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Seeking
Equity Actor/singers for various roles in the following 3 productions:
MAMMA MIA
1776
MARY POPPINS
see breakdown
Preparation
Prepare a short song in the style of the show for which you wish to be considered. You may sing from one of the shows. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.
Bring picture and resume
Other Dates
EPA for 1st 3 musicals in season: 4/6, 9:30 to 5:30 at AEA *
ECCs/Women for all 6 shows: 4/13, 10am singers, 2pm dancers, at Nola Studios
ECC/Men for all 6 shows: 4/14, 9:30am singers 2pm dancers, at AEA
Other
* An EPA for the remaining 3 shows in the season will be held in the Fall 2016 on a date still TBD
Personnel
Richard Dolce, Producing Artistic Director
Vic DiMonda, Associate Producing Director.
· EPA Rules are in effect.
· A monitor will be provided.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
MAMMA MIA!
Catherine Johnson, book
Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus music & lyrics
Antoinette DiPietropolo, director & choreographer
James Olmstead, musical director
Reh: 7/1/16; Open: 7/21/16; Close: 9/11/16.
Seeking
DONNA
(late 30s-early 40s – the mother of a 20 year old girl) Attractive and free-spirited. A former lead singer in a group called “Donna and the Dynamos” who now owns and runs a hotel/casino on a Greek island. A strong feminist who also has a zany and vulnerable side.
SOPHIE
(18-25) A very special young woman who is determined to find the romance and happiness she feels eluded her mother. Has a wild, zany spirit even though she pursues a conventional marriage. Pop soprano.
TANYA
(late 30s-early 40s) A former singer in the “Dynamos”. Rich, sophisticated, acerbic, funny, and witty.
ROSIE
(late 30s-early 40s) Also a former singer in the “Dynamos” who now writes for and runs a feminist press. She’s confident, strong, and funny on the outside but shy underneath. Kooky and fun, good comic actress, bit of a clown. Actress who sings.
SAM
(35-45) May be Sophie’s father. Left Donna 20 years ago because he was engaged to another woman. Charming, successful architect. Actor who sings. Baritone.
HARRY
(35-45) May be Sophie’s father. British financier, weathy, buttoned-up, and conservative but trying to reconnect with his freer, youthful self. Must do a very convincing English accent. Also an actor who sings. High baritone, tenor.
BILL
(35-45) May be Sophie’s father. A travel writer with no possessions or strings.Good-natured, always ready for adventure. Funny, preferably a big or imposing man.
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1776
Peter Stone, book
Sherman Edwards music and lyrics
director & musical director TBA
Reh: 9/5/16; Open: 9/22/16; Close: 11/6/16.
Seeking:
JOHN HANCOCK
(39) President of the Continental Congress, caustic when irritated, intelligent but bored with the daily affairs of Congress
JOHN ADAMS
(40) From Massachusetts, force behind the creation of the Declaration of Independence…pushes hard and antagonizes almost everyone in Congress…“obnoxious and disliked” but committed to independence
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
(70) From Pennsylvania, witty and playful and insightful, tends to be somewhat of a leveling influence in Congress…quick to quip but also acutely analytical
JOHN DICKINSON
(44) From Pennsylvania, theatrical bursts of energy…stylish man of property, enjoys the good life… fiercely articulate champion and proponent of his class
RICHARD HENRY LEE
(44) Virginia aristocrat…ambling, enthusiastic and gregarious buffoon, full of energy and charm almost to the point of being overbearing
THOMAS JEFFERSON
(33) From Virginia, tall, bright red hair…soft-spoken, contemplative and seemingly shy… quiet exterior masks an incisive mind
EDWARD RUTLEDGE
(26) From South Carolina, handsome, aristocratic and somewhat of a dandy…languid and sinuous with leonine grace cloaking a barely concealed force and fury
ABIGAIL ADAMS
(32) warm with gentle understanding…dignified and resolute… intelligent with a sense of humor… inner serenity contrasting to John’s aggressiveness…anchor to their relationship
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MARY POPPINS
Julian Fellowes, book
Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman original music & lyric
George Stiles & Anthony Drewe, additional music & lyrics
director, musical director & choreographer TBA
Seeking:
MARY POPPINS
30-40 yrs old Range: Gb3 - C6
Jane and Michael Banks's new nanny. She is extraordinary and strange, neat and tidy, delightfully vain yet very particular, and sometimes a little frightening but always exciting. She is practically perfect in every way and always means what she says. She should be able to move well.
BERT
30-39 yrs old Range: B2 - F#4
Narrator of the story and a good friend to Mary Poppins. An everyman, Bert has many occupations, including hurdy-gurdy player, sidewalk artist, and chimney sweep. Bert watches over the children as well as the goings on in Cherry Tree Lane. He has charm, speaks with a Cockney accent, and is a song-and-dance-man.
GEORGE BANKS
40-45 yrs old Range: Bb2 - Eb4
Father to Jane and Michael Banks. He is a banker to the very fiber of his being. Demanding precision and order in his household, he is a pipe-and-slippers man who doesn't have much to do with his children and believes that he had the perfect upbringing by his nanny, the cruel Miss Andrew. His emotional armor, however, conceals a sensitive soul.
WINIFRED BANKS
30-40 yrs old Range: A3 - D5
George's wife and Jane and Michael's mother. A former actress, she is a loving and distracted homemaker who is busy trying to live up to her husband's desire to only associate with the best people as well as be a model wife and mother. She suffers from the conflicting feelings that she's not up to the job of being Mrs. Banks, yet, she is, and more. She has a great warmth and simplicity to her tone.
MRS. BRILL
50-60 yrs old Range: F#3 - D#5
Housekeeper and cook for the Banks family. Overworked and harassed, she's always complaining that the house is understaffed. Her intimidating exterior is a cover for the warmth underneath. Mrs. Brill doesn't have a high opinion of nannies in general and Mary Poppins in particular.
BIRD WOMAN
50-60 yrs old Range: Gb3 - C5
Covered in a patchwork of old shawls, her pockets are stuffed with bags of crumbs for the birds. She tries to sell her crumbs for the birds to passersby, who ignore her as if she doesn't exist. She has a gruff, folksy quality to her voice that reflects the hardness of her life.
ADMIRAL BOOM
Male 50-60 yrs old
A retired Royal Navy man and neighbor of the Banks family. A physically large man with a loud and booming voice, who speaks in Navy jargon
An EPA for the following 3 productions will be held in the Fall 2016 on a date still yet TBD.
The Full Monty
Terrence McNally, book; David Yazbek, music & lyrics; director, musical director & choreographer TBA. Reh: 12/29/16; Open: 1/19/17; Close: 3/5/17.
Jekyll & Hyde
Leslie Bricusse, Book; Frank Wildhorn, music; Frank Wildhorn Leslie Bricusse & Steven Cuden, lyrics; director, musical director & choreographer TBA. Reh: 2/24/17; Open: 3/16/17; Close: 4/30/17.
Oklahoma!
Oscar Hammerstein II, book & lyrics; Richard Rodgers, music; director, musical director & choreographer TBA. Reh: 4/22/17; Open: 5/11/17; Close: 6/25/17.
If unable to attend send headshot and resume to Vic DiMonda, Associate Producing Director, c/o The John W. Engeman Theatre at Northport, 250 Main Street, Northport, NY 11768, Attn: Mamma Mia!, 1776 or Mary Poppins or email: vdimonda@engemantheater.com
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