Hangar Theatre 2018 Season Musicals - Ithaca NY EPA
Hangar Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Jan 29, 2018
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
APPOINTMENTS
For appointment, please contact: hangar.casting@hangartheatre.org . AEA members without appointments will be seen as time permits on the day of.
CONTRACT
SPT SPT 8 ; $567/week
SEEKING
Equity actor/singers for various roles in the 2018 Season Musicals:
CHICAGO and XANADU
PREPARATION
Actors will read a side from either Chicago or Xanadu (sent upon confirmation of appointment) and present 16 bars from a brief song in the style of either show. Sides will also be available on the day of for walk-ins. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Hangar Theatre
801 Taughannock Blvd
Ithaca, NY 14850
PERSONNEL
Expected to be in attendance the EPA:
Michael Barakeva, Artistic Director (Dir. Of Chicago)
Nathan Norcross, Education Director/Artistic Associate
Jen Schilansky, Casting Director
Bryan Hagelin, Reader
OTHER
Performances are Tuesday 7:30, Wednesday 2pm and 7:30, Thursday 7:30, Friday 8pm, Saturday 3pm and 8pm, Sunday 7:30pm
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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
CHICAGO
by John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Bob Fosse
Director: Michael Barakeva
Director/Choreographer: Mimi Quinn
First Rehearsal: Chorus June 8, Principals June 12, opens June 28, closes July 14
[ROXIE HART] - Female. Vocal Part: Mezzo. Age Range: 20 – 30, any ethnicity. As pretty as she is self-centered, Roxie has an unrelenting search for fame and glory. Not very bright and never thinking about the consequences of her actions, Roxie makes bad decisions throughout the show – all in the name of public recognition. Her wannabe vaudeville mindset lasts throughout the entire show. Despite being a generally dislikable character, Roxie remains strangely sympathetic to the audience because we understand that her selfishness isn’t malevolent. Above all, Roxie Hart is a character that embodies the corruption that fame can bestow upon a person. Note: Roxie is a very strong Fosse dancer.
[VELMA KELLY] - Female. Vocal Part: Alto. Age Range: 25 – 40, any ethnicity. Tough, sexy, and sarcastic, Velma Kelly is a vaudeville performer who resides in Cook County Jail after she murdered her cheating husband and sister. Used to being the “main attraction”, Velma fiercely competes with up and coming rival superstar Roxie for the attention of the press and to preserve her celebrity status. In Brechtian style, Velma often breaks the fourth wall and addresses the audience directly to explain certain events within the show and express herself in the style of fosse.
[BILLY FLYNN] - Male. Vocal Part: Baritone. Age Range: 35 – 50, any ethnicity. Suave, educated, and very manipulative, Billy Flynn is a lawyer who makes celebrities of his clients in order to gain them sympathy from the media and sway the public’s opinion. Both Velma and Roxie hire Flynn to represent their cases and use him as their claim to fame. With a perfect track record under his belt and good looks and charm to boot, Billy will take on any case as long as it means putting money in his pocket.
[MATRON “MAMA” MORTON] - Female. Vocal Part: Alto. Age Range: 30 – 50, any ethnicity. The tough, sassy warden of the Cook County Jail, “Mama” treats the inmates under her watch like family and would do anything for them – so long as she gets something else in return. “Reciprocity” is her motto.
[AMOS HART] - (ROLE IS CAST) Male. Vocal Part: Baritone. Age Range: 30 – 50, any ethnicity. An auto mechanic and the hapless husband of Roxie. Amos, though not very good looking and not very smart, is a lovable and good-natured man. His motives are pure of heart and never selfish. A victim of his own innocence, Amos represents the average man who pushes hard to do the right thing, but never gets any recognition for it.
[MARY SUNSHINE] - Male or Female, Vocal Part: Soprano. Age Range: 25- 55, any ethnicity. A sappy, soppy tabloid columnist who relies more on emotion than thought when it comes to writing her stories, Mary Sunshine is a person who believes that no matter what horrible atrocities a person has committed, somehow there must be a little bit of good in them.
[MASTER OF CEREMONIES] – Male or Female, Vocal Part: Spoken. Age Range: 35 – 55, any ethnicity. A character that appears throughout the show to introduce the various “acts”. Existing outside the events of the play, the M.C. speaks to the audience directly and often provides insight into the characters or situations.
[FRED CASELY] - Male. Vocal Part: Spoken. Age Range: 30- 50, any ethnicity. Roxie’s boyfriend at the beginning of the show, Fred Casely sleeps with, and is promptly murdered by Roxie after he walks out on her. Appears in flashbacks reenacting the incident.
