Winter Park Playhouse Inc
CONTRACT
OAT $451 weekly minimum (Category 4)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in The Winter Park Playhouse's 2022-23 Season (see breakdown).
Local actors encouraged to submit.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please prepare a brief up-tempo song, a ballad, and a one-minute comic monologue. You may also use the accompaniment at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qziSA4etK70J0-kDTrPIp2Z9rFuzqOsN .
Please email headshot, resume, and submission.
Deadline: Tue, Feb 22, 2022
SUBMIT TO
auditions@winterparkplayhouse.org
PERSONNEL
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production specific dates.
OTHER
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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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
The Winter Park Playhouse is committed to the practice of inclusive casting and is seeking professional musical theatre performers of all races, ethnicities and genders.
MURDER FOR TWO
Book & Lyrics by Kellen Blair / Book & Music by Joe Kinosian
Rehearsals July 18-August 3, 2022; Runs August 4-28, 2022
*Both actors must act, sing and play the piano proficiently. The score must be memorized for performances.
JOE: (Vocal Range: Bari-tenor A3-A5 with a falsetto to D5) Strong comic chops. Ten male & female characters: Dahlia Whitney, the victim’s loopy widow; Murray & Barb Flandon, the Whitney’s bickering neighbors; Steph Whitney, an overeager female grad student; Barrette Lewis, a dangerous ballerina; Dr. Griff, a friendly local psychiatrist; Timmy, Yonkers, & Skid, child members of a boys’ choir and Henry Vivaldi, a mysterious late arrival.
MARCUS: ROLE CAST.
SH-BOOM! LIFE COULD BE A DREAM!
Written & Created by Roger Bean / Musical Arrangements by Roger Bean & Jon Newton
Rehearsals September 6-21, 2022; Runs September 22-October 16, 2022
*All actors must be able to sing intricate harmonies throughout and move well.
DENNY VARNEY:(Vocal Range: Tenor C3 – Ab4; Falsetto to D5) Denny still lives with his mother, goofing off in the family basement instead of working for a living. Denny’s lack of ambition and discipline have always been his downfall, but the new WOPR Radio “Dream of a Lifetime Talent Search” has put new wind in his sails.
EUGENE JOHNSON: (Vocal Range: Tenor C3 – A4, Falsetto to A5) Denny’s best friend and co-conspirator, Eugene works hard just to stay in step with Denny’s fast-moving schemes. During most days, Eugene works for his Dad down at the Springfield Sweet Shop, but at night he cuts loose at singing and dancing practice in Denny’s basement.
WALLY PATTON: (Vocal Range: Bass/Baritone F2 – G4; Falsetto to D5) A checker at the Piggly-Wiggly, Wally is the son of a preacher who truly becomes the heart and soul of the group. He’s desperate to be a part of the group, because inclusion seems better than exclusion. Still a youngster himself, often childish, he does have an uncanny knack for seeing what’s important in life when the going gets tough.
SKIP HENDERSON: (Vocal Range: Bass/Baritone Ab2 – G4; Falsetto to Eb5) The last add-on to the singing group, Skip is the new guy from the wrong side of the tracks, and a natural singing whiz. He works for Big Stuff Auto, the new sponsor of the group, and is added to Denny’s fledgling group to turn it into a proper quartet.
LOIS FRANKLIN: (Vocal Range G3 – F5) Daughter of “Big Eddie” Franklin, owner of Big Stuff Auto, and herself a former song leader at Springfield High, Lois arrives on the scene to help shape the boys into a real singing and dancing group. She falls head-over-heels in love with bad-boy Skip. Lois also voices Mrs. Varney, Denny’s offstage mother.
STEPPIN' OUT WITH IRVING BERLIN
Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin /Conceived by Roy Alan
Musical Arrangements by Christopher Leavy / Dialogue by Todd Allen Long
Rehearsals October 24-November 2, 2022; Runs November 10-20 & December 1-17, 2022
*All actors must harmonize and dance extremely well. Tap a plus.
WOMAN 1: Vocal Range: Soprano.
