Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre
CONTRACT
LOA $704 weekly minimum (LOA ref LORT D)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Arrow Rock Lyceum 2022 Season (see breakdown).
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTION IN BREAKDOWN. Please upload your video(s) to an online platform like YouTube, Vimeo, etc and submit via the from at https://airtable.com/shrF1RIcIeHrfblD6 . Please fill out the form in its entirety, including uploading your picture and resume, as well as a link to your video submission. (Please do not send any videos as attachments via e-mail or any other source.)
Deadline: Wed, Feb 2, 2022
PERSONNEL
Producer: Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre
Artistic Director: Quin Gresham (viewing auditions)
Casting Director: Jason Styres / The Casting Collaborative
OTHER DATES
PRODUCTION INFORMATION:
SHREK:
1st Rehearsal: 5/17/2022
Performances: 6/2 - 6/12
JERSEY BOYS:
1st Rehearsal: 6/5
Performances: 6/23 - 7/3
DREAMGIRLS:
1st Rehearsal: 6/26
Performances: 7/14 - 7/24
CLUE:
1st Rehearsal: 7/28
Performances: 8/12 - 8/21
SHERWOOD:
1st Rehearsal: 8/14
Performances: 9/2 - 9/11
A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING:
1st Rehearsal: 9/4
Performances: 9/23 - 10/2
A CHRISTMAS CAROL:
1st Rehearsal: 11/29
Performances: 12/14 - 12/23
OTHER
We will not be able to reply individually to every submission. The casting team will reach out via the contact information you have provided (via the Airtable form) should we need anything additional.
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
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
FOR PLAYS: a brief comedic monologue (no longer than 2 minutes)
FOR MUSICALS: please choose one of the options below.
OPTION 1: a cut of your own choice of song in the style of any of the shows (no longer than 2 minutes)
OPTION 2: a cut of one of the songs provided at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3uendzg1bhw724k/AADVVvlfARK1JsD8BNmDN8O5a?dl=0
SEEKING THE FOLLOWING:
No roles will be understudied.
SHREK:
[ SHREK ] Male-identified, 20s - 40s. Our story's title character. A big, green, terrifying ogre who lives alone on a swamp. He embarks on a journey to rid his land of fairytale creatures and, along the way, falls in love with Fiona. Begins as a grumpy hermit but reveals his layers and eventually becomes the hero. Vocal range: A2 - G#4.
[ PRINCESS FIONA ] Female-identified, 20s - 40s. The beautiful princess of Far Far Away, she transforms into an ogre every night when the sun sets. Rescued by Shrek and eventually falls in love with him. Quirky, blunt, and multitalented, she is not an ordinary princess. Vocal range: F3 - G6.
[ DONKEY ] Male-identified, 20s - 40s. A talking donkey who joins Shrek on the run from Farquaad's guards. Quite the chatterbox, he is not deterred by Shrek's looks and practically forces himself into his good graces. Easily frightened and pushy, but also an optimistic with heart. Vocal range: C3 - B4.
[ LORD FARQUAAD ] Male-identified, 30s - 40s. The comically short, ruthless ruler of Duloc. He is in search of a princes to marry so that he can become king. Has an intensely unfair bias against fairytale creatures that stems from a resentment of his father. Self-absorbed, lonely, and cruel. Ideally sings well. Could also have strong musicality. Vocal range: B2 - D5.
[ DRAGON ] Female-identified, 20s - 40s. A dragon that has been charged with guarding Princess Fiona in her isolated castle. She eventually falls in love with Donkey and attempts to keep him there forever. Imposing and flirtatious, but tired of her job as the glorified baby-sitter. Doubles as Mama Ogre. Thrilling voice. Vocal range: F3 - Eb5.
[ GINGY / SUGAR PLUM FAIRY / ENSEMBLE ] A gingerbread man initially kidnapped by Lord Farquaad. His wit and resolution help him both avoid trouble and inspire the rest of the fairytale creatures. Puppet work needed. Character voice. Vocal range: C#5 - B3
[ PINOCCHIO / ENSEMBLE ] The leader of the fairytale creatures. His nose grows every time he lies. Plenty of sass with a penchant for lying. Character voice. Will wear a mechanical nose. Vocal range: F#4 - E3
[ YOUNG SHREK / ENSEMBLE ] Male-identified, 8 – 13. Any Vocal Part. Plays Young Shrek in “Big, Bright, Beautiful World”. May double as Baby Bear or Grumpy Dwarf.
[ YOUNG FIONA / ENSEMBLE ] Female-identified, 8 – 13. Soprano with Strong Belt. Princess Fiona as a little girl. Sings a solo in “I Know It’s Today” with Teen Fiona and Fiona. May double as Young Shrek, Baby Bear, or Grumpy Dwarf.
