RAGTIME and COMPANY - NYC ECC / Female Singers
Barrington Stage Company
AUDITION DATE
Feb 22, 2017
2:00 pm (EST)
CONTRACT
LOA Referenced to COST; $550/WEEK
SEEKING
Equity singers for the ensemble for RAGTIME and COMPANY.
Ragtime
One of the most significant differences between the two versions is in the vocal ranges of the characters, which change pretty substantially to accommodate the difference in orchestration. All performers must be extraordinary singers who act (not actors who sing)
Company
Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking musical is a brilliant and wildly funny look at relationships. Over a series of dinner parties, dates and conversations with his friends, the perennially single Bobby attempts to understand the pros and cons of marriage - and the meaning of the word commitment.
PREPARATION
Please prepare 16 bars of a traditional up-tempo song that shows your range. An accompanist will be provided. Bring headshot and resume stapled together.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Ragtime
Book By: Terrence McNally
Music by: Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens
Artistic Director: Julianne Boyd
Director: Joe Calarco
Music Director: Darren Cohen
Casting Director: Pat McCorkle
Company
Music & Lyrics by: Stephen Sondheim
Book by: George Furth
Director: Julianne Boyd
Casting Director: Pat McCorkle
OTHER DATES
Ragtime
1st rehearsal: May 30, 1st preview: June 21, Opens: June 24, Closes: July 15
Company
1st rehearsal: July 18, 1st preview: Aug 12, Opens: Aug 13, Closes: Sept 2
OTHER
ECC 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.
BREAKDOWN
RAGTIME – Ensemble Parts
(8 )NEW ROCHELLE ENSEMBLE:
EVELYN NESBIT/ENSEMBLE:
A vaudeville performer, she is the iconic symbol of sex and celebrity at the turn of the 20th century. Thrust into the spotlight after the high profile murder of her lover, she uses her humor and intelligence to fuel her fame.
Female, 25-30
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Mezzo Soprano
B to D5
Crime of the Century
EMMA GOLDMAN/ENSEMBLE:
Famous as an anarchist and revolutionary, she is a social activist with a commanding presence. A full voiced rabble-rouser who can inspire a crowd.
Female, 40-50
Ethnicity: Eastern European/Caucasian
Vocal Range: Alto
E to D5
He Wanted to Say, Night That Goldman Spoke
WILLIE CONKLIN/ENSEMBLE:
An exterior joviality belies his mean spirit and intolerance towards Coalhouse and the African American community.
Male, 25-35
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Baritone
D4 up to F5
J.P. MORGAN/ ENSEMBLE:
A pompous and incredibly wealthy businessman
Male, 40-60
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Baritone
D to E4
HARRY HOUDINI/ENSEMBLE:
The famous magician and bodybuilder, he represents the success of the American Immigrant.
Male, 35-50
Ethnicity: Eastern/European/ Ethnically Ambiguous
Tenor 2
D to G4
Atlantic City
HENRY FORD/ENSEMBLE:
The bombastic American inventor and entrepreneur who is both a visionary and a bigot.
Male, 40-60
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Tenor 1
C up to G5
Henry Ford
GRANDFATHER/ENSEMBLE:
The father of MOTHER, he is upper class and entirely resistant to the social and political changes happening in America
Baritone – no solos
Female #3 ENSEMBLE:
portrays members of both the upper crust world of New Rochelle and the Jewish Immigrant community of the Lower East Side. Soprano 1
(6) HARLEM ENSEMBLE:
HM #1 BOOKER T. WASHINGTON/ENSEMBLE
An eloquent and educated orator, he preaches peace and cooperation between the races as the key to the success of African American community in America.
Male, 40-50
Ethnicity: African American
Baritone
C3 up to E4
Look What You’ve Done – Part 2 & 4
HF# 1 SARAH’S FRIEND/ENSEMBLE:
Warm and soulful, she ferociously leads the Harlem Ensemble during Sarah’s funeral
Female, 20-30
Ethnicity: African American
Alto/Belt – Gospel
Till We Reach The Day
HF #2 ENSEMBLE:
Portrays various members of the African American community at the turn of the 20th Century.
Soprano
HM #2 ENSEMBLE:
Portrays various members of the African American community at the turn of the 20th Century
Baritone
HM #3 ENSEMBLE:
Portrays various members of the African American community at the turn of the 20th Century
Tenor 1
HM #4 ENSEMBLE:
Portrays various members of the African American community at the turn of the 20th Century.
Tenor 2
COMPANY - Ensemble
Seeking Male and Female Singers for the Ensemble.
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 audition.
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