freeFall Theatre Company
AUDITION DATE
Tue, Aug 06, 2019
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
lunch 2 to 3. Accompanist NOT provided this day. Monologues only.
APPOINTMENTS
Email Chris Crawford at auditions@freefalltheatre.com. Indicate your preferred audition date, time frame, your union status (Equity, EMC, non-union), and your phone number and email address. If you do not have access to a computer, please call 727-498-5205 ext. 009 and leave a message for Chris Crawford with your preferred date and time frame (before lunch, after lunch, etc.). Deadline for requesting an audition time
CONTRACT
SPT Tier 6 Contract $493/wk AEA minimum (pending approval)
SEEKING
Equity actors and singers for various roles in the upcoming 2019-20 Season . See breakdown.
freeFall Theatre encourages attendance by performers of all races and ethnicities.
PREPARATION
Prepare 2 brief, contrasting monologues (not to exceed 3 minutes total). Performing material from the shows is acceptable. Please make your audition specific to our season in tone. Bring a headshot and resume, stapled together.
Accompanist NOT provided on this day
LOCATION
freeFall Theatre
6099 Central Ave
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
PERSONNEL
Personnel expected in attendance:
Eric Davis, Artistic Director
Chris Crawford, Associate Artistic Director
Michael Raabe, Musical Director
OTHER DATES
Pursuant to the terms of a concession made to
this employer's agreement, the employer has
agreed that any Equity member who attends
this call will have an opportunity to be seen.
OTHER
EMC and non-union actors will not be given an appointment ahead of time. Please attend the audition, and we will do our very best to fit you in throughout the day when there are no AEA members waiting.
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:
Transformational actors and actor/singers of all races and ethnicities for our 2019/20 season.
2019/20 Shows & dates:
The Turn of the Screw
Book by Jeffrey Hatcher
from the story by Henry James
Director: Timothy Saunders
Rehearses: 9/10/2019 - 9/26/2019
Runs: 9/27/2019-10/27/2019 (possible extension through November 3rd)
Synopsis:
Based on the provocative tale of suspense, horror and repressed sexuality, this adaptation gives the famous story yet another turn of its own. A young governess journeys to a lonely English manor house to care for two recently orphaned children. But she is not their first governess. Her predecessor, Miss Jessel, drowned herself when she became pregnant by the sadistic valet, Peter Quint, who was himself found dead soon after under mysterious circumstances. Now the new governess has begun to see the specters of Quint and Jessel haunting the children, and she must find a way to stop the fiends before it is too late. But one frightening question tortures the would-be heroine: Are the ghosts real, or are they the product of her own fevered imagination?
Breakdown:
The Man: Male 34-50
Seeking a very versatile actor who will play the narrator, the uncle, Mrs. Grose and the boy, Miles. THIS ROLE IS CAST - seeking only emergency replacements at this time
The Woman: Female 20-33
Seeking a strong actress who will play the role of the governess. Employed to look after his orphaned niece and nephew by a man who makes it clear that he does not wish to be bothered about them, she finds herself engaged in a struggle against evil apparitions for the souls of the children.
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The Lion in Winter
By James Goldman
Director: Chris Crawford
Rehearses: November 5th, 2019 – November 21st, 2019
Runs: November 22nd, 2019 – December 22, 2019 (possible extension through December 29th)
Breakdown:
Henry II King of England
Henry is 50 at a time when men were either old or dead. He is enjoying the final rush of physical and mental vigor that comes to some men not before the end but before the start of the decline.
Alais:
A French Princess. Alais is 23, serenely beautiful and gentle.
Eleanor:
Henry’s wife. Eleanor is 61 and looks nothing like it. She has great temperament, authority and presence. She has been a queen of international importance for forty-six years and you know it. She is a genuinely feminine woman thoroughly capable of holding her own in a man’s world.
Richard Lionheart:
The oldest son. Richard, at 26, looks like his legend. He is handsome, graceful and impressive. He has been a famous soldier since his middle teens, and justly so; war is his profession and he is good at it.
Geoffrey:
The middle son. Count of Brittany and, at age 25, is a man of steely energy and verve. He is attractive, charming, and the owner of the best brain of a brainy family.
John:
the youngest son. John, at age 16 is a charming looking boy, sweet-faced, adorable, and spoiled.
Philip:
King of France. Philip is impressive for a man of 17. He is well-proportioned and handsome. His manner is open, direct and simple. He has been King of France for three years and has learned a great deal.
