HOAGY CARMICHAEL’S STARDUST ROAD Submission - York Theatre Company Auditions

HOAGY CARMICHAEL’S STARDUST ROAD- EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS

York Theatre Company

CONTRACT

Off Broadway $764 weekly minimum + health/pension (Level 3)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in HOAGY CARMICHAEL’S STARDUST ROAD (see breakdown).

INSTRUCTIONS

See preparation in BREAKDOWN. Please submit all materials at: https://form.jotform.com/221926626528159 .
This form is open to ALL actors. While this form technically serves as the required EPA for our season, all performers will be able to select their union status. Please answer accurately and please read the breakdowns carefully.

Deadline: Thu, Jul 28, 2022

PERSONNEL

Producer: The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director – Evans
Haile, Executive Director)
Music: Hoagy Carmichael
Lyrics: Johnny Mercer and others
Conceived by: Susan H. Schulman, Michael Lichtefeld, Lawrence Yurman
Developed with Hoagy Bix Carmichael

Viewing auditions:
Director: Susan H. Schulman
Choreographer: Michael Lichtefeld
Music Supervision and Arrangements: Lawrence Yurman
Casting Director: Michael Cassara, CSA

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: 10/24
First Preview: 11/22
Opens: 12/1
Closes: 1/1

OTHER

For the safety of all involved, Actors’ Equity is offering employers the opportunity to solicit
submissions via filmed capture in place of holding live Equity Auditions. We intend to hold
callbacks via self-tape or live / virtual auditions in the weeks following this EPA.

If you are unable to use our form for any reason, submissions may be sent via e-mail to
submissions@michaelcassara.net – but it is our strong preference for all submissions to be
uploaded via the form whenever possible.

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:

Please prepare a brief singing selection or two (ideally each about a minute long) in the style of the score (Hoagy Carmichael / American popular song/standards).

In the event that a performer does not have access to audition accompaniment tracks of their own, we have provided audition accompaniment cuts of Irving Berlin's Always, tracks/sheet music can be obtained from: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1a4ff2936tn2wcf/AAALsljpkIdBCzETdyi6ulVna?dl=0

HOAGY CARMICHAEL’S STARDUST ROAD

NOTE: All characters dance extremely well. Additionally, all characters are expert part and close harmony singers emulating certain styles of the period (Mills Bros., Boswell Sisters, The Charioteers (a Black gospel group), and others.) Scat singing is a plus for all tracks. All
characters should have solid theatre singing ability but also be able to swing.

SEEKING:

MAX: 20s to 30s, any ethnicity/race, Tenor 2 to Ab. Versatile singer, jazz/blues style comfort. Has legit vocal ability for harmony blending.

WALLACE: 20s to 30s, any ethnicity/race, Tenor 1 to Bb. Versatile singer, light pop-jazz/ blues. Has legit vocal ability for harmony blending. Ukulele player a plus.

BUSTER: 20s to 30s, any ethnicity/race, Baritenor to G. Folksy vocal style (ability to deemphasize good legit singing - however legit singer).

CHARLIE: 20s to 30s, any ethnicity/race, Baritone to E. Outstanding solo tap dancer - strong tap/dance skills. Versatile vocalist - folksy vocal style (ability to deemphasize good legit singing - however, legit singer).

GLORIA: 20s to 30s, any ethnicity/race, second soprano, touching a G. Strong dancer and versatile vocalist. Ingenue type with good mix. Beholds the room singing “Stardust”

BESSIE: 20s to 30s, any ethnicity/race, Alto to Eb. A sassy, fun quality (but with the maturity necessary for “How Little We Know”).

CLARA: 20s to 30s, any ethnicity/race, Soprano 1 to G, also a strong mix/belt G below mid C to E. Major tapper - strong tap/dance skills. Ingenue quality with some strong torch singing ability.

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.