FOLLIES - NYC OPEN Auditions
Astoria Performing Arts Center
AUDITION DATE
Tue, Feb 20, 2018
1:00 pm (EST)
APPOINTMENTS
For an audition appointment, please sign up by visiting: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b094fa8ae2ca1f58-follies
CONTRACT
Showcase-NY $350 total project stipend
SEEKING
Equity and non-Equity actor/singers for various roles. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Please bring a hardcopy picture/resume, stapled together. Prepare a 32-bar cut of a song in the style of the show. Bring your book, just in case the team would like to hear something else.
LOCATION
Astoria Performing Arts Center
3044 Crescent Street
at 30th Road
Astoria, NY 11102
PERSONNEL
APAC Executive Director: Jesse Marchese
APAC Artistic Director: Dev Bondarin
Book: James Goldman
Music & Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Director: Dev Bondarin
Musical Director: John Bronston
Choreographer: Sara Brians
Casting Director: Jason Styres, CSA
Casting Associate: Andrea Zee, CSA
OTHER DATES
Rehearse: 3/29 - 5/2 (weekday evenings,
Saturday days, Sunday late afternoon/evenings)
Open: 5/3
Close: 5/26
Show Schedule: Thursday - 8:00PM; Friday -
8:00PM; Saturday - 2:00PM & 8:00PM
POTENTIAL FURTHER AUDITIONS: TBA. Should you
need to come back for the team with material
from the show, you will be contacted with
detailed information. Those auditions are
currently set for early March.
OTHER
WALK-INS/STANDBY LISTS: We will also be seeing
people on a first come, first serve basis pending
there are open slots. Please check in with the
monitor at the audition location the day of the
open call should you want to be seen in this
fashion. We cannot guarantee a timeframe for
any walk-ins/standbys, but we will give best
efforts to make it as expedient as possible.
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
SYNOPSIS: Before their former theater is demolished, the “Weismann Follies” showgirls reunite to reconnect and sing and dance their old numbers. Featuring some of Sondheim’s most well-known songs, including “Losing My Mind,” “I’m Still Here,” and “Broadway Baby,” Follies juxtaposes innocence with sophistication, harsh reality with surrealism, and the dreams of what will be with the regrets of what was. Memory and time intermingle as two couples confront the truth about their past in order to face the future.
IMPORTANT NOTE: WE ARE LOOKING FOR A DIVERSE CAST. WE ENCOURAGE PERFORMERS OF ALL ETHNICITIES AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS TO ATTEND.
[ SALLY DURANT PLUMMER ] Female, 40s - mid-50s. Range: F3 - G5. Lost in the past with a revisionist memory, bordering on delusional. Much like she was 30 years ago, and now stuck in a loveless marriage.
[ PHYLLIS ROGERS STONE ] Female, 40s - mid-50s. Range: F3 - E5. Stylish and intelligent. Has centered her life on her husband and that is now taking its toll.
[ BUDDY PLUMMER ] Male, 50s. Range: C3 - F4. Charismatic, but aware that the cheer he shows on the surface does not reflect his inner life. Stuck in a broken marriage and has had a number of affairs.
[ BENJAMIN STONE ] Male, 50s. Range: A3 - F5. Distinguished and successful. Realizing that his personal relationships have deteriorated.
[ YOUNG SALLY ]
Female, early 20s. Range: C4 - Gb5. Similar to her adult counterpart but also bubbly and adventurous. Often lacks patience.
[ YOUNG PHYLLIS ]
Female, early 20s. Range: C4 - F#5. Energetic and vulnerable. Determined but lacks the sophistication she develops later.
[ YOUNG BUDDY]
Male, 20s. Range: C3 - Gb5. Lively and a lot of fun. Loves Sally and wants to give her the world.
[ YOUNG BEN ]
Male, 20s. Range: C3 - Fb4. Driven and intelligent but not yet distinguished.
[ CARLOTTA CAMPION ]
Female, mid-40s - mid-50s. Range: Eb3 - C5. A one-time movie star. Youthful, proud, and has has seen everything.
[ HATTIE WALKER ]
Female, 60s+. Range: G3 - B5. Tough and no-nonsense. Has been married several times, always to the bad boy.
[ SOLANGE LaFITTE ]
Female, 60s+. Range: A4 - G5. A French fashionista and perfume creator. Has travelled the world but loves Paris best.
[ STELLA DEEMS ]
Female, mid-50s – mid-60s. Range: E3 - F#5. Half of a former performing duo with her husband. Lively and energetic.
[ MAX DEEMS/ROSCOE ]
Male, mid-50s – mid-60s. Range: D3 - A5. Plays both roles. MAX: Half of a former performing duo with his wife, Stella. Lively and energetic. ROSCOE: Retired Broadway singer, stunning tenor with a strong presence.
[ EMILY WHITMAN ]
Female, mid-60s+. Range: A4 - D5. Married to Theodore and teaches dance with him.
[ THEODORE WHITMAN ] Male, mid-60s+. Range: A3 - D4. Married to Emily and teaches dance with her.
[ HEIDI SCHILLER ]
Female, mid-60s. Range: D4 – A6. Elegant and Viennese. Rich, well known, and if often living in the past.
[ YOUNG HEIDI ]
Female, early 20s. Range: E4 - Ab5. Elegant like her older self.
[ SANDRA CRANE ]
Female, 50s - 60s. Former Follies girl here for the reunion.
[ DEE DEE WEST ]
Female, 50s - 60s. Former Follies girl here for the reunion.
[ DIMITRI WEISSMAN ]
Male, mid-60s. Director of the Follies. Known for making stars. Acerbic and alive.
[ FEMALE ENSEMBLE ] Female, 20s. To play other young women in the past, waitresses, dancers, showgirls, etc. Strong singer/dancers.
[ MALE ENSEMBLE ]
Male, 20s. To play other young men in the past, waiters, dancers, etc. Strong singer/dancers.
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.
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