Paper Mill Playhouse
CONTRACT
COST $994 weekly minimum (Tier 4)
SEEKING
Equity actors for chorus singer parts in THE SOUND OF MUSIC (see breakdown).
Local actors are encouraged to submit.
Paper Mill Playhouse encourages people of all races, ages, ethnicities, abilities, and gender identities to submit.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please email your video link (Vimeo,YouTube, etc) and attach your headshot/resume to the email (being mindful of file size for P&R) with the subject line: SOM-ECC-FULL NAME. Please title your video: FULL NAME-SOM ECC. Do not attach full video files to email or upload full video file to a file download service (eg, WeTransfer, YouSendIt, Google Drive, etc). Please make the video private or if password protected, please send password.
Deadline: Fri, Jul 22, 2022
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Producer: Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director;
Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
Book: Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
NYC Casting: Nora Brennan Casting
Viewing Auditions:
Director: Mark Hoebee
Associate Artistic Director: Patrick Parker
Associate Producer: Christopher Slavik
Music Director: Meg Zervoulis
Choreographer: Kenny Ingram
OTHER DATES
In person callbacks: September 6, 2022
First rehearsal in NYC: Nov 7, 2022
Rehearsal in Milburn: Nov 25, 2022
Performances: December 2, 2022 – January 1, 2023.
OTHER
Papermill.org
All performers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined by the CDC, with a first booster (if eligible) by first rehearsal as a condition of employment. Vaccination requirements are subject to change according to CDC guidance.
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:
If you’re using a phone to record video, please film horizontally. At the top of your video, please state you name, height, city of residence and your Equity Status.
Please submit a video of 16 bars of a traditional musical theatre song in the style of the show. You may also use the accompaniment at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10kzzboqyKvP9aekoQUlaJCVlyUS2na0C?usp=sharing .
SEEKING:
[FEMALE ENSEMBLE] females; 20s – 60s; all physical types and ethnicities with excellent legit voices. Various nuns, party guests, and to understudy various principal roles. ENSEMBLE.
[SISTER BERTHE] female; 30s – 40s; Mistress of Novices, prudish, strait-laced with a quick tongue. She is less tolerant than the other nuns. Contralto with a solid low G. FEATURED ENSEMBLE.
[SISTER MARGARETTA] female; 20s – 30s; Mistress of Postulants; very kind; understanding and concerned. Legit high soprano with a high C. FEATURED ENSEMBLE.
[SISTER SOPHIA] female; 30s – 40s; Neither demanding nor critical; sticks with the rules. Legit soprano. FEATURED ENSEMBLE.
[BARONESS ELBERFELD] female; 30s – 40s; excellent legit singer; will understudy various principal roles. ENSEMBLE.
[NEW POSTULANT] female; 20s – 30s; excellent chest mix with a legit voice to a high C; will understudy principal roles.
[MALE ENSEMBLE] males; 20s – 60s; all physical types and ethnicities with excellent legit voices. Various party guests, Nazis, and to understudy various principal roles. ENSEMBLE.
[ADMIRAL VON SCHREIBER] – Male, 40s – 50s, A retired Admiral in the Austrian Navy and neighbor of Captain Von Trapp. ENSEMBLE.
[BARON ELBERFELD] male; 40s – 60s; neighbor of the Von Trapp family; opposed to the Nazi takeover; will understudy principal male roles including MAX. Good singer. ENSEMBLE.
[NAZI YOUTH] male; 20s; lyric baritone; young and clean cut. Will understudy the role of ROLF. ENSEMBLE.
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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