ArtisTree Community Arts Center
AUDITION DATE
Wed, Jan 29, 2020
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
APPOINTMENTS
For an appointment contact artistreecasting@gmail.com 802-234-5454 Pursuant to the terms of a concession made to this employer’s agreement, the employer has agreed that any Equity member who attends this call will have an opportunity to be seen.
CONTRACT
SPT SPT $425/week
SEEKING
Equity actors for a few available roles. Some roles precast. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Prepare a song in the style of the show(s). Be prepared to move. Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together. Sides may be sent to you for your appointment.
LOCATION
Artistree Red Barn
65 Stage Road
South Pomfret, VT 05067
PERSONNEL
Expected In Attendance
Josh D. Smith, Artistic Director
Brad Dorsogna, Managing Producer
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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.
BREAKDOWN
ArtisTree Music Theatre Festival 2020
NUNSENSE
By Danny Goggin
Director: Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill
Choreographer: Susan Lamontagne
Musical Director: Josh D. Smith
Rehearsals August 11
Open August 27
Close September 12
SYNOPSIS
This show follows the Little Sisters of Hoboken, who find themselves in a financial panic when the convent cook inadvertently poisons 52 sisters. To raise the funds for their internment, the remaining sisters put on a variety show. This multi-award winning musical, including Best Off-Broadway Musical, has become an international phenomenon.
ROLES
SISTER MARY REGINA – 50’s-60’s (Range: B3-F5)
Mother Superior: a feisty, overweight Sophie Tucker-type who can't resist the spotlights. Should move well and have excellent comic timing. Part requires some very physical humor.
THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST
SISTER MARY HUBERT – mid 40’s-50’s (Range: G3-F5)
Mistress of Novices: the second-in-command, she is always competing with the Mother Superior. She exudes maternal wisdom to novices, but also likes to let loose. Should move well.
SISTER ROBERT ANNE – Mid 30’s to 40’s (Range: G3-D5)
a streetwise, tough character from Brooklyn, a constant source of irritation for the Mother Superior. She speaks with a Brooklyn accent and constantly displays her lack of refinement. Dance ability a plus including tap.
SISTER MARY AMNESIA – 30’s to mid 40’s (Range: Db4-C6)
this nun lost her memory after a crucifix fell on her head; she is very sweet. She is spacey and incoherent, often slipping into displays inappropriate for a nun. Must be able to sing in classical and country styles. puppetry and ventriloquism a plus; as well as tap ability
THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST
SISTER MARY LEO – Mid 30’s (Range: G#3-G5)
the novice, who has entered the convent with the firm desire to become the first nun ballerina. Should dance well. Pointe work a plus. Tap dance ability as well. Needs to be a strong actor as well as a good singer.
THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST
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I DO! I DO!
By Tom Jones & Harvey Schmidt
Director/Choreographer: Gary John LaRosa
Musical Director: Josh D. Smith
Rehearsals September 1
Open September 17
Close October 3
SYNOPSIS
Adapted from the 1951 play The Fourposter, I Do! I Do! covers 50 years of marriage between Agnes and Michael, from their wedding day to the day they move out of their family home. In between, they raise a family, quarrel, threaten to break up, reconcile, deal with empty nest syndrome, and grow old together.
ROLES
MICHAEL – Age: 25 to 50
A occasionally overbearing, vaguely chauvinistic writer. An egotist who adores his wife. A young man at the start of the show, which covers 50 years of marriage beginning in 1898.
Gender: Male
THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST
AGNES – Age: 25 to 50
Soft but independent, romantic but practical. A young woman at the start of the show, which covers 50 years of marriage beginning in 1898.
Gender: Female
THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST
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HONKY TONK ANGELS
By Ted Swindley
Rehearsals September 22
Open October 8
Close October 25
ROLES
SUE ELLEN
Any age or race, Belt up to a D, a twice divorced L.A. receptionist originally from Texas dealing with a misogynistic boss, think 9 To 5, a “citified” country girl, beautiful, sexy, smart and knows what men want. Must be a strong country singer.
THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST
DARLENE
20s, any race, Belt up to a D, a sweet Daddy’s girl from a coal mining town in West Virginia and the Mississippi Delta, survived the teenage death of her boyfriend and now takes care of her infirm father, innocent and naive, but knows that music connects her to who she wants to be, beautiful, all-natural girl, and probably a bit of a tomboy. Must be a strong country singer.
THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST
ANGELA
Any age or race, Belt up to a D, an overworked and underappreciated Texas housewife, a feisty independent woman with a great sense of humor, who worships at the altar of Roseanne Barr, probably a bit curvy and buxom, having kids has not killed her sex drive or her dreams of being a country singer. Must be a strong country singer.
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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 audition.
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