Florida Repertory Theatre 2023-24 Season - FT Myers, FL EPA Florida Repertory Theatre | Ft. Myers, FL
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM (E)
To schedule an audition appointment please fill out the form at:
https://bit.ly/3NXZsu6 . Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout each audition session as time permits.
LOA
$739 weekly minimum (Ref. LORT) (2022-23 rates)
Equity actors for roles in Florida Repertory Theatre's 2023-24 Season (See breakdown).
Please prepare two brief contrasting monologues. If you are singing, please prepare one monologue and one song that shows your range and ability. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring a picture & resume, stapled together.
Historic Arcade Theatre - Artist Entrance 2268 Bay Street
Ft Myers, FL 33901
THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.
Executive Director: John Martin
Expected to attend:
Artistic Director: Greg Longenhagen Associate Artistic Director: Jason Parrish
See breakdown for production specific personnel
See breakdown for production specific dates.
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https://www.floridarep.org/jobs/casting-calls/
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.
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.
Florida Rep is seeing auditions for the following roles and for understudy and swing opportunities. For pre-cast roles, auditioning performers will be considered as possible (emergency) replacements, should any become necessary.
Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Conceived by J. Barry Lewis, Lynnette Barkley, and Craig D. Ames.
Music Arrangements by Craig D. Ames.
Director: Michael Marotta.
Music Director: TBA
1st reh: 08/29/23
Runs: 09/19/23 – 10/29/23
Possible Extension: 11/19/23. In the ArtStage Studio Theatre.
Note: Seeking a diverse group of personalities who are strong actors and solid singers with a great ear for harmonies, and who are comfortable with movement.
WOMAN 1: [CAST] 40+ Classic leading lady. Soprano/mix.
WOMAN 2: Everyone’s best friend. Alto/mix.
WOMAN 3: A big belter. A character with comic chops.
MAN 1: A classic leading man. Bari-tenor.
MAN 2: A handsome character . Bari-tenor.
MAN 3: A strong comic and character. Resembles a young Lorenz Hart.
by Matthew Lopez
Dir: Jason Parrish
1st reh: 10/03/23
Runs: 10/24/23 – 11/12/23. In Florida Rep’s Historic Arcade Theatre.
Casey: White male. 20s. An Elvis impersonator struggling to support his wife and new baby. Starts a secret career as a drag performer, Georgia McBride, after losing his job at a local Panama City, Florida dive bar. A performer who moves well and has strong comic skills.
Jo: African American female. 20s. Casey’s wife – newly pregnant and worried about finances as the young couple starts their life together.
Miss Tracy Mills: [CAST]. Male 40s-50s. Any ethnicity. An elegant drag queen.
Rexy/Jason: Male. 20s-30s. Any ethnicity. Rexy: A drag queen in Tracy’s act – not as elegant as Tracy. Jason: A friend of Jo and Casey’s.
Eddie: [CAST]. Male 50s-60s. Proprietor of Cleo’s on Panama City Beach, a dive bar.
by Mark Shanahan
Director: Jeffrey Binder
1st Reh: 11/07/23
Runs: 11/28/23 – 12/17/23
Possible extension: 12/22/23 In Florida Rep’s Historic Arcade Theatre.
NOTE: This is a mash-up of Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s characters. Seeking a diverse company of versatile actor/comedian/dialecticians to portray multiple characters in Victorian London. Multiple British dialects will be used.
Sherlock Holmes: 40s – 50s. The World's Foremost Consulting Detective, in decline. Ebenezer Scrooge: [CAST]. 60 – 70s. Formerly a miser, one Christmas, Scrooge transformed into as good a man as the good old city ever knew.
Player One: Male. 30s-40s. Plays Dr. Timothy Cratchit: Tiny Tim, all grown up. Now, a doctor at St. Bernard's Hospital for Children. He speaks with a more refined accent than his sister. Mr. Topper: The manager of the Cosmopolitan Hotel. A bit older, a bit pompous. Easily irritated. Supposedly a friend of Fred, Scrooge's nephew. Ralph Fezziwig: A nervous, wiry young man. The black sheep of a proud family. Engaged to Fannie. Constable Bradstreet: A seemingly upstanding member of Scotland Yard.
Player Two: Female 20s-30s. Plays Emma Wiggins: A good-spirited and brave 13-year-old, she is a former Baker Street Irregular. Fan Gardner: Scrooge's granddaughter. A refined young woman, she works backstage at the theatre in the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Engaged to Ralph Fezziwig. Inspector Lestrade: Blustery, easily confounded member of Scotland Yard. He has grudging respect for Holmes. Mrs. Windigate: A Scottish tavern keeper and member of the Goose Club. Giggly, a whirlwind.
Player Three: [Cast]. Male 40s-50s. Plays Dr. Watson: Sherlock Holmes' best and most loyal friend. The Boswell to Holmes' Johnson. Mrs. Dilber: Mr. Scrooge's housekeeper of over 30 years. An emotional creature with a connection to the spiritual realm. Henry Burke: An Irish candle maker, an old friend of Mr. Scrooge. Old Joe Brackenridge: The owner of Old Joe's in Covent Garden. Gruff, a born salesman.
Player Four: Female 40s-50s. Plays Caroler: A cheerful person in the street. Woman in Restaurant: A London lady. The Countess of Morcar: American. An old love of Holmes' who also goes by another name, Irene Adler. Martha Cratchit: Tough and a bit lower class than her brother. She is as smart and observant as any detective she might happen to meet. Mary Morstan: Watson's elegant and brave wife. Abigail Fezziwig: Runs a business fattening geese for market. She is no nonsense and direct – a proud member of the hardworking Fezziwig family.
by Katori Hall
Director: Ansley Valentine.
