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Seeking
Equity singers for the ensemble and special chorus parts and to possibly understudy principals.
see breakdown.
Update 1/21: The breakdown for the ensemble parts and understudies has been revised to list all ensemble parts/understudies being sought
Preparation
Please prepare a short pop/rock song in the style of Sara Bareilles that shows off your range. Please bring sheet music as an accompanist will be provided.
All actors should bring an updated picture/resume stapled together.
Other Dates
First Rehearsal – June 22, 2015
Opening – August 20
Closing – September 27
NYC EPA 1/29, 10 - 6 at Telsey
NYC ECCs 1/30 at Telsey, 10men, 2women
Other
NYC Casting: Telsey + Company, Patrick Goodwin
Personnel
Director: Diane Paulus
Book: Jessie Nelson
Music and Lyrics: Sara Bareilles
Music Supervisor: Nadia DiGiallonardo
Line Producer: A.R.T. – Mark Lunsford
- Chorus rules are in effect.
- A monitor will be provided.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
Breakdown
Update 1/21: The breakdown for the ensemble parts and understudies has been revised. The following is the updated list of all ensemble parts/understudies being sought:
SEEKING:
ENSEMBLE, U/S EARL, U/S DR. POMATTER
Male, any ethnicity, Late 20’s to 30’s. Must have an excellent contemporary tenor singing voice in the style of Sara Bareilles and have excellent comedic timing. Will understudy the role of: [DR. POMATTER] – Male, 30’s-early 40’s. Handsome, endearing, and slightly neurotic. Has a warm, if clumsy, matter. Jenna’s gynecologist with whom an unexpected extramarital affair is born. Has a quirky sense of humor and a big heart, despite the fact that he’s contributing to the affair. Should have a strong baritenor or tenor sound that can navigate the musical style of Sara Bareilles. Will also understudy the role of: [EARL] – Male, 20’S-30’s. Jenna’s husband. Peaked in high school, handsome, but that face is clouded with broken dreams, drowned with cheap beer. Just enough narcissism mixed with stupidity, to be a potent Molotov cocktail that can explode into anger unexpectedly. Actors auditioning for EARL would need to come prepared with a song in the vein of Elton John or a similar contemporary singer/songwriter. Guitar playing a plus. ENSEMBLE.
ENSEMBLE, U/S JOE, U/S CAL
Male, any ethnicity, 40’s-50’s. Should have a strong baritone contemporary singing voice and excellent comedic timing. Will understudy the role of: [JOE]: Male, 60’s- early 70’s. The owner of the diner where Jenna, Dawn, Becky, and Cal work. A seemingly old, curmudgeonly man who has a soft spot for Jenna (and her pie), but picks when that warmth allows itself to be shown. A sarcastically funny and no-nonsense guy with a keen ability to read people. Very funny. Will also understudy: [CAL] – Male, 40’s. A chef at the diner. A guy’s guy surrounded by gals. Brash, impatient, unsentimental, but somehow utterly charming. Should have a strong pop/rock voice with great comedic chops. Must have excellent comedic timing and a strong baritone voice. ENSEMBLE.
ENSEMBLE, U/S OGIE
Male, any ethnicity, 20’s-30’s. Must have an excellent contemporary tenor singing voice and have excellent comedic timing. Will understudy the role of: [OGIE]: Male, 30’s. Strange, yet oddly lovable. Becomes slightly obsessed with Dawn (in a hilarious yet endearing way) after she goes on a 5-minute date with him. Quirky, incredibly persistent, and odd, yet kind. Should have excellent comedic timing. Must have an excellent pop/rock tenor/baritenor sound. ENSEMBLE.
ENSEMBLE, U/S JENNA
Female, 20’s-early 30’s, any ethnicity. Must have an excellent contemporary singing voice in the style of Sara Bareilles with a strong belt. Will understudy the role of: [JENNA] – Female, 20’s. A woman stuck in her life as an unhappily married waitress in a small town. Finds some happiness and expression through her meticulous baking of pies. Lives her live paycheck-to-paycheck, day by day, and wants nothing more than to get away-anywhere- and start fresh, unbeknownst to her destructive husband, Earl. Must have a fantastic pop/rock voice with great range. ENSEMBLE.
ENSEMBLE, U/S BECKY
Female, 30’s- 40’s, any ethnicity. Must have an excellent contemporary voice in the style of Sara Bareilles with a strong belt an excellent comedic timing. Will understudy the role of: [BECKY] – Female, 40’s. The oldest of the waitresses. Irreverent, irascible, been there, made it back, and somehow kept her sense of humor. Must have a soulful pop voice with a strong belt. ENSEMBLE.
ENSEMBLE, U/S DAWN
Female, 20’s-30’s. any ethnicity. Should have an excellent contemporary singing voice in the style of Sara Bareilles with a strong belt. Will understudy the role of: [DAWN] – Female, 20’s, any ethnicity. She youngest of the waitresses. Thick glasses, hair parted 14 centimeters to the left — eccentric is the nice way to say she’s slightly unusual, and not so slightly OCD. She sets the tables, painstakingly insuring each salt and pepper-shaker is equidistant from the napkin holder. Must have an excellent pop/rock/folk voice. ENSEMBLE.
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