Want to Be in RENT Off-Broadway? Equity Principal Auditions Announced!

 

Producers Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum and Allan S. Gordon announced earlier today that the landmark musical Rent will open in a new, off-Broadway production on Thursday, August 11 at New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street, Between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. Previews begin Thursday, July 14.

Rent, written by Jonathan Larson, will be directed by Michael Greif who directed the show's original off-Broadway and Broadway productions. The creative team will include choreographer Larry Keigwin; music supervisor Tim Weil; set designer Mark Wendland; costume designer Angela Wendt; lighting designer Kevin Adams; sound designer Brian Ronan; and casting director Telsey + Company.

Casting for this production begins immediately with open calls in New York on Friday, March 18, 11am - 2pm, at New World Stages, and in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 30, 1:30pm - 4:00pm at the Hollywood United Methodist Church, 6817 Franklin Avenue. For more casting information and to enter an online auditions contest, please visit siteforrent.com.

For the live auditions in New York, we just got all the information in BroadwayWorld.com's Equity Auditions Section. Here's the full casting notice!

 

OFF BROADWAY

RENT – Equity Principal Auditions

Off-Broadway Production (Original Company) 

Off-Broadway Category E contract; $957/week minimum 

Producers: Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum and Allan S. Gordon

Composer/ Lyricist: Jonathan Larson

Director: Michael Greif

Choreographer: Lawrence Keigwin

Music Supervisor: Tim Weil

General Manager: John Corker

Casting: Telsey + Company / Bethany Knox

1^st Rehearsal: 6/7/11.  Runs: 7/14/11 – 8/11/11

Equity Principal Auditions: 

Monday, March 14, 2011      at Telsey + Company

10 AM – 6 PM       315 West 43rd Street, 10th Floor

Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30.      New York, NY

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

10:30 AM – 6:30 PM  

Lunch from 2 - 3. 

Monday, March 21, 2011

10 AM – 6 PM

Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30.

Prepare a brief contemporary rock, pop or gospel song.  Strictly no musical theater songs.  Please do NOT sing from the show.  Bring sheet music and photo/resume stapled together.  Dress casually.  A piano accompanist will be provided.  Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

 Actors of all ethnicities welcome to attend.

SEEKING SINGERS/ACTORS OF ALL ETHNICITIES TO PLAY THE FOLLOWING ROLES AND ENSEMBLE MEMBERS TO UNDERSTUDY THE FOLLOWING ROLES: 

Roger:

Caucasian male, 20s- early 30s.  Rock & roll grunge voice, like Eddie Vedder or Kurt Cobain.  Leader of a rock band.  He is able to project raw pain with charisma.  Playing guitar a plus. Strong tenor.

Mark:

Caucasian male, 20s- early 30s.  Baritone/second tenor. Underfunded, underground filmmaker, he has turned his back on his affluent upbringing.  Likeable, if occasionally high-strung, he is almost the narrator of the show.

Collins:

African-American male, mid 20s to mid 30s.  Low baritone, bluesy, gravely voice.  Philosopher, teacher, anarchist, AIDS activist.  Sings a HUGE emotional gospel style ballad.  

Benny:

African-American male, 20s- early 30s.  Baritone/second tenor, can handle pop ballads.  A striver, up from the projects to the Ivy League, wants to be the next Quincy Jones.  Slick and cocky, a smooth operator.  

Maureen:

Caucasian female, 20s- early 30s. Huge, versatile rock & roll sound. Sexy, funny, attractive and wild; a tacky Long Island girl turned East Village performance artist.

Mimi:

Latina female, 19.  Raw rock & roll voice with a high belt, Shakira with a touch of Ciara.  Sexy and of the streets, with some dark secrets.  Must convey innocence and vulnerability while being VERY savvy at the same time.  Fragile drug addict. 

Angel:

Latino, Asian, or Caucasian male, late teens to early 30s.  High tenor with falsetto.  Actor must be willing to play drag.   A fun guy with lots of style.  Extremely warm, lovable and nurturing.

Joanne:

African-American, 20s- early 30s, great pop belt.  Wry humor and sardonic wit, politically connected, a Harvard Graduate.

 

 

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