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Call Type
Equity Chorus
Time(s)
Equity Chorus Call: Singer/Dancers and Dancer/Singers
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
10 AM to 2 PM - Female singers and dancers
3 PM to 7 PM - Male singers and dancers
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Contract
SPT
Tier 9; $586/week AEA min
Location
The Wick Theatre
7901 North Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33487
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Seeking
Equity singer/dancers and dancer/singers for the ensemble in the upcoming season.
Housing provided for out of town actors cast.
see breakdown.
Preparation
Prepare one uptempo and one ballad 16-32 measures each. Performers may be asked to dance/move at callbacks as needed.
Bring picture and resume.
Other Dates
Season begins October 1, 2015 through May 30, 2016
Forum Rehearsals Begin September 15, 2015
Other
www.thewick.org
Personnel
Marilynn A. Wick, Executive Producer
Music Director: Michael Ursua
- A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
No appointments. First come, first seen.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
2015-16 SEASON
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, HELLO DOLLY, SOUTH PACIFIC, CURTAINS, I LOVE A PIANO
FORUM
Director - Dom Ruggiero
Choreographer - Angela Morando
1st reh: 9/15/15. Opens: 10/1. Closes: 11/1
Gymnasia: (Greek for "Athletic", with the connotation of nakedness) A courtesan from the house of Lycus with whom Pseudolus falls in love.
Tintinabula: (Latin for "Bells") A jingling, bell-wearing courtesan in the house of Lycus.
Vibrata: (Latin for "Vibrant") A wild, vibrant courtesan in the house of Lycus.
Geminae: (Latin for "Twins") Twin courtesans in the house of Lycus.
Panacea: (Greek for "Cure All") A courtesan in the house of Lycus. A face that can hold a thousand promises, and a body that stands behind each promise.
Proteans: Choristers who play multiple roles (slaves, citizens, soldiers, and eunuchs). They accompany Pseudolus in "Comedy Tonight". On Broadway, three people played all of these roles.
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HELLO DOLLY
Director - Norb Joerder
Choreographer – TBA
1st reh: 10/20/15. Opens: 11/5. Closes: 12/6
Ensemble Male and Female Singer/Dancers who play various chorus roles including
ERNESTINA MONEY - An eccentric-looking girl in need of Dolly's matchmaker services. Rudolf Reisenweiber - Maitre d' of the Harmonia Gardens restaurant.
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SOUTH PACIFIC
Director - Lee Roy Reams
Choreographer - TBA
1st reh: 12/22/15. Opens: 1/7/16. Closes: 2/14
Male ensemble of seamen and Female ensemble of nurses. There are also additional ensemble roles of south pacific Tonkenese natives.
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CURTAINS
Director – TBA
Choreographer - TBA
1st reh: 2/9/16. Opens: 2/25. Closes: 3/27
Lieutenant Frank Cioffi: The central character, a Local Boston detective who is also a musical theatre aficionado. Aside from being exceptionally good at his job, he has also aspired to be a musical theatre performer his entire life. He falls in love with Niki.
Georgia Hendricks: Female half of songwriting team. Ends up taking on the leading lady role of the show-within-the-show.
Carmen Bernstein: The show's brassy producer, unhappily married to Sidney and Bambi's estranged mother.
Aaron Fox: The composer of the show-within-the-show. His songwriting partner, Georgia, is also his wife from whom he's separated
Niki Harris: Pretty, naïve ingénue. Niki is playing a supporting role and is Jessica Cranshaw's understudy in the show-within-the-show during its Boston tryout. She is eager to make her Broadway debut. She meets and falls in love with Detective Frank Cioffi, who is investigating a murder at the theatre.
Christopher Belling: English director.
Bambi Bernét: Performer in the chorus and daughter of Carmen, the lead producer. Hungry to work her way up to leading performer; she has a contentious relationship with her mother, who insists on calling her by her real name, Elaine (Bambi is a stage name.)
Bobby Pepper: The choreographer and male star of the show within the show, he is Aaron's charming rival and the current boyfriend of Georgia.
Daryl Grady: A Theatre critic for the local Boston newspaper, he enjoys using the power he has to make or break shows during their out-of-town tryouts.
Sidney Bernstein: The co-producer of an out of town flop. Sidney is tough and self-serving.
Johnny Harmon: The Stage Manager of the show-within-the-show. Johnny is gruff but lovable. He keeps the company in line and on their toes throughout the rehearsal process.
Oscar Shapiro: The general manager and sole investor. An agreeable if slightly gruff man. He is always looking for any angle to find money.
Randy Dexter: One of the stars of the show within the show.
Harv Fremont: One of the stars of the show within the show, Randy's sidekick.
Detective O'Farrell: Cioffi's associate from the Boston Police Department, assists in the investigation.
Jessica Cranshaw: Fading Hollywood star. A diva, who has no right to be one, she is a terrible singer and actress who stars in the show within a show and is murdered on its opening night.
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I LOVE A PIANO
Director/Choreographer - Kelly Shook
Music of Irving Berlin
1st reh: 3/29/16. Opens: 4/14. Closes: 5/22
Requires 3 Female and 3 male triple-threat performers. While the cast retains their identities and names throughout the show, they play different characters in different time periods.
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