SCHOOL OF ROCK Equity Chorus Call Singers - Winter Garden Theatre Auditions

Call Type
Equity Chorus

Time(s)
Equity Chorus Call / Singers
Monday, May 16, 2016
10 AM - Equity ADULT Singers - men and women combined
2 PM - Equity CHILD Singers - boys and girls combined

Contract
Production (League)
$1917/week

Location
Pearl Studios NYC 500
500 Eighth Avenue
(35th/36th Streets)
New York, NY 10018
12th floor

Seeking
For possible future replacements in the currently running Broadway production:

Seeking Adult Singers and Child Singers for the Ensemble and to cover Principal roles.

See breakdown

Preparation
Please prepare a brief pop, pop/rock, or rock and roll song.
Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.
Please bring a picture and resume, STAPLED TOGETHER.

Other Dates
ECCs for CHILD Dancers: 5/13, 10am boy and girl dancers combined AND 2pm boy and girl dancers combined

ECCs for ADULT Singers: 5/16, 10am men and women combined

ECCs for CHILD Singers: 5/16, 2pm boys and girls combined

Other
Producers: Bespoke Theatricals, The Schubert Organization, The Nederlander Organization, Warner Music Group, The Really Useful Group

General Manager: Bespoke Theatricals

Personnel
Director: Laurence Connor
Music by: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by: Glenn Slater
Book by: Julian Fellowes
Music Supervisor: Ethan Popp
Musical Stager: JoAnn Hunter
Casting: Tara Rubin Casting

· Chorus 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.

Breakdown

ADULT CHARACTERS

SEEKING ADULTS to play the following Ensemble roles and cover the following Principal roles:

DEWEY FINN
Late 20s-Mid 30’s. An original. Great comic chops, High rock tenor, MUST have some guitar skills or be ready to learn. PRINCIPAL

ROSALIE MULLINS
Late 20s-Mid 30s. A rock chick imprisoned in the body and life of a stern and correct headmistress. Soprano with a strong belt. PRINCIPAL

NED SCHNEEBLY
Late 20s-Mid 30’s. Ned was once as keen on rock as Dewey, but failure has beaten him down. He clings to his girlfriend, Patty, as the one sure thing in a sea of regrets. Rock voice. PRINCIPAL

PATTY
Late 20s-Mid 30s. Patty is a hard woman who knows what she wants, and she doesn’t want Dewey. Not in her life. Not in Ned’s life. Her dislike of Dewey is the strongest thing about her. Strong belt voice. PRINCIPAL

THEO
20s-30s – Lead singer of Dewey’s band “No Vacancy” – H-O-T! Strong rock voice; Also plays other roles in Ensemble; ENSEMBLE

MR. SPENCER
20s-30s – one of Tomika’s Dads & also plays “Doug” - a member of Dewey’s rock band NO VACANCY” among other Ensemble roles. ENSEMBLE

MR. HAMILTON
20s-30s – Father of “Freddy” – angry, working class Dad; Also plays other Ensemble roles – teacher, band member, cop. ENSEMBLE

MR. MOONEYHAM
30s-40s – Zack’s dad – high powered executive who has no patience or time for his son. Also plays ‘Snake’ - Member of Dewey’s rock band NO VACANCY & others. ENSEMBLE

MR. WILLIAMS
30s-40s – one of Tomika’s Dads; also plays a teacher at Horace Green, et al. ENSEMBLE

MRS. HATHAWAY
30s-40s – Summer’s Mom – very elegant and VERY afraid of her daughter. Also plays a teacher at Horace Green, et al. ENSEMBLE

JEFF SANDERSON
30s-40s – Owner of club where Battle of the Bands takes place – VERY HIP. Also plays Mr. Sanford – ex –jock, parent of ‘Billy’ – NOT happy with the fact that Billy seems to have interests other than sports… and Gabe – one of the teachers at Horace Green – among others. ENSEMBLE

GYM TEACHER & SECURITY GUARD
20s-30s; Also plays other Ensemble roles. ENSEMBLE

KATIE’s MOM
20s-40s; Also plays other Ensemble roles. ENSEMBLE

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CHILDREN

SEEKING CHILDREN - ALL MUST BE UNDER 5’ TALL AND AGES 9-13 – to play the following Ensemble roles and cover the following Principal roles:

TOMIKA
A wonderful singer, she is a girl who is exasperated by her two fathers’ inability to see that she needs help. They think she’s perfect. She knows she’s drowning. This character is African American. KILLER PIPES! Tomika barely speaks until she finally summons the courage to open her mouth and SING OUT so we have to be blown away by her sound. Pop/Rock (maybe some gospel?) Singer who moves well. PRINCIPAL

SUMMER
A Manhattan princess. She has never had it any other way than her own, and she is confident things will continue in this vein. She gives a new sense to the word entitlement. Pop/Rock Singer who moves well. PRINCIPAL

ZACK
PLAYS GUITAR. A mixture of anger at his father’s indifference and passion for the music that is raging inside him. He knows he has more in him than he has ever been able to show. THIS KID NEEDS TO SERIOUSLY ‘SHRED’ on GUITAR. Pop/Rock Singer who moves well. PRINCIPAL

LAWRENCE
PLAYS PIANO. A shy, awkward boy, unconfident and gauche, but a genius on the keyboard, who needs a free spirit like Dewey to lead him out of the darkness. SERIOUS PIANO SKILLS NEEDED. Pop/Rock Singer who moves well. PRINCIPAL

FREDDY
KILLER DRUMMER with a LOT of personality. A boy who is happy to be released. This is the kid who comes from a working class background and unlike many of his classmates – was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth – which his Dad – who is NOT happy about his kid’s obsession with music – never lets him forget. Pop/Rock Singer who moves well. PRINCIPAL

KATIE
PLAYS BASS GUITAR. She is distinguished by her talent for the bass. Pop/Rock Singer who moves well. PRINCIPAL

BILLY
A boy with a marked artistic flair, and other problems... Pop/Rock Singer who moves well. PRINCIPAL

MARCY
Clever girl. Back up singer & dancer with style. Pop/Rock Singer who moves VERY well. PRINCIPAL

SHONELLE
Clever girl. Back up singer & dancer with style. Pop/Rock Singer who moves VERY well. (Understudies TOMIKA so must be a truly strong singer) PRINCIPAL

MASON
As eager as the others to enjoy school instead of dreading it. He is a whizz on the technical side. Pop/Rock Singer who moves well. Must play PIANO. Will understudy the role of LAWRENCE. PRINCIPAL

SOPHIA
Pop/Rock Singer who moves well. Must play the BASS - will understudy the role of KATIE. ENSEMBLE

MADISON
Pop/Rock Singer who moves well. Student at Horace Green. Will understudy TOMIKA. ENSEMBLE

JAMES
Student at Horace Mann. Pop/Rock Singer who moves well. This role currently understudies FREDDY and ZACK – DRUMS and/or GUITAR a plus! Pop/Rock Singer who moves well. ENSEMBLE

WE ARE SEEKING ACTORS OF ALL ETHNICITIES AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS.