Virginia Stage Company 2023-2024 Season - Norfolk, VA EPA
Virginia Stage Company | Norfolk, VA
Friday, April 21, 2023
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM (E)
Lunch 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
To schedule an audition appointment please fill out the form at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFd4SMUrS06AbNqSQHqkIdi5i2Ngq-I0nJkuhI03l6zyRf6Q/viewform.
Once completed you will be sent an email confirming your audition time. If you are unable to attend these auditions and wish to submit a video audition, see details in breakdown.
LOA
$807 weekly minimum (Ref. LORT)
Equity actors for roles in Virginia Stage Company's 2023-2024 Season (See breakdown).
Some roles will be understudied. Virginia Stage Company strives for an inclusive creative work environment and actively embraces a diversity of people, ideas, talents, and experiences. We encourage people of color, individuals with disabilities, and other historically underrepresented groups to audition.
Prepare a brief monologue of your choice OR if you are auditioning for the musical please prepare a short (one minute) musical selection of your choice. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Wells Theatre
108 E Tazewell St
Norfolk, VA 23510
Please sign-in in the lobby by appointment.
Producing Artistic Director: Tom Quaintance
Expected to attend:
Resident Casting Director: Emel Ertugrul
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
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Virginia Stage Company requires, as a condition of employment, documentation of the COVID-19 vaccine or be provided a valid religious or medical reason not to be vaccinated.
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 maximum capacity in the holding room is: 75
The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 55
Video Submission Instructions:
If you wish to submit a video audition submission please fill out the form at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsvysSUWjvr7glEy_-49UaKWyniKd06t-Y65SD4vyaOaRmMA/viewform.
The 2023-2024 Season:
Book by Joseph Stein, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Directed & Choreographed by Gary John La Rosa featuring the original Jerome Robbins
choreography
Produced in partnership with the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater
1st Rehearsal: September 12 2023
Opening: October 7, 2023
Closing: October 29, 2023
This electrifying, classic musical kicks off our 45th season and 110th year of the Wells. The sun rises
on this new production with a wonderful cast and a lavish orchestra to tell this heartwarming story of
fathers and daughters, husbands and wives, and the timeless traditions that define faith and family.
Featuring the Broadway classics “Tradition,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “Matchmaker,
Matchmaker” and “To Life,” Fiddler on the Roof will introduce a new generation to this uplifting
celebration that raises its cup to joy! To love! To life!
Tevye: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 40-50, Baritone: Low A flat-High F) a dairyman.
Powerhouse with great presence. Good voice and great sense of humor.
Golde: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Female Identifying, Age 40s, Mezzo-Soprano: Low A-E flat) his wife.
Though controlling and stern, a woman with a big heart and dreams for her children. Strong singer.
Yente: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Female Identifying, Age 40-60, Alto: Low F-mid E flat) a matchmaker.
Talkative, opinionated, widow. Character with humor.
Lazar Wolf: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 40-60, Baritone: up to an Eb) a wealthy
butcher. Strong middle aged character man with a sense of humor and possible girth.
Motel: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 20s, Baritone or Tenor: E -High F sharp) a tailor.
Tzeitel’s suitor, a simple man, nebbish. Comic, Character.
The Rabbi: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 50-70, Baritone: G-C) Older character with
great sense of humor.
Perchik: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 20s, Baritone: B - High E) a student and
revolutionary. Hodel’s suitor. Charismatic singer. Wants to and believes he can change the world.
Mendel: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 17-25, Baritone: B-E Flat) Rabbi’s son. Narrow
minded; stubborn, good singer/dancer.
The Constable: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 25-40, Non-singing) An imposing man
and presence. Strong, mature, sympathetic.
Tevye & Golde’s daughters:
Tzeitel: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Female Identifying, Age 19, Mezzo-Soprano: Low B-D sharp) Eldest
daughter who takes after her mother.
Hodel: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Female Identifying, Age 17, Mezzo-Soprano: Low B-E) Rebellious and
romantic. Strong, emotional singer.
Chava: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Female Identifying, Age 15, Mezzo-Soprano: Low B-C) Intelligent
thinker; she is Papa’s “little bird”. Strong singer/dancer.
Sphrintze: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Female Identifying, Age 10-12) lovable and adorable.
Bielke: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Female Identifying, Age 8-10) lovable and adorable.
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Fyedka: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 20-24) a Russian soldier. Chava’s suitor.
Spunky, smart and handsome and knows it. Strong dancer/singer.
Mordcha: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 40-50) the innkeeper. Full of life and humor. A
smart businessman. Middle aged with a character look.
Avram: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 40-50) a bookseller. Knowledgeable. Middle
aged with a character look and good voice.
Nachum: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 40-50) a beggar. Poor but accepts his lot with
a sense of humor. Middle aged with a character look.
Grandma Tzeitel: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Female Identifying, Mezzo-Soprano: C sharp - E flat) Will
double. Comic, character voice.
Fruma-Sarah: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Female Identifying, Mezzo-Soprano: C-E flat) Lazar’s first wife.
Will double. High belt, powerhouse character voice.
Shandel: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Female Identifying, Age 40s, character singing) Motel’s protective
mother. Good character singer.
