A WALL APART (NYMF 2017) - NYC EPA **Updated Salary**
Various Producers
AUDITION DATE
Apr 03, 2017
9:30 am - 1:30 pm (EDT)
CONTRACT
NYMF Code
Minimum hourly wage - $11/hour
SEEKING
Actor/singers for various roles.
PREPARATION
Please prepare ONE brief pop/rock song that is appropriate for the role(s) to which you feel you are best suited. Bring sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will provided. Should you play an instrument and wish to accompany yourself, please feel free to do so.
Actors should bring 1 copy of their headshot and resume.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Director/Choreographer: Keith Andrews
Musical Director: “Jivie” Jonathan Ivie
Producer: NewYork Rep
Producing Artistic Director: Markus Potter
Executive Director: Gayle Waxenberg
General Manager: Michael Rico Cohen
Book: Samuel Goldstein & Craig Clyde
Music & Lyrics: Lord Graham Russell of ‘Air Supply’
Casting Directors: Pat McCorkle, Katja Zarolinski
Casting Assistant: Tracy Kaczarowski
OTHER DATES
NYMF Festival Dates: July 10-August 6
Performances: 5-8 Performances, Dates TBD
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
SYNOPSIS:
FAMILY, LOVE, A WALL BETWEEN. BERLIN DIVIDED.
An original rock musical about a 30 year love story set against the backdrop of the Berlin Wall. With music by Graham Russell of Air Supply, this epic story examines three generations of family ties, brotherhood, love, and marriage. What is the price of liberty, and will the Wall divide or unite?
SEEKING:
ACTORS OF ALL ETHNICITIES STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND
HANS OSTERMANN: The oldest brother. Nearly 34 when the story begins. He is a border patrol (Grenzpolizei) Captain, living in the East Sector of Berlin. Strictly adheres to the law, and encourages his brothers to do the same. High Baritone.
KURT OSTERMANN: Middle brother. 23 years old. He joins the Border Patrol but ultimately resigns to become an activist against the wall. A romantic. He lives with his brothers and Tante in the East. High Baritone.
MICKEY OSTERMANN: The youngest brother. 21 years old. The lead singer of his rock and roll band The Angels, in a club called The Bunker. The club is in the western sector of Berlin. Actor may play MICKEY JR in the second act: Mickey’s son who has never known life without the Berlin Wall and the division of the city. 27 years old at the end of the piece. Rock Tenor.
TANTE' ANNA OSTERMANN : 50 years old in 1961. She is the brothers' Aunt who raised them during the war and beyond. She is a widow and lives with the brothers in East Berlin. Warm and maternal, with a great sense of humor. Alto or Mezzo.
ESTHER GERHARDT: 20s. She works at “The Bunker as a waitress where she meets Kurt and shortly falls in love. Living in the Western Sector of Berlin. Mezzo/belter.
SUZANNE ADLER: 19, Esther’s friend, who also works in The Bunker and is Mickey’s fiancé. They marry in the first act. Mezzo/belter.
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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