[ TEEN FIONA / ENSEMBLE ] Female-identified, 14 – 18. Soprano with Strong Belt. Princess Fiona as a teenager. Sings a solo in “I Know It’s Today” with Young Fiona and Fiona. May double as other fairytale creatures.
JERSEY BOYS:
[ FRANKIE VALLI ] Male-identified, 20s - 30s. Charismatic and charming with both a gritty side as well as a polished veneer. 5’9 or shorter; has a strong tenor with sweet and strong falsetto and is able to sing in the style of Frankie Valli; strong tenor to high A or Bb plus strong falsetto up to treble G. Very comfortable with four-part harmonies.
[ TOMMY DEVITO ] Male-identified, 30s. A natural-born leader with an appealing, bad-boy quality. Strong tenor/bari-tenor voice. Very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies. Ability to play guitar and/or bass a very strong plus.
[ NICK MASSI ] Male-identified, 30s - 40s. A quiet dreamer who longs for life after The Four Seasons. Strong bass/baritone voice. Very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies.
[ BOB GAUDIO ] Male-identified, 20 - 35. An intelligent, sensitive, and introspective musical prodigy. Tall with a strong tenor/baritone voice; Very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies.
[ BOB CREWE ] Male-identified, 30 - 40. Intelligent and flamboyant; genius music producer and lyricist; an integral part of creating the magic of The Four Seasons.
[ GYP DECARLO ] Male-identified, 45 - 55. tough, Mafioso type; a strong singer.
[ NICK DEVITO / ENSEMBLE ] Male-identified, 20 - 35. Strong singer. Various roles; strong tenor/bari-tenor voice; Very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; also comfortable with narrative text; ability to play guitar a very strong plus; bad-boy quality; a good dancer.
[ JOE PESCI / ENSEMBLE ] Male-identified, 20 - 35. 5’9 or shorter; young, energetic; a strong singer.
[ BARRY BELSON / ENSEMBLE ] Male-identified, 20 - 49. Strong singer. Various roles (friends, producers, etc.); strong tenor to high C; with a strong falsetto to G above high C; has the ability to riff in rhythm-and-blues style.
[ HANK MAJEWSKI / ENSEMBLE ] Male-identified, 20-49; Strong singer. Various roles (friends, producers, etc.), bari-tenor voice down to a strong low G (low E a big plus); guitar and/or drums a plus.
[ MARY DELGADO / ENSEMBLE ] Female-identified, 20-39; Frankie’s wife; tough, “Seen it all”, Italian, Jersey girl; she’s got a killer sense of humor; a variety of other roles including member of a 60’s style girl group; strong belt useful; high straight tone soprano also useful; good dancer.
[ LORRAINE / ENSEMBLE ] Female-identified, 20-35. Frankie’s girlfriend. She is an educated career girl, not from New Jersey - think a young Diane Sawyer. A variety of other roles, including a member of a 60’s style girl group and tough-as-nails Jersey girl. Strong belt to high F extremely useful. High, straight tone soprano also useful. Good dancer.
[ FRANCINE / ENSEMBLE ] Female-identified, 20-37. Frankie’s daughter; named for, doted on and deeply loved by Frankie. She’s a Jersey girl—vulnerable, lost and acts out to make up for lack of attention from her dad. A variety of other roles including member of a 60’s style girl group and a tough-as-nails Jersey girl. Belt to high F extremely useful, high straight tone soprano also useful but not required. Good dancer.
DREAMGIRLS:
[ EFFIE MELODY WHITE ] Female-identified, Black, 20s - 30s. Effie is the true powerhouse in the group, a soaring singer whose voice overpowers and transcends. She is smitten with Curtis from the start, but later overcome with anger and jealousy when she senses his growing attraction to Deena. She evolves through the play as she becomes more in touch with her own sense of self, as well as her understanding of how to care for others. A singular voice that often has to be brought down to blend with the others. Moves well.
[ DEENA JONES ] Female-identified, Black, 20s - 30s. The member of the dreams who seamlessly fit into the commercial ideals of beauty of the time. Happy singing backup to Effie until Curtis puts her in the lead and grooms her as star of the group. Grows into a huge star, but eventually realizes it has come at a cost. Mezzo with a pop sensibility. Moves well.
[ LORELL ROBINSON ] Female-identified, Black, 20s - 30s. The third member of The Dreams — and often feels just that way. Flirtatious young woman who has been singing with her best friends Effie and Deena for years. Carries on an affair with Jimmy Early, who refuses to leave his wife for her. Soprano, usually on the top of most harmony. Moves well.
