Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago | Chicago, IL
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CAT
$908.80 weekly minimum (Tier 5)
Equity actors for roles in TITANIQUE (See breakdown).
All roles will be understudied.
We encourage Trans and Gender Non-Conforming performers to submit for any roles they are interested in; genders listed are those of the character, not the performer.
Open to all ethnicities, genders and ability (18 +).
At this time, Porchlight Music Theatre is unable to provide travel/housing/per diem for out-of-town Artists.
Please prepare a one-minute cut of a pop/rock song in the style of the show. Bring your book in case the team needs to hear additional material. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Porchlight Music Theatre (Rehearsal Space)
4200 W Diversey Ave
Chicago, IL 60639
Enter through black door off of East parking lot, follow signs to check-in.
Tye Blue: Director/Co-Author
Kasey Alfonso: Choreographer
Expected to attend:
Michael Weber: Artistic Director/Assistant Director
Frankie Leo Bennett: Producing Artistic Associate
Michael McBride: Music Director
Week of March 3rd, 2025 - First Rehearsal
Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 - First Performance
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 - Press Opening
Sunday, May 18th, 2025 - Closing
www.PorchlightMusicTheatre.org
Questions? Please send to
auditions@porchlightmusictheatre.org, NO PHONE CALLS, please.
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
CÉLINE DION – Female, 30s-40s, the greatest singer in da whole world, Céline Dion is an angel descended from her own beautiful French-Canadian planet. Charming, charismatic, and endlessly kooky, she approaches life with the whim of a quirky ingenue that just arrived on Earth. Convinced she was actually on the Titanic in 1912 (and not just the singer of the movie’s iconic theme song), Céline takes the audience on a journey, insisting she was there the whole time and knows the real story. A love letter to...herself, Céline uses her glorious voice and incredible catalogue of music to narrate one of the greatest love stories of all time. (VOCAL RANGE: Belts to a D, Mix to an F#)
JACK DAWSON – Male, 20s-30s, Jack Dawson is one of the star-crossed protagonists aboard the Titanique and hell bent on living his life like it’s golden. An artistic genius with not a penny to spare, he winds up on the Titanique after winning a hand of poker and making a dorm room out of his third-class bunks. He meets Rose Dewitt Bukater, and within only a few days, falls madly in love with her, paints her naked, ruins her marriage, etc. Jack is effervescent, can talk to a bag of rocks, and is a walking poster for living, laughing, and loving. He is an old fashioned sk8er boi and Rose is a vintage Avril Lavigne. (VOCAL RANGE: Baritenor, belts to a G)
ROSE DEWITT BUKATER – Female, 20s-30s, Rose Dewitt Bukater is the beautiful ingenue and star-crossed lover aboard the Titanique. She is gorgeous, poised, elegant - but underneath her corset bubbles a fire of rebellion. When she meets her extremely hot yet extremely poor polar opposite, Jack Dawson, she knows she must break off her engagement to her fiancé, Cal Hockley - even if it costs her her life. Nothing will stop her from loving Jack, not even the Titanique sinking, or a full blown murder attempt by Cal. Rose can be stubborn, wily, and a borderline psychopath, but everything she does is for love. (VOCAL RANGE: Belts to an E, mix to an F)
CAL HOCKLEY – Male, 30s, Engaged to Rose DeWitt Bukater, this aristocrat will stop at nothing to marry Rose. He can’t stand the thought of Rose falling in love with Jack Dawson, a sewer rat in the lower class bunks. The rivalry between the two continues to worsen until, eventually, Cal goes crazy with jealousy and puts a hit on Jack’s life. Cal is Jack’s nemesis and the epitome of a refined douchebag with a creepy, Count Dracula vibe. A leading man with strong pop vocals and improv chops. (VOCAL RANGE: Tenor, to Bb)
UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN/IRISH LADY – Female, 30s-40s. Brassy, sassy, and only sometimes classy, Molly Brown’s got a big heart and a bigger personality. As the mother figure of the Titanique, she offers Rose and Jack sage wisdom to bring them together. A total know-it-all, Molly’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but she darn well spills it whenever she pleases. (VOCAL RANGE: Belts to a D, Mixes to a G)
VICTOR GARBER – Male, 30s-50s. Victor Garber is the polished and perfected designer of the Titanique. Handsome, refined, and proud of his baby, he believes it will be no problem at all to speed the ship up and get to Fire Island a few days early. A true leader, he takes over all duties aboard the Titanique and ends up steering the ship straight into the Iceberg, where he meets...The Iceberg Bitch. A prideful man, he insists upon staying on the boat until the bitter end. Excellent comedy chops. (VOCAL RANGE: Tenor, Belts to a Bb)
Seaman / Tour Guide / Peabo / Iceberg – Black, 20s-40s, any gender. The Iceberg Bitch is the personified Iceberg on the Titanique and the Iceberg Bitch came here to slay. Literally. A Tina Turner/RuPaul hybrid of fierceness ready to take the ship down with vocal prowess. The Iceberg Bitch portrays multiple distinct characters in Titanique, including a Tour Guide, Seaman, and Peabo Bryson. Excellent comedy and improv chops. (VOCAL RANGE: Tenor who belts to a D and beyond; High strong Pop Mix).
RUTH DEWITT BUKATER – Male, 30s-50s, any ethnicity. The cold, unflinching mother of Rose Dewitt Bukater, Ruth is hanging by a thread. On the brink of financial ruin, she is desperate to marry off her daughter to keep the family name out of the dirty, peasant mouths of those within her social circle. Ruth is a consummate pretender, desperate to stay relevant and rich on the Titanique, no matter the cost. She’ll do WHATEVER it takes to be on top, including delivering the most dramatic, Meryl Streep-esque monologues about the sacrifices of being a woman. Strong improv, sketch, and classical acting skills. (VOCAL RANGE: Baritone, belts to an F#).
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