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Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
Thursday, July 11, 2013
10 AM to 6 PM
lunch 1:30 to 2:30
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Contract
RMTA
$506/week minimum
Location –new location
Pearl Studios NYC 519
519 8th Avenue
12th Floor
New York, NY
12th floor
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Seeking
Equity male and female actors who sing for principal roles.
see breakdown.
Preparation
A short Gershwin song or a short song from the Great American Songbook
Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.
Bring picture and resume, stapled together.
Other Dates
6 Week Developmental Project: October 28 to December 6, 2013in New York City
Personnel
Directed and Choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon
Music & Lyrics by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin
Book by Craig Lucas
Music Supervision by Rob Fisher
Casting: Telsey + Co.
· EPA Rules are in effect.
· A monitor will be provided.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
ADAM HOCHBERG
Male, 26 years old, New York born and bred, classically trained composer, walks with a cane; lives on the Left Bank in relative squalor. Excellent actor and singer. Piano experience a plus. Should be comfortable with some dancing, especially some tap. PRINCIPAL
JERRY MULLIGAN
Male, mid 20s. Must be an EXCELLENT ballet dancer. Some tap and jazz a plus. Acting and singing experience also a plus, but please submit regardless of level of acting and singing training. Jerry is a Midwestern painter, studying in Paris on the GI bill. He is charming, ambitious, callow. PRINCIPAL
HENRI BAUREL
Male, late 20s. The handsome child of privileged Parisians, and heir to a manufacturing fortune; he secretly wants to be a song and dance man; uncertain about his sexuality. Excellent actor and singer. Should have dance ability and must be able to tap. PRINCIPAL
LISE ALLTMONT
Female; late teens or early 20s. Must be an EXCELLENT ballet dancer. Acting and singing experience a plus, but please submit regardless of acting and singing training. Originally from Alsace, Lise is very private with a profound inner dignity. PRINCIPAL
MILO DAVENPORT
Female; 30s. An American art patron who is attractive, wealthy, bold, and tends to leap before she looks. Excellent actor and singer. Should have some dance ability. PRINCIPAL
MADAME BAUREL/OLGA
Female; late 50s. Madame Baurel is Henri’s upper middle class, comically self righteous mother. Olga is the grand, self-important ballet mistress, who is an innocent child behind the aggressive façade. Actor with excellent comic timing and some singing ability. PRINCIPAL
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