Totem Pole Playhouse 2017 Season - NYC EPA
Totem Pole Playhouse
AUDITION DATE
Jan 31, 2017
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EST)
Lunch 12:30 to 1:30
Feb 01, 2017
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EST)
Lunch 12:30 to 1:30
CONTRACT
LOA
Contract/Salary approval pending; anticipated $677/week
SEEKING
Equity actor/singers for various roles in the upcoming 2017 Season.
PREPARATION
Prepare a short one-minute monologue and 16 bars of a song. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided. Please bring picture and resume stapled together.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Rowan Joseph - Producing Artistic Director
Shane Partlow - Casting Associate
OTHER DATES
DRIVING MISS DAISY - 1st reh. 05/09/17; Opens 05/26/17; Closes 06/11/17
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - 1st reh. 05/30/17; Opens 06/16/17; Closes 7/02/17
I LOVE A PIANO - 1st reh. 06/20/17; Opens 07/07/17; Closes 07/23/17
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - 1st reh. 07/11/17; Opens 07/28/17; Closes 08/20/17
LOVE LETTERS - 1st reh. 08/15/17; Opens 08/22/17; Closes 08/27/17
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - 1st reh. 11/27/17 Opens 12/08/17; Closes 12/17/17
OTHER
www.totempoleplayhouse.org
Callbacks will be held 2/3, 9:30 to 5:30
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
DRIVING MISS DAISY
1st reh. 05/09/17; Opens 05/26/17; Closes 06/11/17
DaisyWerthan:
Role CAST (MichaelLearned)
HokeColeburn:
Role CAST (Lance Nichols)
BoolieWerthan:
40's or early 50's, Daisy's son, an overweight good ol' boy businessman
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THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
Director: Ryan Gibbs
Choreographer: Christine O'Grady
1st reh. 05/30/17; Opens 06/16/17; Closes 7/02/17
The Man in the Chair: CAST
Janet Van de Graaff:
30s, Star of Feldzieg’s Follies who is conflicted about giving up her life on the stage to marry Robert Martin. Attractive, vivacious, outgoing personality. She loves being the center of attention and is the consummate 1920s starlet. Strong movement and special skills (acrobatics, juggling, etc.) a plus. Vocal range: Alto, big belt (G3-E5)
Robert Martin:
30-40, The groom-to-be who is deeply in love with Janet. He is the token 1920s leading man – debonair, dashing, and a matinee idol. He is cheesy, cheerful, and optimistic. Must be able to tap dance and roller skate. Vocal range: Tenor (C3 – Ab4)
The Drowsy Chaperone:
40s-50s, Janet’s alcoholic confidante. Care-free, often because she is drunk. An experienced “woman of the world” who couldn’t care less what the world thinks. A melodramatic diva to be reckoned with who gleefully chews the scenery and steals just about every scene she is in. Great comedic role. Think Liza Minnelli meets Tallulah Bankhead. Vocal range: Alto with strong belt (F3-D5)
Aldolpho:
40s, Latin lothario. A womanizing cad who is very impressed with himself. He is confident, vigorous, and a buffoon. Vaudeville-style acting and fake Spanish/Italian accent required. Should have great comic timing. Vocal range: Bass/Baritone + great falsetto (A#2-G4)
Mrs. Tottendale:
45-60, A wealthy widow and host of the wedding. She is flighty, eccentric, often times forgetful, and funny. She is absolutely charming, bubbly and oblivious to the confusion her behavior generates in other people. Vocal range: Alto character voice (G3-Db5)
Underling: Role CAST
Mr. Feldzieg:
40s-50s, Harried producer who will do anything to stop the wedding in order to keep Janet in the Follies. He is nervous, sarcastic, impatient, overbearing, and insensitive. Vocal range: Baritone (Db3-Db4)
Kitty: Role CAST
Gangsters 1 & 2:
30s-40s, Two jovial gangsters who are posing as pastry chefs. Typical 1920s Broadway gangsters full of word play and stylized movements. Good comic timing and dancing skills required. Vocal range: Tenor (Db3- Gb4)
Trix the Aviatrix:
35-50, The brave and brash female aviator. She is sassy, sleek and a take charge kind of gal. Theatre preferably casting this role as African American as originally cast. May double in the ensemble. Vocal range: Alto (Ab3-Eb5)
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I LOVE A PIANO
Director: David Caldwell
1st reh. 06/20/17; Opens 07/07/17; Closes 07/23/17
Female #1: 20's
Female #2: 50's (Role is now CAST)
Male #1: 20's
Male #2: 50's
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MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
Director: Rowan Joseph
1st reh. 07/11/17; Opens 07/28/17; Closes 08/20/17
Jerry Lee Lewis: (role CAST)
Johnny Cash: (Role CAST)
Carl Perkins:
Male, 30's, Lead guitar player, the first poet of Rock ‘n’ Roll; Vocal Range: D3 – C6
Elvis Presley:
Male, 30's, Guitar Player, a giant of American music at that dawn of his epic career.
Brother Jay:
Male, mid-20's, Bass Player, brother of Carl Perkins
Fluke:
Male, mid-20's Drummer
Sam Phillips:
Male, 40's to early 50’s, prefer heavyset actor, founder of Sun Records; discovered Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and many others, including Roy Orbison, and B.B. King.
Dyanne:
Female, mid-20’s, Elvis girlfriend and a phenomenal blues singer in her own right.
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LOVE LETTERS
1st reh. 08/15/17; Opens 08/22/17; Closes 08/27/17
Both roles have been CAST.
Melissa Gardner (CAST, MeredithBaxter)
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III (CAST, Michael Gross)
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
1st reh. 11/27/17 Opens 12/08/17; Closes 12/17/17
Ebenezer Scrooge - Role CAST
Fred
20's, Scrooge's loving and still devoted nephew.
The Spirit of Christmas Past
late 20's female, small, sprite, fairy-like with a whimsical attitude.
The Spirit of Christmas Present
50's male, a mountain of a man overflowing with jovial forewarning.
Belle
20's, young Scrooge's first true love, sweet, honest, confident.
Mrs. Cratchit - Role CAST. 40's
Bob Cratchit - Role CAST. 40's
Fezziwig
40's - 50's, male, Srooge's first employer.
Mrs. Fezziwig
40's - 50's female, Fezziwig's jovial, equally rotund wife.
Old Joe
60's, a cockney crook & pickpocket
Laundress
50's - 60's, a cockney crook
Mrs. Dilbert
50's - 60's, a cockney crook, the Laundress' partner in crime
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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