The Fiddler: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 20-35, Non-singing) elfin quality, good
mover. Violin experience preferred but not mandatory.
Sasha: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 20-40, Tenor) a Russian soldier. Tenor soloist.
Has strong and impressive tessitura for “To Life.” Strong dancer.
Ensemble: Named villagers who are the fabric of Anatevka and essential to Tevye’s story in the
shtetl. All types and sizes encouraged to audition. Strong male dancers also needed for the Bottle
Dance. (Jews) and the soldiers in “To Life” (Russians).
2 Cheder Boys: Bit parts. Approx. 8-10 years old. Yente wants to match them with Sphrintze
and Bielke.
By Pearl Cleage
Directed by TBA
1st Rehearsal: February 13, 2024
Opening: March 9, 2024
Closing: March 24, 2024
Harlem, 1930. The Blues are getting bluer and the gin is running dry. A free-spirited Cotton Club
singer has just been fired with nowhere left to go but down. So, she turns to her best friend, an
extravagant costume designer with plans to dress Josephine Baker in Paris. Maybe they can run away
together? Or maybe the handsome southerner that just came knocking can offer an even better life?
But the saxophone dreams of Harlem rarely end as smoothly as they start.
Angel Allen: (Black/African-American, Female Identifying) A 34-year-old Black woman who looks five
years younger, a former backup singer at The Cotton Club. A natural born opportunist always looking
for the next come up; Angel will sing, but nothing extensive, no song preparation is necessary for this
role.
Guy Jacobs: (Black/African-American, Male Identifying, Age 30-40) A thirtyish black man, costume
designer at The Cotton Club. An openly gay man who refuses to apologize for who he is to anybody.
Delia Patterson: (Black/African-American, Female Identifying) A 25-year-old Black woman, a social
worker on staff at the Margarat Sanger family planning clinic. A dedicated professional who has likely
never been in love.
Leland Cunningham: (Black/African-American, Male Identifying) A 28-year-old Black man from
Alabama, a six-week resident of Harlem. A God-fearing man who is quick to judge anything outside of
what he’s been taught or believes.
Sam Thomas: (Black/African-American, Male Identifying) A forty-year-old doctor at Harlem Hospital.
A hardworking man who is also the life of the party and will find any reason to celebrate.
by Ken Ludwig, Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas
Directed by Tom Quaintance
A co-production with Norfolk State University
1st Rehearsal: March 26, 2024
Opening: April 20, 2024
Closing: May 5, 2024
In this beloved tale, we follow the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan as he joins the king’s
Musketeer of the Guard. Joined by friends and fellow musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, they
must travel through the rustic landscapes of early 17th century England and France to protect the royal family they have sworn an oath to. Scandal, intrigue, romance, and good old fashioned sword- fighting can be expected in this swash-buckling adventure.
D'Artagnan: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 18-25) – A young man eager for adventure,
excitement, and fulfilling his dream of becoming a Musketeer; athletic and handsome, spirited and
wild; he is at once impetuous and earnest; he transforms from an unsophisticated farm boy to a man
of character and strength.
Athos: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 25-35) A courageous, legendary swordsman,
possessing the heart of a warrior and high principle. Also, a man with a past – regret haunts him.
Porthos: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 25-35) The joker, bold, loud, flamboyant, vain,
snappy dresser, humorous, jolly, brave, strong, athletic. An unorthodox fighter who smiles in the face
of overwhelming odds.
Aramis: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 25-35) Constantly trying to atone for his sins,
while continuously being tempted by the sin of flesh. Hot temper that flares in an instant.
Cardinal Richelieu: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 40-55): The ultimate evil politician.
Technically subservient to the King of France, but has his own power base. Dark and manipulative.
Rochefort: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 30+) Richelieu’s top henchman. Physically
scarred, with a distinct ruthlessness and dangerous ability.
King Louis XIII: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 25-35): Naïve, child-like, entitled,
young, loves his Queen, but cannot quite reveal his truest feelings effectively; he is often subject to
manipulation by the Cardinal; however, Louis transforms from slightly befuddled ruler to competent
man of authority by play’s end.
Treville: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Male Identifying, Age 30+) Long-suffering leader of the musketeers
whose prayers for patience are constantly tested.
Sabine: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Female Identifying, Age 17-21) The younger sister of d’Artagnan. Feisty, bright, possesses great fighting ability, looking to embrace a world of adventure.
Countess ‘Milady’ De Winter: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Female Identifying, Age 25-40) Evil, beautiful,
brilliant, precise, calculating, treacherous, and a master of disguise. Driven by a dark thirst for
revenge.
Constance Bonacieux: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Female Identifying, Age 18-22) Queen Anne’s loyal,
virtuous Lady in Waiting. D’Artagnan’s love interest and the purest character in the play.
Queen Anne: (Any Race or Ethnicity, Female Identifying, Age 22-28): An unhappy queen, stuck in a
political marriage and in love with another. Likes the King, though, and will defend him against
Richelieu.
Doubling tracks - certain roles will be doubled with Stanley, D’Artagnan’s father, Basille, Fouquet,
Fache, Duke of Buckingham, Ravanche, Ruffian, Innkeeper, DeBris, Old Woman, Adele, Sister at
school, D’Artagnan’s mother, Elise, Mother Superior, Abbess.
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