Marriott Theatre
CONTRACT
Dinner Theatre $862 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity actors for principal roles in HELLO DOLLY! (see breakdown).
All cast members must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to appear at an in-person callback and be cast in the show. “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.
Most characters we encounter currently are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns and you will see that in the following character descriptions. However limiting the descriptions are, our casting seeks to be inclusive as possible and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities. Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or if there are any accommodations we can provide.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please prepare the sides and tracks for the character you are auditioning for at www.marriotttheatre.com/audition/hello-dolly . Performing the scene with a reader is preferred, but a monologue in the style of the show will also be acceptable. Submit your audition through the following google form: https://forms.gle/mkPgLDB1PD1w4fLd8. Deadline: 10am CST on March 15th, 2022.
Deadline: Tue, Mar 15, 2022
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PERSONNEL
Viewing auditions:
Director/Choreographer: Denis Jones
Musical Director: Ryan T. Nelson
Associate Artistic Director: Peter Sullivan
Associate Producer: Peter Blair
Artistic Assistant: Sana Selemon
OTHER DATES
First day of rehearsal: Thursday, August 4th, 2022 (rehearsals are typically Mondays-Saturdays, 10am to 6pm, six days a week)
Previews: Wednesday, August 24th - Tuesday, August 30th, 2022
Opening: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 (Show schedule: Wednesday-Sunday with two shows on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday)
Closing: Sunday, October 23, 2022
Rehearsals are typically 10am to 6pm, six days a week.
OTHER
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If you have any questions, please email Sana Selemon at Sana.Selemon@MarriottTheatre.com.
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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
TAPING INSTRUCTIONS:
If you are using an iPhone to video record, please be sure to film horizontally and in a well-lit space (not backlit). At the top of the video, please slate your name and height.
All roles will be understudied.
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi [Role Cast, Seeking Understudy]
Age: 35-60. Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano G3-G5. Dance ability: Some. Dolly is a strong, high-spirited character who loves life and has a great deal of charm. She is a widow in her middle years, an opportunist and a meddling matchmaker. She needs a commanding stage presence, but she must also show compassion and vulnerability.
Horace Vandergelder
Age: 40-65. Vocal range: Baritone B2-E4. Dance ability: Some. Vandergelder is a well-known widowed “half millionaire”, authoritative, strong and gruff, set in his ways, but must show a vulnerable, softer side. He is the owner of a Hay and Feed store and a client of Dolly’s.
Cornelius Hackl
Age: 25-40. Vocal range: Baritone. Bb2-F#4. Dance ability: Strong. He is Vandergelder’s chief clerk, 33 years old, charming and naive, but not as naive as Barnaby. Cornelius is energetic, enthusiastic and adventurous, he seeks the company of Irene Molloy.
Barnaby Tucker
Vocal range: Baritone C3-G#4. Dance ability: Strong. A 17-year-old assistant to Cornelius. He is fun loving and naive. His energized boyish innocence must come through.
Irene Molloy
Age: 30-40. Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano G3-F5. Dance ability: strong. A beautiful and charming widow, she is a milliner with a hat shop near 14th Street in New York City. Dolly “matches” her with Vandergelder. A smart, classy lady that ends up spending the evening out on the town with Cornelius, Barnaby, and Minnie.
Minnie Fay
Age: 17-22. Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano D4-F5. Dance ability: Strong. A young girl who works in Irene’s hat shop. Naive but straight laced.
Ambrose Kemper
Age: 18-25. Vocal range: Tenor E3-G#4. Dance ability: Strong. A young, energetic struggling artist, good natured and accommodating who wants Vandergelder’s permission to marry his niece, Ermengarde.
Ermengarde
Vocal range: Mezzo Soprano E4-G#5. Dance ability: Strong. She is Mr. Vandergelder’s 17-year-old niece who is very dramatic and prone to tears. She wants to marry Ambrose.
Ernestina
Age: 30-45. Vocal range: Any. Dance ability: Some. An eccentric-looking girl in need of Dolly's matchmaker services.
Rudy
Age: 40-60. Vocal range: Bass F2 - C4. Dance ability: Some. Maitre’d of the Harmonia Gardens, proper, commanding. NOTE: Please audition with a German Accent.
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 submit.
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