MAN OF LA MANCHA Equity Chorus Calls - Barrington Stage Company Auditions

Call Type
Equity Chorus

Time(s)
Equity Chorus Calls - Friday, February 27, 2015
9:30 AM - Equity Male Dancers
11:30 AM - Equity Female Dancers
2 PM - Equity Male Singers
4 PM - Equity Female Singers

Contract
LOA
ref. to COST; $550/week

Location
Actors' Equity Association Audition Center
165 West 46th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10036

Seeking
Equity actor/singers for the ensemble and chorus parts.
see breakdown.

Preparation
Dancers:
Men bring kneepads; women bring heels. Also prepare 16 bars of an up-tempo song and 16 bars of a ballad in case asked to sing.

Singers:
Prepare 16 bars of a traditional up-tempo song and 16 bars of a ballad.

Accompanist provided.
Bring resume and headshot stapled together.

Other Dates
Reh: 5/19-6/9
Runs: 6/10 - 7/11

EPA for season in Pittsfield: 2/17
EPA for season in NYC: 2/26

EPA (2/25) & ECC (2/27) in NYC for Man of La Mancha
EPC/ECC in Pittsfield for Man of La Mancha: 2/18
EPA in Pittsfield for Shining City: 2/20

Other
www.barringtonstageco.org

Personnel
Music: Mitch Leigh
Lyrics: Joe Darion
Book: Dale Wasserman
Artistic Director: Julianne Boyd
Director: Julianne Boyd
Choreographer: Lorin Latarro
Musical Director: Darren Cohen

· 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.

Breakdown

In the late 16th century. Miguel de Cervantes (a tax collector, soldier, and author) and his assistant, Sancho, foreclose on a church that failed to pay its taxes. The two men are thrown into prison by the Spanish Inquisition. The prisoners steal Cervantes's possessions. However, he convinces them to allow him to win back a package of seemingly worthless papers in a mock trial. Cervantes reenacts the story of Don Quixote of La Mancha, the passionate and poignant tale of a noble knight who lives and loves in a romantic world where he battles all evil and can right all wrongs. He cannot see that chivalry has died. Moved by his story, the prisoners return Cervantes' manuscript (which turns out to be his unfinished novel about Don Quixote) just before he is called before the Inquisition.

SEEKING

Ensemble Singers and Dancers for the following Chorus Parts:

MULETEERS:
The following muleteers (20s-40s) are a rough, tough group. Except for the Barber, all have a taunting, vicious streak.
- BARBER/PACO - MULETEER - Tenor D up to G. Comic character as barber though also plays a rough muleteer.
- PEDRO/MULETEER - Baritone D to D. Lead muleteer, the roughest and most ruthless of all.
- ANSELMO/MULETEER/also plays the Moor- Tenor C to Bb.
- JOSE/MULETEER – Bass Baritone.

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The following parts are expected to be cast as Non-Equity:

JUAN/MULETEER – Baritone.
TENORIO/MULETEER/also plays CONTOUR-Tenor F to Ab
ANTONIA - Mezzo C to F.
MOORISH GIRL – Mezzo. Also plays FEMINA, a servant girl.