Casa Manana 2024-25 COST Season - NYC EPA Casa Manana, Inc. | Fort Worth, TX
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
AUDITION DATETuesday, July 16, 2024
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
CONTRACTCOST
$870 weekly minimum (Tier 1)
SEEKINGEquity actors for roles in Casa Manana's 2024 -25 COST Season (See breakdown).
All Equity stage managerial positions have been filled.
PREPARATIONPlease prepare a short comedic monologue and a song in a style from one of the shows from the season; bring sheet music, an accompanist will be provided. Bring you headshot and resume stapled together.
SEEKING: LOCATIONPearl Studios (519)
519 8th Ave
12th Fl
New York, NY 10018
Holding room - Studio K
PERSONNELExpected to attend:
Lindsey Rushen, General Manager
OTHER DATESSee breakdown for production specific dates.
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EPA 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 Casa Manana 2024-25 COST Season MILLION DOLLAR QUARTETRehearsals start August 26,2024
Show runs September 7-15, 2024
J CARL PERKINS - mid 20s; male; singer/guitar player (lead guitar); he was the American pioneer of rockabilly music and best known for his song “Blue Suede Shoes.”
JERRY LEE LEWIS - 20s-early 30s; male; singer/pianist; he was rock ‘n’ roll’s legendary piano prodigy and celebrated “Last Man Standing.” A superb piano player, able to play like Jerry Lee Lewis; fun, energetic; comic skills a plus.
JOHNNY CASH - late 20s-late 30s; male; singer/guitar player; Johnny Cash at the dawn of his epic career. Must be familiar with his music and able to play guitar; tall; should sound and look somewhat like Johnny without being an “impersonator.”
ELVIS PRESLEY - 20s; male; singer/guitar player; Elvis in his 20s at the beginning of his career. Must be familiar with his music and able to play guitar; should sound and look somewhat like Elvis without being an “impersonator.”
BROTHER JAY/ JAY PERKINS - mid 20s; bass player. Brother of Carl Perkins.
FLUKE - mid 20s; drummer.
SAM PHILLIPS - 30s. The father of Rock ‘n Roll and founder of Sun Records: discovered Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and many others, including Roy Orbison and B.B. King; a towering and charismatic figure in American music.
DYANNE - mid 20s, an aspiring singer, Elvis’s girlfriend.
A TUNA CHRISTMASRehearsals start October 28, 2024
Show runs November 9-17, 2024
SEEKING:TRACK 1: Male, Characters ranging from age 25-50, including Thurston Wheeler, Elmer Watkins, Bertha Bumiller, Yippy, Leonard Childers, Pearl Burras, R.R Snavely, Rev. Spikes, Sheriff Givens, Hank Bumiller. Physical agility to do multiple costume changes with precision and speed.
TRACK 2: Male, Characters ranging from age 25-50, including Arles Struvie, Didi Snavely, Harold Dean Lattimer, Petey Fisk, Jody Bumiller, Stanley Bumiller, Charlene Bumiller, Chad Hartford, Phinas Blye, Vera Carp. Physical agility to do multiple costume changes with precision and speed.
THE COLOR PURPLERehearsals start February 17, 2025
Show runs March 1-9, 2025
SEEKING:CELIE - African American, 20s-early 30s. Drives the story. Vulnerable, introverted, seemingly passive but really not, has a deep soul, has a sense of humor which is sometimes wicked. Has a great belt singing voice.
NETTIE - African American, 20s-early 30s. Celie’s younger sister. Adventuresome, feisty spirit, maternal, educated. Forced by Mister to leave Celie, she starts a new life in Africa. Has a great belt singing voice.
HARPO - African American, 20s-early 30s. Mister’s vulnerable, confused, good-hearted son. Represents the new generation. Has a great tenor singing voice.
SOFIA - African American, 30s. Powerful warrior woman. Comfortable being large, great sense of humor, vulnerable. Married to Harpo, she does not let anyone mistreat her. Has comic chops and a great belt singing voice.
MISTER - African American, 30s-40s. Also known as Albert. Like Celie, a deep well. Handsome, big, masculine, strong presence. Married to Celie, in love with Shug. Has a great singing voice.
