OCEAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES
EQUITY AND NON-EQUITY ADULT AUDITIONS
FOR 2016-17 SEASON
Ocean State Theatre Company announces Open Equity and Non-Equity Adult Auditions for its 2016-17 Season at its comfortable stadium-style theatre located at 1245 Jefferson Boulevard in Warwick, RI on Monday, July 11, Tuesday, July 12 and Wednesday, July 13, 2016. Performers must be available for all rehearsal and performance dates. Local talent is strongly encouraged to audition. All roles are open for the following productions:
Billy Elliot: The Musical
Day and evening rehearsals/performances September 13 – October 23, 2016
*Note: All roles must be very strong actor/singers, some need to dance well others need to move well. Ensemble must be strong dancer/singers. Geordie accent required for principal roles. Many small roles will be cast from the ensemble. Please see website for casting breakdown.
NO CHILDREN WILL BE AUDITIONED AT THESE CALLS. SEPARATE CHILDREN’S AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD ON JULY 9 AND 10. SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS.
Doubt: A Parable
Day and evening rehearsals/performances October 18 – November 20, 2016
Please see website for casting breakdown.
White Christmas
Day and evening rehearsals/performances November 14 – December 24, 2016
*Note: All roles must be very strong actor/singers, some need to dance well others need to move well. Ensemble must be strong actor/singers who move well or strong dancer/singers. Many small roles will be cast from the ensemble. Please see website for casting breakdown.
NO CHILDREN WILL BE AUDITIONED AT THESE CALLS. SEPARATE CHILDREN’S AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD ON JULY 9 AND 10. SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS.
Born Yesterday
Day and evening rehearsals/performances January 10 – February 12, 2017
Please see website for casting breakdown.
Little Women
Day and evening rehearsals/performances February 14 – March 19, 2017
*Note: All roles must be very strong actor/singers who move well.
Please see website for casting breakdown.
Inherit the Wind
Day and evening rehearsals/performances March 14 – April 16, 2017
Please see website for casting breakdown.
NO CHILDREN WILL BE AUDITIONED AT THESE CALLS. SEPARATE CHILDREN’S AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD ON JULY 9 AND 10. SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS.
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Day and evening rehearsals/performances April 11 – May 21, 2017
*Note: All roles must be very strong singer/actors, some need to dance well others need to move well.
Ensemble must be strong dancer/singers. Many small roles will be cast from the ensemble.
Please see website for casting breakdown.
The schedule for Monday, July 11 will be as follows:
10 am - 12 noon – Actor only auditions (no accompanist provided)
12 noon – 4 pm – Singing auditions (4-5 pm lunch)
5 pm – Dance auditions begin
7 – 9 pm - Actor only auditions (no accompanist provided)
The schedule for Tuesday, July 12 will be as follows:
10 am - 2 pm Singing Auditions (2-3 pm lunch)
3 pm – Dance auditions begin
5 - 6 pm Actor only auditions (no accompanist provided)
The schedule for Wednesday, July 13 will be as follows:
10 am – 2 pm Singing Auditions (2-3 pm lunch)
3 pm Dance auditions begin
Auditions will be held at Ocean State Theatre located at 1245 Jefferson Boulevard inWarwick, RI. Those auditioning should enter through the main lobby doors and bring their headshot or a recent photo and resume securely stapled together (back to back).
Acting auditions: Please prepare two brief contrasting contemporary monologues. Note that there may be time to perform one selection only. Some may be asked to stay for cold readings. If interested in auditioning for singing and acting roles, please prepare one brief song and one brief contemporary monologue and attend the “singing” audition time-frame. No accompanist will be provided during the Acting Auditions.
Singing auditions: Please prepare two brief songs (one up-tempo and one ballad). Note that there may be time to perform one selection only. If interested in auditioning for singing and acting roles, please prepare one brief song and one brief contemporary monologue and attend the “singing” audition time-frame. Bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided, but will not transpose. No a cappella, tape recorders or CD players accepted. Some may be asked to stay for the dance call. Bring appropriate dancewear and (if you have them) “dance” shoes.
Dance auditions: Please be warmed up and ready to dance when the call begins. Wear appropriate dancewear and have ballet, tap, and character shoes. Some may be asked to stay and sing after all have danced. Please prepare 16 bars of an up-tempo musical theatre song. Bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided, but will not transpose. No a cappella, tape recorders or CD players accepted.
No appointments necessary. Members of Actors’ Equity may call to schedule a singing and/or acting appointment, please email
Robert.Miller@ostcri.org. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout each audition day, as time permits on a first-come first-served basis. No appointment needed for dance audition. No appointments will be given to non-union actors. Doors open one hour before each audition.
PLEASE NOTE: These auditions are for adults only (18 years and older).
No children will be auditioned at this call.
Children’s auditions are being held on Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10.
There are no NYC auditions scheduled at this time. Additional information, character breakdowns and directions are available at
www.OceanStateTheatre.org.
The theatre is required to hire a minimum of three members of Actors’ Equity Association for each show.
In both chorus musicals, an additional minimum of two chorus contracts are required.
All ethnic minorities are strongly encouraged to attend this audition.
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Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC) is a professional not-for-profit regional theatre whose mission is to preserve and pass on the tradition of live, professional theatre – including the American musical – and to pursue avenues of enrichment and education for the benefit of the state of Rhode Island and the surrounding region through the theatre arts. OSTC, which re-opened and ran the historic Theatre By The Sea in Matunuck, RI from 2007-2012 and began producing shows in Warwick, RI in 2012, is an IRS designated not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.
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