HARMONY Submission (Ensemble) - Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre, Inc Auditions

HARMONY - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS (CHORUS)

Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre, Inc

CONTRACT

Off Broadway $662 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity actors for chorus parts in HARMONY (see breakdown).

All stage managerial positions have been filled.

NYTF is committed to diversity and encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.

INSTRUCTIONS

SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please send the video, along with your photo/resume attached as a pdf in Vimeo or unlisted YouTube format. In the subject line, please type: Your full name and the role for which you’d like to be considered.

Deadline: Fri, Dec 31, 2021

SUBMIT TO

auditions@nytf.org

PERSONNEL

Producer: National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene In Association With Ken Davenport
Music By: Barry Manilow
Book And Lyrics By: Bruce Sussman
Artistic Director, National Yiddish Theatre: Zalmen Mlotek
Executive Director, National Yiddish Theatre: Dominick Balletta

Viewing auditions:
Warren Carlyle (Director/Choreographer)
John O'Neill (Musical Director)
Jamibeth Margolis (Casting Director)
Meredith Hoddeson (Casting Assistant)

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals begin on February 14, 2022
Show opens on April 14, 2022 and closes on May 8, 2022 (With a possible extension to May 15, 2022)

OTHER

Venue: Off Broadway’s Safra Hall at the Museum Of Jewish Heritage, NYC

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:
Please be prepared to sing an uptempo or ballad of your choice from the Golden Age of musical theater. Show off voice and range. Please provide your own accompaniment. Please state your name and the title of your song at the top of the video.

As an alternative to singing a song of choice, you may sing an excerpt from HARMONY. Sheet music, teaching tracks, and accompaniment tracks for these five roles are accessible at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hidydjk4817t1js/AABYCC0AjhHxQyVz918VOuNla?dl=0

If you are using an iPhone to record, please be sure to film horizontally and in a well-lit space.

Synopsis: Harmony tells the true story of The Comedian Harmonists, a group of six talented young men, Jewish and gentile, who came together in 1920s Germany and took the world by storm with their signature blend of sophisticated close harmonies and uproarious stage antics. Together they sold millions of records, starred in a dozen films and packed the houses of the most prestigious concert halls around the globe, until the world they knew changed forever. Their incredible story inspired music industry legends Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman to create a spectacular new musical with an original score that celebrates this extraordinary group of friends and ensures their quest for true harmony in the most discordant chapter of human history will never be forgotten.

Seeking:

Ensemble/understudy for Harry – 20s to 30s. Male identifying. Any ethnicity. Various ensemble roles as cast and understudies Harry. Tenor with a natural A and high C mix. (CHORUS)

Ensemble/Understudy for Josephine Baker - 20s to 30s. Female identifying. Any ethnicity. Various ensemble roles as cast and understudies Josephine. Mix/ belt to Db. (CHORUS)

Titus - A Bolshevik friend of Ruth's. Also the Ziegfeld Follies Master of Ceremonies. Black. Male identifying. 20s – 30s. Bass-Baritone. (CHORUS)

Mrs. Kott – 40’s. Female identifying. Latinx or Latine. Mary's boss. Also a Reporter and various ensemble roles as cast. Soprano. (CHORUS)

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.