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Call Type
Non-Required Principal
Time(s)
OPEN Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Saturday, April 25, 2015
11 AM to 5 PM
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Contract
LORT Rep
LORT B ($836/week min) and LORT D ($618/week min)
Location
University of Miami, Hecht Residential College
1231 Theo Dickinson Drive
2nd floor
Coral Gables, FL 33416
Auditions will be in Rooms 232 and 250.
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Seeking
Equity and non-Equity performers for various roles and ensemble.
see breakdown.
Actors must be available for callbacks in June (specific callback dates will be announced in May).
Preparation
see breakdown for full preparation instructions
Other Dates
First Rehearsal: 10/13/2015
First Preview: 11/10/2015
Closing: 12/27/2015
Other
** When making an appointment, leave message stating preferred time, AEA status, & whether or not you will be dancing.
Personnel
Casting Representative: Lauryn Sasso, Literary Manager/Casting Director
Directed by Joey McKneely
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
Email literary@asolo.org (preferred method) or call 941-351-9010 ext 3313. **
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
Preparation Instructions
Please prepare a 90 second monologue and 16 bars of a song (musical theatre, pop/rock, or gospel). An accompanist is provided. For dance auditions, auditioners will learn a brief dance routine with a choreographer. (Those auditioning for all roles except Doc, Krupke, Glad Hand, and Schrank must attend the dance audition).
Please bring 2 copies of picture and résumé, glued or stapled together. Please bring sheet music. If dancing, please bring comfortable dance clothes
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Seeking the following roles:
TONY
Late Teens – Early 20s. Handsome, sandy-haired (Polish), older teen-ager, who has outgrown the Jets. Tenor.
RIFF
Late Teens – Early 20s. Glowing, driving, intelligent, slightly wacky leader of the Jets. Tenor.
DIESEL
Late Teens – Early 20s. Lieutenant to Riff, big, slow, steady. Baritone.
BABY JOHN
Late Teens – Early 20s. Youngest member of the Jets, awed at everything, even being a Jet;
tries to act like a big man, but is vulnerable; Baritone.
A-RAB
Late Teens – Early 20s. Small of stature, enjoys everything, takes nothing seriously, unaware, can be explosive. Baritone.
ACTION
Late Teens – Early 20s. Most aggressive member of the Jets, a cat-like ball of fury. Baritone.
SNOWBOY
Late Teens – Early 20s. Bespectacled, self-styled expert. Baritone.
BIG DEAL
Late Teens – Early 20s. Ensemble role; flexible voice parts.
ANYBODY’S
Late Teens – Early 20s. Scrawny teen-aged girl, pathetically dressed to imitate the Jets, and wants desperately to be taken seriously by them.
VELMA
Late Teens – Early 20s. Riff’s girlfriend, young, slithery, sexy, lost in a world of jive. Flexible voice parts.
GRAZIELLA
Late Teens – Early 20s. Girlfriend of Diesel, impressed with herself. Flexible voice parts.
MILLIE
Late Teens – Early 20s. Ensemble role. Flexible voice parts
BERNARDO
Late Teens – Early 20s. Handsome, proud, fluid leader of the Sharks, with a sardonic chip on his shoulder. Latino. Baritone.
CHINO
Late Teens – Early 20s. Shy, gentle, sweet-faced young boy, the intended husband of Maria. Latino. Baritone.
PEPE
Late Teens – Early 20s. Lieutenant to Bernardo, typically proud, and resentful of discrimination. Latino. Baritone.
NIBBLES
Late Teens – Early 20s. Ensemble role; Latino. Flexible voice parts.
ANXIOUS
Late Teens – Early 20s. Ensemble role; Latino. Flexible voice parts.
MOOSE
Late Teens – Early 20s. Ensemble role; Latino. Flexible voice parts.
MARIA
Late Teens – Early 20s. Lovely young and obedient girl, excited and enthusiastic about her new life in America, but with stubborn inner strength that allows her to evolve into a strong woman. Latina. Soprano.
ANITA
Late Teens – Early 20s. Older and wiser in the ways of the world, flashy, sharp-tongued, and with a knowing sexuality. Latina. Alto/mezzo-soprano.
CONSUELA
Late Teens – Early 20s. Tough, young girl with bleach blond hair and lots of baubles. Latina. Mezzo-soprano.
MARGARITA
Late Teens – Early 20s. Ensemble role; Latina. Flexible voice parts.
FRANSISCA
Late Teens – Early 20s. Ensemble role; Latina. Flexible voice parts.
ROSALIA
Late Teens – Early 20s. Young girl, more demure, not too bright. Latina. Mezzo-soprano.
DOC
Mid 40s – Mid 60s. Drug store owner, tired and worn out. Non-singing. Also plays OFFICE KRUPKE.
LIEUTENANT SCHRANK
Early 40s – Mid 50s. Plainclothes policeman used to being in charge, superficially pleasant to cover his venom, fear, and bigotry. Non-singing. Also Plays GLAD HAND.
OFFICER KRUPKE
Mid 40s – Mid 50s. A not-too-bright street cop; aggressive; hard-nosed. Non-singing. Also plays DOC.
GLAD HAND
Early 40s – Mid 50s. Nerdy, overly cheerful and ill-equipped social director at the local gym dance. Non-singing. Also plays LIEUTENANT SCHRANK.
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Theatre Statement: “This program, while located at the University of Miami, is neither the responsibility of nor endorsed by the University of Miami.”
Asolo Rep is also seeking mature men and women, young men and women, and children to fill understudy roles throughout the 2015-2016 season.
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