Weston Playhouse Theatre Company 2023 Season - NYC ECC Singers
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company | Weston, VT
Thursday, February 16, 2023
9:30 AM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
LORT Non-Rep
$739 weekly salary (LORT D)
Equity actors for chorus singer parts in Weston Playhouse Theatre Company's 2023 Season (See breakdown).
Please prepare a brief song in the style of the show(s) in the season. Our strong preference is for you to sing one brief selection geared towards one show or the other. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
Executive Artistic Director: Susanna Gellert
BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
Director: Meredith McDonough
Writer: Alan Janes
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Director: Susanna Gellert
Music Director: Larry Pressgrove
Choreographer: Felicity Stiverson
Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Michael Cassara, CSA
BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
First rehearsal: 6/6
First preview: 6/28
Opening: 6/30
Closing: 7/16
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
First rehearsal: 7/11
First preview: 8/3
Opening: 8/4
Closing: 8/20
OTHER
ECC for Dancers and EPA will be held in March.
If you are unable to attend this in-person audition, performers may send a picture/resume for consideration to submissions@michaelcassara.net. ECC Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided. 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: 80
The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 28
BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
Director: Meredith McDonough
Writer: Alan Janes
First rehearsal: 6/6
First preview: 6/28
Opening: 6/30
Closing: 7/16
[MALE APOLLO PERFORMER + OTHERS] Black, mid 20s-30s, male. Instrumentalist a MAJOR plus
(ideally sax, harmonica, or a brass instrument - trumpet, trombone, etc.) - should be a good singer,
with movement abilities. Will double as ENSEMBLE roles.
[FEMALE APOLLO PERFORMER + OTHERS] Black, mid 20s-30s, female. Instrumental ability of
any sort a plus - performer should be a singer, with a big voice (sings “Shout”) and movement abilities.
Will double as ENSEMBLE roles.
[MURRAY DEUTCH + OTHERS] white, 40s, male. Longtime music industry executive who helps propel Buddy Holly and the Crickets to stardom. Very New York. Must sing and will ideally also be an
instrumentalist, playing one of the following instruments at a solid level: sax, trumpet, trombone, violin,
piano, guitar, bass, drums. Will double as ENSEMBLE roles.
[TOMMY ALLSUP + OTHERS] white, early 20s, male. Plays electric guitar at an advanced level. Will
double as ENSEMBLE roles.
[MARY LOU SOKOLOF/SHIRLEY/ENSEMBLE] any ethnicity, 20s-30s, female. Strong ensemble
singer and dancer. Instrumental ability a major plus.
[JACK DAW + OTHERS] any ethnicity, 20s-30s, male. Strong ensemble singer and dancer.
Instrumental ability a major plus (particularly sax, trumpet, trombone, violin, piano, guitar, bass,
drums.)
[ASSORTED ENSEMBLE ROLES] any ethnicity, 18+, all gender identities.
Singers/dancers/instrumentalists, to play a variety of roles.
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
Director: Susanna Gellert
Music Director: Larry Pressgrove
Choreographer: Felicity Stiverson
First rehearsal: 7/11
First preview: 8/3
Opening: 8/4
Closing: 8/20
[DORA BAILEY] any ethnicity, 30s-40s, female. A prying and powerful gossip columnist and radio
announcer. Will likely also play other roles.
[ZELDA ZANDERS] any ethnicity, late 20s-early 30s, female. A flapper socialite and actress who is on
her ninth marriage. She is a friend and informant to Lina. Will likely also play other roles.
[ROD] any ethnicity, early 50s-60s, male. An excitable film agent who borders on manic and works
under Simpson. Will likely also play other roles.
[ENSEMBLE TENOR] any ethnicity, 20s, strong lyric tenor. Excellent singer who dances well. Will
likely also play other roles.
[ENSEMBLE ROLES] any ethnicity, 18+, all gender identities. Versatile singer/dancers (particularly tap) to play a variety of roles.
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