Maine State Music Theatre 2019 Season - NYC EPA
Maine State Music Theatre
AUDITION DATES
Tue, Mar 05, 2019
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
Wed, Mar 06, 2019
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
Thu, Mar 07, 2019
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
CORST CORST X; $965.00 minimum /week
SEEKING
Equity actor/singers for the 2019 season. We are seeking performers of all ethnicities for these roles. Performer does not have to be available for all productions listed.
See breakdown.
All Stage Management positions have been filled.
PREPARATION
Please bring a song selection in style of the show. You are welcome to sing from the show. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Pearl Studios NYC (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
12th floor
PERSONNEL
Expected to be in attendance at EPA:
Artistic Director: Curt Dale Clark
Managing Director: Stephanie Dupal
Casting Director: Bob Cline
OTHER DATES
TREASURE ISLAND Reh: 6/8 Open: 6/26 Close: 7/13
HELLO DOLLY Reh.: 6/29 Open: 7/17 Close: 8/3
WIZARD OF OZ Reh.: 7/20 Open: 8/7 Cl.: 8/24
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for 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
All Stage Management and Production Management positions are currently filled.
Some roles have been precast, however, still seeking understudies for those roles.
TREASURE ISLAND
Director/Choreographer: Mark Martino
Music Director: Ray Fellman
Book & Lyrics by Marc Robin and Curt Dale Clark
Music: Marc Robin
Based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
Jim Hawkins (Tenor)
(role cast) The hero of the story. Boundless energy. A boy of 15. Small and full spirited. Eager and waiting for adventure. Comes of age throughout the play. Light English Dialect.
Long John Silver (Baritone)
(role cast) The villain of the story. Ships cook. Mid 40's- The leader of the pirates. A dynamic character who is challenged by having only one leg. Throughout the story he possesses the capability of extreme kindness, humor and nurturing as well as brutality and cruelness. Thick Cockney Dialect
Dr. David Livesey (High Baritone)
(role cast) Ships Doctor. An arbitrator who is fair, intelligent and well organized. Early 40's. Well educated and acts as guardian for Jim Hawkins. A foil to the Squire. British Dialect
Squire John Trelawney (Baritone)
(role cast) A lovable, befuddled, nervous, older gentleman whose heart is always in the right place even if his faculties are otherwise. He loves good food and fine clothing. Late 50's. He acts as the comic thread throughout the play. British Dialect
Captain Alexander Smollett (Bass/ Baritone)
(role cast) The commander of the Hispanolia- 50's. Strong, assertive and unflinching. Calm in the face of danger, very well educated. Man, of high standards. British Dialect.
Ben Gunn - (High Baritone)
(role cast) A crazy man ...marooned on the island for 7 years. Jittery, nervous, sprightly, contagious with energy. Speaks very quickly. Makes odd noises for no reason. Perhaps because he's only had himself to talk to for all those years. Crazy talk. Also plays: Blind Pew (Baritone) - evil, ancient looking old man doubled over using a walking stick. Blind in sight only, HE wears a gauze rag over his dead eyes. Frail, small and old in stature, he is uncommonly strong. All other senses heightened. He is mean and takes pleasure in it. A frightening presence in the play. Cockney dialect.
Thomas Redruth (High Baritone)
The Squire's servant. Mid 30's - Likable and jovial. A Cut up. High energy and eager to please. Strong Cockney dialect.
Billy Bones (Bass/ Baritone)
African American -Late 30's - Ragged, scarred; Gruff, pompous; loud. A shell of the man he used to be thanks to a life of drinking. Thick Cockney dialect. Also plays: Job Anderson - (High Baritone) -Suave and cool. Early 30's. Pirate.
Mr. William Arrow (Bass/Baritone)
The !81 Mate on the Hispanolia. Early 40's Official, strong. Without humor. Stoic. Quintessential English Naval Officer. Proper British Dialect.
Also play: Burdette Wyeth - (Bass /Baritone) Gruff pirate who likes his ale. Victor Wolff - (Tenor) A happy Pirate who never takes anything serious.
Abraham Gray (Tenor)
Not Caucasian. A Good hearted lad. Naïve. A boy of 20 or so. Fresh and very eager. High moral fiber. Proper British Dialect. Sailor
Tom Morgan (Bass)
A Very Bad Man Late 30's -The largest, roughest and toughest of all the pirates. By far the meanest. Specializes in crushing things with his hands. Would kill his own mother for a profit. Cockney dialect.