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Marie and Rosetta (co-production with The Hippodrome)
By George Brant
Director: TBD
freeFall Dates:
1st rehearsal: 12/26/17
1st Preview: 1/20/18
Opening: 1/26/18
Closing: 2/11/18
Hippodrome Dates:
1st rehearsal: 2/25/18
1st Preview: 3/3/18
Opening: 3/8/18
Closing: 3/31/18
Synopsis:
Celebrated for her fierce guitar playing and swinging gospel music, singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe became a veritable legend. Throughout the 1930s and '40s, Sister Rosetta performed gospel in the morning and swing music at the Cotton Club at night, to inevitably become a major influence on rock 'n’ roll’s earliest icons. This “play with music” chronicles her first rehearsal with a young protégée, Marie Knight, as they prepare for a tour that would establish them as one of the great duet teams in musical history.
Breakdown:
Seeking performers who can commit to both contracts.
SISTER ROSETTA THARPE
Female, African-American, early 30s – early 50s. Pretty, vivacious, an irrepressible spirit. She has a bluesy voice (and played a mean guitar). A diva who can take over a room vocally and with her personality. Plays spirituals that swing. MUST SING WELL AND BE ABLE TO PLAY GUITAR.
MARIE KNIGHT
Female, African-American, early 20s. A more traditional alto gospel singer (who played staid piano). Gorgeous, youthful, on her way to becoming a spiritual star. Has to have a strong voice, a buoyancy of spirit, a sense of comedy one moment and then go to the other side. MUST HAVE A GOSPEL VOICE AND BE ABLE TO PLAY PIANO.
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Lone Star Spirits (co-production with The Hippodrome)
Book By Josh Tobiessen
Director: Stephanie Lynge
Hippodrome Dates:
1st rehearsal: 12/26/17
1st Preview: 1/20/18
Opening: 1/26/18
Closing: 2/11/18
freeFall Dates:
1st rehearsal: 2/25/18
1st Preview: 3/3/18
Opening: 3/8/18
Closing: 3/31/18
THIS SHOW HAS BEEN ENTIRELY CAST BY THE HIPPODROME
Drew - Role CAST - Male, late 20s early 30s. Former high school hero. Misses it.
Walter - Role CAST - Male, mid-late 50s. Marley’s dad. Manages and lives in the store.
Jessica - Role CAST - Female, late 20s early 30s. Single mom. Works hard, plays hard.
Marley - Role CAST - Female, late 20s early 30s. Walter’s daughter. Used to live here. Happy she left.
Ben - Role CAST - Male, late 20s early 30s. Marley’s fiancé. Runs an online “men’s accessories” store.
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Dear World
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Book by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee
Based on The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux
As adapted by Maurice Valency
New version by David Thompson
Director: Eric Davis
Rehearses: March 31st, 2020 – April 23rd 2020
Runs: April 24th, 2020 – May 24th, 2020 (possible extension through May 31st)
Synopsis:
In wartime Paris, the eccentric Countess Aurelia, also known as “The Madwoman of Chaillot,” lives in the cellar of a small bistro, ruing the loss of a long-ago lover and reminiscing about her past. When a heartless corporation decides to blow up the bistro to access the valuable oil beneath it, Aurelia and her band of motley friends conspire to save the café. Meanwhile, the Countess encourages the romance between a young executive named Julian and Nina, the bistro’s waitress.
Breakdown:
Actor 1 - Male - Prospector, Sargeant
Actor 2 - Female – Nina
Actor 3 - Female - Countess Aurelia
Actor 4 - Any gender - President 1, Gabrielle
Actor 5 - Any gender - President 2, Constance
Actor 6 - Male - President 3, Sewerman
Actor 7 - Male – Julian
Actor 8 - Child of any gender - Mute
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Oz (World Premiere)
Book by Eric Davis
Lyrics by Michael Raabe & Eric Davis
Music by Michael Raabe
Director: Eric Davis
Musical Director: Michael Raabe
Based on the Oz books by L. Frank Baum
Rehearses:
Runs: June 27, 2020 – July 26, 2020 (possible extension through August 2nd)
Breakdown:
The characters and descriptions are still being created
Seeking:
We are looking for an ensemble of 6 musical theatre performers of any gender and ethnic background with a strong pop/folk/musical theatre sound to play various roles.
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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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