Theatre at the Welk 2024 Season - Escondido, CA EPA Theatre at Welk Resort | Escondido, CA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Monday, December 4, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (P)
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Audition sign-ups will be on a 1st come, 1st served basis on the morning of the audition. Sign-ups will begin at 9:30am. If you are unable to attend these auditions, you may submit a video submission after 12/5 at: TheatreAtTheWelk.auditions@gmail.com.
SPT
$459 weekly minimum (SPT 4)
Equity actors for roles in Theatre At The Welk's 2024 Season (See breakdown).
All roles open to all ethnicities and gender identities.
Please prepare a song in the style of the show. Accompanist will be provided. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Welk Resort Theatre
8860 Lawrence Welk Drive
Escondido, CA 92026
Producing Artistic Director: Larry Raben Executive Producer: Sean Coogan Season Musical Supervisor: Dr. Randi Rudolph
Expected to attend:
Producing Artistic Director: Larry Raben Season Musical Supervisor: Dr. Randi Rudolph
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
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An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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.
Theatre at the Welk 2024 Season
DON’T TOUCH THAT DIAL
A new musical created and directed by Roger Bean
Choreography by Luke Harvey Jacobs
1st Rehearsal: Jan. 9, 2024
Opening: Jan. 27, 2024
Closing: Mar. 24, 2024
SYNOPSIS: Larry falls asleep in front of his television and winds up in a TV game show about classic television theme songs.
Peter, Sarah, Betsy and Larry: 4 versatile singers and comedians. 20s-50s. Improv experience a plus.
I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE
A 2018 update of the long-running New York mega hit musical
Book and lyrics by Tony winner Joe DoPietro. Music by Jimmy Roberts.
Directed and choreographed by Larry Raben
1st Rehearsal: Mar. 26, 2024
Opening: April 13, 2024
Closing: June 9, 2024
Woman 1, Woman 2, Man 1, Man 2: 20s-40s. 4 versatile singers and comedians to play a dozen characters each.
THE PROM
Tony nominated Broadway musical and Ryan Murphy film
Music by Matthew Sklar
Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
Book by Bob Martin & Chad Beguelin
Director/choreographer TBD
1st Rehearsal: Aug. 13, 2024
Opening: Aug. 31, 2024
Closing: Oct. 27, 2024
Emma Nolan: Late teens/20s. Female presetting. Alto/Mezzo Soprano. Belter/Pop. High school senior who wants to take her girlfriend to the prom.
Alyssa Greene: Late teens/20s. Female presetting. Alto/Mezzo Soprano. Closeted high school senior secretly in love with Emma.
Dee Dee Allen: Female presetting. 40s-50s. Alto/Belter. Tony winning Broadway actress who’s star has begun to fade. Comic chops.
Barry Glickman: Male presetting. 40s-50s. Bari-Tenor. Flamboyant broadway actor who’s latest show is a flop. Comic chops.
Trent Oliver: Male presetting. 40s-50s. Bari-Tenor. Juilliard trained actor. Comic chops.
Angie Dickenson: Female presetting. 40s-50s. Alto/Belter. A Broadway musical veteran dancer. Comic chops.
Tom Hawkins: High school principal. 40s-50s. Strong singer.
Mrs. Greene: 40s-50s. Alyssa’s conservative Mom who eventual comes to accept her. Strong singer. Sheldon Saperstein: New York publicist. 30s-50s. Stong singer.
Ensemble (7): 7 High School age presenting excellent dancers and singers.
THE BEST CHRISTMAS REPORT EVER
An original holiday musical written by John LaLonde utilizing traditional holiday songs. Directed and choreographed by John LaLonde
1st Rehearsal Oct. 29, 2024
Opening Nov. 16, 2924
Closing Dec. 22, 2024
Santa Claus: The venerable man in red who is busily preparing for Christmas Eve and doesn’t have much time for 8-year-old Pat who has traveled to the North Pole to interview him. 40s-60s. Strong singer and comic.
Mrs. Claus: Sweet and hilarious. A perfect ambassador for the North Pole. 40s-60s. Strong singer and comic.
Grandma: Pat’s chaperone to the North Pole. Pragmatic and skeptical whose shell is melted by the magic of Christmastown. 40s-70s. Strong singer. Comic skills a plus.
Pat: Bright-eyed 8-year-old who wins an essay contest and his prize is a trip to the North Pole to interview Santa himself. Strong singer with movement skills. Male presenting.
Dad: An urban father who is too busy to accompany his son to interview Santa. 30s-40s. Stong singer and dances.
Ensemble (10): 10 performers who are versatile singers and excellent dancers. Will play multiple roles from city dwellers to North Pole denizens.
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