IN THE HEIGHTS Equity Ensemble Dancers - Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Auditions

IN THE HEIGHTS - NYC ECC
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival | Center Valley, PA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, March 6, 2023
10:00 AM (E)
Dancer ECC 10:00-12:00pm / Singer ECC
12:00-2:00pm

APPOINTMENTS

Contact casting@pashakespeare.org to book an appointment.

CONTRACT

LOA / SPT
$825 weekly minimum (LOA ref LORT)

SEEKING

Equity actors for chorus parts in IN THE HEIGHTS (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

DANCERS: Please be prepared to dance Latin combo and possible Hip-Hop combo.
SINGERS: Be prepared to sing from In the Heights or in similar style.

LOCATION

Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
Holding Room, 302. Audition Room, 304

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:
Jason King Jones, Artistic Director
Valeria Cossu, Director
Michael Anthony Sylvester, Choreographer
Walter Bobby McCoy, Music Director

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal May 23, 2023
Opening June 16, 2023
Closing July 2, 2023

OTHER

www.pashakespeare.org

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

Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical
mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas
are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
We encourage members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the
extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and
dressing rooms.

New York:

The maximum capacity in the holding room is: 25

The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 39

About PENNSYLVANIA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL:

A leading Shakespeare festival with an emerging national reputation for excellence, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is a professional theatre company on the campus of DeSales University.

Each summer, PSF produces a season of Shakespeare and other classics, musical theatre, and
children’s theatre. About an hour north of Philadelphia and less than two hours from Manhattan, PSF
is summer home to over 200 artists from around the country, including winners and nominees of the
Tony, Obie, Emmy, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Jefferson, and Barrymore awards. Every year
40,000-50,000 patrons attend PSF from 30+ states – over 1,000,000 patrons from 50 states and many
countries since 1992.

Synopsis:

Set in the vibrant and changing community of Washington Heights, In the Heights explores
themes of family, identity, and the search for a sense of belonging in a rapidly changing world. Usnavi
is a young bodega owner who dreams of winning the lottery and returning to his home country of the
Dominican Republic. He is joined by a cast of vibrant characters including Benny, his best friend and
an employee at the local taxi dispatch; Nina, a college student who has returned to the neighborhood
after dropping out of Stanford University; and Abuela Claudia, a matriarchal figure who has taken care
of Usnavi and the other young people in the neighborhood. As the neighbors in this tight-knit
community each pursue their vision of success, they ultimately get a dose of what it means to be
home.

SEEKING:

ENSEMBLE - Excellent dancers/singers.