BECOMING CHAPLIN
- Equity Chorus Calls Dancers
Hanwell Productions NYC Workshop Contract $595/week.
Score: Christopher Curtis
Book: Tom Meehan and C. Curtis
Dir/Choreo: Warren Carlyle
Mus Dir: Bryan Perri
GM: Roy Gabay
CD: Telsey + Company, Pat Goodwin
Workshop in NYC dates: 8/29 – 9/22/11.
Equity Chorus Call / Dancers:
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 Pearl Studios NYC
10 AM – Equity female dancers who sing 500 Eighth Avenue, 12th Floor
2 PM – Equity male dancers who sing New York City
Please be warmed up and ready to dance when the call begins. Jazz shoes or sneakers (women should also bring heels), and comfortable clothing. Some may be asked to stay and sing after all have danced. Prepare 16 bars of a traditional legit or classical musical theater song showing range. Bring sheet music in the correct key; accompanist is provided, but may not transpose.
Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.
Show follows the legendary performer from the day he first walks on stage to the last days of his life. Regardless of how he tried to run away from the hardships of his childhood, Chaplin was forced to embrace them in his art. From his early abandonment by his mother to the ultimate abandonment by his adopted country of America during the McCarthy era, his obsessive artistry, perfectionist personality and insatiable appetite for young women made for extreme friction with his closest associates while catapulting Charlie to become the most famous human being on the planet. In the end, he was able to forgive his past only when he found true love in Oona O’Neill. Only her unconditional dedication and support allowed him to retire his alter-ego, the eternal orphan, his famed character of The Little Tramp.
Seeking (all must be excellent dancers/movers):
Ensemble Singers and Dancers (M/F):
Characters (except for two children) are 20-40. Seeking all types and ethnicities. Must be excellent dancers with great singing ranges. Contortionist, circus, aerial and tumbling experience a plus. Banjo playing also a plus. Ensemble tracks include (but are not necessarily limited to) …
Mildred / Others:
Seeking actress 18+ to play 17. Mildred is Charlie’s first wife, an opportunistic young actress who finds a vehicle to stardom in Charlie. Tricks him into marrying her by telling him she is pregnant, and then has to admit she lied. Performer also plays other women in Charlie’s past as well as a member of the cast of characters in his studio. Mezzo/belt.
Young Charlie / Jackie / Others:
Seven to a young-looking ten years old. Young Charlie: From the moment this child walks onstage at age five, he is destined for greatness. His connection to the audience is instantaneous. Sings and dances. Suffers great sorrow when he returns to his mother after getting out of the County Home to find she no longer recognizes him. Jackie Coogan: Famous child actor who co-starred in “The Kid” with Chaplin. Must be adorable, charming and funny, yet have great depth as well. Seeking a strong natural singer, unchanged voice.
Young Sydney / Usher / Others:
Eight to a young-looking twelve years old. Charlie’s older brother and best friend. Has a fraternal, protective instinct, even from a young age. Must have good comedic timing and great depth as well. Seeking a strong natural singer, unchanged voice.
EPAs: 6/2, 6/3 and 6/7. See separate notice.
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