Upcoming Auditions in Nashville: 42nd STREET, GOD OF CARNAGE and More

Directors and producers throughout Middle Tennessee are seeking actors for upcoming productions of 42nd Street (at Murfreesboro's Center for the Arts) and God of Carnage (Nashville's 4th Story Theatre) - and Metro Parks and the Music City Theatre Collective team up for a series of special classes, including an audition worshop, for this spring. We've gathered the details together here to make your planning easier. So now you have no excuse: go follow your dream!

Production Title: Less Than Super; Union / Non-Union: Union; Production Type: Web series (pilot); Director: Alan Brazzell; Producer: Sandrene Mathews; Paid / Unpaid: The pilot is unpaid. We are working on funding for the series.

Location: Auditions and principal photography will take place in Nashville

Auditions: February 23, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Callbacks: February 25, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Shooting date: March 19.

Synopsis: As Alice as her team of superheroes prepare to battle their next villain, she must decide whether to break up with her boyfriend or reveal to him her secret.There will be a great deal of improv required, both for the episode and for creating additional web content. Must be comfortable playing off other actors as well as with coming up with monologues. Since this is for a web series, all actors must be available should we secure funding and move forward with the rest of the series. The series will explore the relationship between Alice and Logan as well as highlight each member of the team. Shooting for that will begin in September or October.

Available roles:

• Logan - Male. Mid to late 20s. Any ethnicity. 5'7" - 6'2". Moderate to athletic build. Alice's boyfriend. An intellectual frat boy. He is ambitious but not ruthless and has a very caring heart. Generally well-liked by everyone.
• Brett - Male or female. Late 20s to early 30s. Any ethnicity. Average height and size. An expert marksman, Brett is also a very gentle, empathetic soul. (S)he is very opinionated and not afraid to express it. Supports many rights groups, and is a bit tortured by his/her role in the group. Brett is also somewhat of a nerd.
• Cindy - Female. Early 20s. Any ethnicity. Very petite. Master of several fighting styles. Highly energetic. Walks with a bounce in her step, as if she's always prepared to go on the offense. Has a very big personality that tends to prompt people to make quick judgements about her.
• Jason - Male. Mid to late 20s, a couple years older than Alice. Any ethnicity. Very fit and attractive. 6'0" or taller. The guy every girl crushes on, and knows it. With brains and brawn, Jason has a bit of an ego, but is not conceited about it, and his light-hearted nature makes him likeable, even by those who try not to like him. A bit of a Tony Stark/Bruce Wayne personality, but without the money and the models.
• Jemma - Female (possible transgender). Early 20s. Any ethnicity. Average height and size. Incredibly shy. Although she's an attractive and talented girl, she has a hard time seeing it in herself, and almost never accepts it when people compliment her. The exception is Alice, who she views as an older sister figure and has a great deal of respect for. Melee weapons expert.
• Steve - Male. 30s. Any ethnicity. 6'0" or shorter. Somewhat stocky build. Steve appears to be an everyman. He does not have particularly striking features or qualities that make him stick out in a crowd. Although not a push over, he is a people pleaser and has an agreeable way of putting ideas in people's heads but making them think it was their idea, not his. He's the type of guy that everyone likes but few take the time to get to know.

Please email lessthansuperseries@gmail.com with your headshot, resume and your top three preferred audition times (auditions will be scheduled in 30 minute blocks).

February 28 and 29

Center for the Arts hosts auditions for 42nd Street, directed by Julie Wilcox and Kim Powers.

Production dates: May 13 - 29

Auditions for 42nd Street will be held at the Center for the Arts on February 28 and 29, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Those auditioning are asked to prepare 16 bars of a Broadway song in the style of the show. Come prepared to dance. Please bring tap shoes if you are a tapper. Cold readings will be read from the script at the discretion of the director.

For character descriptions please visit www.boroarts.org

Synopsis 42nd Street tells the story of a humble, naïve young actress named Peggy Sawyer who has come to audition for a new Broadway musical,. Unfortunately, due to her nervousness, Peggy arrives to the audition late and misses her chance to join the chorus. Luckily, Peggy soon catches the eye of the famous director, Julian Marsh, and he gives Peggy her big break. However, the show's aging leading lady, Dorothy Brock, quickly grows to dislike Peggy. On opening night, Ms. Brock falls and breaks her ankle. Panic spreads through the company, as the show is doomed for closure, until it is suggested that Peggy take the role. In only thirty-six hours, Peggy learns twenty-five pages, six songs and ten dance numbers and becomes a star.

March 5-7

The 4th Story Theater announces auditions for God of Carnage, a play by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, directed by John O. McGuire, Jr.

Auditions are March 5, from 1 to 3 p.m.; March 6, from 1 to 3 p.m.; and March 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. God of Carnage is described as "a comedy of manners...without the manners" and was winner of the 2009 Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Play. To reserve your audition time, contact Martha Ann Pilcher at maspilcher@gmail.com.

Production Dates: May 4-15 (the play runs 90 minutes, with no intermission); Rehearsals begin March 7, and will be two to three nights per week (or as needed) from 7:30 to 10 p.m.

Roles Available for (2) Adult Women and (2) Adult Men in their late 30s to mid-40s who have 11 year-old boys.

Metro Parks' Theatre Program will host several classes and workshops for interested students ages 9 to 17 this spring, leading up to this summer's co-production with Music City Theatre Collective of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! at the Centennial Park band shell.

• Workshop Wednesdays: The Audition Series Preparatory workshops for our summer musical! For those interested in auditioning for our summer musical production of Oklahoma!, or auditioning for anything really, you'll want to come to all four of our auditioning workshops. Each one is designed to prepare students for an audition in acting, singing and dance. The final workshop is a mock audition process where you'll do all three! This is a great way to practice auditioning (and to get your nerves out) before you audition for real. Auditions for Oklahoma! are April 3 and 4; for more information, contact rachel.hamilton@nashville.gov.

• Musical Theater Intensive Workshops Get geared up for our summer musical auditions on April 3 & 4, or just hone your craft with our musical theater intensive workshops, for ages 9-17, on Wednesday afternoons from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Centennial Performing Arts Studios. Register for one or all of them! Get your groove on:
• March 16: DANCE Intensive Workshop Taught by Music City Theatre Collective partner Curtis Reed, our Dance Intensive Workshop will gear you up for learning choreography combinations quickly in an audition setting. The basics of Dance Technique will help as long as easy memorization tools you can use so that you feel prepared during a dance audition. Oddly enough, Choreographers aren't always looking for who can do the dance perfect, but who can "sell" the dance and make it interesting to watch!
• February 17: ACTING Intensive Workshop Taught by Music City Theatre Collective partner Martha Wilkinson, our Acting Intensive Workshop will help you prepare a one-minute monologue for auditioning. The guidance and individual feedback will help give you the confidence and skills you can use so that you feel prepared during an audition.
• March 2: VOICE Intensive Workshop Taught by Music City Theatre Collective partner Jenny Norris Light, our Voice Intensive Workshop is designed to perfect the 16-32 bar audition cut. Learn how to utilize your voice in new ways to best show your full vocal capabilities within the cut, explore stylistic techniques to communicate emotional intent and, most importantly, sell it to get the part!

Cost for the classes is $15 per student, per class.