CRAZY FOR YOU Equity Ensemble Dancers - Asolo Theatre Company Auditions

CRAZY FOR YOU - NYC ECC DEADLOCK CITIZEN/COWBOYS DANCERS
Asolo Theatre Company | Sarasota, FL

AUDITION DATE

Tuesday, April 11, 2023
2:30 PM (E)
2:30pm – DEADLOCK CITIZEN/COWBOYS DANCERS

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep
$1008 weekly minimum (LORT B) - Mertz Theatre

SEEKING

Equity actors for chorus dancer parts (Deadlock citizen/cowboys dancers) in CRAZY FOR YOU (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please be prepared to dance first at the appointed time – everyone in tap shoes. Please prepare a short cut of a musical theatre song in case you are asked to stay and sing. Bring sheet music in the appropriate key; a pianist will be provided. Bring a picture/resume, stapled.

LOCATION

Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
3rd floor

PERSONNEL

Artistic Director: Michael Donald Edwards
Associate Artistic Director: Celine Rosenthal (expected to attend)
Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Book by Ken Ludwig
Directed and Choreographed by Josh Rhodes (expected to attend)
Casting Director: JZ Casting (Geoff Josselson, CSA and Katja Zarolinski, CSA)

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: October 10th, 2023
Opening: November 18th, 2023
Closing: January 4th, 2024

OTHER

10:00am – FOLLIES GIRLS DANCERS

ECC Procedures are in effect for this 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

Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical
mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas
are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the
extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and
dressing rooms.

Holding/Audition room information:

The audition room (301) can accommodate no more than 35 dancers at a time.

The holding room (304) can accommodate no more than 40 individuals at a time.

SEEKING

[FOLLIES PERFORMERS]: she/her, 20s-40s, any race/ethnicity, nondisabled or disabled. Strong
dancers, tappers, singers, and comedians. Follies dancers from the city to play roles including: TESS:
dance captain of the Follies girls. A confident leader. In a rocky relationship with Bela and PATSY: a
somewhat ditzy follies girl. Her heart is in the right place. Strong singers.

[DEADROCK CITIZENS/COWBOYS]: he/him, 20s-40s, any race/ethnicity, nondisabled or disabled.
Strong dancers, tappers, singers, and comedians. Country boys who learn how to put on a show in
order to save the town. Some members of this ensemble will have moments of fight choreography with
guns and stunts. Roles include the following cowfolk trio who sings in tight harmony: [MOOSE]
Moose’s physical stature matches his name. Plays bass.

[MINGO], [SAM], and [EUGENE FODOR] 40s+ Intrepid British tourist and adventurer. He hikes into
town with his wife and encourages everyone to keep a stiff upper lip, baritone. Some members of this
ensemble will have moments of fight choreography with guns and stunts.