FOLLIES
- Equity Performer Auditions by APPOINTMENT in DC
The Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts Washington DC Production Contract (currently $1,605/week minimum).
Prod: Max Woodward
Score: Stephen Sondheim
Book: James Goldman
Dir: Eric Schaeffer
Choreo: Warren Carlyle
Mus Dir: James Moore
Casting: Laura Stanczyk
1st reh: 4/5/11. Runs 5/7/11 – 6/5/11. May extend to 6/19/11.
Equity Performer Auditions (Principal/Chorus) by APPOINTMENT:
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
10 AM - 6 PM Report to the Hall of States (sign-in desk located next to gift shop)
Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30. Washington, DC
For an appointment, call (202) 416-8203. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.
Please prepare a brief, traditional Broadway song (ballad or up-tempo) that shows off range and reflects the style of the show. NO POP, NO ROCK. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.
Please bring a picture & resume, stapled together.
Seeking (all roles are available unless otherwise specified):
NOTE: PRODUCERS ARE CONSIDERING BOTH NEW YORK AND BONA FIDE WASHINGTON DC AREA RESIDENTS FOR THIS PRODUCTION. IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED A BONA FIDE WASHINGTON DC AREA RESIDENT, ACTORS MUST LEGALLY RESIDE WITHIN THE WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREA, WHICH INCLUDES BALTIMORE AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA. PER ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION: ACTORS MAY NOT RELOCATE TO THE WASHINGTON DC AREA OR CHANGE THEIR ADDRESS TO THE WASHINGTON DC AREA FOR THE DURATION OF THIS CONTRACT IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED A BONA FIDE WASHINGTON AREA RESIDENT.
Phyllis Rogers Stone:
Late 40s–50s. Once a Weismann Follies girl from the wrong side of the tracks, now a high-society wife and hostess. Sophisticated, intelligent and superior. Her caustic wit and blasé, seen-it-all exterior hide a deep-seated rage and disappointment at the emptiness of her marriage and life. Beautiful, elegant, extremely well cared for. Thin and toned. Nothing left to chance. Alto with strong mix.
Young Sally:
20s. Emotional and naïve, unrealistically romantic, already in love with Ben and willing to devote her life to him. Thinks with her heart and not her head. Petite, pert and attractive. Solid fresh mix with a strong chest and head voice, fresh appealing young sound.
Young Buddy:
20s. Fun-loving, generous with his friends, easygoing. In love with Sally, and although he already knows she’s been unfaithful, he still believes his love will triumph. Young, character song-and-dance man. Not classically handsome, but hugely appealing. Baritone.
Young Phyllis:
20s. Open and loving. From the wrong side of the tracks, but determined to become cultured and sophisticated in order to be a good wife to Ben. Fun, smart, determined. Tall, great bones – doesn’t have to be as classically elegant or gorgeous as her older self. Solid, fresh mix.
Young Ben:
20s. Ambitious and driven; already obsessed with becoming wealthy and successful, and convinced that this will be the path to happiness. Already cheating on Phyllis; already looking for the next, best thing, whatever it is. Tall, handsome, masculine and irresistible. Baritone.
Carlotta Campion:
50s/60s. Former Weismann Follies girl; went on to become a movie star. Has now aged into a B-level celebrity with her own TV series. Glamorous, still larger than life. Wise, sexy, caustic and funny. Has been around the block more than a few times, but has never lost her sense of humor. Sings “I’m Still Here”. Must move well. Classic Broadway belt with range and stamina.
Solange La Fitte:
Late 60s-early 70s. Star of the Follies who turned herself and her Frenchness into a brand; she’s a perfume maven. Everything about her is a little bit too much, including her style and her accent. Sings “Ah, Paris”. In good shape, must move well. A character. Strong character belt with solid low range.
Hattie Walker:
60s. Once and always a Broadway Baby. Lives life to its fullest. Married five times; grandmother who has spent a lifetime in the theater and still knows how to land a number as well as a husband. Sings “Broadway Baby”. Strong, brassy belt voice with very solid low range.
Heidi Schiller:
70s. German. Once a great soprano for whom famous composers wrote; aging and lost in memory. Sings “One More Kiss”. Legit soprano to F.
Stella Deems:
50s-60s. Brassy and brash; once part of a song-and-dance team with her husband, but is happily retired from showbiz. Sings “Who’s That Woman”. Strong belt with very solid low range.
Max Deems:
50s-60s. Once a song-and-dance team with wife Stella; now happily retired in Florida. Must move well and have strong legit theater voice.
Emily Whitman:
60s. Once part of a Follies song-and-dance team with husband Theodore; now owner of a dance school. Still pert and perky – a little dotty. Sings “Rain on the Roof”. Requires an excellent partner dancer. Alto.
Theodore Whitman:
60s. Once part of a Follies song-and-dance team with wife Emily; now owner of a dance school. Sings “Rain on the Roof”. Requires an excellent partner dancer. Light, charming baritone.
Dimitri Weismann:
60s/70s. Impresario of the Follies. Smart and charming; has lost nothing of his grandeur, warmth or elegance. Non-singing.
Roscoe:
50s/60s. Sings “Beautiful Girls”. Legit tenor (in the “Ziegfeld style”) to high, sustained A.
Young Heidi:
20s. Great opera soprano, still an ingénue. Sings “One More Kiss”. Elegant, beautiful; embodiment of an age of grace and art. Lyric coloratura legit soprano to A.
Dee Dee West:
40–50s. Former Follies girl. Must move well and have strong, legit theater voice.
Sandra Crane:
40–50s. Former Follies girl. Must move well and have strong, legit theater voice.
The following three roles have been offered and accepted, and are thus considered cast. Auditioning performers will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.
Sally Durant Plummer:
CAST. Late 40s–50s. Former Weismann Follies girl, living a sheltered suburban life. On the surface, warm, charming open – underneath, highly emotional, childish and fragile. Clinging to fantasy, mentally unstable – possibly manic depressive. Alcoholic. Physically petite and attractive. Requires a terrific singer with a strong compelling belt, comfortable mix and lush soprano to G.
Buddy Plummer:
CAST. Late 40s–50s. Traveling salesman who lives up to his first name; kind, brash, crass and friendly. Always ready with a joke; everybody’s buddy. Serial cheater, always looking for what he can’t get from his wife. Still deeply in love with Sally, tortured by her instability and the fact that she continues to love another man. None of the affairs satisfy. A realist, charming, rough around the edge. Deeply appealing and still redeemable. Great song and dance man. Vaudevillian who moves or dances very well. A sparkplug. Baritone.
Ben Stone:
CAST. Late 40s–50s. Wealthy, celebrated politician, foundation president and author; at the height of his success and prowess. Smart, suave, cultured, elegant and attractive; wanted by everyone but feels nothing, and secretly loathes himself. Classically handsome, tall, masculine and charismatic. Lyric baritone.
Ensemble:
Seeking highly skilled male and female legit musical theatre singers in all vocal ranges. All must move well. Principal covers could come from this ensemble. Features to be pulled from this ensemble include Young Carlotta, Young Hattie, Young Stella, Young Solange, Young Emily, Young Deedee, Young Theodore, Kevin, and “Margie” and “Sally” Specialties. Seeking fresh, attractive people to play young characters. Performers must be capable of acting, singing and dancing in various periods ranging from the 1920s to the 1970s.
Statement of casting personnel: “WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE PERFORMERS OF ALL ETHNICITIES TO ATTEND THIS CALL.”
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