Porchlight Music Theatre Chicago
REVISED
See updated salary.
CONTRACT
CAT
$435 weekly minimum (CAT 3)
Per-Performance Side Letter - $15 per
rehearsal hour ($55 per performance)
SEEKING
Equity actors for principal roles in Porchlight Music Theatre's 2022-23 Season (see breakdown).
We encourage Trans and Gender Non-Conforming performers to submit for any roles they are interested in; genders listed are those of the character, not the performer.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please submit your one (1) video link (video file containing both songs submitted as either a direct YouTube or Vimeo link, or method *not* requiring the video to be downloaded for viewing) and attach your one (1) PDF with your headshot & resume (as one PDF file named LastName_FirstName) at https://forms.gle/X9PyXzvNiNcxBsjx6 .
Deadline: Fri, Jun 10, 2022
PERSONNEL
Viewing auditions:
Artistic Director, Michael Weber
Producing Artistic Associate, Frankie Leo Bennett
Music Director (Cabaret), Linda Madonia
Choreographer/Associate Director (Cabaret), Brenda Didier
Director (Ernest Shackleton Loves Me), Michael Unger
Music Director (Ernest Shackleton Loves Me), Eric Svejcar
OTHER DATES
Cabaret
1st Rehearsal: Dec 19, 2022
1st performance: Jan 14, 2023
Close: Mar 13, 2023
Ernest Shackleton Loves Me
1st Rehearsal: Apr 17, 2023
1st performance: May 6, 2023
Close: Jun 1, 2023
I am a Camera
1st Rehearsal: Jan 25, 2023
1st performance: Feb 8, 2023
Close: Feb 9, 2023
Two by Two
1st Rehearsal: May 9, 2023
1st performance: May 24, 2023
Close: May 29, 2023
OTHER
porchlightmusictheatre.org
For questions, Materials and/or Submissions: auditions@porchlightmusictheatre.org. No phone calls,
please
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.
BREAKDOWN
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Slate with first /last name, union status, pronouns, and city of residence.
Please prepare two brief cuts of either a classic Broadway repertoire or pop in the style of the show. Select a cut that shows off your acting strengths as well as vocal range. You may also use the accompaniment at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gwa0fyxvrfqxgg0/AABFG4Kc4EGi8c8Fftz0POm8a?dl=0 .
CABARET
All roles will be understudied.
Seeking:
Clifford Bradshaw – (Bass-Baritone); Male, an American writer who has come to Berlin in order to write a novel.
Sally Bowles – (Alto); Female, a British flapper who is the headlining chanteuse at the seedy Kit Kat Klub.
The Emcee – (Baritenor); Male or Non-Binary, the Master of Ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub, a leering, flamboyant figure.
Fräulein Schneider – (Contralto); Female, a German woman who runs the boarding house where Cliff and Sally reside.
Herr Schultz – (Baritenor); Male, a German-Jewish fruit shop owner who falls in love with Fräulein Schneider.
Ernst Ludwig – (Baritone); Male, a German smuggler who befriends Cliff when he arrives in Berlin, later revealed to be a Nazi.
Fräulein Kost – (Mezzo-Soprano); Female, a German sex worker who rents a room in Fräulein Schneider's boarding house who supports the Nazi cause.
Max – Male, the proprietor of the Kit Kat Klub and Sally's former boyfriend.
ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME
Both roles will be understudied.
Seeking:
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton - Male, an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Plays some basic banjo.
Kat - Female, a sleep-deprived single mom who struggles to balance her family and career as a video game music composer. Plays advanced violin, keyboard and some banjo.
TWO BY TWO
Roles will not be understudied.
Seeking:
Noah - Male, your average 600-year-old, working-class guy from the Bronx, somehow transported back to the days of Genesis.
Esther - Female, a steady and steadfast woman, long-suffering and married to Noah.
Japheth - Male, a practical man and the family engineer. The youngest son, idealistic and angry who still lives at home.
Shem - Male, a materialistic man, married to Leah. Successful in the olive business.
Leah - Female, a materialistic woman, married to Shem.
Ham - Male, the second and prodigal son, who gambles and neglects his wife Rachel.
Rachel - Female, in love with her brother-in-law, Japheth.
Goldie - Female, a Golden Girl from the nearby Temple of the Golden Ram.
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.
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