Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma 2019 Season - NYC EPA
Lyric Theatre Of Oklahoma
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Oct 22, 2018
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
URTA $583 - URTA Tier 1; $897 - URTA Tier 4
SEEKING
Equity Strong singers, dancers, and actors that can move for various roles in the upcoming 2019 season.. Adults and teenagers. All ethnicities encouraged.
PREPARATION
Please bring an 8x10 non-returnable headshot and resume.
Prepare to sing your best brief song in the style of the show for which you are auditioning.
If interested in FROST/NIXON, please prepare a one-minute monologue. Or you may prepare 16 bars and a 1 minute monologue if auditioning for all shows.
LOCATION
Pearl Studios NYC (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
12th Floor, Studio 1202 & Studio 1203
PERSONNEL
Personnel in the room:
Ashley Wells - Associate Artistic Director
Pianist - Fran Minarik
OTHER
Stage Managers may submit resumes for any stage managerial positions to: Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma ATTN Ashley Wells, 1727 NW 16th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73016 or email: artisticintern@lyrictheatreokc.com. Deadline for submissions 10/22/18.
Important: Actors please do NOT submit. This is for SMs only.
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
CURIOUS GEORGE
By John Kavanaugh and Jeremy Desmon
Director/Choreographer: Matthew Sipress
Music Director: Mary Brozina Wierick
First Rehearsal: January 8, 2019
Opening: January 23, 2019
Closing: February 17, 2019
CURIOUS GEORGE – Male – a lovable, innocent monkey that always seems to get into trouble. Curious, and often this curiosity gets him into situations that he has to figure a way out. Seeking actors with strong physical acting abilities. Dancing, mime, juggling, and acrobatics are a plus.
A Note about Curious George: CURIOUS GEORGE never speaks, but “chitters.” Chitters are vocalized sounds that convey intentions and sentiment of words, in close to the same number of syllables as are scripted, with the right acting inflection, without actually saying the words. If you start with the words on the page, remove the consonants, and in a higher, youthful voice, click the sound a bit toward “monkey” and away from “human” (raising the back of the tongue a bit), you’ll find the right “chitter.” We strongly recommend the actor familiarize themselves with George’s “chittering” and personality by watching the Curious George animated series which is available online.
MAN IN THE YELLOW HAT – Male – Bari Tenor – a kind, loving person who has a very nurturing relationship with George. Their relationship is positive and supportive. Must believably portray an adult/mentor figure in comparison to George.
CHEF PISGHETTI – Male (Italian Accent) – High Baritone – a kind, well intentioned Italian Chef who knows how to make great meatballs! Loves cooking and committed to providing the highest quality dining experience. A great friend to George.
PHINNEAS – Male – Tenor – a fast-talking salesperson who has invented a meatball making machine.
NETTI – Female (Italian Accent) – Soprano Belt – Netti is Chef Pisghetti’s trusty assistant chef. Warm, generous, and a dutiful assistant to the Chef.
DOORMAN – Female – Alto Belt – a doorperson at an apartment building on N Avenue. Always willing to help in any situation, and get very involved in helping George to succeed at winning the meatball contest.
All actors, except the actor playing ‘George,’ will also play Cooks, Painters, Delivery People, etc. Seeking an engaging and playful actors to play various roles. Must be able to play various extremes with a quick turnover. Strong comedic timing is a must.
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GIRLFRIEND
By Todd Almond and Matthew Sweet
Director: Matt Gardiner
Music Director: Britt Bonney
First Rehearsal: February 13, 2019
Opening: February 27, 2019
Closing: March 17, 2019
We are seeking diverse male actor to play one role in this two man show.
MIKE – Pop/rock tenor. 18+ to play 18. Must believably play a high school senior in the 1990’s. The quintessential jock. At times quiet and reserved. Just coming to terms with his sexuality. Plays guitar. With Will, he discovers himself and what it means to be in love for the first time. Should be able to move well. Must be comfortable with moments of intimacy with the same sex.
WILL – CAST
Actors do not need to sing a song from the show, just something in the style of Matthew Sweet. Must play the guitar, while singing or separately.
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BRIGHT STAR:
By: Steve Martin and Edie Brickell
Director: Michael Baron
Choreographer: Ashley Wells
Music Director: Brian Hamilton
First: March 11, 2019
Opening: April 3, 2019
Closing: April 20, 2019
BRIGHT STAR is set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in the 1920’s and 1940’s. The singing in BRIGHT STAR is in the folk and bluegrass style and calls for strong, natural sounding voices. (there is no “big Broadway” or pop “power belting” in this show)
ALICE MURPHY : CAST
BILLY CANE – male, 22, Tenor (C3-A4). A soldier returning home from WWII. An aspiring young writer. Fresh, open, optimistic, charming and a little naïve.
