Out of the Box Theatrics | New York, NY
Friday, March 21, 2025
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
LOA-NYC
$800 weekly minimum
Equity actors for roles in AINT MISBEHAVIN' (see breakdown). This show will be presented through the OOTB Building the Box series. All Stage Managerial positions are currently filled.
Please prepare a brief song in the style of the show. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
Producers: Out of the Box Theatrics
Liz Flemming (PAD)
Special arrangement: Joey Parnes, Janet Brenner, & Laura Ivey
Co-Directors: Richard Maltby, Jr. & André De Shields
Created by: Richard Maltby, Jr.
Conceived by: Richard Maltby, Jr. & Murray Horwitz
Music & Lyrics: Fats Waller & other various composers & lyricists
Music Director: Mathis Picard
Original Choreography: Arthur Faria
Choreography: Mayte Natalio
Liz Flemming: Producing Artistic Director
Rehearsals begin: April 14th
Presentations: May 3rd
www.ootbtheatrics.com
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
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.
SYNOPSIS: AINT MISBEHAVIN' is a musical revue that might have occurred on a stage in one of the great Harlem nightclubs in the 1920s or 1930's. An abandoned nightclub seems to come alive with a show that not only celebrates the great artists who performed in these clubs and the great artists who wrote the history-changing songs of that period, but also conjures up the immense over-the-top, bigger-than-life personality of composer, comedian, and recording artist Fats Waller. By the time the show ends, the audience feels they have spent an evening in the presence of this musical and comic genius, even though he never appears on stage. In a sense, it takes all five performers to recreate Fats Waller, each one being a different aspect of his personality.
NELL - 20s-30s, Female presenting, Black - Tough and sassy, with bigger-than-life elegance, style and wit, all masking a heart-breaking vulnerability. Nell has a spectacular unique voice, and a sense of comedy that is all her own.
ANDRÉ - 20s-30s, Male presenting, Black - A flashy street-smart operator, elegant and meticulous. He has a unique personality, he is unpredictable, hard to pin down. No one actually knows where André lives but after midnight he inhabits the world of The Viper. Seeking a distinctive unique show voice.
ARMELIA - 20s-30s, Female presenting, Black - Seems almost like a creature from another planet: high make-up, shimmering hair, lace dress sparkling with rhinestones (a dress suitable for both a Saturday night out and for church the next morning). She carries herself with class and style, and has an immense warmth and sense of humor. Jazz belter, but also pure soprano; she has the top notes in ensemble singing.
KEN - 20s-30s, Male presenting, Black - A teddy bear of a man, sharply dressed (though not as flashy as ANDRÉ), larger than life, and full of sly humor. He has an endless capacity for fun, and lives life over-the-top. Tenor.
CHARLAINE - This role is on offer 20s-30s, Female presenting, Black - Plays at being giddy & empty-headed, but she is as smart and sharp as any of the others. Strong, flexible show voice.
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