IRVIN BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS Equity Ensemble Singers (All genders) - Weston Theater Company Auditions

IRVIN BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS - NYC Singers ECC

Weston Theater Company | Weston, VT

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
3:00 PM (E)

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep
$807 weekly minimum (LORT D) until 6/30/25
$839 weekly minimum (LORT D) after 6/30/25
+ health/pension/travel/lodging

SEEKING

Equity chorus dancers for roles in IRVIN BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a short song cut (16 bars or 30 seconds, or thereabouts) in the style of the score. Please also bring a hard-copy picture/resume. If unable to attend this in-person audition, performers may send a picture/resume for consideration to
submissions@michaelcassara.net.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Executive Artistic Director: Susanna Gellert
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Book by David Ives and Paul Blake
Based upon the Paramount Pictures film written for the screen by Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, and Melvin Frank.
Director: Susanna Gellert
Choreographer: Felicity Stiverson
Music Director: Larry Pressgrove
Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Michael Cassara, CSA

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: 6/24
First Preview: 7/16
Opens: 7/18
Closes: 8/10

OTHER

ECC 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.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

AUDITION CALL TYPE

ECC

BREAKDOWN

IRVIN BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS

SEEKING:

[RALPH SHELDRAKE] (mid to late 30s) Army buddy of Bob and Phil, now a major television executive with the Ed Sullivan Show. Fast-talking, New York professional. Baritone.

[EZEKIAL FOSTER] Mid 40s-Late 50s. The ultimate taciturn New Englander, who helps out at the Inn and takes life at a very slow pace. May double as SNORING MAN.

[MIKE] Mid 20s-Late 30s. Bob and Phil’s Stage Manager. Has a tendency to be over-dramatic and completely hysterical, but will get things done. Never seen without his whistle and clipboard, which he uses to attempt to keep order. May double as ED SULLIVAN ANNOUNCER.

[RITA AND RHODA] – Mid 20s-Early 30s. Bob and Phil’s two star chorus girls, they are brash, sexy and fun, although perhaps not the smartest.

[ENSEMBLE] 18+, any race/ethnicity, any gender identity. Dancers who sing very well, Extremely skilled tap dancers who are equally strong in ballroom and jazz dance. To play various supporting characters who are generally early 20s-mid 30s. May understudy principal roles and will play the following ensemble roles:

• TESSIE – Bob and Phil’s extremely competent assistant. Can double as ASSISTANT SEAMSTRESS.
• JIMMY – The proprietor of “Jimmy’s Back Room,” a none-too-classy nightclub.
• CIGARETTE GIRL
• SNORING MAN
• MRS. SNORING MAN – Can double as SEAMSTRESS.
• TRAIN CONDUCTOR
• DANCE CAPTAIN
• SEAMSTRESS
• ASSISTANT SEAMSTRESS
• ED SULLIVAN ANNOUNCER
• REGENCY ROOM ANNOUNCER (OFFSTAGE VOICE)
• SHELDRAKE’S SECRETARY (OFFSTAGE VOICE)
• SOLDIERS, TRAIN PASSENGERS, INN GUESTS, CLUBGOERS, CHORUS KIDS AND PATRONS OF THE REGENCY ROOM