Pittsburgh Musical Theater
CONTRACT
LOA LOA ref LORT: The Sound of Music- $628 weekly minimum Jesus Christ Superstar- $389 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in 2021-22 season (see breakdown).
Pittsburgh & surrounding area actors encouraged to submit.
All auditions, callbacks, rehearsals, and performances located in Pittsburgh, PA.
INSTRUCTIONS
Pease prepare two contrasting 32 bar cuts of musical theater songs, and a one minute monologue (any genre). Actors have the option to use the provided accompaniment at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gIjEG0rhlo3uIjo0KBW8_Fta_4BfKS_C?usp=sharing or select material of their choice. Please submit at https://forms.gle/x89JiFM5nWpjiZ1Q6.
Deadline: Thu, Oct 7, 2021
PERSONNEL
The Sound of Music - Director/Choreographer: Colleen Doyno
Jesus Christ Superstar- Director: Ken Gargaro
Music Director: Francesca Tortorello
OTHER DATES
The Sound of Music-
First Rehearsal: Feb. 21, 2022
Tech: March 7 - 9, 2022
Performances: March 10 - 20, 2022
Jesus Christ Superstar-
First Rehearsal: March 21, 2022
Tech- April 4-6, 2022
Performances: April 7 - May 1, 2022
OTHER
Proof of vaccination is required
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.
BREAKDOWN
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Captain Von Trapp - MALE / AGE: 40 - 50 / Bass-Baritone- A retired very wealthy Austro-Hungarian Naval Lieutenant Commander, distinguished, active, handsome, highly organized and regimented, efficient and very smart. The Captain is a widower with seven children who is strong and firm with a hidden softness.
Max Detwieler -MALE / Age: 40-50 / Tenor- A theatrical agent and First Secretary of Education and Culture- personal friend of von Trapp and a sort of uncle to his children. He is clever at his job, witty and charming though quite pushy to get what he wants. We are not sure whose side he is on until the last moment. Witt and humor personality of the show.
Liesl Von Trapp - FEMALE / Age: 16-17/ Mezzo-Soprano- Eldest daughter of Von Trapp. Innocent, naïve, infatuated with Rolf, pretty but unsophisticated and tends to think everything is wonderful.
Rolf Gruber -MALE / Age: 17-18/ Baritone- Rolf has Hitler as his paternal role model and the Nazi regime as a future goal. He seems to know an enormous amount of what is going on because of his job and seems to relish his spying tactics.
Sister Berthe -FEMALE / Age: 30-40 / Mezzo-Soprano- Mistress of Novices. No nonsense type, officious and very strict. Not a supporter of Maria.
Sister Margaretta -FEMALE / Age 30-40/ Mezzo-Soprano- Mistress of Postulants. Kind and understanding supporter of Maria Sister Sophia FEMALE/ Age 20-30/ Mezzo-Soprano- Dutiful and kind-takes the middle road to avoid controversy
Franz- MALE / Age 30-50/ Non-Singing-The Butler. He is humorless and appears harmless but underneath we discover he is secretly plotting with the Nazi party Anschluss and might have become a major threat had the family not escaped
Frau Schmidt –FEMALE / The Housekeeper (Non-singing) ACT Going slightly deaf, very little personality; she does her job efficiently but without affection. She is strong and somewhat dominating. She has been around a long time and hates the way she is treated with whistles by the Baron. It affects her dignity. She appears to be a thoroughly reliable member of the staff and respected by all.
Elsa Schraeder [CAST] FEMALE/ Age: 30-40/ Mezzo-Soprano- A very wealthy widow, who is president of her late husband’s corporation. Elegant, sophisticated city person. Clever and canny and very much into making a good social arrangement
Maria Rainer [CAST] FEMALE/ Age: 20-30/ Soprano- Maria is a sweet young postulant whose love of freedom makes it obvious to her superiors that she is not suited for religious life at the Nonnberg Abby. Maria is full of energy, passionate, country girl who has a charming but gawky, awkward physicality and personality, naive, naughty, witty, strong minded, and tomboyish. Needs to have an obvious connection with children and an ability to relate at their level.
The Mother Abbess [CAST]/ FEMALE/ Age 40+/ Soprano- A true big-hearted mother figure, loved, adored and respected.
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Jesus- MALE / 21-40/ Tenor- Protagonist of the story, leader of the twelve Apostles, and son of God, Messiah and King of the Jews. This text, Rice and Lloyd Webber's show is interested in Jesus as Messiah and man both, and not only his spiritual ministry, but also his personal experience and political role in the world.
Judas - MALE / 25-35 / Tenor- One of the twelve apostles of Jesus; concerned for the poor and for the consequences of Jesus' fame. A tragic figure, a conflicted man, and a powerfully passionate guy. Most certainly not a bad guy he's as desirous of being pure as Jesus is, and believes he is doing the right thing
Mary Magdalene- FEMALE/ 20-30/ Mezzo-Soprano- A female follower of Jesus who finds herself falling in love with him. She's a prostitute, and she tries in her way to care for Jesus, so there is tenderness, and desire, but this is a woman of great strength.
Peter- MALE/ 15-25- Tenor-One of Jesus' 12 apostles; denies Jesus three times upon the night of Jesus' arrest to save himself.
Simon Zealotes- MALE / Tenor- One of Jesus' 12 apostles; urges Jesus to lead his followers into battle against the Romans.
Caiaphas- MALE / 40-50/ Bass- Joseph Caiaphas was the high priest of Jerusalem who, according to Biblical accounts, sent Jesus to Pilate for his execution.
King Herod- ANY GENDER/ Tenor- The King of Galilee; Jesus is brought to him for judgment after first being taken to Pilate.
Pontuis Pilate- MALE / 30-60/ Baritone- Governor of Judea who foresees the events of Jesus’ crucifixion from beginning to aftermath in a dream and finds himself being presented with that very situation. A man of his time and a leader capable of great brutality, yet also a man of a certain conscience.
Annas - ANY GENDER / Tenor- Fellow priest at the side of Caiaphas who is persuaded by Caiaphas into seeing Jesus as a threat
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.
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