JIMMY RAY DOBBS – male, 30-35, Tenor (C3-A4). Handsome, boyishly charming, well built and intelligent; from a family of wealth and power and is being groomed by his father for a similar future in the family business. An independent thinker who is not afraid to stand up to his father for what he believes in. He has a sense of personal responsibility and morality as well as a deep reserve of passion and emotion.
MAYOR JOSIAH DOBBS – male, Late 50s-mid 60s, Baritone (A2-G4). The Mayor of Zebulon. A political and financial powerbroker—distinguished, even elegant, an imposing and controlling presence. Has a genuine interest in protecting his son’s future and his family name, but in doing so, is ultimately pushed to a point of extreme and irrevocable cruelty.
MARGO CRAWFORD – female, 22, Soprano (B3-F#5). A small town bookstore owner-a childhood friend of Billy’s who now harbors romantic feelings towards him. A natural beauty with a keen intellect
DADDY MURPHY – male, late 50s-mid 60s, Baritone (A2-G4). Alice’s father. An authoritative and a stern disciplinarian. Devoutly religious, hardworking, a poor but proud farmer.
MAMA MURPHY – female, 50s-early 60s, Mezzo Soprano (G3-C5). Alice’s mother. A caretaker to her family and her rural community. A warm, loving, sensible woman. Hardworking, with great inner strength and compassion.
DADDY CANE – male, 60-65, Tenor (C3-A4). Billy’s father. A widower. Spry, good looking. Kind hearted, if a bit lonely.
DARYL AMES – male, late 20s to late 30s, Bari-tenor (C3-E4). An assistant at a literary magazine. Funny, with a dry and officious sense of humor. Insecure, and perhaps a bit socially awkward, but endearing and innately likeable. (Some character singing required but not a major singing role. Should be able to move well.)
LUCY GRANT – female, 20s to 30, Soprano (A3-D5). A junior editor at a literary magazine. An ambitious, professional young “modern” career woman of the 1940’s. Sexy, forthright and provocative with a sharp sense of humor. Must be able to vocally carry a big up-tempo “foot stopping” drinking song and dance/move very well.
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SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN:
By: Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Nacio Herb Brown, and Arthur Freed
Director: Michael Baron
Choreographer: Lyn Cramer
Music Director: Brian Hamilton
First Rehearsal: June 11, 2019
Opening: June 25, 2019
Closing: June 30, 2019
DON LOCKWOOD - Male, 35-45, (G2-Ab4). A suave charismatic Hollywood actor and dancer. Cosmo's best friendand Lina's regular co-star.
COSMO BROWN - Male, 35-45, (C3-Ab4). A wacky and playful on-set pianist for silent films. Don's best friend and former dance partner.
KATHY SELDEN - Female, 25-30, (G3 - F5). An earnest, talented actress with whit and charm. She falls in love with Don and performs as Lina's speaking and singing voice.
LINA LAMONT - Female, 30-35, (C4-Eb5). A slow-witted silent film diva with a big personality and a harshly unpleasant voice. She is Don's regular co-star.
ZELDA ZANDERS - Female, 30-40, Spoken. A flapper socialite and actress on her ninth marriage, she is Lina's friend and informant.
R.F. SIMPSON - Male, 50’s-60’s, Spoken. A successful, magnanimous, film producer. He leads the other characters in creating a new movie musical.
ROSCOE DEXTER - Male, 30’s-50’s, Spoken. A famous film director with theatrical mannerisms and tendencies. Frequently frazzled and works with Lina and Don.
ROD - Male, 30’s to 40’s, Spoken. An excitable film agent bordering on manic. He works for Simpson.
PRODUCTION SINGER - Male, 25-40, (C#3-G#4). The lead tenor in Monumental Pictures' first movie musical.
MISS DINSMORE - Female, 40’s-50’s, Spoken. Lina's vocal coach. She is the mother hen type with caring affection for the younger performers.
