Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston
CONTRACT
LOA Salary Pending (LOA ref. COST)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Reagle Music Theatre's 2022 Season to include WEST SIDE STORY and PIPPIN (see breakdown).
Reagle Music Theatre, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, recognizes the need for expanding the participation of artists who have been historically underrepresented on stage due to race, ethnicity, disability, gender expression, and sexual orientation, and pledges to produce theater that is representative of, and centers, characters as well as actors who share the diverse and intersectional identities that exist in our audiences and communities.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please upload your video audition to YouTube or Vimeo and provide the link for viewing. Please do not share via Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud, or any other file sharing platform. Please submit your video submission to https://forms.gle/iwWQ6Pg8b4fcp7yx9 along with your headshot and resume.
Deadline: Tue, Mar 1, 2022
PERSONNEL
WEST SIDE STORY
Book: Arthur Laurents
Music: Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
PIPPIN
Book: Roger O. Hirson
Music & Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
Viewing auditions:
Director/Choreographer: Rachel Bertone
Music Director: Dan Rodriguez
Artistic Director: Rachel Bertone
Executive Producer: Linda Chin
OTHER DATES
West Side Story: First Rehearsal: June 21st, 2022, Performances: July 7th-July 17th
Pippin: First Rehearsal: July 19th, 2022, Performances: August 4th-August 14th
Rehearsals and performances will take place in-person at Reagle Music Theatre in Waltham, MA
Performance schedule includes weekends and weekday afternoon matinees. Dates and performance times subject to change,
In-person callbacks by invitation in Waltham, MA (in March dates TBD)
OTHER
www.reaglemusictheatre.org
In order to attend callbacks, rehearse and perform in-person at our theatre this season, actors, musicians, crew and RMT staff and vendors must be fully vaccinated. Boosters are strongly encouraged. A certified COVID-compliance officer will be present.
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
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please submit a brief song in the style of the show or from the show itself. If you would like to be considered for both shows, please prepare a song for each musical. Alternatively, you may use one of the tracks from either link below.
West Side Story: - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Orj132OmbFzNirxRNhAuQZe9CV2FQeJF?usp=sharing
Pippin: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bGdxwBPlWhYJcRpDmdV5AWMWsgBSlLFw?usp=sharing
WEST SIDE STORY
Tony (male identified,20-30) Former leader of the Jets who has found a new lifestyle now. A romantic young man, he falls in love with Maria. Violently torn between his friendships and love, he meets an untimely death. Vocal Range: Bb2-Bb4
Riff (male identified, 20-30) Tony's best friend. A spritely, quick-tempered leader who seeks to eliminate the Sharks and establish his gang's dominance, is eventually murdered by Bernardo. Excellent dance and partnering skills. Vocal range: Bb2-G4
Bernardo (male identified, 20-35) A proud, strong Puerto Rican man, Leader of the Sharks who seeks to carve out territory to build their identities. Maria's brother, Anita's boyfriend. Excellent dance and partnering skills. Vocal range bottom: Bb2- Eb4
Maria (female identified, 18-25) An innocent young woman of Puerto Rican descent, a romantic who falls in love with Tony against Bernardo's wishes and finds herself at the center of the gangs' rivalry. Vocal range: Bb-C6
Anita (female identified,25-35) A feisty, assertive woman of Puerto Rican descent. Bernardo's girlfriend and Maria's friend, offers older sister advice. Excellent dance & partnering skills. Vocal Range: F3- D5
Chino (male identified, 20-25) A naive Shark who turns murderous and vengeful. Suitor to Maria and friend of Bernardo's. Strong dance skills.
Anybodys (Transgender, non-binary, queer, or female identified, 15-25) Spunky. desperate to become a member of the Jets. Full of energy and heart. A spitfire. Strong dance skills.
Doc (male identified, 60-75) The owner of the candy store where the Jets hang out.
Schrank (male identified, 40-55) A local police detective frustrated by the ongoing gang violence.
Krupke (male identified, 35-60) The local beat cop. Regularly mocked by the local gangs.
Ensemble (any ethnicities, female and male identified, 18-30) Excellent singers and dancers (proficient in partner dancing and ballet) to play Sharks (a Puerto Rican gang) and Jets (a rival gang), as well as other members of the community. There will be opportunities to understudy principal roles.
PIPPIN
Leading Player (female identified, 25-45) The ultimate 'ringleader.' Masterfully charming, manipulative, a chameleon of sorts. Guides Pippin through their own story and tries to intervene at the end. Obsessed with putting on a great show for the audience. An excellent dancer. Vocal Range: Db3- Ab4
Pippin (transgender, non-binary, queer, or male identified, 18-21) Our story's young and confused protagonist. Pippin is longing to find their purpose in life. Naive, innocent, and discontent. Eventually finds love, and meaning in life, with Catherine and Theo. Vocal Range: G2-Ab4
Charles (male identified, 50-60) Pippin's demanding father and King of the Holy Roman Empire. More comfortable wielding a sword than breaking bread. Wears his years with great pride. Vocal Range: G2-E4
Lewis (male identified, 18-25) Pippin's not-too-bright half-brother, and after Pippin, heir to the throne. Doted upon by his mother, Fastrada, Lewis loves weightlifting, wrestling, showing off, and, most of all, Lewis.
Fastrada (female identified, 35-45) Pippin's conniving stepmother, sexy and smart. A seductress, no stranger to deceit and betrayal, and skilled at using her sexual appeal to benefit Lewis and herself. Vocal Range: A3-F5
Berthe (female identified, 60-75) Pippin's saucy grandmother. A brassy broad full of wisdom, grace, and sass. She tries to encourage Pippin (and the audience) to live life to the fullest. Vocal Range: E3-C5
Catherine (female identified, 25-35) A widow and mother, a hopeless romantic who is beautiful and possesses graceful elegance. Encountering Pippin at a low point, she eventually falls in love. Vocal Range: F#3-Db5
Theo (male identified, 6-12) Catherine's son who befriends Pippin.
Ensemble (any genders, 18-45) Charlemagne’s Army, Monks, Nobility, Peasants, The Players. Excellent singers and dancers.
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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