North Shore Music Theatre Show 4, 5 & 6 2023 Season - NYC EPA Entertainment Live Events LLC @ North Shore Music Theatre | Beverly, MA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Thursday, April 20, 2023
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Break: 1:00-2:00pm
COST
$898 weekly minimum (Tier 2+)
Equity actors for roles in shows 4, 5 & 6 in North Shore Music Theatre's 2023 Season (see breakdown).
Shows include THE FULL MONTY, ELVIS: A MUSICAL REVOLUTION, and A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
Prepare brief selection, from a song of your choice, in the style of the show. Please bring headshot and resume, stapled together.
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center 165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
Studio B
Expected to attend:
Kevin P. Hill - Producing Artistic Director Matthew Chappell - Casting Director/Associate Producer
Robbie Cowan - Audition Accompanist
See production dates in breakdown.
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www.NSMT.org
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The audition room can accommodate no more than 28 individuals at a time.
The holding room can accommodate no more than 80 individuals at a time.
Director/Choreographer: Gerry McIntyre
Music Director: Milton Granger
First Rehearsal (in MA): Sept 12
Opens: Sept 27
Closes: Oct 8
JERRY LUKOWSKI: Male, 30 - 40, Any ethnicity. An unemployed mill worker, fighting to maintain his pride and the custody of his only son. All-American jock and the definitive man's man. Spontaneous. Very prideful.
PAM LUKOWSKI: Female, 25 – 35, Any ethnicity. Jerry's estranged wife and high school sweetheart. She wants what is best for her son. Strong businesswoman, but also compassionate and motherly.
DAVE BUKATINSKY: Male, 30 – 40, Any ethnicity. Jerry's best friend and fellow unemployed mill worker. Very much a man's man, but more of a follower than leader. The definitive sidekick. Prideful. Self-conscious about his size.
GEORGIE BUKATINSKY: Female, 30 – 40, Any ethnicity. Dave's wife. She loves her husband and worries about him. Loud, outgoing, and brash. She is the leader of her group of girlfriends.
HAROLD NICHOLS: Male, 35 – 45, Any ethnicity. An unemployed supervisor at the mill. Hot Metal's choreographer. Thinks his worth comes from providing for his wife, so he hides his unemployment from her.
VICKI NICHOLS: Female, 30 – 40, Any ethnicity. Harold's wife. She enjoys the finer things in life. Loves her husband more than anything and supports him no matter what.
MALCOLM MACGREGOR: Male, 25 – 35, Any ethnicity. An unemployed mill worker. Lives at home with his mother. Depressed, suicidal, awkward, and feeble. Pigeon-chested. Finds comfort in Ethan.
ETHAN GIRARD: Male, 25 – 35, Any ethnicity. An unemployed mill worker. Lonely. Has a blind determination and confidence to succeed. Finds company with Malcolm.
NOAH HORSE T. SIMMONS: Male, 50 – 60, Black. A retired mill worker. Embarrassed about being an average sized Black man. Despite being old and slow when walking, he still has explosive dance moves. Frequently grumpy.
JEANETTE BURMEISTER: Female, 60 – 75, Any ethnicity. A piano player of indeterminate years and show-business pro. Sassy, quick-witted, and larger than life. Has slowed down in recent years.
Director/Choreographer: Kevin P Hill
Music Director: Milton Granger
First Rehearsal (in MA): Oct 17
Opens: Nov 1
Closes: Nov 12
ELVIS PRESLEY: Male, 18 - 35, Caucasian. The King of Rock and Roll. A good-looking leading man. Great singer.
YOUNG ELVIS: Male, 10 - 12, Caucasian. Strong, confident singer.
GLADYS PRESLEY: Female, 35 - 45, Caucasian. Elvis’ mother and closest person in his life. Strong, Southern Woman. Overly-doting on Elvis but doesn’t put up with any BS.
SAM PHILLIPS: Male, 21 - 35, Caucasian. Elvis’ first producer. Outspoken, tough but sensitive southern man. Had a true ear and passion for authentic music, especially “Rockabilly.”
COLONEL TOM PARKER: (ROLE IS CAST) Male, 45 - 60, Caucasian. Elvis’ unscrupulous manager. Driven purely by profit. Cigar-smoking, a big presence, former carnival barker and con-artist.
SCOTTY MOORE: Male, 22 - 35, Caucasian. Elvis’ first lead guitarist. A good straight-comic.
BILL BLACK: Male, 18 – 31, Caucasian. Elvis’ first bass player. A real goofball. The yin to Scotty’s yang.
Director/Choreographer: Kevin P Hill
Music Director: Milton Granger
First rehearsal (in MA): Nov 21
Opening: Dec 7
Closing: Dec 23
EBENEZER SCROOGE (ROLE IS CAST): Male, 50-65, Caucasian. A tight-fisted hand at the grindstone. A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner.
YOUNG SCROOGE/CHRISTMAS FUTURE: Male, 20-25, Caucasian. A clever chap, filled with enormous potential until his great passion. Greed engrosses him.
FRED: (ROLE IS CAST) Male, 25-30, Any ethnicity. Handsome nephew of old Scrooge, with a cheerful voice and a sparkling laugh. Baritone/Tenor
MEG: Female, 20-25, Any ethnicity. Fred’s bride, very pretty, with a dimpled, surprised look. Soprano
BELLE: Female, 20-25, Any ethnicity. Young Scrooge’s betrothed, a fair maiden, honorable and pure. Soprano
THE NARRATOR (older Tiny Tim): Male, 30’s, Any ethnicity. A poet and artist; the teller of this ghostly tale.
BOB CRATCHIT: Male, 30-45, Any ethnicity. A clerk in the service of Ebenezer Scrooge and the loving father of a fine family.
JACOB MARLEY: Male, 30’s, Any ethnicity. Scrooge’s first and only business partner; dead as a doornail.
CHRISTMAS PAST/MRS CRATCHIT: Female, 30-45, Any ethnicity. First of three spirits, she is of the air – resplendent in stars. Soprano
CHRISTMAS PRESENT: Any gender, 30-50, Any ethnicity. A giant of harvest and plenty, glorious to behold. Commanding presence and voice.
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