|
Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Lunch 1 to 2.
|
Contract
Special Agreement
2012-13 AEA minimum was $450/week
Location
Actors' Equity Association Audition Center
165 West 46th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10036
|
|
Seeking
Equity male actor/singers who play piano. All MUST play piano extremely well.
See breakdown for details.
Preparation
Please bring a stapled picture and resume
Be prepared to play a memorized piece of music on the piano while singing a short comedic song simultaneously as you play.
Other Dates
ABOUT: A madcap mystery mixing classic musical comedy with a dash of Agatha Christie – one actor investigates the crime, the other plays all of the suspects, and they both play the piano.
Other
First Rehearsal: 6/10/13. Runs: 7/10 - 8/24/13 at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre (possible extension to 9/7)
Personnel
Book/Music: Joe Kinosian
Book/Lyrics: Kellen Blair
Art. Dir: Carole Rothman
Curator/Assoc. Art. Dir: Christopher Burney
Dir: Scott Schwartz
Mus Dir: TBD
Casting: Calleri Casting
· EPA Rules are in effect.
· A monitor will be provided.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
|
|
Breakdown
SEEKING
NOTE: Specific requirements for both actors: must play piano extremely well. The ability to read music and memorize a must (accompaniment versus soloing). Speaking, singing and demonstrating top drawer physical comedy skills while playing is essential. Seeking nimble, daring, and very funny musical comedy performers.
ACTOR 1 / OFFICER MARCUS MOSCOWICZ:
(Male late 20s – 30s) A young, eager police officer determined to make his mark on the crime solving world. Charming, earnest, sympathetic. Happy and hopeful, he’s straight laced and totally by-the-book; nevertheless he greets most challenges with a warm smile. Chipper (not grizzled), his good-natured demeanor prevails despite this very challenging case.
ACTOR 2 / THE SUSPECTS
(Male late 20s – 30s): Sharp and versatile performer able to transform from role to role on a dime. Vivid, believable and extraordinarily chameleon-like actor musician to play the following characters:
Arthur Whitney – celebrated author. The murder victim.
Mrs. Dahlia Whitney: The victim’s wife. Zaniest of all the suspects, Dahlia is 58-year-old southern woman whose dreams of a life in show biz took a back seat as she fell into the shadows of her husband’s career, but she still harbors a deep and burning desire to perform. Her logic borders on the ridiculous and cartoon.
Barrette Lewis – a glamorous and sinister and highly aging ballerina. A femme fatale.
Dr. Griff – A friendly old psychiatrist, Dr. Griff is the oldest of all the suspects He’s on a one-track mission to find a best friend and completely delusional about his relationship with Officer Marcus. Desperate for affection and companionship.
Steph Whitney – the inquisitive niece of Arthur and Dahlia Whitney, Steph is the most grounded of all the suspects. Grad student studying criminology. Eager and naïve. The mousy girl next door who has not had many boyfriends.
Murray Flandon – Drill sergeant of a neighbor to the Whitneys. Feisty, old, ever-bickering, but madly in love with his wife. Together they trade insults as foreplay.
Barb Flandon – feisty, from Brooklyn. One to gossip with the girls. Ever-bickering but madly in love with her husband.
The Anachronistic Boy’s Choir: Timmy, the wise cracking leader. Yonkers -rough and tumble. Skid – slower member of the choir, held back a couple of years. The are from Badoinkaville, a tough talking place, “anachronistic yet droll.”
Henry Vivaldi – a proud local firefighter. The happiest firefighter in the world. Like a Gilbert and Sullivan character.
|