[ MICHELLE MORRIS ] Female-identified, Black, 20s - 30s. Effie’s eventual replacement in the group. Much like Deena, she fits the “ideal picture” of what Curtis’s vision becomes, which all is borne of the ideal of a hyper-commercial success machine. She usually sings bottom in the harmonies. Mezzo soprano. Moves well.
[ CURTIS TAYLOR, JR. ] Male-identified, Black, 30s - 40s. Slick car salesman who becomes the manager of The Dreams. Has an appreciation of R&B music and a sense of what it sells. Motivated by dreams, he takes over the management of Jimmy’s career and also oversees the rise to stardom for The Dreams. Initially warm and approachable, as all good salesmen are, he becomes hardened by the pursuit of wealth and power… and the need to control everything and everyone. Baritone. Moves well.
[ JIMMY / JAMES THUNDER EARLY ] Male-identified, Black, 30s - 40s. R&B star with insane magnetism and showmanship. After The Dreamettes become his backup singers. he starts up an affair with Lorrell. Charismatic, high energy. Rock / R&B tenor. Moves well.
[ C.C. WHITE ] Male-identified, Black, 20s - 30s. Effie’s songwriter brother; writes all the hit songs for The Dreams. Endearing and soft-spoken, he tries to do what’s best but slowly concedes his own standards as Curtis’s control expands. High baritone. Moves well.
[ MARTY ] Male-identified, Black, mid-30s - mid 40s. Street savvy, long-time manager who originally oversaw Jimmy’s career and rise to stardom, before Curtis cuts in. Represents an earlier age of R&B music and entertainment. At odds with Curtis and his ideas and schemes, as they so often disregard the more humane approach Marty has built his career on. Later oversees Effie’s comeback. Baritone. Competent mover.
CLUE:
[ WADSWORTH ] Male-identified, late 30s - 50. A traditional British butler in every sense: uptight, formal and “by the book”. Wadsworth is the driving force in the play. Sharp comedy skills
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[ MISS SCARLET ] Female-identified, mid-30s - 50s. A dry, sardonic D.C. Madam, more interested in secrets than sex. Sharp comedy skills.
[ MRS. PEACOCK ] Female-identified, 40s - 50s. The church-going wife of a Senator. A bit batty, neurotic, and quick to hysteria. Sharp comedy skills.
[ MRS. WHITE ] Female-identified, 40s - 50s. Morbid and tragic. Mrs. White may or may not be the murderer of her five ex-husbands. Sharp comedy skills.
[ COLONEL MUSTARD ] Male-identified, 40s - 50s. A puffy, pompous, dense, blow-hard of a Colonel. Sharp comedy skills.
[ PROFESSOR PLUM ] Male-identified, 40s - 50s. Arrogant, academic and egotistic. Sharp comedy skills.
[ MR. GREEN ] Male-identified, late 20s - 30s. A timid, yet officious, rule follower. He’s a bit of a klutz and awfully anxious. Sharp comedy skills.
[ YVETTE ] Female-identified, mid-20s - 30s. A sexy French maid with her own secret aspirations. Sharp comedy skills.
[ WOMAN / ENSEMBLE ] Female-identified, 30s - 50s. Various roles. THE COOK, a gruff woman with a threatening presence. (Alive and dead.) SINGING TELEGRAM GIRL, a tap dancer with a heart of gold. (Alive and dead.) AUXILIARY SCARLET, the back of Miss Scarlet during a scene of theatrical trickery. BACKUP COP, backup for the Chief in the very final Cop entrance. Sharp comedy skills.
[ MAN 1 / ENSEMBLE] Male-identified, mid-30s - 50s. Various roles. MR. BODDY, a slick, Frank Sinatra, film noir-esque type fella. (Alive and dead.) THE MOTORIST, a professional driver. (Alive and dead.) CHIEF OF POLICE, a cop who helps to save the day. Sharp comedy skills.
[ MAN 2 / ENSEMBLE ] Male-identified mid-30s - 50s. Various roles. THE UNEXPECTED COP, a regular Joe. (Alive and dead.) BACKUP COP, backup for the Chief. Also AUXILIARY MUSTARD. Sharp comedy skills.
SHERWOOD:
[ ROBIN HOOD ] Male-identified, 20s - 30s. The smart and heroic noble-turned-social crusader who is as lucky as he is savvy. Athletic, handsome, and full of mischief.
[ FRIAR TUCK ] Male-identified, 30s - 40s. The narrator of the play, grounded and witty. A gravel voiced, tough-as-shoe-leather man of conviction and irony. Robin Hood’s jovial companion.
