AFTER MIDNIGHT Equity Principal Actors - PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE Auditions

AFTER MIDNIGHT - NYC EPA

PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE

SIGNUP INFO

Signups begin Oct 2, 11:45 am (EDT)

LOCATION

Pearl Studios (500)

500 8th Ave

New York, NY 10018-6504

AUDITION DATE

Mon, Oct 9, 2023

10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (EDT)

BREAK: 1:30PM - 2:30PM

CONTRACT

COST

$1034 weekly minimum (Tier 4)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in AFTER MIDNIGHT (see breakdown).

Paper Mill Playhouse is committed to anti-racism and anti-oppression practices in all areas, including casting. We acknowledge histories of systemic exclusionary practices and will continue to dismantle barriers to theatre making.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief mid to up-tempo song in the style of the show. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

PERSONNEL

Producing Artistic Director: Mark S. Hoebee
Associate Producer: Christopher Slavik
Choreographer: Dominique Kelley
Music Director: Sean Mayes
Texts adapted from the work of Langston Hughes
Conceived by: Jack Viertel
Casting: Tara Rubin Casting

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Jen Bender (Associate Artistic Director and Co-Director)
Dominique Kelley (Co-Director and Choreographer)
Sean Mayes (Music Director)
Tara Rubin C.S.A and Olivia Paige West (Casting Directors)

OTHER DATES

1st Rehearsal: January 8th, 2024
1st Performance: January 31st, 2024
Opening: February 4th, 2024
Closing: February 25th, 2024

OTHER

An Equity monitor will be provided.

EPA Procedures are in effect for audition.

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.

AFTER MIDNIGHT

SYNOPSIS:

After Midnight celebrates Duke Ellington’s years at the famed Cotton Club during the Harlem Renaissance. Combining the big-band songs of Duke Ellington, Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields and Harold Arlen, this musical revue is framed by the poetry of Langston Hughes.

SEEKING:

LADY – This character is Black, Female Presenting. Our star singer, classy and sophisticated.

EMCEE – This character is Black, Male Presenting. Our host, elegant and dazzling.

SASSY – This character is Black, Female Presenting. Our blues singer, a formidable presence, strong dancer.

HARMONIA #1 – This character is Black, Female Presenting. Singer and tap dancer/hoofer preferred.

HARMONIA #2 – This character is Black, Female Presenting. Singer and tap dancer/hoofer preferred.

HARMONIA #3 – This character is Black, Female Presenting. Singer and tap dancer/hoofer preferred.

TAPPER MAN/BLAZE #1 – This character is Black, Male Presenting. Singer and tap dancer/hoofer preferred.

TAPPER MAN/BLAZE #2 – This character is Black, Male Presenting. Singer and tap dancer/hoofer preferred.

BLAZE #3 – This character is Black, Male Presenting. Singer and tap dancer/hoofer preferred.

BLAZE #4 – This character is Black, Male Presenting. Singer and strong dancer.