SOUTH PACIFIC - Chicago EPA
Fireside Theatre
Signups begin Jan 16, 12:00 pm (CST)
AUDITION DATE
Jan 23, 2017
10:00 am - 5:30 pm (CST)
Lunch from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
APPOINTMENTS
AEA Members may schedule an appointment online beginning Monday, January 16.
CONTRACT
Dinner Theatre
Fireside Dinner Theatre Agreement; $650.00/wk minimum
SEEKING
Male and female actors for the upcoming production of SOUTH PACIFIC.
PREPARATION
Prepare a short song in the style of the show. You may sing from the show. Bring music in your key; an accompanist will be provided. Bring headshot and resume.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity Association - Chicago Member Center
557 W Randolph St
1st Fl
Chicago, IL 60661
Dial 011 at front door.
PERSONNEL
Ed Flesch - Director; Mary Ehlinger - Musical Director; Shanna VanDerwerker - Choreographer
OTHER DATES
First rehearsal - April 3, 2017; Opening April 20, 2017; Closing June 4, 2017
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
Nellie Forbush – 20 - 30, strong mezzo (low A to C), moves very well – a spunky young nurse from Arkansas, optimistic with comic ability
Emile DeBecque – 40 - 50, strong bass/baritone, mature, sophisticated, charismatic, must have a good French accent
Joe Cable – 20 - 30, baritone/tenor (E to high G), an intelligent, handsome Marine lieutenant, passionate
Luther Billis – late 27 – 40, comic character man, a Navy Seabee who always has an angle, adores Nellie
Bloody Mary – 35 – 55, Asian or African-American, shrewd native merchant who makes a fortune off of the sailors, goes nose to nose with Billis
Captain Bracket – 40 – 55, commanding officer on the island, stern but with a softer, bemused side
Commander Harbison – 25 – 40, Second in command, by the book officer
Stewpot and the Professor – 20’s – early 30’s – Billis’s henchmen, Seabees, should sing well and have comic ability, Stewpot should have some bass notes.
Ensign Janet MacGregor – 20 - 30, Nellie’s fellow nurse and best friend, should sing and move very well
Lt. Buzz Adams – 20 – 30 Navy pilot
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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