Skylight Music Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, and Renaissance Theatreworks 17-18 Season - Milwaukee EPA Revised 04/11/2017
Various Producers
AUDITION DATE
Apr 24, 2017
2:00 pm - 10:00 pm (CDT)
Break from 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
APPOINTMENTS
Email Sam Nykiel at skylightauditions@gmail.com. No calls please.
CONTRACT
SPT
SEEKING
Adult performers for 2017-2018 season.
PREPARATION
Prepare 2 contrasting musical theatre songs and 1 two minute monologue. Please bring 3 headshots and resumes.
LOCATION
Broadway Theatre Center
158 N Broadway
Milwaukee, WI 53202-6037
4th Floor
PERSONNEL
Ray Jivoff, Artistic Director and Sam Nykiel, Artistic Administrator from Skylight Music Theatre, C. Michael Wright from Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, and Julie Swenson from Renaissance Theatreworks. An accompanist will be provided.
OTHER DATES
See breakdown.
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
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre 2017-18 Season
DEATHTRAP by Ira Levin. Directed by Michael Cotey. Runs August 10-27, 2017 in the Cabot Theatre.
Sidney Bruhl, male, 50s
Myra Bruhl, female, 40s
Clifford, male, 20s
Helga Ten Dorp, female, 50s-60s
Porter, male, 50s-60s
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE by Terrence McNally. Directed by Mary MacDonald Kerr. Runs Sept. 20 - Oct. 15, 2017 in the Studio Theatre
Frankie, female, early 40s
Johnny, male, late 40s
MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET by Tom Dudzick. Directed by C. Michael Wright. Runs Nov. 22 - Dec. 17, 2017 in the Studio Theatre
Ruth Nowak, female, early 30s
Jimmy Nowak, male, late 20s
Clara Nowak, female, 60s
Beverly Nowak, female, mid-30s
THE BROTHERS SIZE by Tarell Alvin McCraney. Directed by Mart Gobel. Runs Feb. 21 - March 18, 2018 in the Studio Theatre
Ogun Size, male, late 20s
Oshoosi Size, male, early 20s
Elegba, male, late 20s
DOUBT, A PARABLE by John Patrick Shanley. Directed by C. Michael Wright. Runs April 12-29, 2018 in the Cabot Theatre
Father Flynn, male, late 30s
Sister Aloysius, female, 50s-60s
Sister James, female, late 20s
Mrs. Muller, female, late 30s
Renaissance Theatreworks 2017-18 Season
SEX WITH STRANGERS by Laura Eason. Runs OCTOBER 20 - NOVEMBER 12, 2017
Ethan- 30's
Olivia- 40's
RUSSIAN TRANSPORT by Erika Sheffer. Runs JANUARY 19 - FEBRUARY 11
Misha- 40's
Diana- 40's
Boris 30-40
Alex- 18-20
Mira 15-20
TOP GIRLS by Caryl Churchill. Runs APRIL 6 - APRIL 29
Marlene- 35-40
Joyce- 35-40
Angie- 20's
Lady Nijo (Asian)- any age
Griselda- any age
Gret- any age
Isabella Bird- 40's-50's
St Joan- 40s-50's
Skylight Music Theatre 2017-18 Season
HOT MIKADO
Mikado: The big cat of Japan. An ardent stickler for the law, and a ruler who finds humor in every situation even when it is unjust or absurd. Loves a good show and is quite a showman and tapper himself.
Age: 45 to 60
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: C4
Nanki-poo: The son of the Mikado. A fresh-faced rock crooner. Runs away from his father and the high court and pretends to be a wandering minstrel who plays the trumpet with lots of energy but little finesse.
Age: 22 to 28
Vocal range top: B5
Vocal range bottom: C4
Yum-yum: The ward of Titipu's Lord High Executioner and engaged to marry him. She loves Nanki-Poo. Pretty with a great figure. Honest.
Age: 18 to 24
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Pitti-sing: Yum-Yum's sister. Very matter-of-fact. Protective of her sister, and isn't afraid to stand up to Katisha.
Age: 20 to 28
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: E3
Peep-bo: Yum-Yum's Sister. Cynical and sarcastic. Has the most attitude of all three sisters.
Age: 16 to 20
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Pish-tush: The coolest Gentleman of Japan. Thinks himself overly important when doing the Mikado's bidding. High-strung. Rash.
Age: 25 to 30
Vocal range top: B5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Ko-ko: Lord High Executioner. Was given his title the night before he was to be put to death for flirting. He has never killed anything in his life. An all-around nice guy.
Age: 35 to 50
Vocal range top: B5
Pooh-bah: Lord High's everything else. Took over all the offices of State when everyone else quit. Clever, money-hungry and selfish. Ko-Ko's right hand man.
Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Katisha: Nanki-Poo's spurned and subsequently angry suitor. An oversexed femme fatale with a plain face. Threatens to tell everyone of Nanki-Poo's real identity to ruin his engagement to Yum-Yum.
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: F3
Ensemble
ANNIE
Warbucks: A successful businessman with a warm heart. Rich, stiff-collared, bullish. Male.
Age: 40 to 55
Vocal range top: Gb5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Grace Farrell: Faithful secretary to Mr. Oliver Warbucks. Poised, sweet, gentle. Female.
