BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY 2023 SEASON - NYC ECC SINGERS
BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY
Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
Fri, Mar 3, 2023
9:30 AM to 1:00 PM (EST)
To sign up for an audition appointment please email auditions@barringtonstageco.org. You will receive an automated email response with further instructions.
LOA
$772 weekly minimum (Ref. COST)
Equity actors for chorus singer parts in Barrington Stage Company's 2023 Season (Musicals) (See breakdown).
Please prepare two 32-bar contrasting songs from contemporary musical theatre. Also, please bring you headshot and resume stapled together.
Artistic Director: Alan Paul
Expected to attend:
Artistic Producer: Branden Huldeen
See breakdown for production personnel.
THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH: April 25-June 17, 2023
CABARET: May 16-July 8, 2023
TINY FATHER: May 30-July 23, 2023 (BSC), August 1-August 17, 2023 (CTC)
BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY: June 20-August 5, 2023
FAITH HEALER: July 11-August 27, 2023
A NEW BRAIN: July 18-September 9, 2023
OTHER
www.barringtonstageco.org
Play auditions will take place on 3/1/23
Musical EPA auditions will take place on 3/2/23
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The maximum capacity in the holding room is: 40
The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 39
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten and
Stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Director: Alan Paul
Choreographer: Katie Spelman
Musical Director: Angela Steiner
SYNOPSIS: Leave your troubles outside and willkommen to the decadent and debaucherous world of Cabaret. Far-right propaganda and anti-semitism are taking over pre-war Berlin, but not at the sexy and seedy Kit Kat Klub, where outcasts and artists gather where life is beautiful!
Master of Ceremonies (Emcee): middle C to high C#, tenor. The host at the Kit Kat Klub – a character comfortable with intimacy with men and women – comedic – loveable but embraces the dark tendencies of humankind. Is the embodiment of the German people and the mob mentality that enabled the rise of the Third Reich. Any gender.
Sally Bowles: low A to high C, soprano. A British Cabaret singer and the headliner at Berlin's Kit Kat Klub. To the outside world, Sally is eccentric, compelling, vivacious, and outrageous-- a true free spirit. But under her flashy facade, she is far more complicated than she appears.
Clifford Bradshaw: low A to high E, tenor. An American Novelist and English teacher traveling to Berlin, Cliff arrives with the exuberance and optimism of a young artist, but leaves disillusioned by Berlin's changing political climate.
Fraulein Schneider: Low D to Ab above middle C, alto. The proprietor of the apartment housing where Cliff rents a room. She is alone and resigned to her place in life. Hard exterior, but vulnerable underneath.
Herr Schultz: low G to high F, tenor. A Jewish man, one of Fraulein Schneider’s roomers and the proprietor of a fruit shop. He falls in love with Frau Schneider. Sensitive, sensible, warm, and a good guy.
Fraulein Kost: CAST - low A flat to high F, alto/mezzo. Another of Fraulein Schneider’s boarders. She exhibits a strong sexual comfort and commanding nature.
Ernst Ludwig: CAST - low A to high E, tenor. A friendly and likable German, takes English lessons from Cliff, and smuggles funds for the Nazi party.
The Kit Kat Girls (5): Flexible Vocal Range, Female presenting or non-binary. Rosie, Lulu, Frenchie, Texas, and Helga. The dancers at the Kit Kat Klub. These individuals will also be part of various scenes as performers, citizens, and as club patrons. Highly dance-intensive roles. Interested in those who also play instruments, but not required. Will understudy Sally Bowles, Fraulein Kost, and Fraulein Schneider.
The Kit Kat Boys (4): Flexible Vocal Range, Male presenting or non-binary. Bobby, Victor, Hans, and Herman. Dancers at the Kit Kat Klub, with fluid sexuality and morals. Highly dance-intensive roles. These individuals will also be part of various scenes as performers, citizens, guards, and club patrons. Interested in those who also play instruments, but not required. Will understudy Clifford Bradshaw, Emcee, Ernst Ludwig, and Herr Schultz.
Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Book by William Finn and James Lapine
Director: Joe Calarco
Choreographer: TBD
Musical Director: Vadim Feichtner
SYNOPSIS: Gordon can’t get past his writer’s block when a medical emergency forces him to reassess if his songs (or lack thereof) are more important than his family, his friends or his partner. He needs to navigate a mean nurse, shelves of books and a bossy frog to get to the heart of his music.
Gordon Michael Schwinn: (Tenor, 30-35) A mix of loveable, sarcastic, vulnerable, and neurotic, who sees the humor in the tough things that life can throw at you.
Mimi Schwinn: (Mezzo, late 50s- late 60s) Gordon’s loving, (over)protective, at times unstable, mother. Gave her son his sense of humor. A survivor.
Mr. Bungee: (Baritone, 45-60) The director/producer and star of his own children’s television show. A great entertainer. Alternately, delightful, overbearing, demanding, and hilarious.
Rhoda: (Soprano, 30-40) Gordon’s business manager and best friend. Loyal, loving, at times neurotic.
Roger Delli-Bovi: (Baritone, 30-40). Gordon’s charming and affectionate lover who battles Gordon’s neuroses with love and the truth.
Lisa: (Mezzo, 35-55) A homeless woman. Wise, at times bitter, with thick skin.
Nancy D.: (Soprano, 25-35) A rather sadistic nurse.
Richard: (Baritone, 30-50) A kind and compassionate nurse.
Dr. Jafar Berensteiner: (Baritone, 45-60) A showman of a Doctor.
The Minister: (Tenor, 35-50) The hospital pastor. Always aiming to inspire.
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