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MEMPHIS Equity Principal Audition - Shubert Theatre Auditions

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MEMPHIS - Shubert Theatre

MEMPHIS – Equity Principal Auditions

Broadway / Production Contract: $1653/week minimum

Produced By: Junkyard Dog Productions

Director: Christopher Ashley

Music & Lyrics: David Bryan

Book & Lyrics: Joe DiPietro

Choreographer: Sergio Trujillo

Music Supervisor: Chris Jahnke

Music Director: Kenny Seymour

General Manager: Alchemy Production Group

Casting: Telsey + Company

Equity Principal Auditions:

Monday, September 27, 2010 at Telsey + Company

10 AM – 6 PM 315 W. 43rd St. 10th Floor

Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30. New York, NY 10036

Please prepare a short Pop/Rock/R&B song. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.

Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

Seeking:

Huey:

Caucasian Male, 20s-30s; tenor with a great feel for pop/rock/r&b styles; he is our frenzied, bombastic, motor-mouthed hero who talks his way into becoming a DJ at a local ‘white’ radio station. He ignores race barriers and eventually falls in love with Felicia, a talented black singer, which causes a whole new set of problems for Huey in segregated Memphis.

Felicia:

African-American Female, 20s-30s; high R&B belt voice; Beautiful, wide-eyed, and a fiercely gifted singer, Felicia follows her heart and falls in love with Huey, despite knowing deep down that a relationship between a white man and a black woman in prejudiced Memphis is doomed.

Delray:

African-American Male, 30s-40s; bari-tenor with a great pop/rock/R&B voice; Delray is Felicia’s older brother who owns the club on Beale Street where she sings. He is realistic, cautious, protective, and aware of the realities of the segregation that exists in Memphis and the world beyond.

Gladys:

Caucasian Female, 40s – 60s; strong singer with alto-belt mix; excellent actor with comic skills; Huey’s stern, traditional blue-collar, southern mother; She has worked her entire life to be able to support herself and her son, who she loves but about whom she constantly worries.

Gator:

African-American Male, 20s-30s; great R&B bari-tenor; Gator works as a bartender at Delray’s – he hasn’t spoken since age 5, when he saw his father killed. As the story progresses, Gator finds his voice again. Must be an excellent actor and singer; comic timing a plus.

Bobby:

African-American Male, 30s-40s; great gospel voice. Bobby is the janitor at Mr. Simmons’s radio station. Full of personality and heart. Needs an actor who is comfortable with physicality as he has a dance break in his show-stopping number ‘Big Love’. Comic skills a plus.

Mr. Simmons:

Caucasian Male, 40s-60s; Great actor who is comfortable singing; Mr. Simmons is the conservative owner of the radio station where Huey gets his start. The strong, southern, commanding business man becomes willing to take a chance on Huey when he realizes the audience Huey reaches and the money he can command.

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