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Seeking
Equity actors who sing, men and women, for the 2014 season musicals:
KISS ME KATE
THE GOLEM OF HAVANA
ROMANCE IN HARD TIMES
see breakdown for info.
Preparation
Please prepare a brief traditional up-tempo song that shows your range. Bring headshot and resume stapled together. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided
Other Dates
MA EPAs: 2/20 (musicals) and 2/21 (plays), 1pm-6pm each day, at BSC Mainstage
NYC EPA (Musicals): 2/24, 9:30 - 5:30 at AEA
NYC EPA (Plays): 2/25, 9:30 – 5:30, at Ripley Grier
NYC ECCs 2/26: 9:30FD, 11:30MD, 2FS, 4MS, at AEA
Personnel
Julianne Boyd – Artistic Director
Tristan Wilson – Managing Director
NYC Casting Director: Pat McCorkle
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
Call BSC offices at 413-499-5446 xt.100 between 9:30am–5:30pm, Mon – Fri and ask for Greg. AEA members without appointments seen as time permits.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
2014 SEASON MUSICALS
KISS ME, KATE
Mus/Lyrics: Cole Porter
Book: Sam & Bella Spewack
Dir: TBA
Mus Dir: Darren Cohen
Choreo: Josh Bergasse
Reh: 5/20 -6/10/14
Prev. 6/11
Runs: 6/15–7/12
Mainstage: LOA
Fred Graham/Petruchio—35-50, commanding presence. Writer, producer, director, star of play within play The Shrew. Lilli’s ex-husband. Quick witted, prideful, devoted to his work. (Baritone: Low Bb up to a G)
Lilli Vanessi/Katharine Minola—35-50, Brilliant star of stage & screen. Ex-wife of Fred. Elegantly beautiful, passionate, hot-tempered, intelligent; born to be a performer. Every inch a star, but underneath wit & glamour is vulnerable woman looking for true love & companionship. (Soprano: Low A to Sop G - also Bb)
Lois Lane/Bianca Minola—20-30, actress, more unique than quintessential dim ingenue, but in that world. Full of undeniable charisma. Nightclub singer in first featured stage role. Sexy, flirty & flighty but with heart of gold. Must be strong dancer. (Belt/Low G to Mezzo -to an F)
Bill Calhoun/Lucentio—20-30, A ne’er-do-well Broadway hoofer who has bit of a gambling problem. Ladies' man; attractive, confident, sexy, can charm the pants off of anyone. Excellent dancer. (Baritone Low G up to an F)
General Harrison Howell- 40-55, Career military officer, newly minted politician & Lilli's new man. Hard-bitten, conservative chauvinist who likes rules, order, precision. Opposite of theatre person. (Baritone - Low B up to an F)
Hattie—35-50, Lilli’s dresser & confidante. Anchor for Lilli & company; must sing well & move. Warm & wise, been around the block. (Low G up to an F). Belt w/strong high mix
Paul—Any age, Fred’s dresser & friend; solid, stand-up guy. Featured in Too Darn Hot- must be exceptional dancer. (Baritone - C up to an F#)
First Man (Gangster)—30-50+, Archetypical Damon Runyan style gangster/hit man complete with accent. Also appears in The Shrew (unexpectedly). (Baritone - Low B up to an F)
Second Man (Gangster)—30-50+. Bit more reserved & dryer of wit than First Man. Damon Runyan-style gangster/hit man. (Baritone - Low B up to a D)
Harry Trevor/Baptista—50+, Veteran character actor, Kate's long-suffering father in Taming of the Shrew; shows affection for/spoils Bianca, wants to get rid of Kate.
ENSEMBLE – 8M/6-7W
actors, stage crew, etc. in modern day and in The Shrew. All ages/types. Superb singers, all move well.
