Aurora Theatre, Inc.
CONTRACT
LOA $660 weekly minimum (LOA ref LORT)
SEEKING
Equity actors, singers, and dancers for principal roles in Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA (see breakdown).
Local actors encouraged to submit.
To best demonstrate our commitment to inclusion in our community, Aurora Theatre encourages ALL actors to audition for ANY role which they feel they can fully embody authentically.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please email submission, headshot, and resume. Full libretto, book & song side listings, and audition form: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ffyv9oollb4cdc0/AADGBQmuWqetjRuZO1vAo2A1a?dl=0 . If no email access, call Katie Chambers at 678-226-6236. EMAIL PREFERRED.
Deadline: Mon, Jan 17, 2022
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Oscar Hammertein II
Book: Oscar Hammerstein II and Douglas Carter Beane
Director and Choreographer: Ricardo Aponte
Music Director: Ann-Carol Pence
Viewing Auditions:
Ricardo Aponte - Director and Choreographer
Anthony Rodriguez - Producing Artistic Director/President and CEO
Ann-Carol Pence - Associate Producer/Music Director
Nikki Toombs - Director of Education
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: Week of Feb 7th, 2022
Opening: Thursday, March 10th, 2022
Closing: Sunday, April 3rd, 2022
(Possible 1-Week Extension through Sunday, April 10th, 2022)
Performance Schedule: Thurs.-Sat. at 8pm, Sat. and Sun. at 2:30pm. There will be a 10am matinee on Wed 3/16. There will be possible 10am matinees on Wed 3/23 and 4/6.
OTHER
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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
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please provide a self-tape of 1 song cut, 1 side, and dance combination. If a reader is not accessible to you, you may perform a monologue in the style of the show.
Materials: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ffyv9oollb4cdc0/AADGBQmuWqetjRuZO1vAo2A1a?dl=0
Dance combination at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itg6xS_OMgY. Use the Broadway soundtrack to record your audition (Cue to 3:53 to begin): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5h5k2l_vfM.
ACCOMPANIMENT:
Topher - HIGH G low C (Tenor) #2 Me, Who Am I? m.5-31 great skips and rangy (TRACK: https://youtu.be/f8kvbxeni2k)
#20 Loneliness of Evening - m55-end (G) (TRACK: https://youtu.be/gvu7adfTIdY)
BONUS #26 Do I Love you Because You’re Beautiful? M9-31 (TRACK: https://youtu.be/JIK9kPKjoxE) Marie - F to Ab
#22 There’s Music in You - m89-end (F) (TRACK: https://youtu.be/XGQimMdhmNw)
#8b Impossible - m75 to end for joy and notes, check for end note (Ab) (TRACK: https://youtu.be/GaLeTG2ykS0)
Jean-Michel - F #5 The Prince is Giving a Ball (precision) mainly Bari m37-51 / m294 – 298 (TRACK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5h5k2l_vfM)
Lord Pinkerton - #5 The Prince is Giving a Ball m75-101 / m331 to end for A (TRACK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5h5k2l_vfM)
Charlotte & Gabrielle: #15 Stepsisters Lament - ALL women m1- m53 (TRACK: https://youtu.be/ackilanQ_is)
#18 A Lovely Night - m45 (for storytelling) La la la section - Precision m51-68 (TRACK: https://youtu.be/uRc4PICuLo8)
Sebastian - Baritone: #5 Prince is Giving a Ball m1 - m11 (low notes and precision) (TRACK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5h5k2l_vfM
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SIDES:
General note: If there are lyrics in between chunks of text, please excise those and make it a continuous scene.
Side 1, pg. 10-11 MADAME, ELLA Start MAD “Cinderella?” Stop MAD “Clean the porch with these rags.”
Side 2, pg. 13-15 SEB/JM Start SEB “I’ll take this.” Stop SEB “...an announcement.”
Side 3, pg. 27-31 MARIE, ELLA Start ELLA “I am being foolish” Stop MARIE “...the promise of possibility.”
Side 4, pg. 33 TOPHER, CHARLOTTE Start CHAR “So which one is it?” Stop CHAR “I’ve moved on.”
