IN THE TRENCHES (OBway) - NYC EPA In The Trenches OB LLC | New York, NY
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Friday, May 31, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Off Broadway
$772 weekly minimum + 1.5% Media Plan + Health & Pension Contribution - Rehearsal Rate
$882 weekly minimum + 1.5% Media Plan + Health & Pension Contribution - Performance Rate
Equity actors for roles in the Off-Broadway production of IN THE TRENCHES: A BRAND NEW PARENTING MUSICAL COMEDY (See breakdown).
There are no Equity stage managerial positions available.
Please prepare a brief cut of any style of musical theater. An accompanist will be provided. Bring your picture and resume stapled together. If unable to attend, please email your picture and resume to: trenches@ebcastingco.com, Subject Line: In The Trenches EPA [ROLE].
A.R.T./New York Studios
520 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018
Holding room - Studio B
Director/Choreographer: Jen Wineman Author: Graham & Kristina Fuller
Lead Producers: Ember Productions (Maxwell Haddad & Amber Coates)
Executive Producer: Jen Sandler
Music Director: Rebekah Bruce
General Manager: Visceral Entertainment Casting: Eisenberg Casting
Expected to attend:
Chelsi Kern - Casting Assistant
Rehearses: On or around July 29, 2024 Tech: On or around August 20, 2024 Final dress: On or around August 25, 2024 Previews: On or around August 27 - September 11, 2024
Opening: On or around September 12, 2024 Open-Ended Run.
Performance Schedule: 8 shows/week (Tues Sat Nights + Matinees on Wed, Sat, Sun)
OTHER
Venue: Theatre Row, Theater 3
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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.
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IN THE TRENCHES: A BRAND NEW PARENTING MUSICAL COMEDY
SYNOPSIS: In the Trenches: A Parenting Musical is a new 90 minute sung-through musical comedy in two acts. The show follows the journey of two new parents as they figure out who they are and how to adapt to life with two babies, from birth to first grade. The toddlers are unapologetically played by adults, and while they sometimes act in a child-like manner, their voice is often presented through the parents’ lens: what do grown ups think babies and toddlers would say if they had full grasp of the English language? The score features a wide array of musical styles, from doo-wop to hip hop, Gilbert and Sullivan patter to 80’s rock, Motown to musical theater.
NOTE: Seeking strong singers in a variety of styles (including musical theater, R&B, pop, rock, blues) for all roles. All ethnicities are welcomed and encouraged to audition. Every effort will be made to have a cast that is reflective of the world we live in with regard to racial diversity and gender identification.
ELLIE (MOM): Female, 30s-40s, Soprano Ab3-G5. Molly Weasley with a hearty dash of Beyonce. The family matriarch and accomplisher of all things. Lover of yoga pants and wine. A little dorky, a little sentimental, a little saucy, a lot badass. Doubles as Jingle Gal.
JAMES (DAD): Male, 30s-40s, Tenor A2-Ab4. Like if Phil Dunphy melded together with Michael Bluth and he listened to a little too much 90s hip hop. Supportive and loving second fiddle to MOM. Inventor of the best (cringiest?) dad jokes, gets misty at the drop of a hat when his kids are involved, and may accidentally drop the occasional F bomb.
BECCA (SINGLE FRIEND): Female, 20s-40s. Alto with belt and riffing A3-D#5. MOM’s best gal pal since high school. Reluctant acceptor of MOM’s decision to get hitched and have kids in lieu of drinks. Probably the reason there’s still a “no smoking” warning in airplane bathrooms. Witty and sarcastic; girlfriend/tolerator of Todd. Doubles as Nosy Lady, Birth Class Attendee, Jingle Gal.
TODD (NARRATOR): Male, 30s-40s, Bari-tenor Bb2-G4. A rock star masquerading by day as a human resources manager. The SINGLE FRIEND’s new boyfriend. Blasts through life with a child-like enthusiasm for cobb salads, cargo shorts, human conception, and really anything other than the dreaded blind double date. Doubles as Narrator, Doctor, Dad Joker, Teacher.
SAM (CHILD 1): Non-binary, teens-20s, Tenor with riffing B2-A4. A la Hedwig (the one with the Angry Inch, not the owl), but trapped in a rugrat’s body. A quintessential first child whose world was rocked when another human infant suddenly appeared in their house. Equal parts loving and cynical, sweet and competitive, inquisitive and reckless. Wants to know if we’re there yet. Doubles as Waiter, Birth Class Instructor.
DOT (CHILD 2): Female, teens-20s, Alto with belt and riffing Eb3-F5. Little Orphan Annie meets Wednesday Addams meets Aretha Franklin. The spunky youngest member of the nuclear family. Often an afterthought, she gets her family’s attention by belting their faces off. Darkly humorous but deeply loving. She’s rubber and you’re glue. Doubles as Nosy Lady, Birth Class Attendee, Jingle Gal.
OFF-STAGE COVER #1: 30s. Covers male and non-binary roles JAMES, TODD, and SAM. Starts rehearsals o/a Aug 12, 2024.
OFF-STAGE COVER #2: 30s. Covers female roles ELLIE, BECCA, and DOT. Starts rehearsals o/a Aug 12, 2024.
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