ARVADA CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES 2011-12 SEASON Equity Principal Audition - Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities Auditions

LORT

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities

– Equity Principal Auditions

(Denver, CO) LORT B; $765/week minimum

Artistic Producer: Rod A Lansberry

Resident Musical Director: David Nehls

Resident Choreographer: Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck

Casting: Wojcik/ Seay Casting

Equity Principal Auditions:

Tuesday June 28, 2011 at the Actors' Equity Audition Center

9:30 AM — 5:30 PM 165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor

Lunch from 1 - 2. New York, NY

Please prepare a song in the style of the show or from the show/role you are interested in. Bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided but may not transpose. Also bring book of music in case asked for another selection.

Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

NOTE: There will be a separate EPA for the Season plays (The Importance of Being Earnest, Twelfth Night) in the Fall 2011.

RAGTIME

Director: Rod A Lansberry

1^st rehearsals: 8/23/11. Runs: 9/13/11 - 10/2/11 at the Arvada.

Production then moves to Lone Tree arts Center 30 min south of Denver 10/7/11 - 10/16/11

Seeking:

Coalhouse Walker Jr.:

(Baritone) – Male, late 20s-30s, African American. Star pianist and the father of Sarah’s child: proud, confident, stubborn; becomes militant and violent for his cause.

Mother:

(Alto) – Female, 30s, Caucasian. Upper middle-class New Rochelle housewife; gentle, compassionate, optimistic. Struggles with the changes of society.

Mother’s Younger Brother:

(Baritone) – Male, Mid 20s, Caucasian. Mother’s brother; an anarchist who is in love with Evelyn Nesbitt.

Father:

(Baritone) – Male, Late 30-40s, Caucasian. Upper middle-class business man. He is traditional in the male role of the period, cautious and resistant to change.

Grandfather:(Baritone) – Male, Late 50-60s, Caucasian. Little Boy’s grandfather. Very outspoken

Little Boy:

(Tenor) Mother and Father’s son, precocious, observant and always curious.

Little Girl:

(Soprano) - Tateh’s daughter. Se is quiet and shy.

Sarah:

(Soprano/Alto) – Female, 20s –Early 30s, African American. The mother of Coalhouse’s child; despondent, discouraged, sensitive, vulnerable, but ultimately incredibly strong.

Tateh:

(Tenor) – Male, Late 30-40s, Caucasian/Eastern European/Jewish immigrant in search of the American Dream; intelligent, compassionate, creative.

1940’s RADIO HOUR

Director: Bev Newcomb-Madden

1^st rehearsals: 11/8/11. Runs: 11/29/11 - 12/23/11

Pops Bailey:

Doorman, 60+. Crotchety, wizened stage door keeper.

Lou Cohn:

Around 40. Stage manager. Cues the show & runs sound effects.Plenty of authority & no real responsibility.

Clifton A. Feddington:

40s. Announcer & general manager. Always has problems, but is genuine & vulnerable. Singing required. Range C to middle C

Neal Tilden:

mid-30s. The show’s not too talented comic. Wants to do it all, sing, dance & act. Would like to be more important than he is. Sings & dances. Range C to C#

Biff Baker:

Mid 20s, All American boy who is in uniform & will be going overseas tomorrow. Maybe plays the trumpet & definitely sings & dances. C to C

Johnny Cantone:

Mid-30s, Featured vocalist. Crooner who drinks too much even during the show. Sad, but sweet. Good looking, but never became what he might have been. Sings. Range A to D

BJ Gibson:

Early 20s, student at Yale. Sings, taps & does a mean jitterbug. Very aggressive about his career. Good looking & squeaky clean. Range Bb to D

Wally Ferguson:

Late teens, works in the drugstore across the street. Brings food & drink to the cast, but really wants to be one of them. We love him because his is so innocent and eager.

Stanley:

20s, studio technician who lugs cable. Not too bright, but lovable. (Will Cast in Denver)

Ann Collier:

30s “Classic Big Band Singer” of the period. Dances. Everybody’s favorite, but what’s she doing here with all that talent? Range Gb to Cb

Geneva Lee Brown:

30s, African-American high class lady with a voice like velvet. Dressed to kill. Can be brassy & sassy too. Range F - C

Connie Miller:

Late teens, Bobbysoxer. High energy with good singing voice. Has a bit of the young Judy Garland in her. Taps & jitterbugs. Range C to D

Ginger Brooks:

30s. Bubbleheaded parody of a 1940’s “pin up girl.” Sings, dances and is always aware of herself and her sexuality. Range F to C

CHESS

Director: Rod A Lansberry

1^st rehearsals: 3/6/12. Runs: 3/27/12 - 4/15/12 at the Arvada

Production then moves to Lone Tree arts Center 30 min south of Denver 4/15/12 - 4/19/12

Seeking:

Freddie Trumper:

(Rock-Style Tenor) – American chess champion. Tempermental, overly theatrical.

Florence:

(Mezzo/Belt) – Gregor’s young daughter. In adulthood, acts as Freddie’s second.

Anatoly Sergievsky:

(Baritone) – Russia chess champion. Married to Svetlana, but falls in love with Florence.

Ivan Molokov:

(Bass) – Anatoly’s second.

Walter:

(Bass/Baritone) – Freddie’s agent, Crass, commercial. Secretly works for the C.I.A.

Arbiter:

(Rock-Style High Baritone) – Judge of chess championship.

Svetlana:

(Mezzo/Belt) – Antaloy’s Wife.

LEGALLY BLONDE

Director: Gavin Mayer

1^st rehearsals: 6/5/12. Runs: 6/26/12 - 7/15/12

Seeking:

Brooke Wyndam:

Female, late 20s-early 30s. An exercise video star who is also a former sorority girl. A3-G5(Alto/Soprano).

Elle Woods:

Female, early 20s, Caucasian. The quintessential California blonde who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School and realizes that she has more to offer than just a pretty face an a bubbly personality. Gb2-G5 (Soprano belt).

Emmett Forrest:

Male, mid-late 20s. A smart and sensitive law student who takes Elle under his wing. B2-E5 (Alto).

Enid:

Female, 20s. A mousy, intellectual law student G3-G5 (Soprano belt).

Margot:

Female, early 20s, Caucasian. A pretty and funny California sorority girl. G#3-F5 (Soprano belt).

Paulette:

Female, early –mid 20s. A brash and funny hair stylist who is friends with Elle and longs to find a man for herself. A3-A5 (Soprano belt).

Pilar:

Female, early 20s non- Caucasian. A pretty and funny California sorority girl G#3-F5 (Soprano belt).

Professor Callahan:

Male, 40s -50s. A pompous and manipulative law professor at Harvard. A2-F#4 (Baritone).

Serena:

Female, early 20s, Caucasian. A pretty funny California sorority girl G#3-F5 (Soprano belt)

Vivienne Kensington:

Female early – mid 20s. A smart and savvy Harvard law student who initially dismiss’ Elle, but grows to be her friend. A3-F5 (Soprano belt)

Warner Huntington III:

Male, early 20s. A good-looking, but pompous guy who breaks Elle’s heart. Eb3-Ab4 (Tenor)