A CHRISTMAS CAROL Equity Principal Auditions - Drury Lane Oakbrook Auditions

A CHRISTMAS CAROL EPA's

Drury Lane Oakbrook | Oakbrook, IL

Date of Audition:

8/26/2013

Call Type

Equity Principal

Time(s)

Monday, August 26th from 10a-4p

Contract

TYA

actor minimum $425/wk

Location

Drury Lane Oakbrook

100 Drury Lane

Oakbrook, IL 60181

Rehearsal Room

Seeking

Male and Female Adult Actors. Please see Breakdown.

Preparation

Please prepare a monologue with a British dialect. Bring headshot and resume.

Other Dates

Call backs: Friday, August 30, 2013 time tbd

1st Rehearsal: November 4, 2013

1st performance: November 21, 2013

Closing: December 21, 2013

Personnel

Director Scott Calcagno, Artistic Director Bill Osetek, Choreographer Robyn Robbins, and Music

Director Ann McMann will attend with casting authority.

EPA Rules are in effect.

A monitor will be provided.

Appointments

will be taken by the Equity office beginning Monday, August 19th at 9:30 AM. Call 312-641-

0406 9:30 AM-12:30 PM and 3:00-4:30 PM only.

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend. Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

PLEASE NOTE: Except for role of Scrooge, all actors double as other characters.

* EBENEZER SCROOGE: 40-60's: Grounded character, not over the top. Mean spirited, angry, wry wit, also capable of vulnerability, humor and joy. No singing required.

* MR FEZZIWIG/GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: 30 - 50s Mr. Fezziwig: Full of life and good cheer, great energy, comical Ghost of Present: Formidable, jovial spirit with judgmental core

* JACOB MARLEY/TOPPER: to play 30 -40s

Marley: Commanding, frightening with a sarcastic edge

Topper: Carefree, keen wit

* YOUNG SCROOGE/FRED: 20s

Young Scrooge: Vulnerable, awkward, transitions to rooted anger

Fred: Scrooge's energetic, optimistic nephew. Real zest for life.

* CHARITY MAN/OLD JOE: 35-50s

Charity: Professional, joyful

Old Joe: Seedy, rough

* PETER CRATCHIT/DICK WILKINS: Adult actor to play teens – 20’s

Peter: mischievous

Dick: warm, good friend to Scrooge

* MALE UNDERSTUDIES:

Man 1: To play teen - early 20’s

Man 2: Leading man to play 20 - 35

Man 3: Character Man to play 30 - 50s

WOMEN

* MRS. CRATCHIT/GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST: 30 – 40s

Mrs. Cratchit: Loving, warm, protective, sense of fun

Ghost of Past: Maternal, non-judgmental, openhearted

* BELLE/ABBY

Belle: Scrooge’s love interest, kind, sweet, vulnerable

Abby: Fred’s wife, fun loving

* MRS. FEZZIWIG/CLEANING LADY

Mrs. Fezziwig: Energetic, fun, loves to laugh

Cleaning Lady: overly dramatic, great comic timing

* CHARITY WOMAN/LAUNDRESS Charity: Proper, kind, quirky

Laundress: Low class, cockney, comical

* FEMALE UNDERSTUDIES:

Woman 1: Adult actress to play teen - early 20s

Woman 2: Ingénue to play 20 – 30

Woman 3: Character woman to play 30 - 50s