PIPPIN Equity Chorus Call Calls - Kansas City Repertory Theatre Auditions

PIPPIN – Equity Chorus Calls

Kansas City Repertory Theatre (Kansas City, MO) LORT C; $710/week minimum

Artistic Director: Eric Rosen

Music & Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz. Book: Rodger O. Hirson

Musical Director: Curtis Moore

Choreographer: Chase Brock

Casting: Stephanie Klapper Casting

1st Reh: 8/21/12. 1st Preview: 9/14/12. Opens: 9/21/12. Closes: 10/6/12

Equity Chorus Calls / Singers:

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at Pearl Studios “519”

9:30 AM – Equity female singers 519 Eighth Avenue, 12th floor

11:30 AM – Equity male singers Holding room H, Audition room C

Please prepare a real rock song or a song from the show. Bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided but may not transpose.

Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

Equity Chorus Calls / Dancers

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at Pearl Studios “519”

2 PM – Equity female dancers 519 Eighth Avenue, 12th floor

4 PM – Equity male dancers Holding room H, Audition room C

Be warmed and ready to dance.

Prepare a real rock song or a song from the show in case you are asked to stay and sing. Bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided but may not transpose.

SEEKING ACTORS WHO PLAY INSTRUMENTS. Make sure to indicate if you play an instrument on your resume.

This new production translates the journey of Pippin to a contemporary story of the search for extraordinary fulfillment in the frame of a rock and roll fable. Using a small ensemble ofactor/musician/dancers, this version of PIPPIN will focus on our hero's desire for greatness frustrated by a metaphoric failure to fully become the “rock star” he knows he can be. Will our young star be tempted to succumb to the fate of heroes who die too young, or will he learn that the ordinary pleasures of life can fulfill even the most star-struck soul? In other words, is it better to burn out, or to fade away? The Rep's Pippin will be entirely true to the original but feature a company driven musical vocabulary and inventive theatricality to tell one of the greatest coming of age stories in the modern musical theatre.

The production team is approaching this as a rock fable where the actors will need to be able to carry various styles of rock concert performances, from punk rock wild energy to more theatrical styles

*Many of the characters will appear in very little clothing at times (no nudity, but typical rock attire)

Ensemble:

Males and Females 20s-40s. Versatile, sexy, strong dancers, singers, musicians of ALL ethnicities.