Israel Hands (Baritone)
A very creepy, sexy, evil, pirate. Late 20's. Specializes in cutting things. Not afraid of anything. Creepy dialect.
George Merry - (Tenor)
A funny, character type, pirate. Late 30's. He is gullible, affable and not completely with it all the time. A bit of a mama's boy. The comic relief amongst the Pirates. A gravedigger ... Cockney dialect.
Richard Joyce- (Tenor)
An Irishman thru and thru.... early 30's... A Sailor. One of the good guys. Fun spirited with a sense of humor. Best swordsman of the good guys. Thick Irish Dialect.
Frederick O'Brien - (High Baritone)
Thirty's - Another Irishman. Friend to Joyce. Mid 30's. A good sailor and a hard worker. Thick Irish Dialect
Mr. Alan Bonet' - (Baritone)
A Frenchman. He is a good guy and a romantic. Mid 30's. French dialect. Sailor. Also plays: Priest - (Tenor) kindly gentleman who presides over the funeral of Jim's father.
Mr. John Hunter- (Bass/ Baritone)
German. Sweet and lovable. Good sailor with bad hygiene. He never waivers. Light German dialect. Early 40's
Mr. Ingraham - (Bari/Tenor)
funny and endearing. mid 20' –sailor.
Mr. Davis - (Tenor)
Gruff and cocky Pirate. Wishes he were higher in the pirate ranks.
Akir - (Baritone)
An international pirate. English Accent.
Meade Slyker - (High baritone)
misfit pirate - wiry and thin - Cockney Dialect-Pirate
Linus Riddle - (High Baritone)
Aggressive and head strong pirate. Trigger happy. Cockney Dialect
Tobias Bridge - (Tenor)
Tall, popular Pirate. Well liked and respected by his peers. British Dialect.
Anthony Brieux -(Tenor)
Feisty and compact-fighting pirate
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Hello Dolly
Director: Donna Drake
Choreographer: Donna Drake
Music Director: Jason Wetzel
Music & Lyrics; Jerry Herman
Book: Michael Stewart
DOLLY LEVI
Role CAST. Female 40-55 yrs. old (Belter/Mezzo). Matchmaker, widow, meddler, opportunist, life-loving, commanding, gifted actor with excellent comedic timing. She is a force of nature but also must show compassion and vulnerability. Dance ability: some. We are looking to do the Barbara Streisand keys, so we are seeking someone that is an actor first, but has a huge voice to boot.
HORACE VANDERGELDER
Role Cast. Male 40-60 yrs. old (Baritone B3-E4). Well-known half-a-millionaire, widower, owns the Feed Store, gruff, set in his ways, authoritative. Seeking an excellent actor that can be rough around the edges, but likable/loveable. Dance ability: some.
CORNELIUS HACKL
Role Cast. Male 30-35 yrs. old (Baritone Bb3-F#4). Head clerk at the Feed Store, timid but energetic, enthusiastic, and adventurous. Dance ability: must move very well. Seeking an excellent actor that can deliver not only with his musical comedy hopes, but really be vulnerable and real for “It Only Takes a Moment”.
BARNABY TUCKER
Role Cast. Male 18-20 yrs. old (Lyric Baritone – 2nd Tenor C3-G#4). Assistant to Cornelius at the Feed Store, extremely timid, naive, energized, follower. Dance ability: VERY strong dancer. This role can easily turn into a bad and annoying musical comedy sidekick. We are hoping for an honest actor that is truly invested in every moment.
IRENE MOLLOY
Role Cast. Female 30-35 yrs. old (Mezzo-Soprano, legit G3-F5). Owns a Hat Shop, widow, beautiful, smart, fun-loving. Dance ability: must move well. We are looking for someone strong and someone that can fight against playing the typical ingenue and be a smart strong woman. She has room to be quite funny and we would love to find a woman who is not only an honest and beautiful actor, but someone that has her own sense of comedy as well.
MINNIE FAY
Female 18-20 yrs. old (Mezzo-Soprano D4-F5). Irene’s assistant, naïve, straight-laced, fresh, excitable, a follower. Dance ability: VERY strong. She can also tend to annoy and drive people crazy. We are looking for a strong dancer that can sing, but has a strong sense of comedy. Think Jen Cody or that same type. She needs to be a comedian, but play it real and not try or push for laughs.
