Aurora Civic Center Authority
CONTRACT
LOA $791 weekly minimum (LOA ref COST)
SEEKING
Equity actors of all backgrounds with high musicianship skills for principal roles in SCHOOL OF ROCK (see breakdown).
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.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please email your headshot/resume along with your video submission link (YouTube, Vimeo, or Dropbox). Include your city of residence within your submission.
Deadline: Tue, Jun 28, 2022
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Kory Danielson- Music Director
Isaiah Silvia-Chandley- Choreographer
Jim Corti- Artistic Director
Amber Mak- Artistic Producer
Paul-Jordan Jansen- Associate Artistic Producer
Viewing auditions:
Trent Stork, CSA- Director of School of Rock, Associate Artistic Producer & Casting Director for Paramount Theatre
Kylie Fox- Casting Assistant
OTHER DATES
Young Performer and Dewey Finn First Day of Rehearsal: February 27, 2023
Rosalie Mullins First Day of Rehearsal: March 6, 2022
Full Company First Rehearsal: March 20, 2023
Tech Begins: April 6, 2023
First Preview: April 12, 2023
Opening Night: April 21, 2023
Closing Night: May 28, 2023
Possible Extension: June 11, 2023
OTHER
www.paramountaurora.com
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 prepare a one-minute cut of a song of your choice in the style of the show. You may also use the accompaniment at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6l275gt6zld8sue/AAB1vVAtbpj7a6sHugJjEeZva?dl=0 .
If you feel you are a strong candidate for the roles of Zack, Katie, Freddie and Lawrence please also include one one-minute demonstration of your proficiency on the preferred instrument.
A note about casting (adopted from language with consent originally created by Kevin Kantor and Emily Trarquin of Actors Theatre of Louisville):
Most characters we encounter currently are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns and you will see that in the following character descriptions. 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.
SEEKING:
DEWEY FINN: Male, 30s. Basic Onstage Guitar. A wannabe rock star with big dreams, Dewey finds himself in urgent need of some cash after getting kicked out of his band. He impersonates a teacher to land a job at the prestigious Horace Green prep school, where he turns his class of straight-A students into a rock group and enters them in the Battle of the Bands.
ROSALIE MULLINS: Female, 30s-40s. Proper and a bit uptight, Rosalie is the headmistress of Horace Green School. She has a secret love of rock music and yearns to recapture the carefree spirit of her youth.
NED SCHNEEBLY: Male, 30s. Ned is an old friend of Dewey’s, and the two currently share a flat with Ned’s girlfriend Patti. He used to play in Dewey’s band, but is now a substitute teacher–who Dewey impersonates to get the job at Horace Green. Ned is still passionate about his music, but tends to let his bossy girlfriend Patti tell him what to do.
PATTY DI MARCO: Female, 30s. Ned’s domineering girlfriend, who lives with Ned and Dewey. She calls the shots in their relationship and isn’t too happy about Dewey’s presence in their flat–or his influence on Ned.
ZACK MOONEYHAM: Male, 9-12. Advanced Onstage Guitar - Knows how to Shred. Zack is the band’s lead guitarist and also a talented songwriter. He desperately wants to impress his father, who’s usually too busy with work to take an interest in his family.
KATIE: Female, 9-12. Advanced Onstage Bass Guitar. Quiet and serious, Katie already played the cello, but switched to bass at Dewey’s suggestion to fill out the band.
LAWRENCE: Male, 9-12. Advanced Onstage Piano/Keyboard. Awkward and lacking in confidence, Lawrence is hesitant to attempt something “cool”, like joining a band, but he soon turns out to be a fantastic keyboardist.
FREDDIE HAMILTON: Male, 9-12. Advanced Onstage Drums. Freddie loves a bit of rowdiness and noise, making him a great drummer. His own father doesn’t see his ability, constantly belittling his son.
SUMMER HATHAWAY: Female, 9-12. Confident and outspoken, Summer is the ideal manager for the band. Ambitious and very clever, she hopes that winning Battle of the Bands will look good on her college application.
BILLY: Male, 9-12. Flamboyant and artistic, Billy has a passionate interest in fashion, even though his father wants him to be a footballer like the other men in his family. He designs the band’s costumes.
TOMIKA SPENCER-WILLIAMS: Black, Female, 9-12. New girl Tomika is struggling to fit in at Horace Green. She conquers her shyness to reveal her phenomenal singing ability, and becomes a lead vocalist alongside Dewey in the band.
MARCY & SHONELLE: Female, 9-12. Quiet girls with angelic voices, Marcy and Shonelle are the band’s backup 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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