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Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Friday, June 20, 2014
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
10:00 am-6:00 pm each day (lunch 1:00-2:00 pm)
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Contract
Production (League)
$1861 weekly minimum
Location
Telsey + Company
315 West 43rd Street, 10th floor
New York, NY
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Seeking
Equity actors, male and female for RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S THE KING AND I (based on ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM by Margaret Landon).
See breakdown for more information.
Preparation
Please prepare a brief Rodgers and Hammerstein song showing range.
Those auditioning for non-singing roles should prepare a brief monologue, that is suitable to the period.
Please bring sheet music (if applicable) and a photo/resume stapled together. A piano accompanist will be provided.
Other Dates
Exact dates TBD, approx. Spring 2015.
Other
Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics/Book: Oscar Hammerstein II
Personnel
Producing Artistic Dir: Andre Bishop
Assoc Prod of Musical Theater for Lincoln Center Theater: Ira Weitzman
Dir: Bartlett Sher
Musical Dir: TBA
Choreographer: TBA
Casting: Telsey + Company
· EPA Rules are in effect.
· A monitor will be provided.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
SEEKING:
[KING OF SIAM] Male, early 40s-late 50s. Character is Siamese, a powerful and elegant leader, struggling to bring Siam into the modern era without losing control of traditions and power. Baritone. PRINCIPAL.
[ANNA LEONOWENS] Female, late 30s-early 40s. Character is English. Strong-willed, English schoolteacher who travels to Siam with her son to assume the duties of tutor to the royal household. Must be a strong soprano. PRINCIPAL.
[LADY THIANG] Female, early 40s. Character is Siamese, head wife of the King and mother of the Crown Prince. Steady influence in the court. Strong, discreet, and loving. Alto/Second Soprano. PRINCIPAL.
[LUN THA] Male, mid-late 20s. Character is Burmese, Emissary to the Prince of Burma, courageous yet doomed lover of Tuptim. Frustrated by his powerlessness. Baritone/tenor. PRINCIPAL.
[TUPTIM] Female, early-mid 20s. Character is Burmese, a gift to the King from the Prince of Burma, and doomed lover of Lun Tha. Beautiful, daring, and rebellious. Soprano. PRINCIPAL.
[KRALAHOME] Male, late 30s- early 40s. Character is Siamese, Right-hand man to, and advisor of, The King. A strong traditionalist. Imposing, professional, and deeply loyal. To possibly understudy the [KING OF SIAM] PRINCIPAL.
[CAPTAIN ORTON] Male, 40s. Character is English. Seasoned English seafarer who brings Anna to Siam. Possibly Non-singing. PRINCIPAL.
[LOUIS LEONOWENS] Male, 12-15 years old. Character is English. Anna’s English son. Curious and bright, fascinated and challenged by the adventure in Siam. Alto. PRINCIPAL.
[PRINCE CHULALONGKORN] Male, 14-16 years old. Character is Siamese, Crown Prince of Siam and one of Anna’s most vocal and opinionated students. Proud and admiring of the King. Tenor. PRINCIPAL.
[SIR EDWARD RAMSEY] Male, late 30s-early 40s. Character is English, distinguished British statesman and old family friend of Anna. Possibly non-singing. PRINCIPAL.
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