Actors Theatre of Indiana 2017-18 Season - Carmel EPA Days
Actors Theatre of Indiana
AUDITION DATE
May 06, 2017
11:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch from 1:45 - 3:15 PM
May 07, 2017
11:00 am - 10:00 pm (EDT)
Break from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM due to matinee performance in the Studio Theater.
APPOINTMENTS
Equity Members: Beginning April 22nd, ATI will accept Equity Members audition appointment requests via email to ATI PSM Kevin Casey at kcpsm@mac.com . Appointment times will be emailed back to confirm. Appointments will be given in 7-minute increments.
CONTRACT
SPT SPT 4; $362/wk min
SEEKING
Male and Female Equity performers for Actors Theatre of Indiana's 2017-2018 Season. Please see breakdown for more information.
PREPARATION
Bring headshot & resume stapled together. Prepare two brief (32 bars – up-tempo / ballad) songs from the traditional musical theatre repertoire that show you at your best or song in style of show for consideration. If auditioning for Carl Perkins in MDQ, bring guitar & accompany yourself for your audition.
LOCATION
Center for the Performing Arts
4 Center Green
Carmel, IN 46032
Room 141/142 at the Studio Theater
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Don Farrell; Associate Artistic Director: Judy Fitzgerald; Associate Artistic Director: Cynthia Collins; Production Stage Manager: Kevin Casey; Pianists: Nathan Perry, Levi Burke
OTHER DATES
See breakdown.
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
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES:1st Rehearsal: August 22, 2017. Runs: 9/15/17 through 10/1/17.
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman, Book by Harvey Fierstein; Director: Larry Raben; Choreographer: Carol Worcel; Music Director: Levi Burke
CAST BREAKDOWN:
ALBIN: Male 45-55 (Range: Baritone, A#2-G4) THIS ROLE IS CAST
GEORGES: Male, 50’s (Range: G2-F4) THIS ROLE IS CAST
JACOB: Male, Early 20’s (Range: Bb2-Ab4) THIS ROLE IS CAST
FRANCIS: Male, 40’s Stage Manager. THIS ROLE IS CAST.
JACQUELINE: THIS ROLE IS CAST
JEAN-MICHEL: Male, 20 (Range: Baritone, A#2-G4) - Handsome; masculine, well-mannered, educated; desperately in love with his fiancée, Anne; acts, sings, and moves well.
ANNE: Female, 18-21. Jean-Michel's fiancée; lovely to look at; spunky; a superb dancer who acts well.
EDOUARD DINDON / RENAUD: Male, Early 50’s (Range: Bb2-Eb4). Dindon: Anne's father; right-wing radical politician; pompous; quirky; must sing, move well, and be a fine comedian. Renaud: Mature, male friend of Georges and Albin; owns a small café.
MARIE DINDON / MADAME RENAUD: Female, Late 40’s (Range: F4-A5). Anne's mother; 48-52, shy, retiring, sexually repressed and sex-starved; good singer and actress who moves well; fine comedienne; must look great in a leotard for the finale.
THE LES CAGELLES (4 men strong dancer/singers). Chantal, Hanna, Phaedra, Monique
A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING: 1st Rehearsal: 10/10/17. Runs: 11/3/17 through 11/19/17.
Lyrics by Richard Rodgers Music by Oscar Hammerstein II; Director / Choreographer: Carol Worcel; Music Director: Levi Burke
CAST BREAKDOWN:
Martin - Leading Man, Baritone.
Lynne - Leading Lady, Soprano.
Victoria - Comic Ingenue, Second soprano.
Jason - Comic Juvenile, Tenor.
Alyson - Soubrette, Alto, Dancer.
25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE:1st Rehearsal: 1/9/18. Runs: 2/2/18 through 2/18/18.
Music & Lyrics by William Finn; Book by Rachael Sheinkin; Director: Michael Blatt; Choreographer: Carol Worcel; Music Director: Brent E. Marty
CAST BREAKDOWN:
CHIP TOLENTINO: An athletic, social, boy scout and champion of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Also plays the role of: Jesus Christ.
LOGAINNE SCHWARTZANDGRUNENIERRE (schwartzy): Logainne is the youngest and most politically aware speller, often making comments about current political figures. She is somewhat of a neat freak, speaks with a lisp.
LEAF CONEYBEAR: Leaf gets into the competition on a lark and finds everything about the bee incredibly amusing. He is home-schooled and comes from a large family of former hippies. He has severe Attention Deficit Disorder and spells words correctly while in a trance. Also plays the role of: Carl Dad: Schwarzy's main trainer, the more intense and competitive of Schwarzy's fathers.
