AMADEUS - Hilton Head Island SC EPA
Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Jun 04, 2018
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm (EDT)
no scheduled lunch break
APPOINTMENTS
For an appointment, contact Gail Ragland, 843-686-3945 ext. 202, gragland@artshhi.com. M - F 9:00AM - 1:00PM
CONTRACT
SPT Cat. 7; $530/week
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a monologue - Dramatic. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
14 Shelter Cove Ln
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928-3543
PERSONNEL
Director - Russell Treyz, General Manager - Richard Feldman, by Peter Shaffer
Director and General Manager in attendance at EPA
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal - September 11, Preview - October 2, Open - October 5, Close - October 21
Performances Tuesday - Saturday 8:00PM & Sunday 2:00PM. On Student Matinee Performance on October 11
OTHER
AEA members without appointments seen as time permits.
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.
BREAKDOWN
Antonio Salieri: ages 50 through 80; Ambitious court composer, who has promised to dedicate his life to God in return for fame as a composer. He finds success until Mozart arrives on the scene. Once Salieri hears Mozart’s work, he feels betrayed by God and seeks to destroy Mozart as way to get back at God. (ROLE CAST - SEEKING UNDERSTUDY ONLY)
SEEKING:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
ages 20 to 35: Small, pallid, large-eyed man; he is an extremely restless man, his voice light and high; his manner, excitable and volatile. A child prodigy and a genius composer, Mozart seeks a position in the emperor’s court. He is extravagant, arrogant, juvenile, foul-mouthed, and impulsive in social and political situations. Unable to secure a steady income at court, he becomes a poverty-stricken alcoholic and struggles to survive, but remains always aware of his musical genius.
Joseph II:
40-60. Emperor of Austria and brother of Marie Antoinette: Dapper, cheerful figure, largely pleased with himself and the world. Though somewhat aloof and disconnected, Joseph II enjoys and supports Mozart’s music. Ultimately, he is persuaded by Salieri and others at court to cut him off.
Johann Kilian von Strack:
55: Groom of the Imperial Chamber; a stiff and proper court official: favors Opera in German.
Count Orsini-Rosenberg:
60: Director of the Imperial Opera: Plump and supercilious, a stickler for following the rules and regulations: favors Opera in Italian.
Baron van Swieten:
50: Prefect of the Imperial Library - cultivated and serious. He is known as “Lord Fugue” and is ardent Freemason. He can be vindictive, dominating, and demanding. Likes Serious Opera
Venticelli 1, Venticelli 2:
20- middle age: purveyors of fact, rumour and gossip. Speak with the urgency of men who have ever been first with the news.
Constanze Weber:
Early 20s: Pretty, high spirited young woman. Mozart marries her against his father’s wishes. Though cavalier, playful, and juvenile, she loves and supports Mozart through every humiliation and hardship and is even willing to sacrifice herself for him.
Katherina Cavalieri:
20; Salieri’s promising pupil who has affairs with both Salieri and Mozart.
Teresa Salieri
Wife of Salieri: 30-40: a padded placid upright lady
Ensemble & Chorus:
The cast includes several silent. These parts will create an ensemble and chorus that together drive the action of the play. Although non-speaking, the following are featured: Major-Domo, Salieri’s Valet: older man; thin and dry, Salieri’s Cook: older man: somewhat heavy, Servant 1, Servant 2, Kapelmeister Bonno, Priest
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 audition.
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