Laguna Playhouse 2016-2017 Season - Laguna Beach EPA
Laguna Playhouse | Laguna Beach, CA
AUDITION DATE
Friday, August 19, 2016
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
APPOINTMENTS
N/A
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
LORT C Minimum - $799/wk
SEEKING
See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Two contrasting, short monologues of 1 minute;
15 bars in vocal range. Accompanist provided.
LOCATION
Laguna Playhouse
606 Laguna Canyon Rd
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Parking lot behind theatre, tell attendant you
are an auditioning actor.
PERSONNEL
Ann E. Wareham - Producer/Artistic Director,
Wally Ziegler - Casting Director
OTHER
No stage management positions available.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The
producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Performers of all ethnic and racial
backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to
auditions.
BREAKDOWN
BILLY & RAY
1st Rehearsal: 9/13/16, Runs: 10/5/16 - 10/30/16
BILLY WILDER: Male, 35-45. Huge writer/director in Hollywood, from Vienna. Has a slight Austrian
accent. Lights up the room wherever he goes, always with a martini in hand. As funny as he is
confident. Hyper, restless and incredibly charming. Actor must have fantastic comic timing.
RAY CHANDLER: Male, 50's. Billy Wilder's polar opposite. Famous mystery writer, highly educated,
quiet, holds his thoughts to his chest. Drinks secretly. Actor must have great comic timing delivered in
a dry fashion.
JOE SISTROM: Male, 30's. Polished and charismatic producer for Paramount. Under pressure from
the studio, constantly looking over his shoulder. Cultured and well read.
HELEN: Female, 20's. Billy Wilder's secretary. Smart, clever, charming, dresses very well. She is no
nonsense and very aware of everything going on around her.
CHAPATTI
1st Rehearsal: 12/5/16, Runs: 1/11/17 - 2/5/17
All roles have been cast.
HERSHEY FELDER AS TCHAIKOVSKY
1st Rehearsal: 2/21/17, Runs: 3/1/17 - 3/26/17
All roles have been cast.
KING OF THE ROAD: THE ROGER MILLER STORY
1st Rehearsal: 3/28/17, Runs: 4/19/17 - 5/14/17
ROGER MILLER: Male, Caucasian, plays 30 yrs and 50 yrs old. Mercurial, charming rogue, torn by
inner demons. Sings and plays guitar. Vocal range: Baritone/2nd Tenor (G an octave and a 4th below
middle C to G above middle C)
YOUNG ROGER: Male, Caucasian, 18yrs. Plays Roger as a young man, and later as his alter
ego. Innocent and restless young man trapped in Erick, Oklahoma, bitter and wise as he torments
Roger from within. Sings. Vocal range: Tenor/2nd Tenor
THUMBS: Male, 35-50 yrs.The virtuoso lead guitar player in Roger's band, and Roger's sidekick and
reluctant enabler. He's a clever and loyal good ol' boy. Vocal range: Tenor/2nd Tenor
JERRY: Male, 35-50 yrs. The drummer in Roger's band. Loyal to Roger, and very adept at feeding him
setups to punchlines. Vocal range: Tenor/2nd Tenor
DAVID: Male, 35-50 yrs. The bass player in Roger's band. Inquisative, dry wit, an enabler of Roger's
off-the-wall humor. Vocal range: Tenor/2nd Tenor
RANDY: Male, 35-50 yrs. The piano player in Roger's band and would-be Music Director. Brilliant
musician, but a bit naïve and clueless. Vocal range: Baritone/2nd Tenor
WOMAN #1: Female, Caucasian, plays 30 yrs and 60 yrs. Background singer in Roger's band. Also
plays MELVA, yoiung Roger's cousin who raised him; an earnest YOUNG REPORTER; LEAH
MILLER, Roger's embittered and angry second wife; and LAUDENE, Roger's hapless and naïve
mother who abandoned him as a child. Vocal range: Alto with an A below middle C up to a Bb or C
above middle C (belt)
WOMAN #2: Female, Caucasian, 25-30 yrs. Background singer in Roger's band. Also plays a giggly,
flirty MAKEUP GIRL on Roger's TV show; BARBARA MILLER, Roger's naïve and embattled first wife,
and MARY MILLER, Roger's third wife, singer with Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, who rescues
Roger from himself. Mary is sophisticated and self-reliant. Vocal range: Alto with an A below middle C
up to a Bb or C above middle C (belt)
THE ABSOLUTE LIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY
1st Rehearsal: 5/16/17, Runs: 5/31/17 - 6/25/17
All roles have been cast.
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