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Call Type
Non-Required Chorus
Time(s)
OPEN Audition for CHILDREN
Saturday, October 3, 2015
10 AM - Children who sing very well and have some TAP ability
Sign in begins 9 AM
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Contract
COST
TIER 4 ($824/week minimum)
Location
Pearl Studios NYC 500
500 Eighth Avenue
(35th/36th Streets)
New York, NY 10018
4th floor
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Seeking
Children who sing well for the children's ensemble.
Note: THE CHILDREN’S ENSEMBLE IS MADE UP OF NON-AEA PERFORMERS. However, AEA Children wishing to audition for the principals RALPHIE, RALPHIE ALTERNATE, and RANDY will be considered at this call.
Preparation
See breakdown for full preparation instructions.
Please also bring a picture/resume
Other
Producing Artistic Dir: Mark S. Hoebee
Associate Artistic Dir: Patrick Parker
1st reh for principals: 11/2/15. 1st Performance: 11/25. Closes: 1/3/16
Personnel
Dir: Brandon Ivie
Choreographer: Mara Newbery Greer
Music Director: Ben Whiteley
Book: Joseph Robinette
Music and Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Casting: Telsey + Company / Rachel Hoffman
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Open call will begin at 10am and sign in will start at 9:00am. All children will be taught a section of a song from the show and then will sing it for their initial audition. All members of the children’s ensemble will likely tap dance in this production. Some children will do more basic tap and some will do more advanced tap. Callback in the afternoon will be a dance call, so please bring TAP shoes. Children should also bring jazz shoes. Bring a picture & resume stapled together and bring your book with a song of your own in case we need to hear further singing.
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**THE ENTIRE CHILDREN’S ENSEMBLE IS MADE UP OF NON-AEA PERFORMERS. However, AEA Children who wish to audition for the principal roles of RALPHIE, RALPHIE ALTERNATE, and RANDY should attend and will be considered at this call.
SEEKING:
[FLICK / NON-AEA MALE CHILD ENSEMBLE] Boy, any ethnicity, to play 10-13. Children’s chorus with chorus part of Flick. He’s the kid who gets his tongue stuck to the pole. In this version, he will sing a song with his tongue “stuck” to a flag pole. Must also carry one or two production numbers. Tough on the outside but a little boy on the inside. He should be funny – has a lot of laugh lines – and he sings a lot. VOICE: Belter (unchanged voice) low B to high C#. Tap skills a plus. NON-AEA ENSEMBLE
[SCHWARTZ / NON-AEA MALE CHILD ENSEMBLE] Boy, any ethnicity, to play 10-13. Children’s chorus with chorus part of Schwartz. Seeking a young kid who is comfortable on stage but still real. He’s the kid who “double dog dares” Flick to stick his tongue to the flag pole. Tough on the outside but a little boy on the inside. He should be funny – has a lot of laugh lines – and he sings a lot. VOICE: Belter (unchanged voice) low B to high C#. Tap skills a plus. NON-AEA ENSEMBLE
[GROVER DILL / NON-AEA MALE CHILD ENSEMBLE] Boy, any ethnicity, to play 10-12. Children’s chorus with chorus part of Grover. Farcus’s sidekick. He is smaller than Scut and has a Napoleon Complex. He compensates for his shortcomings with extreme meanness. Like Farcus, a bad egg. VOICE: Belter (unchanged voice) low B to high C#. Must be able to tap. NON-AEA ENSEMBLE
[MARY BETH / NON-AEA FEMALE CHILD ENSEMBLE] Girl, any ethnicity to play 9-12. Children’s chorus. Must be a high belter. Sings from a low B to high D#. Must be a strong/engaging performer. Must be able to tap. NON-AEA ENSEMBLE
[ESTHER JANE / NON-AEA FEMALE CHILD ENSEMBLE] Girl, any ethnicity, to play 9-12. Children’s chorus. Must be a high belter. Sings from a low B to high D#. Must be a strong/engaging performer. Must be able to tap. NON-AEA ENSEMBLE
[NON-AEA CHILD ENSEMBLE GIRLS] Females, all ethnicities, to play 9-12. Children’s chorus. Great voices, engaging performers. Must be able to tap. NON-AEA ENSEMBLE
[NON-AEA CHILD ENSEMBLE BOYS] Males, all ethnicities, to play 9-12. Children’s chorus. Must have an unchanged voices; engaging performers. Must be able to tap. NON-AEA ENSEMBLE
[RALPHIE] Male, to play 9, going on 10 years old. His voice must be UNCHANGED. Possibly a bit pudgy; a regular kid – cute but not handsome, winsome but not precious. He wouldn’t be lost in a crowd, but he wouldn’t stand out either. Bright, but not precocious; a kid you wouldn’t mind living next door to. Must be an excellent singer and able to carry a show. VOICE: Boy’s unchanged voice. High belter, low F# to high D. Tap skills a plus but NOT required. PRINCIPAL
[RANDY] Male, to play 8-9 years old. Ralphie’s younger brother. Smaller than Ralphie; adorable. Can be a bit awkward and offbeat; admires his big brother, Ralphie but won’t admit it. Seeking a young kid who is comfortable on stage but real. VOICE: Boy’s unchanged voice. High belter, low F# to high C#. Tap skills a plus but NOT required. PRINCIPAL
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