Producing Org TBD
CANCELLED
**Out of an abundance of caution, the producers have chosen to cancel this EPA for the safety of our members and everyone involved. These EPAs will not be rescheduled. They will be accepting video audition submissions in lieu of the EPAs. A separate notice for video submissions will be posted
with submission information.**
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Mar 23, 2020
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
CONTRACT
Development Agreement Tier 3; $1250/week
SEEKING
Equity actor/singers for various roles in this Developmental Agreement production. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a brief song in the rock or soul style. A piano accompanist will be
provided, please bring sheet music. Bring a photo/resume stapled together.
LOCATION
Pearl Studios NYC (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
3rd floor. Check lobby upon arrival for any changes.
PERSONNEL
Producer: Barbara Whitman Productions
Book, Music, Lyrics: Michael R. Jackson
Director: Stephen Brackett
Music Director: Rona Siddiqui
Choreographer: Raja Feather Kelly
General Manager: 321 Theatrical Management
Casting: Telsey + Company / Rebecca Scholl, CSA (expected in attendance)
OTHER DATES
Work Session Dates: May 26 – June 12, 2020 in NYC
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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 attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
[USHER] Black. 20s. Overweight to obese cisgender queer, male who carries a self-conscious but femme energy. Extremely self-aware and extremely insecure with a warm but deeply ironic sense of humor. He wears his intelligence on his sleeve and his darkness shows in his writing, not in his personal expression. An usher by night, musical theater writer by day. Range: Eb3 – D6.
[THOUGHT #1] Black. Any age. Female. Plays several characters including but not limited to an elderly woman tourist and Usher’s niece’s ratchet mother. Range: B2 – C7. An offer is out for this role.
[THOUGHT #2] Black. Any age. Male. Plays several characters including but not limited to Usher’s Doctor and the first incarnation of Usher’s mother. Range: B2 –
C6. An offer is out for this role.
[THOUGHT #3] Black. Any age. Male. Plays several characters including but not limited to Usher’s agent and Todrick. Range: B2 – C#6. An offer is out for this role.
[THOUGHT #4] Black. Any age. Male. Plays several characters including but not limited to the final incarnation of Usher’s mother. Range: G2 – A5. An offer is out for this role.
[THOUGHT #5] Black. Any age. Male. Plays several characters including but not limited to Joshlet and Usher’s Dad. Range: G2 – G5. An offer is out for this role.
[THOUGHT #6] Black. Any age. Male. Plays several characters including but not limited to Inwood Daddy. Range: E2 – G5. An offer is out for this role.
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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 audition.
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