FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Equity Principal Actors - Paper Mill Playhouse Auditions

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - NYC EPA
Paper Mill Playhouse | Millburn, NJ

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, September 6, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK 1:30PM - 2:30PM

CONTRACT

COST
$1,034 weekly minimum (Tier 4)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (see breakdown).

Jewish identifying actors are encouraged to attend.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a short, classic musical theatre song of your own choosing. Please bring sheet music in the appropriate key and your picture and resume, stapled together.

LOCATION

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

PERSONNEL

Producing Artistic Director: Mark S. Hoebee
Associate Artistic Director: Jen Bender
Associate Producer: Christopher Slavik
Director: Mark S. Hoebee
Music Director: Jillian Zack
Book: Joseph Stein
Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick
Music: Jerry Bock
Casting Director: JZ Casting

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Mark Hoebee (Paper Mill Playhouse Artistic Director / Director)
Geoff Josselson or Katja Zarolinski from JZ Casting.

OTHER DATES

ECC Audition: September 8, 2023
Rehearsal: November 13, 2023
Preview: December 6, 2023
Closing: January 7, 2024

OTHER

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

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

SEEKING:

[TEVYE] Male, mid 40s-50s. A poor Jewish dairyman. Earthy, warm, funny and hardworking. A man of the ‘old world’, he has a strong sense of tradition and morality and struggles with the ever-changing world around him. Charismatic and well-liked, his real zest for life is matched by his love for his family and community. He is set in his ways, but deeply vulnerable. Strong character singing voice.

[GOLDE] Female, mid-40s-50s. Jewish. Tevye’s domineering wife. Strong, loving and protective of her family and way of life. Mezzo.

[YENTE] Female, 50s-60s. Jewish. The matchmaker. Gossipy and meddling, she knows everyone’s business. Comedic. Alto.

[LAZAR WOLF] Male, 40s-50s. A Jewish butcher. A big physical presence. He is a wealthy widower who is interested in marrying Tzeitel, despite their age differences. Baritone.

[TZEITEL] Female, 20s. Jewish. Tevye’s oldest daughter. Responsible and dutiful. In love with Motel, the tailor. Mezzo/Soprano.

[HODEL] Female, 20s. Jewish. Tevye’s second daughter. A romantic, she is in love with Perchik. Beautiful, legit soprano.

[CHAVA] Female, 20s. Jewish. Tevye’s third daughter; his baby bird. Has a great thirst for knowledge and wants to open her father’s eyes. Mezzo/Soprano.

[MOTEL] Male, 20s-30s, Male, Jewish. A nebbishy tailor. In love with Tzeitel. Initially nervous and excitable, he matures and becomes a man. Good sense of comedy. Character bari-tenor.

[PERCHIK] Male, 20s-30s. Jewish. A student. Passionate, driven and intellectual, with radical ideas. In love with Hodel. Bari-tenor.

[FYEDKA] Male, 20s-30s. Russian. A young Russian, tall, blonde and handsome, he is a stark contrast to the Jewish residents of the village. Tenor.