ASSASSINS - NYC OPEN Call
Theater 2020, Inc.
AUDITION DATE
Fri, Dec 08, 2017
6:30 pm (EDT)
Doors Open and Sign up begins at 6pm
Sun, Dec 10, 2017
5:30 pm (EDT)
Doors Open and Sign up begins at 5pm
APPOINTMENTS
No advanced appointments. Sign up begins half hour before start of the call.
CONTRACT
Showcase-NY Basic Showcase Code. Small travel stipend for AEA members
SEEKING
ETHNICALLY DIVERSE, Exceptional, Versatile singers, character and legit. A sense of humor is mandatory. SOME NON-TRADITIONAL, CROSS GENDER CASTING POSSIBLE
PREPARATION
Prepare one musical comedy song to show your range, Sondheim preferred. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
South Oxford Space
138 S Oxford St
Brooklyn, NY 11217
PERSONNEL
Producing Artistic Directors Judith Jarosz & David Fuller
Co-Directors and Choreographers, Judith Jarosz & David Fuller; Music Director, Brandon Adams; Costume Designer, Brian Philipp; Lighting Designer, Giles Hogya
OTHER DATES
REHEARSALS: Begin Tuesday, January 23, 2018 (6:30-10:00pm); continuing weekday evenings (6:30-10:00); Saturdays 2:00-7:00 and Sundays 2:00-7:00.
OPENS: Thursday, 2/22 then 2/23-25, 3/1-4, 3/8, 3/11, 3/15-18, 3/24-25
PERF. TIMES: Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8pm; Sunday at 3pm
OTHER
To be performed at Founders Hall Theater, St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Street, Brooklyn Heights
Callbacks Saturday December 16, 2017, 3pm to 8pm
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.
BROOKLYN
THEATER 2020 IS COMMITTED TO NON-TRADITIONAL CASTING WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE OR ETHNIC ORIGiN AND ENCOURAGES ALL ETHNICITIES TO AUDITION!
John Wilkes Booth
(1838-1865) Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln during a performance at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. on April 14, 1865. Vocal range: F2 to G4
Charles Guiteau
(1841-1882) Assassinated President James Garfield in the waiting room of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C., on July 2, 1881. Vocal range: A2 to Ab4
Leon Czologosz
(1873-1901) Assassinated President William McKinley at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y. on September 6, 1901. Vocal range: G#2 to G4
Giuseppe Zangara
(1900-1933) Attempted to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt as he greeted well-wishers in Bayfront Park, Miami, FL on February 15, 1933. Vocal range: B2 to A4
Samuel Byck
(1930-1974) Attempted to assassinate President Richard Nixon by hijacking a commercial jetliner on February 22, 1974. Vocal range: D3 to G4
Lynette squeaky Fromme
(1948- ) Attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford at the Capitol Park in Sacramento, CA on September 5, 1975. Vocal range: A3 to G5
Sara Jane Moore
(1930- ) Attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, CA, on September 22, 1975. Vocal range: F3 to Eb5
John Hinckley
(1955- ) Attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan as he left the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 1981. Vocal range: A2 to G4
Lee Harvey Oswald (doubles with Balladeer)
(1939-1963) Assassinated President John F. Kennedy from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, TX on November 22, 1963. Vocal range: G3 to C4
Balladeer (doubles with Oswald)
A folk singer and the narrator of the show. The voice of America. Vocal range: C3 to G4
The Proprietor
A carnival barker; a mysterious person who runs the proceedings. Vocal range: Gb2 to F4
Emma Goldman, David Herold, Billy and All Others will be portrayed by the Company
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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