UP AND AWAY (Staged Reading) - Pittsburgh PA EPA
Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera
AUDITION DATE
Wed, Aug 23, 2017
2:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Lunch 2 to 3
APPOINTMENTS
Requests for an audition appointment should be e-mailed to CabaretAuditions@pittsburghclo.org and include a preferred time range, which will be honored as sign-ups permit. Equity members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day as time permits.
CONTRACT
Staged Reading Contract $400/week
SEEKING
Actors for a staged reading of a new musical, UP AND AWAY: THE ASTONISHING, AMAZING, ABSOLUTELY TRUE TALE OF THE INCREDIBLE J. JESSUP (AND HIS BROTHER).
Local Pittsburgh area actors are strongly encouraged to attend. Actors of all ethnicities encouraged to audition for all roles.
PREPARATION
Audition Requirements:
- 32 bars of an up-tempo comedic song
- Character sides for your preferred role(s), available at http://bit.ly/2wem0wz
Please Bring:
- Sheet music for your audition song selection(s)
- A typed resume and headshot (stapled)
- A completed audition application.
- Audition Applications can be downloaded from our website: http://bit.ly/2vAdM4v
- Paper copies will also be available on the day of auditions.
LOCATION
Pittsburgh CLO Academy
130 CLO Academy Way
Pittsburgh, PA
8th floor
PERSONNEL
Director & Choreographer: Marlo Hunter
Music Director: Douglas Levine
Book & Lyrics: Kevin Hammonds
Music: Kristin Bair
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals for the staged reading will run from October 24, 2017 – November 4, 2017, with a reading date TBD (within the rehearsal period).
OTHER
www.PittsburghCLO.org
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
JERRY JESSUP
Reads 25 – 30
Vocal Range: Tenor with a strong high singing voice. Range A2-A4
A kind, intelligent, yet fearful man who is happy to never stray from the farm. Content with life as it is, Jerry is distrustful of outside forces, and inherently nervous, but will stop at nothing to protect the ones he loves.
JOE JESSUP
Reads 20 – 25
Vocal range: Tenor with rockabilly high notes. Range A2-G4
An all-American, strapping farm boy, with broad shoulders and good looks. Confident that he is meant for great things, his slightly dim wit and his childlike enthusiasm don't always serve him well, but his handsome face and clueless charm don’t hurt.
SUSIE DARE
Reads 20 – 25
Vocal Range: Spunky leading lady soprano with belt to F5. Range A3-A5
A feisty, ambitious, but incredibly indecisive and easily distracted young woman who will do anything to be become a news reporter - even swear off men until she attains the success she thinks she deserves.
PLAYER 1 (Male):
Reads 35 – 40
Vocal Range: Bari-tenor with strong mid-range and credible female falsetto. Range A2-G4
Plays Ronak Fairchild, an eccentric billionaire and philanthropist who seems just outrageous and mysterious enough to be your biggest ally or the most diabolical villain. Also plays many other smaller roles in the show. Must be an expert character actor with a wide range of voices and tricks up his sleeve.
PLAYER 2 (Female):
Reads 40 – 50
Vocal Range: Alto comfortable with character singing and tight vocal harmonies. Range A3-E5
Plays Mother Jessup, a very hard, unemotional, no-nonsense woman, born of the earth who would do anything to protect her boys. Also plays many other smaller roles in the show. Must be an expert character actor with a wide range of voices and tricks up her sleeve.
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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