JELLY'S LAST JAM Equity Ensemble Dancers - Male Characters - Pasadena Playhouse Auditions

JELLY'S LAST JAM - Pasadena, CA ECC Dancers (Male Characters)

Pasadena Playhouse | Pasadena, CA

Notice: Audition Call Type: ECC

AUDITION DATE

Monday, February 26, 2024

11:00 AM (P)

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$1058 weekly minimum (LORT B)

SEEKING

Equity chorus dancers (Male characters) for roles in JELLY'S LAST JAM. (See

breakdown).

Some roles may be understudied.

PREPARATION

Please bring regular dance shoes and tap shoes and be prepared to dance. They will teach the dance combo in regular dance shoes and the choreographer may have individuals do a brief portion of the routine in tap shoes on a separate small section of floor where tapping is allowed. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Athletic Garage

121 Waverly Dr

Pasadena, CA 91105

Holding room - Studio B

PERSONNEL

Book: George C. Wolfe

Music: Jelly Roll Morton

Lyrics: Susan Birkenhead

Director: Kent Gash

Choreographer: Dell Howlett

Producing Artistic Director: Danny Feldman

Casting Director: RBT Casting / Ryan Bernard

Expected to attend:

Choreographer: Dell Howlett

Casting Director: Ryan Tymensky

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: April 23, 2024

1st Preview: May 28, 2024

Opening: June 2, 2024

Closing: June 23, 2024

OTHER

pasadenaplayhouse.org

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.

BREAKDOWN

JELLY'S LAST JAM

SYNOPSIS: Take your seat at the legendary Jungle Inn nightclub for an electrifying musical telling the story of jazz through one of its most notorious entertainers: Jelly Roll Morton. Journey from the back alleys of New Orleans to the dance halls of Chicago to the stages of New York with “he who drinks from the vine of syncopation” in a sizzling memoir of pride, lust and a past denied.

IMPORTANT NOTE: JELLY’S LAST JAM is in part about the historic discrimination and prejudice even among melanated Black Americans. Since this is a seminal pillar of the content it is imperative that believability as Creoles and that the skin color of specific characters be engaged at the audition point. We respect that these issues are deep and can be inflammatory and traumatic for some, but we ultimately support JELLY’S LAST JAM as an honest and unflinching look at a Black life in America, as written by the genius, George C. Wolfe.

SEEKING:

[HUNNIES (3)] Female. A Vivacious Greek Chorus playing various characters along the tale. Excellent dancers. (One Hunnie will sing either Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, or Alto). FEATURED ENSEMBLE

[MISS MAMIE] Female, Black, 30s–50s. A blues Singer. Mezzo-Soprano with brassy high belt. FEATURED ENSEMBLE

[FOOT-IN-YA-ASS SAM] Male, Black. Should tap. ENSEMBLE

[TOO-TIGHT NORA] Female, Black. Should tap. ENSEMBLE

[FEMALE RADIO CONTESTANT] Female, Black. Should tap. ENSEMBLE

[THREE FINGER JAKE] Male, Black. Should tap. ENSEMBLE