A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Ithaca NY EPA
Hangar Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Sep 11, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
Mon, Sep 25, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
APPOINTMENTS
For appointment, please contact: hangar.casting@hangartheatre.org. Please also indicate the role for which you’d like to read so that the appropriate sides will be sent to you.
CONTRACT
SPT SPT 8; $567 /week
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles.
Please note a range of British accents, from Cockney to Scottish to RP are required.
Please note that the Hangar believes in diversity in casting and encourages actors of all ethnicities to audition for all roles.
Please note all children will be double-cast to minimize the amount of school that will need to be missed for student matinees.
PREPARATION
Actors will read from sides that will be made available when the appointment is confirmed (please indicate the role for which you’d like to read). Sides will also be available at the audition. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Hangar Theatre
801 Taughannock Blvd
Ithaca, NY 14850
PERSONNEL
Personnel in attendance at auditions:
Producing Artistic Director/Director: Michael Barakiva
Musical Director: Zeek Smith
Playwright: Aoise Stratford
Casting Director: Jen Schilansky
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal:November 14th, 2017
First Preview: December 5th, 2017
Closing: December 24th, 2017 at 2pm
Performances will take place 2pm and 7pm on Sunday Dec 10 and Saturday 12/16 and 12/23. Tuesday thru Friday will be 7pm performances.
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
Man #1
- Scrooge
Male, mid 50s to early 70s. A miserly, miserable wretch of a man. As the play progresses, he transforms into the kind, generous man he was before greed consumed his heart.
Man #2
– Cratchit et al (Ebenezer, Albert, Light Keeper)
Male, mid 20s to mid 30s. The moral center of the play, Cratchit is proof that in spite of poverty and enormous hardship, goodness and happiness are still possible.
Man #3
– Fred et al (Dick, Father)
Male, early 30s to early 40s. Upper-middle class and the portrait of gaiety, Fred is the heart and warmth of the play. A bon vivant.
Man #4
– Marley et al (Fezziwig, School Master, Sterling, Joe, Light Keeper)
Male, mid 50s to early 70s. Tortured and in despair, the ghost of Marley appears to warn Scrooge of the fate that will befall him if he does not change his ways. Gothic and ironic.
Man #5
– Mr. Price et al (Worker, Warehouse Guest, Belle’s Husband, Topper, Kozlowski, Brother of Charity)
Male, late 30s to early 50s. Mr. Price is one half of the sardonic Price/Sterling pair, a pair of bankers who keep a running commentary on the play as it progresses. This is a track for a character actor capable of great transformation.
Woman #1
– Mrs. Fezziwig et al (Chestnut Seller, Innkeeper’s Wife, Harriette, Mrs. Dilber)
Female, early 40s to late 60s. Mrs. Fezziwig is the heart of the winter festivities the she and her husband throw every year. This is a track for a character actor capable of great transformation. Ideally with musical or dance ability as well.
Woman #2
– Spirit of Christmas Past, Present and Future
Female, early 20s to late 40s. Must be able to capture Past’s joyous and playful nature, Present’s gravitas and maternal splendor, and the feat and terror of Future.
Woman #3
– Fan et al (Beggar Woman, Catherine Cratchit)
Female, early 20s to early 30s. Fan is goodness personified, an angel on earth come to save Ebenezer. Catherine, however, requires sharpness and strong comedic timing.
Woman #4
– Belle et al (Mrs. Zakis, Rachel, Sister of Mercy)
Female, early 20s to early 30s. Belle is the salt of the earth, a pragmatic and good woman who recognizes what Ebenezer is coming before he does.
Woman #5
– Caroline et al (Angelique, Sarah)
Female, teenager. This track is for a young transformative actor.
GIRL #1
(teen) Ariella, Oliver, Martha,
GIRL #2
Ignorance, Gwen, Belinda
GIRL #3
Jane, Want
BOY #1
(teen) Christopher, Young Ebenezer, Peter, Child
BOY #2
Davey, Will, Robin, Henry, Prejudice
BOY #3
Toby, Tiny Tim
Male, Pre-teen or younger. Preferable casting will be given to someone with a disability.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition.
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