LORT
Barter Theatre 2011 Season – Equity Principal Auditions
Abingdon, VA
LORT D; *theatre states it pays above minimum beginning at $650/week + housing and transportation
Casting: Paul Russell
Season runs: 1/14/11 to 12/26/11
Equity Principal Auditions:
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at Ripley-Grier Studios
10 AM – 6 PM 520 Eighth Avenue, Studio 16P
Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30. New York, NY
Prepare EITHER 1) a brief monologue; or 2) a brief song; or 3) a one-minute monologue and 16 bars of a song. If singing, bring sheet music; accompanist provided.
Bring picture and resume, stapled together.
A repertory theater with two stages, the Barter’s 2011, 78th anniversary-season begins January 14, 2011 and ends December 26, 2011. Actors hired may be employed as company members for the entire season beginning on January 14th or jobbed-in (dates T.B.A.) for one or more productions.
2011 Season includes:
NOTE: Seeking actors for the following productions and roles. For shows/roles that have already been CAST, actors auditioning will also be considered for possible future replacements if needed.
XANADU
Book: Douglas Carter Beane. Music/Lyrics: Jeff Lynne, John Farrar. Based on the Universal Pictures Film Screenplay by Richard Danus and Marc Rubel
Runs: 2/3/11 – mid April 2011
Seeking:
Eroto: 20s – 40s, female, singer, dancer; sing in 1940s style
CIVIL WAR VOICES
By James R. Harris. Original Music Arrangements by Mark Hayes
Runs: mid February – mid April 2011
Seeking:
Theophilus Perry: 20s, male, tenor, Texan fighting for the Confederacy, longs for his wife and daughter
Harriet Perry: 20s, female, soprano, Theo’s wife, gives birth to Theo’s son while he is away
Elizabeth Keckley: African-American, 50s, female, spiritual singer, former slave, confidant to Mary Todd Lincoln
Cook/Celebrant: African-American, 30s-50s, male, tenor
TREASURE ISLAND
Adapted by Richard Rose
Runs: 2/19/11 to mid April 2011
This show is fully CAST. Actors auditioning will be considered for possible replacements.
AGE OF AROUSAL
By Linda Griffiths, wildly inspired by George Gissing’s The Odd Woman
Runs: mid February – mid April 2011
Seeking:
Monica Madden: 20s, provocative and playful, struggling with her innate sexuality
JOURNEY THROUGH THE MIND
Written and performed by Will Stutts. Runs: mid February – mid April 2011.
This one-person show is CAST.
EYE OF THE STORM
Written and performed by Will Stutts. Runs: mid February – mid April 2011.
This one-person show is CAST.
HANK AND MY HONKY TONK ANGELS
Conceived and written by Jason Petty
Runs: 4/21/11 – mid May 2011
This show is fully CAST. Actors auditioning will be considered for possible replacements.
CIRCUMFERENCE OF A SQUIRREL
By John Walsh
Runs: Spring 2011
This show is fully CAST. Actors auditioning will be considered for possible replacements.
SUMMER MUSICAL – TBA
Runs: June – August 2011
Seeking:
several strong, experienced singers and dancers
ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING
By Duke Ernsberger and Virginia Cate
Runs: Summer 2011
This show is fully CAST. Actors auditioning will be considered for possible replacements.
SAVING OLD SMOKEY
By Ron Osborne
Runs: 6/10/11 – mid August 2011
Seeking:
Emma: 45 - 50, female, a caring mother, Southern
Olive: 45 – 50, female, a fierce defender of the South
Howard: 45 – 60, male, a pompous stranger
ALFRED HITCHCOCK’S THE 39 STEPS
Adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan from the movie of Alfred Hitchcock
Runs: Summer 2011
This show is fully CAST. Actors auditioning will be considered for possible replacements.