[ MAID MARIAN ] | Female-identified, 20s - 30s. Far from a damsel in distress, Marian is an energetic take-charge fighter and Robin Hood’s love interest.
[ DEORWYNN ] Female-identified, 20s - 30s. Meek commoner who develops into a spunky, quick-witted force after she rallies Robin to help her look for her father.
[ LITTLE JOHN ] Male-identified, 20s - 40s. Robin Hood’s chief lieutenant and second-in-command. There’s nothing “little” about him in size or personality.
[ SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM ] Male-identified, 30s - 50s. A comedic, faint-hearted fighter who always interjects at the wrong moment.
[ PRINCE JOHN ] Male-identified, 50s. A dangerous, calculating and deceivingly courteous man.
[ SIR GUY OF GISBOURNE ] Male-identified, 30s - 50s. A dangerous man of unpleasant aspect.
A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING:
[ WOMAN #1 ] Female-identified, 30- 50s, any ethnicity. A classic leading lady; solos include: Something Wonderful and It Might As Well Be Spring”. Vocal range: soprano, G3-Bb5. A comfortable mover.
[ WOMAN #2 ] Female-identified 20-40s any ethnicity, comic ingenue; cute, pretty, full of youthful energy; solos include: I Cain't Say No and If I Loved You. Vocal range: mezzo/soprano with belt, F3-Ab5. A comfortable mover.
[ WOMAN #3 ] Female-identified, 20-40s any ethnicity. Vocal range: alto/belt, F3-E5. A comfortable mover.
[ MAN #1 ] Male-identified, 20- 40s any ethnicity. Vocal range: tenor, B2-G4. Comfortable with movement.
[ MAN #2 ] Male-identified, 20- 40s any ethnicity. A classic leading man; solos include: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' and This Nearly Was Mine. Vocal range: baritone, Ab2-F4. A comfortable mover.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL:
[ EBENEZER SCROOGE ] Male-identified, 50s - 70s. A cantankerous money lender who has buried a lot of memories by focusing only on his work and material success.
[ BOB CRATCHIT / ENSEMBLE ] Male-identified, 30s - 40s. Cratchit is a good-natured and hard-working clerk, striving to stay positive while supporting a large family and working for an impossibly cruel boss. A variety of other roles.
[ MRS. CRATCHIT / ENSEMBLE ] Female, 30s - 40s. Bob Cratchit’s supportive and protective wife and mother to their large family. A variety of other roles.
[ GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST / ENSEMBLE ] Female-identified, 30s-40s. Alto. Violinist. The Ghost seems gentle and etherial, but her questioning of Scrooge intentionally causes him to address memories he’d be happier to push aside. She uses music to transport Scrooge through the shadows of his past. A variety of other roles.
[ GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT / ENSEMBLE ] Gender non-specific, 30s - 50s. Loud and boisterous, the Ghost lives in the moment but mixes their good nature with a serious understanding of the weight of time. A variety of other roles. Strong singer.
[ GHOST OF JACOB MARLEY / OLD JOE ] Male-identified, 40s or older. The ghost of Jacob Marley shows the tragic end of a life lived like his former partner, Scrooge. Old Joe is a pawn broker with a wicked sense of humor who’s not afraid to engage in dishonest business under the direction of Scrooge.
[ MRS. FEZZIWIG / MRS. DILBER ] Female-identified, 40s or older. Soprano. Much like Mr. Fezziwig, Mrs. Fezziwig is a big personality who turns everything she touches into a celebration. Mrs. Dilber is Scrooge’s miserable housekeeper who runs with a rougher crowd than Scrooge probably knows. Strong singer.
[ FEZZIWIG / ENSEMBLE ] Male-identified, 40s or older. Fezziwig is a huge personality who is loved by all and who wants nothing more than to share his love of Christmas with everyone around him. A variety of other roles. Strong singer.
[ FRED / YOUNG SCROOGE / ENSEMBLE ] Male-identified, 20s. Tenor. Fred is the opposite of his uncle Scrooge— upbeat and optimistic, he celebrates his life, even though he’s not well off financially. Male, late teens-early 20s. Unlike his older self, Young Ebenezer tempers his drive to succeed with a dash of wide-eyed romance. A variety of other roles. Strong singer.
[ FRED’S WIFE, ANNE / BELLE / ENSEMBLE ] Female, 20s. Soprano. Anne is Fred’s wife; confident and strong, a modern woman who isn’t afraid to let her voice be heard. Featured solos--Vocal Range: B3-E5. late teens-early 20s. Belle is the girl of Young Ebenezer’s dreams, who falls for him but is strong and independent enough to walk away when he chooses work over her. A variety of other roles. Strong singer.
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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