Marriott Theatre | Lincolnshire, IL
Dinner Theatre
$924 weekly minimum
Equity actors for roles in ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE (see breakdown). All roles will be understudied.
Please submit your headshot, resume and video audition at:
https://airtable.com/appXrCTHnfcH0E5Zf/shr/mKNGsAvGJrIDRB. See breakdown for details. The Equity video submission deadline is Wednesday, October 16th, 2024, at 11:59pm CT.
Deadline: 10/16/2024
Creative Team/Who Will View Submissions:
James Vasquez (He/Him) - Director
Tyler Hanes (He/Him) - Choreographer
Ryan T. Nelson (He/Him) - Music Director
Peter Blair (He/Him) - Producer
Peter Sullivan (He/Him) - Artistic Director
Katie Johanningman (She/Her) - Associate Artistic Director
Kavin Moore, CSA (He/They) - Artistic Coordinator
First Rehearsal - May 29th, 2025
First Preview - June 18th, 2025
Press - June 25, 2025
Close - August 10, 2025
https://www.marriotttheatre.com/audition/always-something-there-auditions
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 submit.
CASTING NOTE: Our goal is to create a warm and welcoming casting process. The team strives to lead with respect, kindness, and generosity. In regard to the character descriptions – they outline the characters as described in the script and in consultation with the creative team. They do not aim to be all-encompassing representations of who might fill these roles. We aim for an expansive and deliberate casting process. We acknowledge that the characters in the script are traditionally presented as either male or female (using he/him or she/her pronouns). Our character descriptions are marked with HIGHER VOICE or LOWER VOICE. Higher voiced roles are written for those with soprano, mezzo, and alto vocal ranges. Lower voice roles are written for tenor, baritone, and bass vocal ranges. We warmly welcome submissions from individuals who identify as gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, or non-binary for the roles that resonate most with their identity.
Visit
https://www.marriotttheatre.com/audition/always-something-there-auditions for all information about Always Something There. Please reach out to Kavin Moore at
Kavin.Moore@MarriottTheatre.com or 847-465-1326 ex. 1 if you have any questions or access needs.
Please prepare the material for the character you are interested in auditioning for. Audition material can be found at:
https://www.marriotttheatre.com/audition/always-something-there-auditions. All performers must submit the side(s) for the character(s) they are most interested in, along with 2 of the provided vocal cuts, and the dancer or mover combo.
SAMANTHA CRAIG (Higher Voice, Late Teens, Any ethnicity): A girl with a huge heart, classic teenage angst, and a newly discovered voice.
CAMELIA SHACKLEBAUM (Higher Voice, Late Teens, Any ethnicity): Samantha's best friend. A trendsetter and feminist before feminism was trendy.
COOPER ROY (Lower Voice, Late Teens, Any ethnicity): Samantha's secret crush, he is shy and sensitive in the way that Led Zeppelin fans often are.
JOHNNY STEVENS (Lower Voice, Late Teens, Any ethnicity): This boy will not survive the #metoo movement as he ages. Samantha's bully of a high school boyfriend and eventual ex-husband.
WINSTON LEE (Lower Voice, Late Teens, Any ethnicity): Cooper's friend. He basically started Dungeons and Dragons as like a thing. One day, he will invent apps and marry Camelia.
ENSEMBLE WOMAN (Higher Voice, 40s, Any ethnicity): HOTEL CLERK (a wry sense of humor and an unusual hairdo will get her far). SAMANTHA'S MOM (never met a Jane Fonda video she couldn't drink a Tab while watching. She's the kind of mom with secret passions who also sometimes forgets her daughter's birthday). SEÑORA JACKSON (Spanish Teacher at the high school).
ENSEMBLE MAN (Lower Voice, 40s, Any ethnicity): LOBBY BAND SINGER (cheesy). STAGE MANAGER (officious), ADULT COOPER ROY (Samantha's husband in a revised alt-reality).
TEEN 1: INEFFECTIVE CONCIERGE (vocal fry). DEBBIE WALLER (Higher Voice, Late Teens, any ethnicity), Sam's replacement in the band. Never met another girl she wasn't ready to buoy. A sensitive, pragmatic feminist ahead of her time. A Joan Cusack-esque gal. LACY, Adult Sam and Adult Cooper's daughter. NOTE: For this role, please prepare the ELLA material.
TEEN 2: HOBBS TOTONCHI (Any Gender Identity Low or High Voice, Late Teens, any ethnicity) Hobbs on Keys is what he wants on his gravestone. Ella is what he wants for the dance). GREG, Adult Sam and Adult Cooper's son. NOTE: For this role, please prepare the COOPER material.
TEEN 3: DUCKIE MELBER (Any Gender Identity - Low or High Voice, Late Teens, any ethnicity), the anxious drummer in Cooper's band with a mad crush on Scarlet. NOTE: For this role, please prepare the COOPER material.
TEEN 4: PRESENT DAY HOTEL GUEST (easily freaked out). ELLA MENKEN (Higher Voice, Late Teens, any ethnicity) Sam and Camelia's friend. She loves lip gloss so much, she keeps one in each pocket, her locker, and her Trapper-Keeper. She is a closet brainiac.
TEEN 5: SCARLET WALTON (Any Gender Identity - Low or High Voice, Late Teens, any ethnicity), Sam and Camelia's other friend. She is serious about two things in the world: Ralph Macchio and fashion. NOTE: For this role, please prepare the ELLA material.
TEEN 6: GAVIN LOUIS (Lower Voice, Late Teens, any ethnicity) Johnny's sidekick. He's never been in an actual fight, but he has threatened to punch the lights out of 27 kids in his graduating class. This week. NOTE: For this role, please prepare the COOPER material.
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