A SOUTHERN EXPOSURE
By Kelley Kingston-Strayer
Runs: 8/18/11 – mid September 2011
Seeking:
Callie Belle: 20s, female, attractive, Southern, willful
Hattie: late 70s, female, opinionated and unyielding, Southern
Mattie: late 70s, female, sweet and suffering from Alzheimer’s, Southern
Ida Mae: late 70s, female, the peacemaker, Southern
CABARET
Book: Joe Masteroff, Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood
Music: John Kander. Lyrics: Fred Ebb
Runs: 9/16/11 – mid November 2011
Seeking:
Ernst Ludwig: 30 – 45, male, threatening, Nazi
5 Kit Kat Girls: 20s – 30s, female, strong singer and dancer
2 Male Dancers/Nazi Youths: 20s – 30s, male, strong singer and dancer
THE ROAD TO APPOMATTOX
By Catherine Bush
Runs: mid September 2011 – mid November 2011
Seeking:
Chip Eberhardt: late 30s, male, ruggedly handsome motorcycle-riding historian
DRACULA BITES
By Duke Ernsberger and Virginia Cate
Runs: 9/30/11 – mid November 2011
Seeking:
Nattie Sills: 40s - 50s, female, artistic director of the Valleydale Playhouse, has a theatrical air about her
Gregory Pastel/Van Helsing: 30s - 40s, male, tall, handsome, pretentious, Northerner playwright
Gus Timberlake/ Harker: 30s - 40s, male, bashful, owner of a hardware store
SWAMP GAS AND SHALLOW FEELINGS
Music/Lyrics: Jack Eric Williams. Book/Additional Lyrics: Randy Buck
Runs: October – mid November 2011
Seeking:
Tulip-Anne Pardue: 20s, female, pretty, country pop belter
Vydell Harnett: 20s, male, handsome, country singer
Sherlynne, Shirleen, and Sherlayne: 20s, female, sisters, country singers
Crash Watson: 20s, male, country singer, must play guitar
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Adapted by Richard Rose from the holiday tale by Charles Dickens
Runs: November – December 2011
This show is fully CAST. Actors auditioning will be considered for possible replacements.
WOODEN SNOWFLAKES
By Catherine Bush
Runs: November – December 2011
This show is fully CAST. Actors auditioning will be considered for possible replacements.
2011 NATIONAL TOURS:
THE FANTASTICKS
Book/Lyrics: Tom Jones. Music: Harvey Schmidt
Tour: Fall 2011
Seeking:
The Mute: 18 – 40, male or female, very expressive
El Gallo: 30 – 50, male, baritone
Luisa: must look 16, female, soprano, in love with Matt
Matt: must look 18 - 20, male, baritone, in love with Luisa
Hucklebee: 40 – 60, male, baritone, a father
Bellomy: 40 – 60, male, baritone, a father
Henry: 50s – 70s, male, an old actor
Mortimer: 18 – 50s, male, The man who dies
TREASURE ISLAND
Adapted by Richard Rose
Tour: Fall 2011
Seeking:
5 Pirates: 20s – 50s, male, must have stage combat experience
CIVIL WAR VOICES
By James R. Harris. Original Music Arrangements by Mark Hayes
Tour: Fall 2011
Seeking:
Theophilus Perry: 20s, male, tenor, Texan fighting for the Confederacy, longs for his wife and daughter
Harriet Perry: 20s, female, soprano, Theo’s wife, gives birth to Theo’s son while he is away
Elizabeth Keckley: African-American, 50s, female, spiritual singer, confidant to Mary Todd Lincoln
Cook/Celebrant: African-American, 30s-50s, male, tenor
Slave Master: 20s – 42s, male, singer/actor.
Cornelia Harris: 40s-50s, female, singer/actor.
Mrs. Lincoln: 40s, female, singer/actor
Lincoln: 50s. Singer/actor
Abingdon is approximately six hours from Washington, D.C. and ten hours from NYC by auto. The nearest airport is Tri-Cities which is a forty five minute drive from Abingdon.
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