Porthouse Theatre 2018 Season - NYC EPA
Porthouse Theatre
**Updated Breakdown**
AUDITION DATE
Wed, Oct 18, 2017
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
URTA Tier 2; $642.00/week min
SEEKING
Equity actors and actor/singers for various roles in the upcoming 2018 Season. See breakdown
PREPARATION
Please prepare a brief song in the style of the season’s shows. Please have a contrasting song selection ready, if asked. Auditioning performers may sing from the shows. Please bring sheet music in your key. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Eric van Baars, Executive Producer and
Director and Jonathan Swoboda, Music Director will be at auditions.
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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 attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
ANYTHING GOES
All roles available except Reno Sweeney, Lord Evelyn Oakleigh and Evangeline Harcourt in ANYTHING GOES.
1st Reh: 05/29/18. Runs: 06/14 -06/30/18
The following roles are open and some maybe doubled:
Hope Harcourt — a beautiful debutante, female
Elisha Whitney — a google-eyed tycoon, Male
Billy Crocker — Whitney’s young assistant , Male
Moonface Martin — a hapless gangster, Public Enemy No. 13, Male
Erma — a sexy gangster’s moll, female
Supporting =5 female; 8 male (14 possible for ensemble)
Luke and John — two Chinese converts, Male or Female
Captain — of the S.S. American, Male
Purser — aboard the S.S. American, Male
Purity — Showgirl Angel #1 with Reno’s act female
Chastity — Showgirl Angel #2 with Reno’s act female
Charity — Showgirl Angel #3 with Reno’s act female
Virtue — Showgirl Angel #4 with Reno’s act female
Male Quartet of Sailors Male, Male
Assorted Others
Fred — a bartender, Male
Henry T. Dobson — a minister, Male
2 Reporters
News Photographer
2 F.B.I Agents
Old Lady in a Wheelchair, female
Various Sailors
Various Passengers — men and women
Ship’s Crew — male chorus/dancers
Ship’s Passengers — men and women, singers/dancers
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NEXT TO NORMAL
1st Reh: 06/19/18. Runs: 07/5 -07/21/18
Casting
Cast Size: 6
Cast Type: Ensemble Cast
Dance Requirements: None
All roles available except Diana
Gabe:
Diana & Dan's son. Dashing, athletic, and bright. He is a playful man and everything a mother could imagine. Gender: male, Age: 18 to 21, Vocal range top: C5, Vocal range bottom: B2
Dan:
Diana's husband. He is handsome and genuine. Though a constant in Diana's tumultuous life, he has grown tired and weary of her antics. Gender: male, Age: 40 to 45, Vocal range top: B4, Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Natalie:
Diana & Dan's troubled daughter. An accomplished pianist and hardworking student, her struggles are exacerbated by her mother's behavior. She greatly admires Henry. Gender: female, Age: 16 to 18, Vocal range top: G5, Vocal range bottom: G3
Henry: |Natalie's classmate. The all-around musician, philosopher, and slacker. He has an intoxicating capacity for sympathy and romance. Gender: male, Age: 16 to 18, Vocal range top: B4, Vocal range bottom: G#2
Dr. Madden:
Diana's handsome psychiatrist. Quite assured in his practice and considered somewhat of a rock star. Gender: male, Age: 30 to 40, Vocal range top: A4, Vocal range bottom: A2
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OKLAHOMA!
1st Reh: 07/10/18. Runs: 07/26 -08/12/18
The following roles are open and some maybe doubled:
Aunt Eller, female
Curly, male
Laurey, female
Ike Skidmore, male
Fred, male
Slim, male
Will Parker, male
Jud Fry, male
Ado Annie Carnes, female
Ali Hakim, male
Gertie Cummings, female
Ellen, female
Kate, female
Sylvie, female
Armina, female
Aggie, male
Andrew Carnes, male
Cord Elam, male
Jess, male
Chalmers
Mike, male
Joe, male
Sam, male
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 audition.
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