AUDITION NOTICE – Florida Studio Theatre Winter Mainstage 2024-2025 Season – Sarasota, FL EPA - Florida Studio Theatre

Florida Studio Theatre is seeking talented actors for our Winter Mainstage 2024-2025 Season!



We will host auditions in Sarasota, FL on Friday, September 27th, from 2:30pm-9:30pm.



AEA Actors may sign up for an appointment here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FA8AE2AA4FCC16-51343094-92324#/



Please only sign up for an appointment if you are a member of Actors’ Equity Association. All other actors will be seen as time permits.



AUDITION DATE

Friday, September 27th, 2024

2:30pm-9:30pm

6:30pm-7:30pm Dinner Break



AUDITION LOCATION

Florida Studio Theatre, Bowne's Lab

1265 1st St.

Sarasota, FL 34236

(Corner of Cocoanut St)



AUDITION PERSONNEL

Hershey Vazquez Millner, Casting & Hiring Coordinator

Jakob Harding, Artistic Fellow

Mattie E. Hinckley, Casting & Hiring Intern, Monitor

Jeremy Weinstein, Accompanist



WHAT TO PREPARE

For actors auditioning for THE HEART SELLERS and THE CANCELLATION OF LAUREN FEIN

• Prepare a 1-minute contemporary monologue.

For actors auditioning for JERSEY BOYS

• Prepare 2 contrasting 32-bar cuts of songs in the style of the show.

For ALL ACTORS

• Please bring a physical headshot/resume, stapled together.



WINTER MAINSTAGE SHOW BREAKDOWN

The Heart Sellers

Written by Lloyd Suh

Directed by Kate Alexander

Rehearsals begin – November 19, 2024

Previews – December 11-12, 2024

Show opens – December 13, 2024

Show closes – February 16, 2025

Possible extension(s) through – March 2, 2025



Synopsis

Jane and Luna run into each other in the grocery store on Thanksgiving in 1973 and discover they have much in common: they’re both 23, recent Asian immigrants, homesick and lonely with hardworking absentee husbands, and adjusting to a new country surprisingly filled with as much political uncertainty as the places they’ve left. Over a bottle of wine (or two) and a questionable frozen turkey, they dream of Disneyland, learning to drive, and an unknowable future as they share their hopes and fears in making a new home in a new reality.



LUNA –20s-30s, Filipina, female-presenting. Full name: Luningning Ignacia Mangahas de la Rosario Bustos. She is amiable and extroverted. Speaks with a Philippine accent.

JANE – 20s-30s, Korean, female-presenting. Full name: Hong Jae Ha (홍재하). She is reserved, but intelligent and wise. Jane is an artist with dreams of becoming a famous painter. Speaks with a Korean accent.

All roles will be understudied.

SALARY

LORT Non-Rep

$807 weekly minimum, or higher commensurate with experience and size of the role (LORT D)

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The Cancellation of Lauren Fein

Written by Christopher Demos-Brown

Directed by TBD

Rehearsals begin – December 31, 2024

Previews – January 22-23, 2025

Show opens – January 24, 2025

Show closes – March 9, 2025

Possible extension(s) through – March 16, 2025

Synopsis

Lauren Fein is at the top of her game. Happily married with a foster son, she is a world-renowned scientist and tenured professor at an elite university. She’s on the verge of a breakthrough in her life’s work when she runs afoul of the university’s “diversity, equity, and inclusion” policies. Suddenly, her groundbreaking research, her tenure, and even her family are all put in danger.

PLEASE NOTE – This play is still in development. As a result, this character breakdown is subject to change.

Lauren Fein - Late 40s to 60, White, female-presenting, lesbian. A biology professor specializing in the research of human genetic blood disorders. She is on the verge of finding a cure for sickle-cell anemia. Lauren has been the smartest person in almost every room she's ever walked into. She is deeply passionate about her work. While she is warm and loving, she can be awkward in large social situations due to her bluntness and minimal tolerance for bullshit. She is deeply principled and lives by her code with little compromise. However, she is a high-functioning alcoholic, a fact that is a source of deep shame and a matter she keeps secret from everyone but her wife, Paola.

Note: This role involves staged intimacy including close proximity and kissing. No nudity.

Paola Moreno - Late 30s to late 40s, Latina, female-presenting, lesbian. Paola is a professor of Theatre and Film Studies at the same university as Lauren. She is of Puerto Rican descent and is a native Spanish speaker. She has a slight accent and occasionally peppers her speech with Spanish. Paola is fiercely loyal to Lauren and often tries to compensate for Lauren's social faux pas. What Lauren lacks in social savvy, Paola more than makes up for.

Dylan Fein-Moreno - 14 years old (to be played by 18+), African American, male-presenting. Lauren's and Paola's foster son who has lived with them since he was a toddler. He is smart, empathetic, and likeable but bears deep hurt from having suffered brutal neglect as a child at the hands of his biological mother. This hurt can manifest itself in unexpected bursts of irrationality and cruelty.

Chikezie "Chi" Nweze - Late 30s to 50, Nigerian, male-presenting. A visiting biologist who is collaborating with Lauren on sickle-cell research. Funny and voluble, Chi, is often befuddled by American social mores. His traditional, conservative Christian, Igbo background often puts him at odds with those in American academia on social issues. Chi is in awe of Lauren and, because of her dedication to curing sickle-cell disease, he would take a bullet for her.

Judge Deron Howard - A no-nonsense judge. Doubled by actor playing Chi or Evan.

Dean Marilyn Whitney - 40s to 50s, African American, female-presenting. Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Brilliant and politically astute.

