A HANUKKAH CAROL, OR GELT TRIP! THE MUSICAL - Silver Spring, MD EPA
Round House Theatre | Bethesda, MD
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Thursday, April 13, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
To schedule an audition appointment please go to: https://tinyurl.com/ywmraphd .
LORT Non-Rep
$739 weekly minimum (LORT D) Equity Favored Nations Rate: $910/wk
Equity actors for roles in the World Premiere of A HANUKKAH CAROL, OR GELT TRIP! THE MUSICAL (See breakdown).
Local Washington DC performers are encouraged to audition.
Please prepare 32 bars of a contemporary Musical Theatre or Pop/Rock song and a 1- minute contemporary monologue. Slate with your NAME, PRONOUNS, and any other way that you wish to self-idenitfy. Also, please bring a HARD COPY of your headshot & resume stapled together. Be prepared to show your Equity membership card upon arrival.
Round House Theatre Administrative Office 1 Veteran’s Pl
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Artistic Director: Ryan Rilette
Music by Aaron Kenny
Lyrics by Rob Berliner
Book by Harrison Bryan and Rob Berliner Original Concept by Harrison Bryan Director & Choreographer Marlo Hunter
Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Sarah Cooney
1st rehearsal – 10/31/23
1st preview – 12/6/23
Opening – 12/11/23
Closing – 12/31/23
OTHER
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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The maximum capacity in the holding room is: 20
The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 64
A HANUKKAH CAROL, OR GELT TRIP! THE MUSICAL
(NOTE: “TRACK 2 - 8” will double as multiple roles and are strong singers with great comedic timing. It is important that this story be told authentically. Seeking Jewish performers of all ethnicities.)
[“TRACK 1”/ CHAVA] She/Her, Mid/Late 20s, Jewish, Mezzo-Soprano. Our “Scroogian” protagonist; we should love to hate her, but eventually love to love her. A Jewish American millennial influencer (known online as “Vava”), obsessed with her social media empire - she has no time or energy for the real world, for actual friendships, or—least of all—for Hanukkah with her family. A hardened mean girl exterior with a tremendous capacity for vulnerability. Her bullied past has turned her heart cold, pushing away all who love her. As a result, she’s built emotional walls to protect herself. Has great comedic timing, with considerable emotional depth - and tremendous stage presence. Singing styles range from “bootleg Britney Spears” to contemporary musical theatre.
[“TRACK 2”] She/Her, 20s-40s, Jewish, Mezzo-Soprano. Doubles as various characters including DICKENSIAN ORPHAN (age 10, a plucky urchin right out of a Dickens novel! Our narrator, with an adorable cockney dialect and great comedic timing), PAST CHAVA (ages 7-21, a sweet kid, who loves Hanukkah - but when high school hits, she is left vulnerable, becoming sadly impressionable and insecure , FUTURE CHAVA (mid 60s, ruthless and angry - hated by millions, with zero privacy and zero friends)
[“TRACK 3”] She/Her, Mid/Late 20s, Jewish, Mezzo-Soprano BIPOC. Doubles as various characters including BARB KRATZYT (Chava’s childhood best friend. She’s smart, loyal, selfless, and authentically radiates warmth and kindness. A strong moral compass, her earnestness comes from a place of strength), HANUKKAH CAROLER, TEACHER, BOYS2MENSCH, etc.
[“TRACK 4”] Non-female identifying, Early/Mid 20s, Jewish, Tenor. Doubles as various characters including MIMI MARLEY (Earnestly and un-satirically a woman. Though she is larger than life, she is not meant to be a cartoon. She struts around in high platform boots, and even higher status. An entitled internet celebrity, she’s everything Chava/(“Vava”) aspires to be, and more.), HARRY (Barb’s younger brother, youthful and caring), FUTURE SCHMUCKHEAD, etc.
[“TRACK 5”] She/Her, Late 40s-60s, Jewish, Mezzo-Soprano. Doubles as various characters including CHAVA’S MOM (authentic Jewish mom vibes; she unconditionally loves her daughter), NYC PREGNANT LADY, 60'S ACTIVIST BUBBE, etc.
[“TRACK 6”] He/Him, 40s-60s, Jewish, Baritone. Doubles as various characters including CHAVA’S DAD (authentic Jewish dad vibes; a family man, who cares deeply, in his mind, like Tevye), CAVEWOMAN BUBBE, BULLY, etc.
[“TRACK 7”] She/Her, 40s-70s, Jewish, Mezzo-Soprano. Doubles as various characters including THE SPIRIT OF HANUKKAH PAST (a bubbe of a bubbe of a bubbe of a bubbe. A “Maccabubbe,” with Yente-like honesty. A “Xena-Warrior Grandma.”), BARB’S MOM (generous, warm, patient, compassionate), HANUKKAH CAROLER, etc.
[“TRACK 8”] He/Him, 40s-60s, Jewish, Baritone. Doubles as various characters including THE SPIRIT OF HANUKKAH PRESENT (AKA “The Hanukkah Fairy” – if Santa and The Tooth Fairy had a very jolly baby, this would be it), LITTLE KID, PAST SCHMUCKHEAD, BARB’S DAD, etc.
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