Cape Playhouse
CONTRACT
COST $786 weekly minimum (Tier 1)
SEEKING
Equity actors for principal roles in the musicals in Cape Playhouse's 2022 Season (see breakdown)
All stage managerial positions have been filled.
Actors of all races/ethnicities encouraged to submit.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please prepare a brief song in the style of the show you are auditioning for along with a contemporary monologue. You may also use the accompaniment provided at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fhnueg6kq31nfhw/AAAP5HkfYpMIN1gN5girsrJwa?dl=0 . Please email your headshot/resume and video submission. Submissions for THE FANTASTICKS should be emailed to both the email below and to Fantasticks.capeplayhouse@gmail.com.
Deadline: Tue, Mar 22, 2022
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
David Elliott, Artistic Director (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
GREASE
Rehearsals begin: May 9, 2022 (in NYC) Preview: May 26, 2022
Opening: June 8, 2022
Closing: June 18, 2022
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
Rehearsals begin: July 18, 2022 (in NYC)
Opening: August 3, 2022
Closing: August 13, 2022
ALWAYS PATSY CLINE
Rehearsals begin: June 20, 2022 (in NYC)
Opening: July 6, 2022
Closing: July 16, 2022
THE FANTASTICKS
Rehearsals begin: August 22, 2022 (in NYC)
Opening: Sept. 7, 2022
Closing: Sept 17, 2022
OTHER
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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.
BREAKDOWN
GREASE
Artistic Director: David Elliott
Director: Joyce Chittick
Choreographer: Rick Faugno
Music Director: Garrett Taylor
Casting Director: JZ Casting, CSA (Geoff Josselson, Katya Zarolinski)
Book: James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante Book: Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Music & Lyrics: Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
SEEKING:
[DANNY ZUKO]: (Range: tenor, D4–B5) The leader of the Burger Palace Boys; strong and confident, with an air of easy-going charm. Any ethnicity. This role is cast.
[SANDY DUMBROWSKI]: (Range: Soprano, A3–F#5) New girl in town; Though outwardly sweet, wholesome, naive, and innocent. She eventually throws off the repression of her parent’s generation. Any ethnicity. This role is cast.
[BETTY RIZZO]: (Range: Alto A3–C5) Leader of the Pink Ladies; tough, sarcastic, and outspoken but vulnerable. Any ethnicity. This role is cast.
[FRENCHY]: (Range: Alto, A3–D5) A dreamer; good-natured and a loyal friend but not too smart, she cares deeply about her appearance, particularly her hair. She can't wait to finish high school so she can be a beautician. Any ethnicity.
[MARTY]: (Range Alto, C4–C5) Considers herself the “beauty” of the Pink Ladies. She’s aged faster than her friends but betrays her real age when she opens her mouth. Tries to act sophisticated. Any ethnicity. This role is cast
[JAN]: (Range: Alto, A3-C5) Funny, loud and pushy with the girls, but shy with boys. She struggles with her relationship to food. Any ethnicity. This role is cast
[DOODY]: (Range: Tenor, D4-A5) The youngest of the guys; small, boyish, and open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude towards the other guys. Must play the guitar. Any ethnicity.. This role is cast
[KENICKIE]: (Range: Tenor, C4–F5) The second in command of the Burger Palace Boys; tough, tattooed, surly, and avoids any show of softness. He has an offbeat sense of humor. Any ethnicity. This role is cast
[SONNY LATIERRI]: (Range: baritone, G3–A5) A member of the Burger Palace Boys; funny Italian-American, he is a braggart and wheeler-dealer who thinks he's a real lady-killer. Any ethnicity.
[VINCE FONTAINE]: (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) A typical 'teen audience' disc jockey; slick, egotistical and fast-talking. He is also a veteran 'Greaser.' Any Ethnicity. This role is cast.
[CHA-CHA]: (Range: Alto, C4–C5) The best dancer at St. Bernadette's; a loud mouth, she wins the dancing competition with Danny. Any Ethnicity.
[EUGENE FLORCZYK]: (Range: Tenor, A3–E5) The class valedictorian; physically awkward, with weak eyes and a high-pitched voice. He's a typical 'apple-polisher' - both smug and pompous, but always gullible. Any ethnicity.
[PATTY SIMCOX]: (Range: Alto, D4-A4) A typical cheerleader; athletic, sure-of- herself, but can be given to bursts of disconcerting enthusiasm. She's a bit of a pain and unpopular with the Pink Ladies and can twirl a baton. Any ethnicity. This role is cast.
