BLENDED 和 (HARMONY) - St. Paul, MN EPA History Theatre | Saint Paul, MN
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Monday, October 16, 2023
3:00 PM - 9:00 PM (C)
BREAK: 5:20PM - 5:40PM
Sign up for an audition slot and follow the audition preparation instructions here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050A4AABA822A5FF2-auditions3#/
SPT
$576 weekly minimum (SPT 6)
Equity actors for roles in BLENDED HARMONY (see breakdown).
PREPARATION
Please prepare a musical theater song no longer than one minute. Please bring your own sheet music; an accompanist will be provided. Please also prepare the provided acting side(s) for the role(s) that you are auditioning for, at the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pQT09 6vmmvkI4ZTKdRYqj5MsXCLJIVOa
History Theatre
30 10th St E
Saint Paul, MN 55101-2205
Once inside the building, take the stairs or elevators to the lower level and check in with the stage manager. The best ramp parking is in the 7A ramp at 13 W Exchange Street under the Gallery Professional Building. On-street metered parking is also available. There is a light rail stop immediately outside the building on the Green Line.
Lily Tung Crystal, Director and AD of Theater Mu
Rick Thompson, AD of History Theater Wesley Mouri, assistant director
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Lily Tung Crystal, director and artistic director of Theater Mu
Rick Thompson, artistic director of History Theatre
Laura Leffler, new works associate, History Theatre
Wesley Mouri, assistant director
Additional EPA: October 17, 2024
Invited callbacks: October 23, 2024
Rehearsals: begin March 26, 2024
Tech Rehearsals: April 23-May 4, 2024 Opening Night: May 4, 2024
Closing Performance: May 26th, with a possible extension through June 2, 2024
OTHER
This show is co-commissioned and co produced by Theater Mu and History Theatre. Auditions, callbacks, rehearsals, and performances will take place at the History Theatre.
Theater Mu requires a fully vaccinated company.
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.
Video Submission Instructions:
While we prefer to see people in person, we are also accepting video auditions. Video audition instructions are also available at the following link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050A4AABA822A5FF2-auditions3#/
The deadline for video auditions is 9:00PM, October 17th, 2023.
If you have any difficulties accessing the audition form or any other links in Sign Up Genius, please email: auditions@historytheatre.com
THE SISTERS
SOPHIE: Asian/mixed-race Asian-White, age:22-28. The eldest, the visionary, the ringleader. Chinese Polish American. Soprano.
MAGGIE: Asian/mixed-race Asian-White, age:21-27. The second sister, serious, disciplined, rigid, but still likes to have fun on her own terms. Chinese Polish American. Alto.
JENEE: Asian/mixed-race Asian-White, age: 18-24. The third sister, the peacekeeper, shy, observant, with secret yearnings that surprise even her. Wants to be a successful performer, but not at any cost she has a conscience that is social-activist for her time. Chinese Polish American. Mezzo.
BUBBLES: Asian/mixed-race Asian-White, age: 16-22. The youngest, the baby, the starlet, the diva. Confident and effervescent, like her name. Chinese Polish American. Soprano.
THE REST OF THE WOMEN
MAMA: White, 40s. Lena Louise, the girls' mother and manager, self-made, practical, no nonsense, but occasionally tender. Polish immigrant. Mezzo.
ANN MILLER: Native American, 16-22. The tap-dancing diva herself. Charismatic, extremely comfortable, enthusiastic, pragmatic. Incredibly talented performer, but she knows that she must rely on the fact that she is White-passing to be accepted on Broadway and in Hollywood. Belting mezzo.
THE MEN
PAPA/GENERAL LI: Asian. Shear Gim Louie (Papa), earl-40s: The girls' father, doting, self conscious, ingenious. Restaurant worker, often lonely and separated from Mama and the sisters. Chinese immigrant. Doubles as: General Li Zhongren, 50s: Youlin's father, strict, militaristic, political, traditional. Chinese. Bari-tenor.
YOULIN: Asian, 20s. Strikingly handsome, driven, intellectual. Looking for true love. Chinese, new to America. Bari-tenor.
GEORGE WHITE: White. Late 40s-50s. Broadway producer. An impresario, a shark, a magician. Bari tenor
MALE ENSEMBLE: Any Asian ethnicity, age, or vocal type.
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