A CAROL Equity Principal Auditions - 1812 Productions Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Monday May 2, 2016
10 AM to 6 PM
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
Auditions in 5 minute time slots

Contract
SPT
Tier 9; currently $604/week

Location

1812 Productions

2329 South 3rd Street

(between Wolf and Ritner)

Philadelphia , PA

On-street parking is free and is plentiful during the day

Seeking
Equity actor/singers for various roles.

See breakdown

Preparation
Please prepare a 2-minute comedic monologue and any song by Irving Berlin. An accompanist will be provided.

Bring picture and resume

Other Dates
First Rehearsal: Tuesday November 8, 2016
Performance Dates: December 1-31, 2016


AEA members without appointments seen as time permits.

Other
Our offices and studio are located in an old Catholic School – Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The attached parking lot is for clergy and church administration only

Personnel
Writer/Dir: Jennifer Childs
Plays and Players Theater

In Attendance at the EPA:
Jennifer Childs, Artistic Director
Emily Kleimo, Assistant to the Artistic Director

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
AEA members e-mail Emily Kleimo Assistant to the Artistic Director, at Emily@1812productions.org, or call 215-592-9560

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

Show Synopsis:
A CAROL is an original comedy with music that takes place in an East coast VFW hall in 1943 while World War II is raging across the Atlantic. The show focuses on the oddball friendship between a trio of singing sisters, an out-of-work Catskills comic, a limping piano player and their grumpy Scrooge-like landlady. It is a heartfelt and hopeful comedy that looks at making something right with all the wrong people.

Character Breakdown:

Silvia Carol:
20s-30s female. The eldest Carol sister. Driven, no-nonsense and smart, she is determined to get out of her small town once the war is over. Must be comfortable singing tight 3-part harmony. Playing the ukulele is a plus.

Rose Carol:
20s female. The middle Carol sister. Not the sharpest tool in the shed. Yearns for the days before the war when she was the center of all the boys’ attention. Must be comfortable singing tight 3-part harmony. Playing the ukulele is a plus.

Lily Carol:
20s female. The youngest Carol sister. Earnest, positive, funny – she lives in the moment and loves to laugh. Must be comfortable singing tight 3-part harmony. Playing the ukulele is a plus.

Miss Betty:
50s-60s female. The VFW hall landlady/caretaker. Cranky and controlling with a big heart and a big voice.

Mel Rubin:
50s-60s male. A Yiddish comic who has worked the Catskills circuit. Brash, funny and warm. Sings and does a little softshoe.

Thomas:
20s-30s male. Non-speaking role. Piano player.

Other Info:
* 1812’s mission is to entertain and educate through comedy. Comedy is all we do. For more info check out 1812’s web address - www.1812productions.org

* We do not have housing for out of town actors, any out of town performers will be expected to provide their own local housing should they be cast.