RAGTIME - NYC ECC / Female Singers
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
AUDITION DATE
Wed, Jan 31, 2018
4:00 pm (EST)
Female Singers
CONTRACT
LOA LOA ref to LORT: 2018 salary TBD. ($710/wk 2017 minimum)
SPT
SEEKING
Male and female dancer-singers for the People of Harlem ensemble who could also understudy principals, and chorus singers who can play named chorus roles.
PREPARATION
Prepare 16 bars of a musical theatre song. Bring sheet music; a piano accompanist will be provided. Bring a pix/res stapled together.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Dennis Razze, Associate Artistic Director and Ragtime director (at audition)
Stephen Casey, Choreographer (at audition)
Nathan Diehl, Conductor
Ben Durham, Musical Director
OTHER DATES
1st rehearsal: May 22, 2018
Closing: July 1
OTHER
www.pashakespeare.org
ECC Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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BREAKDOWN
Male and female dancer-singers with strong technical dance ability and strong singing for the People of Harlem/African-American ensemble.
Among the dancer/singers, seeking males who could understudy Coalhouse and Booker T, and females who could understudy Sarah and play or understudy Sarah's Friend.
Also seeking the following featured chorus parts:
EMMA GOLDMAN:
Age 35 to 50. Social activist. With an unapologetically demanding presence, she is a leader and powerful woman. Russian-American. Vocal range top: D5. Vocal range bottom: B3
GRANDFATHER:
Age: 60 to 70. Mother's very conservative father. He is a retired professor and easily irritated by nearly everything. Caucasian.
HARRY HOUDINI:
Age: 25 to 35. The famous magician. With dark features and notable physical ability, he stands as a symbol of the 'American Dream.' Hungarian-American. Vocal range top: G4. Vocal range bottom: E3
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 audition.
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