SHUG - African American, 30s-40s. A popular singer. Attractive, confident, dynamic, powerful, irresistible, but has a frailty. Has a knockout bluesy singing voice.
SQUEAK - African American, 20s. Harpo’s lover. Attractive, sassy, fiery, strong-willed, unafraid to take anybody on, has a caring heart. Has comic chops. Has a great singing voice with belt and soprano capability.
PA - African American, 40s – 50s. An abuser and embittered man. He is father to Celie & Nettie, as well as father to Celie’s two children, whom he abducts from Celie and gives away at birth. Baritone.
JARENE - Female. Any age. African American. A gossiper in the church. High gospel belt. DORIS - Female. Any age. African American. A gossiper in the church. High gospel belt.
CATSRehearsals start May 19, 2025
Show runs May 31-June 8, 2025
SEEKING:GRIZABELLA - Female identifying, The glamour cat. Age range 35-50. Accomplished singer with wide dramatic range of vocal timbre, Mezzo with strong belt to E flat.
RUM TUM TUGGER - Male, 25 – 35, The ‘rock-star’ cat, with wild comedic sexuality. A charismatic performer with a fantastic pop/rock voice and strong falsetto. An outstanding presence with good dance skills.
JENNYANYDOTS - Female, 25 – 45, The ‘Gumbie Cat’. Motherly, an Edwardian ‘do-gooder’. A comedic character with excellent movement and tap dancing skills. Strong singer with high Db.
MR. MISTOFFELEES - Male, 20 - 32, The magician – impish, with an expansive personality. A phenomenal principal dancer. Gymnastic skills and tricks a plus. Good high baritone vocals.
BUSTOPHER JONES - Male, Older. Operatic Tenor. A fat upper-class cat who is respected by all. He is described as the Brummell of cats due to his immaculate pelt, which resembles a tuxedo and spats.
GUS - Old. Asparagus a.k.a. Gus: The Theatre Cat. He spends his time reminiscing about his past exploits when he used to be a famous theatre actor.
DUETERONOMY - Older. High Baritone / Tenor. Is the Jellicle Cats’ wise and respected older leader. Sees the value of each and every cat within the Jellicle Tribe.
BOMBALURINA - Female. 20s. Mezzo-Soprano. High belt. Flirts with many male cats, is a dance heavy role. A saucy red female. A principal vocalist and dancer.
DEMETER - Female. 20s. A troubled and skittish queen; she is best friends with Bombalurina and the two share an intense hatred for Macavity. A principal vocalist.
VICTORIA - Female. 20s. a.k.a. the White Cat. A naive and shy white kitten who is known for her beauty and poise. She is a featured dancer and is the first character to touch Grizabella.
MUNKUSTRAP - Male. 30s. A grey tabby tomcat who is the storyteller and protector of the Jellicle tribe. He is Old Deuteronomy's second-in-command and the show's main narrator.
MUNGOJERRIE - Male. 30s. A mischievous troublemaker, he is one-half of a notorious duo of cat burglars along with Rumpleteazer.
RUMPLETEASER - Female. 20s. A mischievous troublemaker, she is one half of a notorious duo of cat burglars along with Mungojerrie.
SKIMBLESHANKS - Male. 30s. An upbeat and active orange tabby cat, who lives on the mail trains and acts as an unofficial chaperone. Quirky.
MACAVITY – Male. The show's only real villain and a literary allusion to the Sherlock Holmes character Professor Moriarty. He goes out of his way to terrorize the Jellicles.
PLATO - Male. Doubles as Macavity.
CASANDRA – A brown pointed Queen. Glamourous and snooty with a stand-offish air.
SILLABULB - Female. Young. Sillabub is a sweet, affectionate, innocent kitten, typically the youngest of the tribe. She gets along with the entire tribe thanks to her friendly and welcoming disposition; the older cats are protective of her while the younger cats enjoy playing with her.
TUMBLEBRUTUS - Male. 20s. He is a playful young kitten, often performing acrobatics as well as being a strong dancer.
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