Barrington Stage Company 2011 Season
– Equity Principal Auditions / Musicals
Pittsfield MA LOA, SPT (approval/salary level pending; 2010 min. weekly salary: $502 (LOA & SPT).
Artistic Dir: Julianne Boyd
Managing Dir: Tristan Wilson
CD: Pat McCorkle, CSA
Equity Principal Auditions:
Friday, February 18, 2011 Actors' Equity Association Audition Center
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM 165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor
Lunch from 1 - 2. New York City
Please prepare a brief musical selection. Bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided.
Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.
All dates are in 2011. All listed roles/chorus positions are available unless otherwise noted. Auditioning performers will be considered as possible replacements for pre-cast roles, should any become necessary.
Mainstage productions (LOA contracts):
GUYS aND DOLLS Score: Frank Loesser. Book: Book: Abe Burrows, Jo Swerling, Damon Runyon.
Dir: John Rando. Mus Dir: Darren Cohen. Choreo: Joshua Bergasse. 1st reh: 5/24. Runs 6/15-7/16.
Benny Southstreet:
25-50. Small-time gambler, works with Nicely (for Nathan). Comic timing a must. Baritone (Db – high G).
Big Jule:
Man, 35-55. Large, tough gun-toting gangster/kingpin from Chicago. In town with Harry for a big crap game. Short temper, intimidating. Solid Chicago accent. Baritone.
Harry The Horse:
24-50. Gambler from Brooklyn. Anxious for a big crap game, since he brought the very imposing Big Jule to town. Baritone.
Lt. Brannigan:
30-65. Frustrated policeman chasing after Nathan and his partners-in-crime; trying to find out where the next illegal crap game is happening.
Nathan Detroit:
32-45. Lovable/charming yet feckless gambler. The main entrepreneur in town, trying to arrange a big crap game. Loves Adelaide, his fiancée of 14 years, who disapproves of the gambling. Finds himself financially strapped. Excellent comic timing. Baritone (D – high F).
Nicely-Nicely Johnson:
Man, 24-50. Comic gangster; timing a must. Nathan’s sidekick. Bumbling gambler who spends a lot of time eating. Strong character actor/great singer. Tenor (Db – high Bb).
Rusty Charlie:
24-50. Another gambler who works with Nicely (for Nathan). Comic timing a must. Baritone (Db – G).
Sarah Brown:
18-30. Beautiful and strong yet innocent and prim sergeant of Save-a-Soul Mission. Proud, hard-working leader, but also vulnerable and naïve. Struggles to resist falling in love with Sky. Excellent singer. Soprano (B – high A).
Sky Masterson:
Man, 26-38. Charismatic, handsome. Quintessential smart-talking, suave, wandering gambler. Known as the highest crap game player of them all, because of how high he bets. Real charmer with women, but not sleazy—slick, but finds he has a soft spot for Sarah. Baritone (B – Eb).
Arvide Abernathy:
CAST. Man, 60-75. Sarah’s kind-hearted, wise grandfather/guardian; supportive and protective. Baritone (D – high F).
Gen. Matilda B. Cartwright:
CAST. 35-65. Save-a-Soul Mission matron. Severe on the outside (because she believes deeply in her work), but a kind heart within. Mezzo (E – high A or C).
Miss Adelaide:
CAST. 30-40. Comic version of the classic gambler’s moll. Sweet, endearing and sexy, with a lot of personality. Lead performer at the Hot Box Club. Tired, frustrated and has a permanent cold from being engaged to Nathan for 14 years. Thick NY accent. Mezzo (A – D).
THE GAME Music: Megan Cavallari. Book/Lyrics: Amy Powers and David Topchik. Based on the novel “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”. Dir: Julianne Boyd. Choreo: Joshua Bergasse. Mus Dir: Darren Cohen. 1st reh: 7/19. Runs 8/11-8/28.
Based on the 18th-Century scandalous novel of sexual intrigue in France before the revolution. The beautiful but dangerous Marquise de Merteuil and her equally fascinating former lover, Vicomte de Valmont, challenge each other to play games with those more innocent than they. Seduction, betrayal and revenge ensue, changing the fortunes and lives of Merteuil and Valmont and all who play their games unwittingly.
Marquise de Merteuil:
Mid - late 30s. Widow. Beautiful, warm, witty. Calculating, though not cold. At the height of her social powers. Must be a superb singer (mezzo from low G below middle C to high G (two octaves)).
Vicomte de Valmont:
Late 30s. Irresistible … and knows it. Consummate seducer—handsome, charming, calculating and witty. Must be an excellent singer (baritone with top (two A’s below middle C up to F above middle C).
Cecile:
18. Fresh from the convent; innocent, trusting, eager to please, curiously lacking in social graces. Actress must have a wonderful comic sense. Soprano (A below middle C to high A).
Chevalier Danceny:
Early 20s. Innocent, trusting, youthful sexiness; overzealous in romantic endeavors. Actor must have a wonderful comic sense. Tenor (C below middle C to A above middle C) – must be a really strong singer – has complicated, intricate parts to sing.
Mme de Volanges:
Late 30s – early 40s. Widow. Nervous, chatty, petty, strenuous social striver. Merteuil’s cousin. Must be an excellent singer (G below middle C to A two octaves above middle C).
Mme de Rosemonde:
Mid 50s – 60. Smart, dignified, independent, worldly. Range: F below middle C to two F’s above middle C.
Mme de Tourvel:
CAST. Early – mid 30s. Angelically beautiful, disarmingly earnest, deeply devout. Superb singer needed (soprano with low notes (A below middle C to high A)).
SPT contracts:
MORMONS, MOTHERS & MONSTERS Music: Will Aronson. Book/Lyrics: Sam Salmond. Dir TBA.
1st reh: 6/24. Runs 7/14-7/31.
Quirky musical comedy. A boy and his Mormon mother smile their way through three shattering divorces. As he grows, the boy hides under his bed-sheets, prays fervently and tries to figure out just who is responsible for his crappy, crappy little life.
Mormon:
Seeking actor 18+ to play male character from age 4 to age 22 (the younger version of the character Me). Character is an optimistic but troubled boy who tries hard to make sense of the world. His bright-eyed religious upbringing comes into direct conflict with his crumbling family, his sexuality and the scary monster that lives under his bed. Performer must take the character seriously, while bringing out the humor of the writing. Tenor.
Mother:
40s. Determined to give her son a father (and eternal family) no matter what, even if that means ignoring blatant and difficult truths. Beautiful and warm—until she transforms. Mezzo.
Monster:
One actor plays several male roles, 40s. Actor plays various wacky characters who often scare the Mormon, including the Monster under the bed and the three bad fathers. Monster is dangerous, but has a unique charm and sense of humor. He is often the voice of the truth, or of the Mormon’s fears. Baritone.
Me:
Man, 20s. Narrator of the story. He is the character Mormon in the present day, after growing up. Has a dry sense of humor that he uses to cope with the memories. Endearing, fun, but a little jaded. Baritenor.
EPA/Dramas: 2/16/11. See separate notice. ECCs TBA.
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