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Call Type
Equity Principal and Chorus
Time(s)
Equity Performer Auditions (principal and chorus) by APPOINTMENT (2 days)
Sunday, August 3, 2014
10 AM – 12 Noon - Actor only auditions
(no accompanist provided)
12 PM – 6 PM—Singing auditions.
6 PM—Dance auditions begin.
Lunch from 2 – 3.
Monday, August 4, 2014
10 AM – 2 PM – Singing auditions.
3 PM - Dance auditions begin.
5 PM – 7 PM — Actor only auditions (no accompanist provided)
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Contract
LOA
$434/week minimum
Location
Ocean State Theatre
1245 Jefferson Blvd
Warwick, RI 02886
Please enter thru main lobby doors
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Seeking
Equity actors, singers and dancers for various roles and chorus parts in the upcoming 2014-15 Season.
Preparation Instructions:
Actor auditions:
Prepare two brief contrasting monologues. Note that there may be time to perform one selection only. Producer requests contemporary material. Some may be asked to stay for cold readings. If wanting to audition for singing and acting roles, please prepare one brief song and one brief contemporary monologue and attend the “singing” audition time-frame. No accompanist is provided during the Actor auditions.
Singing auditions:
Prepare two brief songs (one up-tempo and one ballad). Note that there may be time to perform one selection only. If wanting to audition for singing and acting roles, please prepare one brief song and one brief contemporary monologue and attend the “singing” audition time-frame. Bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided, but will not transpose. Some may be asked to stay for the dance call. Bring appropriate dancewear and (if you have them) dance shoes.
Dancer auditions:
Be warmed up and ready to dance when the call begins. Wear appropriate dancewear and have ballet and character shoes. Some may be asked to stay and sing after all have danced. Please prepare 16 bars of an up-tempo musical theatre song. Bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided, but will not transpose.
Please bring a picture & resume, securely stapled back-to-back.
Other Dates
AEA members without appointments seen as time permits throughout each day's auditions.
Other
There are no NYC auditions scheduled at this time.
Personnel
Producing Artistic Director: Amiee Turner
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
For actor and singing appointment, email Robert.Miller@ostcri.org beginning 7/7/14. No appointment needed for dance audition.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
2014-15 SEASON SHOWS
MY FAIR LADY
Book/Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner
Music: Frederick Loewe
Dir/Choreographer: Amiee Turner
Music Dir: Esther Zabinski.
1st reh: 9/9/14. Runs: 9/24 - 10/19/14
Seeking:
ELIZA DOOLITTLE
20s; Soprano; A cockney flower girl who wants to better herself through phonetic lessons. Looking for a dynamite singer who is also a charming actress with an understanding of diction, classic text, warmth and humor.
HENRY HIGGINS
40s; Baritone; A world famous phonetics expert, teacher, and author. He is a confirmed bachelor. He is equal parts abrasive and impatient and does not suffer fools easily.
COLONEL PICKERING
50s; Baritone; Retired British officer and author. An intellectual sparring partner of Henry Higgins with a strong essence of propriety, manners and kindness.
ALFRED DOOLITTLE
50s; Baritone; An older but vigorous dustman. An abundant drinker who has a clear zest for life and love of the ladies.
FREDDY EYNSFORD-HILL
20s; Tenor; An upper class young man who becomes completely smitten with Eliza.
MRS. HIGGINS
50s-60s; character singer/actor; Henry Higgins’s very upper class, long suffering mother.
MRS. PIERCE
30s-50s; character singer/actor: Henry Higgins’s housekeeper.
ENSEMBLE
Young, old and in-between energetic and charismatic actor/singers who move well or dance well with broad vocal range. They will play the servants, drinking companions, lords, ladies, buskers, policemen, etc.
Please note: All smaller roles and understudies will be cast from the ensemble.
MANY OF THESES CHARACTERS REQUIRE A STRONG AND SPECIFIC ENGLISH ACCENT.
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DIAL M FOR MURDER
by Frederick Knott
Dir: Amiee Turner
1st reh: 10/14/14. Runs: 10/30 - 11/16/14
Seeking:
MARGOT WENDICE:
30s. A very wealthy woman from a privileged family. She is currently married to Tony but being blackmailed over her long-over affair with Max.
TONY WENDICE
40s. A British former professional tennis player who married Margot for her money and now has plans to kill her for her money.
MAX HALLIDAY
30s-40s. A television writer who still has deep feelings for Margot after they had an affair.
CAPTAIN LESGATE
40s. A British schoolmate of Tony’s and a convicted felon. Tony engages him to kill his wife.
INSPECTOR HUBBARD
40s – 60s. An eccentric but thorough British Police Inspector.
THOMPSON
20s. A young British police officer.
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MEET ME IN ST LOUIS
Music/Lyrics: Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
Book: Hugh Wheeler
Dir/Choreo: TBD
Music Dir: Esther Zabinski.
1st reh: 11/18/14. Runs: 12/4 - 12/28/14
Seeking:
MR. ALONSO SMITH
40s-50s; Baritone; Father of the Smith children and a lawyer. Well respected in his household & in his community.
MRS. ANNA SMITH
40s; Good & loving mother.
LON SMITH
20s; Tenor; Princeton freshman. Looking for an extremely dynamic Singer/dancer/actor
ROSE SMITH
20s; Soprano; The Smith’s beautiful and chic daughter. Madly in love for the first time.
ESTHER SMITH
20s; Mezzo; The Smith’s lively and self-assured teen-age daughter. Looking for a charming powerhouse with pipes for days. Played in the MGM film by Judy Garland.
