VIOLET - Franklin, MA EPA
Franklin Performing Arts Company, Inc. | Franklin, MA Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Friday, April 28, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Break: 1:00-2:00pm
Appointments must be scheduled by 4/26 Link to form:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094 DAFAC2DA0FEC61-fpac1
SPT
$350 weekly minimum (Tier 1)
Equity actors for roles in VIOLET (see breakdown).
Please prepare a cut of a song in the style of the show no more than one minute.
The Black Box
15 West Central Street
Franklin, MA 02038
Expected to attend:
Nick Paone, Director
Raye Lynn Mercer, Associate Director Hallie Wetzell, Music Director
First Rehearsal: May 29
Opening: June 9
Closing: June 11
OTHER
Fully vaccinated company. Proof of vaccination is required.
Rehearsals and performances will take place at THE BLACK BOX, 15 West Central St. Frankin, MA
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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The audition room can accommodate no more than 200 individuals at a time.
The holding room can accommodate no more than 75 individuals at a time.
Seeking:
Violet: The title character, a young North Carolina woman whose face was scarred in a childhood accident. She is stubborn and prickly, but filled with equal parts hope and obsession that she may heal and be made beautiful.
Age: 20 to 35
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Flick: An African-American soldier; a dreamer and go-getter. He doesn't enjoy the army, but enjoys the respect it garners him. There is something gentle, good about him, not to be interpreted or confused with weakness or lack of authority.
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: E6
Vocal range bottom: C4
Role is cast. Accepting submissions for replacements if needed.
Monty: A paratrooper and Flick's friend from basic training. Rough around the edges. Self-consumed, but not necessarily purposefully so. Fighting his own demons.
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Young Vi: Not quite as guarded or prickly as her older self, but still tough and stubborn. She has a keen curiosity and the rough edges of being brought up solely by her father.
Age: 10 to 13
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Father: A simple, widowed man who lovingly raises his daughter alone doing the best he can with the little knowledge and resources he has to do so. Stern but friendly, smart but uneducated. Accidentally scars Violet's face while he is chopping wood.
Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Old Lady: A former beauty in her heyday. Staunch, tired and frustrated with life. Doubles as Hotel Hooker.
Age: 55 to 65
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: F3
Preacher: An impassioned, theatrical man who preaches with all the bravado he can muster. Once had a true healing touch but has lost it in his quest to become a showman. Dismissive and egotistical. Doublings include: Radio Singer, Bus Driver 1, Bus Driver 4.
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Virgil: The Preacher's assistant. Knows the smoke & mirrors of the Preacher's show and must begrudgingly deal with anyone who might derail it. Doubles as Billy Dean, Bus Driver 2, Radio Singer and Bus Passenger.
Age: 20 to 25
Vocal range top: B5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Music Hall Singer: The singer at the dance hall in Memphis. Doubles as a Bus Passenger. Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Lulu Buffington: A member of the volunteer choir that sings for the Preacher's telecast. Sings for God with passion and power. African-American. Doubles as Almeta (Landlady) and Bus Passenger.
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: F3
Leroy Evans: A citizen of Spruce Pine with a dog named Roscoe. Not very bright. Doubles as a Radio Soloist, Bus Driver 3, and Bus Passenger.
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: B3
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