1st Reh: 11/21/23
Runs:12/12/23 – 1/14/24
Possible Extension: 1/21/23 In Florida Rep’s ArtStage Studio Theatre.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Black male. 39. A preacher and famed civil rights leader. In this play, we meet King on the night before an important speech – on the eve of the assassination that took his life.
Camae: Black female. 20s-30s. A pretty, young maid. Her first day on the job at the Lorraine Motel.
Created by Larry Gallagher
Director: Greg Longenhagen
Musical Director: Victoria Casella
Choreographer: TBA
1st Reh: 12/19/23
Runs: 1/09/24 – 1/28/24
Possible Extension: 1/31/24 In Florida Rep’s Historic Arcade Theatre.
NOTE: Seeking a diverse and versatile company of 20s-30s singer/dancers to pay tribute to the strong, female voices of the 1960s.
Wanda: Black female. 20s – 30s. Serves as the strong-voice narrator of the story that weaves through the tumultuous decade. Strong, warm, engaging. Sings “The Name Game,” “Sweet Talkin’ Guy,” Then He Kissed Me,” and others.
Jasmine: Black female. 20s – 30s. This track sings hits from Diana Ross, Judy Craig (the Chiffons). She sings One Fine Day, Where Did Our Love Go? Come See About Me, and others.
Laura: Female. 20s – 30s. This track sings hits from Janis Joplin, Lulu, and others. Sings songs Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, To Sir with Love, Piece of My Heart, Try, Me and Bobby McGee, and others.
Allison: Female. 20s – 30s. She has a warm, lyrical voice. This track sings hits from Petula Clark and others. Sings Downtown, Where the Boys Are, Society's Child, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me and others.
Pattie: Female. 20s – 30s. Sings It's My Party, You Don't Own Me, and others.
Gina: Black female. 20s-30s. This track sings hits from Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin and the lead singer of the Starlets. Sings I Sold My Heart to a Junkman, A Fool in Love, Proud Mary, Respect and others.
by D.L. Coburn
Director: Maureen Heffernan
1st Reh: 1/9/24
Runs: 1/30/23 – 3/03/24
Possible Extension: 3/17/24 In the ArtStage Studio Theatre.
Fonsia Dorsey: [Cast]. Female. 70+. Resident of a rundown nursing home. Proud, prim, and self righteous.
Weller Martin: [Cast]. Male. 70+. Lonely resident of a rundown nursing home. Frustrated at losing all the games of Gin.
Dir: Chris Clavelli
1st Reh: 1/23/24
Runs: 2/13/24 – 3/03/24 In Florida Rep’s Historic Arcade Theatre
Saunders: [CAST]. Male 50s. High-strung American opera producer. Always dealing with a crisis.
Max: Male. 30s. Rising American Opera singer and former assistant to Saunders. Smart, level headed, good comic timing, sings well. Tenor.
Tito/Beppo: Male. 50s. Larger-than-life, world-famous, Italian opera tenor. Passionate and loud. Doubles as Beppo, the gregarious Italian bellhop/former gondolier who looks lust like Tito. A strong tenor.
Maria: [CAST]. Female 50s. Stunning and hot-tempered Italian woman. Married to Tito.
Mimi: Female. 20s. Italian-American daughter to Tito & Maria. Bright-eyed star, hoping to be discovered. She was raised in America and speaks without an Italian accent.
Carlo: Male. 20s. Dashing, young opera impresario. Romantically involved with Mimi. Italian, but does not speak with an Italian accent.
Racón: Female. 40s – 50s. A glamorous Russian opera star. Having an affair with Tito.
by Randal Myler and Mark Harelik
Dir: Jason Parrish
Music Dir: Matt Cusack
Choreographer: TBA
1st Reh: 02/26/24
Runs: 3/19/24 – 4/14/24
Possible Extension: 4/28/24 In Florida Rep’s Historic Arcade Theatre.
Please Note: Seeking versatile actor/musicians for most roles.
Hank Williams: Male. 20s – 30s. A south Alabama hillbilly singer, thin and black-eyed. He dresses in high-priced western suits and always wears a Stetson. A proficient guitar player.
Tee-Tot: Black male. 20s-50s. A south Alabama street singer. Guitar player.
The Waitress: Female 20s-30s. The keeper of an all-night diner somewhere in the south. A cheerful lonely person. Instrumentalist a plus.
Mama Lilly: Female. 40s-60s. Hank’s mother. A “Marjorie Main” – strong and somewhat overbearing.
Hoss: [CAST]. Male. 30s. A member of Hank’s band, a big, boyish man. Plays upright (doghouse) bass.
Jimmy: Male. 20s-40s. A member of Hank’s band. Plays lead electric guitar. From Oklahoma, and his dialect gives him away.
Leon: Male. 20s-40s. A member of the band and a skilled multi-instrumentalist. Featured on the fiddle. Pleasant and taciturn.
Fred Rose (Pap): Male 40s – 60s. A founder and Nashville publishing executive. A Midwesterner from Chicago.
Audrey Williams: Female 20s – 30s. Hank’s first wife, later his professional widow. A blond Alabama beauty, sweet and exuberant.
Shag: The pedal steel guitar player. Any age.
by David Mamet
Director: Chris Clavelli
1st Reh: 3/26/24
Runs: 4/16/24 – 05/19/24
Possible Extension: 5/26/24 In Florida Rep’s ArtStage Studio Theatre.
Carol: A woman of twenty.
John: A man in his forties.
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