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Call Type
Non-Required Principal
Time(s)
OPEN Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
12 PM to 8:30 PM
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Contract
Showcase-NY
Basic Showcase Code; $300 total project stipend
Location
Good Shepherd United Methodist Church
30-44 Crescent Street
Astoria (Queens), NY 11102
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Seeking
AEA and non-AEA actor/singers.
Full instructions are found at http://michaelcassara.net/casting/apac-spelling-bee and include online sign-up procedures.
Preparation
Please prepare about 16 bars (30-45 seconds) of a song. You must bring sheet music. Please prepare a fun musical theatre song in the style of the show. You may sing from the show, if you’d like.
Bring picture and resume.
Other Dates
Rehearses: 3/31 - 5/4
Performs: 5/5 - 5/28
(see breakdown for more schedule info)
Jessica Bathurst, Executive Director
Dev Bondarin, Artistic Director
Casting: Michael Cassara Casting / Jamie Anderson
Other
If unable to attend, please submit picture/resume to: submissions@michaelcassara.net
Deadline: 3/2
Personnel
Music/Lyrics: William Finn
Book: Rachel Sheinkin
Conceived by: Rebecca Feldman
Additional material by: Jay Reiss
Dir: Dev Bondarin
Musical Dir: Michael Ferrara
Choreographer: Misha Shields
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
Full instructions are found at http://michaelcassara.net/casting/apac-spelling-bee and include online sign-up procedures.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
Seeking:
RONA LISA PERETTI
female, late 20s - late 30s, soprano. Putnam’s longtime spelling bee host and the number one realtor in Putnam County. A former Spelling Bee Champion herself, she loves children but can be stern when necessary. Her interest in the competition is unflagging. (Also plays Olive’s Mom)
VICE PRINCIPAL DOUGLAS PANCH
male, 30s ¬- 40s, baritone. Frustrated with life and awaiting a promotion, he was not happy to get the call that he was needed to substitute as host today. Though he finds the young spellers alien to him, he starts the day eager to redeem himself for past mistakes. Also, he is infatuated with Rona Lisa Peretti.
MITCH MAHONEY
male, late 20s - ¬30s, baritenor who can riff well. An ex-¬convict, Mitch is performing his community service as a “comfort counselor” at the Bee. He hands out juice boxes to losing students with no idea how to offer comfort, but finds himself wishing he could make the kids feel better. (Also plays Dan Dad & Olive’s Dad)
CHIP TOLENTINO
male, 18+ to play preteen, tenor. The reigning spelling champion, he expects things to come easy to him. Athletic, social, and a boy scout, he returns to defend his title, but he finds he’s been going through some weird changes that he did not expect. (Also plays Jesus)
LEAF CONEYBEAR
male, 18+ to play preteen, tenor. A second alternate, Leaf gets into today’s competition on a lark and finds everything about it incredibly amusing. Homeschooled and from a large family, he has severe Attention Deficit Disorder and spells words correctly while in a trance. (Also plays Carl Dad)
LOGAINNE SCHWARTZANDGRUBENIERRE
female, 18+ to play preteen, alto/belter. The youngest speller, she is incredibly political, keenly aware of her surroundings, and driven by internal and external pressure. She wants to win to make her fathers proud. She is also somewhat of a neat freak and has a lisp.
MARCY PARK
female, 18+ to play preteen, soprano/belter. A recent transfer student who attends Catholic school, Marcy is a quintessential overachiever and comes from a family where excellence is expected. She speaks six languages, is athletic, and plays multiple instruments among her other talents. She keeps her problems to herself and is not allowed to cry.
OLIVE OSTROVSKY
female, 18+ to play preteen, soprano/high mixed belt to F. A newcomer to competitive spelling, Olive loves words and spends time alone reading her friend, the dictionary. Words bring her comfort and are exciting to her. She spends some of the Bee looking for her father has arrived and dreams of her mother who is in an ashram in India. She starts out enormously shy and begins to blossom.
WILLIAM BARFEE
male, 18+ to play preteen, baritone. A finalist last year, he was eliminated because of an allergic reaction to peanuts and is back for vindication. Friendship surprises him today as he relies on his “Magic Foot” method of spelling that boosted him to spelling glory (even though he only has one working nostril and a touchy personality.)
ACTIVELY seeking performers from all backgrounds and identities for all roles. Please submit without regard to racial or ethnic identity.
Rehearsal/Production Dates and Info:
All rehearsals and performances take place in Astoria, Queens - a 5 minute walk from the 30th Avenue stop on the N/Q train. Please only submit if this location/schedule (evening/weekend rehearsals) are realistic for you.
Rehearses: 3/31 - 5/4 (weekday eves, Sat days, Sun late afternoon/eve)
Performs: 5/5 - 5/28 (Thurs-Sat @ 8p, Sat @ 2p)
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