New London Barn Playhouse 2011
– Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT in NH
New London NH SPT $457/week minimum.
Artistic Dir: Carol Dunne
Asst Artistic Dir: Lillian King
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 New London Barn Playhouse
Friday, May 20, 2011 88 Main Street
10 AM - 5 PM both days. New London NH 03750
No scheduled break.
For a five-minute appointment, e-mail Lily King at
lking@nlbarn.org or call 603/526-6710. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout each audition day as time permits.
Please prepare EITHER a brief song OR a brief monologue OR 32 bars of a song and a one-minute monologue. Bring sheet music in the correct key; accompanist is provided, but may not transpose.
Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.
All dates are in 2011. All roles that will be (or may be) on Equity contracts are listed. Roles are available (i.e. not yet offered and accepted) unless otherwise specified. For pre-cast roles, auditioning performers will be considered as possible (emergency) replacements, should any become necessary. This Theatre does not use Equity Chorus contracts.
SHAKESPEARE IN HOLLYWOOD by Ken Ludwig. Dir: Malcolm Morrison. 1st reh: 5/30. Runs 6/14-6/19.
Jack Warner:
40-60. Natty dresser and tough as nails.
Will Hayes:
50s. Full of bluster and vanity. Wields immense power in Hollywood, and he knows it.
Oberon:
CAST. 30-50. The character we know from Shakespeare. He’s imperious, impatient and commanding. Has a childlike temper, and there’s a sense of whimsy about him. He’s also extremely attractive.
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM Score: Stephen Sondheim. Book: Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove. Dir: Carol Dunne. 1st reh: 6/6. Runs 6/21-7/ 3.
Senex:
Hero's father, the aging master of the house. Baritone (Bb – Gb).
Pseudolus:
CAST. Playful, comic ringmaster of the show. Slave to Hero. Baritone (A - high G).
GUYS AND DOLLS Score: Frank Loesser. Book: Abe Burrows, Jo Swerling, Damon Runyon. Dir: Robert Sella. 1st reh: 6/24. Runs 7/6-7/18.
Arvide Abernathy:
Sarah's grandfather. Baritone (D - high F).
General Cartwright:
Salvation Army matron. Mezzo soprano (E - high A or C).
Miss Adelaide:
CAST. Comic, classic showgirl and gambler's moll. Mezzo soprano (A – D).
ALMOST, MAINE by John Cariani. Dir: Lillian King. 1st reh: 7/7 Runs 7/19-7/24.
Ginette / Marvalyn / Marci:
CAST. 20s-30s. Townspeople of Almost, Maine.
Sandrine / Gayle / Hope:
CAST. 20s-30s. Townspeople of Almost, Maine.
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Score: Lisa Lambert, Greg Morrison. Book: Bob Martin, Don McKellar. Dir: B. T. McNicholl. 1st reh: 7/7. Runs 7/26-8/7.
Aldolpho:
European. Self-proclaimed “ladies’ man”, played (in the play-within-a-play) by former silent movie star Roman Bartelli. A#2 - G4 (bass/baritone + great falsetto). In the song “Aldolpho”, the high notes in the song can be sung falsetto. The lower notes are more of a character voice.
Feldzieg:
Broadway producer, played (in the play-within-a-play) by Jack Adler. Baritenor (Db3 - Db4).
Mrs. Tottendale:
Air-headed hostess of the wedding. Alto (G3 - Db5).
The Drowsy Chaperone:
Janet's alcoholic confidante, played (in the play-within-a-play) by well-established stage actress Beatrice Stockwell. Alto (F3 - D5).
Man in Chair:
CAST. Musical theatre aficionado who mourns the end of the Golden Era. His recording of “The Drowsy Chaperone” brings the show to life as he narrates.
CHICAGO Music: John Kander. Lyrics: Fred Ebb. Book: F. Ebb, Bob Fosse. Dir: Richard Roland. 1st reh: 7/28. Runs 8/9-8/21.
Mary Sunshine:
Male, 20s-40s. Actor performs entirely in drag and must have very high falsetto.
Matron Mama Morton:
Woman, 20s-40s. The “keeper of the clink”. She is one tough mama.
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. Dir: Jamie Horton. 1st reh: 8/9. Runs 8/23-9/4.
Mrs. Stanley:
40s-60s. High strung hostess.
Maggie Cutler:
20s-40s. Whiteside’s private secretary and chief interference-runner for the past ten years.
Mr. Stanley:
40s-60s. The famous invalid’s frustrated host.
Bert Jefferson:
20s-40s. An interesting young man.
Sheridan Whiteside:
30s-60s. Very ornery celebrity, stuck in the middle of nowhere.
Beverly Carlton:
English, 20s-40s. Flamboyant entertainer.
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