Goodspeed Opera House | East Haddam, CT
Monday, June 30, 2025
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
LORT Non-Rep
$839 weekly minimum (LORT D)
Equity actors for roles in EMU WARS: A EMUSICAL COMEDY (see breakdown). The Terris Theatre does not employ understudies on this contract.
Goodspeed Musicals is committed to creating an equitable, inclusive, and accessible workplace environment, and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Toward that end, Goodspeed affirms its commitment to non-discrimination and a flexible, imaginative casting policy. Goodspeed strongly encourages the casting of women, non-gender binary/trans individuals, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), and people with disabilities in roles where these are not germane to the role.
Please prepare a comic song and tell a short joke in your best Australian accent. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Pearl Studios (519)
519 8th Ave
12th Fl
New York, NY 10018
Studio 12 G (holding room); 12H (audition room)
Book by Sal Silberstein
Paul Hodge Music and Lyrics: Paul Hodge
Director and Musical Staging: Amy Corcoran
Music Director – Patrick B. Phillips
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Paul Hardt, Casting Director
First Rehearsal: September 16, 2025
First Performance: October 3, 2025
Closing: October 26, 2025
If you are unable to attend the in-person audition, feel free to send your resume and what show/role you are interested in plus a clip of your singing to:
Goodspeedsubmissions@gmail.com
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.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
TRACK 1: EDITH - Female presenting 25-30, a headstrong Emu. The heroine of the piece, full of life and ready to conquer the world. Mezzo/Soprano with Strong Belt (A3 to F#5 with C5 belt; if you have a whistletone that is great but not essential).
TRACK 2: Female presenting 30s. Doubles BUSH BARD, a wandering bird-like storyteller, and MAGGIE, an annoying magpie plus others i.e. Farmers, Politicians. Possesses strong comic skills. Mezzo Soprano (G3 to D5).
TRACK 3: Male presenting 40s. Doubles MAJOR G.P.W. MEREDITH, a human, bird hating maniac, and STEVE, a disgruntled soldier turned farmer, and also an emu. Tenor (C3 to G#4).
TRACK 4: Male presenting 20s. Doubles ETHAN, an overenthusiastic male Emu, and CHARLEY, a disgruntled soldier turned farmer. Possesses strong comic skills. Tenor (C3 to G#4).
TRACK 5: Male presenting 45-late 50s. Doubles ENOCH, an emu who has seen better days, is the Father to Edith, LYONS, a human, politician desperate for unity, and PEARCE, The Minister for Defense. Possesses strong comic skills. Baritone (C3 to E4).
TRACK 6: Female presenting late 20s to 30s. Doubles McMURRAY, a dim-witted Sergeant, and SAM, a disgruntled soldier turned farmer who will also play an emu. Possesses strong comic skills Mezzo/Soprano (B3 to D5).
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