AMBROSE KEMPER
Male 18-25 yrs. old (Tenor E3-G#4). Struggling artist, good-natured, accommodating, wants to marry Ermengarde. Possibly double in ensemble. Dance ability: strong. Needs to have a great sense of comedic timing, but at playing the straight man.
ERMENGARDE
Female 18-20 yrs. old. Horace’s niece, diminutive, whining, high-strung, wants to marry Ambrose. Possibly will double in ensemble. Dance ability: strong. This is another one that can drive a person nuts. Looking for someone that can make a role that is written to be annoying endearing and funny. We need her likable, not the type that you want to see less of. We want her and Ambrose to be something we want to see lots more of.
ERNESTINA
Role Cast. Female 30-45 yrs. old. Accommodating, good-time girl. An eccentric looking, extreme character type from Olive Oil thin to chubby. Will double in ensemble. She needs to have a scene stealing sensibility without trying hard. She just is. Needs to be a fantastic comedian.
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Wizard of OZ
Director/Choreographer: Marc Robin
Music Director: Ben McNaboe
Music & Lyrics: Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Book Adaptation from Motion Picture Screenplay by John Kane
DOROTHY GALE
Female, any ethnicity, 18+ to play age 16. A fearless, independent heroine with gumption who feels misunderstood. She has dreams of “somewhere over the rainbow” away from her hardscrabble farm existence. She will eventually find the meaning of family in a completely different land. Must love dogs. (Mezzo/Mix) Low-G to E. Very strong singer with full sound.
MISS GULTCH / WICKED WITCH
Role Cast. (Female 25-50) - Sings comically but doesn't have to sound good. Strong character actress. One of the greatest if not the greatest baddie of all time. A serious villain.
[HENRY/THE WIZARD OF OZ/GATEKEEPER]
Male, any ethnicity, 45-70. This triple role encapsulates: Henry is a man of principles doing his best to keep a dust bowl farm alive for his newly redefined family and the people who work for him. He is a pragmatist and keeps his heart hidden. A Gatekepper & Oz a kindhearted if flawed leader who has greatness thrust upon him in a magical kingdom. He flies out in a balloon every night; not for those scared of heights. Vocal range: Baritone low G# to F.
AUTIE EM/GLINDA, THE GOOD WITCH OF THE NORTH
Role Cast. Female, any ethnicity, 25-45. Preferably 5’7” and up. Auntie Em is a hardworking farmer’s wife who keeps calm in a crisis and runs the Gale farm like clockwork. In the ensemble she will play The Barrister in Munchkinland and Esmerelda, the wife of the tour guide, and Oz salon owner. GOOD WITCH OF THE NORTH. Must have a nice figure for her spectacular dress. Glinda is an “Auntie Mame” type with a sense of flair and pageantry while being a clever politician running her portion of the Oz community. This character flies nightly, so not for those scared of heights! Vocal range: Soprano G below Middle C to High C.
HUNK/SCARECROW
Role Cast. Male, any ethnicity, 25-35. A kind, naïve farmhand and ally of Dorothy’s. Transforms into the assumedly brainless Scarecrow who helps Dorothy along her path of discovery. He employs a vacuous, but responsible, wisdom to their trajectory. The role requires a physical comedian with dance ability. Vocal range: Bari-tenor low D to G.
HICKORY/TIN MAN
Male, any ethnicity, 30-50. A stalwart, reliable – if guarded – farmhand with a strong sense of self becomes the romantic, sensitive, courageous, but heartless Tin Man. A classic leading man type with strong tap skills is required. Vocal range: High Baritone/Tenor low C to F#.
ZEKE/COWARDLY LION
Role Cast. Male, any ethnicity, 25-40. Zeke, a fatigued, frazzled farm hand dons the mane of the prissy, self-obsessed Cowardly Lion. This kind-hearted, if scared and nervous, soul takes a journey to becoming the common sense leader the foursome needs. Strong comic skills and an improvisational spirit are welcome. Vocal range: Baritone Low C to E.
AUNTIE EM/ENSEMBLE
Role Cast. Female, any ethnicity, 35-50, no taller than 5’6”. Auntie Em is a hardworking farmer’s wife who keeps calm in a crisis and runs the Gale farm like clockwork. In the ensemble she will play The Barrister in Munchkinland and Esmerelda, the wife of the tour guide, and Oz salon owner. This person may also understudy the Wicked Witch of The West. Vocal Range: Mezzo with low Ab to strong belt with high C# in mix belt.
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 audition.
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