MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Equity Principal Auditions - Arts Center of Coastal Carolina Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Monday, February 8, 2016
11 AM to 6 PM
no scheduled lunch break

Contract
SPT
Cat. 7; $476/week

Location
Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
14 Shelter Cove Lane
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
Black Box Theater

Seeking
Equity actor/singer/musicians for all roles.

See breakdown

Preparation
Prepare a song from the show and a monologue.

Bring picture and resume.

Other Dates
1st Rehearsal - June 1, Preview - June 21, Open - June 23, Close - July 30

Other
www.artshhi.com

Personnel
Director - Russell Treyz
Musical Director - Eric Anthony
General Manager - Richard Feldman
by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
AEA members contact Gail Ragland, 843-686-3945 ext. 202, gragland@artshhi.com. M - F 9:00AM - 1:00PM

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

Seeking:

ELVIS
20s; male; actor/singer/guitar player to portray Elvis in his 20s at the beginning of his career. Must be familiar with his music and able to play guitar; should sound and look somewhat like Elvis without being an “impersonator”.

JERRY LEE LEWIS
20s; male; actor/singer/pianist; he was rock & roll’s legendary piano prodigy and celebrated “Last Man Standing.” Must be a superb piano player, able to play like Jerry Lee Lewis; fun, energetic; comic skills a plus.

CARL PERKINS
mid 20s; male; actor/singer/guitar player (lead guitar); he was the American pioneer of rockabilly music and best known for his song “Blue Suede Shoes”; Must be an excellent lead guitarist.

JOHNNY CASH
mid 20s; male; actor/singer/guitar player to portray Johnny cash at the dawn of his epic career. Must be familiar with his music and able to play guitar; tall; should sound and look somewhat like Johnny without being an “impersonator”.

SAM PHILLIPS
mid 30s; male; excellent actor; “Father of Rock’n’Roll” and founder of Sun Records who discovered Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and many others including Roy Orbison and B.B. King. A towering and charismatic figure in American music.

DYANNE
mid 20s; female; excellent actor and singer; she was an aspiring singer and Elvis’s girlfriend; attractive; great singer with a wide range; sings solos and back-up throughout the show – sings “Fever” in her alto range and covers the high soprano part of “Riders In The Sky” (Johnny Cash song).

FLUKE
male; any age; excellent drummer. Some singing a plus.

JAY PERKINS
male; 30s Carl Perkin’s older brother; excellent bass player; sings back-up on many songs throughout the show.