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Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions - 3 days
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2015
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015
10 AM to 6 PM each day.
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
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Contract
Production (League)
$1861/week current min
Location
Telsey + Company
311 West 43rd Street, 10th floor
New York, NY 10036
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Seeking
Equity actor/singers for various principal roles.
See breakdown.
Preparation
Prepare a short pop/rock song in the style of Sara Bareilles that shows off your range. Actors for the role of Earl, prepare a song in vein of Elton John or similar contemporary singer/songwriters
Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.
Bring updated picture/resume stapled together.
Other Dates
Rehearsals: Approx Late Jan/Early Feb 2015
Performances: March 2015
Opening: TBD
Venue: Broadway, Brooks Atkinson Theater
Personnel
Director: Diane Paulus
Book: Jessie Nelson
Music and Lyrics: Sara Bareilles
Music Supervisor: Nadia DiGiallonardo
Choreographer: TBD
Casting: Telsey + Company, Patrick Goodwin
· EPA 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.
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Breakdown
SEEKING:
DAWN
Female, 20’s. ANY ethnicity. She is 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- as an example, she sets tables painstakingly insuring each salt and pepper-shaker is equidistant from the napkin holder. An odd duck. Should have excellent comedic timing. Must have an excellent pop/rock/folk voice.
BECKY
Female, late 40’s-50’s, ANY ethnicity. The oldest of the waitresses. Irreverent, irascible, been there, made it back, and somehow kept her forward and sometimes wicked sense of humor. Must have a soulful pop voice with an excellent pop belt.
DR. POMATTER
Male, 30’s-early 40’s, ANY ethnicity. Handsome, endearing, and 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 pop/rock tenor that can navigate the musical style of Sara Bareilles with ease.
EARL
Male, 20’S-30’s. Caucasian. Jenna’s husband. Peaked in high school, handsome in a gruff way, 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 unexpected anger one second and then turn into a sobbing mess the next. 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.
OGIE
Male, 30’s. ANY ethnicity. 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 a strong pop/rock tenor/baritenor sound.
JOE
Male, 60’s- early 70’s. ANY ethnicity. 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. Must have a strong baritone pop/rock
CAL
Male, 40’s. ANY ethnicity. A chef at the diner. A “Salt of the Earth” guy’s guy surrounded by gals. Brash, impatient, unsentimental, but somehow charming. Should have a strong pop/rock voice with great comedic chops.
The following role has been CAST:
JENNA
Role CAST. Female, 20’s. ANY ethnicity. 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 and start fresh, unbeknownst to her destructive husband, Earl. Must have a fantastic pop/rock voice with great range.
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