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Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Sign up begins at 11:00 AM
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Contract
Other
Agreement Pending
Location
The Colony Theatre
555 North Third Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Free parking in Town Center Mall garage.
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Seeking
This is a play with music about a barbershop quartet, The Fabulous Lipitones. All actors cast must be excellent singers.
Preparation
2-minute comedic monologue and 16 bars of a barbershop-type song.
An accompanist will be provided.
Other Dates
First rehearsal: June 22, 2015
First preview: July 22
Opening: July 25
Close: August 23
Performance Schedule: Thursdays & Fridays 8:00, Saturdays 3:00 & 8:00, Sundays 2:00.
Other
www.colonytheatre.org
Personnel
Director: John Markus
Musical Director: Sam Kriger
Choreographer: Murphy Cross
Casting Director: Patricia Cullen
Artistic Director: Barbara Beckley
· EPA Rules are in effect.
· A monitor will be provided.
Appointments
EPA rules are in effect. Sign up begins at 11:00 AM.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
WALLY SMITH. Male, early to mid-50s. Bari-tenor or baritone. Pharmacist who’s socially awkward, a bit wonky, but has found his “home” singing since high school with The Fabulous Lipitones. Hasn’t had a date with a woman in years, and, now in middle age, finds himself living with Mom. That’s why he clings to the idea of keeping this quartet together--it gives him “status” in this small town, a peer group, and meaning to his limited life. A constant object of Phil Rizzardi’s teasing, Wally has secretly begun to internet date on a site devoted to pharmacists: White Coat Love. But, he’s reluctant to share all personal information with his singing partners, since there’s much to be embarrassed or teased about. For him, achieving national recognition with the Lipitones could solve all his problems. Recently being named “The One To Watch” in Pharmacist’s Monthly has given Wally a small taste of the fulfillment fame can bring. Think Wally Shawn meets Matthew Broderick.
HOWARD DUNPHY. Male, early to mid-50s. Bari-tenor or baritone. Chief accountant at the Purina Dogfood Plant on the outskirts of town. A kind, gentle, and big-hearted man, Howard’s greatest shortcoming is his complete paralysis when it comes to making decisions, especially important ones. You’ll find him in the dictionary under “Waffler”, a quality that drives the other Lipitones crazy. Branding Howard a milquetoast is a bit harsh, but not far off. Indicative of his supple backbone is the fact that his wife left him for a Jehovah’s Witness, only to have Howard take her back in when he got word she was “ill”—which many in town know to be faked and a manipulation. Though cuckolded, Howard remains a blindly devoted husband. Think Jimmy Stewart meets Robert Joy.
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