PARADE - Equity video submissions (principals) American Theater Group | East Brunswick, NJ
Notice: Submission
SPT
$488 weekly minimum (SPT 5) +
health/pension/travel
Equity actors for principal roles in PARADE (See breakdown).
Theatre anticipates having 4 total AEA contracts available for this production.
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTION IN
Deadline: 12/30/2022
Producing Artistic Director: James Vagias Book: Alfred Uhry
Music/Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown
Viewing submissions:
Director: Hunter Foster
Music Supervisor: Keith Levenson
Casting Director: Michael Cassara, CSA
First rehearsal: 2/14
Rehearsing in Manhattan until 2/26
First performance: 3/2
Closes: on or about 3/12
The production will play two New Jersey venues over the listed dates as follows: 3/2 to 3/5: Sieminski Theater – Basking Ridge, NJ
3/9 to 3/12: JCC MetroWest - West Orange, NJ
We intend to hold callbacks via self-tape or live virtual auditions in the weeks/months prior to each production.
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 submit.
Please prepare a brief contemporary musical theatre singing selection in the style of the score. You are welcome to sing from the score if you'd like. You are welcome to use any material of your choosing, but we strongly prefer that you sing with accompaniment or an accompaniment track. Existing footage (reels, etc.) are fine, but we do ask for them to be as current as possible. Please don't submit anything over a year old.
OR
You may use the provided audition accompaniment cuts of Irving Berlin's Always at:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1a4ff2936tn2wcf/AAALsljpkIdBCzETdyi6ulVna?dl=0 . Please do NOT feel obligated to sing this song.
You are welcome, but not required, to send in a slate.
For these purposes it doesn't matter to us if your footage is in multiple files or edited together.
[LEO FRANK] male, white, Jewish, late 20s-early 30s. As National Pencil Factory Superintendent, Leo is neurotic and a serial pessimist. Though married to Lucille, he is physically and emotionally displaced. A white Jew from the North, he is accused of the murder of 14 year old Mary Phagan. Sings extremely well - baritenor to F#.
[LUCILLE FRANK] female, white, Jewish, late 20s-early 30s. Gentle and mousy, but resourceful and resilient. Despite her husband's feelings, she is a true Southerner through and through but can see through the deception. A white Jew from Georgia. Sings extremely well/with strong belt - G3 to E5. THIS ROLE IS CAST.
[JIM CONLEY/POLICEMAN] male, Black, 20s-30s. Janitor who works for Leo Frank at the National Pencil Factory. Secretly, he is a convict on the run. Sings extremely well - tenor, to high Bb.
[GOVERNOR JOHN SLATON/JUDGE ROAN] male, white, 40s-60s. [GOVERNOR SLATON] As the Governor of Georgia, he is highly concerned with public perception. Flirtatious and fun at times. Strives to maintain his values. [JUDGE ROAN] Serves as the Judge on the infamous trial. Motivated by bigotry and racism, he is dangerously committed to the ideals of the Confederacy. Sings well - Baritone - B2 to F4.
[NEWT LEE] male, Black, 40s+. He is the night watchman at National Pencil Factory. A bit too old to possess the job. Perhaps physically intimidating, but a gentle giant. Character who sings.
[MRS. PHAGAN/SALLY SLATON] female, white, 30s-40s. [MRS. PHAGAN] is the grieving mother of MARY PHAGAN, who is murdered. [SALLY SLATON] is the wife of Georgia’s Governor, JOHN SLATON.
[HUGH DORSEY/OLD SOLDIER] male, 30s-50s, white. [HUGH DORSEY] Atlanta's District Attorney. He is a devout Christian, brute and manipulative at times. Hungry for political success and recognition. [OLD SOLDIER] an elderly Confederate soldier, reflecting on the past. Strong singer - Baritone, B2 to F4.
[BRITT CRAIG] male, 20s—30s, any ethnicity. Down-on-his-luck newspaperman whose career is revived by the Leo Frank trial. Tenor, Low D—High A.
[MARY PHAGAN] female, white, age 14. A factory worker at the National Pencil Factory who is murdered. Innocent, but moments of sassiness and playfulness. Mezzo, D—D.
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