BARTER THEATRE 2012 SEASON Equity Performer Auditions - Barter Theatre Auditions

Barter Theatre 2012 Season

– Local Equity Performer Auditions: Acting and Singing

Barter Theatre Abingdon, VA Equity LORT D, $555/week minimum

Associate Director: Katy Brown

Equity Performer Auditions / Acting and Singing

Sunday, December 11, 2011 at the Barter Stage II, across the street from the

and Barter Theatre on Main Street, Abingdon, VA

Monday, December 12, 2011 Exit 17 on Interstate 81.

10 AM — 12:30 PM acting and singing auditions, morning session each day

2 PM — 4:30 PM acting and singing auditions, afternoon session each day

Prepare either 1 or 2 contrasting monologues, no more than 1 ½ minutes each. If you are doing 2, then make sure they contrast in some way.

If you sing, in addition to a monologue, prepare one verse and one chorus of a song (or 16 bars of a song). Have a contrasting piece ready if asked. Bring sheet music in correct key (no lead sheets or vocal only music); accompanist provided but will not transpose. No recorded accompaniment or a cappella singing.

Please bring THREE (3) copies of your picture and resume.

To sign up for an audition slot: call 276-619-5404, or go to the Barter Website,
www.bartertheatre.com under “Opportunities” and then “Auditions”. AEA members without appointments will be seen as time permits.

Important General Audition NOTE: While EMCs and adult non-Equity actors may be seen as time permits at these auditions, the theatre will NOT see any non-Equity actors under the age of 18 at these auditions. Only AEA performers under the age of 18 will be able to attend these auditions. Separate auditions may be held at a later date for performers under 18 years of age. For all college students in the Tri-Cities area – unless you have ADVANCED DANCE EXPERIENCE, we ask that you wait for our Local College auditions in late January/early February. Please check our website after December 1, 2011 for more details.

Theatre Statement: “Anyone interested in the Resident Company, Player Company, or any musical, is encouraged to attend the movement/dance auditions, even if you do not consider yourself to be a dancer.”

AEA Dancing and Movement Auditions will take place on:

Sunday 12/11 and Monday 12/12, 12:15 PM – 2 PM and 4:15 PM – 6:30 PM each day. Auditions at the Barter Production Building – Large Hall. (see separate notice for details)

Non-Equity Barter “Player” interviews will be held 6:30pm to 9:30pm each day.

Seeking: Year-round, Resident Company Members: Most members of our resident company sing and move, at least at a minimal level, but it is not a requirement; For these auditions, we highly encourage you to sing and attend the movement auditions in addition to acting if you are interested in becoming a member of the resident company. Also seeking Local and Non-Local Jobbers for roles for a single show or a single repertory, and actors for six readings and staged productions during the Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights.

Rehearsals for most plays begin approximately six – eight weeks before they open. Most actors will participate in two productions during the same repertory.

2011 Season includes:

NOTE: Seeking actors for the following productions and roles. For shows/roles that have already been CAST, actors auditioning will also be considered for possible future replacements if needed.

THE 39 STEPS

Adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan from the movie of Alfred Hitchcock

February 4 – March 4, 2012 • Barter Stage II

This show has been fully CAST.

9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL

Music and Lyrics by Dolly Parton, Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture

Book by Patricia Resnick

February 23 – May 13, 2012 • Barter Theatre

Seeking:

5 ensemble members:

(3 male, 2 female). Dancer/singer/actors to play office workers, candy stripers, doctors, detectives, etc.

A TALE OF TWO CITIES

From the novel by Charles Dickens, adapted by Richard Rose

March 1 – May 12, 2012 • Barter Theatre

This show has been fully CAST.

SWAMP GAS AND SHALLOW FEELINGS

Book and lyrics by Jack Eric Williams and Randy Buck

Music by Jack Erick Williams; Based on material by Jack Eric Williams and Shirley Strother

Early March – Late April, 2012 • Barter Stage II

Seeking:

Vydell Harnett: Smooth talking salesman who becomes a country music phenomenon, baritenor to low tenor, male 30s, excellent country, blues and musical theatre skills

Shirlynne Blicket: The youngest of the singing Blicket sisters, female, 20s, Soprano to high C who moves well, excellent harmony skills and experience with blues/country style.

