Pushcart Players 2016-17 Season - NYC EPA
Pushcart Players
AUDITION DATE Oct 05, 2016 9:30 am - 1:30 pm (EDT)
CONTRACT
TYA - Actor/ASM weekly: $511.00 per performance: $116.00
SEEKING
Male and female actors who sing and move well with strong comedic sense and character versatility. Must be available for daytime / weekday engagements and be able to participate as ACTOR / ASM. Limited short-term out-of-town touring, primarily day tours from central Verona, NJ location. Performers with disabilities and performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to submit. See breakdown for more info.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a brief comic monologue and a cut of a song, Not more than 90 seconds total. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center 165 West 46th Street
16th Floor New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Paul Whelihan - Producing Artistic Director; Samantha Simpson - General Manager
OTHER
Season is year-round (most performances between October 2016 and June 2017) with contracts beginning and ending variously per production throughout. If unable to attend the EPA, photo/resume may be sent to Paul Whelihan, Producing Artistic Director, Pushcart Players, 261 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite A, Verona, 07044 or: paul@pushcartplayers.org
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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.
Male and female actors who sing and move well with strong comedic sense and character versatility. Must be available for daytime, weekday performances. Some limited out-of-region touring with certain productions. All actors will be hired as Actor/ASM. In its 43rd year, Pushcart Players presents educational musicals throughout the nation in theaters, schools and other public venues. The 2017 season includes original musical productions (MAINSTAGE and STORY THEATER) performed in repertoire; titles include:
ELLIS ISLAND: GATEWAY to AMERICA
Dates: October 2016 – June 2017
A loving look at a small group of immigrants arriving in America in 1903, following their participation in shaping the nation's history through the Civil Rights Movement in 1965.
Seeking:
WOMAN 2
Alto/Soprano. Plays various roles; characters are non-Caucasian, late 20’s – early 50’s
MAN 2
Baritone. Plays various roles, non-Caucasian, late 20’s – early 50’s.
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Dates: February – June 2017
Seeking:
WOMAN 2
Alto/Mezzo-Soprano. Plays various roles including Queen of Hearts, Field Mouse, Alice’s Mother. Characters are non-Caucasian, late 20’s – early 50’s
MAN 2
Baritone. Plays various roles, including Mad Hatter, Caterpillar. Characters are non-Caucasian, late 20’s – early 50’s.
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STONE SOUP AND OTHER STORIES
Dates: October 2016 – July 2017. A collection of folk tales from around the world, visiting the cultures and traditions of India, Africa, the western U.S. and Eastern Europe.
Seeking
MAN 2:
Baritone. Plays various roles. Characters are any ethnicity, late 20’s – early 50’s.
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A SEASON of MIRACLES
Dates: Late November through December 2016
Holiday stories celebrating Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa.
Seeking:
WOMAN 1
Soprano. Plays various roles. Characters are any ethnicity, late 20’s – early 50’s
WOMAN 2
Alto/Mezzo-Soprano. Plays various roles. Characters are non-Caucasian, late 20’s – early 50’s
MAN 1
Tenor/Lyric-baritone. Plays various roles. Characters are non-Caucasian, late 20’s – early 50’s
MAN 2
Baritone. Plays various roles. Characters are any ethnicity late 20’s – early 50’s
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PETER and the WOLF
Dates: October 2016 – July 2017
Classic Russian folk tale, re-told with some use of puppetry.
Seeking
MAN 2
Baritone. Plays various roles. Characters are any ethnicity, late 20’s – early 50’s.
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A CINDERELLA TALE…HAPPILY EVER AFTER
Dates: March - July 2017
Seeking:
WOMAN 1
Soprano. Plays Cinderella: any ethnicity, late 20’s – 30's
WOMAN 2
Alto/Mezzo-Soprano. Plays various roles including Stepmother, Fairy Godmother. Characters are non-Caucasian, late 20’s – early 50’s
WOMAN 3
Alto/Mezzo-Soprano. Plays various roles, Stepsister. Characters are any ethnicity late 20's - early 50's
MAN 1
Tenor / lyric-baritone. Plays various roles. Characters are any ethnicity, late 20’s – 30's
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