GREASE - Chicago EPA Days
Starlight Theatre Association
AUDITION DATE
Feb 28, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (CST)
Lunch from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Mar 01, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (CST)
Lunch from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
APPOINTMENTS
AEA Members may schedule an appointment online through the Member Portal beginning Tuesday, February 21 at 12:00 PM.
CONTRACT
MSUA MSUA; $996/wk minimum
SEEKING
Male and female actors for principal and ensemble roles in the upcoming production of GREASE. Please see breakdown for more information.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a legit Up-tempo Broadway or Pop/Rock. Bring sheet music in your key, accompanist will not transpose. Bring headshot and resume.
LOCATION
Hubbard Street Dance Center
1147 W. Jackson Blvd
Chicago, IL 60607
Lou Conte Studios
PERSONNEL
Director of Production: Kent Andel; Company Manager: Caroline Gibel
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal - August 28, 2017, Runs September 8-14, 2017
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this 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
**ALL ACTORS IN TEEN ROLES MUST BE ABLE TO CONVINCINGLY PLAY HIGH SCHOOL TEEN**
DANNY ZUKO: Male, Teen, The leader of the Burger Palace Boys; good-looking, strong and confident, with an air of easy-going charm. Excellent Dancer. (Range: tenor, D4–B5)
SANDY DUMBROWSKI: Female Teen, New girl in town; sweet, wholesome, naive, cute, and innocent, changes to sassy and sultry. (Range: Soprano, A3–F#5)
BETTY RIZZO: Female Teen, Leader of the Pink Ladies; tough, sarcastic and outspoken but vulnerable. (Range: Alto A3–C5)
FRENCHY: Female Teen, A dreamer; good-natured but not too smart, she is heavily made up, fussy about her appearance, particularly her hair. She can't wait to finish high school so she can be a beautician. (Range: Alto, A3–D5)
MARTY: Female Teen, The 'beauty' of the Pink Ladies; pretty and looks older than the other girls, but betrays her real age when she opens her mouth. She tries to act sophisticated. (Range Alto, C4–C5)
JAN: Female Teen, Funny, loud, compulsive eater and awkward member of the Pink Ladies. Loud and pushy with the girls, but shy with boys. (Range: Alto, A3-C5)
DOODY: Male Teen, The youngest of the guys; small, boyish and open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude towards the other guys. He also plays the guitar. (Range: Tenor, D4-A5)
KENICKIE: Male Teen, The second in command of the Burger Palace Boys; tough-looking, tattooed, surly and avoids any show of softness. He has an offbeat sense of humor. (Range: Tenor, C4–F5)
SONNY LATIERRI: Male Teen, A member of the Burger Palace Boys; funny Italian-American, he is a braggart and wheeler-dealer who thinks he's a real lady-killer. (Range: baritone, G3–A5)
ROGER: Male Teen, The anything-for-a-laugh stocky type of boy; a clown who enjoys winding people up, he is full of mischief p half-baked schemes and ideas. (Range: Tenor, D4-A5)
CHA-CHA, aka CHARLENE DIGREGORIO: Female Teen The best dancer at St. Bernadette's; a loud mouth, she wins the dancing competition with Danny. Excellent Dancer. (Range: Alto, C4–C5)
EUGENE FLORCZYK: Male Teen, The class valedictorian; physically awkward, with weak eyes and a high-pitched voice. He's a typical 'apple-polisher' - both pompous but gullible. (Range: Tenor, A3–E5)
JOHNNY CASINO: Male Teen, All-American, rock-star “greaser” student at Rydell High, whose real name is Clarence. (Range: Tenor, G4-E5)
PATTY SIMCOX: Female Teen, A typical cheerleader; attractive, athletic, sure-of-herself, but can be given to bursts of disconcerting enthusiasm. She's a bit of a pain and unpopular with the Pink Ladies, and can twirl a baton. (Range: Alto, D4-A4)
TEEN ANGEL: Male, Age Flexible, Frenchy's suave and slick guardian angel, who encourages her to stay in school. (Range: Tenor, E4–F5)
VINCE FONTAINE: Male Teen, A typical 'teen audience' disc jockey; slick, egotistical and fast-talking. He is also a veteran 'Greaser. (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible)
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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