2018 Season - New Orleans EPA
Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane
AUDITION DATES
Fri, Feb 23, 2018
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm (CST)
Second day of auditions on February 24th. Callbacks on February 25th.
Sat, Feb 24, 2018
9:00 am - 6:30 pm (CST)
9:00-10:45am: Dance Call; 10:45-11:45am: Movement Call (for singers & actors who move); 10:45am-12:30pm: AEA, EMC & General Vocal Auditions; 12:30-1:30pm: Lunch Break; 1:30-6:30pm: AEA, EMC & General Vocal Auditions February 25: Call Backs 1:00-9:00pm
APPOINTMENTS
Register for an appointment on-line at www.summerlyric.tulane.edu. For information about video submissions, email mmckelve@tulane.edu
CONTRACT
NOLA NOLA C; $255/week minimum
SEEKING
Actors for the upcoming 2018 Season. See breakdown for details.
PREPARATION
Two (2) Contrasting Songs, 16-32 bars, showing vocal range and acting ability. Songs should be in the style of the shows in the season. Headshot & Resume
LOCATION
Dixon Hall
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
Dixon Hall Theatre and Dance Studio in Dixon Hall Annex.
PERSONNEL
Michael E. McKelvey (Artisitic Director, Stage & Music Director), Diane Lala (Director/Choreographer), Leonard Raybon (Music Director), Jaune Buisson (Choreographer), Polanco Jones Jr. (Choreographer), Jefferson Turner (Music Director)
OTHER DATES
My Fair Lady: Rehearsal June 4-19, Preview June 20, Performances June 21-24
Ragtime: Rehearsal June 25-July 10, Preview July 11, Performances July 12-15
Newsies: Rehearsal July 16-31, Preview August 1, Performances August 2-5
OTHER
All roles are open, except Mother in Ragtime.
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
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
Summer Lyric Theatre at Tulane University 2018 Season Breakdowns
MY FAIR LADY
HENRY HIGGINS Male, any ethnicity, plays early 40s-50s; a British upper-class bachelor; world-famous phonetics expert; a skilled character actor; baritone.
ELIZA DOOLITTLE Female, any ethnicity, plays late 20s; clever actress, Cockney flower girl with feisty energy, becomes a proper lady; expert vocals (soprano, middle C-high G).
COLONEL PICKERING Male, any ethnicity, plays late 50s-60s. From India, retired British officer; a genuinely considerate gentleman; baritone.
MRS. HIGGINS/MRS. HOPKINS Female, any ethnicity, plays 50s-60s; Mrs. Higgins is an educated, refined society woman; Mrs. Hopkins is Cockney; character actress/singer.
MRS. PEARCE – This role is cast
PROF. ZOLTAN KARPATHY/COCKNEY Male, any ethnicity, plays 30’s-40’s, Renowned linguist. Good Character actor. Must sing and move well.
ALFRED P. DOOLITTLE Male, any ethnicity, plays 50s-60s; Eliza's father; a vigorous, Cockney dustman with a free-loading morality; expert comic timing; baritone.
FREDDY EYNSFORD-HILL Male, any ethnicity, plays late 20s-30s; tenor; a wealthy British aristocrat; doubles as Cockney; strong movement.
MRS. EYNSFORD-HILL/COCKNEY Female, any ethnicity, Mrs. Eynsford-Hill is upper-class mother to Freddy; double as Cockney; moves and sings well.
HARRY/ LORD BOXINGTON Male, any ethnicity, plays 30s-40s; Harry is a friend to Alfred P. Doolittle, bass vocals, strong movement.
JAMIE/COCKNEY Male, any ethnicity, plays 30s-40s; tenor with dance skills. ENSEMBLE Male and females, any ethnicity, 16+, good singers and dancers. Some small character roles will be assigned from the ensemble.
RAGTIME
COALHOUSE WALKER, JR. Male, African-American, mid 20’s-mid 30’s, strong baritone and actor. Physically well built. Piano playing and movement a plus.
TATEH Male, any ethnicity that will fit the character, 30-mid 40’s, strong baritone/tenor, actor, movement a plus! Character is a Jewish immigrant from Latvia.
MOTHER – This role is cast
SARAH Female, African-American, 20-early 30’s, mezzo-soprano/Soprano, actress, Beautiful, innocent, strong presence. The character is the African-American washwoman whom Coalhouse falls in love with.
YOUNGER BROTHER Male, Caucasian, 18-mid 20’s, bari-tenor, strong actor. Physically wiry. Character is described as an obsessive personality and an erratic soul. Movement a plus.
