MAN OF LA MANCHA Equity Principal Auditions - Inspire Theatre Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
Thursday, August 13, 2015
9:30 am-5:30 pm
(lunch 1:00-2:00 pm)

Contract
SPT
$229/wk plus housing/transport. (pending approval)

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

Seeking
Strong Equity Singer /Actors who are capable of playing multiple roles. See breakdown.

Preparation
Prepare a brief song in the style of the show. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.

Other Dates

Local EPA in Bentonville August 11.

First Rehearsal in AR: September 8
Opening: Oct 2
Runs: Oct 2-Oct 10

Personnel
Dale Wasserman, book
Joe Darion, Lyrics
Mitch Leigh, music
Sarah Webb, Artistic Director
Christopher Murrah, Director
Jeannie Lee, Director 

· EPA 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

Cervantes/Don Quixote/Alonso Quijana:
Strong Singer/Actor, 40 to 50, Baritone. A prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, put on trial by his fellow prisoners. He is an actor, playwright and idealist. He tells the story of Don Quixote - a romantic with a vision of a noble world where courage and honor reign, contrary to the world he finds himself in.

Sancho Panza/Prisoner:
Strong Actor/Singer, 30 to 60, Tenor. Don Quixote’s manservant. He is a faithful and local servant devoted to Don Quixote despite Quixote’s idiosyncratic nature.

Aldonza/Dulcinea:
ROLE IS CAST. Strong Singer/Actress, 30-40. Soprano/Belter with great versatility between registers. A serving woman and prostitute at the inn. She is fiery and rough, yet vulnerable. yearns to believe that she is the woman Don Quixote sees.
This production is using a reduced cast.

Additional Actors who are cast will be playing multiple roles among the following:

The Innkeeper/Governer: The leader of the prison inmate society as well as the Innkeeper in Quixote’s Tale.

Dr. Carrasco/The Duke: In the prison, the Governor’s sidekick. Within Quixote’s tale Antonia’s fiancé, a doctor who believes Don Quixote to be mad.

The Padre: Strong Singer, Tenor. Don Quixote’s Confessor.

Antonia: Strong Singer, Mezzo-Soprano. Don Quixote’s niece and fiancee of Dr. Carrasco

The Housekeeper: Strong Singer, Mezzo-Soprano. Don Quixote’s housekeeper

The Barber: Strong Singer, Tenor. Itinerant Barber. Must have great comedic timing.

Maria: The Innkeeper’s wife

Fermina: A Servant Girl

Pedro: The head muleteer. A rough and vicious man.

Muletteers/Prisoners