Weathervane Theatre 2017 Season - Boston MA EPA
Weathervane Theatre Players, Inc.
AUDITION DATE
Apr 14, 2017
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (EDT)
no scheduled lunch break
APPOINTMENTS
For Boston appointment only please text #917-204-3713, Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits
CONTRACT
LOA
LOA (Reference to LORT); Salary TBD
SEEKING
Weathervane Repertory Theatre, (www.WeathervaneTheatre.org) a summer theatre celebrating its 52nd season in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, will hold Auditions for its 2017 repertory company. Seeking actors for Weathervane Repertory Theatre’s 2017 rotating repertory company:
Each actor is contracted to perform roles in 5-6 of the season's shows. Packages are subject to change. ALL ROLES ARE OPEN. Weathervane is looking for singers/ comic actors/good movers. All must sing.
NO JOBBERS
PREPARATION
Prepare a brief Pop or Broadway song. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Boston Playwrights' Theatre
949 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215-1305
PERSONNEL
The Weathervane is the only American alternating repertory theatre rotating 5 musicals and 2 plays in a two month season.
Artistic Director: Jacques Stewart
Music Director: Colin Keating
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals begin June 26, season ends September 2.
OTHER
weathervanetheatre.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
The Weathervane is the only American alternating repertory theatre rotating 5 musicals and 2 plays in a two month season.
Rehearsals begin June 26, season ends September 2.
HAIRSPRAY
Book by Mark O'Donnell, Thomas Meehan
Music by Mark Shaiman
Lyrics by Scott Wittman, Mark Shaiman
THE DINING ROOM
by A.R. Gurney, Jr
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Words and music by Jason Robert Brown
GYPSY
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Arthur Laurents
SEUSSICAL
Book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty
lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
music by Stephen Flaherty
INHERIT THE WIND
by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
WEST SIDE STORY
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by Stephen Songheim
Book by Arhur Laurents
Seeking the following actors for Weathervane Repertory Theatre’s 2016 rotating repertory company:
Each actor is contracted to perform roles in 5-6 of the season's shows. Packages are subject to change. ALL ROLES ARE OPEN. Weathervane is looking for singers/ comic actors/good movers. Following is the initial draft breakdown:
Female Actor #1
plays ROSE in GYPSY and 5 other roles
Female Actor #2
plays MOTORMOUTH in HAIRSPRAY, ANITA in WEST SIDE STORY, and 4 other roles
Female Actor #3
plays CATHY in THE LAST FIVE YEARS and 5 other roles
Female Actor #4
plays MARIA in WEST SIDE STORY and 5 other roles
Female Actor #5
plays LI’L INEZ in HAIRSPRAY, GERTRUDE MCFUZZ in SEUSSICAL and 4 other roles
Male Actor #1
plays EDNA in HAIRSPRAY, HORTON in SEUSSICAL and 4 other roles
Male Actor #2
plays SEAWEED in HAIRSPRAY, BERNARDO in WEST SIDE STORY and 4 other roles
Male Actor #3
plays JAMIE in THE LAST FIVE YEARS, RIFF in WEST STORY and 4 other roles
Male Actor #4
plays TONY in WEST SIDE STORY and 5 other roles
Male Actor #5
plays HERBIE in GYPSY, MATTHEW BRADY in INHERIT THE WIND and 4 other roles
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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