DISTANT THUNDER (Off-Broadway) Equity Principal Actors - Amas Musical Theatre Inc. Auditions

DISTANT THUNDER (Off-Broadway) - NYC EPA Amas Musical Theatre Inc. | New York, NY

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

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

BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM

CONTRACT

Off Broadway

$729 weekly minimum (cat. 1) - Pending negotiations

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in DISTANT THUNDER (see breakdown).

All Stage Managerial positions are currently filled.

PREPARATION

Please prepare 32 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song, pop song, or a song that you feel comfortable singing. As an alternative, you may prepare some brief tribal singing. Please also prepare sides for the role you are interested in. Sides can be found at the following link:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RWejBTbGmBdKN5XgXrBSPFvajhtrDG9z .

Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

BREAKDOWN

LOCATION

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

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

See breakdown for production-specific personnel.

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Director and Musical Staging: Lynne Taylor Corbett

Co-Writer of Book, Music, Lyrics: Shaun Taylor-Corbett

Casting Director: Stephanie Klapper Casting Assistant: Emma Balk

Casting Personnel: Gracie Guichard

OTHER DATES

1st Rehearsal: September 1, 2024

1st Preview: September 25, 2024

Opening: October 3, 2024

Closing: October 27, 2024

OTHER

https://www.amasmusical.org/

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.

DISTANT THUNDER

PERSONNEL:

Producer: Amas Musical Theatre

Artistic Producer: Donna Trinkoff

Associate Producer: Tall Tree Productions

Director and Musical Staging: Lynne Taylor-Corbett

Book: Lynne Taylor-Corbett and Shaun Taylor-Corbett

Music and Lyrics: Shaun Taylor-Corbett and Chris Wiseman

Additional Music and Lyrics: Michael Moricz and Robert Lindsey-Nassif

Music Supervisor: Michael Moricz

Music Director: James Woods

Cultural Consultant: Blackfeet Knowledge Carriers and Brent Florendo Sitwall Apum (Wasco, Yakama, Warm Springs)

Casting: Stephanie Klapper Casting

SEEKING:

DOROTHY DARK EYES (Woman, 35-40, Native American, First Nations, Mixed Race Native/Indigenous) Darrell's childhood friend, now a devoted tribal teacher who runs the Tall Tree language immersion School. Rich pop voice, Mezzo.

BETTY STILL SMOKING (Woman, late 50s-Early 60s, Native American, First Nations, Mixed Race Native/Indigenous) A matriarchal pillar of the tribe with a great sense of humor. Legit Alto with Belt.

AIYANA BUCK (Girl, 16, Native American, First Nations, Mixed Race Native/Indigenous) Sheriff Buck's rebellious 16-year-old daughter who is the ringleader in the effort to get Tonto and Smudge to run away from the res with her. Doubles ENSEMBLE roles. Pop-Rock Alto.

SMUDGE (Boy, 13-14, Native American, First Nations, Mixed Race Native/Indigenous) Small in stature as he doubles as YOUNG DARRELL, a Fancy Dancer, in flashbacks. Smudge is a neglected kid - a follower - who tags along with Aiyana. Pop Tenor.

SHERIFF RAYMOND BUCK (Man, Late 30s-Early 40s, Native American, First Nations, Mixed Race Native/Indigenous) The tribal Sheriff and DARRELL'S contemporary. A dangerous man desperate for respect. He is bitter that Darrell’s father, White Feather, was a champion lacrosse player who always

bested his own father. Darrell returning is a thorn in his side. Doubles as BILLY, the food vendor, in Indian Days. Baritone, sings a sustained vocable solo.

GRANDMA JINGLE DRESS (Woman, Late 60s-70s, Native American, First Nations, Mixed Race Native/Indigenous) The elder tribal storyteller, a savant. Powwow and Ensemble singing.

SAM SILVER (Man, Late 30s-Early 40s, Native American, First Nations, Mixed Race Native/Indigenous) The Bureau of Indian Affairs Official, self-important, self-serving in the name of the tribe. His years in that position have skewed him to the ways of the white world. Doubles as HECTOR, a gender fluid friend of Roberta and Betty. He channels BLACK ELK in “Pick Up the Pieces.” Pop Rock Tenor with legit capability.

NATIVE MUSICIAN SINGER-DANCER (Man, 20s-40s, Native American, First Nations, Mixed Race Native/Indigenous) Athletic, theatrical experience a plus. Powwow singing. May also double as SAM SILVER and HECTOR.