Ivoryton Playhouse Foundation, Inc.
AUDITION DATE
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
SPT $550 week
SEEKING
Equity actor/singers. See breakdown
PREPARATION
Prepare a brief excerpt of a classic Broadway song and also a brief excerpt of a humorous song. Total combined time not to exceed 2 minutes.
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
by Gerard Alessandrini
Personnel in attendance
Director: Gerard Alessandrini
Artistic Director: Jacqueline Hubbard
Associate Artistic Director: Dan Nischan
OTHER DATES
Open: March 18; First Rehearsal – March 3, 2020; Close: May 12, 2019
Performance schedule:
Wed and Sun 2pm/ Wed and Thurs 7:30pm/ Fri and Sat 8pm
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for 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
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Cast Breakdown
From Gerard Alessandrini - Writer/ Director
Male 1: twenties to late 30s. Baritone with a good sense of comedy. Must be able to sing classic Broadway type songs as well as do voices and accents. Some movement required. Should have a characterized leading man appearance. Any ethnicity. Character portrayals might include Tevye in “Fiddler” Colm Wilkinson and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Female 1. High belt with some soprano notes. Must have a brassy Ethel Merman type voice. Some movement required. Must have great sense of comedy. Should have a classic Broadway Glamour look, yet be fun and character like.. Imitations might include Patti Lupone, Audra MacDonald, Liza Minelli, Karen Oliva and Merman. Any ethnicity
Male 2: Younger male ingenue. Vocal range more tenor. Should have a least a high “G”. Must move well. Ideally, must be attractive look like he’s in his twenties. Good sense of comedy and ability to do various voices and imitations of Broadway Stars. Characters might include “Phantom Of The Opera,” Marius from “Les Miserable” and many others Any ethnicity.
Female 2: Young ingenue type- must look like she’s in her twenties or early 30s. Should have good belt voice with some soprano. Should move very well. Must be able to do character voices and have specialized comic abilities. Characters might include imitations of Bernadette Peters, Gwen Verdon, Julie Andrews, Barbra Streisand. And perhaps Carol Channing or Bette Midler. Any ethnicity.
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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