MY FAIR LADY Equity Principal Actors - San Francisco Playhouse Auditions

MY FAIR LADY - San Francisco, CA EPA

San Francisco Playhouse | San Francisco, CA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, September 2, 2024
1:00 PM - 7:00 PM (P)

APPOINTMENTS

Audition slots will be 3 minutes each with a 2-minute buffer between appointments. If you are a current Equity member and would like to pre-schedule an audition appointment, please fill out the form at this link:
https://forms.gle/V553Ucbuh5SJoKUo7. Appointments will be offered to Equity members in the order by which requests were received.

Appointment requests must be received by 11:59 PM PST on Friday, August 30th, 2024; requests received after the deadline will not be accepted.

CONTRACT

Bay Area Theatre
$830 weekly minimum (tier 5)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in MY FAIR LADY (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a 60-second cut of a song from a Golden Age musical. Please prepare acting sides for 1 character of your choice. Sides will be provided when your appointment is confirmed.

LOCATION

San Francisco Playhouse Rehearsal Space
323 Geary St
Suite 211
San Francisco, CA 94102

Please take the elevator or stairs to the 2nd floor and follow the signs to the San Francisco Playhouse rehearsal space (suite 211). There will be a waiting room with a sign-up sheet when you arrive.

PERSONNEL

Book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Directed by Bill English

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Casting Director, Nick Ishimaru
Casting Director, Kieran Beccia
Director, Bill English
Music Director, Dave Dubrosky
Choreographer, Nicole Helfer

OTHER DATES

First rehearsal: June 3rd, 2025
Previews begin: July 3rd, 2025
Opening night: July 9th, 2025
Closes: September 13th, 2025

OTHER

www.sfplayhouse.org
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

EQUITY POLICY

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

MY FAIR LADY

NOTE: Experience with British stylized-language plays is a plus (Shakespeare, Shaw, etc).

SEEKING:

• Eliza Doolittle: A flower girl who works outside Covent Garden. Strong willed and Cockney.
  Gender: Woman
  Age: 20s to 30s
  Vocal range G5-A3
• Henry Higgins: A world renowned phonetician of the upper-class British society.
  Gender: Man
  Age: 20s-30s
  Vocal range: E4-B2
• Colonel Pickering: A former British officer and author. Friends with Henry Higgins and a fellow phonetics enthusiast.
  Gender: Man
  Age: 20s-30s
  Vocal range: D4-C3
• Freddy Eynsford-Hill: A young, upper-class British man who falls in love with Eliza.
  Gender: Man
  Age: 20s to 30s
  Vocal range: F4-C3
• Alfred P. Doolittle: Eliza's boisterous and charismatic father.
  Gender: Man
  Age: 40s-60s
  Vocal range: E4-G3
• Mrs. Pearce: Higgins's housekeeper.
  Gender: Woman
  Age: 40s to 60s
  Vocal range: G4-E4
• Ensemble: Seeking eccentric, exuberant performers to portray the denizens of London (Ascot patrons, cockneys, etc). Ensemble members may also be cast in additional roles.