MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - NYC Appointments
Barter Theatre
APPOINTMENTS
NYC auditions will be held June 22, by appointment only. Callbacks on 6/23
CONTRACT
LORT Rep Sit-down production at Barter Theatre: $750 per week, plus housing (AEA LORT D Contract). Touring: $900 per week plus $55 per diem, and hotels provided (AEA LORT D Tour Contract)
SEEKING
Equity performers for 5 roles/understudies for both the sit-down production at the Barter Theatre, as well as the Barter Theatre touring production
INSTRUCTIONS
For consideration, email or mail picture and resume ASAP.
For email, indicate in subject line MDQ/NYC Appt Submission. (Include Picture & Resume in e-mail body)
For mail, mark submissions: Attn: MDQ
SUBMIT TO
Paul Russell Casting
Attn: MDQ
22 Saint Luke’s Place, Ste 43
Montclair, NJ 07042
PERSONNEL
Producing Artistic Director: Richard Rose
Managing Director: Jeremy Wright
Director: Susanne Boulle
Musical Director: Jon Rossi
Casting: Paul Russell Casting
Book: Colin Escott & Floyd Mutrux
Music: Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash
OTHER DATES
1st reh: (Abingdon, VA): 07/28. Opens (Barter Theatre – Gilliam Stage): 08/18. Closes: 09/09
TOUR Part 1: 09/16 – 10/14 Weekends Only. Perfs of this tour are weekend or single performances. Producer will fly actors in and out for each of these weekends. Actors will get to be home during weeks in between.
TOUR Part 2: 12/2. Producer will pay a 2-wk AEA min. for this performance with a one-day brush-up rehearsal prior.
TOUR Part 3: 2/2/18 – 2/10/18
TOUR Part 4: 3/8/18 – 4/28/18
OTHER
Actors are contracted for both the sit-down production, and the tour.
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
Seeking the following roles only:
[JOHNNY CASH]
Male, 20 – 30. Actor/singer/guitar player to portray Johnny Cash at the dawn of his epic career; must be familiar with his music and able to play guitar; tall; should sound and look somewhat like Johnny without being an “impersonator.” Johnny Cash sings “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Sixteen Tons,” “I Walk The Line,” and “Riders In The Sky.”
[Carl Perkins]
Male 20 – 35. Actor/singer/guitar player (lead guitar); he was the American pioneer of rockabilly music and best known for his song “Blue Suede Shoes”; must be an excellent lead guitarist. Carl Perkins sings “Matchbox,” “Who Do You Love?,” “My Babe,” and “See You Later, Alligator.”
[SAM PHILLIPS]
Male, 25 – 40. Excellent actor; “Father of Rock’n’Roll” and founder of Sun Records who discovered Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and many others including Roy Orbison and B.B. King; a towering and charismatic figure in American music.
[ELVIS - UNDERSTUDY]
Male, 20 – 30. Actor/singer/guitar player to portray Elvis in his 20s at the beginning of his career; must be familiar with his music and able to play guitar; should sound and look somewhat like Elvis without being an “impersonator.” Elvis sings: “Memories Are Made Of This,” “That’s All Right,” “Long Tall Sally,” “Peace In The Valley,” “Party,” and “Hound Dog.”
[Jerry Lee Lewis - UNDERSTUDY]
Male, 20 – 30. Actor/singer/pianist; he was rock & roll’s legendary piano prodigy and celebrated “Last Man Standing”; must be a superb piano player, able to play like Jerry Lee Lewis; fun, energetic; comic skills a plus. In the production, Jerry Lee Lewis sings “Real Wild Child,” “Great Balls Of Fire,” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On.”
All other roles have been CAST.
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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