MARRY HARRY **Updated** Equity Principal Auditions - Developmental Lab Auditions

MARRY HARRY – Equity Principal Auditions

Amas Musical Theatre LOA-NYC (Developmental) $335/week plus health, pension

Artistic Producer: Donna Trinkoff

Music/Lyrics: Dan Martin & Michael Biello

Book: Jennifer Robbins

Dir: Kent Nicholson

Casting: Howie Cherpakov

Development dates: 4/9 - 4/28/12 (with four public presentations 4/26-28 @ Foxwoods Theatre Rehearsal Studios).

Equity Principal Auditions:

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Actors' Equity Association Audition Center

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM 165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor

Lunch from 1 - 2. New York City

Please prepare a brief, contemporary musical theatre song. Bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided, but may not transpose.

Please bring a photo and resume, stapled back-to-back.

Love story of two adults, on the verge of 30, who are desperately in need of cutting the parental ties that bind them. Little Harry, stuck as a cook at his dad’s failing bistro, dreams of becoming a real chef on his own. Sherri, the landlord’s daughter, spent her 20s being pushed into a series of botched engagements, and is now back home, single and unmoored. Facing eviction, Little Harry asks Sherri out, hoping to save the restaurant. Their courtship of convenience unexpectedly blossoms into true love – and then implodes.With humor and heart, the show explores ideas about family loyalty, marriage, love and finding one’s path in life.

Seeking (all roles are available unless otherwise specified):

Little Harry:

Almost 30, Italian American. Cute and appealing. Cook who works in his family’s (failing) Italian restaurant. Dreams of being a chef on his own, but feels guilty about abandoning his father. Inexperienced with women, but a real romantic at heart. Sweet, sensitive, but not socially stunted. Pop baritenor (Bb2 - G4).

Big Harry:

Late 50s - early 60s, Italian American. Little Harry's blustering father and boss. Fear of his own mortality has him seeking the fountain of youth and neglecting his live-in girlfriend Debby in favor of skirt-chasing. A big personality that masks a big heart. Baritone (Gb2 - F4).

Ping:

Non-Caucasian female character, 20s-30s. Exotic, avant-garde performance artist. Sexy, dangerous, free-spirited, fearless, innately comic. “Sings” in a rhythmic/punk/performance-art style (think Laurie Anderson/Yoko Ono). Must have excellent musicality and verbal dexterity—should be able to read music.

Tanya / Bobbie / Others:

Multi-character track (20s - early 30s, any ethnicity) for one female actor. Characters include Tanya, a waitress; Bobbie, a businesswoman; Brandi, a sexy babe; Bridesmaid andRamona, a guest at Ping’s wedding. Alto (Ab3 - Eb5).

Tiffany / Ekaterina / Others:

Multi-character track (20s, any ethnicity) for one female actor. Characters include Tiffany, a young hottie; Ekaterina, a dressmaker’s assistant; Blanca, a waitress; a Bridesmaidand Desiree, a guest at Ping’s wedding. Soprano with belt (Ab3 - Eb5).

Hector / Wayne / Others:

Multi-character track (25-40s, any ethnicity) for one male actor. Characters include Hector, a dishwasher; Wayne, a wedding planner’s assistant; a Minister, a Delivery Man andHugo, Ping’s punk assistant. Baritone or tenor (Ab2 - A4).

Update, posted 2.16.12: The following roles, previously listed as available, have now been cast. Auditioning performers will be considered as possible (emergency) replacements, should any become necessary.

Sherri:

CAST. Almost 30, any ethnicity. A babe. Affluent but not snobbish. Often engaged, though not yet married. Sweetly vulnerable, slightly eccentric, with a quirky sense of humor. Pop soprano w/good mix (Bb3 - F5).

Francine:

CAST. Early 50s - early 60s, any ethnicity. Sherri’s mother (and Big Harry’s landlord). Upscale and stylish. Strong-willed; has made sacrifices to have a better life, and is determined that her cherished daughter have everything she wants. Not a one-note “steamroller”. Alto (Ab3 - Eb5).

Debby:

CAST. Late 40s - late 50s, any ethnicity. Big Harry’s long-time, long-suffering girlfriend. A bit kooky, but also fiercely loyal and maternal. Alto with strong belt (Ab3 - F5).

Manolo / Ludmilla / Xuan / Bernard:

CAST. Multi-character track (30s-50s, any ethnicity) for one male actor. Seeking a versatile and transformative comedian/comic actor in the “Peter Sellers/Martin Short” vein. Will play a Spanish restaurant worker, a female Russian bridal gown designer, a Vietnamese waiter and a flamboyant French wedding planner. Comic tenor who can sing well in a variety of foreign accents (Bb2 - Eb4).