Lyric Theatre Of Oklahoma
CONTRACT
URTA $950 weekly minimum (Tier IV)
SEEKING
Equity singers & dancers of all ethnicities for roles in Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma's 2022 Season to include MATILDA, CAROUSEL and KINKY BOOTS (see breakdown).
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please include a headshot and resume in the submission. Not required, but if you have a dance reel you may include that as well.
Deadline: Fri, Feb 25, 2022
SUBMIT TO
ArtisticIntern@LyricTheatreOKC.org
PERSONNEL
Producing Artistic Director - Michael Baron (viewing auditions)
Executive Producer - Ashley Wells (viewing auditions)
Choreographers - Amy Reynolds Reed & Hui Cha Pooa
Music Directors - Brian Hamilton, David Andrews Rogers & Jan McDaniel
OTHER DATES
Matilda
First rehearsal - Children May 31st-June 5th - Full Company June 7-19
Open June 21
Close June 26
Carousel
First rehearsal June 21-July 3
Open July 5
Close July 10
KINKY BOOTS
First Rehearsal July 5-17
Open July 19
Close July 24
OTHER
LyricTheatreOKC.org
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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please send in a 1-minute video of a song in the style of the show. You may also use the accompaniment below.
ALL SHEET MUSIC: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1g7198yirmig7t1/AAB0jcmFClQpa9P5iaSuMZwOa?dl=0 .
MATILDA
Nauty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnA7Jc3YO4M
When I Grow Up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDQa8UsRd04
My House - https://thesongsofthestage.bandcamp.com/track/my-house
The Hammer - https://thesongsofthestage.bandcamp.com/track/the-hammer
CAROUSEL
Mr. Snow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD5uxyLwyq4
You’ll Never Walk Alone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjBcdCB9uOY
If I Loved You - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tQS-7tMgCk
Billy Bigelow Soliloquy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3B4UZhgx2c
KINKY BOOTS
History of Wrong Guys - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af4R5UA8Ypc
Hold Me In Your Heart - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxs_pz29Ago
Soul of A Man - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsaTMlDCpQE
Looking for understudies and swings for all roles.
MATILDA
Book by Dennis Kelly
Based on the book by Roald Dahl
Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin
Directed by Ashley Wells
Music Direction by Brian Hamilton
Choreographer Amy Reynolds-Reed
Dates:
Rehearsal Dates: Children May 31 - June. 5 - Tues.-Sun. 10:00am-6:00pm
Full Company June 7-19, 2022 Tues.-Sun. 10:00am-6:00pm week 1 / Nights and full weekends starting Friday of week 2
Performance Dates: June 21, 2022 - June 26, 2022
Description: The inspiring story of an extraordinary little girl who, gifted with a vivid imagination and a sharp wit, dares to prove that you can change your destiny despite all odds. While surviving a tumultuous life with her unscrupulous parents and tyrannical headmistress, Matilda discovers a secret that will liberate her fellow students! Packed with high-energy dance and songs, this Tony Award-winning musical revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination, and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life while becoming the greatest little hero.
MATILDA WORMWOOD: An imaginative girl who is clever and wise far beyond her years. She has a thirst for learning that cannot be quenched. Age 8-13.
MISS AGATHA TRUNCHBULL: Cast - Looking for Understudy. The tyrannical headmistress at Matilda's school who despises children. Once a famous athlete, she is described as a gigantic Holy terror, a fierce tyrannical monster who marches like a storm trooper with long arms swinging with an aura of menace.
MISS HONEY: Cast - Looking for Understudy. Matilda's kindhearted teacher. She is tired of living in fear under Miss Trunchbull.
MR. WORMWOOD: Cast - Looking for Understudy. Matilda's uncaring father. A dealer in second-hand cars - a mean crooked crook.
MRS. WORMWOOD: Cast - Looking for Understudy. Matilda's self-absorbed, negligent mother and an amateur ballroom dancer.
MRS. PHELPS: Cast - Looking for Understudy. Warm and nurturing a local librarian who encourages Matilda’s love of reading.
MICHAEL WORMWOOD: Matilda's older brother. He is not very bright, but he is favored by his parents. Few spoken words.
ENSEMBLE: All types and vocal ranges.
All Children preferably 5’1” and shorter
BRUCE: Matilda's classmate. He is subject to extreme punishment by Miss Trunchbull.
LAVENDER: Good dancer. Loud and kooky, likes to have fun, and has a big personality.
ALICE: Strong and Bold. Strong dance and vocal ability.
HORTENSIA: Feisty. Strong dance and vocal ability.
AMANDA: Strong dance and vocal ability.
ERIC: Cute. Very young.
NIGEL: Strong dance and vocal ability.
TOMMY: Strong dance and vocal ability.