[TEEN ANGEL]: (Range: Tenor, E4–F5) Frenchy's suave and slick guardian angel, who encourages her to stay in school. Any ethnicity.
[MISS LYNCH]: (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) A no-nonsense, serious, loud English teacher. Strong comedy chops. Any ethnicity. This role is cast
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
Artistic Director: David Elliott
Director/Choreographer: Al Blackstone
Music Director: Garrett Taylor
Casting Director: JZ Casting, CSA (Geoff Josselson, Katya Zarolinski)
Book: Craig Lucas
Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: Ira Gershwin
SEEKING:
All singers must also be exceptional dancers.
[JERRY MULLIGAN]: Male, 20-30, any ethnicity - an excellent ballet dancer; some tap and jazz a plus; good singer. Jerry is a Midwestern painter, studying in Paris on the GI bill; he is charming, ambitious, and somewhat innocent.
[LISE ALLTMONT]: Female, 18-28, any ethnicity - an excellent ballet dancer, pointe work, good singer. Lise is very private but very determined. This role is cast.
[ADAM HOCHBERG]: Male, 20-35 any ethnicity - Good singer, some dance. New York classically trained composer living in Paris. Ex GI.
[HENRI BAUREL]: Male, 20-39, any ethnicity - Strong singer, some dance including tap. The son of privileged Parisians. Secretly wants to be a song and dance man.
[MILO DAVENPORT]: Female, 30-39, any ethnicity - Good singer and dancer. A wealthy American art patron.
[MADAME BAUREL]: Female, 50-59, any ethnicity - Henri’s upper middle class, comically self-righteous mother. Excellent comic timing; good singer. This role is cast.
ALWAYS PATSY CLINE
Artistic Director: David Elliott Director: Paige Price
Music Director: Garrett Taylor
Author: Ted Swindley
Casting Director: Stephanie Klapper, CSA (Stephanie Klapper, Lacey Davies)
SEEKING:
[PATSY CLINE]: 30ish. Strong singer with a wide range. The first female singer ever inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Dynamic and passionate. Note: Ability to mimic Patsy Cline's unique vocal sound is imperative.
[LOUISE]: 35-60 y/o Houston housewife who is a big fan of Patsy Cline who becomes a genuine friend to the singer.
THE FANTASTICKS
Artistic Director: David Elliott Director: David Elliott
Music Director: Garrett Taylor
Casting Director: Stephanie Klapper, CSA (Stephanie Klapper, Lacey Davies)
Author: Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt
[EL GALLO] (Male, High Baritone, 30-45). As the narrator of the piece, he is the liaison between the audience and the action onstage. He is warm, cordial, and inviting to the audience, yet with darker moments. His attitude toward the rest of the cast reveals a decidedly mysterious side. Above all he is grand and must command attention.
[MATT] (Male, Baritone, early 20’s). As a young lover, he is deeply in love, particularly with the idea of being in love. He lacks experience in the world so, while not stupid, he is naive and perhaps even foolish at times. His image of a young man in love is one of a gallant protector, meaning that he approaches some decisions with a falsified bravery that is little more than bravado.
[LUISA] (Female, Legit Soprano, early 20’s). As a young lover, she is in love. She is in love with love, the idea of love, the idea of being in love and indeed everything remotely romantic. Her dreams are more fanciful than those of Matt. Because of her particular vision of romance, she deals with the world on a particularly naive level.
[HUCKLEBEE] / [BELLOMY] (Males, Baritone, 45-60). Blustery and Boisterous. Duo and team. Strong comedic timing. Fathers of Matt and Luisa. Always arguing and bickering, but secretly plotting together for the marriage of their children.
[HENRY] / [MORTIMER] (Males, 30-60). Foolish comics who move the action while not seeming to contribute anything of substance. As performers their day has long past. Henry can play grand characters and recite Shakespeare, but with very little success these days. May be asked to speak in an English accent. Mortimer’s specialty is dying on stage in the manner of great adventures and melodramas. May be asked to speak in a cockney accent. Henry and Mortimer function as a unit and rarely appear apart from each other. They are entirely theatrical and theirs is the world of the stage.
[THE MUTE] (Male or Female, any age). The Mute serves many functions—setting props as characters need them, assisting El Gallo, and becoming the wall separating the families. While omnipresent the character must also have the ability to fade into the background. This is a functional character that sometimes interacts with the others.
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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