Atlanta Lyric Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Apr 18, 2022
10:30 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Dance Calls at 12:00pm and 4:00pm EDT.
APPOINTMENTS
Make an appointment by filling out the following Airtable form: https://airtable.com/shrPZlF15XZuORyjS
CONTRACT
LOA $468 weekly minimum (LOA ref LORT)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in GUYS AND DOLLS (see breakdown).
PREPARATION
Please prepare a brief musical theatre song in the style of the show and choose one of the sides at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11mbTTHkUEsfc_18-ghOJkViRgWcKFL6z?usp=sharing . Note that there is a chance that you will not be asked to perform the script sides. Come prepared to learn choreography.
LOCATION
Jennie T. Anderson Theatre
548 S Marietta Pky
Marietta, GA 30067
PERSONNEL
Book and Lyrics by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling
Music by Frank Loesser
Artistic Director // Mary Nye Bennett
Casting Director // Skylar Burks
Director // Kayce Grogan-Wallace
Music Director // John-Michael D’Haviland
Choreographer // Ricardo Aponte
OTHER DATES
Callback: 05/09/2022 at 6:00pm EDT
First Rehearsal: 07/26/2022
Opening: 08/25/2022
Closing: 09/04/2022
OTHER
www.atlantalyric.com
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.
BREAKDOWN
Roles:
NICELY-NICELY JOHNSON: Just like his name suggests, he is the nicest and cheeriest of the gambling crooks. High-spirited and a bit naïve, but sincere and genuine. Nathan's loyal friend and lackey. Gender // Male. Age // 30 to 45. Vocal range top // B5. Vocal range bottom // D4.
BENNY SOUTHSTREET: Nathan's right-hand man and a gambler himself. Smart, slick, always moving and shaking, but with what he thinks are Nathan's best interests at heart. Gender // Male. Age // 30 to 45. Vocal range top // G5. Vocal range bottom // D4.
SARAH BROWN: A pretty, bright-eyed woman who serves as Sergeant of the local Mission. She fully believes in her worthy cause and wishes to convert the gambling sinners to saints. Falls unexpectedly in love with Sky along the way. She is prudish and uptight, but eventually lets go. Gender: Female. Age // 20 to 30. Vocal range top // G5. Vocal range bottom // B3.
NATHAN DETROIT: CAST. A good-hearted gambler and craps game organizer who could never hit the bigtime. He loves Adelaide, but cannot quit his gambling ways. A broke schemer with unwitting ways. Gender: Male. Age // 35 to 45. Vocal range top // F5. Vocal range bottom // D4.
MISS ADELAIDE: CAST. Nathan's fiancé and a lead performer at the Hot Box nightclub. She loves Nathan more than anything in the world and desperately wants to get married. Pretty, outspoken, stubborn. Gender: Female. Age // 25 to 35. Vocal range top // E5. Vocal range bottom // A3.
ARVIDE ABERNATHY: The bass drum and cymbal player in the Mission band, he is Sarah's loving grandfather. Wise and sweet, he wants nothing but the best for her. Gender // Male. Age // 50 to 65. Vocal range top // F5. Vocal range bottom // D4.
HARRY THE HORSE: A crook and a gambler. He is a tough guy with dollar signs as his bottom line. Brings Big Jule into Nathan's craps game and backs his cheating, but is also a man of his word in the gambling community. Gender // Male. Age // 35 to 55. Vocal range top // G5. Vocal range bottom // F3.
LT. BRANNIGAN: A New York police officer who is onto Nathan's illegal craps games and is dead-set on catching him. A tough, no-nonsense character. Gender // Male. Age // 40 to 55.
SKY MASTERSON: A high-stakes gambler whose luck never seems to run out, and a wild card who surprises himself when he falls in love with the unlikeliest of women. Suave, smart, and handsome. Gender // Male. Age // 35 to 45. Vocal range top // E5. Vocal range bottom // B3.
BIG JULE: A big-time craps player from Chicago who uses a gun and his own pair of rigged dice to bully his way into never losing. Tough looking. A bit of an oaf. Gender // Male. Age // 30 to 50. Vocal range top // G5. Vocal range bottom // F3.
Requirement for proof of vaccination/negative test.
Everyone entering the audition venue (i.e., venue employees, Equity members, non-members, casting personnel, creatives, producers, musicians, COVID Safety Managers, etc.) will be required to undergo a symptom check and provide one of the following prior to entry into the venue:
- Proof of full vaccination. “Fully vaccinated,” as defined by the CDC, is more than 14 calendar days following receipt of a final dose of an FDA or World Health Organization authorized or approved vaccine.
Two-ply cloth face masks, surgical masks, singer’s masks and respirators (N95, KN95 or KF94) will be allowed for face coverings. Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not acceptable face coverings. Everyone in the holding room and audition room will always wear a face covering as described above, except for the actor when they are actively auditioning. The time spent unmasked should be as minimal as possible. Face coverings must be worn correctly (covering the nose and mouth). Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
If the risk level for Cobb County is trending upwards and may rise to High (Red) we will contact members with appointments at least 24 hours before the first audition appointment time to let them know there is a chance that the auditions Revised March 14, 2022 may need to be postponed or cancelled. All members with appointments will be notified if the auditions must be postponed or cancelled.
We encourage members to prepare for their audition at home, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms. Additional information required in notice:
Holding/Audition room information:
The audition room is 2600 square feet and can accommodate no more than 26 individuals at a time.
The holding room is 864 square feet and can accommodate no more than 24 individuals at a time.
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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