Barrington Stage Company 2023 Season - Pittsfield, MA EPA
Barrington Stage Company | Pittsfield, MA
Monday, February 27, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
To set up an audition appointment please email speto@barringtonstageco.org or call at 413-499-5446 between the hours of 10am- 4pm.
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$772 weekly minimum (Ref. COST)
Equity actors for roles in Barrington Stage Company's 2023 Season (See breakdown).
For plays, please prepare a 2-minute contemporary monologue or two 1-minute contrasting monologues. For musicals, please prepare two 32-bar contrasting songs from contemporary musical theatre. Also, please bring you headshot and resume stapled together.
Barrington Stage Company Administrative Offices
122 North Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
2nd Floor - THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.
Artistic Director: Alan Paul
Expected to attend:
Artistic Producer: Branden Huldeen
See breakdown for production personnel.
THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH: April 25-June 17, 2023
CABARET: May 16-July 8, 2023
TINY FATHER: May 30-July 23, 2023 (BSC), August 1-August 17, 2023 (CTC)
BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY: June 20-August 5, 2023
FAITH HEALER: July 11-August 27, 2023
A NEW BRAIN: July 18-September 9, 2023
OTHER
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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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical
mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas
are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the
extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and
dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The maximum capacity in the holding room is: 50
The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 75
By Mark St. Germain
Director: TBA
SYNOPSIS: Eddie Jaku had countless harrowing experiences while he was in or trying to escape
multiple Nazi concentration camps. In spite of all of his grief and tragic losses, Eddie declared himself
“The Happiest Man on Earth” and is ready to tell the story of his first 100 years.
Eddie: Male. Jewish, German, over the age of 60. He has the strength to have survived two
concentration camps but has survived by not surrendering to hatred.
Book by Joe Masteroff
Based on the play by John Van Druten and
Stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Director: Alan Paul
Choreographer: Katie Spelman
Musical Director: Angela Steiner
SYNOPSIS: Leave your troubles outside and willkommen to the decadent and debaucherous world of
Cabaret. Far-right propaganda and anti-semitism are taking over pre-war Berlin, but not at the sexy
and seedy Kit Kat Klub, where outcasts and artists gather where life is beautiful!
Master of Ceremonies (Emcee): middle C to high C#, tenor. The host at the Kit Kat Klub – a
character comfortable with intimacy with men and women – comedic – loveable but embraces the
dark tendencies of humankind. Is the embodiment of the German people and the mob mentality that
enabled the rise of the Third Reich. Any gender.
Sally Bowles: low A to high C, soprano. A British Cabaret singer and the headliner at Berlin's Kit Kat
Klub. To the outside world, Sally is eccentric, compelling, vivacious, and outrageous-- a true free spirit.
But under her flashy facade, she is far more complicated than she appears.
Clifford Bradshaw: low A to high E, tenor. An American Novelist and English teacher traveling to
Berlin, Cliff arrives with the exuberance and optimism of a young artist, but leaves disillusioned by
Berlin's changing political climate.
Fraulein Schneider: Low D to Ab above middle C, alto. The proprietor of the apartment housing
where Cliff rents a room. She is alone and resigned to her place in life. Hard exterior, but vulnerable
underneath.
Herr Schultz: low G to high F, tenor. A Jewish man, one of Fraulein Schneider’s roomers and the
proprietor of a fruit shop. He falls in love with Frau Schneider. Sensitive, sensible, warm, and a good
guy.
Fraulein Kost: CAST - low A flat to high F, alto/mezzo. Another of Fraulein Schneider’s boarders. She
exhibits a strong sexual comfort and commanding nature.
Ernst Ludwig: CAST - low A to high E, tenor. A friendly and likable German, takes English lessons
from Cliff, and smuggles funds for the Nazi party.
The Kit Kat Girls (5): Flexible Vocal Range, Female presenting or non-binary. Rosie, Lulu, Frenchie,
Texas, and Helga. The dancers at the Kit Kat Klub. These individuals will also be part of various
scenes as performers, citizens, and as club patrons. Highly dance-intensive roles. Interested in those
who also play instruments, but not required. Will understudy Sally Bowles, Fraulein Kost, and Fraulein
Schneider.
The Kit Kat Boys (4): Flexible Vocal Range, Male presenting or non-binary. Bobby, Victor, Hans, and
Herman. Dancers at the Kit Kat Klub, with fluid sexuality and morals. Highly dance-intensive roles.
These individuals will also be part of various scenes as performers, citizens, guards, and club patrons.
Interested in those who also play instruments, but not required. Will understudy Clifford Bradshaw,
Emcee, Ernst Ludwig, and Herr Schultz.
By Mike Lew
Producers: Barrington Stage Company, Pittsfield, MA and Chautauqua Theater Co., Chautauqua, NY
Artistic Director: Alan Paul (BSC) and Jade King Carroll (CTC)
Director: Moritz von Stuelpnagel
SYNOPSIS: Daniel never planned on being a father, at least not in the near future, until he finds
himself in the NICU gazing at his daughter born at just 26 weeks. With the humor, heart and help of
the night nurse, Daniel has barely 3 months to step up and figure out what it means to be ‘Dad’.
