The Lower Ossington Theatre is holding auditions for the upcoming remount of their long running hit musical Avenue Q. This is a paid, non equity production.
Auditions : Monday September 28 12pm-8pm
Rehearsals Begin: Early October
Performances: November 12 – the end of 2015
Seeking the following Characters:
PRINCETON/ROD – Any ethnicity. Tenor, ability to speak and sing in a character voice, ability to show strong differences between the two characters, great comedic timing. Strong puppeteering skills required.
KATE/LUCY – Any ethnicity. Mezzo/Soprano, ability to speak and sing in a character voice . Able to create two very distinct characters, great comedic timing, strong puppeteering skills required.
MRS T/BAD IDEA BEAR/OTHERS – any ethnicity. mezzo, great comedic timing, ability to hold harmonies, two very distinct character voices, strong puppeteering skills required.
CHRISTMAS EVE (and CHRISTMAS EVE UNDERSTUDY)– Soprano, Asian (character is Japanese), strong comedic timing, comedic Japanese accent, not a puppeteer.
GARY COLEMAN UNDERSTUDY– yes, that Gary Coleman, a black man, played by a woman. Strong mezzo, great comedic timing, not a puppeteer.
MALE SWING – to cover one or more of the following roles
TREKKIE MONSTER/NEWCOMMER/NICKY/BAD IDEA BEAR/ OTHERS tenor. Strong character voice (think Cookie Monster for Trekkie, Ernie for Nicky) ability to hold harmonies, great comedic timing, Strong puppeteering skills required.
PRINCETON/ROD – Tenor, ability to speak and sing in a character voice, ability to show strong differences between the two characters, great comedic timing. Strong puppeteering skills required.
BRIAN– Baritone, good comedic timing, ability to hold harmony, not a puppeteer.
If you are interested in auditioning please send an email with your headshot and resume to lotheatreauditions@gmail.com, with "Avenue Q" in the subject line, as soon as possible indicating which character(s) you are interested in and you will be sent material to prepare for those characters.
*A note on puppet characters. You do not need to have any experience as a puppeteer, but you need to come to the audition with (at the very least) correct sync (the puppets mouth movements should match exactly what you are saying, syllable for syllable.) The best way to achieve this skill and check your work is to puppet your material in front of a mirror (if you don't have a puppet you can just use your hand) and to know your material very well.
