5th Avenue Theatre 2024-25 Season - Seattle, WA EPA 5th Avenue Theatre | Seattle, WA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (P)
Lunch 12:00 PM -1:00 PM
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LORT Non-Rep
$1267 weekly minimum (LORT A)
Equity actors for roles in 5th Avenue Theatre's 2024-25 Season (See breakdown).
The 5th Avenue Theatre is committed to considering artists of any identities. We are actively working to maintain an inclusive, welcoming, and safe workspace for all employees.
Local Seattle area actors are encouraged to audition.
All roles will be understudied.
Please prepare two contrasting pieces of musical theater for a total of no more than 3 minutes (give or take 15 seconds).
Contrasting can be upbeat vs. ballad, contemporary vs. classic, or dramatic vs. comedic. Our goal is to experience YOUR sound and musicality. PLEASE NOTE: If you have auditioned for us in the past, do not feel pressured to give us something new. If you have two go-to pieces we can’t wait to hear them!
5th Avenue Theatre - Rehearsal Hall 1326 5th Avenue
Suite 660 or DAT 5
Seattle, WA 98101
Suite 660 or DAT 5.
AFTER MIDNIGHT
Director: Jay Woods
MARY POPPINS
Director: TBD
WAITRESS
Director: TBD
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Director: Bill Berry
BYE, BYE BIRDIE!
Director: Bill Berry & Jay Woods
Expected to attend:
Brodrick Ryans, Casting Associate Bill Berry, Producing Artistic Director Jay Woods, Associate Artistic Director
See breakdown for production specific dates. OTHER
www.5thavenue.org
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination.
Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
First Rehearsal: Monday, August 19, 2024
First Preview: Friday, September 20, 2024
Opening: Friday, September 27, 2024
Closing: Sunday, October 13, 2024
EMCEE: ALREADY CAST. A host, who can take us through time and sing.
LADY: ALREADY CAST. A beautiful woman who is our star singer.
FEMALE ENSEMBLE #1: ALREADY CAST. Harmonia #1.
FEMALE ENSEMBLE #2: ALREADY CAST. Harmonia #2, Skrontchie.
FEMALE ENSEMBLE #3: ALREADY CAST. Harmonia #3, Sassy.
FEMALE ENSEMBLE #4: ALREADY CAST. Girl, Dancin’ Doll, Creole Momma, Woman in White. MALE ENSEMBLE #1: ALREADY CAST. Blaze #1, Man, Mooche.
MALE ENSEMBLE #2: ALREADY CAST. Blaze #2, Sunny Dancer #1, Snake Hips.
MALE ENSEMBLE #3: Blaze #3, Sunny Dancer #2, Tapper Man #2, Challenger, CASTING OPEN. STRONG TAP DANCER AND SINGER.
MALE ENSEMBLE #4: Blaze #4, Tapper Man #1, Swingin’ Dancin’, CASTING OPEN. STRONG TAP DANCER AND SINGER.
First Rehearsal: Monday, October 21, 2024
First Preview: Friday, November 22, 2024
Opening: Sunday, December 1, 2024
Closing: Sunday, December 22, 2024
Possible Extension to December 26, 2025
MARY POPPINS – Jane and Michael’s new nanny who is a force to be reckoned with possessing a dazzling personality. Full of hope even when things look dire, she professes “anything can happen if you let it.” Practically perfect in every way. Mezzo-soprano with a strong top – mid 20s – moves very well.
BERT – A one-man band, sidewalk artist, chimney sweep and kite salesman and friend to Mary Poppins. Charming and Charismatic – baritone to G – mid 30s – an excellent dancer including tap. Cockney accent.
GEORGE BANKS – Head of the Banks household, a bank manager who tries to be a good provider, but often forgets how to be a good husband and father. Baritone – Early 40s
WINIFRED BANKS – A former actress who is very busy trying to live up to her husband’s expectations. She is a loving but distracted mother to Jane and Michael. Mezzo-soprano – mid 30s
MICHAEL BANKS – Cute and cheeky, excitable and sometimes naughty. He adores his father and tries to be like him. Maximum height: 56” – 9 years’ old
JANE BANKS – Pretty and attractive, exuberant, but willful and occasionally inclined to snobbishness. Maximum height 60” – 11 years old.
MRS. BRILL – The Banks’ family cook who rules the kitchen and Robertson Ay with an iron hand. Alto – mid 50s
ROBERTSON AY – Clumsy but good-hearted footman of the Banks household, he has problems following directions and is a knock-about comic character. Tenor – early 20s.