WILLIAM BARFEE: A Putnam County Spelling Bee finalist last year, he was eliminated because of an allergic reaction to peanuts and is back for vindication. His famous Magic Foot method of spelling has boosted him to spelling glory, even though he only has one working nostril and a touchy, bullying personality.
MARCY PARK: Speaks six languages, is a member of all-American hockey, a championship rugby player, plays Chopin and Mozart on multiple instruments, sleeps only three hours a night and is getting very tired of always winning. She is the poster child for the Over-Achieving Asian, and attends a Catholic school called Our Lady of Intermittent Sorrows. She is also not allowed to cry.
OLIVE OSTROVSKY: A young newcomer to competitive spelling. Her mother is in an ashram in India, and her father is working late, as usual, but he is trying to come sometime during the bee. Having found comfort in its words and vastness, Olive made friends with her dictionary at a very young age, helping her to make it to the competition. She starts enormously shy, and shyly blossoms.
RONA LISA PERETTI: THIS ROLE IS CAST
DOUGLAS PANCH: The Vice Principle. Frustrated with his life, he finds the drive of the young spellers alien to him. After five years' absence from the Bee, Panch returns as judge. There was an incident at the Twentieth Annual Bee, but he claims to be in a better place now, thanks to a high-fiber diet and Jungian analysis. He is infatuated with Rona Lisa Peretti, but she does not return his affections.
MITCH MAHONEY: The Official Comfort Counselor. An ex-convict, Mitch is performing his community service with the Bee, and hands out juice boxes to losing students. He has no idea how to offer comfort, but does find himself wishing he could find a way to make the kids feel better. Also plays: Dan Dad: the more laid back and ineffectual of Schwarzy's fathers. Also plays the role of: Olive's Dad A fantasy version of Olive's dad coming to the bee from work.
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD:1st Rehearsal: 4/3/18. Runs: 4/27/18 through 5/13/18.
Music & Lyrics by Rupert Holmes
Director / Choreographer: DJ Salisbury
Music Director: Levi Burke
CAST BREAKDOWN:
MR. WILLIAM CARTWRIGHT: Chairman of the Music Hall Royale; doubles as Mayor Thomas Sapsea, 50-65, witty, erudite, a master of ceremonies with sparkling panache and a dry as dust sense of humor.
JOHN JASPER: Doubles as Mr. Clive Paget, sexy and volatile, matinee idol good looks with a twisted danger underneath the facade, tenor. 30-45
NEVILLE LANDLESS: Doubles as Mr. Victor Grinstead, handsome, dark and swarthy, given to bravado over subtley, 30’s bari-tenor.
REVEREND CHRISPARKLE: Doubles as Mr. Cedric Moncrieffe, sweet and avuncular, could be stout, bari-tenor, 50’s to 60’s.
BAZZARD: Doubles as Mr. Phillip Bax and as Waiter, 30-45, thin built character man, mood range baritone, terribly humble, a bit of a ‘droopy dog’ type with good comic timing.
DURDLES: Doubles as Mr. Nick Cricker, excellent clown with vaudevillian skills, 35-55, a traditional busker type. Bari-tenor.
FLO: An energetic everywoman with great comic timing- she is wardrobe and props mistress and ersatz stage manager. 30’s. Vocal range can vary though a capable soprano for group numbers would be preferred.
ROSA BUD: Doubles as Miss Deirdre Peregrine, 20’s to early 30’s, beautiful but also possessing of fine comic timing, legit lyric soprano.
PRINCESS PUFFER: THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST.
EDWIN DROOD: THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST.
HELENA LANDLESS: Doubles as Miss Janet Conover, described as “unpredictable,” she is fiery and bold with her broad strike comedy. mid range belt.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET: 1st Rehearsal: 5/22/18. Runs: 6/1/18 through 6/17/18.
By Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux
Director: DJ Salisbury
Music Director: Taylor Gray
CAST BREAKDOWN:
ALL ROLES ARE CAST WITH THE EXCEPTION OF:
CARL PERKINS: (late twenties – early thirties) – actor/singer/guitar player (lead guitar); he was the American pioneer of rockabilly music and best known for his song “Blue Suede Shoes”; must be an excellent lead guitarist. Please prepare a Carl Perkins song (or song in that style or from the era) and accompany yourself on the guitar. An Amp will be provided. In the production, Carl Perkins sings: “Matchbox”, “Who Do You Love?”, “My Babe”, “See You Later, Alligator”.
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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