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Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Monday, August 3, 2015
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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Contract
LOA
LOA/COST Pending; Prev Min - $461.50
Location
Irving Arts Center
3333 North MacArthur Blvd
Irving, TX 75062
Rehearsal Hall
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Seeking
4 Equity contracts available
Preparation
Bring sheet music in the correct key and headshot with attached resume. Prepare 2 contrasting TRADITIONAL musical theatre songs. Please audition with a 16 bar cutting, but be prepared to sing entire number if asked. AEA members are not limited to 16 bars. NO CONTEMPORARY MATERIAL.
Other Dates
EPA Day 2 8/4 (Separate Notice)
EPA Day 3 8/5 (Separate Notice)
(Callbacks, if needed, August 6, 2015 - 6-10 pm)
Please see Breakdown for full production dates.
Personnel
Producer – Steven Jones
Director – Len Pfluger
Music Director / Conductor: Jay Dias
Associate Producer – Shane Peterman
· EPA Rules are in effect.
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
To schedule an appointment, please go to
https://lyricstagegrandhotelauditions.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
Music and Lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest
Additional Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
Book by Luther Davis
Rehearsals: October 5 – October 29, 2015.
Seven performances: October 30, 31, 2015 and November 5, 6, 7, 2015 at 8PM; Two matinees: November 1, 2015 and November 8, 2015 at 2:30 PM.
Baron Felix Von Gaigern - Athletic, charming, and optimistic but broke. Wishes to be immortal. A good guy who loves life in the fast lane and falls in love with Grushinskaya. 25-35 yrs. Range: B3 - A5
Flaemmchen - A pretty young typist who has theatrical ambitions, she wants to go to America and appear in movies. Constantly conflicted between her ambition and her morals. 18-25 yrs. Range: E2 - E5
Otto Kringelein - Not old, but mortally ill bookkeeper from the small town life looking for new excitement. He is a smart man wanting to live life to the fullest while he can. Humble, joyous, and grateful. 35-45 yrs. Range: C4 - A5
Raffaela - Confidante, secretary, and Elizaveta's dresser. Secretly loves Grushinskaya and wants to protect her always. Hardworking, dependable, and smart. 35-45 yrs. Range: F3 - B4
Elizaveta Grushinskaya - The still-beautiful, world famous, Prima Ballerina on the verge of retirement. Finds herself feeling old until she is revived by the young Baron's love. Demands only the best from herself and for her fans. 40-50 yrs. Range: G3 - C5
Hermann Preysing - General Director of a large textile mill. A solid burgher blinded by riches and terrified of losing his life style. He uses lies and money to get what he wants. 40-50 yrs. Range: B3 - G5
Erik - The assistant concierge who is deeply in love with his wife. Eager to start a family. Intelligent, ambitious, devoted. 20s-30s Range: C4 - F5
Zinnowitz - An attorney in Berlin. The secretary for the company under Preysing's direction. Encourages Preysing to lie. Ambitious, greedy, and willing to do whatever it takes. 35-45 yrs. Range: D4 - E5
The Doorman – 20s-30s
Colonel-Doctor Otternschlag – Grievously wounded by gas and shrapnel in WWI; cynical, ruined man late 30s and up
The Countess & The Gigolo – Ballroom Dancers
Rohna – (male) Hotel General Manager; a martinet
The Bellboys (4) – 20s and up
The Telephone Operators – 20s and up
The Two Jimmys – Black American Entertainers
Chaufeur – A tough cockney (or Spanish or Italian or Algerian) gangster posing as a chauffeur
Sandor – (male) Hungarian Theatre impresario
Witt – (male) Company Manager of Grushinskaya’s ballet troupe
Madame Peepee – Lavatory Attendant
Male Scullery Workers (4) – 20s-40s
Everyone must move well.
Especially looking for an established couple experienced in Ballroom dance
Looking for actors 18 years and up.
All roles are local hire only. No housing or travel can be provided.
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