ALLEGIANCE Equity Principal Auditions - Broadway Theatre TBA Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions (3 days)
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Friday, March 6, 2015
10 AM to 6 PM each day. Lunch 1:30 to 2:30

Contract
Production (League)
$1861/week AEA min.

Location
Telsey + Company
311 West 43rd Street, 10th floor
New York, NY

Seeking
Equity actor/singers for various principal roles.

NOTE: “ALLEGIANCE” is set against the backdrop of the Japanese-American internment during World War II.

see breakdown.

Preparation:

For all roles except MIKE MASAOKA:
Prepare a brief classic musical theatre song (Rodgers, Berlin, Gershwin, Porter, etc.) and a brief contemporary musical theatre song (Ahrens & Flaherty, Jason Robert Brown a la PARADE, etc.). Do not sing a pop/rock song. Bring sheet music; a piano accompanist will be provided.

For MIKE MASAOKA:
Prepare a brief contemporary monologue.

All bring picture and resume, stapled together.

Other Dates
Rehearsals: August 24
Previews: October 6
Opening: November 8
Venue: A Shubert theatre TBA

Other
General Manager: The Charlotte Wilcox Company
Casting: Telsey + Company/Craig Burns

Personnel
Director: Stafford Arima
Choreographer: Andrew Palermo
Music and Lyrics: Jay Kuo
Book: Marc Acito, Jay Kuo, Lorenzo Thione
Music Director: Lynne Shankel

· EPA Rules are in effect.

· A monitor will be provided.

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

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

NOTE: “ALLEGIANCE” is set against the backdrop of the Japanese-American internment during World War II.

SEEKING:

SAM KIMURA/KAITO KIMURA (OJII-SAN)
Asian Male. To play 70s. Both roles are played by the same actor, but they are complete opposites. Sam is a World War II hero, and Ojii-san is his grandfather. Sam is American-born, resolute and stern, military in bearing, a person who shut down a lifetime ago and has steadfastly refused to open up since. Ojii-san, or Ojii, is Japanese-born, sweet-natured and observant, quick to make a joke, even quicker to laugh at one. Uneducated, he is as free in spirit as Sam is locked up, though he does rely on the precepts of Japanese tradition to order his life and sustain him. Bass-baritone to classic baritone. Not a singer role, but more of an actor who sings. PRINCIPAL – ROLE IS CAST: GEORGE TAKEI – SEEKING UNDERSTUDY

KEI KIMURA
Asian Female. To play early 30s. Kei is a single woman at the start of World War II, having dedicated her life to serving her family. Having lost her mother as a girl, she is the obedient daughter to her domineering father and the only mother her much younger brother has ever known. A hardworking farm girl, there's a sturdy dependability to Kei, as if she's constructed a solid well around a deep, dark reserve of emotion. Paradoxically, the internment provides her a liberation she's never experienced, a chance to make up for the adolescence she lost and finally find love and become politically outspoken. Mezzo. Solid belt/mix to Eb.

SAMMY KIMURA
Asian Male. To play early to late 20s. Sammy is an industrious and dutiful son but longs to find his own way in the world. Whip-smart and irrepressibly friendly, he secretly fears he will never measure up, particularly since he disappoints his father when he doesn't get into law school. The internment provides him the opportunity to become an enthusiastic and effective community leader. He goes on to face unthinkable carnage as a platoon sergeant in World War II, earning him a Purple Heart. Strong tenor. Solid A

FRANKIE SUZUKI
Asian Male. To play early 30s. A Japanese-American graduate student, bookish and serious. A natural-born leader, his inherent sense of justice is catalyzed by the internment to the point of open rebellion in the name of liberty. High baritone. High baritone to Ab.

TATSUO KIMURA
Asian Male. To play 50s. A Japanese-born (Issei) farmer, father of Kei and Sammy. Striving to uphold what he believes are American ideals, his resistance to their internment drives a wedge between him and Sam, and leads to his segregation from his family. Classic baritone to F.

MIKE MASAOKA
Asian Male. To play mid to late 20s. A real-life historical figure, Mike is the newly appointed 26-year-old national spokesman for the Japanese American Citizens League. At the outbreak of war, he finds himself thrust onto the national stage, so he must summon the fortitude to speak on behalf of his people. He is sincerely determined to do what is best and turns to his deeply held faith in God to eventually find the confidence. But that zeal and certainty will eventually blind him to moral compromises that sacrifice lives. Requires a strong actor. This is a non-singing role. Singing is a plus but not necessary.

HANNAH CAMPBELL
Caucasian Female. To play early to late 20s. A small-town girl with big dreams, Hannah's sense of justice motivates her to volunteer at the internment camps. Her forthright bravery bonds her with Sammy, in whom she finds an unexpected kindred spirit. Mezzo/belt to D/Eb. Classic Broadway with a contemporary twist. Strong mix to E.