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Call Type
Non-Required Principal
Time(s)
OPEN Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Saturday, April 30, 2016
10 AM to 3 PM
Callbacks 4 to 6
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Contract
Guest Artist
$536/week
Location
Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
237 7th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Stage Door Entry; Check in on 3rd Floor; Auditions in Studio B, 4th Floor
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Seeking
Equity singers/actors for A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM and ROMEO AND JULIET
See breakdown
Preparation
A 2-minute classic (Shakespeare) monologue OR a 2-minute classic (Shakespeare) monologue and 16 bars of an uptempo contemporary musical theatre piece
Bring picture and resume
Other Dates
Rehearsal Begins: June 7, 2016
FORUM
Previews June 30; runs July 1-July10
ROMEO AND JULIET
Previews July 7; runs July 8-July 17
Personnel
FORUM:
Director: Lee Blaire
Musical Director: R.J. Nestor
ROMEO AND JULIET
Director: Jerry McGonigle
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
Visit wvpublictheatre.appointy.com to make your audition appointment
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
Seeking:
Prologus/Pseudolus
Prologus: Introduces audience to play. Pseudolus: A Roman slave, owned by Hero, who seeks to win his freedom by helping his young master win the heart of Philia. Quick-witted, scheming, childlike spirit. Male, age 30 to 50. Vocal range: A2-A4.
Senex
An old man and father to Hero and husband to Domina. Male, age 45-70. Vocal range: B2-G4.
Domina
Senex's wife. A shrewish woman who dominates to the point of answering herself the questions she asks of others. Loves her
husband deep down, but is outwardly controlling, demanding, and manipulative. Female, age 40-50. Vocal range: B3-F5.
Hero
The young son of Senex and Domina. He falls in love with Philia and agrees to give Pseudolus his freedom if he can help Hero woo her. Practical, privileged, romantic. Male, age 20-30. Vocal range: B2-G4.
Hysterium
The chief slave in the House of Senex. Believes he is in control, but is actually Pseudolus' puppet to carry out his schemes. Anxious, conservative, loyal. He desperately wants everything to be in order. Male, age 40 to 55. Vocal range: D4-G5.
Erronius
An old man, searching for his lost children. Male, age 45-70. Vocal range: B2-G4.
Miles Gloriosus
The archetype of the braggart soldier. A captain in the Roman army to whom Marcus Lycus has promised Philia. Commanding, boastful, manly and strong. Male, age 25-35. Vocal range: B3-F5.
Lycus
The owner of the house of Courtesans. Always out to make a profit, but also wants to provide good on what his business offers. Male, age 40 to 50. Vocal range: A3-F5.
Philia
A virgin in the House of Lycus whom we also find out is Erronius' daughter. She is promised to Miles and vows to give him bodily what he has paid for, but loves Hero and promises he will always have her heart. Young, pretty, devoted. An archetypal ingénue. Female, age 18 to 21. Vocal range: B3-G5
Ensemble
Courtesans, Proteans, Soldiers
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ROMEO AND JULIET
All roles are available.
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