DOGFIGHT - All Roles - By Appt.
White Plains Performing Arts Center & Harrison Summer Theatre Presents the NY Regional Premiere of DOGFIGHT
Contract non-union
Personnel
Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Book by Peter Duchan
Based on the Warner Bros. film and screenplay by Bob Comfort
Auditions:
Monday August 4th 2-6pm NYC
Cap 21 Studios 5th Floor Room 507
18 W 18 St. btw 5th and 6th Ave
Tuesday August 5th: 5pm - 10pm
White Plains Performing Arts Center
11 City Place White Plains NY 10601
Callbacks:
Thursday August 7th: 5pm - 10pm
Arts Westchester Building 9th Floor
31 Mamaroneck Ave White Plains NY 10601
First Rehearsal: Ideally Week of August 18th
Production Dates: Sept 19th – Sept 21st
ABOUT THE SHOW:
The hauntingly beautiful musical DOGFIGHT by Pasek and Paul (EDGES, JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, A CHRISTMAS STORY) and Peter Duchan, was praised by countless critics and nominated for nearly every award available including winning the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical. Based on the 1991 Warner Brothers film, DOGFIGHT takes audiences on a romantic and heartbreaking theatrical journey that stays with you long after the performance.
It's November 21, 1963. On the eve of their deployment to a small but growing conflict in Southeast Asia, three young Marines set out for one final boys' night of debauchery, partying and maybe a little trouble. But when Corporal Eddie Birdlace meets Rose, an awkward and idealistic waitress he enlists to win a cruel bet with his fellow recruits, she rewrites the rules of the game and teaches him the power of compassion.
Audition INFO:
If given an appointment, please prepare 32 bars of a song from the show. A contemporary musical theatre selection is also acceptable but singing from the show is preferred. Please have your music clearly labeled and in the correct key. Sheet Music from the show will be available at the audition for use. An accompanist will be provided but will not transpose on the spot. Also have a copy of your headshot and resume stapled together
Send your headshot and resume to auditions@wppac.com to set up an appointment.
The location of theatre and callback location are a few blocks walking distance from White Plains Train Station (30 min from NYC)
Breakdown
BERNSTEIN A Marine private first class and Birdlace's good friend. A bit nerdy and very inexperienced with the opposite sex.
Male, 18-25 yrs old
Range: B2 - B4
BOLAND A Marine private first class and Birdlace's closest friend. A poor Southern cad, he is the most vocal supporter of the dogfight and fairly crude in his behavior and language.
Male, 18-25 yrs old
Range: B2 - B4
EDDIE BIRDLACE A Marine private first class. He is well respected and a natural leader amongst his comrades. Initially a hothead; a cocky smooth talker. He eventually sheds his brash exterior when he falls for Rose.
Male, 18-25 yrs old
Range: A2 - A4
MAMA: The owner of the local diner. She is unamused by the Marines' antics and protective of her daughter, Rose.
Female, 40-50 yrs old
Speaking Role
MARCY : Boland's date for the dogfight. She is a nearly toothless and homely prostitute. Crass and brash, but sneaky and cunning.
Female, 25-35 yrs old
Range: F#3 - Eb5
ROSE FENNY: A diner waitress who dreams of life as a musician. She is a naturally shy girl, naive of the world around her. Becomes smitten with Birdlace and discovers a lot about her self-respect and confidence along the way.
Female, 18-21 yrs old
Range: G3 - E5
Ruth Two Bears
(females, late 20s-early 40s) for one performer. Ruth: Native American. Stoic, deadpan. and a prim Librarian. Strong singer.
Fector:
(males, early 20s) US Marine leaving for Vietnam. Not too bright. One of the guys. Actor also plays a Hippie. High tenor with a Bb. Comfortable singing in tight harmony.
Stevens:
Multi-character track (males, early 20s) for one performer. Stevens: US Marine leaving for Vietnam. Judge of the dogfight. Cocky. Contemporary tenor voice, though could be baritone. Comfortable singing in tight harmony.
Lounge Singer:
Multi-character track (males, 30s-50s) for one performer. Lounge Singer: Smooth crooner at the low-rent Nite Lite. Contemporary tenor voice, but must be comfortable in more pastiche styles as well (early ‘60s music ranging from Engelbert Humperdinck to The Beatles).
Chippy
Multi-character track (females, 20s) for one performer. Chippy: Feisty young prostitute. Actress also plays Fector’s Party Date and a Hippie. Strong singer.
OTHERS: Waiter, Sargent, Tattoo Artist, Pete, Hippies, Marines. All roles also fill the ensemble throughout
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