Give 5 Productions
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Feb 24, 2020
1:00 pm (MST)
APPOINTMENTS
No phone calls, please. Email hello@give5productions.com
CONTRACT
Guest Artist Minimum - $473/wk
SEEKING
Seeking strong actors and singers of all genders, ethnicities, and types for Mamma Mia! Three (3) AEA guest artist contracts will be available. Particularly interested in AEA talent local to Denver, CO
PREPARATION
Please prepare to perform roughly 32 bars of a song and a short monologue in the style of the show. Bring your audition book as you may be asked to sing a second selection. Please bring clearly marked sheet music; an accompanist will be provided. Please bring a hard copy of your headshot and resume.
LOCATION
Parker Arts Center
20000 Pikes Peak Avenue
Parker, CO 80138
PERSONNEL
Executive Producer: JULIA TOBEY. Director/Choreographer: PIPER ARPAN McTAGGART. Music Director: SUSAN DRAUS.
OTHER DATES
First rehearsal June 2, 2020. Rehearsals run June 2-24. Opening night is June 25. Closing night is July 18. No performances on July 4 or 5, 2020.
OTHER
give5productions.com/mamma-mia
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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.
BREAKDOWN
• Donna Sheridan: 30-45
female identified; belter; after having her daughter (Sophie) at a young age, Donna started working at a Taverna on a remote Greek Island. She now owns and operates that Taverna. She is the former lead singer of Donna and the Dynamos.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
• Sophie Sheridan: 20+
female identified; pop soprano with a strong belt/mix. Upon finding her Mother's (Donna) old diary, Sophie discovers she may have three possible dads and is determined to have her father walk her down the aisle at her wedding.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
• Harry Bright: 30-45
male identified; high baritone/tenor; One of Sophie's possible fathers. Formerly known as ‘‘Head Banger,’‘ he is now a banker. Plays the guitar. British.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
• Bill Austin: 30-45
male identified; baritone. One of Sophie's possible fathers. A writer and adventurer.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
• Sam Carmichael: 30-45
male identified; baritone. One of Sophie's possible fathers. An American architect.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
• Tanya: 30-45
female identified; strong belter. One of Donna's best friends and a former member of Donna and the Dynamos. She is recently divorced from her third husband and preparing for her fourth plastic surgery.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
• Rosie: 30-45
female identified; strong belter. Donna's other best friend and the third member of Donna and the Dynamos. Unmarried and carefree. She owns the ‘‘New Woman Bookstore,’‘ a new age book seller.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
• Sky: 18+
male identified, early 20’s; tenor. Sophie's fiancé; romantic and athletic.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
• Ali & Lisa: 18+
female identified; early 20’s; strong belters and dancers. Sophie's two best friends and bridesmaids at her wedding. Intelligent, loving, and extremely loyal.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
• Pepper & Eddie: 18+
male identified, early 20’s, strong singers and dancers. Sky's two best friends and groomsmen at his wedding. They work at Donna'’s Taverna. Adventurous, sexually charged, and devil may-care.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
• Ensemble: 18+
male and female identified; all ages; strong singers and dancers. Islanders and weddings guests. Ensemble members should be quirky and off beat. Diverse actor/singers with a strong contemporary rock/pop sensibility. Many ensemble tracks will cover principal roles.
Ethnicity: All Ethnicities
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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