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NEWSIES:
By: Alan Menken, Jack Feldman, and Harvey Fierstein
Director: Ashley Wells
Choreographer: Amy Reynolds-Reed
Music Director: Jan McDaniel
First Rehearsal: June 26, 2018
Opening: July 9, 2019
Closing: July 14, 2019
JACK KELLY - Male, 16-23, (Bb2-A4). The charismatic leader of the Manhattan newsies, is an orphaned dreamer and artist who yearns to get out of the crowded streets of New York and make a better life for himself out West. Fiercely protective of his best friend, Crutchie, and strongly loyal, Jack isn’t afraid to use his voice to attain better conditions for the working kids of New York City. Though living on the streets has given him a tough-guy exterior,
Jack has a big heart and can demonstrate a sweet vulnerability – especially when it comes to bantering with a certain female reporter. Must have a great pop tenor voice and sense of physicality.
CRUTCHIE - Male, 13-17, (C3-A4) A dedicated newsie with a bum leg that’s painful, but helps sell more papers. Though he walks with the assistance of a crutch, Crutchie doesn’t let it define him; when in a jam, Jack Kelly’s best friend relies on a goofy- sweet sense of humor and optimistic resilience. Crutchie is the heart of the resistance. Though his movement will suggest his bum leg, Crutchie should still be included in the dance numbers.
DAVEY - Male, 15-23, (D3-A4) Les’s straight-laced, bright big brother starts selling newspapers to help his family earn a living, but becomes swept up in the fervor of the strike. A leader in his own right who is learning to use his voice to uplift others, Davey is the brains of the resistance.
KATHERINE PLUMER - Female, 17-23, (A3-F5). An ambitious young reporter, works hard to make a name for herself as a legitimate journalist in a time when women aren’t taken seriously. Quick, funny, and resourceful, she boldly captures the voice of a new generation rising in her coverage of the newsies’ strike. While she generally has no time for cocky, streetwise young men, she makes an exception for Jack Kelly. Though she only has a brief dance solo in “King of New York,” Katherine should have a great contemporary pop voice with a high belt – diction is key.
JOSEPH PULITZER - Male, 35-50, (C3-F4).A pompous businessman through and through, owns the World and is concerned solely with the bottom line. Katherine’s no-nonsense father, Pulitzer doesn’t sympathize with the strikers, but he does eventually – and grudgingly – respect Jack.
MEDDA LARKIN - Female, 25-45, (F3-E5) Inspired by vaudeville performer Aida Overton Walker, this big-voiced saloon singer and star of the Bowery offers her theater as a safe haven for the newsies. An astute entertainer with great comic delivery, she’s a good friend to Jack and stands firmly behind the newsies in their fight for justice.
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TITANIC:
By: Peter Stone and Maury Yeston
Director: Michael Baron
Choreographer: TBD
Music Director: Alexander Mickelthwate
First Rehearsal: July 10, 2018
Opening: July 23, 2019
Closing: July 28, 2019
THOMAS ANDREWS - Male, late 30’s , (A2-G4). Designer of the Titanic, a very level-headed but passionate man; Northern Irish/English RP accent.
J. BRUCE ISMAY - Male, late 40’s (A2- G4), Upper-class ruthless man who stops at nothing to get his own way; English RP accent.
E.J. CAPTAIN SMITH - Male, 50’s-60’s (Bb2- F4). Captain of the Titanic, a white-haired man with strong morals, near to retirement. Has a wealth of experience; English RP accent.
MURDOCH - Male, 30’s-40’s (B2-F#4). First officer, doubles as 2nd Class Passenger, a Scotsman, 39
HAROLD BRIDE - Male, Late teens-20’s, (C3-G4). The radioman on board, a sweet man. English RP accent.
FREDERICK BARRETT - Male, Late 20’s-30’s (G2-G4). The stoker, and devoted to his girlfriend back home; English Midlands accent.
FREDERICK FLEET - Male, Mid 20’s-30’s (C3-G4). Lookout; doubles as 1st-Class Passenger & 2nd-Class Passenger
HENRY ETCHES - Male, 30’s-40’s (B2-G4). Senior 1st-Class Steward; doubles as 3rd-Class Steward; 50
JOSEPH BELL - Male, 30’s-50’s.Tenor. Chief engineer, doubles as bandmaster Wallace Hartley & 3rd-Class Passenger. English accent.
