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Breakdown
FULL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Prepare 1 monologue only, not to exceed 2 minutes total.
To audition for Spamalot, singer/actors should prepare 16 bars of an uptempo or comedic song in the style of the show. Actors interested in auditioning for roles in Peter and the Starcatcher should prepare 16 bars of their choice in the style of the show. It is acceptable to sing a selection from Spamalot.
Please provide one copy of your stapled headshot/resume. All roles available unless otherwise specified below.
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2015-2016 SEASON
SPAMALOT
BAKERSFIELD MIST
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
DACING LESSONS
THE TEMPEST / PERICLES
VANYA AND SONYA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
Note: For any role listed as CAST, actors will be considered for possible replacements, should they become needed
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SPAMALOT
LOA: $638/WEEK
Book and Lyrics by Eric Idle
Music by John Du Prez, Eric Idle, and Neil Innes.
Director: Jim Helsinger
Music Director: Steve MacKinnon
Choreographer: Billy Sprague Jr.
Rehearsal 8/18, 1st Preview 9/9, Opens 9/11, Closes 10/11.
Sir Lancelot d/b/a Lance
(30s-40): A Knight of the Roundtable. He is fearless to a fault but through a twist of fate, discovers his 'softer side.' This actor MUST be great with character voices and accents. Also plays THE FRENCH TAUNTER, the KNIGHT OF NI, and TIM THE ENCHANTER. Tenor/Baritone (C3-High E4)
The Lady of the Lake
(20s-30s): A Diva. Strong, beautiful, possesses mystical powers. The leading lady of the show. Great singing voice is essential, as she must be able to sing effortlessly in many styles and vocal registers. Especially seeking actresses of all races for this role. Alto (E3 - High B6)
Prince Herbert
(20s-30s): Tenor singing required. Very good mover. The hopeful and frilly prince who loves to sing and pines for his love atop a tower. Also plays HISTORIAN; NOT DEAD FRED; FRENCH GUARD; and ROBIN’S MINSTREL. Tenor. Good Dancer.
King Arthur
(Late 30s-60s.): ROLE IS CAST.
Sir Robin
(30s-40s): ROLE IS CAST.
Patsy
(30s-40s:) ROLE IS CAST.
Sir Dennis Galahad
ROLE IS CAST.
Sir Bedevere
(20s-40s): ROLE IS CAST.
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BAKERSFIELD MIST
SPT 7 minimum: $476
by Stephen Sachs
Director: Mark Routhier
1st Rehearsal 9/22, 1st Preview 10/14, Opens 10/16, Closes 11/15.
Lionel Percy
Male. 60s. A world-class art expert. Stuffy, curt, and impatient. Important but bitter about being less important now than earlier in his life and career.
Maude Gutman
ROLE IS CAST.
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PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
LOA: $638 (14/15 Rate)
by Rick Elice
Composer: Wayne Barker
Director: TBA.
1st Rehearsal 11/09, 1st Preview 12/2, Opens 12/4, Closes 1/3.
Lord Aster
Any ethnicity. Male, Adult. The very model of a Victorian English gentleman. Devoted father of Molly. Baritone/Tenor 2 E’s & F’s.
Molly Aster
Any ethnicity. Played by an adult woman. Petite, plays 13 years old. A true leader. Curious, intelligent girl. Strong enough singer for featured solos, Mix/Belt to a C#.
Mrs. Bumbrake/Teacher
Any ethnicity. Male or Female, Adult. Mrs. B is Molly’s nanny. Stiff in the lip, loose in the hip, fun on a ship. Teacher was formerly a salmon, now an ancient, knowledgeable mermaid. Strong enough singer for a cappella solo. Baritone.
Captain Scott
Any ethnicity. Male, Adult. Intrepid Captain of Britain’s fastest frigate. Baritone/Tenor 2, up to F#.
Grempkin/Mack/Sanchez/Fighting Prawn
Any ethnicity. Male, Adult. Grempkin is the mean and malodorous orphanage schoolmaster. Mack is a very bad sailor. Sanchez is a hard-working Spanish pirate with an identity crisis. Fighting Prawn is the King of the Mollusks. Bass/Baritone.
The Black Stache
Any ethnicity. Male, Adult. A famous pirate villain. Heartless and hirsute, suspiciously well-read, partial to the poetical and theatrical. Need skilled comedian. Strong singer, Baritone/Tenor up to G#.
Slank/Hawking Clam
Any ethnicity. Male, Adult. Slank is the vicious captain of The Neverland, without the skill or quality to lead anyone. Hawking Clam is the son of Fighting Prawn. Bass/Baritone.
Smee
Any ethnicity. Male, Adult. Comic side kick. First mate, single-mindedly devoted to The Black Stache. Strong singer, Tenor 2 up to F’s comfortably.
Alf
Any ethnicity. Male, Adult. An old seadog, enamored of Mrs. B. Tenor to a solid A.