[SERGEANT FOGRATY] - Male. Vocal Part: Spoken. Age Range: 35 – 55, any ethnicity. A police sergeant who investigates the murder of Fred Casely and interrogates Amos.
[LIZ] - Female. Vocal Part: N/A. Age Range: 18 – 45, any ethnicity. One of the “merry murderesses” of Cook County Jail. Shoots her husband with a shotgun because he popped his gum too loudly.
[ANNIE] - Female. Vocal Part: N/A. Age Range: 18- 45, any ethnicity. One of the “merry murderesses” of Cook County Jail. Found out her boyfriend had married several wives behind her back and poisoned him with arsenic.
[JUNE] - Female. Vocal Part: N/A. Age Range: 18 – 45, any ethnicity. One of the “merry murderesses” of Cook County Jail. Stabbed her husband with a carving knife after he accused her of cheating on him.
[HUNYA] - Female. Vocal Part: N/A. Age Range: 18 – 45, Hungarian. One of the “merry murderesses” of Cook County Jail. Accused of chopping off her husband’s head, Hunyak, unlike her fellow inmates, is actually innocent. However, she is found guilty regardless due to her inability to speak English and her refusal to plead guilty to her “crime”. Her execution illustrates the corruption of the justice system. Speaks Hungarian. Ballet skills required.
[MONA] - Female. Vocal Part: N/A. Age Range: 18 – 45, any ethnicity. One of the “merry murderesses” of Cook County Jail. Kills her boyfriend after finding out he was sleeping around.
[GOTOHELL KITTY] - Female. Age Range: 21 – 40, any ethnicity. A wealthy woman who inherited her parents’ money, Kitty kills her boyfriend, Harry, in her apartment after finding him sleeping with two other girls. Going crazy after the murder, she becomes quite vicious and uses the oft repeated phrase “go to hell” to those addressing her.
[HARRY] – Male. Age Range 21 – 40, any ethnicity. Boyfriend of “GotoHell” Kitty. He is murdered by Kitty after she catches him sleeping with two other girls.
[Aaron] – Male. Age Range 35 – 55, any ethnicity. Hunyak’s lawyer. Impatient, he is fed up with his client’s inability to speak English.
[Martin Harrison] - Male. Age Range: 35 – 55, any ethnicity. Chicago’s District Attorney. Present at Roxie’s trial.
[Court Clerk] - Male. Age Range 30 – 50. Any ethnicity. A mild mannered court clerk. Poor courtroom conduct. Present at Roxie’s trial.
[THE JUDGE] - Male. Age Range 35 – 55, any ethnicity. His honor. Present at Roxie’s trial.
[CHORUS] We need both male and female chorus members. We are looking for both singers and dancers – especially dancers. Some chorus members may have lines. Roles in the chorus include news reporters, policemen, inmates, tailors, shoe shiners, and other citizens of Chicago in the roaring twenties. (dance and look fosse)
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XANADU
by Douglas Carter Beane, Jeff Lynne and John Farrar
Director TBA
July 31, First rehearsal, opens August 17, closes September 1
[Female 1 (Clio/Kira/Kitty)] – All ethnicities, Age Range: 18 – 25. Pop singer with soprano notes. youngest of Zeus's daughters and the muses. Falls in love with Sonny. Pretty. Adventurous. Honest and determined. Muse of history and the leader of the muses. Range: G3-A5.
[Female 2 (Melpomene/Andrews Sister/Hermes/Hera)] – All ethnicities, Age Range: 40 – 60. Kira's oldest sister. Mother of the Sirens. She is jealous that Kira is the leader of the muses rather than herself, and therefore creates the plot for her downfall. Muse of tragedy. A mezzo w/ belt, Range: G3 - A5.
[Female 3 (Calliope/Jazz Club Singer/Andrews Sister/Aphrodite)] – All ethnicities, Age Range: 30 – 60. Kira's older sister and fellow muse. She is jealous of Kira and as Melpomene's sidekick, plots with her for Kira's downfall. The Muse of epics. Range: G3 - A5
[Male 1 (Sonny/Thetis)] a self-critical and depressed, mortal, chalk artist who falls in love with Kira. Handsome, but not particularly smart. He embodies 1980s pop culture and is very much a California dreamer. Range: B3 - C6.
[Male 2 (Danny/Zeus/Muse)] – All ethnicities, the hard-nosed ‘‘all work and no play’’ businessman who owns the theater he once built for his love, Kira. Used to be a budding artist like Sonny, but has since let money and greed consume him. Range: A3 - C6.
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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