Rubicon Theatre Company | Ventura, CA
SPT
$761 weekly minimum (SPT 8)
Equity actors for roles in BONNIE & CLYDE (See breakdown).
Please submit your headshot, resume and link to your video audition at:
submission link. Please see breakdown for specific video audition instructions. The Equity video submission deadline is Wednesday, March 12th, 2025, at 11:59pm PT.
Deadline: 03/12/2025
Book by: Ivan Menchell
Lyrics by: Don Black
Music by: Frank Wildhorn
Viewing submissions:
Directed by: J. Scott Lapp
Producing Artistic Director: Karyl Lynn Burns
Associate Artistic Director/Casting Director: Stephanie Coltrin
April 8-27: Rehearsals (including tech/dress on 4/25-4/27)
April 29: Final Dress
April 30 - May 2: Afternoon rehearsals followed by evening previews
May 3: Opening
May 18: Closing performance
Performances: Wednesdays at 2 pm & 7 pm; Thursdays at 7 pm; Fridays at 7 pm; Saturdays at 2 pm & 7 pm; Sundays at 2 pm.
If ticket sales warrant, performances may be added on Tuesday or Sunday nights. There will be two 10 am student matinees on May 2 and a possible added student matinee during the run.
Housing will be provided if required for rehearsals and performances.
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.
Video submission instructions:
Please submit your headshot, resume and link to your video audition at:
submission link. Please prepare a short song in the style of the show with your own accompaniment OR if you don't have your own accompaniment, you may use the accompaniment at:
accompaniment link. See character descriptions for specifics. Non-traditional musical theatre songs that show contemporary vocal qualities and range are encouraged.
Please slate in your audition video and include - name, pronouns, union affiliation (if any), current location and if you're available to be a local hire to the Ventura area.
The Equity video submission deadline is Wednesday, March 12th, 2025, at 11:59pm PT.
At the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas to America's most renowned folk heroes and Texas law enforcement's worst nightmares. Fearless, shameless and alluring, the Tony-nominated musical Bonnie & Clyde, from composer Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, Civil War, Dracula) is the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire country. In this new, paired-down version by book writer Ivan Menchell (Death Note: The Musical, The Cemetery Club), the script focuses more closely on the young lovers, their downward spiral and their loved one's entanglement with the law. Bonnie & Clyde is a thrilling and sexy musical with a non-traditional musical theatre score, combining blues, gospel and rockabilly with an opportunity to showcase strong contemporary singers and actors who can double in many parts.
This is an all-Principal Musical - there is no ensemble/chorus.
[CLYDE BARROW] Male-identifying character, 18 to 25. A charming small-town boy who craves notoriety. Bonnie’s reckless, bold, daring lover. Vocal range top: C5, Vocal range bottom: A2. **This role includes scenes in various levels of undress (Shirtless) and simulated intimacy. An intimacy director will be on site.
[BONNIE PARKER] Female-identifying character, 18 to 25. A beautiful girl torn between love and fame. Clyde’s ambitious, stubborn lover. Vocal range top: F5, Vocal range bottom: G3 **This role includes scenes in various levels of undress - period underwear and simulated intimacy. An intimacy director will be on site.
[MARVIN “BUCK” BARROW] Male-identifying character, 25 to 35. Clyde’s older brother and an outlaw troubled by his wife’s distaste for his lifestyle. Adventurous and loyal. Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: B2.
[BLANCHE BARROW] Female-identifying character, 25 to 35. A religious woman who disapproves of the criminal lifestyle. Honorable and righteous. Married to “Buck” Barrow. Vocal range top: Eb5, Vocal range bottom: G3.
[EMMA PARKER/STELLA] Female-identifying character, 35 to 55 years old. Emma Parker – Bonnie’s widowed mother. Fragile, caring, sensitive. Stella - One of Blanche’s hair customers at the Cinderella Beauty Parlor. Her husband is currently serving time in jail. Sings in tight 3-part harmony.
[TED HINTON/BANK TELLER] Male-identifying character, 18 to 25. Ted Hinton - A police officer struggling to separate his feelings from his duties. Kind and honest. Madly in love with Bonnie. Bank Teller - a Teller who is shot and killed at a local bank that is held up by Bonnie & Clyde. Vocal range top: A4, Vocal range bottom: C3.
[CAPTAIN FRANK HAMER/POLICE OFFICER/CHARLIE/PRISON GUARD] Male-identifying character, 45 to 65. Captain Frank Hamer – A retired Texas Ranger who joins the hunt for Bonnie and Clyde. Recruited by Governor Ferguson. Police Officer - One of the police officers accompanying Sheriff Schmid around town. Charlie - The head cook at the American Cafe where Bonnie Parker works. Prison Guard - A guard at Mclennan County Jail where Clyde Barrow is being held.
[SHERIFF SCHMID/PREACHER/ARCHIE] Male-identifying character, 45 to 65. Sheriff Schmid - the embodiment of law and order, relentlessly pursuing Bonnie & Clyde. A formidable adversary, determined to bring them to justice at any cost. Preacher – The town’s evangelist. Loud, passionate, boisterous. Archie - an angry customer at the bank who recognizes the famous duo and asks for their autograph. Vocal range top: C5, Vocal range bottom: A2.
[CUMIE BARROW/TRISH] Female Identifying character, 30 to 50. Cumie Barrow – A kind woman among those suffering in the Depression. Loyal and selfless. Mother to Clyde and Buck. Trish - One of Blanche’s hair customers at the Cinderella Beauty Parlor. A devoutly Christian woman, with some peculiar habits. Sings in tight 3-part harmony.
[GOVERNOR MIRIAM FERGUSON/ELEANOR] Female-identifying character, 40 to 60. Governor Miriam Ferguson – An enforcer of the law and Governor of Texas. Tough and harsh. Eleanor - One of Blanche’s hair customers at the Cinderella Beauty Parlor. Sings in tight 3-part harmony.
[YOUNG CLYDE] Male-identifying character, 10 to 12. A young man dreaming of life as an outlaw, the next Billy the kid or Al Capone. Vocal range top: A5, Vocal range bottom: B3.
[YOUNG BONNIE] Female-identifying character, 10 to 14. A young girl with dreams of becoming a movie star, the next Clara Bow. Vocal range top: C5, Vocal range bottom: C#4.
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