PASSION - Chicago EPA
Musically Human Theatre Productions
AUDITION DATE
Aug 29, 2016
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (CDT)
Lunch from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
APPOINTMENTS
AEA Members may schedule an appointment beginning Monday, August 22. Call 312-641-0406 between 9:30AM-12:30PM and 3:00PM-4:30PM.
CONTRACT
CAT
CAT Tier N; $192.25/wk Minimum
SEEKING
Ten strong actor singers (8 men / 2 women). All characters in this production's chorus will be played by men. See breakdown for more details
PREPARATION
Please prepare 16 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song. Bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided, but may not transpose. Please bring a photo and resume, stapled back-to-back.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity Association - Chicago Member Center
557 W. Randolph Street
1st Floor
Chicago, IL 60661
Dial 011 at front door.
PERSONNEL
Music and Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim; Book: James Lapine; Music Director: Aaron Benham; Director: David Norwood; Casting Director: Luke Michael Grimes, CSA
OTHER DATES
Please see breakdown.
OTHER
Callbacks will occur on September 6, 2016.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
PASSION
1st Rehearsal: 9/26. Run: 10/27-11/27 (Rehearsals are weekday evenings, and weekends)
GIORGIO: Man, late 20s. Handsome soldier. Shattered and ultimately changed by his unconditional and obsessive love of Fosca. His reputation for heroics precedes him. Strong baritone/tenor.
COLONEL RICCI: Man, 40s–50s. The regiment’s commanding officer. A rather taut gentleman who carries the weight of his position with authority and ease. Baritone/tenor, up to a top G.
DOCTOR TAMBOURRI / THE FATHER: Male, 50s–60s. Doctor: The regiment's attending physician. Somewhat aloof and distinguished older officer. Father: Fosca’s father, in flashback. Baritone, up to a top F.
FOSCA: Woman, 30s–40s. The Colonel’s chronically ill cousin. Intense, complex, deeply intelligent – often obsessed/fitful. Strong mezzo soprano. (ROLE HAS BEEN CAST)
CLARA: Woman, 30s. Beautiful. A married woman having an affair with Giorgio. Rhapsodically in love with Giorgio, yet also melancholy given the confines of her situation. Strong Soprano.
Ensemble parts (all will be played by men) include:
LIEUTENANT TORASSO: Man, early 20s–30s. Often given to laughter and opera singing. Baritone, up to a top F.
SERGEANT LOMBARDI: Man, 30–50. A cook; inured to the soldiers’ jokes about the quality of the food he prepares. Baritone, up to a top F.
LIEUTENANT BARI / THE MOTHER: Male actor plays both characters, 30–50. Bari: Veterinarian with a love of gambling and not much else. Mother: Fosca’s mother, in flashback. Baritone, up to a top F.
MAJOR RIZZOLI / LUDOVIC: Male, 20s–40. Rizzoli: Sober, straight-arrow type. Ludovic: Fosca’s duplicitous husband, in flashback. Tenor, up to an A.
PRIVATE AUGENTI / THE MISTRESS: Male actor plays both characters, 20s–30s Augenti: Private in the army. Has a good sense of duty and cameraderie. Mistress: In flashback, the mistress to Count Ludovic, Fosca’s deceitful husband. Tenor, up to an A.
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