City Center Encores OFF-CENTER 2019 - NYC EPA
New York City Center Inc.
**Breakdown has been revised**
AUDITION DATE
Thu, Mar 07, 2019
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
Special Agreement salary pending; 2018 min: $1354/week
SEEKING
Equity actor/singers for various roles. See breakdown.
Seeking Stage Manager for PROMENADE only. See separate notice on Casting Call for submission info.
PREPARATION
Prepare a brief song appropriate to the season. Bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided. Bring a headshot and resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Pearl Studios NYC (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
12th floor
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Anne Kauffmann
Arlene Shuler: President and CEO
Co-Chairman, Producer: Stacey Mindich
Co-Chairman: Richard E. Witten
Casting Director: Laura Stanczyk; BRICK WALL THEATRICAL
Casting Associate: Sarah Cooney
STAFF IN THE ROOM:
Casting Director - Laura Stanczyk
Casting Associate - Sarah Cooney
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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 attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
City Center Encores OFF-CENTER 2019
WORKING
ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK BY STUDS TERKEL BY: NINA FASO and STEPHEN SCHWARTZ with additional contributions by GORDON GREENBERG
SONGS BY: CRAIG CARNELIA, MICKI GRANT, LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, MARY RODGERS and SUSAN BIRKENHEAD, STEPHEN SCHWARTZ, JAMES TAYLOR
DIRECTOR: ANNE KAUFFMAN
MUSIC DIRECTOR: CHRIS FENWICK
CHOREOGRAPHER: TBA
1st. Rehearsal: June 14th, 2019
Opening: June 26th, 2019
Closing: June 29th, 2019
WORKING Is the first presentation of the Encores! Off Center 2019 Season. It is WORKING for 2019. A look at America’s workforce from the original 1978 production to the 2010 revision along with new material for today. We are casting a company of NINE core principles and five dancer/singers to play the roles listed below in addition to various non-singing characters. THIS WILL BE A TRUE ENSEMBLE WITH THE CORE COMPANY ALL PLAYING MULTIPLE ROLES. DOUBLING HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED.
SEEKING:
MIKE DILLARD: 40’s - 50’s. Male. An ironworker, to use his own words “a dying breed”. Began at 18, the profession is a family tradition. Bucks at the stereotype of a man who earns his living with his muscle. Sings FATHERS AND SONS.
FREDDY RODRIGUEZ: Hispanic, Male. A delivery boy in a restaurant. Young, loves being out of the restaurant. Takes his work and responsibility seriously. Sings DELIVERY.
AL CALINDA: Black, 50’s, Male. A parking lot attendant. Began working at 16. Smooth and cool. Sings LOVIN’ AL.
FRANK DECKER: late 30’s - early 50’s, Male. A family man who loves being on the road. Sings BROTHER TRUCKER..
ANTHONY COELHO: 40’s. Male. A stone mason, a craftsman, a builder. Immensely proud of his work. Soulful. Sings THE MASON.
UTKARSH TRAJILLO: Male 20’s-30’s. An elder care worker. Compassionate and alive. An immigrant, aching for home. Sings A VERY GOOD DAY
JOE ZUTTY: Male. 60’s. Retired. Blue Collar. Reflective and wistful, though fighting it. Missing a job and the social interaction it provided Sings JOE.
ROSE HOFFMAN: 50’s-60’, Female. A Teacher. An elementary school teacher. Began teaching in 1967 and having real difficulty adjusting to a changing America. Sings NOBODY TELLS ME HOW
KATE RUSHTON: 30’s - 40’s, Female. A Housewife. A stay at home mom, defensive about her life, her work and society’s dismissal of the value of raising a family and maintaining a home. Sings JUST A HOUSEWIFE.
GRACE CLEMENTS: 40’s - 50’s, Female. A Millworker. Works in a luggage factory, blue collar, a single mother working to support her family. Prematurely Arthritic, works in extreme conditions which have taken a toll on her, body and soul. SINGS MILLWORK.
DELORES DANTE: 50’s - 60’s, Female. A Waitress. Funny, charming, talkative, wry and ballsy - an artist with a menu. Sings IT’S AN ART.
MAGGIE HOLMES: Black, 50’s to 60’s, Female. A Cleaning Woman. Working in a hotel to create a better life for her daughter. Sings CLEANING WOMEN.
THERESA LIU: 30’s - 40’s. Female. A Nanny with her own child and genuinely mothering someone else’s. Sings A VERY GOOD DAY
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PROMENADE
BOOK BY: MARÍA IRENE FORNÈS
MUSIC BY: AL CARMINES
DIRECTOR: LAURIE WOOLERY
MUSIC DIRECTOR: GREG JARRETT
CHOREOGRAPHER: TBA
1st Rehearsal: June 28, 2019
Opening: July 10, 2019
Closing: July 11, 2019
PROMENADE is the second presentation of the 2019 Encores! Off Center season. It premiered on April 9, 1965 at the Judson Poet’s Theatre and then moved on to an off-Broadway run at the aptly named Promenade Theatre. It is considered one of the great experimental musicals of the 60’s. ALL ACTORS SHOULD HAVE A SENSE OF THE ABSURD
We are seeking individuals of all shapes and sizes, ethnicities and gender identification for this show.
Nudity is referenced in the script and may be a part of the production, however, it is NOT a requirement.
