Bay Street Theater
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $899 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity actors for 2021 season (see breakdown). Due to the pandemic, Bay Street Theater is currently accepting video submissions only from March 15 - 29 (deadline).
INSTRUCTIONS
Please prepare a contemporary monologue and choose 16 bars of music using your own accompaniment or use the accompaniment provide on the provided weblink provided below. Please slate your name and the name of your audition piece. Also please include picture & resume attached to email. All submissions should be sent to http://www.baystreet.org/page/2021-season-lort-epa-bay-street-theater/.
Deadline: Mon, Mar 29, 2021
PERSONNEL
Reviewing submissions will be:
Scott Schwartz (Artistic Director)
Will Pomerantz (Associate Artistic Director)
John Sullivan (Associate Producer/Company Manager)
OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production dates.
All shows will rehearse and perform live June 24 – September 5, 2021 in Sag Harbor NY. Performances will be in an outdoor tent venue with limited seating capacity. Bay Street Theater will meet and exceed all requirements and be in full compliance for reopening with all Equity and State of New York requirements.
OTHER
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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
SUMMER 2021 SEASON
Please note that we are actively seeking performers of all races, ethnicities and orientations. Bay Street is an EOE and we strongly encourage BIPOC and LGBTQ+ actors to audition.
The summer season at Bay Street will consist of concert stagings of three musicals that showcase the great range of Broadway – the delightful revue that celebrates the genius of Kander and Ebb, THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND, the newly updated docu-musical about America’s workers, WORKING, and the beloved Lerner and Lowe classic tale of passion, love and loss, CAMELOT, in an intimate story-theater based adaptation by David Lee. This will be a rep season, with some performers taking roles in all three productions, and some roles cast individually for single productions.
THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND
Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb
1st Rehearsal June 22, 2021
Performances July 6-July 25, 2021
WORKING
From the Book by Studs Terkel
Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso
Additional Material by Gordon Greenberg
Songs by Craig Carnela, Micki Grant, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Rodgers and Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz and James Taylor
1st Rehearsal July 13
Performances July 28-August 15, 2021
CAMELOT
Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
1st Rehearsal August 3
Performances August 18-September 5, 2021
CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS - no roles will be understudied
Arthur in CAMELOT. Male-identifying, 30s. Any ethnicity. He is the “once and future king,” a thoughtful, loving and powerful man who dreams of a better world. But he is also human, struggling with his desire to lead his kingdom by example and to follow his heart. A nuanced, human and contemporary version of this great, legendary figure. Baritone.
Lancelot in CAMELOT. Male-identifying, 20s – early 30s. Any ethnicity. Handsome and strong. The greatest knight of Arthur’s court and also the king’s dearest friend. He falls in love with the queen Guenevere and struggles with the choice between the two people he loves the most in the world. Arrogant and full of himself at first, but with a deep soul, vulnerability, and sincere spirituality. Baritone.
Reveler/Knight in CAMELOT. Male-identifying, 20s – 40s. Any ethnicity. Will play various members of King Arthur’s court including one of his Knights. Any voice type.
Guenevere in CAMELOT. Female-identifying, 30s. Any ethnicity. Leading lady. The Queen of Camelot. Guenevere is a complex woman who thinks she knows herself. Full of joy, heart and passion, she values her own independence but also carries herself with dignity and grace. She has a strong sense of responsibility to her role as Queen, to her marriage, and to the people of Camelot. She is torn apart by her love for two men, and the impossibility of choosing between them. Soprano.
Tom in CAMELOT. Female-identifying, 8 - 13. Any ethnicity. The story of Camelot is told by the Revelers to this young girl, so she can carry forward the hope and message of King Arthur that “Might does not make right.” A good listener with poise.
WORKING TRACK 1 - Male-identifying, 50s or older. Any ethnicity. Various roles in WORKING including a hedge fund manager and the songs “Joe” and “Fathers and Sons”. Has great range and heart, transforms from a privileged member of the 1% to a gentle and slightly forgetful retired man. Baritone.
TRACK 1 - Male-identifying, 20s – early 30s. Any ethnicity. In THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND (TWGR), various roles in WORKING including the song “Delivery,” and Mordred in CAMELOT. Very strong actor with great range. Can be a bit of a ham, but emotional, loving, sometimes rash, and charming. As Mordred in CAMELOT, a wounded son who is now conniving and power hungry. Bari-Tenor to high G.
TRACK 2 - Male-identifying, 30s – 40s. Any ethnicity. In THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND (TWGR), various roles in WORKING including “Masons Song” and “Brother Trucker”, and Reveler/Knight in CAMELOT. A Romantic, serious and powerful with a commanding voice. Bari-Tenor to A.
TRACK 3 - Female-identifying, 30s. Any ethnicity. In THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND (TWGR), various roles in WORKING including the songs “Just a Housewife” and “Cleaning Women.” Strong, passionate, hopeful and tough. Someone who has been hurt and seen hard times. Also with a sense of humor and doesn’t take herself too seriously. Mezzo-belt.
TRACK 4 - Female-identifying, 40s – 60s. Any ethnicity. In THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND (TWGR), various roles in WORKING including the songs “Nobody Tells Me How” and “It’s an Art”. Reveler/Lady of the Court/Knight in CAMELOT. Mezzo-belt.
TRACK 5 - Female-identifying, 20s. Any ethnicity. In THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND (TWGR), various roles in WORKING including the song “Millwork”. Reveler/Lady of the Court/Knight in CAMELOT. Soprano/belt.
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 submit.
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