Age: 20 to 35
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Miss Hannigan: The orphanage matron who hates children but is fond of liquor. Very disillusioned, bitter, and cold.
Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Rooster: Miss Hannigan's no-good brother looking for a quick buck. A sleazy, slick con man.
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Lily: Rooster's girlfriend, who is also out for a quick buck. She is considered to be a floozy and bimbo.
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Bert Healy: The ultimate radio personality. He helps Annie by broadcasting about the search for her birth parents. Doubles as Cop.
Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: E4
Roosevelt:The 32nd President of the United States. A Democrat and friend of Warbucks. Doubles as other ensemble characters.
Age: 40 to 60
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: Eb3
Servants
The servants at the Warbucks mansion. Includes Drake, Mrs. Pugh, Mrs. Greer, Cecille, and Annette.
Age: 20 to 50
Ensemble
Servants (Drake, Mrs. Greer, Mrs. Pugh), Boylan Sisters, Cabinet Members, Hooverville Citizens
ZOMBIES FROM THE BEYOND
Trenton Corbett: Handsome Leading Man. All-American hero, heroic “Clark Kent” type. Trustworthy, honest brave, and ambitious. Egghead scientist with charm to spare.
Age: 25-35
Vocal Range: Baritone (to F#)
Rick Jones: “Noir” Leading Man. Shifty, sexy, aloof, and sly; a military high-ranker who’s actually a red agent. Does brief fake Russian accent. Sings “Rock ‘n Roll” mid 50s style.
Age: 25-35
Vocal Range: Baritone to top G
Billy Krutzik: Juvenile comic. Spunky, enthusiastic, and genuine, a tap dancing delivery boy who the audience loves at first sight.
Age: 20-30
Vocal Range: Tenor or high baritone
Major Malone: Character actor/ Older Leading Man. Square-jawed, no nonsense military man, warmly paternal; a benevolent Esienhower-esque presence.
Age: 40-55
Vocal Range: Bass baritone
Mary Malone: Leading Lady. Major Malone’s daughter, amateur scientist and all around genius. Strong, smart, altogether lovely and genuine. The perfect 50s woman, but with an edge.
Age: 25-35
Vocal Range: Soprano/ belt mix
Charlene “Charlie” Osmanski: Comic Soubrette. Wise-cracking, man hungry secretary with lots and lots of heart.
Age: 25-35
Vocal Range: Belt to D
Zombina: Comic character actress. Buxom alien aviatrix on the prowl for human males.
Age: any
Vocal Range: Coloratura soprano
URINETOWN
Officer Lockstock: The tongue-in-cheek narrator of our story, he is a corrupt policeman who secretly kills off the guilty offenders. Bold, brash, and larger than life in many ways.
Age: 35 to 55
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: A2
Penelope Pennywise: The tough, jaded warden of the poorest, filthiest town urinal. She is Cladwell's one-time lover and mother to Hope who eventually softens her temper.
Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: C6
Vocal range bottom: A3
Bobby Strong: The dashing, rebellious everyman who works for Miss Pennywise at the poorest, filthiest town urinal. He becomes an unsuspecting protagonist and romantic hero when he starts a revolution and falls in love with Hope Cladwell.
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: A2
Little Sally: A precocious and irreverent street urchin. She serves as a quasi-narrator who often questions Lockstock and the play's logic.
Age: 20 to 40
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Dr. Billeaux: Head of Research and Development at UGC. Doubles as TINY TOM: One of the Poor, he is an idiotic man-child.
Age: 30 to 50
Vocal range top: A3
Vocal range bottom: D3
Mr. Mcqueen: Cladwell's sycophantic lackey. A servile assistant.
Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: -1
Vocal range bottom: B2
Senator Fipp: A greedy politician in Cladwell's pocket. A bumbling coward.
Age: 40 to 55
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: C#3
Officer Barrel: Lockstock's patrol partner. A thuggish and aggressive policeman.
Age: 30 to 50
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: G2
Hope Cladwell: Cladwell's ravishingly beautiful daughter, torn between her father and her new love for Bobby. She begins as an innocent, naive angel but becomes vengeful and determined after being exposed to her father's evil.
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Joseph Old Man Strong: Bobby's rebellious father. His refusal to pay the fee sends him to Urinetown, ultimately launching the revolution. Doubles as HOT BLADES HARRY: One of the Poor, he is a psychopathic and can become a violent loose cannon.
Age: 45 to 65
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: A2
Soupy Sue: One of the Poor, she is excitable and easily panicked. Doubles as CALDWELL'S SECRETARY.
Age: 25 to 40
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Little Becky Two-shoes: One of the Poor. She is foul-mouthed, impulsive, and accusatory. Doubles as MRS. MILLENIUM.
Age: 20 to 40
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Caldwell B. Cladwell: The evil president and owner of the Urine Good Company. He is a miserly money-grubber who gleefully exploits the poor.
Age: 50 to 65
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: A2
Josephine ma Strong: Bobby's mother and Joseph's wife. A strong-willed woman with a bite, able to withstand the hard hand life has dealt her. Doubles as OLD WOMAN.
Age: 55 to 65
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: Bb3
Ensemble
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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