FIDLER AFN DAKH / FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (IN YIDDISH) EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS (PRINCIPAL) - National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Auditions

FIDLER AFN DAKH / FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (IN YIDDISH) - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS (PRINCIPAL)
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene

CONTRACT
Off Broadway
$688 weekly minimum (Tier 1)

SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in FIDLER AFN DAKH / FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - In Yiddish With English Supertitles (see breakdown).

All stage managerial positions have been filled.

NYTF is committed to diversity and encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.

INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please send the video, along with your photo/resume attached as a PDF in Vimeo or unlisted YouTube format. In the subject line, please type: Your full name and the role for which you’d like to be considered.

Deadline: Tue, Aug 9, 2022

SUBMIT TO
yiddishfiddler.submissions@nytf.org

PERSONNEL
Book: Joseph Stein
Music: Jerry Bock
Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick
Executive Director: Dominick Balletta
Yiddish Translation: Shraga Friedman
Director: Joel Grey
General Manager: Roy Gabay/Jumpstart Entertainment

Viewing auditions:
Artistic Director / Musical Director: Zalmen Mlotek
Associate Artistic Director: Motl Didner
Production Staging and Choreography: Staś Kmieć
Casting Director: Jamibeth Margolis Casting
Casting Assistant: Meredith Hoddeson

OTHER DATES
Rehearsals Begin: On Or About October 17, 2022
First Preview: November 13, 2022
Press Opening: November 20, 2022
Closing: January 1, 2023

BREAKDOWN

PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Please state your name and the title of your song at the top of the video. If you are using an iPhone to record, please be sure to film horizontally and in a well-lit space

Please sing an excerpt from FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1td7jb4p9v125bg/AAB0QMH1wrgkolFddKySD6Oea?dl=0 . You may also sing a song of your choice from the Golden Age of musical theater that shows off voice and range. Please provide your own accompaniment.

Additionally, please record yourself speaking the included Yiddish sentence selection for the character you are auditioning for at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1td7jb4p9v125bg/AAB0QMH1wrgkolFddKySD6Oea?dl=0 . Pronunciation guides are provided.

Actors wishing to be considered for the role of “The Fiddler” are encouraged to submit a video playing the violin.

Synopsis: Experience Fiddler on the Roof in a new way– in Yiddish, the language of Tevye and his family! The rich Yiddish translation (with English supertitles) adds new depth and dimension to the most well-known Jewish musical in the world. Don’t miss the beloved story of a community and its struggle to balance traditions and desires in a changing world. The little town of Anatevka will bustle with the sounds of mame-loshn in the New York revival of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish playing from November 13, 2022 through January 1, 2023, at New World Stages.

Note: This production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF IN YIDDISH will use a slightly smaller cast than previous productions.

Seeking:

All should be excellent singers with strong music reading skills, have the ability to sing and act in foreign languages (experience with Yiddish and Hebrew a plus), and be able to move well.

Tevye – ROLE IS CAST. The likeable, hard-working, pious dairyman who always tries to see the positive side of life. He is a proud patriarch and father of five daughters, closely raised according to the old scriptures. Male identifying. Age: 45 to 60. Vocal range top: F4. Vocal range bottom: Ab2.

Golde - Tevye's strong-willed wife who wishes for her daughters to have good husbands and live easier than she and Tevye. Female identifying. Age: 40 to 50. Vocal range top: Eb5. Vocal range bottom: A3.

Tzeitel- Tevye's eldest daughter, who is madly in love with Motel. She is loyal to her family but typically challenges the town's tradition. Female identifying. Age: 18 to 25. Vocal range top: D5. Vocal range bottom: B3.

Hodel - Tevye's second eldest daughter, who becomes involved with Perchik. She eventually leaves Anatevka to join Perchik in Siberia. Female identifying. Age: 18 to 25. Vocal range top: E5. Vocal range bottom: B3.

Chava - Tevye's middle daughter who loves to read. Falls in love and runs off with Fyedka, a Russian soldier and breaks her father’s heart. Good dance ability. Female identifying. Age: 18 to 25. Vocal range top: D5. Vocal range bottom: B3.

Shprintze - Tevye's fourth eldest daughter who takes lessons at home from Perchik. Female identifying. 18+ to play 10 - 15. Vocal range top: D5. Vocal range bottom: B3.

Bielke - Tevye's youngest daughter. Takes lessons at home from Perchik. Female identifying. 18+ to play 8 - 12. Vocal range top: D5. Vocal range bottom: B3.

Yente - The meddling matchmaker. She is a widow and village busybody who knows all of the town gossip. Female identifying. Age: 50 to 60. Vocal range top: F5. Vocal range bottom: F3.

Motel - The poor and meek tailor who shares a deep love with Tzeitel. Sensitive and nervous, but sincere and friendly. Male identifying. Age: 18 to 25. Vocal range top: F#4. Vocal range bottom: E3.

Perchik - The outspoken student and visitor to Anatevka, who constantly challenges the traditions of the town. He eventually falls in love with Hodel. Male identifying. Age: 20 to 30. Vocal range top: E4. Vocal range bottom: B2.

Lazar Wolf - The feisty, brawny butcher and the town's wealthiest citizen who wishes to marry Tzeitel. Male identifying. Age: 40 to 50. Vocal range top: F#4/Vocal range bottom: C3.

Avram - Runs the local bookshop and keeps the town advised of all the news in the area. Male identifying. Age: 40 to 60. Vocal range top: Eb4. Vocal range bottom: D3.

Nachum/Mordcha – Male identifying. Nachum, the town beggar. Also Mordcha who runs the bar in town and is a friend of Tevye. Age: 35-60.

Rabbi – Male identifying. Anatevka’s Jewish spiritual leader. Age: 40-60.

Mendel – Male identifying. The Rabbi’s son. Age: 20 -35.

The Fiddler - The Fiddler plays the violin well. Freedom of movement and expression are the keys to this character. The Fiddler is a silent role, yet an important one. Any gender identity. Age: 20 – 35.

OTHER

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 submit.