ROCK ODYSSEY Equity Principal Auditions - Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Saturday, February 27, 2016
10 AM to 6 PM
Lunch 2 to 3

Contract
TYA
$475/WEEK

Location
Peacock Education Center, The Knight Concert Hall
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132

Seeking
Equity actors who sing and move very well (8 men, 2 women). All should be able to sing in a contemporary Broadway ''rock'' style.

See breakdown fore more details

Actors’ voices will be amplified. Actors may participate in talkbacks with students.

Preparation
Prepare 2 songs; 16 bars that showcase a contemporary Broadway voice and 16 bars that show us an edgier “rock and roll” sound. (Be prepared to sing entire song if requested.)Actresses auditioning for PENELOPE should bring a gospel-type song as one of their selections. Bring Headshot & Resume.

Other Dates
Two weeks of daytime rehearsal begins: April 18, 2016 (Monday through Saturday)
Two weeks of daytime performances begin: May 2, 2016
Last Performance: May 13, 2016

Personnel:

Jairo Ontiveros, Producer

Liz Wallace, Guarantor

Douglas Love, Director & Choreographer

Emmanuel Schvartzman, Musical Director

Other
Producer plans to utilize stage-fighting, stage fog, haze, pyrotechnics and strobe lights in this production.

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

Appointments
AEA members call 786.468.2283 for an audition appointment. Offices are open from Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.

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

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

CASTING: 8 Men and 2 Women who sing very well and move well – 18+
Actors should be able to sing in a contemporary Broadway “Rock” style.

ODYSSEUS
mid to late 30’s - vain and self-centered hero - a powerful, muscular warrior with a big ego. Should have a strong singing voice with a rock and roll edge. This actor engages in choreographed stage combat.

ZEUS
30’s – 50’s - Father of all the Greek gods. Should have good comic timing and a booming bass voice.

TELEMACHUS
16 – (actor should be over 18) Odysseus’s son. Angst-filled teenager in a hurry to grow up – should have boy band looks and a voice to match. This actor engages in choreographed stage combat.

PENELOPE
mid to late 30’s – Odysseus’s wife: strong, smart and beautiful. She should possess a strong soulful voice. Gospel singers are encouraged to audition. Actress also plays CIRCE a mischievous and sensual goddess.

ATHENA
20’s – the beautiful goddess of war with a strong alto belt. She has empathy for Odysseus and pleads his case to her father Zeus. This actress also plays the goddess, CALYPSO – an airhead type – obsessed with Odysseus.

HERMES
20 – 30’s our narrator, the messenger god who jumps in and out of the action of the play. A skilled comic actor with a great singing voice should have several different comic characters inside of him - like Robin Williams. This actor engages in choreographed stage combat.

POSEIDON
20’s – early 40’s our villain, the god of the seas. He hates Odysseus’s boldness and uses his powers to keep our hero away from his home and family for 16 years. This actor should be able to sing like Elvis – or some other iconic Rock figure. He also plays the CYCLOPSE a boisterous one-eyed monster in a full body puppet. This actor engages in choreographed stage combat.

3 men
20’s – 30’s to play Odysseus’s men and Penelope’s suitors: NESTOR, SEYMOUR, MELANTHIUS, AJAX, AGAMEMNON and ANTINOUS. These strapping comic actors should be able to play multiple roles convincingly, should have great timing and be able to perform physical comedy and light slapstick. They should move well and sing very well. They also operate puppets. One of these men will play the comedic role of AEOLUS – the very, very old god of the winds. These actors engage in choreographed stage combat.