FUN HOME Equity Principal Auditions - National Tour Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions for ADULT ROLES ONLY (2 days)
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Thursday, January 7, 2016
10 AM to 6 PM
lunch 1 to 2

Contract
Short Engagement Touring Agreement
category level/salary pending

Location
Ripley-Grier 520 (Everyone must show
government photo ID to enter building.)
520 8th Ave. (36th/37th)
New York, NY 10018
16th floor

Seeking
Adult Equity actors for various roles.

See breakdown.

An EPA for the Children's roles will take place on Saturday, January 9th (see separarte notice)

Preparation
Prepare a short contemporary musical theatre song. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.

Bring picture and resume.

Other Dates
First Rehearsal, 8/22/16; First Performance, 10/4/16

Personnel
Jeanine Tesori, Music
Lisa Kron, Book and Lyrics
Sam Gold, Director
Chris Fenwick, Musical Supervisor
Jim Carnahan & Jillian Cimini, Casting

· EPA Rules are in effect.

· A monitor will be provided.

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

SEEKING THE FOLLOWING FOR THE UPCOMING SETA TOUR PRODUCTION:

ALISON
(Late 30s to Early 40s) The narrator of this story. Now a self-aware adult, she is able to reflect insightfully on her own life and her relationship with her father before his tragic death. Must be a strong singer who can move seamlessly in vocal quality from speech to song. Range = low E to light belt C sharp.

BRUCE
(40s) Alison’s father. A high-school English teacher and funeral home director, who spends his spare time on the historic restoration of his home. A complex man with a hot temper as a result of years of repression. He can be caring and attentive to his children but is also quick to anger. Must be a strong singer who can move seamlessly in vocal quality from speech to song. Range = B to G.

HELEN
(40s) Alison’s mother. Frustrated and exhausted by her tumultuous marriage. She has spent her life trying to be a good mother and wife while turning a blind eye to the irreverent activities of her husband. Must be a strong singer who can move seamlessly in vocal quality from speech to song. Range = A flat to strong mixed E.

MEDIUM ALISON
(Early to mid-20s to play 19) Alison Bechdel as a freshman at Oberlin college, discovering her sexuality. For an incredibly well-read, hyper-intelligent teenager, her uncertainty about who she is makes her socially awkward at times. Must be a strong singer who can move seamlessly in vocal quality from speech to song. Strong mix-belt to C and effortless mix to E.

JOAN
(Early to mid-20s to play 19) A student at Oberlin. She exudes a confident, sexual energy, with a dry sense of humor. Unlike Alison, Joan is very comfortable in her skin and openly identifies as a lesbian. Seeking an actor who is comfortable with some harmony singing. Alto.

SEEKING ONE MALE TO PLAY: ROY / PETE/ MARK / BOBBY JEREMY
(Early 20s) Roy, a young man Bruce hires to do yard work; Pete, a mourner who visits the funeral home; Mark, a high school junior; Bobby Jeremy, the lead singer of a band in Alison’s imagination. Seeking a singer with a strong clean 70s pop sound - to a B.