TASTE OF THINGS TO COME - NYC EPA
York Theatre Company
AUDITION DATE
Sep 06, 2016
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
ANTC
Tier 3; 2017 salary pending (last year min: $487/wk)
SEEKING
Seeking unique actors with excellent comic timing who can believably portray housewives in the 1950s and 1960s. All must be strong pop/rock singers with ability to hold tight harmonies. See breakdown
PREPARATION
Prepare a brief 50s-60s rock & roll tune. Some examples of the preferred style: Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, Martha & the Vandellas, Little Eva, Wanda Jackson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, The Mamas & the Papas, etc. No bubblegum pop and absolutely no theatre songs. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
York Theatre
619 Lexington Ave
St Peter's Church
New York, NY 10022-4613
(Entrance at East 54th Street between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue)
PERSONNEL
James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Evans Haile, Interim Executive Director; Book/Music/Lyrics: Debra Barsha and Hollye Levin; Director/Choreographer: Lorin Latarro; Music Director: Gillian Berkowitz; General Manager: Julie Potter; Casting: Joy Dewing Casting (Joy Dewing is expected to be in attendance at the EPA)
OTHER
First Rehearsal: Friday, October 21, 2016; First Preview: Wednesday, November 9; Opening Night: Thursday, November 17; Closing Perf: Sunday, December 11 (possible 1-to-3-week extension)
An Equity monitor will be provided.
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
SYNOPSIS:
In the 1950s, four women enter a Betty Crocker cooking contest in the hopes of changing their lives; but it would take a Zoologist from Indiana University, Alfred C. Kinsey, to really get them cookin'! In an age that believed that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, they discover that the way to a woman's heart is through her friends.
In this ORIGINAL musical comedy, we watch as these 4 women's weekly cooking club in the 1950's becomes a turning point in their lives
Seeking unique actors with excellent comic timing who can believably portray housewives in the 1950s and 1960s. All must be strong pop/rock singers with ability to hold tight harmonies.
JOAN SMITH
24, Caucasian, Jewish, Married for 6 years. Real name: Chaia Bayla Frankel. Young “Jewish Mother” type; think a twenty-something Christine Baranski, Liz Larsen, Linda Mugleston, Carol Burnett, etc. Born to Jewish Immigrant parents who changed their name upon arriving at Ellis Island right before the start of WWII. She has not told anyone that she's really Jewish. The other girls are slightly jealous of her because Joan appears to 'have everything'. She smokes. Hairdo: Annette Funicello. Fashion sense: Act 1 - 50's Sophisticated; Act 2 - 60’s Hippie Chic. Strong pop/rock Alto.
CONNIE OLSEN
23, Blonde, blue-eyed and of Scandinavian descent. Married for 2 years and sexually repressed. Nine months pregnant and about to 'burst', in more ways than one. Her husband Thor is an award-winning shoe salesman at JC PENNEY. He is never home, so Connie fantasizes. Hairdo: short 'bob'. Fashion sense: maternity... sailor's outfits with matching hat and uncomfortable patent-leather shoes. Strong pop/rock voice with soprano.
AGNES CROOKSHANK
23 and single. Born in Cuba but was adopted by a white couple and has been raised to pass as Caucasian. Olive-skinned and sexy/sultry. She wants to 'be somebody' and fancies herself 'too big for the small town mentality'. She loves to sing, act and dance. Hairdo: glamorous. She gets out of Winnetka, becomes a star, and changes her name to Maria Magenta. Fashion sense: Brigitte Bardot. Strong pop/rock voice with belt/mix to Eb.
DOTTIE O'FARRELL
23, Irish Catholic and married to her high school sweetheart in a 'shotgun' wedding at 17. She already has 4 children. Her husband Jim is a repairman for Bell Telephone. Always battling a weight problem, she's forever on the latest fad diet. Hairdo: teased to the max. Fashion sense: none. Strong pop/rock voice. ROLE IS CAST (actors may be considered for possible replacement if it becomes needed)
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