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Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
MONDAY MAY 16, 2016
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Lunch 1 to 2
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Contract
LORT Non-Rep
LORT B+ ; $936/weekly min
Location
Actors' Equity Association NYC Audition Center
165 West 46th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10036
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Seeking
Equity actor/singers
Also interested in performers who can accompany self on folk/bluegrass instruments.
See breakdown
The score to October Sky pulls from Appalachian folk and bluegrass, Copeland-esque Americana, and late '50's rock and roll.
Preparation
Prepare a song in the style of the show showing range. Also interested in performers who can accompany self on folk/bluegrass instruments.
Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.
Bring picture/resume, stapled together.
Other Dates
First rehearsal: August 2, 2016
First preview: September 10, 2016
Opening: September 22, 2016
Closes: October 23, 2016
Other
Artistic Director: Barry Edelstein
Managing Director: Michael G. Murphy
Produced in association with Universal Stage Productions
Personnel
Music/Lyrics: Michael Mahler
Book: Marsha Norman and Aaron Thilen
Musical Dir: TBD
Dir/Choreographer: Rachel Rockwell
Casting: Howie Cherpakov (expected to be in attendance at the EPA)
· EPA Rules are in effect.
· A monitor will be provided.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
In 1957, in the rural town of Coalwood, West Virginia, school is just something you do until you’re old enough to work in the mines. When the Soviets launch the Sputnik rocket, a local high school senior sees it as his chance to be somebody, to head for space instead of into the ground. He decides to build a rocket and enter it in the National Science Fair, against the wishes of his domineering dad. He gets some help from his friends and the community, but will he make it? And what else will change in his life as a result. OCTOBER SKY is inspired by the 1999 movie, which was based on a true story.
Seeking performers for the following roles: (all roles will be understudied)
HOMER HICKAM
16-18; (to be played by an actor 18+) a funny, smart, if sometimes angry boy from a coal mining family. Fascinated by the launch of Sputnik, he enlists his closest friends in a quest to build a working rocket. Though he seeks his father's approval, Homer is confident enough to defy him as he realizes this could be his ticket out of a life in the mines. Strong bright tenor to A. ANY ETHNICITY
JOHN HICKAM
late 40’s- early 50’s; Homer’s father. The superintendent of the Coalwood Mine. Hard working, blue collar; a strict but decent family man. The pressures of his job weigh heavily on him, yet he remains loyal to the company and takes great pride in his work. Although he genuinely loves his children, he sees working in the mines as a generational legacy and has a hard time understanding and connecting with Homer who aspires to of a different kind of life. This ultimately causes tension in his marriage and threatens to divide the family. Baritone to F. ANY ETHNICITY
ELSIE HICKAM
late 40’s-early 50’s; Homer’s mother. Warm and nurturing, but strong-minded. As the moral center of her family, she respects and loves her husband, but when pushed, pushes back. She sees Homer as a dreamer, and while encouraging his rocket idea, she advises him to take practical steps by going to college to secure a future outside of the West Virginia coal mines. Soprano with mix to Eb. ANY ETHNICITY
MISS RILEY
45-60; Homer’s science teacher. Takes an interest in Homer and his friends and their ambition to create rockets and acts as a mentor for the boy's dreams of competing at the National Science Fair. Mezzo/Belter to D. ANY ETHNICITY
ROY LEE
16-18; (to be played by an actor 18+) Homer’s friend since childhood. A slick, good looking kid with natural charm; His father was killed in the mines and his step father is a drunk who is frequently physically abusive. Rock bari-tenor to A. ANY ETHNICITY
O’DELL
16-18; (to be played by an actor 18+) Homer’s friend since childhood. Scrappy, excitable, with a bright personality and sense of humor. Tenor to B. ANY ETHNICITY
QUENTIN
16-18; (to be played by an actor 18+) An exceptionally smart, socially awkward (perhaps even odd looking) classmate of Homer’s. Although an outcast at school and the target of the bullies, Homer enlists him in the boys’ rocket making club because he know they would have no chance at success without the contributions of his superior scientific knowledge. Character baritone to G. ANY ETHNICITY
IKE BYKOVSKI
40’s-50’s; A Polish immigrant who works in the metal shop at the mine. Helps Homer and the boys weld and create the rockets. A gentle man, warm, kind hearted, dignified, avuncular. Character baritone/bass, strong low A. ANY ETHNICITY
DOROTHY PLATT
16-18; (to be played by an actress 18+) Homer’s girlfriend. A pretty small town girl, unaffected but outgoing. Soprano with belt. ANY ETHNICITY
EMILY SUE
16-18; (to be played by an actress 18+) A high school girl who is friends with Dorothy and constantly flirting with Roy Lee. Soprano with belt. ANY ETHNICITY
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