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Seeking
Equity male and female actors who sing for various principal roles and ensemble parts in the 2014-15 Season Musicals.
see breakdown.
Preparation
Prepare a brief song or material from one of the season’s shows. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.
Reader will be provided for those wanting to audition with sides.
Scripts available at StageSource for review prior to audition.
Bring picture and resume, stapled together.
Other Dates
Tues, 4/15/14, 10am-6pm: Non-musical auditions
Wed, 4/16/14, 12pm-4pm, Musical auditions
Stoneham Theatre will also be attending the AEA Stagesource Auditions on 4/7/14. For more information on that day, please visit www.stagesource.org.
Other
Auditions in the Downstairs Rehearsal Space (enter through door marked Stoneham Theatre, which is two doors to the right of the main Theatre entrance)
Personnel
In attendance:
Producing Artistic Director, Associate Artistic Director, Ilyse Robbins (Dir/Choreo of How To Succeed) and Jim Rice (Musical Dir of Meet Me in St. Louis and How to Succeed)
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
see breakdown for instructions for AEA members making an appointment.
AEA members without appointments seen as time permits.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
Instructions for AEA Members to Make an Appointment:
Please e-mail caitlin@stonehamtheatre.org for a five-minute appointment. Give your name, e-mail address, the best phone number by which to reach you and, if applicable, the hour in which you prefer to be seen. You will receive an e-mail that confirms your audition time. Performers without e-mail access may call (781)279-7885x124 Monday through Wednesday, 10am-6pm, for an appointment. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits. Stoneham Theatre will see Equity Members only at these auditions.
NOTE
Below is the list of the entire Season. However, auditions for the season plays is on Tuesday, 4/15, 10am to 6pm, and auditions for the season musicals is on Wedensay, 4/16, 12pm to 4pm
2014-2015 Main Stage Season:
DOUBT: a Parable (non-musical)
by John Patrick Shanley.
Director: Caitlin Lowans
1st rehearsal: August 26, 2014. Runs September 11–28, 2014.
Seeking:
Father Brendan Flynn: mid to late thirties
Mrs. Muller: Mid to late thirties, African-American
Note: The roles of Sister Aloysius and Sister James have been cast.
NEVILLE’S ISLAND: a Comedy in Thick Fog (non-musical)
by Tim Firth.
Director: Weylin Symes
1st rehearsal: October 7, 2014. Runs October 23- November 9, 2014.
Seeking:
Neville: forty-something, quite small
Gordon: forty-something, more imposing frame than Neville.
Angus: forty-something, posh.
Roy: forty-something, a tall, loping, gangly man, slightly awkward.
All men are members of a middle management team from Pennine Spring Water, Ltd. All are British.
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (musical)
Songs by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane, Book by Hugh Wheeler , Based on The Kensington Stories by Sally Benson and the MGM motion picture Meet Me in St. Louis.
Director: TBA
1st rehearsal: November 11, 2014. Runs November 28-December 28, 2014.
Seeking:
Esther Smith: mezzo, 16 – 18 years old
John Truitt: tenor, 17 – 19 years old
Mr. Alonso Smith: baritone, mid-40s-late-50s
Mrs. Anna Smith: soprano, late-30s-early-50s
Lon Smith: tenor, 18 – 22 years old
Rose Smith: soprano, 17 – 20 years old
Agnes Smith: 10 – 13 years old
Tootie Smith: 5 – 8 year old
Grandpa Prophater: mid-60s – as old as dirt
Katie: mezzo, 30s– 50s
Warren Sheffield: baritone, 18 – 23 years old
Lucille Ballard: 17 – 20 years old
Various Ensemble Roles for men and women
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THAT HOPEY CHANGEY THING (non-musical)
by Richard Nelson
Director: TBA
1st Rehearsal: February 10, 2015. Runs February 26-March 15, 2015.
Seeking:
Richard Apple, a lawyer in the State attorney General’s Office, lives in Manhattan.
Barbara Apple, his sister, a high school English teacher, lives in Rhinebeck.
Marian Apple Platt, his sister, a second-grade teacher. Lives in Rhinebeck.
Jane Apple Halls, his sister, a non-fiction writer, lives with Tim in Manhattan.
Benjamin Apple, his uncle, a retired actor, lives with Barbara in Rhinebeck.
Tim Andrews, an actor
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WALKING THE TIGHTROPE (non-musical)
by Mike Kenny, from an original idea by Gavin Stride.
Director: TBA
1st Rehearsal: March 24, 2015. Runs April 9-April 26, 2015.
Seeking:
Grandad Stan: 60s-80s.
Esme: 5-11 year old. We are considering both adult and youth actors for this role.
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HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (musical)
Director: Ilyse Robbins
Music Director: Jim Rice
1st Rehearsal: April 28, 2015. Runs May 14-June 7, 2015
Seeking:
J. PIERPONT FINCH: Our story's protagonist. An irrepressible, clear-eyed, almost puckish hero, he is a window washer who applies for a job at the World Wide Wicket Company and attempts to climb the 'ladder of success.'; 18-25 yrs old; Range: C3 - G4
J.B. BIGGLEY: The stuffed-shirt, philandering President of World Wide Wicket. Beneath his ruthless exterior, he is a college lad at heart with a passion for knitting. 50-65 yrs old ; Range: C3 - A4
BUD FRUMP: Biggely's nephew and scheming employee. He is an arrogant sycophant who tries to advance his career by exploiting his family connections, 18-21 yrs old; Range: C3 - F4
ROSEMARY PILKINGTON: A secretary at the company who is more interested in finding a man than advancing her career. She becomes Finch's love interest. 20-30 yrs old; Range A3 - B4
SMITTY: A secretary with a painfully dry sense of humor. She is a cynical, working woman who is on the lookout for a man. 30-40 yrs old; Range: A#3 - G5
HEDY LaRUE: A voluptuous, sexually-charged woman adored by all of the men. She may appear dim-witted, but she knows how to manipulate men to get what she wants; 25-35 yrs old ; Range: C4 - Eb5
MISS JONES: J.B.'s stuffy secretary who is abrupt and tough, but soft and kind to those who are good to her. 55-65 yrs old; Bb3 - Gb5
MR. TWIMBLE: He is a fussy, old-fashioned, yet loyal employee at the company. Supervisor of the mailroom, he believes his success is due to his lack of ambition and ability to remain unnoticed. 60-75 yrs old; Range: C#3 - E4
WALLY WOMPER: The company's Chief Executive Officer and a former window-washer. 55-70 yrs old; Range: D3 - E4
Also seeking male and female ensemble members: SCRUBWOMEN; EXECUTIVES; SECRETARIES
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