Get Ready Tour, LLC
Short Engagement Touring
$1072 weekly minimum plus overage participation (Category 1)
Equity actors for possible future replacement principal roles in the touring production of AIN'T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS (see breakdown).
All stage managerial positions have been filled.
A NOTE REGARDING SELF-TAPE QUALITY: Please film your audition in front of a clean background, with no backlighting. As much as possible, limit ambient noise including air conditioners and other electronics. We recommend you do not use Bluetooth headphones, as it can sometimes cause a delay in the audio. Use a secondary audio source to play the accompaniment music so that it is audible in the tape.
Please Include A Full-Body Slate At The Beginning Of Your Video. Please Prepare One Of The Songs at: https://tinyurl.com/atpprincipals OR A Brief Cut Of A Motown Song Of Your Choice. Submit An Unlisted YouTube (Not Private), Vimeo, Dropbox, Or Google Drive Link. Please Use This Form To Submit Your Tape:
https://tinyurl.com/atptourepaform . DEADLINE FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH, 2022 AT 6:00PM ET.
Deadline: Mon, Nov 28, 2022
Director: Des McAnuff
Resident Director: Brian Harlan Brooks
Book: Dominique Morisseau
Choreographer: Sergio Trujillo
Associate Choreographer: Edgar Godineaux
Music Supervisor: Kenny Seymour
Music Director: Jonathan Smith
Casting: Tara Rubin Casting
Viewing Auditions: Merri Sugarman, C.S.A. (Casting Director) and Spencer Gualdoni (Casting Assistant)
Currently touring.
Personnel continued:
Producer: Ira Pittelman & Tom Hulce
Executive Producer: Stephen Gabriel – Work Light Productions
General Manager: Kevin Greene – Work Light Productions
Associate General Manager: Courtney King – Work Light Productions
EMC AND NON-UNION SUBMISSIONS WILL BE VIEWED IF TIME PERMITS.
Please Only Use This Form To Submit For The Roles Listed In The Breakdown. For Other Roles In The Show, Please Use The Chorus Submission Link Included In Those Notices.
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
SEEKING:
OTIS WILLIAMS (Male-Identifying) 30s-40s – Founder And Last Surviving Original Member Of The Temptations. Never The Flashiest Performer, But Always The Rock Of The Group. A Stand-Up Guy, Tough, With A Big Heart And Deep Conscience. BARITONE; Strong Mover; Principal; This Character Is Black.
DAVID RUFFIN (Male-Identifying) 20s-30s – Lead Singer Of The Temptations After Al, Helped Take The Group To The Top Of The Charts. As Electric On Stage As “Lightning In A Bottle.” Maybe The Most Charismatic Front Man In Pop Music History. LEAD TENOR & Strong Dancer; Principal; This Character Is Black.
MELVIN FRANKLIN (Male-Identifying) 20s-30s – Loved His Mama. The Bass Of The Group And One Of The First Members Otis Recruited. Nicknamed “Blue” Because Of His Fondness For The Color, Melvin Was Incredibly Loyal To The Group And, Particularly, Otis. BASS & Strong Dancer; Principal; This Character Is Black.
EDDIE KENDRICKS (Male-Identifying) 20s-30s – Friends With Paul Since Elementary School, Eddie Created Most Of The Group’s Vocal Arrangements And Served As Wardrobe Manager. Outspoken. Loved Cornbread So Much, They Nicknamed Him “Corn.” STRONG FALSETTO & Strong Dancer; Principal; This Character Is Black.
PAUL WILLIAMS (Male-Identifying) 20s-30s – No Relation To Otis, Paul Was One Of The Founding Members Of The Temptations And The Group’s Resident Choreographer. Well-Liked And Kind, But Unable To Cope With His Own Demons. STRONG DANCER; Principal; This Character Is Black.
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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