Lincoln Center Theater
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Jun 17, 2019
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30-2:30 pm
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $941 weekly minimum
SEEKING
ESTHER: Operatic Soprano, 30s, African American. Unmarried, lonely, plain, but warm, sympathetic, and strong.
MRS. DICKSON: Operatic Soprano, 40s-50s. African American. Strong-willed but warm, owner and mother hen of boarding house” for colored girls”
GEORGE: Operatic Baritone. 30s. African American. Handsome. A laborer on the Panama Canal, proud, rough, impulsive.
MAYME: Operatic Mezzo. 20s-30s. African American. Prostitute and saloon singer who is Esther’s close friend.
MR. MARKS: Operatic Tenor. 30s. Romainian Jewish fabric merchant in 1905 NYC. Attractive, masculine, sensitive, sympathetic.
MRS. VAN BUREN: Operatic Lyric mezzo. 20s-30s. Caucasian. Attractive, wealthy Fifth Avenue socialite in lonely marriage who is desperate to have a child.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a brief operatic aria that shows off your vocal technique. Bring a headshot and resume stapled together. An accompanist will be provided.
LOCATION
Pearl Studios NYC (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
17th floor
PERSONNEL
Producer: Lincoln Center Theater, Producing Artistic Director: Andre Bishop
Associate Producer of Musical Theater for Lincoln Center Theater: Ira Weitzman
Dramaturg/Director of Opera Commissioning Program for The Met/Lincoln Center Theater: Paul Cremo
Director: Bartlett Sher
Music: Ricky Ian Gordon
Book: Lynn Nottage
Musical Director: TBD
Choreographer: TBD
Casting: Telsey + Company
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: January 23, 2020
First Performance: February 27, 2020
Final Performance: May 3, 2020
OTHER
Theatre: Mitzi Newhouse Theater, Lincoln Center Theater
EPA Procedures are in effect for 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.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
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