ISIDOR STRAUS - Male. 60’s. (F2-F4) 1st-Class Passenger, Jewish, with a German Accent; doubles as 3rd-Class Passenger
IDA STRAUS - Female, 60’s (G3-D5) 1st-Class Passenger, Jewish, with a German Accent; doubles as 3rd-Class Passenger
ALICE BEANE - Female, 40’s-50’s (G3-F5) 2nd-Class Passenger, American accent
EDGAR BEANE - Male, 40’s-50’s (G2-D4) 2nd-Class passenger, husband of Alice
CHARLES CLARK - Male, 20’s-30’s (B2-F#4) 2nd-Class Passenger, Young, and British accent
CAROLINE NEVILLE — Female, 20’s-30’s (A3-C6). 2nd-Class Passenger, Young, and British accent
KATE MCGOWAN - Female, 18-25, A feisty strong girl, 3rd-Class passenger. Northern Irish accent.
JIM FARRELL - Male, 20’s-30’s (B2-F#4). A young Irishman, 3rd-Class Passenger.
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FROST/NIXON
By: Peter Morgan
Director: Michael Baron
First Rehearsal: August 13, 2019
Opening: September 4, 2019
Closing: September 22, 2019
DAVID FROST - CAST
RICHARD NIXON - CAST
JOHN BIRT - Male, David Frost’s producer and friend
BOB ZELNICK - Male, One of the investigators Frost hires.
JAMES RESTON JR. - Male, One of the investigators Frost hires.
IRVING PAUL LAZAR - Male, A famous talent agent
JAMES BRENNAN - Male, A former marine who assisted Nixon
CAROLINE CUSHING - Female, Ex-wife of a wealthy socialite
MIKE WALLACE - Male, a famous American journalist
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THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW:
By: Richard O’Brien
Director: Jimmy Moore
Music Director: TBD
First Rehearsal: September 23, 2019
Opening: October 9, 2019
Closing: November 2, 2019
BRAD - Male, 26-35 (Range: Bari Tenor, Bb2-G4) Quirky, but very much in love with his fiancé, Janet. Overly optimistic at times.
JANET - Female, 26-35 (Range: Mezzo Soprano Belt, A3-Eb5) Good girl who is madly in love with Brad. Always seems to be frightened of something. Keeps losing more of her clothes throughout the story. Emotionally weak and caves into pressure easily.
NARRATOR - Male, Age Flexible (Range: Non-Singing Role) Follows our two hero’s through the story by narrating directly to the audience.
RIFF RAFF- Male, 25-40 (Range: High Rock Tenor, D3-B4)Creepy man resembling more of a zombie. Often makes harmless conversation seem awkward and foreboding. One of Frank’s servants.
COLUMBIA- Female, Age Flexible (Range: Mezzo Soprano Belt, E4-E5) One of Frank’s servants.
USHERETTE/MAGENTA - Female, Age Flexible (Range: Mezzo Soprano Belt, Bb3-Eb5) One of Frank’s servants.
FRANK 'N' FURTER - Male Transvestite, 30-45 (Range: Baritone, D3-G4) Master of the castle. Welcomes Janet and Brad with open arms. Obsessed with creating a man to be part of his sexual entourage. Master of seduction.
ROCKY- Male 18-30 (Range: Tenor, A3-G4) Frank’s magnificent creation. Sexually appealing with prominent muscles.
EDDIE/DR. SCOTT- Male, 28-40 (Range: Baritone, E3-F#4) Eddie, delivery man, “went to pieces.” Misses the rock and role of life. Comes back to life only to die after his solo. Scott is Eddie’s Uncle.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
First Rehearsal: November 18, 2019
Opening: November 29, 2019
Closing: December 24, 2019
SCROOGE - Male, 60’s, hates the world, frosty, miserly. Uncaring, love of money and little else. Disdainful. Also able to play high jollity and care. He slowly reveals the inner Scrooge as he understands what he has missing in his life. A man fighting with change.
BELLE - 20s. Scrooge’s fiancée who gets left behind because of his obsession with money. A woman ahead of her time, Belle is fiercely idealistic. There is a sadness about her; she holds people to high standards and, predictably, ends up horribly disappointed
with Scrooge.
BOB CRATCHIT - 30s-40s. Scrooge’s clerk, a family man. Scrooge has worked Cratchit to the bone, but his joy for life and affection for his family remain untouched. Despite his difficult existence, he is still filled with hope and humor. Though he worries about how to put food on the table, he somehow always finds a way to provide treats for his children. He is shattered when Tiny Tim dies and try as he might, his sorrow is impossible to hide from his other children.
MR. FEZZIWIG - 20’s-50s. Young Scrooge and Marley’s boss, generous (to a fault) and expansive and giddily in love with his wife. Fezziwig is a kind hearted and jolly man, but not a fool. He has great integrity and refuses to sell out to Scrooge and Marley.
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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