BILLY ELLIOT The Musical
Short Engagement Touring Agreement (SETA) $741/week minimum
Producers: NETworks Presentations, LLC & Nina Lannan Associates
Music: Elton John
Book/Lyrics: Lee Hall
Original Dir: Stephen Daldry
Original Co-Dir: Julian Webber
Original Choreo: Peter Darling
Dir: Justin Martin
Choreo: Kate Dunn
Mus Sprvsr: David Chase
Mus Dir TBD
GM: Gregory VanderPloeg; Gentry & Associates
Adult Casting: Tara Rubin Casting
Children Casting: Nora Brennan Casting
1st reh (adults): 9/26/11 (in NYC). 1st tour perf: 11/1/11 (in St. Louis, MO).
Equity Chorus Call / Girl Dancers (Children Only):
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Chelsea Studios
11 AM – Equity female (child) dancers 151 West 26th Street, 6th Floor
Equity Monitor reads chorus list at 10:30 AM. New York City
Equity Chorus Call procedures are in effect. AEA Member sign-up list will be posted at the AEA Audition Center at 9:30 AM on August 31, 2011, and removed at 5 PM on September 6. The AEA Monitor will read out the list at 10:30 AM on audition day. Those on the list must be present with their current Equity cards when their names are called. Members who cannot sign the list must check in with the Monitor by 11 AM on audition day in order to guarantee being seen. Children who are not Members of Actors' Equity Association (AEA) are welcome to attend, and will be seen after AEA Members.
Please wear dance clothes and bring tap, jazz and ballet shoes. Please also prepare something to sing (after all have danced). Bring sheet music in the correct key; accompanist is provided, but may not transpose.
Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.
Seeking the following positions only at this call, for the upcoming SETA tour. Note: This call is for children only. Equity calls for adult roles and chorus positions are held separately by another casting office.
Ballet Girls:
Ensemble characters. Ages 8 – 12, any ethnicity. Maximum height 4’10”. Seeking dancers who sing, with strong tap and good ballet. Some girls may be required to do pointe work. Seeking a variety of sizes, shapes and types, with expressive character and lots of personality, not the traditional ballerina.
Debbie:
Principal character. Age 9 – 12, any ethnicity. Maximum height 4’10”. Daughter of Mrs. Wilkinson, Billy’s dance teacher. Outspoken, lumpy, unconsciously funny, no-nonsense, possibly a bit of a bully, surly. Takes ballet class only because her mother is the teacher. Requirements: Strong actor. Good ballet and tap.
Casting Director’s statement: “Performers of all ethnicities are encouraged to attend.”
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