Stages St. Louis 2024 Season - NYC EPA
STAGES St. Louis | Chesterfield, MO
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
LOA
$641 weekly minimum (Ref. COST) - 2023 rates
Equity actors for roles in Stages St. Louis' 2024 Season (See breakdown).
All Equity stage managerial positions are currently filled.
Please prepare a short song in the style of or from the shows and/or a 1-minute monologue if you wish to be considered for the play. Bring an updated headshot and resume stapled together.
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
Executive Producer: Andrew Kuhlman
Artistic Director: Gayle Seay
Artistic General Manager: Alicia Scott-Aune
Casting: Wojcik Casting Team
Expected to attend:
Casting Directors: Holly Buczek & Scott Wojcik
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
Callbacks for the full season will be in February.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
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.
Director: Paige Price
Rehearsal: May 10th, 2024
Opens: May 31st, 2024
Closes: June 30th, 2024
TRUVY JONES: (She/Her, late 30s-40s) Owner of a small-town beauty shop. She knows everyone’s business and shares it with anyone who will listen. Southern Belle. She always has advice which often comes in the form of southern truisms you might find on a needlepoint sampler.
M’LYNN EATENTON: (She/Her, 50s) The over-protective mother of Shelby. She struggles to keep a firm grasp on her world at all times. She is a busy woman who worries too much.
ANNELLE DUPUY-DESOTO: (She/Her, 19-early 20s) A very shy hairdresser at the salon. Soft spoken and bible-loving.
SHELBY EATENTON-LATCHERIE: (She/Her, early–mid 20s) The prettiest girl in town who is loved by all. She rebels a bit against her mother’s over-protective nature.
CLAIREE BELCHER: (She/Her, 60s) Former mayor of Chinquapin. She is wealthy and knows everyone’s business. She can be sarcastic and loves to poke fun at the others. She is very close with Ouiser.
OUISER BOURDEAUX: (She/Her, 60s) A wealthy “old bitty” who is loveably miserable. Her unique personality is a great comic relief for the others. She is very close to Clairee.
Director: Steve Bebout
Musical Director: David Nehls
Choreographer: TBD
Rehearsal: July 2nd, 2024
Opens: July 26th, 2024
Closes: August 25th, 2024
NEWSIES: (All Gender Identities to play Male-Presenting and Female-Presenting Newsies, Late teens - Mid 20s) Strong Dancer/Singers to play various Newsies. Dancers should have strong ballet, jazz technique with a modern, hip-hop edge. Newsies are tough and street-smart with gregarious hearts they reveal only to their closest friends. Tap a plus. Tumbling a plus.
JACK: (He/Him, 18-25 years old) Charismatic, passionate leader of the Newsies. A street-smart kid with an artistic soul right beneath the bluster. Honest, tough, loyal, and confident. Has a great pop tenor voice. Good mover. Vocal Range: B to A-flat.
DAVEY: (He/Him, 18-25 years old) A thinker. Raised in a home as opposed to the other Newsies, Davey is the book-smart counterpoint to the other boys. The voice of reason. Has a great, pure contemporary tenor voice. Vocal Range: D to A
LES: (He/Him, 10-12 years old) The fearless kid brother of Davey, but an old-soul. Excited by everything the world has to offer and eager to join in the adventure. Fun is this kid’s middle name. Sings really well. Vocal Range: D to C-sharp
JOSEPH PULITZER: (He/Him, 40s) The boisterous forefather of Rupert Murdoch and titan of the Gilded Age. An on-point, know-it-all, politician. Impolite and impatient with the world. Strong singer. Vocal Range: C to F-sharp
KATHERINE PLUMBER: (She/Her, 18-25 years old) The strong-willed, smart, assertive daughter of Pulitzer who is testing her fledgling confidence, strength, and independence. Determined and tough, with a tenderness she hides. Has a great pop/contemporary musical theater voice with a high belt. Strong mover. Vocal Range: A to E
CRUTCHIE: (He/Him, 18-25 years old) A big-hearted, loyal friend. He walks with the aid of a crutch due to a bad leg, but that doesn’t hold him back from being right in the middle of any mischief. A real charmer, and an innocent. Vocal Range: A to B-flat
MEDDA: (She/Her, 30s–60s) A vaudeville star of the Bowery variety. Risque, tough, with a big voice and GREAT comic delivery. Vocal Range: F to E
Director: Deidre Goodwin
Choreographer: TBD
Musical Director: Erika R. Gamez
Rehearsal: August 27th, 2024
Opens: September 20th, 2024
Closes: October 20th, 2024
COALHOUSE WALKER JR: (He/Him, 20s-40s, Black) Star pianist and the father of Sarah’s child: proud, confident, stubborn; becomes militant and violent for his cause. Baritone. Strong Dancer. Piano a plus.
MOTHER: (She/Her, 30s, Caucasian) Upper middle-class New Rochelle housewife; gentle, compassionate, optimistic. Struggles with the changes of society. Mezzo Soprano Belt-Mix.
FATHER: (He/Him, Late 30s-40s, Caucasian) Upper middle-class businessman. He is traditional in the male role of the period, cautious and resistant to change. Baritone.
LITTLE BOY: (He/Him, 9-12 years old, Caucasian) Mother and Father’s son, precocious, observant, and always curious. Tenor.
LITTLE GIRL: (She/Her, 9-12 years old, Caucasian) Tateh’s daughter. She is quiet and shy. Soprano.
SARAH: (She/Her, 20s–Early 30s, Black) The mother of Coalhouse’s child; despondent, discouraged, sensitive, vulnerable, but ultimately incredibly strong. Soprano.
TATEH: (He/Him, 30-40s, Caucasian/Eastern European) Jewish immigrant in search of the American Dream; intelligent, compassionate, creative. Tenor.
YOUNGER BROTHER: (He/Him, Mid 20s, Caucasian) Mother’s brother; an anarchist who is in love with Evelyn Nesbitt. Baritone.
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