THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO - NYC Appointments
Two River Theater Company
APPOINTMENTS
Auditions held in NY mid February by appointment only.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
LORT D; $681/week min
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles.
Seeking submissions from AEA members. AEA members must submit themselves directly in order to be considered via this posting (no agent or third-party submissions).
INSTRUCTIONS
Email picture and resume ASAP. Mark submissions: THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO [Role___] / NYC Appointment AEA submission.
Deadline: Wed, Feb 1, 2017
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PERSONNEL
Music by Mike Reid
Lyrics by Sarah Schlesinger
Book by Sarah Schlesinger, Mike Reid, and John Dias
Based on the film The Ballad of Little Jo by Maggie Greenwald
Directed by John Dias
OTHER
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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
SARA STEWART ELLIS
age 17-32 - soprano, top note E. Vivacious, restless, decent, and kind, she falls in love with Jo, but marries Jordan when it’s clear that Jo won’t return her feelings.
KATE MONAGHAN/JEANNIE KELLY
20s to 30s. Jo’s sister, who cares deeply for Jo but only wants to do what’s best for Jo’s child. Double cast with Jeannie Kelly, a housewife, as well as other small roles.
MARIAN CUMMINGS/ CORA REILLY
50s. A storekeeper who’s been in this town long enough to be tough as nails, she secretly has a soft heart. Double cast with Cora Reilly, a housewife, as well as other small roles.
CAROLINE WILLIAMS/ ARLA STRATTON
40s to 50s. The owner of the town saloon, she raised Sara and is a surrogate mother to the whole community. Double cast with Arla Stratton, a housewife, as well as other small roles.
JORDAN ELLIS
age 24-39 - baritone, top note F. Self-made, sometimes gruff and impersonal—but he’s a good man with a big heart. His love for Sarah is deep and genuine; although he knows that she doesn’t feel the same way about him, he holds on to it as a kind of faith.
TIN MAN WONG
24 years old (Act II only) tenor, top note E .A Chinese immigrant, his entire family was brutally killed by miners when he was a child. He becomes the object of racist attacks when the economy suffers and mines start to close. He and Jo recognize each other—he is the only character who intuits her secret—and they also feel a genuine physical attraction. He’s preternaturally calm and wise.
THOMAS HARRISON/ ETHAN MCCLELLAN
50s. A peddler with good intentions but without the spine to carry through on them, he’s just passing through. Double cast with Ethan McClellan, the former mayor, as well as other small roles.
LEE GIBBS/ DANIEL LEARY
20s to 40s. A villainous soldier, double cast with a racist miner and others.
PERCY CORCORAN/ WALTER TRAVERS
40s. A mining bureau official, double cast with a mining office worker.
HUCKSTER/ HORNER BURNS/ ERNIE STRATTON
20s to 40s. A disreputable soldier who thinks the world owes him big. Double cast with a miner and others.
LAWRENCE CAVANAUGH/ TOMMY KELLY
20s. Jo’s adult son, raised in Boston society and searching for the mother he never knew. Double cast with a miner and others.
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 submit.
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