MISS ANDREW – George Banks’ old nanny called in to take Mary Poppins’ place. She is cruel and demanding to the entire Banks family. Things must be done her way-or else! Soprano with Alto belt – 40s-50s
MRS. CORRY – Mysterious and very old, she runs the “Talking Shop” where people buy conversations and gingerbread. She knew George Banks when he was a boy—soprano – 50s and up.
NELEUS – A statue in the park who has lost his father. Tenor – 20s – an excellent dancer
THE BIRD WOMAN – Sits in front of St. Paul’s cathedral daily, selling bags of crumbs for her beloved pigeons. Alto – 50s Sings “Feed the Birds.”
THE PARK KEEPER – A stickler for rules and regulations, he watches over the park. Tenor – 30s-40s ADMIRAL BOOM – The Banks’ family-friendly neighbor on Cherry Tree Lane – baritone – 50s
MISS LARK – Another of the Banks’ neighbors. She is a bit snobby and treats her dog, Willoughby, as a child. Mezzo-Soprano – 30s-40s
KATIE NANNA – The last of a long line of nannies for the Banks’ children who leave #17 Cherry Tree Lane are fed up with Jane and Michael’s pranks. – 40s-50s
ENSEMBLE – A large group of men and women must sing and dance well. There are many small character parts and dancing solos.
First Rehearsal: TBD
First Preview: TBD
Opening: Thursday, February 13, 2025
Closing: Sunday, March 16, 2025
Catherine Hiatt - The character arcs from an ambitious, fresh-faced person in a new relationship to a person stunned by a betrayal and a divorce that they are only beginning to understand. Age: 25 to 35. Vocal range top: D#5. Vocal range bottom: F3
Jamie Wellerstein - The character arcs from an ambitious person on a promising first date with a dazzling career to someone who is blinded by success and ego. They are lovable, yet they make unintentional choices that sabotage their happiness. Age: 25 to 35. Vocal range top: Bb4. Vocal range bottom: A2
First Rehearsal: Monday, February 3, 2025
First Preview: Friday, March 7, 2025
Opening: Friday, March 14, 2025
Closing: Sunday, March 30, 2025
JENNA – Female, 20s-30s. Any ethnicity. A woman stuck in her life as an unhappily married waitress in a small town. Finds some happiness and expression through her meticulous baking of pies and her friendships with her coworkers, Dawn and Becky. Lives her life paycheck-to-paycheck, day by day, and wants nothing more than to get away and start fresh, unbeknownst to her destructive husband, Earl. Has a fantastic pop/rock voice with great range.
DAWN – Female, 20s, any ethnicity. She is the youngest of the waitresses. Thick glasses and hair parted 14 centimeters to the left — eccentric is the nice way to say she’s slightly unusual and not so slightly OCD. She sets the tables, painstakingly ensuring each salt and pepper shaker is equidistant from the napkin holder. Has an excellent pop/rock/folk voice.
BECKY – Female, early 40s-early 50s, ANY ethnicity. The oldest of the three waitresses. Irreverent, irascible, been there, made it back, and somehow kept her forward and sometimes wicked sense of humor with excellent comedic timing. Has a soulful pop voice with an excellent pop belt.
DR. POMATTER – Male, 30s-early 40s, any ethnicity. Handsome, endearing, and neurotic. Has a warm, if clumsy, manner. Jenna’s gynecologist with whom an unexpected extramarital affair is born. Has a quirky sense of humor and a big heart, despite the fact that he’s contributing to the affair. Has impeccable comedic timing and moves well. Has a very strong pop/rock tenor that can navigate the musical style of Sara Bareilles with ease.
EARL – Male, 20s-30s. Caucasian. Jenna’s husband. Peaked in high school, handsome in a gruff way, but that face is clouded with broken dreams, drowned with cheap beer. Just enough narcissism mixed with stupidity, to be a potent Molotov cocktail that can explode into unexpected anger one second and then turn into a sobbing mess the next. If auditioning for EARL, come prepared with a song in the vein of Elton John or a similar contemporary singer/songwriter. Guitar playing a plus.
OGIE - Male, 30s, any ethnicity. Strange, yet oddly lovable. He becomes slightly obsessed with Dawn (in a hilarious yet endearing way) after she goes on a 5-minute date with him. Quirky, incredibly persistent, and odd, yet kind. Has excellent comedic timing. Has an excellent pop/rock tenor/baritone tenor sound.
JOE - Male, 60s-70s, any ethnicity. The owner of the diner where Jenna, Dawn, Becky and Cal work. A seemingly old, curmudgeonly man with a soft spot for Jenna (and her pie), warm at heart. A sarcastically funny and no-nonsense guy with a keen ability to read people. Very funny.
