A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER Submission - Hartford Stage Auditions

A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER

- Submit Photo / Resume for NYC Appointments

Hartford Stage Co. (Hartford, CT) and The Old Globe (San Diego, CA)

LORT B; $765/week minimum

Artistic Director/Director: Darko Tresnjak

Music: Steven Lutvak

Lyrics: Robert L. Freedman & Steven Lutvak

Book: Robert L. Freedman

Old Globe Managing Director: Michael Murphy

Choreographer: Peggy Hickey

Musical Director: Paul Staroba

Casting: Binder Casting

1st Rehearsal (Harford): 9/11/12. Runs: 10/11 – 11/11/12

1st Rehearsal (San Diego): 2/19/13. Runs: 3/8 – 4/14/13

NYC auditions will be held in Mid-July 2012, by appointment only.

Seeking submissions from Actors' Equity Members only for these auditions.

For consideration, email picture and resume to:

gentsguidesubmissions@gmail.com

Indicate in the subject line “AEA Submission”

NOTE: This is a high-style Edwardian romantic farce requiring trained actors who sing beautifully and have great comic skills. All roles are similar stylistically to characters in Oscar Wilde plays. Facility with British accents is required. The style of the score is completely legit – a hybrid between CANDIDE, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC and Gilbert & Sullivan.

SEEKING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:

MONTY NAVARRO

(late 20s – mid 40s): Handsome and effortlessly charming, clever and charismatic, vulnerable and endearing, with a highly developed appreciation for life’s ironies. Monty is the engine of the plot; must be able to command attention and draw the audience in. High baritone with a strong top; solid low A to high A.

SIBELLA

(20s – 30s): Sexy, flirtatious, narcissistic, willful, calculating, and irresistible. Character mezzo, low F# to high A, belting not required.

PHOEBE

(20s – 30s): Beautiful, virtuous, forthright, romantic, comically earnest, with a backbone of steel. Coloratura soprano to a high sustained B, very flexible and agile, B below middle C on the bottom.

WOMAN # 1

(late 40s – late 50s): Plays MISS SHINGLE and other roles. MISS SHINGLE is a housekeeper/governess who has served a wealthy, titled family for 30 years. Should be a comic character actress. Can be a mezzo but range should cover low A to high A.

MAN #1

(mid 20s – 40s) Plays ATTENDANT, FARMER, MR. WATERS, MAGISTRATE, GUARD. Also plays other roles. The MAGISTRATE has a featured number with the DETECTIVE. We’re seeking a younger character man. Should be a tenor from a B to a solid high A.