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Call Type
Equity Chorus
Time(s)
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Male and Female Singer Sign-up: 9:30AM
Male and Female Singer Call: 10:00AM
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Contract
LORT Non-Rep
LORT B Minimum - $861/wk
Location
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
9390 N. Santa Monica Blv
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Enter at the lobby. You'll be directed to the left. Street parking.
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Seeking
Equity musical theatre performers who move well.
Preparation
Please prepare 16-32 bars of a Sondheim song. Please have brief 30 second monologue ready if asked. Bring sheet music and pic/resume. Accompanist provided.
Other Dates
See breakdown.
Other
No Stage Management positions available at this time.
www.thewallis.org
Personnel
Casting Director: Beth Lipari
See breakdown for rest of creative team.
· Chorus rules are in effect.
· A monitor will be provided.
Appointments
ECC rules in effect.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
DIRECTOR: Michael Arden
PRODUCER: Cody Lassen and The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Matt Gould
CHOREOGRAPHER: Eamon Foley
CASTING DIRECTOR: Beth Lipari
REHEARSAL: OCT. 18TH
OPENING: NOV. 30TH
CLOSING: DEC. 18TH
Franklin Shepard: (Late 30’s – 40’s)
Charming, very appealing, gifted composer. People are immediately drawn to him. As we travel back in time, it is no surprise that he is revealed as obsessively ambitious. He is swept up by his success, and subsequently alienates his closest friends and his wife. Charismatic leading man-type. Ability to play the piano is a plus, but not absolutely necessary. Natural-sounding high baritone, up to F#. ALL ETHNICITIES
Charley Kringas: (Late 30’s – 40’s)
Franklin’s closest friend, his lyricist and collaborator. Idolizes and loves Franklin, but he is not a man who will compromise art on the altar of commercial success. Sees Franklin’s tunnel vision for success above all else as the ultimate betrayal, and it irreparably severs their friendship. As we travel backwards in time, we see he is shy and easily agitated. Appealing character actor-type, but not necessarily a nerd. Natural-sounding high baritone, up to G. ALL ETHNICITIES
Joe Josephson: (Early 40’s)
Quintessential New York Broadway producer. While a bit crass, he has a big heart and sense of humor, and is well-meaning. Drawn to conventional musical theater, he ultimately realizes how gifted Frank and Charley are and produces their first hit, starring his wife Gussie. Knows he is losing her to Frank, and becomes a broken man. Baritone. ALL ETHNICITIES
Mary Flynn: (Late 30’s- 40’s)
Franklin and Charlie’s closest friend. Mary had the talent to be a great novelist; however, her insecurities and lack of self-esteem turn her into a bitter, overweight, acerbic drunk. She has been in love with Franklin from the beginning, but quietly suppresses her feelings until they can no longer be ignored. As we travel back in time, we see the warmth, care and loving dedication she had for her best friends, and the slimmer, attractive girl she once was. Role for an appealing character actress. Weight can be added through costuming at the beginning of the show. Two-octave range, from F below middle C, to the F two octaves higher. ALL ETHNICITIES
Beth Spencer: (Early – Mid 20’s)
Young aspiring singer/actress; meets Frank while auditioning for his revue. Winning, fresh, enthusiastic and talented. Very appealing and attractive. When we first meet her in 1967, she has discovered that Frank has been having an affair with his producer’s wife Gussie, and Beth and Frank are going through a traumatic divorce. Not only are they in a custody suit over their eight-year-old child, but -- because of Frank’s fame -- the entire event has turned into a horrifying media circus. Must have great chest mix sound. Sings “Not A Day Goes By”.
ALL ETHNICITIES
Gussie Carnegie: (Early – Mid 30’s)
She is a complete invention. She was Shirley Molinsky when she first went to work for producer Joe Josephson as his part-time secretary to pay for acting classes. Marries Joe, becomes one of the great Broadway musical stars. The first mature and sexual woman that Frank has met. Ultimately breaks up Frank’s first marriage and marries him. When we first meet her in 1976 California, she seems out of place in Hollywood, and realizes that Frank is, indeed, now having an affair with his young starlet. Actress must have glamour, wit, sexuality and must move very well. Broadway belter. ALL ETHNICITIES
Male Ensemble: Singer/Actor/Movers (20s-50s) All types. All ethnicities. Knowledge of Sondheim material very important.
Female Ensemble: Singer/Actor/Movers (20s-50s) All types. All ethnicites. Knowledge of Sondheim material very important.
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