Revised
Paper Mill Playhouse | Millburn, NJ
REVISED
Updated holding room.
Friday, September 13, 2024
2:30 PM (E)
$1101 weekly minimum (Tier 4)
Equity chorus dancers for Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS (See breakdown). Based upon the Paramount Pictures film written for the screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank.
Paper Mill Playhouse is committed to anti-racism and anti-oppression practices in all areas, including casting. We acknowledge histories of systemic exclusionary practices and will continue to dismantle barriers to theatre making. Paper Mill Playhouse welcomes diversity and inclusion across the spectrum of race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, and artists with disabilities. The audition process is open to all actors and stage managers.
Please bring tap shoes or tap heels and character heels or flats. Wear form-fitting clothing you can move in. In case you are asked to sing, prepare 16-bars of a traditional musical theatre song in the style of the show. Bring a hardcopy headshot and resume, and sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be provided.
Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
Holding room - Studio 412
Producing Artistic Director: Mark S. Hoebee
Associate Artistic Director: Jen Bender
Associate Producer: Christopher Slavik
Director: Mark S. Hoebee
Choreographer: Randy Skinner
Choreography Restaging: Kristyn Pope
Music Director: Cynthia Meng
Casting Director: Tara Rubin Casting / Kevin Metzger-Timson, CSA
Casting Associate: Spencer Gualdoni, CSA
Expected to attend:
Jen Bender (Associate Artistic Director)
Kristyn Pope (Choreography Restaging)
Kevin Metzger-Timson (Casting Director)
1st Rehearsal: November 4, 2024
1st Preview: November 27, 2024
Opening: December 1, 2024
Closing: December 29, 2024
Possible Extension: January 5, 2025
Music and Lyrics: Irving Berlin
Book: David Ives and Paul Blake
ECC Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Notice: Audition Call Type: ECC
[EZEKIAL FOSTER] – Mid 40s-Late 50s. The ultimate taciturn New Englander, who helps out at the Inn and takes life at a very slow pace. May double as Snoring Man.
[MIKE] – Mid 20s-Late 30s. Bob and Phil’s Stage Manager. Has a tendency to be over-dramatic and completely hysterical, but will get things done. Never seen without his whistle and clipboard, which he uses to attempt to keep order.
[RITA AND RHODA] – Mid 20s-Early 30s. Bob and Phil’s two star chorus girls, they are brash and fun, although perhaps not the smartest.
[ENSEMBLE] – Dancers who sing very well, to play various supporting characters who are early 20s-mid 30s. Extremely skilled tap dancers who are equally strong in ballroom and jazz dance. May understudy principal roles:
[BOB WALLACE] – Late 20s-Mid 30s. A major singing star, Bob is the guiding force behind the song and dance team of Wallace and Davis. He wears his fame easily and is a born leader but has some trouble with social and romantic interactions. Despite his occasional gruffness, he is a deeply kind and principled man who is searching for his true love. A superb singer with a crooning style who moves well. Baritone.
[PHIL DAVIS] – Late 20s-Mid 30s. The fun-loving, go-getting song-and-dance partner of the team Wallace and Davis. An irrepressible clown, operator and incorrigible ladies’ man who is determined to see his friend happy, even if it requires scheming and outright deception. He has a boyish charm and sex appeal. Strong jazz and tap-dancing needed – a song-and-dance comic performer; Bari-Tenor.
[BETTY HAYNES] – Mid-Late 20s. The sensible, responsible half of the up-and-coming song-and-dance team, the Haynes Sisters. Destined to be a star in her own right, she is nonetheless hesitant to take the spotlight for herself. A woman of decent, upstanding principles, she is devoted to her younger sister. Like Bob, she hides her yearning for true love under a protective shell. A rich chest mix sound with a soprano extension. Moves well.
[JUDY HAYNES] – Early 20s. The younger, more ambitious, slightly scheming Haynes sister. While wholesome and adorable, she is flirty and a winning charmer! Strong jazz and tap dancing needed – a major song-and-dance performer with a chest mix.
[GENERAL HENRY WAVERLY] – Late 50s-Mid 60s. A retired U.S. Army General, adjusting to returning to civilian life in post-World War II America. Once a powerful leader, he now struggles to run an Inn in Vermont. He remains a man of great principle and dignity. Beneath his curmudgeonly military exterior lies a warm, compassionate man in need of family and love. A mostly non-singing role.
[MARTHA WATSON] – Late 40s-Mid 60s. Once a Broadway star, now the General’s housekeeper and receptionist at the Inn. Martha has a very dry, wry, wisecracking sense of humor. Bighearted but completely unsentimental, she runs the General’s life in spite of his protestations. She is an irrepressible meddler, but always for what she believes to be the other guy’s best interests. A winning, appealing character-comedienne with a clarion belt voice.
[SUSAN WAVERLY] – 9-12 to play 9 years-old. The General’s granddaughter, Susan is a lovable and outgoing real kid. She is very smart, wise beyond her years, and cares deeply about her grandfather. Once bitten hard by the showbiz bug, she demonstrates everything that is winning in the ultimate child performer. She has an excellent belt voice and is able to move well.
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