AVENUE Q and GREASE - Boca Raton FL OPEN Auditions by Appt.
MNM Theatre Company
AUDITION DATES
Mon, Mar 05, 2018
10:00 am (EST)
Tue, Mar 06, 2018
10:00 am (EST)
APPOINTMENTS
Visit mnmtheatre.org/audition and click the “Schedule an Audition Appointment” link to sign up for an audition time. Email info@mnmtheatre.org with questions.
CONTRACT
Guest Artist Guest Artist, Tier 2 (32 rehearsal hours, 5 performances, $446/week)
SEEKING
Equity and non-Equity actor/singers who move well for various roles in AVENUE Q and GREASE. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Two one-minute musical theatre selections in the styles of the shows that show personality and storytelling ability. Bring sheet music in your key and be prepared to sing additional songs if requested.
Actors who have puppeteering experience and are interested in a specific puppet role in Avenue Q may sing their selection animating a puppet. You may bring your own or one will be provided at the audition. Experience with puppets is not required to be considered for a role in Avenue Q.
LOCATION
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Rd
Boca Raton, FL 33431-6424
Performing Arts Building, Room 107 (PA107) To avoid a $25 parking ticket, you must park at a visitor’s meter, or you may purchase a parking pass in advance at: http://www.fau.edu/parking/permits.php
PERSONNEL
Marcie Gorman (producer), Bruce Linser (director), and Paul Reekie (musical director). An accompanist will be provided.
OTHER DATES
See breakdown for show dates.
OTHER
See breakdown for directions.
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
AVENUE Q
By Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx
Bruce Linser, Director; Paul Reekie, Musical Director
1st Rehearsal: May 1, 2018; Runs May 25 – June 10, 2018
Puppet Characters
Princeton: a fresh-faced kid just out of college
Kate Monster: a kindergarten teaching assistant; a bit older than Princeton
Nicky: a bit of a slacker, who lives with
Rod: a Republican investment banker with a secret
Trekkie Monster: a reclusive creature obsessed by the Internet
Lucy: a vixenish vamp with a dangerous edge
The Bad Idea Bears: two snuggly, cute teddy-bear types
Mrs. T: crabby and ancient, Kate’s boss
Human Characters
Brian: laid-back guy married to
Christmas Eve: a therapist who moved here from Japan; speaks with a subtle Japanese dialect
Gary Coleman: yes, that Gary Coleman; the apartment superintendent
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GREASE
By Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs
Bruce Linser, Director; Paul Reekie, Musical Director
1st Rehearsal: October 23, 2018; Runs November 16 – December 2, 2018
Characters
Danny Zuko: good-looking, strong and confident, with an air of easy-going charm
Sandy Dumbrowski: new girl in town; sweet, wholesome, naive, cute, and innocent
Betty Rizzo: tough, sarcastic and outspoken but vulnerable
Frenchy: a dreamer; good-natured but not too smart; wants to be a beautician
Marty: pretty and tries to act sophisticated until she opens her mouth
Jan: funny and loud with the girls but awkward and shy with boys; compulsive eater
Doody: small, boyish, open and disarming; hero-worships the other guys; plays the guitar.
Kenickie: tough-looking, tattooed, surly; avoids any show of softness; offbeat sense of humor
Sonny Latierri: funny Italian-American braggart and wheeler-dealer who thinks he's a lady-killer
Roger: stocky class clown; full of mischief and always dreaming up half-baked schemes
Vince Fontaine: 'teen idol' disc jockey; slick, egotistical and fast-talking; a veteran 'Greaser'
Cha-Cha (aka Charlene DiGregorio): gum-chewing loud mouth; great dancer
Eugene Florczyk: awkward, nerdy valedictorian with high pitched voice; both smug and gullible
Johnny Casino: All-American, rock-star “greaser” whose real name is Clarence
Miss Lynch: no-nonsense, serious, loud, English teacher
Patty Simcox: cheerleader; attractive, athletic, sure-of-herself, exuberant; can twirl a baton
Teen Angel: suave and slick guardian angel who encourages Frenchy to stay in school
The Pink Ladies:club-jacketed, gum-chewing, hip-swinging girls' gang
The Burger Palace Boys: super-cool, hard-looking high school wheeler-dealers...so they think
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.
DIRECTIONS
From Interstate 95:
1. Go east on Glades Road to the second campus entrance at NW 13th Street (there is a traffic light). Once on the campus, it will be called E. University Drive.
2. Make the second left onto Arts Avenue and park at a meter in the parking lot on your right.
From Federal Highway:
1. Go west on Glades Road to the first campus entrance at NW 13th Street (there is a traffic light). Once on the campus, it will be called E. University Drive.
2. Make the second left onto Arts Avenue and park at a meter in the parking lot on your right.
After you have parked:
3. Walk on Arts Ave. toward campus (past the pond). After it turns to the left, look for the white bell tower on your right (PA Building). Enter there and go past the Art Gallery. Wait in the theatre lobby, and we will be with you shortly.
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