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Call Type
Equity Chorus
Time(s)
Equity Chorus Call / Singers who dance
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
10:30 AM – Equity Female Singers
2 PM - Equity Male Singers
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Contract
Production (League)
$1917/week minimum
Location
Ripley-Grier 520 (Everyone must show
government photo ID to enter building.)
520 8th Ave. (36th/37th)
New York, NY 10018
16th floor
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Seeking
Singers who dance for the ensemble in upcoming Broadway production. Characters are all vocal ranges, types, ethnicities, ages 20s to 50s.
See breakdown for more info
Preparation
Please prepare 16-bars of a contemporary musical theatre song that shows personality. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.
Bring picture and resume.
Other Dates
1st reh: Early January, 2017
1st perf: Late February, 2017
ECC/Singers: 8/2/16, 10:30am women, 2pm men at Ripley Grier
ECC/Dancers: 8/3/16, 10am women, 2pm men at Pearl 519 8th Ave
Other
General Manager: Foresight Theatrical/Mark Shacket & Aaron Lustbader
Personnel
Director: Jack O’Brien
Music & Lyrics: Marc Shaiman
Lyrics: Scott Wittman
Book: David Greig
Choreographer: Joshua Bergasse
Casting: Telsey + Company
· Chorus rules are in effect.
· A monitor will be provided.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
MALE ENSEMBLE
Characters are men, 20s – 50s; ALL ethnicities; ensemble is made up of performers of all shapes and sizes who will play various characters throughout, including but not limited to Oompa-Loompas, news reporters, etc. The Oompas must be extremely strong dancers with great technique; big personalities, comic skills and excellent singers with versatile, characterful voices of all ranges and types. Ensemble men will cover various principal roles (listed below).
FEMALE ENSEMBLE
Characters are women, 20s – 50s; ALL ethnicities; ensemble is made up of performers of all shapes and sizes who will play various characters throughout, including but not limited to Oompa-Loompas, news reporters, Grandma Josephine, etc. The Oompas must be extremely strong dancers with great technique; big personalities, comic skills, and excellent singers with versatile, characterful voices of all ranges and types. Ensemble women will cover various principal roles (listed below)
PRINCIPAL ROLES COVERED BY THE ENSEMBLE SINGERS:
WILLY WONKA
Male, 40s; any ethnicity. The sly, charming, eternally youthful star of the show. Lithe, eccentric, and remarkably physical. Must have the ability to be filled with boundless energy and be physically light on his feet . Has a larger than life persona that can go from charming and comical, to magically mysterious and dark. Baritone/tenor voice. PRINCIPAL
GRANDPA JOE
Male, 60+; any ethnicity. Impish, remarkably physical (dance skills a plus), he is Charlie’s imaginative, fun, kind and loving grandfather. After many years being confined to a bed, his childish energy returns when Charlie finds the Golden Ticket. PRINCIPAL
AUGUSTUS GLOOP
Short, youthful ADULT male 18+ to play 9-12 year old boy; any ethnicity. Round and full-faced, but rampantly over-active despite his size. Speaks with a German accent. Excellent singer and comic actor. PRINCIPAL
MRS. GLOOP
Female, 30s-40s; any ethnicity. Augustus’s German, moronic, Wagnerian mother. A huge presence with a huge voice. Mirthlessly smiles as though it were affixed to the front of her face. Fantastic singer and comedienne. Mezzo. PRINCIPAL
MR. SALT
Male, 30s-40s; any ethnicity. Veruca’s tall, goofy, eccentric, distracted, hilarious father. Finds it impossible to say no, giving in to every ridiculous demand his daughter makes. Excellent comic actor with a baritone singing voice. PRINCIPAL
VIOLET BEAUREGARD
Short, youthful ADULT female 18+ to play a 9-12 year old girl. African-American. While she’s physically tiny, she has a huge pop/R&B voice, as well as amazing hip-hop dance skills. Confident, forward, and full of attitude. Great singer. PRINCIPAL
MR. BEAUREGARD
Male, 30s-40s. African-American. Violet’s ineffectual father. Ignores his back-talking, insult-hurling daughter. Great dancer with a soul/pop/R&B voice. Beat-boxing skills a plus. PRINCIPAL
MRS. TEAVEE
Female, 30s-40s; any ethnicity. She needs amphetamines to get through the day and deal with her outrageous son. Tense, extreme, and hilarious. Great singer. PRINCIPAL
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