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Seeking
Equity actors and actor/singers for various roles and chorus in the upcoming season.
See breakdown for details
Preparation
See breakdown for full preparation instructions
All bring picture and resume
Other Dates
Stoneham Theatre will also be attending the AEA Stagesource Auditions on 4/11. For more information, please visit www.stagesource.org.
Personnel
In attendance: Weylin Symes, Producing Artistic Director, and Tyler Rosati, Artistic Associate.
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
AEA members please e-mail tyler@stonehamtheatre.org for a five-minute appointment (see breakdown for more instructions)
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 to request an appointment
AEA members, please e-mail tyler@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.
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Preparation Instructions
Non-musical auditioners: actors may choose to perform one or more monologues of their choice, read one or more scenes from the season’s plays, or a combination of scene(s) and monologues(s) within the confines of the time allotted.
Musical auditioners: In addition to preparing a brief song, actors may choose to perform one or more monologues of their choice, read one or more scenes from the season’s plays, or a combination of song(s), scene(s) and monologues(s) within the confines of the time allotted. Bring sheet music; an accompanist will be available all day.
A reader will be provided for those who wish to read from scripts. Copies of the scripts are available at StageSource (15 Channel Center Street, Suite 103, Boston) for review prior to the audition, and will be available at the audition.
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.
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2016-17 SEASON MUSICALS AND PLAYS
LUCKY STIFF
book/lyrics: Lynn Ahrens
music: Stephen Flaherty
based on “The Man Who Broke the Bank At Monte Carlo” by Michael Butterworth
Dir: Caitlin Lowans
Music Dir: TBD
1st reh: 8/23/16. Runs 9/8 -9/25
Seeking:
Harry Witherspoon: a shy English shoe salesman
Annabel Glick: a no-nonsense representative of the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn
Vinnie DiRuzzio: Rita's mild-mannered brother; an optometrist
Luigi Gaudi: a mysterious, boisterous Italian
Dominique du Monaco: a seductive French nightclub singer
Emcee: the emcee of a glitzy Monte Carlo nightclub
The dead body of Anthony Hendon: the corpse of Harry's uncle, fixed up so he looks alive
Landlady: the mean-spirited owner of Harry's apartment house
And other ensemble roles
The following role has been CAST.
Rita LaPorta: ROLE CAST. the high-strung lover of the dead Tony Hendon
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UNCANNY VALLEY
by Thomas Gibbons
Dir: Weylin Symes
1st reh: 9/20/16. Runs 10/6 - 10/23
Seeking:
Julian: 30-ish, an artificially intelligent being
The following role has been cast.
Claire: ROLE CAST. 70-ish, a neuroscientist working in artificial intelligence
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MAME
book: Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
music/lyrics: Jerry Herman
based on the Novel by Patrick Dennis and the Play AUNTIE MAME
Dir/Choreo: Ilyse Robbins
Music Dir: TBD
1st reh: 11/1/16. Runs 11/25 - 12/23
Seeking:
Young Patrick Dennis: bright, curious, adorable young boy who is orphaned and comes to live with his eccentric Auntie Mame. 12-13.
Vera Charles: a famous “British actress” from Pittsburgh. Mame’s best friend. Drinks a lot. 35-60.
Patrick Dennis: a young man, handsome, bright who is drawn to the narrow-minded world of Babcock and his friends. 20’s.
Beauregard Jackson Pickett Burnside: Mame’s wealthy southern suitor, a hell of a guy, smiling and outgoing. 30’s-40’s.
Norah Muldoon: Irish tough housekeeper & protector of young Patrick, becomes loyal to Mame. 40’s.
Agnes Gooch: awkward straight-laced secretary who transforms into a beauty for one night only to end up pregnant. 20’s-30’s.
M. Lindsay Woolsey: Mame’s sensible admirer, businessman, loyal friend & finally her husband. 35-60.
Mr. Babcock: Knickerbocker Bank President, a conservative steamroller who is appointed trustee to oversee Patrick’s money and upbringing. Mame’s biggest adversary. 40-65.
Brian O’Bannion: a tall, very handsome dark-haired Irish writer hired to help Mame with her memoirs but he becomes her lover. He spouts flowery language and can throw childish tantrums. 30.
Sally Cato MacDougal: young Southern belle, she wants to marry Beau and is out to get Mame out of the way even if it means killing her. 30’s.
Emory MacDougal: Sally’s younger brother. He is a white trash, bad boy. 12.
Mother Burnside: Beauregard’s southern mother, one of the scariest old women you’d ever see. 60’s.
Doris Upson: conservative, flighty mother of Gloria. Represents everything Mame is against. 40’s
Claude Upson: conservative, serious father of Gloria. 40’s
Gloria Upson: Patrick’s fiancée. She is attractive but vapid. 20’s
Pegeen Ryan: young Irish interior designer. Pretty, down to earth. Marries Patrick. 20’s.
Cousin Jeff: Southern gentleman. Beau’s relation. 35-45.
Cousin Fan: Snooty Southern lady. Beau’s relation. 25-40.
Ralph Devine: muscular, progressive educator. Romantically interested in Mame. 20’s to 30’s
Also seeking male and female ensemble members to play multiple small roles.
The following role has been cast.
Mame Dennis: ROLE CAST. a liberal, glamorous, eccentric New York socialite who lives life to its fullest. 35-60.
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JONAH AND THE WHALE
book: Tyler Mills
music/lyrics: David Darrow and Blake Thomas
Dir: TBD
Music Dir: TBD
1st Reh: 2/7/17. Runs 2/23 - 3/12/17
Seeking:
Jonah – a man adrift
With the exception of Jonah, this show will be performed by an ensemble cast of 9 who will play all characters, including townspeople, sailors, church members, narrators, a pastor, etc.
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ALTAR BOYZ
book: Kevin Del Aguila
music/lyrics: Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker
conceived: Marc Kessler and Ken Davenport
Dir: TBD
Music Dir: TBD
1st Reh: 3/7/17. Runs 3/23 - 4/9/17
Seeking:
Matthew - The Leader
Mark - The Sensitive One
Luke - The Bad Boy
Juan - The Latin Lover
Abraham - The Gefilte Fish Out Of Water
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GABRIEL
by Moira Buffini
Dirr: Weylin Symes
1st reh: 4/11/17. Runs 4/27 - 5/14/17
Seeking:
Jeanne Becquet: 40s, a widow. British. Elegant and aloof.
Estelle: 10, Jeanne’s daughter.
Lily: 20s, Jeanne’s daughter-in-law. Jewish.
Lake: the housekeeper.
Major Von Pfunz: probably 40s, a Nazi.
Gabriel: 20s, a lost man.
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I LOVED, I LOST, I MADE SPAGHETTI
adapted by Jacques Lamarre
from the memoir by Giulia Melucci
Dir: Ilyse Robbins
1st reh: 5/23/17. Runs 6/8 - 6/25/17
Seeking:
Giulia: 40-something Italian American woman, personable, smart, funny.
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