A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER Equity Chorus Call Singers - National Tour Auditions

Posted January 16, 2015
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A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - National Tour

A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER - ECC Singers
Joey Parnes, Sue Wagner, and John Johnson | New York, NY

Date of Audition:
1/30/2015


Call Type
Equity Chorus

Time(s)
Equity Chorus Call / Singesrrs
Friday, January 30, 2015
9:30 AM - Equity Female Singers
2 PM - Equity Male Singers

Contract
Production (League)
Tier D Tour;

Location
Actors' Equity Association Audition Center
165 West 46th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Studio A


Seeking
Equity Singers:
For the upcoming Touring Production. There is an ensemble of six, all of whom play various important roles throughout the evening, and solo singing is required by all.

Preparation
The style of the score is completely legit; a hybrid between Candide, A Little Night Music, and Gilbert & Sullivan. Prepare a song of your own in these styles.

Bring picure and resume, stapled together.

Other Dates
Rehearsal: 8/11/2015
Open: 9/30/2015

Other
Casting: Binder Casting/Jay Binder, CSA & Jason Styres, CSA

Personnel
Director: Darko Tresnjak
Book: Robert L. Freedman
Music: Steven Lutvak
Lyrics: Robert L. Freedman, Steven Lutvak
Musical Director: Paul Staroba
Musical Staging: Peggy Hickey

· Chorus rules are in effect.

· A monitor will be provided.

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.


Breakdown

NOTE: This is a high-style, English romantic farce set in the Edwardian era. It requires highly trained actors who sing beautifully with a legit sound and have great comic skills. All roles are similar stylistically to characters in Oscar Wilde plays. English accents are required for all roles.

There is an ensemble of six, all of whom play various important roles throughout the evening, and solo singing is required by all.
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SEEKING THE FOLLOWING:

ENSEMBLE WOMEN:

WOMAN #1
(late 40s - mid 50s): Plays TOUR GUIDE, as well as PUB OWNER’S WIFE, MRS. PEBWORTH, 3RD NEWSBOY. Seeking a character woman. Covers MISS SHINGLE. Mezzo soprano, G to high A.

WOMAN #2
(late 30s – late 40s): Plays LADY EUGENIA, an unhappily married countess. Overbearing and mean spirited. Must be highly adept at the biting quip and the withering glare. Also plays MISS HETHERINGTON, and 4TH NEWSBOY. Low F# to high A.

WOMAN #3
(late 20s - mid 30s): Plays MISS BARLEY, an alluring artist model. Also plays SIBELLA’S MAID, HYACINTH COLLEAGUE, PHOEBE’S MAID, HILDA. Covers SIBELLA and PHOEBE. G to high C.

FEMALE SWING
(early 30s – early 40s): Must have a wide vocal range, LOW F# - HIGH A. Covers all three on-stage female ensemble tracks. Must be able to play everything from an English aristocrat who despises her husband all the way to a flighty, young, lower-class girl with higher aspirations. Would also be a 2nd PHOEBE/SIBELLA cover.

ENSEMBLE MEN:

MAN #1
(late 20s - late 30s): Appealing and attractive. Plays TOM COPLEY (aka FARMER), as well as 2ND CLERK, HYACINTH COLLEAGUE, 2ND NEWSBOY, ACTOR, ANCESTRAL BUST, DR. PETTIBONE, and GUARD. High baritone with a strong top; solid low A to high A. This actor covers MONTY.

MAN #2
(mid 40s – early 50s): A versatile and appealing character man. Plays DETECTIVE PINCKEY, who has a featured number. Also plays 1ST CLERK, PUB OWNER, MR. CROSS, 1ST NEWSBOY, 1ST ACTOR, PHYSICIAN, and 2ND ANCESTRAL BUST. Bass, low C to high G#. This actor will be a 2nd cover for THE D’YSQUITH FAMILY, so humor is a must.

MAN #3
(late 30s – mid 40s): A character man. Plays THE MAGISTRATE, as well as MR. GOODSALL, ACTOR, and MR. GORBY. THE MAGISTRATE has a featured number with DETECTIVE PINCKEY. True tenor. B flat to high B flat.

MALE SWING
(early 30s – early 40s): Must have wide vocal range, LOW C – HIGH Bb. Covers all three on-stage male ensemble tracks. Must be able to play everything from a not-very-bright, middle-class magistrate all the way to a working-class farmer. Would also be a 2nd cover for MONTY.

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