Hortensio (2nd suitor)/Riley:
Riley: aide to the domineering General Howell; Hortensio: 2nd suitor in The Shrew, soloist #1 in Cantiamo D’Amore, & as a dancer in the ensemble. Tenor (Low Bb up to an A)
Gremio (1st Suitor)/Flynt
Flynt: aide to the domineering General Howell; Gremio: 1st suitor in The Shrew & a dancer in the ensemble. (Bari/tenor - Low Bb up to a G)
Ralph—Any age, sings in Too Darn Hot & Another Op’nin’, Another Show. Stage manager of The Shrew
Gregory/Dance Captain- Petruchio's servant in The Shrew
Pops/Doorman/Padua Priest- warm-hearted, loves his job; been doing it for decades; must sing & move. (Baritone - up to an F)
Stagehand #1/Cab driver/Nathaniel- Petruchio's servant in The Shrew, soloist #2 in Cantiamo D’Amore. (Baritone - up to an F)
Philip/Stagehand #2– servant to Petruchio; part of male quartet in Opening, trio in Too Darn Hot, half of donkey. (Baritone - up to an F)
Haberdasher/Stagehand #3/Driver for General Howell-part of male quartet in Opening, trio in Too Darn Hot, half of donkey. (Baritone - up to an F)
Wardrobe Lady
Padua Inn Waitress
Ensemble Singer/Mover– Bianca quartet
4 Superb Dancers/Singers (2M/2F)
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GOLEM OF HAVANA
Mus: Salomon Lerner
Lyrics: Len Schiff
Book: Michel Hausman
Dir: Michel Hausman
Mus Dir: TBA
Choreo: TBA
Reh: 6/24–7/15
Prev: 7/16
Runs: 7/23 – 8/9
Contract: SPT
Hungarian-Jewish family in Batista’s Havana on brink of Cuban Revolution. When their maid’s son, a guerrilla fighter is injured, they must choose between protecting him & guarding their fragile prosperity since emigrating to Cuba after WWII. Weaves together music/traditions of 2 worlds, asking questions about family, community, religion, politics
Rebecca: 18+ to play 16. Dreams of writing comics. Seeks escape from scars Holocaust left on her troubled Jewish immigrant parents. (Alto–young quality, clear tone)
Yutka: 40s. Rebecca's mother. Beautiful but weathered Hungarian Jewish Holocaust survivor, keenly intelligent but thinks always like a refugee. Her experiences have made her wary & pragmatic; trusts nobody outside her family & is harshly critical of those within. (Alto)
Pinchas: 40s. Rebecca's father. Gifted tailor, lacks the grit/business acumen he would need to build a business in Havana that would rival chain of haberdasheries his father built back in Hungary. Acutely feels his wife's contempt for him; longs to win back her respect. (Bari/tenor)
Arturo: Male Latino. Late 30s-mid 40s. Pinchas's client. Government official for Batista Regime with taste for fine 2-piece suits & corrupt schemes. Suave, facile, charming, dangerous (Bari/tenor)
Maria: 40s. African American. Afro-Cuban housekeeper/nanny. Originally from country town of Bayamo, came to Havana looking for work after husband was killed by soldiers who mistook him for a rebel. Practices Santeria. Has a close, almost maternal, bond with Rebecca (Alto- belter)
Teo: Maria's son. 18+ to play 17. African descent. Politicized by murder of his father, is a guerrilla fighter prepared to risk his life for the revolution. Soft-spoken, intelligent, has the self-seriousness of one who has forced himself to grow up too quickly. Falls in love with Rebecca. (Bari/tenor)
Batista: 50s. Dictator of Cuba. Sentimental, almost gentle man. At a moment's notice will dial firing squad on his solid gold phone. Equally sincere in his affection & rage. (Baritone)
Sanchez: Latino. Aide to Batista. Sturdy, always the biggest man in the room. (Bari/tenor)
Olga: 20s. Yutka‚s sister, a ghost. Died in the war; haunts both Yutka & Rebecca. (Soprano)
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ROMANCE IN HARD TIMES
Mus/Lyrics: William Finn
Book: Rachel Sheinkin
Dir: Joe Calarco
Mus Dir: Matt Cassel
Reh: 7/29 – 8/13/14
Prev: 8/14
Closes: 8/31
Contract: SPT
A soup kitchen in the Depression. A pregnant woman refuses to give birth until she sees some hope in the world. She is twenty months pregnant & counting. Former socialites, unemployed actors, capitalists down on their luck, & Eleanor Roosevelt try to get through the Depression with some dignity intact.
Hennie: Young woman fighting to stay hopeful during the Depression. African American, 20s-early 30s. (High belt. Soulful, gospelly, R&B)
Harvey: Sweet natured intellectual lost in the miasma of the soup kitchen, African American, late 20s - 30s. (Beautiful tenor voice.)
Zoe: CAST
Polly: Big businessman with 2 daughters he doesn’t know what to do with. White, balding, put him in a Monopoly hat & it fits. Late 40s-60s. (High Baritone, big belt)
Eleanor Roosevelt: Charmingly buoyant. Soprano. Ageless & over forty, race flexible.
Handcuff Sister 1 & Handcuff Sister 2: Two 12-year old girls. Don’t know more about them yet but they’re trouble. White.
Boris: WWI-veteran disillusioned by Bonus March. African American. Early 40s. Baritenor.
Ensemble
Harmonizing Losers (1 tenor, 1 high baritone, 1 bass baritone provisionally broken down as follows):
Actor- Gus, a large thespian of color (Bass baritone)
Writer-A real Jew who writes musicals. Wrote unsuccessful show called 'Romance in Hard Times' that’s been driving him crazy for years. Resembles writer William Finn. (High baritone)
Depression-era gangster fallen on hard times. Probably a little guy. Age, race flexible. (Tenor)
2014 SEASON PLAYS
(Separate EPAs for the plays will be held both locally in Pittsfield, MA & in NYC - see sep notices)
THE OTHER PLACE
BREAKING THE CODE
DANCING LESSONS
THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
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