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CAMELOT Equity Principal Audition - John W. Engeman Theatre Auditions

Posted June 24, 2011
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CAMELOT - John W. Engeman Theatre

LOA

CAMELOT – Equity Principal Audition

John W. Engeman Theater (Northport, Long Island, NY) LOA; $339/week minimum

Producing Artistic Director: Richard T. Dolce

Music: Frederick Loewe

Book/Lyrics/Music: Alan Jay Lerner

Director: Alan Souza

Choreographer: Sidney Erik Wright

Music Director: Jon Balcourt

Casting Director: Stephen DeAngelis

1st rehearsal: 8/22/11 in NYC. Runs: 9/15 – 11/6/11 in Long Island.

During tech periods and performances, cast members will be provided with roundtrip transportation from Manhattan to the venue.

Equity Principal Auditions:

Monday, July 11, 2011 at the Actors' Equity Audition Center

9:30 AM — 5:30 PM 165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor

Lunch from 1 - 2. New York, NY. Studio C.

Prepare a song from the show or a traditional musical theatre song (Lerner & Loewe, R & H etc.). Bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided but may not transpose.

Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

PLEASE NOTE: This production of Camelot will be a very progressive, very story and character-driven production of the classic musical. All actors must be exemplary singers, in excellent shape, and have great command of language and ideas. All ethnicities are encouraged to attend. We are not interested in stock types or versions of these characters; please read descriptions attentively.

SEEKING:

Arthur:

Male; 35-40; a compassionate, generous, and boyish everyman who becomes King of England by surprising happenstance. He struggles to create, implement, maintain, and rise to an ideal order of chivalry and empathetic rule. Rather unsure of himself, he is an optimist, a dreamer, a philosopher; he relies heavily on the advice and fortitude of those he trusts for direction. He is deeply in love with Guenevere and equally devoted to Lancelot. A rich and complex character, with great humor and emotional depth; Baritone

Guenevere:

Female; 25-30; a very progressive, spirited, and absolutely beautiful young woman who initially resents being gifted to be Queen, but is won-over and charmed by Arthur’s genuine optimism and humility. She emboldens Arthur to become an ideal King through forward thinking and governance, but pines for the passions and desires of common folk. Her deep love for Arthur is only matched and challenged by her overwhelming passion for Lancelot, creating the great conflict that brings down the Kingdom; Soprano

Lancelot:

Male; aged 25-30; an abundantly self-assured French knight who is an obsessively committed disciple of Arthur and his Round Table. He is extraordinarily handsome and has a physique to rival the finest gym-body of today. His great prowess as a knight is only enhanced by his otherworldly spiritual and healing abilities. Keenly compassionate and extraordinarily romantic/chivalrous, he falls deeply in love with Guenevere in spite of his true devotion to Arthur. There is not a stitch of Gaston nor Milos Gloriousis in him; he is funny only through his genuine earnestness. Note: Actor will appear shirtless in this production and will engage in considerable stage combat; Soaring, magnificent baritone

Merlyn/Pellinore:

Male; 45-55; One actor plays both roles. Merlyn: The infamous, old, wise wizard who ages backwards. Having tutored Arthur since boyhood he scrambles to guide him as King and warn him of danger before Merlyn regresses past remembering the future. A cross between Dumbledore and Esmerelda from Bewitched! Pellinore: A very funny, very eccentric, no-nonsense old knight who, in search of his lost Kingdom, becomes a dedicated confidant and friend to Arthur. Note: This actor will participate in stage combat.

Mordred:

Male; early 20s; the truly evil bastard son of Arthur, sired when the King was young, naïve, and unwillingly bewitched. He is as amusing as he is unlikable. Quirky, impish, and sneaky, he facilitates the famous love triangle that takes down the Kingdom and leads the same rebellion for his personal gain.

For more information on the theater, go to
www.engemantheater.com. If unable to attend, please send photo and resume to Stephen DeAngelis, c/o Grey, 200 5th Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10010 ATTN: “CAMELOT”.

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