KENNEDY CENTER TYA 2015 SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - Kennedy Center Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions in DC
Monday, February 2, 2015
10:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Sign in begins at 10AM

Contract
TYA
Tier I $482.00; Tier II $498.00

Location
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW, located in Hall of Nations side
of the building
Washington, DC 20566

Seeking
Actors and musical theater performers for the Kennedy Center Theater For Young Audiences Season.

Actors will be signed on as Actor/ASMs.

see breakdown.

Preparation
All actors must prepare a comedic, contemporary monologue, no longer than 2 minutes. For those actors wishing to be considered for a musical, you must also prepare 16 bars of a standard musical theater song.
Piano accompaniment will be provided.

Please bring headshot and resume.

Other
www.kennedy-center.org

Personnel
Casting Director, Michelle Kozlak
Manager of Theater for Young Audiences, David Kilpatrick

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

Appointments
No advanced appointments. AEA actors seen on a first come, first seen basis. Sign in at the Opera House Stage Door, located in the Hall of Nations side of the building
For any questions in advance, email kctya@kennedy-center.org.

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

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

SEEKING
Actors and musical theater performers for our full TYA season.
Actors will be signed on as Actor/ASMs.

KENNEDY CENTER THEATER FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES 14/15 DEVELOPMENTAL READINGS AND 15/16 SEASON

TBD Developmental Readings

Developmental Readings - TBD Resident Productions for 2015/2016 Season
One-Week Per-Performance Tier II Contracts
Exact dates to be determined, although the program generally holds three to seven Developmental Readings a season.
Cast: 5-7 Actors per Reading (male or female)



2015/2016 SEASON - Kennedy Center Family Theater Productions (Tier I):

Production #1 - Title TBD
This world premiere Kennedy Center commission will be a play about two best friends in high school as they approach graduation - one a runner, one a writer - based on a touching and raw teen novel. For audiences ages 12 and up.

Adapted by Caleen Sinnette Jennings; Based on the book by Walter Dean Myers; Director TBA

October 28, 2015 - November 8, 2015

Seeking: 2 men and 1 man or woman.
Note: This play is still in development and the roles/descriptions below may change upon completion. Breakdown below:

Main character: 18+ male to play a 17 year old boy

Main character: 18+ male to play a 17 year old boy

One versatile male/female actor: 18+ Play a variety of ensemble parts.

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ELEPHANT & PIGGIE'S WE ARE IN A PLAY!
This Kennedy Center commissioned musical is about two best friends and their adventures together, based on a popular series of children's books. For audiences ages 4 and up.

Book and lyrics by Mo Willems; Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma; Directed by Jerry Whiddon

November 24, 2015 - January 3, 2016

Seeking: 1 man and 4 women. Breakdown below:

Main character: 18+ male, earnest and prone to melancholy

Main character: 18+ female, spunky and full of enthusiasm

Three versatile female actors: 18+, who will play the roles of back-up singers and other ensemble parts (female)

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Production #3 - Title TBD
This world premiere Kennedy Center commission will be a musical inspired by Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist exploring the life of children in the favelas of contemporary Rio de Janiero. For audiences ages 10 and up.

Book and lyrics by Karen Zacarias; Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma; Director TBA
January 27-February 21, 2016

Seeking: 6 actors.
Note: This play is still in development and the roles/descriptions are still being determined, although we know it will be a diverse ensemble in terms of age, gender, and ethnicity.

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2015/2016 SEASON - Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences on Tour (Tier II):

ELEPHANT & PIGGIE'S WE ARE IN A PLAY!
National Tour:
January 2016 - March 2016
Book and lyrics by Mo Willems; Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma; Directed by Jerry Whiddon

Cast: 1 male, 4 female