Alliance Theatre 2013 LORT & TYA Seasons
- Equity Performer Auditions (principal/chorus)
Alliance Theatre|Atlanta, GA
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Date of Audition:
3/27/2013
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Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Equity Performer Auditions (principal/chorus) by APPOINTMENT
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
10 AM – 6 PM
Lunch 1 to 2
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Contract
LORT Non-Rep
LORT and TYA; see OTHER section for info
Location
Woodruff Arts Center
1280 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
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Seeking
Equity Performers (men/women, principal and chorus) for the 2013 LORT and TYA Seasons.
Preparation
Auditioning Performers should prepare EITHER
-a brief song OR a brief monologue OR
-32 bars of a song and a one-minute monologue
Bring sheet music; an accompanist is provided.
Bring two pictures and resumes, stapled together.
Other
Salary info: LORT B/D, $765 and $566/week minimums and TYA, $438.75/week
AEA members without appointments will be seen as time permits.
Personnel
Associate Producer: Jody Feldman
· A monitor willnotbe provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
Contact Kathryn David at 404-733-4674 orkathryn.david@woodruffcenter.org. Best time to call is Monday through Friday 10am to 5pm.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
LORT SEASON
HARMONY
Book/Lyrics: Bruce Sussman, Music: Barry Manilow
Dir: Tony Speciale
All principals are 21 to 27 years old at theonset of the play.
About:
HARMONY tells the story of the Comedian Harmonists: an internationally famous, all-male German close harmony ensemble that performed between 1928 and 1934 as one of the most successful musical groups in Europe before WWII.
PRINCIPALS
“Rabbi” Josef Roman Cykowski The Narrator. A devout Jew. Polish émigré, speech is colored with Yiddish inflection. Wise, truthful, self-deprecating. A peacemaker. Wide Vocal Range. Baritone to A natural. The vocal sound of Eddie Fisher, Vic Damone
Harry Frommerman A self-taught genius. Rare passion and vision. Founder of the Comedian Harmonists, his prospects in life are not great, so he focuses all of his energy on the group. Talks fast, thinks fast, moves fast. Dark haired. Disheveled. An assimilated German Jew. Baritone.
Bobby Biberti Chooses words carefully. Shrewd, smart, opinionated, sensible. Speaks the truth. Explosions are few but volcanic. Operatic in size (tall & thick in stature) and style – can be an abrasive, yet is likeable. Commanding, competitive. A proud German. Had he not joined the group he would have likely been a young Nazi in training. A true comic on stage. Seeking a true Bass (Opera background a plus)
Erich Collin Well-bred, sophisticated. He wears a monocle. Immense vocabulary and range of knowledge – some might say pretentious. An entitled man of manners, Erich is a rich kid who sees the world differently than the others. Mysterious and full of secrets. Side-splittingly funny when performing on stage. Second Tenor. Vocal sound of Frankie Valli, Andy Williams, Michael Crawford.
Chopin (Erwin “Chopin” Bootz) A virtuoso pianist and singer. Devilishly handsome. Slick. A street kid who made a name for himself. Earthy and direct. Aryan looking (ideally blonde). A self-promoter who is sometimes shallow. Baritone with a large high range. Vocal sound of Josh Grobin, Michael Buble.
Lesh (Ari Leshnikoff) Charmingly innocent. Exuberant, expressive, animated, a near-childlike enthusiasm for life. Without pretense. Somewhat of a womanizer. High Tenor. Must have a strong falsetto. (Opera background a plus) Vocal sound of Mandy Patinkin, Art Garfunkel, Andrea Bocelli.
Mary Hegel Rabbi’s fiancée and eventual wife. Beautiful blond. Sensible, thoughtful. Supportive, but free-thinking and independent. Self-Assured. Soprano. Vocal sound of Barbara Cook.
Ruth Stern A gorgeous, dark-haired woman of great passion for many causes and equally great emotional volatility. A courageous Jew – almost to a fault. Marries Chopin. High belter. Vocal sound of Lainie Kazan, Barbra Streisand (The Way We Were).
ENSEMBLE: A Singing/Dancing Ensemble of Seven Men, Three Woman who play various roles including:
Fritz Kruger A nightclub owner. No-nonsense. A business man not easily swayed.
Ezra Kaplan The owner of Berlin's swankiest nightclub. A show-biz veteran. Amusing. Something of an impresario.
Albert Einstein. The one and only.
Standartenfuhrer A colonel in the SS and a fan of the group's. Sophisticated, well-educated, almost courtly.
Ingrid Standartenfuhrer's elegant and devoted wife.
Obersturmfuhrer A lieutenant in the SS. Matter-of-fact. A loyal, unquestioning follower.
Richard Staruss The composer. Gaunt, severe, but distinguished and worldly.
Sandor Frankenhauser A stressed-out film director.
Marlene Dietrich at the dawn of her career
BY THE WAY MEET VERA STARK
By Lynn Nottage
Dir: Leah Gardiner (t)
VERA STARK – African American beauty, 28
GLORIA MITCHELL –White starlet, 28
LEROY BARKSDALE/HERB FORRESTER – African American Musician, Limo Driver/symposium Facilitator
LOTTIE MCBRIDE/CARMEN LEVY-GREEN– African-American,20’s, pretty heavy set/stylish, stout academic
ANNA MAE SIMPKINS/AFUA ASSATA EJOBO – Very fair skinned/slightly masculine
MR. SLASVICK/BRAD DONOVAN– 1930s Hollywood Producer/70s Talk show host
MAXILLIAN VON OSTER/PETER RHYS-DAVIES – 1930s immigrant Hollywood Director/English Rock Musician
A CHRSTMAS CAROL
An ensemble of 17. Multiple ethnicities, gender and age.
