UCI Drama Holds Open Call for Broadway's ALLEGIANCE Today

UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts Department of Drama is holding an open call audition for male dancers/singers of Asian/American or mixed race Asian descent to audition for the one remaining spot in the upcoming new Broadway musical Allegiance.

Beloved television star and popular social media icon George Takei (Star Trek, Heroes) stars in this unforgettable new musical alongside Telly Leung (Godspell, "Glee") and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon, Aladdin, Mulan) in her highly anticipated Broadway return. Inspired by Takei's true-life experience, Allegiance is an untold American story spanning from the lush California heartland, to the windswept prairies of Wyoming, to the European battlefields of World War II-a multi-generational tale of one Japanese American family's love, optimism and unparalleled heroism in the face of unimaginable circumstances.

UCI Drama Professor Andrew Palermo is the choreographer on Allegiance, and he has informed us that casting directors have not yet been able to fill this remaining role, despite having already held auditions in New York, Los Angeles, and Toronto. Does the sought-after performer exist among the many talented students here at UCI? We would like to find out.

The open call audition will take place on FRIDAY, JUNE 12 on the Claire Trevor School of the Arts Plaza. Candidates must present a valid and current UCI student ID card, and will be seen in order of arrival. For this pre-screen audition, be prepared to sing 16 bars of a song (half of a chorus, or about 30 seconds) that best shows off your voice (sung without accompaniment). Also prepare a dance of two counts of eight that best shows your movement ability.

Those who make it through this first round will be invited to a call-back audition on 29 June, and will be given songs and scenes from the show to perform for the director and choreographer.

AUDITION DETAILS:

Casting for ALLEGIANCE - A New Musical (NYC-Broadway, Longacre Theatre)

Starring George Takei, Telly Leung and Lea Salonga Contract Lorenzo Thione and Andrew Treagus | Producers Production

$1861/week AEA min.

Seeking:

Male Asian singer/dancer/actor to 'swing' (understudy the ensemble) as well as understudy the leading male role of 'Sammy.'

Mixed race (Asian/Caucasian) performers are strongly encouraged to attend.

[SAMMY KIMURA] Male, Asian, to play early to mid-20s. Sammy is an industrious and dutiful son, but longs to find his own way in the world. Whip-smart and irrepressibly friendly, he secretly fears he will never measure up, particularly since he disappoints his father when he doesn't get into law school. The internment provides him the opportunity to become an enthusiastic and effective community leader. He goes on to face unthinkable carnage as a platoon sergeant in World War II, earning him a Purple Heart. Strong tenor. Solid A. PRINCIPAL

NOTE: ALLEGIANCE is set against the backdrop of the Japanese-American internment during World War II.

Pre-screen auditions, TODAY, JUNE 12
Held on the Arts Plaza in front of the Claire Trevor Theatre

- For this pre-screen audition, be prepared to sing 16 bars of a song (half of a chorus, or about 30 seconds) that best shows off your voice (sung without accompaniment)

- Also prepare a dance of two counts of 8 that best shows your movement ability

Callback auditions, MONDAY JUNE 29

Called back performers will be given songs and scenes from the show to perform for the director and choreographer. An accompanist and reader will be provided.

AUDITIONERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SHOW VALID & CURRENT UCI ID CARD

For questions, email ucidramanews@uci.edu