THEY CALL IT GRAVY; WE CALL IT SAUCE! - Rosen Performing Arts Center Non Equity Auditions

Final casting for the 2017 Perry Award-nominated original musical:
“They Call It Gravy; WE Call It SAUCE!”

Role Name: Matt Volpe
Role Type: Lead
Gender: Male
Age Range: 25 – 31
Ethnicity: Cau
Role Description: 5’7”-6’1”, Average. Well-groomed short hair. Macho, wise-guy-type. The character is an Italian-American Brooklyn-born assistant district attorney complete with a Brooklyn swagger/attitude and accent. He speaks a few lines in Neapolitan Dialect, so a rudimentary knowledge of the Italian language would be extremely helpful. This is a principal singing role. The ability to read music is preferred, although not required. If a New York-based actor is selected for the role, transportation will be paid from Manhattan to rehearsal and performance sites in New Jersey.
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Role Name: Ruth Fry
Role Type: Supporting
Gender: Female
Age Range: 40 – 50
Ethnicity: Cau
Role Description: 5'2-5'7, Average. Medium length hair, any color. The character is a witty New Yorker. This is not a principal singing role, however, some singing is required. Applicants for this role must reside in New Jersey.
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Role Name: Dante Garraffa
Role Type: Understudy for Lead
Gender: Male
Age Range: 40 – 45
Ethnicity: Cau
Role Description: This is an UNDERSTUDY role. Slim to average build, 5’6”-5’10”; youthful, dark hair. No facial hair. The character immigrated from Sicily to New York’s Little Italy and speaks with a slight Italian/broken English accent. A Sicilian-speaking actor is preferred, but an applicant who speaks Italian is acceptable. This is a principal singing role. The ability to read music is preferred, although not required. Applicants for this role must reside in New Jersey.
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NOTE: Actors selected for the above roles will be required to attend a Meet and Greet in New Jersey on Sunday, July 29th, and be ready to begin rehearsals on Sundays starting August 5th, although not all cast members are required to attend all rehearsals.

Auditions will be at the Middletown Arts Center, Middletown, New Jersey. Auditions are by appointment only.

Applicants: Send an email to musicjarproductions@comcast.net with “GRAVY-SAUCE AUDITIONS” in the subject line. Attach headshot and resume.