Goodspeed Opera House
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $1008 weekly minimum (LORT B)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING (see breakdown). All roles will be understudied.
All Stage Managerial positions are filled.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE BREAKDOWN FOR PREPARATION. Please attach your self-tape video (any video format compatible with YouTube, Dropbox, or Vimeo upload is welcome) and headshot/resume (PDF format) to the form provided at:
https://www.cognitoforms.com/PaulHardt1/EPAAGRANDNIGHTFORSINGINGHardtCasting?v2
Deadline: Wed, Jul 7, 2021 (EST)
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Donna Lynn Hilton
Managing Director: David B. Byrd
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Musical Arrangements by Fred Wells
Orchestration by Michael Gibson and Jonathan Tunick
Conceived by Walter Bobbie
Director: Rob Ruggiero
Choreographer: Lainie Sakakura
Music Director: Adam Souza
Casting Director: Paul Hardt (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: August 31, 2021
First Performance: September 24, 2021
Closing: November 28, 2021
OTHER
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
BREAKDOWN
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please prepare a short traditional musical theatre piece or feel free to submit material from A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING score (mp3s and sheet music) found in the following dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5ebkb90y5dg5vks/AACvaLJz1h93KCoU9SgU_GHHa?dl=0
**All male identifying performers please prepare We Kiss in the Shadows
**All female identifying performers please prepare both Something Wonderful & If I Loved You**
M1(Tenor) & M2(Bari): We Kiss in the Shadows
W1(Sop)
W2(Mezz/Belt)
W3(Alto/Belt)
If you choose to use this material for your submission, please use the solo piano Accompaniment track and not the plunked out melody track (VOX) when recording
To optimize the best sound and video possible we encourage you to turn off any ambient noise (air conditioner/tv/radio) and please select a well lit area with minimal backlighting for your video. Please also slate your name and height before you begin your audition.
A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING is a celebration of Rodgers and Hammerstein's iconic works. Goodspeed is committed to casting a diverse company of versatile singer/actors/movers to explore this material through a contemporary lens. We will investigate stylistic and contemporary interpretations, as well as traditional delivery of these classic songs. We are seeking performers who are comfortable performing as themselves, as well as embracing diversity within relationships that will be explored through the music and lyrics of Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Seeking:
WOMAN #1 20- 40's any ethnicity, Soprano-G3-Bb5, must be comfortable with movement.
WOMAN #2 20-40's any ethnicity, Mezzo with belt- F3-Ab5 must be comfortable with movement
WOMAN #3 20-40's any ethnicity, Alto/Belt F3-E5, must be comfortable with movement
MAN #1 20- 40's any ethnicity, Tenor B2-G4. must be comfortable with movement
MAN #2 20- 40's any ethnicity, Baritone Ab2-F4,. must be comfortable with movement
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
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