CAROUSEL
By Rodgers & Hammerstein
Directed by Michael Baron
Music Direction by David Andrews Rogers
Choreographed byTBA
Dates:
Rehearsal Dates: June 21 - July 3 - Tues.-Sun. 10:00am-6:00pm
Performance Dates: July 5, 2022 - July 10, 2022
Description: Located in a coastal village in Maine near the end of the 19th century, the swaggering, carefree carnival barker, Billy Bigelow, captivates and marries the gentle millworker, Julie Jordan. Billy loses his job just as he learns that Julie is pregnant and, desperately intent upon providing a decent life for his family, he is coerced into being an accomplice to a robbery. Caught in the act and facing the certainty of prison, he takes his own life and is sent ‘up there.’ Billy is allowed to return to earth for one day fifteen years later, and he encounters the daughter he never knew. She is a lonely, friendless teenager, her father’s reputation as a thief and bully having haunted her throughout her young life. How Billy instills in both the child and her mother a sense of hope and dignity is a dramatic testimony to the power of love.
BILLY BIGELOW: Handsome, cocky, charismatic barker for Mullin’s Carousel. Proud, troubled, hard-headed, torn between right and wrong. In love with Julie Jordan.
JULIE JORDAN: Quiet, naïve mill worker who falls in love with Billy Bigelow. Julie has an inner strength and maturity in the second act as the mother of fifteen-year-old Louise.
CARRIE PIPPERIDGE: Lively, funny friend and coworker of Julie Jordan. In love with Enoch Snow, Carrie offers a light-hearted balance to Julie’s seriousness.
ENOCH SNOW: Bumbling, adorably shy fisherman with big plans for the future. A successful and somewhat pompous business owner in the second act.
NETTIE FOWLER: Soft-hearted, hearty coastal woman who owns and runs a seaside business. Nettie is Julie’s strength throughout the show. Motherly figure to Julie.
JIGGER CRAIGIN: A dangerous, menacing seaman friend of Billy’s who ultimately leads Billy astray. A con man with a bit of humor and an eye for Carrie Pipperidge.
MRS. MULLINS: A middle-aged widow and owner of the carousel. Jealous of Billy’s attraction to Julie.
MR. BASCOMBE: The very strict owner of the local textile mill where Julie, Carrie, and the other girls work.
LOUISE: Daughter of Julie and Billy, headstrong and not accepted by her peers. Very good dancer.
ENOCH SNOW, JR.: Son of Enoch and Carrie. He likes Louise but thinks she is beneath his station.
STARKEEPER/DR. SELDON: Heavenly figure to guide Billy. Dr. Seldon is the earthy version of the Starkeeper.
HEAVENLY FRIEND: Angel sent to bring Billy to the Starkeeper after Billy’s death.
CARNIVAL BOY: Boy who looks like Billy and is a member of a passing carnival; dances with Louise during the ballet sequence. Major dance role.
SNOW CHILDREN: Enoch and Carrie's children of various ages.
ENSEMBLE: All types and vocal ranges. Townspeople, including the girls from the mill, seafaring men, policemen, ship captain, principal, etc.
KINKY BOOTS
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Based on the Miramax film written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth
Music and Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper
Directed by Ashley Wells
Music Direction Jan McDaniel
Choreographer Hui Cha Poos
Dates:
Rehearsal Dates: July 5- July 17 - Tues.-Sun. 10:00am-6:00pm
Performance Dates: July 19, 2022 - July 24, 2022
Description: This exhilarating Tony Award-winner tells the true story about a struggling shoe factory that will lift your spirits to high-heeled heights! Charlie Price has reluctantly inherited his father’s shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. While trying to save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration from Lola, a fabulous drag entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. As they work to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair find that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible, and discover that when you change your mind, you can change your world. Occasionally contains strong language and situations.
YOUNG CHARLIE PRICE: youth Charlie Price.
YOUNG LOLA/SIMON: youth Lola - will be asked to wear heels.
CHARLIE PRICE: A young man who has just recently taken over the family business. Charlie is a bit confused, a bit unfocused; he’s a hero hiding under a victim’s mantle.
LOLA/SIMON: A Drag queen with winning ways. Simon has the physique of a prize fighter draped in satin.
NICOLA: A young woman in her 20s and Charlie’s long-term girlfriend. Her line of work is real estate; she’s driven and uncompromising.
LAUREN: Cast - Looking for Understudy - A young woman in her 20s. A beautiful and strong working-class girl and a possible love interest for Charlie.
DON: Cast - Looking for Understudy - A burly hyper-masculine bear of a factory worker who acts as Lola’s nemesis.
PAT: Cast - Looking for Understudy -Officious office manager who will let loose her wild side when allowed. Lola's love interest.
THE ANGELS: The drag performers who populate The Blue Angel Nightclub.
MR. PRICE: Cast - Looking for Understudy -Charlie's father.
SIMON SR.: Cast - Looking for Understudy -Lola's father. An unforgiving tower of anger.
HARRY: A contemporary of Charlie's but his polar opposite. Successful, self aware and confident.
GEORGE: Cast - Looking for Understudy - A reserved, middle-aged man and the factory manager who likes to keep up with traditions.
RICHARD BAILEY: Nicola’s boss. An overtly attractive and successful man. A real threat to Charlie.
TRISH: Cast - Looking for Understudy - A middle-aged woman who works at the factory and has a husband and kids to worry over.
ENSEMBLE: All vocal types and ranges. Factory workers, pub & club patrons, photographers, Milan stage manager, referee, hooligans, delivery man, ect.
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 submit.
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