BRIGHT STAR Equity Principal Auditions - National Tour Auditions

BRIGHT STAR (SETA #2) - NYC EPA

Tour Me Another Round LLC

AUDITION DATE

Tue, May 15, 2018

10:00 am - 2:00 pm (EDT)

CONTRACT

Short Engagement Touring Rate of Pay: $1441.00 per week, plus pension & health (please note, this is overscale for the applicable SETA category)

SEEKING

Equity actor/singers for possible future replacements in the upcoming SETA Tour #2. See breakdown.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief Folk or Americana song. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided. Bring picture and resume.

LOCATION

Pearl Studios NYC (500)

500 8th Ave

New York, NY 10018-6504

Studio 408 (Check in studio 402)

PERSONNEL

Director: Walter Bobbie
Choreography: Josh Rhodes
Musical Director: Jason Yarcho
Supervising Music Director: Rob Berman
Music, Book, & Story: Steve Martin
Music, Lyrics & Story: Edie Brickell
Casting Director: Calleri Casting – James Calleri, Paul Davis & Erica Jensen

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals begin: On or about June 12, 2018
Closing Date: July 1, 2018

OTHER

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.

An Equity monitor will be provided.

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 attend every audition.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

Inspired by a real event, the original musical tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920’s and ‘40’s. The story follows literary editor Alice Murphy, whose relationship with a young soldier, just home from World War II, awakens her longing for the child she once lost. Haunted by their unique connection, Alice sets out on a journey to understand her past – and what she finds has the power to transform both of their lives.

[ALICE MURPHY]
Female, early 30s - 40, an editor of a southern literary magazine; intelligent, attractive, professional--but with an air of melancholy. The same actress will also play Young Alice at age 16: rebellious, high-spirited, sexually forward, adventurous--looking to break out of small-town life and experience the world. Must be very strong singer and comfortable in folk and bluegrass styles. Vocal range: Very strong singer with a wide vocal range.

[BILLY CANE]
Male, early 20s, a soldier returning home from WWII; an aspiring young writer; fresh, open, optimistic, charming, and a little naïve. Seeking strong actor who is also a strong, athletic dancer, able to partner and lead a production number. Vocal range: Bright, natural Bari-Tenor.

[JIMMY RAY DOBB]
Male, 30 - 35. The same actor will play Jimmy Ray in his early 20s in flashbacks: Mayor Dobbs' son and young Alice's beau; handsome, boyishly charming, well-built, and intelligent; from a family of wealth and power and is being groomed by his father for a similar future in the family business; an independent thinker who is not afraid to stand up to his father for what he believes in; he has a sense of personal responsibility and morality as well as a deep reserve of passion and emotion. The same actor will also play an adult Jimmy Ray at age 40. Vocal range: Very strong singer in a pop-folk style. Bari-Tenor.

[MAYOR JOSIAH DOBBS]
Male, mid 50s – mid 60s. The Mayor of Zebulon; he’s a political and financial powerbroker - distinguished, even elegant, an imposing and controlling presence; has a genuine interest in protecting his son's future and his family name, but in doing so, is ultimately pushed to a point of extreme and irrevocable cruelty. Vocal range: Bass-Baritone.

[MARGO CRAWFORD]
Female, early 20s, any ethnicity. A small-town bookstore owner; a childhood friend of Billy's who now harbors romantic feelings towards him; a natural beauty with a keen intellect. Vocal range: A sweet, warm folk voice.

[DARYL AMES]
Male, mid 20s – 40, any ethnicity. Precise, exacting, specific and effete. Dry and witty, with great comic timing. Vocal range: Open.

[LUCY GRANT]
Female, early 20s – 30, any ethnicity. Strong actress with great comedic timing, who is a dynamic and sexy dancer. She has to have complete ease with dancing and partnering. Leads a production number. Vocal range: Strong belt.

[DADDY MURPHY]
Male, mid 50s – mid 60s. Alice's father; an authoritative and a stern disciplinarian; devoutly religious, hard-working, a poor but proud farmer. Vocal range: Open.

[MAMA MURPHY]
Female, 50 – mid 60s. Warm and strong, the center of her family. A fierce protector of her daughter, who she knows is deeply gifted, but a handful. Vocal range: Open.

[DADDY CANE]
Male, 60 – 65. A warm, loving country man. Loves to read. Has kept a secret for many years for all the wrong reasons. Vocal range: Open.

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 audition.