LEND ME A TENOR
– Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT in White Plains, NY
White Plains Performing Arts Center LOA $300/week minimum.
Producing Artistic Dir / Dir: Jeremy Quinn
Writer: Ken Ludwig
1st reh: 2/20/12. Rehearses M-F (6-10 PM), Sa 2/25 and 3/3 (10–6 PM). Runs 3/9-3/18 (3 perfs/week) with possible 1-week extension.
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 White Plains Performing Arts Center
10 AM – 6 PM 11 City Place, 3rd Floor (City Center)
Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30 pm White Plains NY 10601
(Right next to the movie theatre. Directions:
www.wppac.com)
For a 5-minute appointment, e-mail Jeremy Quinn at
jeremy@wppac.com or call 914/328-1600, x16 (M-F, 11-5 pm) between 1/17 and 1/20. E-mail preferred. Include name, phone #, approximate time you’d like to audition and union status. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits. Appointments will NOT be taken before 1/17. Appointments confirmed by e-mail, with detailed driving/Metro North directions to Theatre.
Please prepare a brief COMEDIC monologue that shows acting range and physicality.
Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.
OPEN Auditions (Equity/non-Equity) by APPOINTMENT: Monday, 1/23/12, 6-9 PM, same location. See appointment-making/preparation instructions above. On 1/23, Equity Members without appointments are not guaranteed of being seen.
Callbacks: 1/25, 6-10 PM. Actors will be notified AT THE AUDITIONS if they are expected to return for callbacks. Sides will be distributed at callbacks; please be as familiar with the show as possible if you are called back.
Seeking (all roles are available):
Theatre’s casting note: “Because of the short, intense rehearsal schedule, we are open [to] and interested in seeing performers who have done the show before. But it is NOT a requirement.”
Max:
Man, 25-35. Attractive, energetic assistant to Saunders. Earnest and hard-working. In love with Maggie. Max is an aspiring opera singer – actor in this role must be able to sing well enough to get through brief arias, but comedic acting and physical comedy skills are primary. If called back, be prepared to sing (a cappella) 32 bars of an operatic song (in Italian if possible, but not necessary) OR a musical theatre selection in an operatic style. Seeking good, strong voice that sings on pitch, but operatic training is NOT necessary.
Maggie:
20-30. Max’s girlfriend. Saunders’s daughter. Smart and practical, but yearns for something “wonderful and romantic” before she settles down with Max. Appealing but naive young opera enthusiast who is smitten with the idea of Tito Morelli.
Saunders:
45-60. Maggie’s father, the General Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. Normally well-organized CEO whose world is crumbling about him. Brusque and authoritarian, with a short fuse.
Tito Morelli:
Italian man, 35-55. World-famous tenor, known also to his fans as “Il Stupendo”. Egocentric opera star/womanizer. Actor must be able to sing well enough to pass as an opera singer, but, as with Max, acting skills trump vocal prowess. Tito is larger than life, full of grand gestures and grand appetites. Has an Italian accent. If called back, be prepared to sing (a cappella) 32 bars of an operatic song (in Italian if possible, but not necessary) OR a musical theatre selection in an operatic style. Seeking good, strong voice that sings on pitch, but operatic training is NOT necessary.
Maria:
Italian, 30-50. Tito’s wife, a very passionate, proud, emotional woman who is possessive of her husband. She also speaks with an Italian accent.
Bellhop:
Man, 20-60. Rabid opera hopeful/enthusiast. Shrewd, opportunistic and determined to audition for Tito. Actor must be able to sing a cappella operatic arias well enough to be recognized. If called back, be prepared to sing (a cappella) 32 bars of an operatic song (in Italian if possible, but not necessary) OR a musical theatre selection in an operatic style. Seeking good, strong voice that sings on pitch, but operatic training is NOT necessary.
Diana:
30-50. Beautiful, voluptuous, ambitious lead soprano at The Cleveland Grand Opera. Will do anything to advance her career. Singing ability not required for this role. Diana is sexy and forceful; she knows what she wants and how to get it.
Julia:
50-70. Chairperson of the Opera Guild. Wealthy, influential high society woman in love with the idea of opera and opera stars – but she’s not the brightest bulb in the universe. Julia is vivacious, charming and passionate about opera.
Theatre’s statement: “NON-TRADITIONAL CASTING IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. ALL ETHNIC TYPES WELCOME.”
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