Village Theatre
CONTRACT
Special Agreement $839 weekly minimum Shared housing, shared rental car, and round-trip travel accommodations are provided.
SEEKING
Equity actors for principal roles in HELLO DOLLY! (see breakdown).
INSTRUCTIONS
Please prepare two short song selections that demonstrate your vocal and storytelling abilities. You may also use the accompaniment at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/os43vayes4wt5ws/AAAI22PS60cD_XTd3cneQv9Za?dl=0 . Submit at: https://airtable.com/shrcDRrxkpugEgwTv .
Deadline: Fri, Apr 1, 2022
PERSONNEL
Director: Faith Bennett Russell
Casting Director: Jes Spencer (viewing auditions)
Music Director: Aaron M. Davis Norman
Music Director: Andrew Pang
Choreographer: Katy Tabb
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals: April 20th, 2023 – May 20th, 2023
Performances: May 21st, 2023 – July 30th, 2023
OTHER
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COVID REQUIREMENTS: Everyone working on this show, and at Village Theatre, is required to be vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination upon hiring. Village Theatre is also requiring proof of vaccination for audience members as well as masking. Please contact the theatre if you have any questions regarding their COVID policies and procedures.
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
DOLLY LEVI – THIS ROLE HAS ALREADY BEEN CAST.
ERNESTINA – THIS ROLE HAS ALREADY BEEN CAST.
AMBROSE KEMPER – Late teens to early 20’s. Tenor. Any race/ethnicity. Struggling artist, good-natured, accommodating, wants to marry Ermengarde.
HORACE VANDERGELDER – 40 to 60. Baritone. Any race/ethnicity. Proprietor of a Hay & Feed Store in Yonkers, New York, and a client of Dolly's. Well-known half-a-millionaire, widower, set in his ways, authoritative.
ERMENGARDE – Late teens to early 20’s. Any race/ethnicity. Horace’s niece, whining, high-strung, wants to marry Ambrose.
CORNELIUS HACKL – 30 to 40. Baritone. Any race/ethnicity. Vandergelder's chief clerk.
BARNABY TUCKER – Late teens to early 20’s. Baritone. Any race/ethnicity. An assistant to Cornelius.
MINNIE FAY – Late teens to early 20’s. Mezzo-Soprano. Any race/ethnicity. Irene’s assistant, naïve, strait-laced, fresh.
IRENE MOLLOY – 30 to 40. Soprano. Any race/ethnicity. A millineress with a Hat Shop near 14th Street in New York City. Dolly has introduced her to Mr. Vandergelder.
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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