Job Title: Sister Act
Job State Date: 11/21/16
Job End Date: 1/8/17
Paid: YES
Union Info: UNION & NON UNION
DESCRIPTION:
White Plains Performing Arts Center [WPPAC] –SISTER ACT
$342/week for AEA actors LOA CONTRACT (Pending Approval)
$1,080- $1,500 flat fee for non union performers (based on role) + EMC Points
PERSONNEL
Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Book by Cheri Steinkellner , Bill Steinkellner,
Additional Book Material by Douglas Carter Beane
Director: F. Portanova, Music Director: S. Ferri, Choreographer: L. Frare
The White Plains Performing Arts Center is seeking both AEA and non-union performers for SISTER ACT. We are seeking a MULTI-ETHNIC cast of men and women with fantastic singing voices and dynamic personalities to play principal and ensemble roles (breakdown below.) NON-TRADITIONAL CASTING is strongly encouraged. ALL ETHNIC TYPES WELCOME.
Please note there is NO housing for this production.
IMPORTANT DATES
1st Rehearsal: Week of Nov 21, 2016 (with break for thanksgiving)
Tech week: Dec 10 - Dec 15th
Show Dates: Dec 16-18, Dec 22-23, Dec 27-30, Jan 6-8
(3-6 performances/week for 14 total performances)
Venue: White Plains Performing Arts Center?11 City Place, 3rd Floor (City Center)?White Plains NY 10601?(35 min from NYC via train/car) wppac.com
Rehearsals will begin in NYC then transfer to the venue for tech week. Rehearsals are within the 10am-5pm range until tech week where it will switch to evenings 5pm-10pm. Please bring any and all conflicts to the auditions.
CASTING BREAKDOWN:
NOTE: All ages listed are ideal. More importantly we want people who can PLAY that age range should we not find age appropriate actors.
Deloris Van Cartier
An aspiring performer, trying to find both fame and a place in the world. When forced to hide in the convent, she initially refuses to embrace her new lifestyle but learns to embrace it when she works with the choir. Loud-mouthed, and sassy, but ultimately caring.
Gender: Female (African American)
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range: E3-F#5 (Belt)
Mother Superior
The head of the convent, sarcastic and a bit stiff. Extremely protective about keeping her sisters away from the outside world, which puts her in direct opposition to Deloris and her musical teachings.
Gender: Female
Age: 45 to 70
Vocal range: D3-E5
Sister Mary Robert
A postulant, abandoned as a baby and raised at the convent. Shy and soft-spoken, but singing with Deloris lets her find her voice. Her wallflower lifestyle has made her live a shell of a life.
Gender: Female
Age: 18 to 30
Vocal range: F#3-A5 (Belt)
Sister Mary Patrick
A nun of the convent. Consistently perky, enthusiastic, and easily excitable.
Gender: Female
Age: 30 to 50
Sister Mary Lazarus
A nun of the convent and the head of the choir. Rather deadpan and the least welcoming of any of the nuns, but she gets caught up in Deloris’s soul music.
Gender: Female
Age: 50 to 70
Vocal range: F3- B4
Monsignor O’hara
One of the heads of the convent. Constantly concerned with financial matters, though soul music surprisingly puts him in a different mood.
Gender: Male
Age: 45 to 60
Vocal range: E3-G4
Curtis
A club owner, notorious gangster, and Deloris’s boyfriend. Cocky and controlling, always on the verge of violence.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range: A2-Ab4
Eddie Souther
The desk chief at the Philadelphia police station and a high school classmate of Deloris who helps get her into hiding. Faces a lot of nerves when under pressure, causing him to sweat profusely. He still yearns for Deloris after all these years, and dreams of being her hero.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range: Ab2-B4
Tj
Curtis’s nephew and one of his thugs. Deft and cognizant of the fact, constantly in a state of ignorant bliss.
Gender: Male
Age: 18 to 30
Vocal range: Db3-Eb5
Joey
One of Curtis’s thugs. Believes himself to be quite the ladies’ man.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Pablo
One of Curtis’s thugs. A natural follower, constantly speaks in Spanish.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 40
Vocal range: C4- F5
Sister Mary Martin-of-tours
A nun of the convent. Clearly in her own world, but has her moments of surprising clarity.
Gender: Female
Age: 40 to 60
Sister Mary Theresa
A nun of the convent, the oldest of the group. Decrepit at a glance, but secretly packs a punch.
Gender: Female
Age: 60 to 70
Michelle (+ensemble track)
One of Deloris’s back-up singers. Lippy and always quick with a retort.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range: Bb3-F5
Tina (+ensemble track)
One of Deloris’s back-up singers. A little thick and naive.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range: Ab3-F5
Ernie (+ensemble track)
One of Curtis’s thugs. Initially thought to be a mindless yes-man, he turns out to be an undercover police informant.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 35
Ensemble (4 men/5 women)
Nuns; Bar Denizens (Bar Patron, Waitress, Pool Player, Drag Queen); Homeless People; Fantasy Dancers
Auditions (Equity AND Non-Equity) by APPOINTMENT:
Tuesday, Nov 1, 12pm-5pm
White Plains Performing Arts Center 11 City Place White Plains NY 10601
Auditions (Equity AND non-Equity) APPOINTMENT:
Wednesday Nov 2, 10am-4pm
Shetler Studios Penthouse 5
244 West 54th Street, 12 floor & Penthouse btwn Broadway & 8th
Equity Performer Auditions (EPA) by APPOINTMENT:
Friday, Nov 4, 10-6pm CAP 21 STUDIOS
18 West 18th Street,
Lunch 12-1pm
CALLBACKS (Invitation only)
Wednesday Nov 9th 10am-4pm
Appointment-Making Instructions: For a 5-minute appointment, please call 914-328-1600, x18 (M-F, 11-5 pm) or e-mail auditions@wppac.com beginning immediately. DO NOT LEAVE A MESSAGE. Include name, phone #, approximate time you’d like to audition and union status. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits. Once you have been given an appointment time, it will be confirmed by email along with very detailed driving and mass transit directions using Metro-North from Grand Central.
Video Submissions: Please note we will accept video submissions from actors who can not attend the audition dates below. You must be available by the first week of rehearsal to be considered for the show. Those who attend in person will be given priority for all roles. Videos must have you singing from the show with accompaniment.
What to Prepare - Please prepare 16-32 bars from a role in which you are interested in FROM THE SHOW (preferred). Make sure the song shows vocal range. Contemporary Broadway songs in the style of the show/composer that can be fully interpreted with strong acting choices are also acceptable. Must bring sheet music in the correct key. A piano accompanist will be provided but will not transpose. Charts are NOT acceptable, NO cd’s and NO unaccompanied singing.
Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.
Callbacks: Callbacks are by invitation ONLY. Actors will be notified by email if they are expected to return for callbacks. Sides and music will be distributed before and at callbacks; please be as familiar with the show as possible if you are called back and be prepared to dance if asked.
Theatre’s casting note: “Because of the short, intense rehearsal schedule, we are open and interested in seeing performers who may have done the show before. But it is NOT a requirement.”
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