RENT - EPA's in Aurora, IL
Paramount Theatre | Aurora, IL
Date of Audition:
6/21/2013
Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Friday, June 21st from 10a-5p
Contract
LOA
to COST; actor minimum $639/wk
Location
Paramount Rehearsal Hall
77 S. Stolp
Aurora, IL 60506
Located at the South end of Stolp Avenue; 3rd
Floor
Seeking
Seeking young, dynamic, high-energy Male and Female actors/singers with serious pop rock
chops. Dance skills a plus. Please see Breakdown.
Preparation
Please prepare to sing 32 bars of genre appropriate music that you love to sing. Welcome to
sing from the show. Bring sheet music in your key; an accompanist will be provided. Bring TWO
headshots and resumes.
Other Dates
RENT
First Rehearsal: February 17, 2014
First Performance: March 12, 2014
Closing: April 6, 2014
Personnel
Artistic Director/Director for RENT Jim Corti, Music Director Shawn Stengel, and Choreographer
Katie Spelman will attend with casting authority.
EPA Rules are in effect.
A monitor will be provided.
Appointments
will be taken by the Equity office beginning Thursday, June 13th at 9:30 AM. Call 312-641-
0406 9:30 AM-12:30 PM and 3:00-4:30 PM only.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
Breakdown
ANGEL DUMOTT SCHUNARD: The eccentric HIV-positive street drummer. A drag queen with an incredible gift of dance and a magnetic personality. He becomes Tom's lover. Male, 20-30 yrs old; Range: C3 - A4
BENJAMIN COFFIN III: The landlord of Mark and Roger's apartment building. A former
roommate in the loft, Benny traded in his personal morals for power and wealth. Male, 25-35
yrs old; Range: Bb2 - F#4
JOANNE JEFFERSON: A public interest lawyer and headstrong lesbian. She is smart and
purposeful in all her decisions. Carries on a tumultuous relationship with Maureen. Female, 25-
40 yrs old; Range: G3 - E5
MARK COHEN: Filmmaker and video artist. Knee deep in his own soul-searching, Mark is the
typical young artist. He and Roger are roommates in the loft. A bit of a nerd. Male, 20-30 yrs
old; Range: A2 - G4
MAUREEN JOHNSON: An unpredictably zany performance artist. Maureen oozes sexuality and
used to live in the loft. She has recently dumped Mark for Joanne.
Female, 20-25 yrs old; Range: C4 - F5
MIMI MARQUEZ: An HIV-positive stripper with drug addictions. Slender and sickly, she conceals
it all at her job in the local strip club. She lives in the same building as the loft. Female, 18-21
yrs old; Range: Eb3 - E5
ROGER DAVIS: A struggling musician and former drug addict. He is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain.
Roommates with Mark in the loft and battles with being HIV-positive.
Male, 20-25 yrs old; Range: F2 - A4
TOM COLLINS: A computer genius and liberal professor. He is a nurturer with a smooth and
relaxed disposition. Used to be a roommate in the loft and is HIV-positive. Male, 25-35 yrs old;
Range: F#2 - A4
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