Prentiss
Teenage orphan, played by an adult. Ambitious, hyperarticulate, logical. Longs to be a leader. Baritone/Tenor 2 E’s & F’s.
Ted
Teenage orphan, played by an adult. Obsessed with food, a natural actor, an easy wit, perhaps a future poet. Strong singer (baritone / tenor 2).
Boy (Peter)
ROLE IS CAST.
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DANCING LESSONS
SPT 7 minimum: $476.
By Mark St. Germain
Director: Mark Routhier
1st Rehearsal 12/15, 1st Preview 1/06, Opens 1/08, Closes 2/07.
Ever MontgomerY
Male. Late 30s/40s. An awkward academic who has Asperger’s Syndrome.
Senga Quinn
ROLE IS CAST.
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THE TEMPEST / PERICLES
In Repertory. LOA in ref to LORT: $638.
THE TEMPEST
by William Shakespeare
Director: Anne Hering
1st Rehearsal 1/05, 1st Preview 2/10, Opens 2/12, Closes 3/27.
Prospero
Male, 50 – 70. Any ethnicity. Seeking older actor with many years experience with Shakespeare leading roles.
Antonio
Male, 30-70. Any ethnicity. Prospero’s Brother, the usurping Duke of Milan.
Ferdinand
Male, 18-25. Any ethnicity. Son to the Alonzo, King of Naples. Love interest to Miranda.
Gonzalo
Older male, 50 – 80. Any ethnicity. An honest old councilor.
Caliban
Male, 30 - 40. Any ethnicity. Son of an evil witch, abandoned on the island.
Trinculo
Male, 20-50. Any ethnicity. A drunken jester. Comic role.
Alonso
Male, 40-70. King of Naples. Any ethnicity
Sebastian
Male 40 -50. Alonso’s brother. Aristocratic. Any ethnicity
Miranda
Female, 18-25. Any ethnicity. Daughter of Prospero.
Ariel
Male/Female, 18-30. Any ethnicity. A spirit of the island. Must sing and move very well.
Nymphs and Mariners
Male and Female 20-30
Stephano
ROLE IS CAST.
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PERICLES
by William Shakespeare
Director: Jim Helsinger
1st Rehearsal 1/05, 1st Preview 2/24, Opens 2/26, Closes 3/26.
SIMONIDES/Ensemble
40s-60s. Any ethnicity. Male. King of Pentapolis, father in law of Pericles. A respected and beloved leader.
ANTIOCHUS/Ensemble
40s. Any ethnicity. Male. King of Antioch. Proud, cunning, and quick on his feet.
CERIMON
40s-50s. Male. Any ethnicity. A lord of Ephesus and a healer.
HELICANUS/Ensemble
30s-40s. Any ethnicity. Male. A lord of Tyre and Pericles’ most trusted advisor. Intelligent, pragmatic, and wise. Ages 14 years between the first and second half of the play.
CLEON/Ensemble
50s. Any ethnicity. Male. Governor of Tarsus. Worn down and doing his best to lead his people, but ultimately, passive, submissive, and disloyal. Ages 14 years between the first and second half of the play.
LYSIMACHUS/Ensemble
30s-50s. Any ethnicity. Male. Governor of Mytilene. Rescues Marina from the brothel.
BOULT
30s-50s. Any ethnicity. Male. Pimp in the brothel. Comic Role with a dark side.
THAISA
30s. Any ethnicity. Female. Daughter of Simonides, later wife to Pericles. Bright and warm, also determined and self-aware. Needs to be fairly young in the first half of the play (18-25) but needs to be aged 14 years for the second half.
MARINA
20s. Any ethnicity. Female. Pericles and Thaisa’s daughter. Virtuous, graceful, well-bred. Young, innocent, and committed to her values.
LYCHORIDA/BAWD/Ensemble
40-50s. Female. Lychordia - Nurse to Marina. Bawd-‘Madam’ of the brothel in which Marina inadvertently finds herself. Comic role.
DIONYZA/Ensemble
30s-40s. Any ethnicity. Female. Cleon’s wife. Deceptive and selfish.
PERICLES
30s. ROLE IS CAST.
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VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
SPT 7 minimum: $476,
Written by Christopher Durang
Director: TBA
1st Rehearsal 3/08, 1st Preview 3/30, Opens 4/01, Closes 5/01.
Vanya
Male. 50s. Living in Bucks County. Resigned to his life, more or less, at least compared to Sonia.
Masha
Female. 50s. Vanya’s sister, a glamorous and successful actress who goes gallivanting around the world.
Spike
Male. Late 20s. An aspiring actor, sexy, self-absorbed, Masha’s new companion. Actor must have incredible physique.
Nina
Female. Early 20s. Lovely, sincere would-be actress who is visiting her aunt and uncle next door. Starstruck and energetic.
Cassandra
Female. African American or other non-caucasian ethnicity. Cleaning lady and soothsayer.
Sonia
ROLE IS CAST.
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