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HAZEL Equity Chorus Call Dancers - Drury Lane Oakbrook Auditions

Posted October 29, 2015
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HAZEL - Drury Lane Oakbrook

HAZEL - ECC (Dancers)

Drury Lane Oakbrook
Oakbrook, IL

Call Type

Equity Chorus

Date of Audition

11/10/2015

Location

Drury Lane Oakbrook

100 Drury Lane

Oakbrook, IL 60181

Rehearsal Room

Time(s)

Tuesday, November 10

Male Dance Call

Sign-up: 9:30 am -- Call time: 10:00 am

Women's Dance Call

Sign-up: 12:30 pm -- Call time: 1:00 pm

Appointments

This is an ECC, no appointments will be taken. Equity Members will be given priority at the Chorus Call.

> Chorus rules are in effect.

> A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Personnel

Bill Osetek - Artistic Director

Roberta Duchak - Music Director

Other Dates

First Rehearsal: 2/22/16

First Public Performance: 3/31/16

Contemplated Closing: 5/29/16

Contract

Special Agreement

Drury Lane Agreement; $695/wk Actor Minimum

Seeking

Strong male and female Actors/singers/dancers for the upcoming production of HAZEL. Please see breakdown for more information.

Breakdown

A breakdown has been added for this notice. See below.

Preparation

Come stretched and ready to dance. Men in jazz/tennis shoes, Women in character heel. You may be asked to stay and sing. Prepare one 32 bar cut. Bring sheet music in your key. Accompanist will be provided. Bring current headshot and resume.

Other

EMC and Non-Union seen time permitting or during.

Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown:

George Baxter - (about 35) Conservative attorney, 60's man's man, not good at exercising patience, does not suffer fools; commanding, suave and completely in over his head. Superb comedic timing. Don Draper by way of Paul Rudd. Baritone (not legit)

Dorothy Baxter - (about 30) Engagingly neurotic, conflicted working mother a younger, blonde Diane Keaton. Belter/2nd soprano range.

Bonkers Johnson - (45-55) Local celebrity and tv high-tech huckster. Charmingly gregarious with rapid fire speak. Not smarmy; a worth love interest for Hazel. Nathan Lane by way of Robin Williams. Possibly speak-singing role.

Ensemble: 5 Men, 5 Women

Ensemble Parts –

The Bonkettes - (Three) Bonkers Johnson's back-up chorines. Young, sexy, with great attitude; ideally, multi-ethnic. Belters/second sopranos.

Sergeant Kreppel - Air Force lifer; world weary, been there, done that. John Goodman-like. Husky, rock voice

Airman Fillmore - Tough, don't mess with her, but never angry, and a babe. Rock Belter.

Mambo Alfonso - Sexy, Latin dance instructor, with the broad bearing of Ricardo Montalban.

Jeffrey - Bonkers Johnson's long-suffering assistant; tightly wired. Jim Parsons

Market Employee - he is young and gawky, but speaks as if he's management, which he believes he is.

Rocco - Affable pizza parlor owner.

Rocco's Pizza Parlor Employees - (20's male or female) Buoyant, fun

Mayor Fremont - Glad-handing politician. (redundant)

Delivery Foreman - Blue collar, any ethnicity. Gruff voice.

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