WOMAN 2: Vocal Range: Mezzo-Soprano.
WOMAN 3: Vocal Range: Alto.
MAN 1: Vocal Range: Bass.
MAN 2: Vocal Range: Baritone.
MAN 3: Vocal Range: Tenor.
NUNSENSE A MEN!
By Dan Goggin
Rehearsals January 3-18, 2023; Runs January 19-February 18, 2023
All actors must be strong, versatile musical comedy actors who sing and move well.
As with all productions of NUNSENSE, every character in this ensemble show is a Catholic nun, and therefore, a woman. The concept for this production of NUNSENSE A-MEN, however, is that all nuns are played by masculine-presenting performers.
SISTER MARY REGINA, MOTHER SUPERIOR: (Vocal Range: B3 - F5) A feisty Sophie Tucker-type who can't resist the spotlight.
SISTER MARY HUBERT, MISTRESS OF NOVICES: (Vocal Range: G3 - F5) The second in command, she is always competing with the Mother Superior.
SISTER ROBERT ANNE: (Vocal Range: G3 - D5) A streetwise taught character from Brooklyn. A constant source of aggravation for the Mother Superior.
SISTER MARY AMNESIA: (Vocal Range: Db4 -C6)A very sweet nun with great comic timing that lost her memory after a crucifix fell on her head. Puppetry skills a plus.
SISTER MARY LEO: (Vocal Range: G#3-G5) The novice, who has entered the convent with the firm desire to become the first nun ballerina. Ballet ability and dancing in Pointe shoes a plus.
SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICAL
Created by Philip George & David Lowenstein /Continuity by Peter Morris
Rehearsals February 27-March 15, 2023; Runs March 16-April 2 & April 12-22, 2023
*All actors must be strong musical theatre performers who sing, act and dance well and can speak with an English dialect.
BLUE GIRL: (Vocal Range: F3 – F5)A blue-blooded fashion model. Sophisticated, poised and cool. She is vain and not particularly friendly.
YELLOW GIRL: (Vocal Range: F3 – E5) A loud, uninhibited American girl driven by her emotions. She is a ray of sunshine with a surprising vulnerability. Possesses a big, rock diva belt.
ORANGE GIRL: (Vocal Range: F3 – B5) The mother of the group. Domestic and maternal, she is wise, soulful, and mature. Slowly asserting her newfound independence.
GREEN GIRL: (Vocal Range: F3 – F5) A good-time girl. Blousy, middle-class, and zany. She is a bit frayed at the edges, and hopelessly single. A comedian.
RED GIRL: (Vocal Range: F3 – G5) The baby of the group, she is an exciting blend of youthful contradictions. Quirky, enthusiastic, and naïve. A hopeless romantic who is insecure about her looks.
DESPERATE MEASURES
Book & Lyrics by Peter Kellogg/ Music by David Friedman
Rehearsals April 24-May 10, 2023; Runs May 11-21 & May 31-June 11, 2023
*Seeking strong comedic musical theatre performers who are excellent singers, can sing country western style and handle speaking in verse.
JOHNNY BLOOD: (Vocal range: Tenor up to a G) A handsome, hot-headed cowboy. Late 20’s to mid 30’s.
BELLA ROSE: (Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano with high belt up to an E) A comically sexy saloon girl in love with Johnny. Late 20’s to mid-30’s. Some dancing.
SHERIFF GREEN:(Vocal Range: Baritone up to an F) A wily, strong, silent type. Mid 30’s- late 40’s.
SUSANNA: (Vocal Range: Soprano up to G who can belt) A novice nun and Johnny’s sister; standoffish and judgmental but warms up. Early to mid-20’s.
FATHER MORSE: (Vocal Range: Baritone) An eccentric, Franciscan priest & Irish who is drunk most of the time. Late 40’s to late 50’s.
GOVERNOR VON RICHTERHENKENPFLICHTGETRUBER: (Vocal Range: Baritone) An authoritarian Governor & German. Mid-40’s to 60’s.
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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