Melanie Jones - 30s to 40s, Black, female-presenting. A professor of Law and Gender Studies. The prosecutor of Lauren's faculty senate hearing, Melanie is to the University's DEI) policies what Robespierre was to the enlightenment principles of The French Revolution.

Evan Reynolds - 40s to early 50s, male-presenting, gay. Snarky, smart, hilarious, and a bit past his prime. Always reading the lay of the land.

Buddy McGovern - Late 60s to 70s, White, male-presenting. A voluble Southern gentleman.

Judge Lorraine Miller - Late 40s to 60’s, Any race, female-presenting.

Zoe - Mid 20s, female-presenting. Beautiful.

Note: This role involves staged intimacy including close proximity and kissing. No nudity.

Note: In Act I, the actors playing Dylan, Chi, Melanie, Evan, Zoe and Judge Miller double as various secondary characters (texters, students, etc.) who appear in passing. Please make sure it's clear to the audience that these secondary characters are not the main characters being played by these actors.

All roles will be understudied.

SALARY

LORT Non-Rep

$807 weekly minimum, or higher commensurate with experience and size of the role (LORT D)

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Jersey Boys

Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice

Music by Bob Gaudio

Lyrics by Bob Crewe

Directed and Choreographed by Ben Liebert

Rehearsals begin – March 4, 2025

Previews – March 26-27, 2025

Show opens – March 28, 2025

Show closes – May 11, 2025

Possible extension(s) through – June 1, 2025

SYNOPSIS

With phenomenal music, memorable characters, and great storytelling, Jersey Boys follows the fascinating evolution of four blue-collar kids who became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. Jersey Boys takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons to discover the secret of a 40-year friendship as the foursome work their way from the streets of New Jersey to the heights of stardom.

TOMMY DEVITO - 30s to 40s, male-presenting. Strong tenor/baritone voice, must be comfortable

with traditional four-part harmonies; ability to play guitar a strong plus; funny; a wise-guy; a

natural-born leader with appealing bad-boy quality.



FRANKIE VALLI – 20s to mid-30s, male-presenting. Must be 5’9 or shorter; must have a strong tenor with sweet and strong falsetto and be able to sing in the style of Frankie Valli; strong tenor to high A or Bb plus strong falsetto up to treble G; charismatic and charming; must be a very strong actor and have a gritty side as well as a polished veneer; must be very comfortable with four-part

harmonies.



NICK MASSI - 30s to 40s, male-presenting. Strong bass/baritone voice, must be very comfortable

with traditional four-part harmonies; a quiet dreamer who longs for life after The Four Seasons;

understated with a dead-pan quality.



BOB GAUDIO - 20s to mid-30s, male-presenting. Strong tenor/baritone voice; must be very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; an intelligent, sensitive, and introspective musical prodigy.



JOE PESCI - 20s to mid-30s, male-presenting. Must be 5’9 or shorter; young, energetic and funny; must be a good actor and a strong singer. Will also play various roles.



BARRY BELSON - 20s to late-40s, male-presenting. Strong actor and singer to play various roles (friends, producers, etc.); strong tenor to high C; with a strong falsetto to G above high C; Has the ability to riff in rhythm-and-blues style.



BOB CREWE - 30s to 40s, male-presenting. Intelligent and flamboyant; genius music producer and

lyricist; an integral part of creating the magic of The Four Seasons.



NORM WAXMAN - 20s to mid-30s, male-presenting. Owns a private money lending agency; strong

actor/singer to play various roles; strong tenor/bari-tenor voice.



GYP DECARLO - mid-40s to mid-50s, male-presenting. Tough, Mafioso type; must be a strong character actor and strong singer.



MARY & OTHERS - 20s to late-30s, female-presenting. Frankie’s wife; tough, “Seen it all”, Italian, Jersey girl; she’s got a killer sense of humor; actor also plays a variety of other roles including member of a 60’s style girl group; strong belt useful; high straight tone soprano also useful; very good dancer.



LORRAINE & OTHERS - 20s to mid-30s, female-presenting. Frankie’s girlfriend; educated; not from

Jersey; a reach career girl; young Diane Sawyer; actor also plays a variety of other roles,

including member of a 60’s style girl group and tough-as-nails Jersey girl; strong high belt

useful, belt to high F extremely useful; high, straight tone soprano also useful; very good

dancer.



FRANCINE & OTHERS - 20s to mid-30s, female-presenting. Frankie’s daughter; named for, doted on and deeply loved by Frankie. She’s a Jersey girl—vulnerable, lost and acts out to make up for lack of attention from her dad. Actor also plays a variety of other roles including member of a 60’s

style girl group and a tough-as-nails Jersey girl. Strong, high belt useful. Belt to high F extremely

useful, high straight tone soprano also useful but not required; very good dancer.



All roles will be understudied.



SALARY

LORT Non-Rep

$807 weekly minimum, or higher commensurate with experience and size of the role (LORT D)



Florida Studio Theatre is working towards becoming a more anti-racist and inclusive theatre. FST is thus committed to developing a work environment that is reflective of the diverse world that it serves. People who share this belief are encouraged to audition.



Florida Studio Theatre is an established, five-stage non-profit, operating under LORT D, LORT D EXPERIMENTAL, and AGVA contracts located in Downtown Sarasota, FL.

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We hope to see you at this audition!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to casting@floridastudiotheatre.org.


Salary: LORT Non-Rep - $807 weekly minimum, or higher commensurate with experience and size of the role (LORT D)