City Center Encores! 2024 Season Equity Principal Actors - New York City Center Inc. Auditions

City Center Encores! 2024 Season - NYC EPA New York City Center Inc. | New York, NY

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)

Break: 1:00-2:00pm

CONTRACT

Special Agreement

$2003 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in City Center Encores! 2024 Season (see breakdown).

No Stage Management positions currently available.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief musical theatre song in the style of the show for which you’d like to be considered. Please bring sheet music for the piano accompanist provided. Please bring a headshot and resume stapled together.

BREAKDOWN

ONCE UPON A MATTRESS

Encores! at New York City Center

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center 165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

Studio A

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Casting Directors: Destiny Lilly, Rashad Naylor, Priya Ghosh, Craig Burns, Rachel Hoffman,

Alex Cortinas

See production personnel in breakdown.

OTHER DATES

See production dates in breakdown.

OTHER

Authorization to legally work in the United States is required.

EPA 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

ONCE UPON A MATTRESS

Encores! at New York City Center

Actor’s Equity City Center Agreement ($2003/week)

Music: Mary Rodgers

Lyrics: Marshall Barer

Book: Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer

Concert Adaptation: Amy Sherman-Palladino

Director: Lear deBessonet

Choreographer: Lorin Latarro

Music Director: Mary-Mitchell Campbell

Casting: The Telsey Office/Bernard Telsey, CSA; Craig Burns, CSA; Priya Ghosh

DATES:

First Rehearsal: January 9, 2024

Performances: January 24–28, 2024

Possible one-week extension: January 30–February 4, 2024

ALREADY CAST:

[PRINCESS WINNIFRED THE WOEBEGONE] TO BE PLAYED BY SUTTON FOSTER. Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary). Often referred to as Fred, she is the energetic and unconventional protagonist. She arrives at the kingdom seeking to marry Prince Dauntless and proves her worthiness through her genuine nature and resilience. Mezzo-Soprano, PRINCIPAL

SEEKING:

[PRINCE DAUNTLESS THE DRAB] OFFER OUT. Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 30s–40s, any ethnicity. The kind-hearted and naive heir to the throne. He is looking for a princess to marry but is hindered by the domineering nature of his overprotective mother, Queen Aggravain. Baritone. PRINCIPAL

[QUEEN AGGRAVAIN] OFFER OUT. Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 50s–60s, any ethnicity. The controlling and manipulative mother of Prince Dauntless. She is determined to maintain control over her son and the kingdom by ensuring he never marries, creating a series of impossible tests for potential princesses. Alto. PRINCIPAL

[KING SEXTIMUS THE SILENT] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 50s–60s, any ethnicity. The mute but mischievous father of Prince Dauntless. He communicates through physical comedy and gestures. Despite his inability to speak, he is wise and playful. PRINCIPAL

[LADY LARKEN] Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 20s–30s, any ethnicity. The love interest of Sir Harry. She is a lady-in-waiting to Princess Winnifred and is expecting a child out of wedlock. Lady Larken’s predicament becomes a subplot within the story. Soprano. PRINCIPAL

[SIR HARRY] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 20s–30s, any ethnicity. A knight and the love interest of Lady Larken. He is devoted to her and tries to find a way for them to marry despite the obstacles they face. Tenor.

[THE MINSTREL] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 20s–40s, any ethnicity. He serves as the narrator of the story, guiding the audience through the events and providing commentary on the unfolding tale. Tenor. PRINCIPAL

[THE JESTER] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary) 20s–40s, any ethnicity. A member of the royal court. He serves as the court entertainer and brings levity and humor to the story. Tenor.

PRINCIPAL

[THE WIZARD] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 30s–50s, any ethnicity. The Queen’s Loyal Confidante. He is magical and mysterious and is able to do several magic tricks. He possesses a sense of showmanship and qualities of buffoonery. Baritone. PRINCIPAL

JELLY'S LAST JAM

Encores! at New York City Center

Actor’s Equity City Center Agreement ($2003/week)

Book: George C. Wolfe

Music: Jelly Roll Morton

Lyrics: Susan Birkenhead

Musical Adaptation and Additional Music Composed by: Luther Henderson

Director: Robert O’Hara

Choreographer: Edgar Godineaux

Encores! Music Director: Mary-Mitchell Campbell

Casting: The Telsey Office/Destiny Lilly, CSA; Rashad Naylor

DATES:

First Rehearsal: February 6, 2024

Performances: February 21–25 , 2024

Possible one-week extension: February 27–March 3, 2024

SEEKING:

[JELLY ROLL MORTON] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary). Black. Creole. Early 30s 40s. An arrogant and charismatic jazz pianist and composer. He is a proud and self-assured Creole man forced to experience his dark past. Strong tenor. Excellent dancer. Must tap. PRINCIPAL

[ANITA] Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary). Black. Early 30s. Jelly’s lover. A nightclub owner and singer. Seductive and full-hipped. Says what she feels. Mezzo-Soprano with strong belt/mix. PRINCIPAL

