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Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
Monday, January 19, 2015
10 AM to 6 PM
lunch 1:30 to 2:30
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Contract
LORT Non-Rep
A; $935/week AEA minimum
Location
Pearl Studios NYC 500
500 Eighth Avenue
(35th/36th Streets)
New York, NY
12th floor
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Seeking
Equity actors and actor/singers for the following 3 shows in the season:
LET THERE BE LOVE
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
LOVE & INFORMATION
see breakdown
Preparation
Bring an updated picture and resume.
Prepare either:
1) a brief contemporary monologue; OR
2) a brief song showing vocal range; OR
3) a 1 minute monologue and 16 bars of a song.
An accompanist will be provided.
Personnel
Janet Foster, Casting Director, expected to attend the EPA.
· 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.
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Breakdown
LET THERE BE LOVE
by Kwame Kwei-Armah
Director: Maria Mileaf
1st Reh: March 9
1st Prev: April 8
Open: April 15
Close: May 3
MARIA – mid 20’s. Maria is a Polish immigrant in London. She is bright, sprightly and confident. She is working as a home health worker. She is pragmatic and expects little help from others in navigating her place in her new life. Actress must have a Polish accent.
GEMMA – mid 30’s, Black actress. She is Alfred’s daughter. Gemma is British but was raised by her Caribbean immigrant parents. She is still struggling to find her place in the world and how she fits in. She has a great deal of anger towards her father and the world in general. Her accent is working class London but sometimes slips to Caribbean with certain phrases.
The role of ALFRED has already been CAST
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A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
Director – Mark Lamos
Musical Director – Wayne Barker
Choreographer – Val Caniparoli
First Reh. 4/20
First Preview: 5/20
Opening: 5/27
Closing: 6/21 with a possible one week extension to 6/28
actors of all ethnicities encouraged to auditon.
SEEKING:
Madame Armfeldt
An older woman, grandmother to Fredericka and mother of Desiree. She is a former actress and mistress of rich and powerful men. Must sing or talk sing.
Frid
Madame’s virile, handsome manservant. Must be able to carry Madame out of the room. Baritone.
Anne Egerman
Late teens to early 20’s; the much younger wife of Frederik Egerman. She is vain, spoiled and very pretty. Soprano to Ab.
Henrik Egerman
The son of Frederick Egerman by his first wife. He is late teens – early 20’s. He broods and plays the cello AND pines after his father’s wife. Tenor, needs sustained B below High C.
Frederik Egerman
Late 40’s to late 50’s. A prosperous, distinguished man of the world. He is captivated by his young wife, but has yet to captivate her. Baritone A up to E above middle C.
Petra
The maid in the Egerman household. Funny, sassy and earthy. Solid belter, F# - B with a mix to Db.
Desiree
Early 40’s to 50’s. A leading actress who is aging out of her prime. Beautiful, wry and charming. She is very smart and self aware and can still fascinate younger men. Alto; talk-singing is stylistically appropriate.
Carl-Magnus
30’s to early 40’s. A military officer and a count. He is vain, ego centric and not very bright. Jealous current lover of Desiree. Baritone or tenor, ranges to F above middle C.
Charlotte
30’s; the lovely and lonely wife of Carl-Magnus. She knows his faults…she even discusses his affairs with him. She is smart, wry and a mezzo soprano to alto (G below middle C to B above).
The role of Fredericka Armfeldt has already been CAST
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LOVE & INFORMATION
by Caryl Churchill
Director: Casey Stangl
Strand Theater – LORT D ($600/week AEA minimum)
1st Reh. – April 13
1st Prev. – May 13
Opening – June 3
Closing – July 26
This play has a company of 12 actors. Ten actors have been cast locally. Two parts remain.
Seeking imaginative actors with good language skills. We would like the company to be various ages and ethnicities. We are doing the American version of this play…no accents required.
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