BASTARD JONES - NYC EPA **Revised Seeking Section**
Cell Theatre Ltd.
AUDITION DATE
Mar 13, 2017
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EST)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
CONTRACT
Transition
Transition, Year 3; $385/wk.
SEEKING
We seek nine strong singer-actors for a cast
that looks like America, including (but not
limited to) racial diversity, gender neutrality, and
artists with disabilities. All actors will play
multiple roles as cast and sing ensemble parts.
Strong physical comedy and/or classical theater
background a plus, as is an ability to read music.
PREPARATION
Even though BASTARD JONES has a rock score, please come prepared with a legit ballad from classic musical theater that demonstrates vocal range. Please bring a headshot and resume stapled together.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Marc Acito, dir, book & lyrics
Amy Engelhardt, music & lyrics
Joe Barros, choreo
Mackenzie Meeks, Associate Producer
Brian Reager, Casting Assistant
Kira Simring, Artistic Director
Personnel expected to be in attendance at the EPA - TBD
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals begin May 15th, runs June 14 – July 16th, NYC
OTHER
From the book writer of ALLEGIANCE comes BASTARD JONES, a rock musical comedy based on the raucous 18th century novel The History of Tom Jones. This rollicking adventure of deception, misunderstanding and bed-hopping centers on Tom Jones, a bastard-born charmer with a heart of gold and a knack for trouble who’s looking for love in all the wrong places.
All rehearsals and performances will be at the cell.
www.thecelltheatre.org
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.
BREAKDOWN
TOM and others:
Rock/legit tenor (full voice to B4, falsetto to F5). An impetuous 19 year-old with the enthusiasm and self-discipline of a puppy, along with an effortless sex appeal. Tom is an electric guitar in a harpsichord world.
SOPHIA and others:
Soprano with mix-belt (legit to B5 with popped E6; mix/belt A3-D5). Though she appears to be a dutiful schoolgirl, this minister’s daughter is strong-willed, quick-witted with a longing for liberation.
PARTRIDGE and others:
Baritone; a drunken con artist of middle-age with the grizzled demeanor of a rock ‘n roll roadie but a heart of gold
MR. BLIFIL, LORD FELLAMAR, MR. FITZPATRICK and others:
Baritone-Tenor (major rock falsetto to F5) to play young men. Blifil is a an unctuous 18-year-old weasel; Fellamar is a young Lord who’s never had to think for himself; Mister Fitzpatrick is a hot-headed Irishman.
SQUIRE ALLWORTHY, NANNY'S LOONY MUM and others:
Tenor or Alto to play middle and upper age. Allworthy is a gentle gentleman, but his sense of justice blinds him to the truth. Nanny’s Loony Mum is a delusional old woman prone to profanity.
REVEREND SHEPHERD, EXECUTIONER and others:
Baritone-Bass (low D2 needed) to play middle age. Reverend Shepherd is a pompous and self-righteous gasbag; the Executioner is a jaded civil servant.
MOLLY SEAGRIM, HARRIET FITZPATRICK and others:
2nd Soprano-Belt to play young women. Molly is a sexually free peasant of limited intelligence; Harriet is a high-strung woman of high birth
MRS. WATERS, LADY BELLASTON and others:
2nd Soprano-Alto to play middle-aged women. Mrs. Waters is a saucy and savvy fallen woman determined to fall upwards; Lady Bellaston is a noblewoman of ignoble character, an 18th century cougar.
BRIDGET BLIFIL, LANDLADY NANNY and others:
2nd Soprano-Alto to play middle-aged women. Bridget is a repressed aristocrat in ill-health; Landlady Nanny is a crafty, crotchety survivor.
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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