MEMPHIS - Coral Gables FL OPEN Call
Actors' Playhouse
AUDITION DATE
Tue, Oct 23, 2018
11:00 am (EDT)
Singing Auditions will take place between 11am and 3pm Dancing Auditions will take place between 4pm and 5:30 PM
APPOINTMENTS
Appointments are not necessary as this is an Open Call. Actors will be seen on a first come, first served basis. Singing Auditions will take place between 11am and 3pm Dancing Auditions will take place between 4pm and 5:30 PM
CONTRACT
LOA LOA referenced to LORT ($745/week Equity minimum)
SEEKING
Actor/Singer/Dancers for various roles.
see breakdown.
PREPARATION
Please be prepared to be available all day and bring dance attire and shoes.
Please prepare two contrasting 16-bar cuts (up-tempo and ballad) or one 32-bar song and be prepared for a dance call that afternoon.
Please bring sheet music. An accompanist will be provided.
Please bring one copy of your headshot & resume.
LOCATION
Actors' Playhouse
280 Miracle Mile
Coral Gables, FL 33134-5908
PERSONNEL
Casting Representatives in audition room: Choreographer: Ron Hutchins. Director: David Arisco. Musical Director: David Nagy Monitor: Naomi Zapata
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals begin on Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Previews begin on Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Opening Night is Friday, March 15, 2019
Closing is Sunday, April 7, 2019
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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
MEMPHIS THE MUSICAL
Music & Lyrics by David Bryan
Book & Lyrics by Joe DiPietro
March 13 – April 7, 2019
Director: David Arisco
Choreographer:
Musical Director: Eric Alsford
Huey (Male, 20-35) the frenzied, bombastic, motor-mouthed hero who talks his way into becoming a DJ at a local white radio station, ignores race barriers and eventually falls in love with Felicia, a talented black singer, which causes a whole new set of problems for him in segregated Memphis; vocal range: tenor with a great feel for pop/rock/R&B; styles, C3-B4. ETHNICITY: Caucasian
Felicia (Female, 20-35) beautiful, wide-eyed, and a fiercely gifted singer, follows her heart and falls in love with Huey, despite knowing deep down that a relationship between a white man and a black woman in prejudiced Memphis is doomed; vocal range: high R&B; belt voice, G3-A5. ETHNICITY: African American
Delray (Male, 35-45) Felicia’s older brother who owns the club on Beale Street where she sings; realistic, cautious, protective, and aware of the realities of the segregation that exists in Memphis and the world beyond; vocal range: baritenor with a great pop/rock/R&B; voice, Bb2-Bb4. ETHNICITY: African American
Gladys (Female, 45-65) excellent actor with comic skills; Huey’s stern, traditional blue-collar, southern mother who has worked her entire life to be able to support herself and her son, whom she loves, but about whom she constantly worries; vocal range: strong singer with alto-belt mix, B3-A5. ETHNICITY: Caucasian
Gator (Male, 35-45) works as a bartender at Delray’s, hasn’t spoken since age five, when he saw his father killed; as the story progresses, he finds his voice again, must be an excellent actor and singer and move well, comic timing a plus; vocal range: great R&B; baritenor, F#3-A4. ETHNICITY: African American
Bobby (Male, 20-35) the janitor at Mr. Simmons’s radio station, full of personality and heart, role requires an actor who must dance well, as the character has a dance break in his show-stopping number “Big Love,” comic skills a plus; vocal range: great gospel voice, G3-C5. ETHNICITY: African American
Mr. Simmons (Male, 40-60) the conservative owner of the radio station where Huey gets his start; a strong, southern, commanding businessman who becomes willing to take a chance on Huey when he realizes the audience Huey reaches and the money he can command; great actor who is comfortable singing. ETHNICITY: Caucasian
Wailin’ Joe/Beake Street Singer-Dancer (Male, 20-40) Wailin’ Joe sings Scratch My Itch and is featured in both Act One and Act Two; must also dance very well; vocal range: excellent tenor voice, Eb3-Gb5. ETHNICITY: African American
Main Street Actor-Singer (Male, 40-60) to play Mr. Collins, a department store owner, and Gordon Grant, a record company executive, and perform in the ensemble; dance ability a plus, but not necessary; vocal range: baritenor. ETHNICITY: Caucasian
Beale Street Singer-Dancer (Female, 20-30) must be a good dancer; vocal range: excellent high belt voice. ETHNICITY: African American
Main Street Male Dancers-Singers (Male, 20-30) four excellent dancers with great pop/rock/crooner voices; comic ability and tumbling a plus; vocal range: tenor and baritenor. ETHNICITY: Caucasian
Main Street Female Dancers-Singers (Female, 18-30) to play teenagers-30 for different roles; excellent dancers, great singers, Double Dutch experience a plus; vocal range: pop/rock/R&B; belters. ETHNICITY: Caucasian
Beale Street Male Dancers-Singers (Male) to play teenagers; excellent dancers with great R&B/rock voices; comic abilities, partnering, and tumbling a plus; vocal range: baritenors/tenors B2-B4. ETHNICITY: African American
Beale Street Female Dancers-Singers (Female) to play teenagers; excellent dancers, great soulful R&B/rock voices, athletic and fierce, comic ability and partnering a plus, Double Dutch experience a plus; vocal range: altos/sopranos A3-A5. ETHNICITY: African American
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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