GRANPA PROPHATER
60s-80s; character singer/actor; Mrs. Smith’s father who is a Civil War veteran.
KATIE
40s-60s; Mezzo: The Smith’s Irish maid. Wonderfully loving but considerably spunky.
JOHN TRUITT
20s; Tenor: The proverbial boy next door who falls in love with Esther.
ENSEMBLE:
Young energetic and charismatic actor/singers who move well or dance well with broad vocal range. They will play the boyfriends, girlfriends, townspeople, party guest, etc.
Please note: All smaller roles and understudies will be cast from the ensemble.
NO CHILDREN WIL BE AUDITIONED AT THIS CALL. AGNES SMITH (12 YRS OLD), TOOTIE SMITH (6 YRS OLD) AND ALL OTHER CHILDREN WILL BE AUDITIONED SEPERATELY ON SUNDAY 9/7/14.
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THE MEETING
Book: Jeff Stetson
Dir: TBD
1st reh: 1/13/15. Runs: 1/29 - 2/15/15
Seeking:
RASHAD
Male. 30s - 40s. African-American. Malcolm X’s body guard and confidant.
MALCOLM X
Male. 39. African-American. Muslim minister and social activist - “the lion.” Looking for actor with physical similarity to Malcolm X
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR
Male. 36. African-American. Baptist minister and social activist - “the lamb.” Looking for actor with physical similarity to Martin Luther King, Jr.
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THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Music/lyrics: Jason Robert Brown.
Dir: Joel Kipper
Music Dir: TBD.
1st reh: 2/10/15. Runs: 2/25 - 3/15/15
Seeking:
JAMIE
Male. 30s. Tenor. Jewish novelist. Looking for an unbelievable singer with acting chops to match.
CATHY
Female. 20s - 30s. Soprano w/ Belt. Non-Jewish struggling actor. Looking for an unbelievable singer with acting chops to match.
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LEND ME A TENOR
Book: Ken Ludwig
Dir: TBD
1st reh: 3/17/15. Runs: 4/1 - 4/19/15
Seeking:
MAX
Male. 30ish. Assistant to Saunders and in love with Maggie. Desperate to be an Opera Singer and longing for the courage to say so. Must be able to perform strong physical comedy and sing well.
MAGGIE
20-30. Max’s girlfriend and Saunders daughter. Desperate for something exciting to happen in her life.
TITO MERELLI
40s. A world famous Italian tenor known to his fans as Il Stupendo. He has a passion for food, wine, opera, and women. Must be able to sing strongly.
MARIA MERELLI
30s-40s. Tito’s hot-blooded, hot-tempered, jealous Italian wife. Deeply in love with Tito.
SAUNDERS
Male. 50s-60s. Maggie’s protective father, Max’s uptight boss and proud Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company.
DIANA
20s-40s. The physically attractive (and well aware of that fact) lead soprano in the Cleveland Opera Company that smells an opportunity to advance her career a mile away.
JULIA
50s-70s. The president of the Opera Guild. A Society matron to the nth degree.
THE BELLHOP
Male. 20s-30s. A strong physical comedienne to play the eyes, ears, and nose of the hotel. Very interested in the goings-on with Il Stupendo!
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INTO THE WOODS
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Book: James Lupine
Dir/Choreographer: Brian Swasey
Music Dir: Esther Zabinski
1st reh: 4/14/15. Runs: 4/29 - 5/17/15
Seeking
The Witch
30s-40s. Mezzo-Soprano (Low F - High F with good belt): She is sarcastic and vain but also insecure and lonely. Looking for a very charismatic actor/singer.
Narrator/ Mysterious Man
Male. 40s-60s. Baritone (G - High E): A good storyteller who relates directly with the audience/ a mischievous vagrant with a secret. This is mostly an acting role but with one big musical number.
Baker’s Wife
30s. Mezzo-Soprano(G - High F): Determined and bright. She is romantic, but materialistic.
Baker
30s. Baritone (A - High G): An average working man. He is warm hearted but insecure and fearful.
Cinderella
20s-30s. Soprano (G - High G): An earnest, pretty, warm-hearted, and kind survivor.
Little Red Riding Hood
20s. Mezzo-Soprano (B - High F): A spoiled, clever, smart alec seeking a place of love, of which she has had none.
Jack
20s. Tenor (A - High G): The feckless Giant Killer. Eager to please and impulsive. A little slow of learning.
Jack’s Mother
40s. Soprano (B - High F sharp): A single mother. She is a hard working, determined fighter. Wolf/ Cinderella’s Prince: Male. 20’s-30’s. Baritone (B - High G flat): Insatiable, seductive and sexy/ Vain, gorgeous, and endlessly confident.
Rapunzel
20s-30s. High Soprano (C - High A sharp): A loopy-but-lovely maiden who is innocent of worldly matters.
Rapunzel's Prince
20s-30s. Baritone (C sharp - High E): Just as vain and gorgeous as his older brotherStrives endlessly to be beat him in all things.
Cinderella's Stepmother
30s-40s. Mezzo-Soprano (A sharp - High F): Mean-spirited, greedy and demanding.
Lucinda
20s. Mezzo-Soprano (C - High E): Cinderella’s spoiled, loud, nasty step-sister.
Florinda
20s. Mezzo-Soprano (C - High E): Cinderella’s spoiled, loud, nasty step-sister.
Cinderella's Mother/ Giant/Granny
30s-40s. Soprano. Lovely/loud/bitter.
Cinderella's Father
40s-50s. A drinker, out of touch with his family but well-meaning. No solo singing. Steward: Male. 20’s-50’s. Full of self-importance. No solo singing.
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