URTA on behalf of Florida Atlantic University
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Mar 16, 2020
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch break tbd.
APPOINTMENTS
Contact: 561-297-3810 / Mon – Fri 9:00-4:00. Leave a message with your preferred time window if you get the answering service
CONTRACT
URTA Cat. 1, $612/week minimum
SEEKING
Equity actor/singers for 2020 season (see breakdown). We will see non-AEA if time permits, but all actors cast will be under an AEA contract.
Producers intend to cast actors who are available to perform in both shows.
Local Southeast Florida actors are encouraged to attend.
PREPARATION
Prepare 32 bars of a Broadway song in the style of Little Shop of Horrors and a 1 to 2- minute monologue suitable for Pride and Prejudice. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music in your key and two headshots and resumes
LOCATION
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Rd
Boca Raton, FL 33431-6424
PERSONNEL
Expected to attend: Jean-Louis Baldet, director, Pride and Prejudice; Lee Soroko, director, Little Shop; Caryl Fantel, accompanist
OTHER DATES
Roles will be cast from this audition. No callbacks are scheduled.
See breakdown for production dates
OTHER
Please submit any questions to theatre@fau.edu .
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of audition.
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
Seeking professional performers of all ethnicities.
Pride and Prejudice
Playwright: Kate Hamill, based on the novel by Jane Austen
Director: Jean-Louis Baldet
Rehearsals begin May 26th; Runs June 12 - 27, 2020. Four performances per week.
Seeking:
(Note: Actors cast in Pride and Prejudice will also be cast in Little Shop of Horrors)
Mr. Bennett - The patriarch of the Bennet family aged 45+. Finds amusement in absurdity; often looks for respectable escape from the chaos of his family life. Can be somewhat apathetic; probably a bit depressed, under everything. Enjoys antagonizing. Disappointed in marriage.
Mrs. Bennett - The matriarch of the Bennet family aged 45+. Mostly a silly woman, of mean understanding and variable temper. Hypochondriac; when she’s upset, she fancies that she’s dying. The business of her life is to get her daughters married. She traumatizes her family with some regularity.
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Little Shop of Horrors
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics and Book by Howard Ashman.
Director: Lee Soroko
Music Director: Michael Ursua
Choreographer: Danielle Jolie Dale
Rehearsals begin June 16th; Runs July 10 - 26, 2020. Five performances per week.
Seeking:
Audrey II (possible role for actor playing Mr. Bennett) – Bass/Baritone/Belt; Range: G2-G4. Any ethnicity. Their voice needs to convey that of a street-smart hustler with an understanding of funky Rhythm and Blues with a touch of Paul Robeson when needed.
Mr. Muschnik (possible role for actor playing Mr. Bennett) – Male; Range: G2-F4. Any ethnicity. 50+ The seasoned owner of the failing East Side Flower Shop. He is profit-driven, greedy, and manipulative. Think Herr Schultz from Cabaret gone bad.
Audrey – Female; Range: G#3-D5. Any ethnicity. Bleached-blond, Billie-Dawn-like, secret love of Seymour's life. She has poor self-worth and no real education, but incredibly good looks and a sweet and vulnerable demeanor.
Ensemble (role for actress playing Mrs. Bennett) - Female; Range: open. Will play Mrs. Luce, wino, etc.
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Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, gender, national origin, religion, disability, protected veteran status and other protected classifications.
Parking
You must purchase a parking pass or park at a visitor’s meter. Otherwise, you risk receiving a $25 parking ticket. Passes may be purchased in advance here:
http://www.fau.edu/parking/permits.php
Directions: FAU is located on Glades Road between I-95 and U.S. 1 /Federal Hwy.
From Interstate 95:
1. Traveling east on Glades Road, continue past the first main campus entrance that is on 10th Avenue.
2. Turn left into the second campus entrance at NW 13th Street, where there is a traffic light (once on the campus, it is called E. University Drive).
3. Take the second left onto Arts Avenue
4. Continue along Arts Avenue to the parking lot on your right. Park at one of the meters.
5. It is a short walk (past the pond) to the theatre.
From Federal Highway:
1. Traveling west on Glades Road, prepare to make a right turn after 1.6 miles, onto NW 13th Street, where there is a traffic light (once on campus, it is called E. University Drive).
2. Make the second left onto Arts Avenue
3. Continue along Arts Avenue to the parking garage on your left side, or the parking lot on your right.
4. It is a short walk (past the pond) to the theatre.
After you have parked: Walk on Arts Ave. toward campus. After it turns to the left, look for the short bell tower on your right. (PA Building) Enter there and go past the Art Gallery. Wait in the lobby, and we will be with you shortly.
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 audition.
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