PARADE EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS (PRINCIPAL) - New York City Center Inc. Auditions

PARADE - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS (PRINCIPAL)
New York City Center Inc.

CONTRACT
Special Agreement
$1,870 weekly minimum

SEEKING
Equity actors for principal roles in PARADE (see breakdown).

INSTRUCTIONS
At the top of the video, please slate your name and height. Please prepare a brief musical theatre song in the style of Jason Robert Brown. Please provide your own accompaniment. You may also use the accompaniment at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/de6p45rt7dg5jtx/AAC5N1_B4MGbIo1rA1N1e3lga?dl=0 . If you are using an iPhone, please be sure to film horizontally and in a well-lit space (not backlit). Submit at
https://forms.gle/RJtpjsuE3wcoERbZA .

Deadline: Thu, Aug 11, 2022

PERSONNEL
Music and Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown
Book: Alfred Uhry
Co-Conceiver: Harold Prince
Director: Michael Arden
Music Director: Thomas Murray
Casting: The Telsey Office
Casting Director: Craig Burns, CSA (viewing auditions)

OTHER DATES
Rehearsals: October 17–28
Tech/Dress Rehearsals: October 28–31
Performances: November 1–6

BREAKDOWN

SEEKING:

[IOLA STOVER] Character is female (cis or transgender), Teenager, Caucasian. Friend of Mary Phagan and Frankie Epps who testifies against Leo Frank. Soprano, D—F. ENSEMBLE

[MONTEEN] Character is female (cis or transgender), Teenager, Caucasian. Friend of Mary Phagan and Frankie Epps who testifies against Leo Frank. Mezzo, Eb—Eb. ENSEMBLE

[ESSIE] Character is female (cis or transgender), Teenager, Caucasian. Friend of Mary Phagan and Frankie Epps who testifies against Leo Frank. Mezzo, Eb—Eb. ENSEMBLE

[SALLY SLATON] Character is female (cis or transgender), 30s—40s, Caucasian. Governor Slaton’s wife. Any voice part. ENSEMBLE

[PRISON GUARD] Character is male (cis or transgender), 30s—40s, Caucasian. Guards Leo Frank’s cell in Fulton. Any voice part. ENSEMBLE

[MR. PEAVY] Character is male (cis or transgender), 30s—40s, Caucasian. Guards Leo Frank’s cell in Milledgeville. Any voice part. ENSEMBLE

[J.N. STARNES] Character is male (cis or transgender), 30s—40s, Caucasian. A police officer assigned to the Leo Frank case. Any voice part. ENSEMBLE

[OFFICER IVEY] Character is male (cis or transgender), 30s—40s, Caucasian. A police officer assigned to the Leo Frank case. Any voice part. ENSEMBLE

[RILEY] Character is male (cis or transgender), 20s, Black. Governor Slaton’s chauffeur. Tenor or Baritone. ENSEMBLE

[ANGELA] Character is female (cis or transgender), 20s, Black. A staff member of Governor Slaton. Mezzo. ENSEMBLE

[NINA FORMBY] Character is female (cis or transgender), 30s—40s, Caucasian. A madam who owns a rooming house. Soprano. ENSEMBLE

[ENSEMBLE] Character is female (cis or transgender), 30s—40s, Caucasian. Any voice part. ENSEMBLE

SEEKING:

[JIM CONLEY] Character is male (cis or transgender), 20s, Black. Janitor who works for Leo Frank at the National Pencil Factory. Secretly, he is a convict on the run. Pompous showman with a strong build. Tenor, Low D—High Bb. PRINCIPAL

[BRITT CRAIG] Character is male (cis or transgender), 20s—30s, Caucasian. Down-on-his-luck newspaperman whose career is revived by the Leo Frank trial. Tenor, Low D—High A. PRINCIPAL

[TOM WATSON] Character is male (cis or transgender), 30s—40s, Caucasian. Conservative politician and publisher who helps to spur on the witch-hunt for Leo Frank. Baritone/Bass. PRINCIPAL

[GOVERNOR JACK SLATON] Character is male (cis or transgender), 30s—40s, Caucasian. As the Governor of Georgia, he is highly concerned with public perception. Flirtatious and fun at times. Strives to maintain his values. Bari-Tenor, Low C—High G. PRINCIPAL

[MARY PHAGAN] Character is female (cis or transgender), 14, Caucasian. A factory worker at the National Pencil Factory who is murdered. She is very innocent but has moments of sassiness and playfulness. Mezzo, D—D. PRINCIPAL

[MRS. PHAGAN] Character is female (cis or transgender), 30s—40s, Caucasian. Mary Phagan’s mother. Alto, Low F#—Bb. PRINCIPAL

[YOUNG SOLDIER] Character is male (cis or transgender) 18—20s, Caucasian. Confederate soldier. Opens “The Old Red Hills of Home.” Tenor, Low D—High F (High A in falsetto). PRINCIPAL

[NEWT LEE] Character is male (cis or transgender), 40s—50s, Black. Night watchman at the National Pencil Factory who finds Mary Phagan’s body. Bass, Low Bb—C. PRINCIPAL

[LUTHER ROSSER] Character is male (cis or transgender), 30s—50s, Caucasian. Leo Frank’s lawyer. Any voice part. PRINCIPAL

THERE IS AN OFFER OUT FOR THE FOLLOWING ROLE:

[FRANKIE EPPS] Male (cis or transgender), Teenager, Caucasian. Charming and simple, he is Mary Phagan’s devoted friend. Playful and flirtatious. Tenor, Low Bb—High Ab. PRINCIPAL

THE FOLLOWING ROLES ARE CAST:

[LEO FRANK] Character is male (cis or transgender), 25—35, Caucasian. Northern Jewish man who runs the National Pencil Factory and is falsely accused of the rape and murder of Mary Phagan. He is neurotic and a serial pessimist. Though married to Lucille, he is physically and emotionally displaced. Bari-Tenor, Low G—High G. PRINCIPAL—CAST: Ben Platt

[LUCILLE FRANK] Character is female (cis or transgender), 21—28, Caucasian. Jewish woman from Georgia who is married to Leo Frank. Gentle and mousy, but resourceful and resilient. Despite her husband’s feelings, she is a true Southerner through and through but can see through the deception. Mezzo, Low A—D. PRINCIPAL—CAST: Micaela Diamond

[HUGH DORSEY] Character is male (cis or transgender), 30s—40s, Caucasian. Atlanta’s District Attorney. He is a devout Christian, who is brute and manipulative at times. Hungry for political success and recognition. Baritone/Bass. PRINCIPAL—CAST

[OLD SOLDIER/JUDGE ROAN] Characters are male (cis or transgender), 50s—60s, Caucasian. OLD SOLDIER: The old man who was formerly the young confederate soldier. JUDGE ROAN: Serves as the Judge in the Leo Frank case. Motivated by bigotry and racism, he is dangerously committed to the ideals of the Confederacy. Bari-Tenor, Low C—High G. PRINCIPAL—CAST

OTHER

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.