Side 5, pg. 39-41 ELLA, TOPHER Start TOPH “I”m sorry to be so effusive” Stop TOPH “Wait! Stop!”
Side 6, pg. 49-50 MADAME, CHARLOTTE, GABRIEL Start MAD “When I left this house...” Stop CHAR “...and I have no imagination.”
Side 7, pg. 54-56 GABRIELLE, ELLA Start GAB “Is there anything...” Stop GAB “And our lives.”
Side 8, pg. 58-60 SEBASTIAN, TOPHER Start SEB “Honestly, sire.” Stop TOPHER “A banquet!!!”
Side 9, pg. 64-66 JEAN-MICHEL, GABRIELLE Start JM “I”m going out with...” Stop JM “Yes!!!”
Side 10, pg. 66-67 MADAME Start MAD “So that’s how it is?” Stop MAD “I was doing so well.”
Side 11, pg. 67-69 ELLA, MARIE Start ELLA “At last, a friendly face.” Stop MARIE “...the entire world to help you.”
Side 12, pg. 70-71 ELLA, TOPHER Start ELLA “Prince Topher!” Stop ELLA “Just don’t say my name.”
Side 13, pg. 77 LORD PINKLETON Start “Hear ye!” Stop “...and sports. Hear ye!”
SEEKING:
**The role of ELLA has been precast**
ELLA (Cinderella) PRECAST. (Female, 20s, Soprano, Any Ethnicity) Kindhearted beauty with an infectious generosity of spirit. Though she has been flying under the radar she comes fully into herself as an articulate dynamic woman with a great deal to say Traditional musical theatre soprano.
TOPHER (Male, 20s – early 30s, Baritone, Any Ethnicity) The prince of the kingdom leads with heroic bravado but deeply naïve and not always quick on the draw. In search of his purpose. His kindhearted nature spills into an endearing goofiness at times. Light comedic touch essential. Soaring, rich musical theatre baritone to G.
MADAME (Female, Late 40s – 50s, Mezzo-Soprano, Any Ethnicity) Ella’s selfish stepmother. A vain and tyrannical climber. Deeply concerned with status and image and entirely dismissive of her stepdaughter. Has comic timing. Traditional musical theatre character voice.
GABRIELLE (Female, 20s – 30s, Mezzo-Soprano, Any Ethnicity) Ella’s stepsister and daughter of Madame. Begins aligned with her materialistic mother and sister but her kindness and thoughtful nature emerge as she is affected by Ella and love interest John-Michel. Perhaps a bit quirky and cut from a different mold than the social climbers around her. Has comic timing. Strong and expressive traditional musical theatre voice.
CHARLOTTE (Female, Late 20s – 30s, Mezzo-Soprano, Any Ethnicity) Ella’s stepsister and daughter of Madame. Deeply self-involved, attention seeker. Loud, brash and delights in being cocky. Lacks self-awareness and often the last one in on the joke. Excellent comic timing. Traditional musical theatre character belt to F.
MARIE (Female, 40s – 60s, Soprano, Any Ethnicity) First presents as a bag lady but is revealed as Ella’s fairy godmother in disguise. Warm with a spark of wackiness she lifts the magic in the show and highlights what is possible! Soaring traditional musical theatre soprano to G.
JEAN MICHEL (Male, 20s – 30s, Any Ethnicity) An enthusiastic revolutionary determined to make a difference. Energized and on his way to becoming a leader. Great comic timing. Traditional musical theatre voice.
SEBASTIAN (Male, 40s – 60s, Any Ethnicity) Topher’s Lord Chancellor. He actively shields the Prince from what is occurring in his kingdom and revels in maintaining his own power. Disregarding villagers in need he is primarily concerned with preserving the wealthy and the reach of his power. Fantastic comic timing essential. Traditional musical theatre character voice.
LORD PINKELTON (Male, 30s – 50s, Tenor, Any Ethnicity) Sebastian’s second-in-command and the herald for all balls and events. Announces royal balls, banquets and even the weather. Excellent comic timing is essential. Traditional musical theatre tenor.
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.
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