CHESS Submission - Coachella Valley Repertory Auditions

CHESS - Los Angeles Appointments

Coachella Valley Repertory

APPOINTMENTS

Appointments will take place on October 30, 2018.

CONTRACT

SPT Minimum - $456/wk

SEEKING

Men and Women with strong musical theatre background. Please see breakdown.

INSTRUCTIONS

Please email picture/resume to Ron Celona.

Deadline: Mon, Oct 29, 2018

SUBMIT TO

rcelona@cvrep.org

PERSONNEL

Directed by Ron Celona
Musical Director, Scott Storr

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals begin on Monday, February 18, 2019
Chess runs from March 13th through March 31, 2019 with a possible one week extention.

OTHER

Please note: Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.

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.

BREAKDOWN

FLORENCE: Strong belt voice (to E), Mid-thirties. Born in Hungary (so musn't look like an All-American Girl); clever, theatrical, touching, vivacious, volatile. Fredrick's chess second.

FREDDIE: Rock tenor (to C), Mid-thirities, An American chess champion. A cross between Bobby Fisher and John McEnroe. Arrogant and tempermental, but a genius;his chess playing is revolutionary. We need to see his artistry along with his danger and his obsessivness.

ANATOLY: Baritone (to G sharp), Mid- Thirties - early Forties. A Russian chess champion. Unexprectedly charming. He doesn't seem a romantic hero at first, but becomes one through his personality. An intelligent, feeling, passionate man.

MOLOKOV: Bass (down to F sharp), Fifties. (Not a fake, comic, stage Russion). Intellectually formidable. Seemingly a father figure to Florence. Anatoly's chess second. An actor who sings well.

SVETLANNA: Strong belt voice. Late thirties, Antoly's wife. Domestic, wholesome, homey. A dramatic contrast to Florence - not a contemporary cosmopolitan woman.

WALTER: Bass-baritone (down to G sharp). Mid forties - fifties. A marjeting agent. Seemingly respectable, substantial, trustworthy. An actor who sings well.

ARBITER: Rock high baritone (up to A). Thirty to early forties. International businessman. Smooth, but with a quick temper.

ENSEMBLE: Various ages. Strong singers to play various roles.

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.