TheaterWorks Inc.
CONTRACT
SPT $816 weekly minimum (SPT 10)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in FUN HOME (see breakdown).
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Submit at: https://www.cognitoforms.com/PaulHardt1/EPAFUNHOME2022HardtCasting?v . Deadline: JUNE 14, 6pm ET.
Deadline: Tue, Jun 14, 2022
PERSONNEL
Based on Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir FUN HOME
Book and Lyrics: Lisa Kron
Music: Jeanine Tesori
Director: Rob Ruggiero
Casting Director: Paul Hardt (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: September 13, 2022
First Performance: October 8, 2022
Closes: October 30 , 2022
Possible extension: November 13, 2022
OTHER
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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
To optimize the best sound and video possible we encourage you to turn off any ambient noise (air conditioner/tv/radio) and please select a well lit area with minimal backlighting for your video. Please also slate your name, location and height before you begin your audition.
Please sing a theatre song of approximately 1 minute in length in the style of FUN HOME. You may also use the accompaniment at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/myr3jdxcy387qep/AAAXqnvMApEHMWDUvnyp1xdqa?dl=0
SEEKING:
[BRUCE] 45 to 50 years old, Caucasian male. Alison's father, a high school English teacher who is also a funeral home director. A complex man with a temper, partially due to his repressed homosexuality. Loving and attentive to his children but also shows flairs of anger. Strong singer.
[SMALL ALISON] 9 to 10 years old, Caucasian female. Precocious and opinionated, figuring out why she doesn't feel she fits in on how girls are expected to behave and dress. Singer that doesn't have a traditional Broadway belt sound.
[MEDIUM ALISON] 20 to 24 years old, Caucasian female. Freshman at Oberlin College and discovering her sexuality. Intelligent, well read and socially awkward. Singer with a strong belt with a mix to E.
[ALISON] (ROLE CAST, seeking future replacements only) 40 to 45 years old, Caucasian female. Narrator of the story, very self-aware and able to insightfully comment on her own journey and the complex relationship with her father and his tragic death. Vocal range low E to C sharp.
[HELEN] 45 to 55 years old, Caucasian female. Alison's mother has spent her life trying to be a good mother and wife but frustrated with her marriage and her husband's relationships with other men. Singer. Vocal range A flat to E.
[ROY/ MARK/ BOBBY/ETC] 23 to 26 years old, male. Any ethnicity. Roy, a young guy who is hired to do yard work. Mark, a junior in high school. Bobby Jeremy, the lead singer in a rock band. Sexy, youthful, appears shirtless in one scene with a strong pop voice. Actors of color are encouraged to submit for this role.
[JOAN] 23 to 25 years old, female. Alison's first girlfriend whom she meets at Oberlin. Joan is a poet, feminist, and activist. Unlike Alison, Joan is very comfortable in her own skin. No solo singing, but comfortable with singing. Actors of color are encouraged to submit for this role.
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 submit.
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