This show is being cast with all local Atlanta-area performers.
THE GELLER GIRLS
World Premier by Janece Shaffer
Dir: Susan Booth
All characters are Jewish.
LOUISA GELLER, 17, almost a woman, beautiful, idealistic, sweet, sheltered. Her mother’s favorite.
ROSALEE GELLER, 23, strong-willed, bright, hard-working, attractive but plays her looks down. Her father’s daughter. Playful with him and devoted.
SARAHANN GELLER, late 40s, Southern matriarch, elegant, formal, attractive, rigid.
ALBERT GELLER, early 50s, loving, playful, protective.
CHARLES HEYMAN, mid-twenties, New York-born, charming.
TAPPIN’ THRU LIFE
90 minute tap memoir review about Maurice Hines life and work as a dancer.
By Maurice Hines
Dir: Jeff Calhoun
This show is fully CAST.
HERTZ STAGE (LORT D)
CHOIR BOY
By Tarell Alvin McCraney
Dir: Trip Cullman
HEADMASTER MARROW, late 30’s, early 40’s man of Color, Is the Youngest and latest Headmaster for the Charles R Drew Prep School for Boys. He is Paternal Uncle to BOBBY MARROW
PHARUS JONATHAN YOUNG, late teens, an effeminate young man of color. Begins the play a junior at the Charles R Drew Prep School for Boys and the Lead of the School’s famous choir. He is roommates with AJ JAMES.
MR PENDLETON, late 60’s, 70’s, white male, professor at the Charles R Drew Prep School for Boys.
BOBBY MARROW, mid to late teens, a young man of color, BOBBY is a junior at the Charles R Drew Prep School, and member of the School’s Choir. He is also nephew to HEADMASTER MARROW
JUNIOR DAVIS, a teenage young man of color, and a junior at the Charles R Drew Prep School for Boys. He is a member of the School’s Choir.
ANTHONY JUSTIN ‘AJ’ JAMES, in his late teens, athletic young man of color, a senior at the Charles R Drew Prep School for Boys. He is a member of the School’s Choir and the Schools Baseball Team. He is roommates with PHARUS YOUNG
DAVID HEARD, in his late teen, a young man of color, a senior at the Charles R Drew Prep School for Boys. He is a member of the School’s Choir.
WARRIOR CLASS
World Premier by Kenneth Lin
Dir: TBD
NATHAN BERKSHIRE (50's) - A many faceted political creature. Caucasian. Easy demeanor.
HOLLY LILLIAN EAMES, formerly HATHAWAY (40's) - Suburban
housewife. Caucasian.
JULIUS WEISHAN LEE (40's) - A square jawed Marine turned politico. Asian.
IN LOVE AND WARCRAFT
World Premier by Madhuri Shekar
Dir: TBD
EVIE – a 22 year old college senior.
KITTY - 22, Evie's best friend.
RAUL - 22, One of Evie's clients.
RYAN - 25, Evie's somewhat boyfriend.
Misc Characters (Ideally played by one male and one female actor)
MALE: BILL and JERRY – clients of Evie's letter writing business. NATHAN - Evie's hairdresser, MAN – a man in a movie theatre. MONSTER – a Warcraft monster
FEMALE: DENISE - Bill's aggrieved girlfriend. PROFESSOR – Evie and Kitty's German professor. CHARLOTTE - Evie's client. WOMAN – a woman in a movie theatre. DOCTOR - Evie's OB/GYN.
TALL GIRLS
World Premier by Meg Miroshnik
Dir: Susan Booth
JEAN, 15 ½, the strong forward.
Cool-headed and decisive. A natural strategist. New to the sport.
ALMEDA, 14, the shooting guard.
Scrappy, muscular, and temperamental; most likely to intentionally foul.
INEZ, 17, the captain.
Very little natural athletic skill, but a nurturing presence.
LURLENE, 16, the center.
Tall and lazy. Unlikely to practice or rebound. A boy-crazy liar.
PUPPY, 18, the point guard.
Small—very, very small. A little lady in the making, but a fast, nimble ball handler.
HAUNT JOHNNY, handsome and older.
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TYA SEASON
SHREK
Book and Lyrics by David Lindsey-Abaire, Music byJeanine Tesori
Directed by Rosemary Newcott
Shrek(M)
Fiona(F)
Donkey(M)
(M) Lord Farquand/Guard/Knight
(F) Dragon,(may be a puppet), Mama Bear, Duloc folk, 3 Pigs Puppeteer
(M) Pinocchio, Duloc Folk, Knight, Ugly Duckling puppeteer
(M) Wolf, Thelonius, Duloc folk, Knight, Bishop, Grumpy Dwarf
(F) Gingy, Wicked Witch, Bludbird puppet
(F) Peter Pan, Duloc Folk, Teen Fiona (OLDER CHILD ACTOR OR Actress who can play teen)
(F) Baby Bear, Duloc Folk, Young Fiona CHILD ACTOR
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