DANIEL: CAST - male identifying, 30s, African American; a happily unsettled down man who
discovers his friend-with-benefits is pregnant and just had their baby. He is not ready to grow-up, yet
alone be a father, but his clock is ticking to get ready for both. Sense of humor but also a bit adrift in
the world.
CAROLINE: female identifying, 30s, Asian American: a hard-working NICU nurse who genuinely cares
for the wellbeing of babies, almost as much as she cares for following the rules. A bit of a nerd hiding a
big heart. Doesn’t take shit but stuck in a hospital system that’s against her. Reconciling being back at
work with her kids at home. Acerbic sense of humor.
By Pearl Cleage
Director: Candis C. Jones
SYNOPSIS: The Harlem Renaissance fills the streets with jazz, gin and opportunity, but not for singer
Angel and her chosen family of artists and activists who navigate the cultural and social changes in
their neighborhood.
GUY JACOBS: 30s Black man; Openly gay Costume designer at The Cotton Club and past designer
for Josephine Baker; He is living out a life filled with love for his friends and his community. But he
longs for the wire from Paris to join Josephine.
DELIA PATTERSON: 20s Black woman; trying to open a family planning clinic in the neighborhood.
She is committed to her job and her friends but has really lived.
LELAND CUNNINGHAM: 20 to 30 years old; Black man. He is a southern gentleman from Alabama
who has just arrived in Harlem. His traditional southern, religious roots come to odds with the more
liberal mindset of Harlem.
ANGEL ALLEN: 30 to 40 years old, Black woman. A singer very recently fired from The Cotton Club
who is looking for the next great gig. Self-centered but very caring, especially when she knows what
she wants. Able to sing.
SAM THOMAS: 30s-Early 40s, Black man. A Harlem doctor who is not afraid to dance the night away
with his friends.
By Brian Friel
Director: Julianne Boyd
SYNOPSIS: Across the remote countryside of Scotland and Wales, a faith healer travels from village
to village performing “miracles” for the most desperate. The healer, his wife, and his manager are at
odds when it is no longer clear if they are part of a scam or witnessing true miraculous healing.
FRANK HARDY - CAST - mid to late 50s. A charismatic Irish faith healer who travels through small
villages in Wales and Scotland, hoping to heal people. Sometimes he's successful but most of the time
he isn't. His lack of success haunts him - does he have the gift or not? He is capable of being
charming (when he's successful) and nasty when he's not. This constant questioning of his talent
leads to excessive drinking and erratic behavior toward his wife and manager, who travel with him.
GRACE - CAST - late 40s-early 50s. Trained as a solicitor, Grace comes from a well-to-do Northern
Irish home. She met Frank as she was beginning her career and gave up everything to travel to
country villages and support him. When we meet her, she is in a distraught mental state, trying to
regain her mental equilibrium, having witnessed Frank's death.
TEDDY - CAST - 50s. Cockney - has the verve and buoyant personality of a showman. He has left his
world of dogs and pigeons who do tricks to be the manager and front man for Frank Hardy, the Faith
Healer. In love with both Frank and Grace and will do anything for them.
Music and Lyrics by William Finn
Book by William Finn and James Lapine
Director: Joe Calarco
Choreographer: TBD
Musical Director: Vadim Feichtner
SYNOPSIS: Gordon can’t get past his writer’s block when a medical emergency forces him to
reassess if his songs (or lack thereof) are more important than his family, his friends or his partner. He
needs to navigate a mean nurse, shelves of books and a bossy frog to get to the heart of his music.
Gordon Michael Schwinn: (Tenor, 30-35) A mix of loveable, sarcastic, vulnerable, and neurotic, who
sees the humor in the tough things that life can throw at you.
Mimi Schwinn: (Mezzo, late 50s- late 60s) Gordon’s loving, (over)protective, at times unstable,
mother. Gave her son his sense of humor. A survivor.
Mr. Bungee: (Baritone, 45-60) The director/producer and star of his own children’s television show. A
great entertainer. Alternately, delightful, overbearing, demanding, and hilarious.
Rhoda: (Soprano, 30-40) Gordon’s business manager and best friend. Loyal, loving, at times neurotic.
Roger Delli-Bovi: (Baritone, 30-40). Gordon’s charming and affectionate lover who battles Gordon’s
neuroses with love and the truth.
Lisa: (Mezzo, 35-55) A homeless woman. Wise, at times bitter, with thick skin.
Nancy D.: (Soprano, 25-35) A rather sadistic nurse.
Richard: (Baritone, 30-50) A kind and compassionate nurse.
Dr. Jafar Berensteiner: (Baritone, 45-60) A showman of a Doctor.
The Minister: (Tenor, 35-50) The hospital pastor. Always aiming to inspire.
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