BILLY ELLIOT Submission (Principal) - Riverside Theatre, Inc. Auditions

BILLY ELLIOT - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS (PRINCIPAL)

Riverside Theatre Inc.

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep $1,064 weekly minimum (LORT B+) Stark Stage

SEEKING

Equity actors for principal roles in BILLY ELLIOT (see breakdown).

Full Vaccination is required.

All principal roles will be understudied.

INSTRUCTIONS

SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please email video submission with headshot and resume attached. In the subject line of the email please list your name including the production and role you are submitting for. Mp4 files, youtube, vimeo and personal website links are preferred.

Deadline: Wed, Nov 24, 2021

SUBMIT TO

riversideEPA@riversidetheatre.com

PERSONNEL

Music: Elton John
Book & Lyrics: Lee Hall
Director/Choreographer: Richard Stafford Music
Director: Anne Shuttlesworth
Artistic Director: Allen D. Cornell
Associate Choreographer: Kristyn Pope
Associate Producer: Kyle Atkins
Casting: Wojcik / Seay Casting

Viewing Auditions:
Scott Wojcik (Casting Director)
Gayle Seay (Casting Director)
Holly Buczek (Casting Director)
Courtney Hammond (Casting Director)
Kyle Atkins (Associate Producer)

OTHER DATES

In-Person Callbacks NYC: Early December 2021
1st Rehearsal (Select Cast): March 15, 2022
1st Rehearsal (Full Cast): March 22, 2022
Opening: April 12, 2022
Closing: May 1, 2022

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

PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS :

Please prepare 1-2 contrasting brief cuts of songs in the style of the show OR the material found on our website from the show from your chosen voice part.

Accompaniment and full instructions on what and how to tape can be found at https://wscasting.com/billy-elliot-riverside-theatre-equity-required-ecc-and-epa-information/

Please slate your name and what you are performing prior to starting. Please keep your submission under 3 minutes.

Video audition submissions will be viewed only by those who meet the casting personnel requirements. Video audition submissions will be used for casting purposes only and will not be used or distributed for any other purpose. Once submissions have been viewed and actors are selected for callbacks, video audition submissions will be destroyed.

Billy Elliot – Male Identifying. 10-12 years old. Boy who stumbles onto a ballet class and discovers he has a gift. Stuck between what his family will think and his newfound love for dance. Seeking a better future for himself. Has extensive ballet technique and training. For this production we will be casting 2 Billys who will alternate between playing Billy and Tall Boy/Posh Boy in the Ensemble.

Michael Caffrey – Male Identifying. 10-12 years old. Billy’s best friend. Doesn’t fit into the norm. Outspoken, opinionated and follows his own drum. Excellent tapper, good voice. Has tap and ballet experience.

Dad – Male Identifying. 45-60 years old. Working class, narrow minded, single parent who has a rough exterior but a big heart and deep love of his family. Constantly trying to do what is best for his family and his fellow union workers. Baritone.

Tony – Male Identifying. 20s-30s. Billy’s brother. Passionate and a hard line union miner. Disrespectful at times towards his father and does not initially approve of Billy’s love for dance. Baritone.

George – Male Identifying. 40-60 years old. A friend of Billy’s dad and the town’s boxing teacher. A working-class miner.

Mrs. Wilkinson – Female Identifying. 40-50 years old. The local ballet teacher who trains and ultimately tries to help give Billy a brighter future. Big energy, compassionate, but also firm and mouthy at times. Has dance experience. Mezzo Soprano.

Grandma – Female Identifying. 65+ years old. Billy’s grandmother who has been through a lot in her life. Good sense of humor and has a close relationship with Billy. Alto. ROLE CAST.

Debbie Wilkinson – Female Identifying. 10-12 years old. Mrs. Wilkinson’s daughter. Completely neglected by her mother and a bit stand-offish. In love with Billy and flirts with him the only way she knows how, with sarcasm. Soprano.

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.