Ponyboy Curtis Limited Liability Company
AUDITION DATES
Mon, Jun 24, 2019
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
Tue, Jun 25, 2019
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
Wed, Jun 26, 2019
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
CONTRACT
Development Agreement Tier 3 ; $1,250/week
SEEKING
Equity actor/singers.
We are interested in country, soul, rock, folk voices and not looking for specifically legit singing. This is a show set in Tulsa, OK and the vocabulary is one of the sound and style of the classic country/folk/rock music of the 50's and 60's.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a brief country, soul, rock or folk song that shows range. Please bring sheet music. An accompanist will be provided.
Please bring a headshot and resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Pearl Studios NYC (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
4th floor
PERSONNEL
Producers: The Araca Group, American Zoetrope, Olympus Theatricals
General Manager: 321 Theatrical Management
Adapted from the novel by S.E. Hinton
Book by Adam Rapp
Music and Lyrics by Jamestown Revival and Justin Levine
Director, Liesl Tommy
Choreographer, Lorin Latarro
Music Supervisor, Justin Levine
Music Director, Matt Hinkley
OTHER DATES
August 2019 (exact dates TBA)
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for 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.
BREAKDOWN
We are interested in country, soul, rock, folk voices and not looking for specifically legit singing. This is a show set in Tulsa, OK and the vocabulary is one of the sound and style of the classic country/folk/rock music of the 50's and 60's.
Seeking:
Ponyboy Curtis- 15. Our main character, the youngest Greaser and youngest brother of three, a dreamer. Bari-Tenor, sings to G or A.
Johnny Cade- 16, but looks younger. Ponyboy’s best friend, the smallest and least physically gifted of the Greasers. Carries a switchblade, hails from a violent home. Tenor, sings preferably to A.
Sherry “Cherry” Valance- 18+ to play 17, the prettiest girl in town, Bob’s girlfriend, displays tremendous empathy for the Greasers and Ponyboy in particular. Like Ponyboy, she is a dreamer. Mezzo/soprano.
Dallas “Dally” Winston- 19, wily, the outlier of the Greasers, originally from New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, a lone wolf. Baritone/Bari-Tenor.
Darrell Curtis- 19, the oldest Curtis brother and leader of the Greasers. He works a job (roofing) and has taken on the difficult task of raising and providing for his two younger brothers following their parents’ tragic death. He chose to forego a possible football scholarship to college in order to keep his family together. Bari-Tenor to G#
Sodapop Curtis- 17, the middle Curtis brother, exceptionally handsome, a high-school drop-out, works at the local gas station. Any vocal type, at least to F#.
Two-Bit Matthews- 18, a clown with an infectious laugh, extremely loyal to the Greasers and to the Curtis family. Any vocal type.
Bob- 18, the leader of the Soc’s, clean-cut, aggressive, cocky, a bully. Any vocal type, baritone a plus.
Randy- 18, Bob’s second in command. Preppy, clean-cut, conflicted. Tenor to G or A.
Paul- Another one of Bob’s friends and a higher up in the Soc chain-of-command. Former top dog. Any vocal type.
Marcia- 17, Cherry’s best friend. Sharp-witted, starts to take an interest in two-bit. Mezzo, down to G below middle C.
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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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