MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG / PORCHLIGHT REVISITS - Chicago EPA
Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago
AUDITION DATE
Jul 05, 2017 10:30 am - 6:30 pm (CDT)
Lunch: 3:30pm-4:30pm
APPOINTMENTS
Equity members may schedule appointments online through the member portal beginning Friday June 23rd at 12pm.
CONTRACT
CAT Tier 2 - $298.75/wk minStaged Reading Code - Hourly Rehearsal / Per Performance Pay
SEEKING
Male and female actors for the upcoming production of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG and stage readings from PORCHLIGHT REVISITS: Woman of the Year and They're playing Our Song.
PREPARATION
32 Bars of a song in the style of the show that best shows off your voice. If auditioning specifically for Merrily We Roll Along, please perform a song by Stephen Sondheim. Have a second song ready in the event you are asked. An accompanist will be provided. Please have sheet music, no A capella.
LOCATION
Porchlight Music Theatre (Rehearsal Space)
4200 W Diversey Ave
Chicago, IL 60639
Free parking on street or fenced lot. #76 Bus pulls up in front
PERSONNEL
Merrily We Roll Along
Director: Michael Weber
Music Director: Aaron Benham
Associate Director & Choreographer: Christopher Pazdernik
Woman of the Year
Director: Michael Weber
Music Director: David Fiorello
They're Playing Our Song
Director/Choreographer: Chris Carter
OTHER DATES
Merrily We Roll Along
1st Reh: Jan 2, 2018
1st Perf: Feb 6
Anticipated close: Mar 18
The following productions are staged readings on the Porchlight Revisits series:
Woman of the Year
Rehearsals begin the week of Oct 30, 2017
3 Performances: Nov 14-16
They're Playing Our Song
Rehearsals begin the week of Feb 19, 2018
3 Performances: Mar 6-8
OTHER
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
Merrily We Roll Along
(CAT Tier 2)
1st Reh: Jan 2, 2018
1st Perf: Feb 6
Anticipated close: Mar 18
Franklin Shepard
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: A2
Mary Flynn
Vocal range top: Gb5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Meg Kincaid
Vocal range top: Gb5
Vocal range bottom: D4
Gussie Carnegie
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Joe Josephson
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: A2
Beth
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: A3
Ensemble
*The role of Charley Kringas has been cast
The following productions are staged readings on the Porchlight Revisits series:
Woman of the Year
(Staged Reading Code)
Rehearsals begin the week of Oct 30, 2017
3 Performances: Nov 14-16
Alexi Petrikov, a Russian ballet dancer
Helga, Tess's maid
Larry Donovan, Tess's first husband
Jan Donovan, a housewife, Larry's second wife
Chip Salisbury, a perky newsman
Abbott Canfield, a cartoonist
*The roles of Tess, Sam and Gerald have been cast
They're Playing Our Song
(Staged Reading Code)
Rehearsals begin the week of Feb 19, 2018
3 Performances: Mar 6-8
The roles of Vernon and Sonia have been cast.
We are looking to cast the characters of their inner voices.
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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