The MUNY 2024 Season - St. Louis, MO ECC Singers (Afternoon All genders)
Municipal Theatre Association of St Louis | St. Louis, MO
Notice: Audition Call Type: ECC
Friday, February 2, 2024
1:30 PM (C)
See breakdown for appointment instructions.
MSUA
$1262 weekly minimum
Equity chorus singers for the MUNY's 2024 season (see breakdown).
Equity actors of all ethnicities, backgrounds, gender identities, body types, and abilities are encouraged to audition for all available roles. The Muny serves a diverse, nationwide audience and strives to hire performers that reflect the diversity of our audience. This theatre exists as a safe and creative place whose mission is to enrich lives by producing exceptional musicals that are accessible to all. The Muny is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal employment opportunity workplace.
Please prepare a 32-bar (or less than a minute) selection of a musical theatre song in a style appropriate to the season’s shows. Be prepared to sing an additional contrasting selection if requested. Bring sheet music and your repertoire book; an accompanist will be provided. Singers may be asked to dance. Please plan to have a change of clothes in which to move in and dance shoes ready. A combination will be taught.
The Muny
1 Theatre Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63112-1098
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Muny Personnel:
Artistic Director/Executive Producer: Mike Isaacson
Associate Artistic Director: Michael Baxter
Creative Team Members:
Rachel Hoffman, CSA, The Telsey Office Rashad Naylor, The Telsey Office
Jim Moore, Music Director – Les Misérables Annbritt duChateau, Music Director – Disney's The Little Mermaid
Patti Wilcox, Choreographer – Waitress
Callbacks will be on Saturday, February 3 or Sunday, February 4
See breakdown for production-specific dates. OTHER
The season rehearses and performs outdoors in St. Louis, MO.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Muny Personnel:
Artistic Director/Executive Producer: Mike Isaacson
Associate Artistic Director: Michael Baxter
Creative Team Members:
Rachel Hoffman, CSA, The Telsey Office
Rashad Naylor, The Telsey Office
Jim Moore, Music Director – Les Misérables
Lesia Kaye, Choreographer – Dreamgirls
Patrick O’Neill, Choreographer – Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Annbritt duChateau, Music Director – Disney's The Little Mermaid
Parker Esse, Choreographer – Fiddler on the Roof
Patti Wilcox, Choreographer – Waitress
William Carlos Angulo, Director & Choreographer – In The Heights
Jared Grimes, Choreographer – Anything Goes
Bryan Thomas Hunt, Demonstrator/Associate Choreographer – Disney's The Little Mermaid Shani Talmor, Demonstrator/Associate Choreographer – In The Heights
To sign up for an appointment please fill out the form at:
https://muny.formstack.com/forms/equity_chorus_singer_dance_2024
Due to high attendance and studio capacity for this call, you MUST pre-register. Please note that all auditions are by appointment only. Members must schedule an audition appointment online in advance in order to attend this audition. There will be no walk-ins, alternate lists, or any appointments scheduled on the day of the audition. Sign-ups will begin on January 3rd at 9:00AM CT. The deadline to submit for the ECC Singer and ECC Dancer Calls is Friday, January 26 at 11:59pm CT.
A musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg
Based on the novel by Victor Hugo
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
Original French Text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel
Additional material by James Fenton
Director: Seth Sklar-Heyn
Choreographer: Jesse Robb
Music Director: James Moore
Associate Music Director: Michael Horsley
Casting: The Telsey Office | Lindsay Levine, Charlie Hano & Alex Cortinas Rehearsal: June 6 – June 16
Performances: June 17 – June 23 (7 Performances)
[ENSEMBLE] Singers of all genders, ethnicities, abilities and types, to portray various roles throughout the show, ages late teens to early 40s. The show is entirely sung thru and everyone in it must be a strong singer with a wide range. Primarily rangy high baritones, or tenors with strong low ranges who sing to G2. Also seeking strong belters up to D5.
