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Seeking
Seeking male and female Actors/Singers. See breakdown for more details.
Preparation
DANCER CALL - girls in heels, guys in jazz shoes or jazz sneakers. Form fitting clothes that you can really dance in. Tumbling a big plus. Bring knee pads.
Other Dates
First non-union rehearsal: Tuesday, January 20, 2015
First EQUITY Rehearsal: Tuesday, January 27, 2015
First Performance: Friday, February 13, 2015
Closes: Sunday, March 1, 2015
Other
CALLBACK - Saturday, October 18th.
You must attend the call in San Diego to be considered.
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Personnel
Director: James Vasquez
Choreographer: John Todd
Musical Director: Don LeMaster
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
Email Jill at
jill@sdmt.org to schedule an appointment. Specify what role and if you will be attending the singer call, dancer call or both.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Arthur Laurents
Seeking male and female Actors/Singers in their late teens – mid/late -20's with a strong, athletic dance background & technique to play members of The Jets, an American gang made up of mostly teenage drop-outs from troubled homes, and The Sharks, a Puerto Rican gang struggling to assimilate. All ethnicities encouraged to audition.
Also seeking male character actors (40-60) for the adult roles. Singing a plus.
Will consider an AEA contract for the following roles: Maria, Anita, Tony, Bernardo and Riff.
No video or out of state submissions accepted at this time.
THE JETS:
*please note, with the exception of Tony, all Jets are heavy dancing roles.
Tony (late teens – mid 20's): Handsome, older teen-ager, who has outgrown the Jets. A dreamer, who has visions of a better world; tenor/ high baritone. Strong Singer/Actor. Some movement.
Riff (late teens – mid 20's): Tony's best friend. Glowing, driving, intelligent, slightly wacky leader of the Jets; tenor. Strong Singer/Actor. Heavy dancing.
Diesel (late teens – mid 20's): Lieutenant to Riff, big, slow, steady; baritone.
Baby John (mid – late teens): 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 – mid 20's): Small of stature, enjoys everything, takes nothing seriously, unaware, can be explosive; baritone.
Action (late teens – mid 20's): Most aggressive member of the Jets, a cat-like ball of fury; baritone.
Snowboy (mid – late teens): Bespectacled, self-styled expert; baritone.
JET WOMEN:
Anybodys (mid teens – mid 20's): Scrawny teen-aged girl, pathetically dressed to imitate the Jets, and wants desperately to be taken seriously by them. Heavy dancing.
Velma (late teens – mid 20's): Riff’s girlfriend, young, slithery, sexy, lost in a world of jive.
Graziella (late teens – mid 20's): Girlfriend of Diesel, impressed with herself.
Additional Jet Women (late teens – mid 20's): Strong dancers.
THE SHARKS:
*please note – all Sharks must be comfortable speaking Spanish.
Bernardo (mid – late 20's): Handsome, proud, fluid leader of the Sharks, with a sardonic chip on his shoulder. Protective older brother to Maria; baritone. Heavy dancing role.
Chino (late teens – early 20's): Shy, gentle, sweet-faced young boy, the intended husband of Maria; baritone.
Pepe (late teens – mid 20's): Lieutenant to Bernardo, typically proud, and resentful of discrimination; baritone.
Additional Sharks (late teens – mid 20's): Typically proud, and resentful of discrimination; baritone/tenor. Strong dancers.
SHARK WOMEN:
Maria (mid-teens – early 20's): Lovely young and obedient immigrant Puerto Rican girl, excited and enthusiastic about her new life inAmerica, but with stubborn inner strength that allows her to evolve into a strong woman; soprano. Strong
singer and actor. Some dance.
Anita (mid-late 20's): Older and wiser in the ways of the world, flashy, sharp-tongued, and with a knowing sexuality; alto/mezzo-soprano. Heavy dancing role.
Rosalia (late teens – mid 20's): Young Puerto Rican girl, more demure, not too bright; mezzo-soprano. Indio’s girlfriend. Strong dancer/singer.
Consuela (late teens – mid 20's): Tough, young Puerto Rican girl with bleach blond hair and lots of baubles; mezzosoprano.
Pepe’s girlfriend. Strong dancer.
THE ADULTS:
Doc (50-60): Middle-aged drug store owner, tired and worn out. A bit of a father figure to the boys, especially Tony.
Lieutenant Schrank (40-60): Plainclothes policeman used to being in charge, superficially pleasant to cover his venom, fear, and bigotry.
Officer Krupke (40-60): A not-too-bright street cop.
Glad Hand (40-60): Nerdy, overly cheerful and ill-equipped social director at the local gym dance. *this role may be doubled with another role.
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