BACK TO THE FUTURE (BROADWAY) - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS (PRINCIPAL)
Producing Org TBD
CONTRACT
Production (League)
$2323 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity actors for principal roles in BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL on Broadway (see breakdown).
The producers and creative team of BACK TO THE FUTURE are seeking actors of all races, cultural backgrounds, abilities, and gender identities to audition for all roles.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Submit your audition video and headshot/resume at:
https://forms.gle/sPka6tQRbrjwRnkx9 . Send one link as a downloadable video via Vimeo, Google Drive, or Drop Box ONLY. If submitting via Google Drive, please make sure the privacy settings are set so that we do not need to request access to view. DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24th, AT 6:00PM ET. VIDEOS SUBMITTED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL NOT BE VIEWED.
Deadline: Wed, Aug 24, 2022
PERSONNEL
Produced by Colin Ingram
Book/Co-Created by Bob Gale
Co-Created by Robert Zemeckis
Music and Lyrics by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri
Directed by Tony winner John Rando (Urinetown, On The Town).
Choreographed by Chris Bailey
Music Supervision by Nick Finlow
Music Direction by Ted Arthur
Viewing auditions:
Tara Rubin, CSA - Casting Director
Claire Burke, CSA - Casting Director
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: Summer 2023
Opens: Summer 2023
BREAKDOWN
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please include a full-body slate at the beginning of your video.
Please film your audition in front of a clean background, with no backlighting. As much as possible, limit ambient noise including air conditioners and other electronics. We recommend you do not use Bluetooth headphones, as it can sometimes cause a delay in the audio. Use a secondary audio source to play the accompaniment music so that it is audible in the tape.
Please prepare a brief pop or contemporary musical theatre song OR one of selections provided here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6g37i0kee2jauga/AACnzhOYSPN7A7k_b7YquKz4a?dl=0
SYNOPSIS: Back To The Future is a musical based on the Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment film written by Oscar winner Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Castaway) and Bob Gale with Music and Lyrics by 3 time Grammy and 2 time Emmy winning Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump, Polar Express, Ready Player One) and 6 time Grammy Award winning Glen Ballard (Man In The Mirror, Jagged Little Pill, Ghost - The Musical).
SEEKING:
MARTY MCFLY: 5’4”-5’10”. A teenage hero, he is geeky but charismatic and attractive. Excellent rock tenor (sings a sustained C in chest voice). Great sense of comedy and confident mover. Starring Role.
DOC BROWN: Doc ages from his 40s - 60s. A dreamer, who, as the song says, strives to be a winner, even if he doesn’t quite make it. A friend, mentor, and father/uncle figure to the teenager Marty McFly. A showman with a flair for the unexpected. Eccentric and characterful. Has a great sense of comedy with a strong pop rock voice. Note: Seeking actors globally for all current and future productions.
BIFF: 20s, 6’+. A local bully who comes from a long line of bullies in Hill Valley, most of whom harassed members of the McFly family. Strong tenor/high baritone (belts to an A). He has an imposing physicality.
LORRAINE BAINES-MCFLY: 18+ to play older (47) and younger (17). The wife of George McFly and mother of Marty. Unhappy and downtrodden in 1985, she has a spunk and zest for life in 1955. Has strong comedy and a strong musical theatre belt with flexibility across the range, (soprano Belt to Eb).
GEORGE MCFLY: 18+ to play older (47) and younger (17). A geek as a teenager in 1955, he has a penchant for science fiction and writes some of his own but never allows himself to share his stories to anyone due to his fear of rejection. As a middle aged man he is of low social status. A very strong physical comedian who can hold a tune. Baritone.
GOLDIE WILSON/MARVIN BERRY: 30s - 50s, these characters are Black. Goldie Wilson is the Mayor of Hill Valley in 1985. Marvin Berry is Chuck Berry’s cousin and the lead singer of the headlining band at the 1955 Enchantment Under the Sea dance. A strong comic with an incredible gospel voice. Skilled in vocal improvisation.
OTHER
Following the show's UK premiere at the Manchester Opera House earlier in 2020, the Olivier Award winning West End production opened at The Adelphi Theatre in September 2021.
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.
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