CAL - Male, any ethnicity, 40s. A chef at the diner. A “Salt of the Earth” guy’s guy surrounded by gals. Brash, impatient, unsentimental, but somehow charming. Has a strong pop/rock voice with great comedic chops. Has a strong contemporary baritone singing voice in the style of Sara Bareilles and has excellent comedic timing.
LULU – Young Girl, to play 4-5 years old. Daughter of Jenna and Earl. A sweet, carefree child who appears in the last scene of the show. She is confident and be able to engage in a small amount of dialogue and movement on stage. Will also consider twins who meet these requirements.
MALE ENSEMBLE - Males, any ethnicity, ranging from mid-late 20s to late 40s. Must have excellent pop/rock voices in the style of Sara Bareilles. Must have excellent comedic timing and be able to play a range of characters comprising the community where the story takes place. Must be strong movers/dancers.
FEMALE ENSEMBLE - Females of any ethnicity, ranging from mid-20s to late 30s. Must have excellent pop/rock voices in the style of Sara Bareilles. Must have excellent comedic timing and be able to play a range of characters comprising the community where the story takes place. Must be strong movers/dancers.
First Rehearsal: Monday, May 5, 2025
First Preview: Friday, June 6, 2025
Opening: Friday, June 13, 2025
Closing: Sunday, June 29, 2025
ALBERT PETERSON - is a young man in his early thirties, often anxious. President of Almaelou Music Corporation, Conrad Birdie’s manager. He is in a romantic relationship with Rosie, who is also his secretary. He is very eager to please everyone, which gets him into trouble. A song and dance guy. Baritone.
ROSE / ROSIE ALVAREZ - is a young Latina woman in her early thirties. Very smart, confident. She is in a relationship with Albert, who is also her boss. She loves Albert but is greatly frustrated by his lack of commitment to their relationship and his unwillingness to follow his own dreams. 2nd Soprano/Alto.
KIM MCAFEE - Teen girl, 15 years old. Seemingly confident and popular with the other kids. Trying to act much older and more sophisticated than she is. Belongs to the Conrad Birdie Fan Club, she is selected to be “kissed goodbye” by the rock and roll star Conrad Birdie on national television. Soprano.
CONRAD BIRDIE – a rock-n-roll star in his mid-20s, has a lot of appeal as a singer and celebrity but loses all the luster when he’s just talking. He’s not very smart, quite rude, and only worried about himself. He’s being drafted into the Army following his last performance in Sweet Apple and wants to party. Think Elvis. Baritone.
MRS. DORIS MCAFEE - Kim’s mother. She loves Kim and wants to support her growing independence, but she also wants her little girl back. She also gets carried away in all of the Conrad Birdie madness. Soprano.
MR. HARRY MCAFEE - Kim’s father, a very blustery and cranky kind of guy when he feels he’s losing control of his household, disapproves of Kim’s new attitude and is very inconvenienced by the Conrad Birdie thing until he realizes it will make him a celebrity too. Baritone.
RANDOLPH MCAFEE – Kim’s younger brother. He gets ignored and lost in the shuffle with all of Kim’s drama, but he continues to put himself in the midst of it while trying to get his Dad’s attention. Flexible voice part.
MRS. PETERSON (MAMMA) - She is Albert’s mother, which is her most important title in the world. However, she uses her love for her son like a wooden club to guilt Albert into doing what she wants him to. She is also part owner of Almaelou. She sees Rose as the enemy at all times. She often negatively refers to Rose’s “Spanish” (Hispanic) background to annoy Rose and mess up their relationship. She has a dry, stereotypical New Yorker attitude and knows how to throw in the drama to get what she wants. 2nd Soprano/Alto.
URSULA MERKLE - Teenage friend and neighbor to Kim. She’s hyper-enthusiastic, and over the top, especially about the Conrad Birdie Fan Club. She’s willing and ready to do anything, as long as Kim is a part of it. Soprano.
HUGO PEABODY – Teenaged steady boyfriend to Kim McAfee. Hugo is well-liked by kids in the school and is an all-around “good kid.” He is persuaded to take desperate measures, though, when Conrad Birdie comes into town to kiss his girlfriend, Kim. Non-Singing Role.
CHARLES F. MAUDE OR “MAUDE” – Proprietor and bartender of Maude’s Roadside Retreat. Rough guy, used to throwing people out of his bar when needed. Tenor.
GLORIA RASPUTIN – Tap-dancing “secretary” that Mrs. Peterson hires to interfere with Rose and Albert’s relationship.
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