Flat Rock Playhouse 2013 Season
– Equity Principal Auditions
Flat Rock, NC Mainstage CORST; $769/week; Playhouse Downtown SPT; $472/week
Vincent Marini, Artistic Director
Joy Dewing, Joy Dewing Casting, Casting Director.
Equity Principal Auditions
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 at Ripley Grier Studios
And 520 8th Avenue, 16th Floor
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 New York, NY
10 AM – 6 PM
Lunch from 1 - 2
Please prepare one of the following: 1) a brief contemporary comedic monologue; 2) a brief country/bluegrass song; or 3) a brief contemporary musical theatre song; or 4) A one-minute monologue and 16 bars of a country/bluegrass or contemporary musical theatre song. Bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided. If you are a musician auditioning for COTTON PATCH GOSPEL, you may prepare a brief bluegrass/country song and accompany yourself on guitar, banjo, or mandolin, dobro, fiddle, or bass fiddle.
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Additional EPAs for the remainder of the season will be held in the Summer/Early Fall 2013
2013 MAINSTAGE SEASON
THE ODD COUPLE
Mainstage Production; CORST
By Neil Simon
Director: Kate Galvin
Runs: April 3 - April 21, 2013
ALL ROLES ARE CAST
Actors may be considered for possible replacements if needed.
COTTON PATCH GOSPEL
Downtown production; SPT
Book: Tom Key & Russell Treyz
Music & Lyrics: Harry Chapin
Director: Vincent Marini
Choreographer: Jennifer Jancuska
Runs: April 24 - May 19, 2013
Seeking:
MATTHEW
Male, mid-20s-mid 40s. The narrator. Versatile actor who can play multiple roles. Excellent Bluegrass/Country singer. Guitar, banjo, and/or mandolin a plus. Clogging a plus.
TOM
Male, mid-20s-mid 40s. Strong bluegrass/country singer, actor and musician. Must play either fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, dobro, or bass fiddle. Clogging a plus.
JIM
Male, mid 20s-mid 30s. Also plays Jesus. Honest, compassionate actor who is a strong singer and musician. Must play either fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, dobro, or bass fiddle. Clogging a plus.
JANE
Female, mid 20s-mid 30s. (Originally “JACK” in original production). Strong bluegrass/country singer, actor and musician. Must play either fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, dobro, or bass fiddle. Clogging a plus.
EVITA
Mainstage Production; CORST
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Book & Lyrics: Tim Rice
Director/Choreographer: Richard J. Hinds
Runs: June 5 - June 30, 2013
SEEKING:
EVA PERON
Female, late 20s-early 40s. The wife of Argentinean dictator Juan Peron. Excellent actress/singer with a strong belt/mix to F. Must have strong and commanding presence. Must dance or move well.
CHE
Male, late 20s-early 40s. A narrator character based loosely on the historical figure Che Guevara. Excellent actor/singer baritenor to high C. An actor with strong physical presence, dark and brooding.
JUAN PERON
Male, 40s-50s. The dictator of Argentina. Excellent singer/actor with a strong legit baritone to G. Commanding physical presence, very charismatic.
PERON’S MISTRESS
Female, late teens-mid 20s. Pretty and petite. High mix/soprano with a pop feel.
MAGALDI
Strong character actor/singer (tenor or baritenor to G). Must be attractive and full of machismo.
THE BIG BANG
Downtown Production; SPT
By Jed Feuer & Bod Graham
Director/Choreographer: Amy Jones
Runs: June 27 - July 14, 2013
JED
Male, 30-50. Bari-tenor. A nerd trying to sell the most expensive musical in history. Consummate character actor with great comic timing, ability to transform instantly into various characters, good with accents, etc. Trumpet a plus.
The role of BOYD has been CAST. Actors auditioning will be considered for possible replacements if needed.
LES MISÉRABLES
Mainstage Production; CORST
Music: Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics: Alain Boublil & Herbert Kretzmer
Book: Claude-Michel Schönberg & Alain Boublil
Director: Vincent Marini
Choreographer: Jennifer Jancuska
Orchestrations: Kim Scharnberg
Runs: July 10 - August 18, 2013
Seeking:
JEAN VALJEAN
35 to 45, Tenor, low A to high B. Ages from mid-thirties to early fifties over the course of the play. Must have extraordinary dynamic range from soft falsetto to strong, high belt. Intelligent, honest, passionate performer with innate moral strength.
JAVERT
35 to 50s, Baritone, low F to F-sharp. Ages 17 years from mid-thirties to early fifties. Strong dramatic actor with a powerful onstage presence.
COSETTE
20s, Soprano, B-flat (below Middle C) to High C with belt, must be able to float a B-flat, but not operatic. Beautiful, innocent, but strong-willed.
MARIUS
25-30s, Tenor or High Lyric Baritone, low A to high A flat. Good looking romantic hero.
EPONINE
20s, Mezzo Belt (low F-sharp to E). Rough, unrefined but with a truly selfless soul.
THENARDIER
40s-50s, Baritone (C to high G-flat). Innately funny, selfish and conniving innkeeper turned con man/thief. The audience can’t help but love him.
MADAME THENARDIER
40s -50s, Alto / Mezzo Belt (low G-sharp to D). Large, robust, matriarch of the streets.
ENJOLRAS
20s -30s, Baritone / tenor (low A to high Ab). Charismatic with fierce dedication. Intellectually and physically a leader.
The role of FANTINE has been CAST
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)
Downtown Production; SPT
All roles have been CAST. However actors auditioning may be considered for possible replacements if needed.
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