OCEAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES
EQUITY AND NON-EQUITY ADULT AUDITIONS
FOR 2014-15 SEASON
Ocean State Theatre Company announces Open Equity and Non-Equity Adult Auditions for its 2014-15 Season at its state-of-the-art theatre located at 1245 Jefferson Boulevard in Warwick, RI on Sunday, August 3 and Monday, August 4, 2014. Performers must be available for all rehearsal and performance dates. Local talent is strongly encouraged to audition. All roles are open for the following productions:
My Fair Lady
Day and evening rehearsals/performances September 9 – October 19, 2014
*Note: All roles must be very strong actor/singers who move well. Ensemble must be strong actor/singers who move very well or strong dancer/singers. Smaller roles and understudies will be cast from the ensemble. Many of these characters require a strong and specific English accent. Please see website for casting breakdown.
Dial M for Murder
Day and evening rehearsals/performances October 14 – November 16, 2014
*Note: Several roles require a British accent. Please see website for casting breakdown.
Meet Me in St. Louis
Day and evening rehearsals/performances November 28 – December 28, 2014
*Note: All roles must be very strong actor/singers who move well. Ensemble must be strong actor/singers who move well or strong dancer/singers. Please see website for casting breakdown
NO CHILDREN WILL BE AUDITIONED AT THESE CALLS.
SEPARATE CHILDREN’S AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD ONSUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2014.
The Meeting
Day and evening rehearsals/performances January 13 – February 15, 2015
*Note: Looking for African-American actors who are physically appropriate for the real-life characters they will play. Please see website for casting breakdown.
The Last Five Years
Day and evening rehearsals/performances February 10 – March 15, 2015
*Note: Looking for two unbelievable singers with acting chops to match.
Producers will also be looking for understudies for both roles.
THERE IS NO CHORUS IN THIS MUSICAL. Please see website for casting breakdown.
Lend Me a Tenor
Day and evening rehearsals/performances March 17 – April 19, 2015
*Note: All roles must be very strong comedic actors.
Please see website for casting breakdown.
Into the Woods
Day and evening rehearsals/performances April 14 – May 17, 2015
*Note: Most roles must be very strong actor/singers who move well. There are two roles with limited solo singing. Several roles will be combined. Producers are also looking for understudies.
THERE IS NO CHORUS IN THIS MUSICAL.
Please see website for casting breakdown.
The schedule for Sunday, August 3 will be as follows:
10 am - 12 noon Acting Auditions (no accompanist provided);
12 noon – 6 pm Singing Auditions; 6 pm Dance Auditions; (2-3 pm lunch)
The schedule for Monday, August 4 will be as follows:
10 am - 2 pm Singing Auditions; 3 pm Dancing Auditions;
5 pm – 7 pm Acting Auditions (no accompanist provided); (2–3 pm lunch)
Auditions will be held at Ocean State Theatre located at 1245 Jefferson Boulevard in Warwick, RI. Those auditioning should enter through the main lobby doors and bring their headshot or a recent photo and resume (if available) securely stapled together (back to back).
Acting auditions: Please prepare two brief contrasting contemporary monologues. Note that there may be time to perform one selection only. Some may be asked to stay for cold readings. If interested in auditioning for singing and acting roles, please prepare one brief song and one brief contemporary monologue and attend the “singing” audition time-frame. No accompanist will be provided during the Acting Auditions.
Singing auditions: Please prepare two brief songs (one up-tempo and one ballad). Note that there may be time to perform one selection only. If interested in auditioning for singing and acting roles, please prepare one brief song and one brief contemporary monologue and attend the “singing” audition time-frame. Bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided, but will not transpose. No a cappella, tape recorders or CD players accepted. Some may be asked to stay for the dance call. Bring appropriate dancewear and “dance” shoes.
Dance auditions: Please be warmed up and ready to dance when the call begins. Wear appropriate dancewear and have ballet and character shoes. Some may be asked to stay and sing after all have danced. Please prepare 16 bars of an up-tempo musical theatre song. Bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided, but will not transpose. No a cappella, tape recorders or CD players accepted.
No appointments necessary. Members of Actors’ Equity may call to schedule a singing and/or acting appointment, please email
Robert.Miller@ostcri.org. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout each audition day, as time permits on a first-come first-served basis. No appointment needed for dance audition. No appointments will be given to non-union actors. Doors open one hour before each audition.
PLEASE NOTE: These auditions are for adults only (18 years and older).
No children will be auditioned at this call.
Children’s auditions for Meet Me in St. Louis will be held onSunday, September 7, 2014.
There are no NYC auditions scheduled at this time. Additional information, character breakdowns and directions are available at
www.OceanStateTheatre.org.
The theatre is required to hire a minimum of three members of Actors’ Equity Association for each show.
In both chorus musicals, an additional minimum of two chorus contracts are required.
All ethnic minorities are strongly encouraged to attend this audition.
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Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC) is a professional not-for-profit regional theatre whose mission is to preserve and pass on the tradition of live, professional theatre – including the American musical – and to pursue avenues of enrichment and education for the benefit of the state of Rhode Island and the surrounding region through the theatre arts. OSTC, which re-opened and ran the historic Theatre By The Sea in Matunuck, RI from 2007-2012 and began producing shows in Warwick, RI in 2012, is an IRS designated not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.
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