dance man; must be an excellent tap/jazz dancer.

Gen. Henry Waverly:

Mid 50s – mid 60s. Very military and proud. Character singer.

Ralph Sheldrake:

Mid – late 30s. Bob and Phil’s army buddy turned NY exec. Baritone.

Mike Nulty:

Mid 20s - late 30s. Bob and Phil’s stage manager. Hysterical and overdramatic. Character singer.

Ezekiel Foster:

Mid 40s - late 50s. Typical taciturn New Englander. Character singer.