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Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
10:00AM - 6:00PM
Lunch: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Sign-up begins at 9:00AM
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Contract
LORT Non-Rep
LORT D Minimum - $637/wk
Location
Debbie Reynolds Studios
6514 Lankershim Blvd
N. Hollywood, CA 91606
Enter the front of the building and go to the front. You will be directed.
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Seeking
Leads and Ensemble
Preparation
16-32 BARS OF STANDARD AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE IN THE VEIN OF SONDHEIM.
Other Dates
May 10th - May 15th
Location: Los Angeles
Other
http://thewallis.org/
Personnel
Director: Michael Arden
Producers: The Wallis Annenberg Center for The Performing Arts and Cody Lassen
Casting Director: Beth Lipari
Choreographer: Eamon Foley
Musical Director: TBD
· EPA Rules are in effect.
· A monitor will be provided.
Appointments
EPA rules in effect.
Sign-up begins at 9:00AM
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
Franklin Shepard:
Charming, very appealing, gifted composer. People are immediately drawn to him. As we travel back in time, it is no surprise that he is revealed as obsessively ambitious. He is swept up by his success, and subsequently alienates his closest friends and his wife. Charismatic leading man-type. Ability to play the piano is a plus, but not absolutely necessary. Natural-sounding high baritone, up to F#.
Charley Kringas:
Franklin’s closest friend, his lyricist and collaborator. Idolizes and loves Franklin, but he is not a man who will compromise art on the altar of commercial success. Sees Franklin’s tunnel vision for success above all else as the ultimate betrayal, and it irreparably severs their friendship. As we travel backwards in time, we see he is shy and easily agitated. Appealing character actor-type, but not necessarily a nerd. Natural-sounding high baritone, up to G.
Joe Josephson:
Early 40s. Quintessential New York Broadway producer. While a bit crass, he has a big heart and sense of humor, and is well-meaning. Drawn to conventional musical theater, he ultimately realizes how gifted Frank and Charley are and produces their first hit, starring his wife Gussie. Knows he is losing her to Frank, and becomes a broken man. Baritone.
Frank Jr.:
Age 9. Frank and Beth’s son, a great and good-natured kid. Loves his parents dearly. Unchanged voice.
Mary Flynn:
Franklin and Charlie’s closest friend. Mary had the talent to be a great novelist; however, her insecurities and lack of self-esteem turn her into a bitter, overweight, acerbic drunk. She has been in love with Franklin from the beginning, but quietly suppresses her feelings until they can no longer be ignored. As we travel back in time, we see the warmth, care and loving dedication she had for her best friends, and the slimmer, attractive girl she once was. Role for an appealing character actress. Weight can be added through costuming at the beginning of the show. Two-octave range, from F below middle C, to the F two octaves higher.
Beth Spencer:
Early - mid 20s. Young aspiring singer/actress; meets Frank while auditioning for his revue. Winning, fresh, enthusiastic and talented. Very appealing and attractive. When we first meet her in 1967, she has discovered that Frank has been having an affair with his producer’s wife Gussie, and Beth and Frank are going through a traumatic divorce. Not only are they in a custody suit over their eight-year-old child, but -- because of Frank’s fame -- the entire event has turned into a horrifying media circus. Must have great chest mix sound. Sings “Not A Day Goes By”.
Gussie Carnegie:
Early - mid 30s. She is a complete invention. She was Shirley Molinsky when she first went to work for producer Joe Josephson as his part-time secretary to pay for acting classes. Marries Joe, becomes one of the great Broadway musical stars. The first mature and sexual woman that Frank has met. Ultimately breaks up Frank’s first marriage and marries him. When we first meet her in 1976 California, she seems out of place in Hollywood, and realizes that Frank is, indeed, now having an affair with his young starlet. Actress must have glamour, wit, sexuality and must move very well. Broadway belter.
ENSEMBLE: ACTOR/SINGER/MOVERS 20s, 30s and 40s. Male and Female. All Ethnicities.
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