Book and Lyrics by Tom Eyen
Music by Henry Krieger
Director: Robert Clater
Choreographer: Lesia Kaye Clater
Music Director: Anne Shuttlesworth
For our production, we are adapting the original Broadway choreography and staging by Michael Bennett
Casting: The Telsey Office | Rashad Naylor & Destiny Lilly
Rehearsal: June 16 – June 26
Performances: June 27 – July 3 (7 Performances)
[ENSEMBLE] Singer/dancers to play a wide variety of characters including Tiny Joe Dixon, Dave & the Sweethearts, The Stepp Sisters, The Tuxedos, Charlene, Joann, M.C., Stage Manager, Little Albert, Mr. Morgan, The Tru-Tones, Dwight, fans, reporters, stagehands, party guests, photographers, film executives, etc.
Book by Douglas Wright
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Director: John Tartaglia
Choreographer: Patrick O’Neill
Music Director: Annbritt duChateau
Casting: The Telsey Office | Lindsay Levine & Jimmy Larkin
Rehearsal: June 27 – July 7
Performances: July 8 – July 16 (9 Performances)
[ENSEMBLE] Singers and dancers of all genders, ethnicities, abilities and types, to portray various roles throughout the show. Crew Members (Pilot, Sailors); Sea Creatures; Mersisters (Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Atina, Adella, Allana); Gulls; Maids; Chefs; Animals; Princesses. Puppetry skills are a plus.
Book by Joseph Stein
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Director: Rob Ruggerio
Choreographer: Parker Esse
Music Director: Darryl Archibald
Casting: The Telsey Office | Rachel Hoffman & Charlie Hano
Rehearsal: July 8 – July 18
Performances: July 19 – July 25 (7 performances)
[ENSEMBLE] Singers and excellent movers of all genders, ethnicities, abilities and types, to portray various roles throughout the show, ages 20s to 60s.
WAITRESS
Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles
Book by Jessie Nelson
Director: Lili-Anne Brown
Choreographer: Patti Wilcox
Music Director: Andra Velis Simon
Casting: The Telsey Office | Priya Ghosh & Pat Goodwin
Rehearsal: July 19 – July 29
Performances: July 30 – August 5 (7 Performances)
[ENSEMBLE] Singers who move well, any ethnicity, ranging from Mid-Late 20s to late 40s. Must have excellent pop/rock voices in the style of Sara Bareilles. Must have excellent comedic timing and be able to play a range of characters comprising the community in which the story takes place.
Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Director/Choreographer: William Carlos Angulo
Music Director: TBD
Associate Choreographer: Shani Talmor
Casting: The Telsey Office | Alexis Brown, Priya Ghosh & Bethany Knox
Rehearsal: July 29 – August 8
Performances: August 9 – August 15 (7 Performances)
[ENSEMBLE] Latine, Black, and AAPI singers and dancers of all ages and types with great pop voices who are proficient with breakdancing, commercial-style hip hop, contemporary, and salsa on2.
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Original Book by Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse New Book by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman
Director: Marcia Milgrom Dodge
Choreographer: Jared Grimes
Music Director: Ben Whiteley
Casting: The Telsey Office | Jimmy Larkin & Alex Cortinas
Rehearsal: August 8 – August 18
Performances: August 19 – August 25 (7 Performances)
[ENSEMBLE] Singers/dancers of all genders, ages, ethnicities, abilities and types, to portray various roles throughout the show, including passengers, photographers, bartenders, FBI agents, and other fun featured characters. Great comic timing and excellent tappers!
[THE ANGELS: PURITY, CHASTITY, CHARITY, VIRTUE/ENSEMBLE] Characters are female (cis, trans or non-binary), any ethnicity, age 20-40. Reno’s traveling back-up singers, dancers and showgirls with great comic timing. Strong voices, great personalities and be excellent tappers!
[THE SAILOR QUARTET/ENSEMBLE] Characters are male (cis, trans or non-binary), any ethnicity, age 20-40. A strong singing quartet (1st tenor, tenor, baritone, real bass) featured vocally throughout the show. Four strong voices that sound great together, and they are excellent tappers!
[BISHOP HENRY T. DOBSON/ENSEMBLE] Character is male (cis, trans or non-binary), any ethnicity, age 40-60. A well-respected missionary; certain, stoic, benevolent. Very full of himself. Great vaudeville timing. And taps!
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