Plaza AEA Productions, Ltd
CONTRACT
LOA $455.00 (plus LIRR railroad travel expenses and Uber transportation to/from local station and theatre) (LOA ref COST)
SEEKING
Equity actors for principal roles in MAN OF LA MANCHA (see breakdown).
Plaza is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to building a culturally diverse and equitable environment. Plaza does not discriminate in matters of employment, recruitment, admission or administration of any of its programs on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information. EOE
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION IN BREAKDOWN. Please send the video, along with your photo/resume attached as a pdf in Vimeo or unlisted YouTube format. In the subject line, please type: Your full name and the role for which you’d like to be considered.
Deadline: Tue, Oct 12, 2021
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Music: Mitch Leigh
Lyrics: Joe Darion
Book: Dale Wasserman
Plaza AEA Productions, Executive Producer: Kevin F. Harrington
Viewing auditions:
Director: Kevin F. Harrington
Choreographer: Merete Muenter
Musical Director: Karen Yelaney
Casting Director: Jamibeth Margolis, CSA
Casting Assistant: Meredith Hoddeson
Plaza AEA Productions, Artistic Director: Bruce Rebold
OTHER DATES
Rehearsal Dates: 11/8/21 – 11/19/21
Show Opens: 11/20/21
Show Closes: 12/12/21
OTHER
Rehearsal Venue: NYC Rehearsal Studio
Rehearsal/Performance Venue: Plaza’s Broadway Long Island at Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, Elmont, NY (Long Island – a 30 minute Long Island Railroad Train Ride)
Please Visit: www.PlazaBroadwayLongIsland.com to learn more about this company based on Long Island and only a short train ride from midtown Manhattan.
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
Preparation instructions:
Please be prepared to sing a song of your choice from the traditional musical theater repertoire (with your own accompaniment). Show off voice and range. As an alternative to singing a song of your choice, you may sing an excerpt from Man of La Mancha. Sheet music, teaching tracks, and accompaniment tracks for these roles are accessible at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lqnim2cyuun2lq2/AABugEh7MWmb_ssMc8_btFa0a?dl=0
Please state your name and the title of your song at the top of the video. If you are using an iPhone to record, please be sure to film horizontally and in a well-lit space.
Synopsis: Man of La Mancha tells the story of the mad knight Don Quixote as a play within a play, performed by Cervantes and his fellow prisoners as he awaits a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition.
Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition. Please note that all actors in Man of La Mancha play prisoners most of whom also play additional roles. No one is exclusively a character in the story of Don Quixote without also being a prisoner. The names in brackets are the roles that the prisoners play in Cervantes' play within the play.
SEEKING (Principal Roles):
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES [ALONSO QUIJANA as DON QUIXOTE] - Male identifying. 30s – 60s. An actor, playwright, and would-be knight. He is a romantic—some sane crazy—and has a vision of a far better and nobler world, where knights and chivalry rule the day. He plays Cervantes and a gentle man who thinks he is a knight errant. High lyric baritone (E)
MANSERVANT [SANCHO] - Male identifying, 20s – 60s. Strong character tenor C to high G. Devoted and loyal, he is Cervantes/Quixote’s manservant. Sancho is funny, curious and greedy. He is a good man with common sense.
ALDONZA, [Quixote calls her DULCINEA] - Female identifying, 20s – mid 40s. Soprano low Ab to high Ab. She is a kitchen wench/prostitute who Quixote sees as the fine Lady Dulcinea. Guarded, defiant, a survivor. Beneath her tough exterior is a woman with a noble, gentle heart who has given up hope.
THE GOVERNOR [The INNKEEPER] - Male identifying, 40’s-60’s. Bass Low G to C#. The Governor is the leader of the inmate society in the prison. He is a powerful man who oversees Cervantes’ trial. As the Innkeeper he is skeptical of Don Quixote but kind – A gentle giant.
THE DUKE, The Governor’s assistant [DR. CARRASCO, KNIGHT OF THE MIRRORS] - Male identifying, 20s – 50s. Baritone low C to Db. As Carrasco, he is Antonia's fiancé. An arrogant man of science and reason. He thinks Don Quixote is a madman and insists that he return home for treatment.
PADRE - Male identifying, 30’s-60s. Lyric tenor F to high G. A kind, thoughtful, sympathetic but passive priest. He is well-intentioned, but not strong enough to stand fully behind his beliefs.
ANTONIA - Female identifying, 20s-40s. Soprano. Quixote’s niece and Dr. Carrasco's fiancée. A seemingly sweet and caring young woman, but she actually cares more about her needs than her uncle.
HOUSEKEEPER - Female identifying, 40s-60s. Soprano/mezzo. Quixote’s housekeeper. She is not thrilled to be working for a man whom she considers to be mad. May double as Maria.
MARIA, the Innkeeper’s wife - Female identifying, 40s-50s. Alto character voice. The exasperated wife of the Innkeeper. She sees, and expects, the worst of all who enter the inn; especially Quixote. May double as the Housekeeper. (Note: Please sing Housekeeper material for this role).
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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