SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - New Canaan CT EPA **Revised**
Summer Theatre of New Canaan
AUDITION DATE
Apr 09, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch break tbd
APPOINTMENTS
email: casting@stonc.org 203-966-4634 for info only 11am-3pm. Appointments recommended but AEA members without appointments seen as time permits.
CONTRACT
LOA Salary TBD (Last Year - $365/week)
SEEKING
Equity actors. All roles available.
Seeking NYC based and local New Canaan CT area actors (actors who reside within 50 miles of the theatre or who have local housing preferred)
PREPARATION
Prepare 2 contrasting 16-bar selections from or in the style of the show. Bring sheet music in the correct key; accompanist provided. May be asked to wait or return to demonstrate dancing skills, read sides; be prepared to move as part of your audition. More info at: stonc.org
Bring recent picture and resume.
LOCATION
Summer Theatre of New Canaan
70 Pine Street
New Canaan, CT 06840
Offices/studios located 1 block from train station
PERSONNEL
Screenplay By Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Songs By Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
Directed by Melody Meitrott Libonati
Music Direction by David Hancock Turner
Choreography by Doug Shankman
OTHER DATES
1st reh: 6/13/17 in New Canaan CT Tue-Fri 9:25-5:15PM, Sat-Sun 9:25- 4:15-PM.
Previews July 6,7 Runs through July 30
Performances Thu,Fri,Sat 8pm Sun 4pm, (4 performances per week)
Note: rehearsal times approximate and subject to change
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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
Don Lockwood:
25-30s (Actor, Singer, Dancer) Leading Man. Charming, witty, Hollywood Dancer - strong tap).
Kathy Selden:
19-28 (Actress, Singer, Dancer) Young, upcoming actress. Strong willed, smart. Don Lockwood’s love interest. (Singer - Mezzo with mixed belt to C and legit to E, Dancer - strong tap
Cosmo Brown:
25-30s (Actor, Singer, Dancer) Don’s wacky best friend and film studio’s head musician. (Actor - strong comedic timing, Singer - Tenor to Ab, Dancer – strong tap, pianist a plus).
Lina Lamont:
30-40 (Actress, Singer) Glamorous silent screen film actress with a brash and obnoxious personality and a high-pitched, nasal voice. (Actress with comedic timing, Singer - Character Voice, Mezzo or Soprano, range C4 to Eb).
R.F. Simpson:
40+ (Actor) Louis B. Mayer type. Head of the film studio.
Roscoe Dexter:
40+ (Actor) High strung, frustrated studio director. Comedic timing.
Doubling:
Dora Bailey:
40+Actress Hedda Hopper type (exaggerated, bubbly columnist)
Miss Dinsmore:
Lina’s diction coach
The following parts will double in the ensemble: Must be able to tap, dance and most ensemble will need to sing well.
Male Diction Coach/Man on Screen: Over-enunciating diction
Rod: Excitable film agent/PR guy for the studio
Production Tenor: Soloist in big musical, (Lyric tenor to Ab).
Dora Bailey: Hedda Hopper type
Zelda Zanders: Flapper socialite actress, Lina’s best pal and informant
Olga Mar: Exotic star
Mary Margaret: Mary Pickford type, dating a sugar daddy
Sid Phillips: Flamboyant Director of musicals
Additional Ensemble roles:
Featured Dancer,?Lady-In-Waiting, ?Villain, Policeman, Butler, ?1st-2nd-3rd Assistant Directors, ?Wardrobe Mistress, Hairdresser, ?Sound Engineer, Film Crew, ?Actors, Fans, Movie Stars
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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