LITTLE BOY (EDGAR) Male, Caucasian, 10-12, song of Mother and Father. Good young actor who can sing.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Male, African-American, mid 30’s-mid 50’s, strong articulate actor, baritone. Movement a plus.
EMMA GOLDMAN Female, any ethnicity that will fit character, late 20’s-mid 40’s, strong mezzo soprano (mixed belter). Physically solid. Character was Russian-American in real life. Actress who moves.
FATHER Male, Caucasian, late 30’s-mid 40’s, baritone. Handsome, commanding, intelligent. GRANDFATHER Male, Caucasian, mid 50’s-80, actor of a certain age, bass/baritone.
HARRY HOUDINI Male, any ethnicity that will fit the character, mid 20’s-40, actor, mover, bari-tenor; dark features (character was Hungarian).
EVERLYN NESBIT Female, Caucasian, 18-mid 20’s, actress, dancer, mixed belt (mezzo). Petite physically: girl on the swing.
J.P. MORGAN Male, Caucasian, late 30’s-mid 50’s, strong actor who sings to play the self-made tycoon.
HENRY FORD Male, Caucasian, 30-mid 40’s, strong actor-singer to play automobile innovator and creator of the “Model T” and the Assembly Line.
LITTLE GIRL Female, any ethnicity that will fit the character, 8-12, daughter of Tateh.
WILLIE CONKLIN Male, Caucasian, Irish-American fireman who has altercation with Coalhouse Walker. Strong actor, ability to do Irish accent.
ENSEMBLE Males & Females, All Ethnicities, 16-mid 40’s, Ensemble roles for various parts...dancers who sing who singers who move welcome.
NEWSIES
JACK KELLY Male, 17 - 22 years old, Caucasian. Handsome, passionate and charismatic leader of the Newsies. A street-smart kid with a dark artistic soul right beneath the bluster. Not a blowhard. This kid's the real thing. Must have a great pop tenor voice.
DAVEY JACOBS Male, 16 - 21 years old, Caucasian. A thinker. Raised in a home as opposed to the other Newsies, Davie is the book-smart counterpoint to the other boys. The voice of reason. A nice Jewish boy. Must have a great contemporary tenor voice and good dance ability.
LES JACOBS Male, 10 -12 years old, Caucasian. The fearless kid brother of Davey. Excited by everything the world has to offer and eager to join in the adventure. Fun is this kid's middle name. Must sing really well. Young tenor.
JOSEPH PULITZER Male, 40s, Caucasian. The boisterous forefather of Wm. F. Buckley Jr, Glen Beck and Rupert Murdoch. An on point, know it all, politician. Impolite and impatient with the world. Must sing well – baritone.
KATHERINE PLUMBER Female, 17 - 22 years old, Caucasian. The strong-willed daughter of Pulitzer. This young lady drips smarts, opinions and confidence. A young Katherine Hepburn or Ellen Page. This damsel needs no prince to save her. Must have a great pop/contemporary musical theater voice with a high belt.
CRUTCHIE Male, 17-22 years old, any ethnicity. A slight, sickly boy with a huge heart. He walks with the aid of a crutch due to a bad leg, but that doesn't hold him back from being right in the middle of any mischief. A real charmer. Tenor.
MEDDA LARKIN Female, 40s – 60s, any ethnicity. A vaudeville star of the Bowery variety. Risque, tough, with a big voice and GREAT comic delivery. Mezzo-Soprano
THE NEWSIES: Male, 12-early 20’s, any ethnicity, tenors. Strong, technically trained dancers with a knack for physicality. Should also tap and sing very well. SPECS, SPOT, CONLON, ALBERT, BUTTONS, ELMER, FINCH, HENRY, MIKE, MUSH, RACE, ROMEO, SNIPER, JOJO, IKE, MIKE,
FEATURED ENSEMBLE:
OSCAR DELANCEY, Male, any ethnicity 16-22,
MORRIS DELANCEY, Male, any ethnicity 16-22,
NUN/HANNAH/BOWERY BEAUTY, Female, any ethnicity, 16-35, singer/dancer
NUN/WOMAN/BOWERY BEAUTY, Female, any ethnicity, 16-35, singer/dancer
NUN/OTHER ASSIGNMENTS, Female, any ethnicity, 16-35, singer/dancer
WIESEL/STAGE MANAGER/MR. JACOBI,/MAYOR, Male, any ethnicity, 25-late 30’s,
NUNZIO/GUARD/POLICEMAN/ROOSEVELT, Male, Caucasian, mid 30’s-50’s
SNYDER/OTHER ASSIGNMENTS, Male, any ethnicity, late 20’s-50’s, Warden
BUNSEN/OTHER ASSIGNMENTS, Male, any ethnicity, 25-late 30’s,
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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