AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (SETA Tour) - NYC ECC / Female Singers
Paris Across America, LLC
AUDITION DATE
Tue, Oct 24, 2017
12:00 pm (EDT)
CONTRACT
Short Engagement Touring $992/week
SEEKING
For possible replacements in the currently running SETA Tour. The majority of the ensemble of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is made up of excellent technical dancers. There is ONE ensemble male and ONE ensemble female who are primarily singers and must also be comfortable with some dance. Specific descriptions in breakdown.
PREPARATION
Women auditioning for Female Ensemble/Olga should prepare 16 bars of an up-tempo or ballad from or in the style of the Great American Songbook (Gershwin, Porter, Berlin, Kern, etc.) that shows very high soprano to a D.
Please bring a picture/resume stapled together and sheet music in the appropriate key.
LOCATION
Telsey + Company
1501 Broadway
Ste 510
New York, NY 10036
5th Floor (Suite 510). *must have photo ID to enter the building
PERSONNEL
Produced by Paris Across America LLC / Stuart Oken, Van Kaplan, Roy Furman
Director/Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon
Music & Lyrics: George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin
Book: Craig Lucas
Music Supervisor: Todd Ellison
Associate Director/Choreographer: Dontee Kiehn
Executive Producer: 101 Productions Ltd. / Chris Morey
General Management: Troika / Karen Berry
Casting by Telsey + Company
OTHER
ECC Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
[MONSIEUR BAUREL/MALE ENSEMBLE SINGER]
Male 50s-60s, actor with excellent comic timing and good singer. Henri’s father, proper in all ways. Comfortable with dance/movement. FEATURED ENSEMBLE
[OLGA/FEMALE ENSEMBLE SINGER]
Female 50s. Actor with excellent comic timing and a very strong soprano voice (must sing to a high D). Olga is a Russian ballet teacher. Comfortable with dance/movement. Understudies the role of MADAME BAUREL, Henri’s dry, uptight mother, obsessed with appearances, and while commonly self-righteous, wants the best for her loved ones. FEATURED ENSEMBLE
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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