MACK AND MABEL Equity Principal Actors - Producing Org TBD Auditions

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AUDITION DATE

Saturday, December 2, 2023

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (P)

BREAK: 1:30PM - 2:30PM

CONTRACT

SPT

$631 weekly minimum (SPT 7)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in MACK AND MABEL (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief cut of a Golden-Age Broadway Song (in the style of Jerry Herman). Please bring headshot and resume, stapled together.

LOCATION

Madilyn Clark Studios

10852 Burbank Blvd

North Hollywood, CA 91601-2508

Holding room: Madilyn Clark Studio Lobby

PERSONNEL

Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman

Book by Michael Stewart

Revised book by Francine Pascal.

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Scott Thompson and Fred Barton Producing Artistic Directors

Scott Thompson (Director/Choreographer) Fred Barton (Musical Director, Conductor)

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: Feb 6th

Opening Night : Feb 16th

Closing Night: Feb 18th

OTHER

This is a BENEFIT launch for THE ALL ROADS THEATRE COMPANY, Los Angeles’s brand new Equity Theatre Company.

Website: allroadstheatreco.org

EPA 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

MACK & MABEL

SEEKING:

MACK - (45-60) CAST. Gruff real life silent film director. Cantankerous, great sense of humor. Madly in love with Mabel Normand. Baritone to F#.

MABEL - (22-32) CAST. Charismatic, beautiful and funny real life silent film star. A range equal to Broad physical comedy and devastating tragedy. Belt/mix to E flat.

LOTTIE (40-60) CAST. Expert comedienne, brilliant Tap Dancer, with a motherly sympathetic side. Huge Broadway Belt to C.

FRANK WYMAN: (24-34) Ambitious young screenwriter. Starts off as a bit of a puppy dog but gains maturity and confidence over the almost 20-year span of the play. Madly in love with Mabel. Historically, he becomes legendary film director/writer, Frank Capra. High energy. (Bari-tenor - sings to a G)

WILLIAM DESMOND TAYLOR: (35-50) Extremely handsome, movie star and director of the silent era. Oily and calculating, but not a cliché. His murder remains one of Hollywood’s most famous unsolved crimes. Moves very well. NOTE: Singing a plus but not necessary.

KLEIMAN: (40-65) Tough but comedic Studio Executive. Strong Character Man. Razor Sharp Comedy Timing and Invention. (Baritone - sings to an F sharp)

FOX: (40-65) High-strung, comically nervous Studio Executive. Highly comedic - a genius physical comic. (Baritone - Sings to an F sharp)

ROSCOE “FATTY” ARBUCKLE:(30-45) Hilarious, brilliant, plus-sized. A rubber faced, adept physical comedian, pratfalls and a certain comic fearlessness. (Tenor - sings to A)

WATCHMAN: (45-65) Longtime night watchman for the Keystone Studios. Gentle and kind, beloved by all. Keeps a special watchful eye on Mabel Normand. (Bari-tenor - sings to a G)

ELLA: (24-34) Cantankerous, tough lady, whose piano-playing sets the mood on the set of Mack Sennett’s silent pictures. Eventually graduates to head the Music Department of a major Hollywood studio. Piano skills optional. (Alto- belts to B flat)

PHYLLIS FOSTER: (20-30) Hollywood starlet, sometimes-girlfriend of William Desmond Taylor. Dances and moves very well. NOTE: Will potentially understudy the role of Mabel.

ENSEMBLE: VARIOUS ASSISTANT DIRECTORS, GRIPS, WARDROBE WOMEN, SCRIPTS GIRLS, WAITERS, PARTY GUESTS, KEYSTONE COPS and BATHING BEAUTIES who fill out the SINGING AND DANCING ENSEMBLE.