[105] Male, 20’s - 40’s. Any Ethnicity, An escaped prisoner. (Tenor - up to a sustained strong Ab, and legit baritenor throughout).
[106] Male, 20’s - 40’s. Any Ethnicity, An escaped prisoner. (Baritone - up to F solo, higher in group)
[JAILER] , 40’s-50’s. Male or Female. Any Ethnicity. Corrupt, a user. Nefarious and seditious but unable to see what’s right in front of his nose. (Baritone)
[SERVANT] Female, 20’s - 30’s, Any Ethnicity, must have an astonishingly rangey voice up to a high D with a strong belt. A GREAT comedienne and actress. Born to the lower classes, she flirts with the upper. Smart, perceptive, witty. (Low G# - High D)
[MOTHER] Female, 55-75, Any Ethnicity. Embarked on an existential search for her two missing children. Longing for what will make her complete. Must have warmth and gravitas. (Alto, low G’s - high Eb.)
[MAYOR] Male, 50’s - 60’s. Any Ethnicity. He is power and capriciousness. He is absurd and ruthless. He is narcissistic and ridiculous. (Non-singing)
[(MISS CAKE)/ROSITA] Female, any age, any ethnicity. A voluptuous creature. Unique, an American. The Peach of the West. She is a feast. (Mezzo-Soprano, low G# - belted/mixed E)
[MISS I] Female, 30’s - 40’s. Any Ethnicity. A woman of the upper classes. Flirtatious. Made to love. Gorgeous strong Mezzo-Soprano (middle of the three ladies, up to an A).
[MISS O] Female,40’s - 50’s Any Ethnicity. A woman of the upper classes. Has authority and has been around the elite block a few times. A survivor, fatalistic. Soprano (highest of the three ladies. Low A - High C)
[MISS U] Female, 30’s - 40’s. Any Ethnicity, A woman of the upper classes. Sexual. Entitled, passionate, obsessed and rapacious. Strong, gutsy belt. Mezzo/Belter (lowest of the three ladies, low G-mixy high F)
[MR. R] Male, 40’s - 50’s Any Ethnicity. A man of the upper classes. Bit of a twit. Conceited. A humorously unfunny man. (Baritone, up to Eb solo, F# in sextet material)
[MR. S] Male, 40’s - 50’s. Any Ethnicity, A man of the upper classes and a self-professed student of life. Mixes with the lower classes but never forgets to dismiss them. Song and dance man. Easily superior. (Baritone, up to F solo, F# in sextet material)
[MR. T] Male, 30’s - 40’s. Any Ethnicity, A wealthy man. A ladies’ man. (Tenor to high G).
[WAITER /DRIVER /SOLDIER 1] Male, 20’s - 30’s, Any Ethnicity. Multiple roles including Soldier 1 - an everyman. Plucked from ordinary life and dropped in the middle of a war. (Tenor, up to sustained high A.)
[DISHWASHER/INJURED MAN/SOLDIER 2] Male 20’s - 30’s. Any Ethnicity, another everyman, a victim of fate. (Tenor)
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ROAD SHOW
MUSIC & LYRICS BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM
BOOK BY JOHN WEIDMAN
DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER: WILL DAVIS
MUSIC DIRECTOR: CHRIS FENWICK
1st Rehearsal: July 12, 2019
Opening: July 24, 2019
Closing: July 27, 2019
Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s musical ROAD SHOW is the third and final presentation of the 2019 Off-Center season. It tells the story of Addison Mizner and his brother Wilson Mizner's adventures across America from the beginning of the 20th century during the Klondike gold rush to the Florida real estate boom of the 1920s.
We are actively considering identifiable teams (either professional or familial) of either or both genders. We are looking for two individuals with a lot of chemistry, big hearts, big salesman - but also able to turn inward and show us the tragic flaws that will ultimately take them down.
The play is called Road Show for many reasons- and a few of them relate to the personalities of these brothers. They habitually pack up and leave and don't get attached. Their ambitions take them to far flung parts of the world, but their sense of self worth could fit in a small trunk.
SEEKING
[ADDISON MIZNER] 30s-40s, Male: Responsible and level headed – for years, consigned to live in the shadows of his brother’s schemes. Sensitive, easily swayed. Deeply attached to his mother. A visionary, and gifted architect whose surviving work is on the National Historic Registry and inspired the landscape of South Florida. Vocal Range: F3 – G5.
[WILSON MIZNER] late 30’s - 50’s. A schemer, swindler, raconteur and playwright. Charming, handsome, charismatic. An adventurer. Wilson’s good time is always had at the expense of others and particularly the ones he loves. Dapper. Vocal Range: F3 – A5
[HOLLIS BESSEMER] 20’s - 30’s. A disillusioned young man. Handsome, waspy, wealthy and entitled, looking for validation from his parents but finds it with Addison. Lyrical bari-tenor. B3-G5
[MAMA MIZNER] 60’s - 70’s. Any ethnicity. Ambitious, game and a little reckless. Besotted with Wilson and his charm, she takes care the care and love Addison provides for granted. She’s drunk the kool-aid. Strong, clear contralto. G3-E5
[PAPA MIZNER] Male. 60’s - 70’s. Any ethnicity. The patriarch neither son can live up to. Upright, expansive. Inspirational, a dream weaver. Baritone. A3-E5
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 audition.
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