BACK TO THE FUTURE (Tour) - NYC EPA Producing Org TBD | ,
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Monday, September 18, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:30PM - 2:30PM
Touring Agreement
$1,056 weekly minimum (level 5)
Equity actors for roles in the BACK TO THE FUTURE National Tour (see breakdown).
The producers and creative team of BACK TO THE FUTURE encourage actors of all races, cultural backgrounds, abilities, and gender identities to audition for all roles.
Please prepare a brief cut of a pop or contemporary musical theatre song that shows your vocal range. Please bring a hardcopy headshot and resume.
Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
Holding room: Studio 414 Audition room: Studio 408
Produced by Colin Ingram
Book/Co-Created by Bob Gale
Co-Created by Robert Zemeckis
Music and Lyrics by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri
Directed by John Rando
Choreographed by Chris Bailey
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Claire Burke, CSA (Casting Director)
First Rehearsal: April 2024
First Performance: June 6, 2024
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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.
BACK TO THE FUTURE
SYNOPSIS:
Back To The Future is a musical based on the Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment film written by Oscar winner Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Castaway) and Bob Gale with Music and Lyrics by 3- time Grammy and 2-time Emmy winning Alan Silvestri (Forrest Gump, Polar Express, Ready Player One) and 6-time Grammy Award winning Glen Ballard (Man In The Mirror, Jagged Little Pill, Ghost - The Musical). It is directed by Tony winner John Rando (Urinetown, On The Town) and choreographed by Chris Bailey.
MARTY MCFLY: 5’4”-5’10”. A teenage hero, he is geeky but charismatic and attractive. Excellent rock tenor (sings a sustained C in chest voice). Great sense of comedy and confident mover.
DOC BROWN: Doc ages from his 40s - 60s. A dreamer, who, as the song says, strives to be a winner, even if he doesn’t quite make it. A friend, mentor, and father/uncle figure to the teenager Marty McFly. A showman with a flair for the unexpected. Eccentric and characterful. Has a great sense of comedy with a strong pop rock voice.
BIFF: 20s, 6’+. A local bully who comes from a long line of bullies in Hill Valley, most of whom harassed members of the McFly family. Strong tenor/high baritone (belts to an A). He has an imposing physicality.
LORRAINE BAINES-MCFLY: 18+ to play older (47) and younger (17). The wife of George McFly and mother of Marty. Unhappy and downtrodden in 1985, she has a spunk and zest for life in 1955. Has strong comedy and a strong musical theatre belt with flexibility across the range, (soprano Belt to Eb).
GEORGE MCFLY: 18+ to play older (47) and younger (17). A geek as a teenager in 1955, he has a penchant for science fiction and writes some of his own but never allows himself to share his stories to anyone due to his fear of rejection. As a middle-aged man, he is of low social status. A very strong physical comedian who can hold a tune. Baritone.
GOLDIE WILSON/MARVIN BERRY: 30s - 50s, these characters are Black. Goldie Wilson is the Mayor of Hill Valley in 1985. Marvin Berry is Chuck Berry’s cousin and the lead singer of the headlining band at the 1955 Enchantment Under the Sea dance. An incredible gospel voice. Skilled in vocal improvisation.
PRINCIPAL STRICKLAND/LOU CARRUTHERS/MAYOR RED THOMAS/SAM BAINES: 30s – 50s. To cover various characters in Marty’s present and past, including STRICKLAND: The uptight authoritarian principal at Marty’s high school. May also cover DOC.
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