[CHIMNEY MAN] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary). Black. Ageless, elegant, otherworldly. Rides a shaft of darkness as he forces Jelly through memories to confront the demons of his past. Baritone. PRINCIPAL

[BUDDY BOLDEN] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary). Black. 30s–40s. A legendary cornet player. Bari-Tenor. PRINCIPAL

[YOUNG JELLY] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary). Black, Creole. 10–late teens. A younger version of Jelly. Boy-Soprano. Excellent dancer. Must tap. PRINCIPAL

[JACK THE BEAR] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary). Black. Early 30s-40s. Jelly’s closest confidant with an easygoing Southern charm. Very good dancer. Should tap. Bari-Tenor. PRINCIPAL

[GRAN MIMI] Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary). Black, Creole. 50s–60s. Strong versatile alto with range. Jelly’s veiled Creole grandmother. She is the epitome of high elegance, matronly, and severe. PRINCIPAL

[HUNNIES (3)] Characters are female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary). A Vivacious Greek Chorus playing various characters along the tale. Excellent dancers. (One Hunnie will sing either Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, or Alto). PRINCIPAL

[MISS MAMIE] Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary). Black. 40s–50s. A blues Singer. Mezzo-Soprano with brassy high belt. PRINCIPAL

TITANIC

Encores! at New York City Center

Actor’s Equity City Center Agreement ($2003/week)

Story & Book: Peter Stone

Music & Lyrics: Maury Yeston

Director: Anne Kauffman

Music Director: Mary-Mitchell Campbell

Casting: The Telsey Office

DATES:

First Rehearsal: May 28, 2024

Performances: June 12–16, 2024

Possible one-week extension: June 18–23, 2024

SEEKING:

[THOMAS ANDREWS] OFFER OUT. Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 30s, any ethnicity. Designer of the Titanic. Strong yet quiet, and full of integrity, he is the moral compass and intellectual barometer of the show. Tenor. PRINCIPAL

[J. BRUCE ISMAY] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 40s, any ethnicity. Owner of the White Star Line. High-brow, aloof, easily frustrated when disregarded. Baritone. PRINCIPAL

[CAPTAIN E.J. SMITH] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 50s–60s, any ethnicity. A fatherly figure, he commands with deep care for his passengers and encouragement toward his younger officers. Baritone. PRINCIPAL

[FREDERICK BARRETT] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 20s–30s, any ethnicity. A Stoker. He is strappingly strong, keenly intelligent, and capable. He questions the motivations of the powers-that-be. Tenor. PRINCIPAL

[HAROLD BRIDE] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 20s–30s, any ethnicity. Wireless operator. A shy and socially awkward young man, he obviously yearns for connection. He has found in his telegraph machine a fascinating and thoroughly engaging way to connect to people the world over. Baritone. PRINCIPAL

[WILLIAM MURDOCH] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 30s, any ethnicity. First Officer. An experienced officer who really should have been a captain by now but isn’t sure he is up to it. Baritone. PRINCIPAL

[HENRY ETCHES] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 30s–40s, any ethnicity. Senior Steward. An experienced steward to first class passengers. Some might call him stuffy, but he just really cares. Tenor. PRINCIPAL

[ISADOR STRAUS] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 50s–70s, any ethnicity. Owner of Macy’s department store in New York. Devoted to his wife. Bass/Baritone. PRINCIPAL

[IDA STRAUS] Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 50s–70s, any ethnicity. Devoted to her husband, refuses to get into a lifeboat without him. Mezzo-Soprano. PRINCIPAL

[JIM FARRELL] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 20s–30s, any ethnicity. One of a large number of Irish immigrants in steerage (third class) looking to start afresh in America. Romance with Kate McGowan. Baritone. PRINCIPAL

[KATE MCGOWAN] Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 20s, any ethnicity. An Irish immigrant in steerage (third class). Strong, feisty, determined. Romance with Jim Farrell. One of “The Three Kates.” Mezzo-Soprano. PRINCIPAL

[KATE MULLINS] Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 20s, any ethnicity. An Irish immigrant in steerage (third class). One of “The Three Kates.” Alto. PRINCIPAL

[KATE MURPHEY] Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 20s, any ethnicity. An Irish immigrant in steerage (third class). One of “The Three Kates.” Alto. PRINCIPAL

[ALICE BEANE] Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 30s–40s, any ethnicity. Second class and very upwardly mobile, comic character with a big voice and personality. Alto. PRINCIPAL

[EDGAR BEANE] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 30s–40s, any ethnicity. More content and less ambitious than his wife. Baritone. PRINCIPAL

[CAROLINE NEVILLE] Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 20s–30s, any ethnicity. Lovely young woman, engaged to marry Charles Clarke and looking to make a new start. Soprano. PRINCIPAL

[CHARLES CLARKE] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 20s–30s, any ethnicity. Young journalist, engaged to Caroline Neville, wanting to make a new life for themselves in America. Baritone. PRINCIPAL

[BELLBOY] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), any ethnicity, 18+, with a young look and childlike quality. Takes care of the passengers’ needs, announces the meals, and assists the other staff. Tenor. PRINCIPAL