AVENUE Q

Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx

Book by Jeff Whitty

April – Mid-September 2012 • Barter Stage II

Seeking:

Princeton/Rod: Role doubles. Princeton: Young man out to make his mark on the world, sings Bflat2-G4; Rod: A Republican with a secret, sings A2-G4 Baritenor, previous puppet experience a plus.

TWO JEWS WALK INTO A WAR...

By Seth Rozin

Mid-May – July 2012 • Barter Stage II

This show has been fully CAST.

LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL

Book by Heather Hack

Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin

May 18 – August 12, 2012 • Barter Theatre

Seeking:

Elle Woods: blonde bombshell who becomes the toast of Harvard, act/sing/dance, Gflat2-G5 soprano belt

Warner Huntington III: Elle’s boyfriend whom she follows to Harvard, 20s, handsome male, tenor- Eflat3-Aflat4,

Pilar: Sorority Sister to Elle, African American, 20s female, soprano belt, sing, dance, act, sings G#3-F5

Ensemble:

3 men/3 women dancers who sing and act. 20s-30s. Seeking multiracial casting. To play various chorus parts including: Grand Master Chad/Dewey/Kyle, Courtney/Mom/ Whitney, Kiki/Gabby/Stenographer, Padaman/Nikos, Dad/Wintrop/Reporter, Carlos/Pforzheimer

THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR

By Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten

May 31 – August 11, 2012 • Barter Theatre

This show has been fully CAST.

LOOKING OVER THE PRESIDENT'S SHOULDER

By James Still

Mid-June – Mid-August 2012 • Barter Stage II

This show has been fully CAST

WALKING ACROSS EGYPT

Adapted by Catherine Bush from Clyde Edgerton's novel

Barter's Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights Mini-Production

Late July 2012 • Barter Stage II

This show has been fully CAST.

The New Musical: DAVID

Music and Lyrics by Danny Hamilton

Book by Gary Richardson

August 23 – September 8, 2012 • Barter Theatre

This show has been fully CAST.

THE WIND FARMER

By Dan O'Neil

Late August – Early November 2012 • Barter Stage II

This show has been fully CAST.

ZOMBIE PROM

Music by Dana Rowe

Book and Lyrics by John Dempsey, Based on a story by John Dempsey and Hugh Murphy

Early September – Mid-November 2012 • Barter Stage II

Seeking:

Jonny Warner: teen heartthrob bad boy turned zombie who fights for his love and the rights of the undead. Act/sing/dance- baritenor.

Disney's TARZAN

Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins

Book by David Henry Hwang

September 14 – November 17, 2012 • Barter Theatre

Seeking:

Terk: Tarzan’s best friend, sings baritone to B4, African American preferred act/sing/dance

Male Ensemble:

4 men who dance/sing for various roles both Human and Animal. Desire minority performers.

OCTOBER, BEFORE I WAS BORN

By Lori Matthews

September 28 – November 17, 2012 • Barter Theatre

THE SUNSET LIMITED

By Cormac McCarthy

Early October – Mid-November 2012 • Barter Stage II

This show has been fully CAST.

SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CHRISTMAS GOOSE

By V. Cate and Duke Ernsberger

November 20 – December 30, 2012 • Barter Stage II

Seeking:

Lord Calvin, et al: 30s male, austere man mistaken for a thief, well dressed British society man

A CHRISTMAS STORY

By Philip Grecian. Based on the motion picture A Christmas Story, Written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark

November 23 – December 30, 2012 • Barter Theatre

This show has been fully CAST.

Barter is seeking a new resident company member:

A tenor or baritenor male, with strong, flexible acting skills and dance experience to play all of the following characters with ages in the 20s:

Vydell Harnett in Swamp Gas and Shallow Feelings

Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q

Warner Huntington III in Legally Blonde

Terk in Tarzan

Jonny Warner in Zombie Prom

Lord Calvin in Sherlock Homes and the Case of the Christmas Goose

Abingdon is approximately six hours from Washington, D.C. and ten hours from NYC by auto. The nearest airport is Tri-Cities which is a forty five minute drive from Abingdon.