Paramount Arts Center 2023-24 Season - Chicago EPA Aurora Civic Center Authority | Aurora, IL
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Monday, April 24, 2023
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)
Lunch 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
LOA
$956 weekly minimum (Ref. COST)
Equity actors for roles in the next two shows of the Paramount Arts Center's 2023-24 Season (See breakdown).
There are no stage managerial positions available at this time.
Please prepare 1 or 2 one-minute cuts (not to exceed two minutes total) in a pop/rock and/or folk musical style. An accompanist will be provided. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Actors' Equity Association - Chicago Member Center
557 W Randolph St
1st Fl
Chicago, IL 60661
Expected to attend:
Trent Stork (They/Them), CSA – Director of Billy Elliot, Associate Artistic Producer & Casting Director for Paramount Theatre Jim Corti (He/Him) – Co-Director of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Artistic Director for Paramount Theatre
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates. OTHER
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 maximum capacity in the holding room is: 35
The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 45
Most characters we encounter currently are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns. However limiting the descriptions are, our casting seeks to be inclusive as possible and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with.
We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities.
Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or if there are any accommodations we can provide.
The Aurora Civic Center Authority (parent company to Paramount Theatre) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.
Due to frequent and necessary interaction with members of the general public, performers, fellow employees and other individuals, successful candidates for employment are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before they begin work and will be required to provide proof of vaccination. “Fully vaccinated” as defined by the CDC means that at least 14 days have passed following receipt of the final dose of an FDA authorized COVID-19 vaccine. Additionally, COVID-19 boosters are required for eligible employees.
Paramount Theatre Broadway Series
Seeking strong actors, dancers and singers of all genders, ethnicities, ages and types.
Trent Stork (They/Them), CSA – Director, Associate Artistic Producer & Casting Director for Paramount Theatre
Kory Danielson (He/Him) – Music Director
Isaiah Silvia-Chandley (He/Him) – Choreographer
Kylie Fox (She/Her) – Casting Assistant for Paramount Theatre
Jim Corti (He/Him) – Artistic Director for Paramount Theatre
Possible Early Rehearsal for Billy, Michael, and Dream Billy: December 26th, 2023 First Rehearsal: January 8, 2024
Designer Run: January 30, 2024
Tech Begins: February 1, 2024
First Preview: February 7, 2024
Opening Night: February 16, 2024
Closing Night: March 24th, 2024
Billy Elliot: Male, 10-13. A little boy against a big, nasty, world. Billy stumbles upon a ballet class and develops a passion for dance. To Billy, dance is a way to feel whole and free from the problems of life. He finds himself stuck between appeasing family and chasing his newfound love.
Michael: Male, 10-13. Billy's fun-loving best friend. He lives in the realm of expressing oneself and loves to dress in dresses and lace.
Mrs. Wilkinson: Female, 40s-50s. The local ballet teacher who eventually becomes Billy's mentor. She has capacity for caring when she sees promise in Billy and believes in the power of personal expression through dance.
Dad: Male, 35-45. Billy's father. A widowed miner struggling with maintaining a household in lieu of a work strike, he is still deeply scarred by the death of his wife. Initially unable to understand Billy’s new passion, eventually learns to support him.
Tony: Male, 18-25. Billy's brother. A passionate miner. Hotheaded and scrappy and shares his father’s disapproval of dance.
Grandma: Female, 60s-75. Billy's eccentric grandmother. Forgetful and aloof. Despite her inattention, shares Billy’s love of dance.
Debbie Wilkinson: Female, 9-12. Mrs. Wilkinson’s daughter. A bit stand-offish and argumentative, a childhood crush on Billy leads her to constantly discourage him.
George: Male, 45-65. The local boxing teacher and fellow minor on strike.
Dream Billy/Dancer at the Royal Ballet School: Male, 20s-30s. An idealized version of Billy in the future. A professional ballet dancer.
Adult Ensemble: Any Gender, All Ages. Miners, Police Officers, Royal Ballet School Members.
Young Performer Ensemble: Any Gender, 7-14. Including - Ballet Girls in Billy’s ballet class of varying levels of skill. Tall Boy/Posh Boy- A boy in Billy’s boxing class and later a posh boy at the Royal Ballet School. Small Boy- a very small lad who loves to swear in Billy’s boxing class.
Jim Corti (He/Him) – Co-Director, Artistic Director for Paramount Theatre
Johanna McKenzie Miller (She/Her) – Co-Director
Kory Danielson (He/Him) – Music Director
Kenny Ingram (He/Him) – Choreographer
Trent Stork (They/Them), CSA – Associate Artistic Producer & Casting Director for Paramount Theatre
Kylie Fox (She/Her) – Casting Assistant for Paramount Theatre
First Rehearsal: March 25th, 2024
Designer Run: April 16th, 2024
Tech Begins: April 18th, 2024
First Preview: April 24th, 2024
Opening Night: May 3rd, 2024
Closing Night: June 16th, 2024
Carole King: Female, plays 18-30. An aspiring singer/songwriter. A unique, funny, and vulnerable girl from a Jewish family in Brooklyn. Talented, good natured, unassuming and often the peace maker in difficult situations. A reluctant star with no pretense and a deep passion for music.
Gerry Goffin: Male, plays 18-30. Carole’s songwriting partner, and eventual romantic partner and husband. Innately sympathetic, wounded and tortured. An ambitious artist always striving for more.
Barry Mann: Male, plays 18-30. An ambitious songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Cynthia. Good natured and neurotic.
Cynthia Weil: Female, plays 18-30. A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Barry. Carole’s best friend. Sophisticated, smart, and chic with a quick wit. Self-confident and sarcastic.
Don Kirschner: Male, 40s-50s. An influential music publisher and producer. A fast talking, energetic force of nature. Powerful, direct, and sometimes intimidating, but has a real affinity for his writers and artists. A hit maker.
Genie Klein: Female, 40s-50s. Carole’s mother. Once an aspiring playwright, she has been broken down by life and her husband’s infidelity. Protective of Carole and unforgiving of her husband’s mistakes.
ENSEMBLE: Any Gender, 20s-40s. To play various singers, song writers, and pop groups from the 50s and 60s.
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