ACT of Connecticut
CONTRACT
SPT $579 weekly minimum (Tier 7)
SEEKING
Equity actors for chorus dancer parts in GUYS AND DOLLS (see breakdown).
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Email your headshot/resume as an attachment labeled with your name (PLEASE NO DOWNLOADS) and your video submission as either a DIRECT LINK or an ATTACHED FILE. We prefer to NOT receive links that need to be downloaded. Label your audition file with your NAME!
Deadline: Mon, Jul 25, 2022
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Executive Director: Katie Diamond
Director: Daniel C. Levine
Music Director: Jeffrey Campos
Music Supervisor: Bryan Perri
Casting: Wojcik Casting Team
Viewing auditions:
Artistic Director: Daniel C. Levine
Producing Director: R. Erin Craig
Choreographer: Sara Brians
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: Sept 26, 2022
Tech: Oct 19 – 27, 2022
First Preview: Oct 27, 2022
Opening: Oct 29, 2022
Closing: Nov, 2022 (possible extension through Nov 27 TBD)
*Performances are Thursdays through Sundays
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:
In your recording, slate your name.
Please prepare the dance combination at https://wojcasting.com/guys-and-dolls-act/ .
SEEKING:
[GENERAL CARTWRIGHT] –30s-40s, any ethnicity. Mezzo. Business like and in-control, but ready to cut loose.
[BIG JULE] – 30s-40s, any ethnicity. Vocal part TBD. Imposing, tough gangster from Chicago. Intimidating and temperamental. A sore loser. Has undisputed stage presence. May double in the ENSEMBLE. Moves well.
[BENNY SOUTHSTREET] – 30s-40s, any ethnicity. Baritone up to high G. Funny character man. Abbott to Nicely’s Costello. Comfortable engaging with scenic elements in order to “build the environment” (as is central to the concept of this production). Moves well.
[RUSTY CHARLIE] – 30s-40s. any ethnicity. Baritone. Gambler, looking for action wherever he can find it. May double in the ENSEMBLE. Comfortable engaging with scenic elements in order to “build the environment” (as is central to the concept of this production). A very good dancer.
[HARRY THE HORSE, u/s Nathan] – Late 20s-late 30s, any ethnicity. Vocal part: Can be baritone or tenor. Gambler; all talk and little action. Mouthpiece for Big Jule. May double in the ENSEMBLE. A good dancer.
[ANGIE THE OX] – 20s-40s, any ethnicity. Baritone or tenor. A gambler. A bit of a bruiser. Likes a good dice game. May double in the ENSEMBLE. An excellent dancer.
[LIVER LIPS LOUIE & others] – 20s-40s, any ethnicity. Tenor or Baritone. Will double in the ENSEMBLE. An excellent dancer.
[2 MALE IDENTIFYING ENSEMBLE MEMBERS] - 20s-40s, any ethnicities. Tenor or Baritone. Multiple roles in the ENSEMBLE (including CRAPSHOOTERS and HAVANA DANCERS). Excellent dancers.
[1 MALE IDENTIFYING SWING] - 20s-30s. Will cover specific assigned tracks in the show. This is an offstage swing track. An excellent dancer and a good singer with wide vocal range.
[MIMI & others] – 20s-40s. any ethnicity. Any vocal range. One of the Hot Box Girls – a dancer in Adelaide’s revue. Multiple roles in the ENSEMBLE. A very good dancer.
[MARTHA/HOT BOX GIRL/HAVANA DANCER & others] – 20s-30s. any ethnicity. Any vocal range. Member of the Save-a-Soul Mission band. Doubles as a HOT BOX GIRL and Havana Dancer. An excellent dancer.
[AGATHA/HOT BOX GIRL & others, Adelaide u/s] – 20s-40s. any ethnicity. Mezzo. Member of the Save-a-Soul Mission band. Doubles as a HOT BOX GIRL and others. A good dancer.
[2 FEMALE IDENTIFYING ENSEMBLE MEMBERS] - 20s-40s, any ethnicity. Soprano or Alto. Multiple roles in the ENSEMBLE including HOT BOX GIRLS and HAVANA DANCERS. Excellent dancers.
[1 FEMALE IDENTIFYING SWING] - 20s-30s. Will cover specific assigned tracks in the show. This is an offstage swing track. An excellent dancer and a good singer with wide vocal range.
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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