Perelman Performing Arts Center 2023-24 Season - NYC ECC Dancers (Male characters)
Ronald O Perelman Performing Arts Center | New York, NY
Thursday, July 6, 2023
11:00 AM (E)
LORT Non-Rep
TBD based on PAC NYC’s forthcoming
single-employer labor agreement with Equity.
PAC NYC will pay the agreed upon minimum
weekly rate established with Equity.
Equity dancers (male characters) in Perelman
Performing Arts Center's 2023-24 Season
(See breakdown).
Please reference the audition notice that most
closely aligns with your gender identity.
PREPARATION
Please see the breakdown for each production for specific preparation instructions. Come prepared to dance. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
280 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
Holding room Studio B
Expected to attend:
Sophie Ancival , Producer
Benjamin Akio Kimitch, Producer
Sabra Jaffe, Company Manager
See breakdown for production specific
personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
OTHER
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ECC 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.
Equal employment opportunity and a commitment to a diverse staff are fundamental principles at PAC
NYC, where employment opportunities are based upon individual capabilities and qualifications
without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin,
citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established under law.
For more information, please visit pacnyc.org
Long envisioned as a major international cultural institution in the heart of a revived Lower Manhattan,
the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) is the final element and cultural keystone of the
2003 Master Plan developed during Mike Bloomberg’s tenure as mayor for rebuilding the World Trade
Center site after the tragedy on 9/11. PAC NYC will help to redefine Lower Manhattan as a cultural
destination and serve as a testament to the power of the arts to inspire and unite us. Currently under
construction, we will open to the public in September of this year.
A fabulously radical reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic dance musical based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, inspired by the pageant competitions of New York City’s Ballroom culture. With all new ballroom and club beats, and an edgy eleganza makeover, this Jellicle Ball trades feline for fierce, celebrating the joyous transformation of self at the heart of Cats and Ballroom culture itself.
By arrangement with The Really Useful Group
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot
Choreographed by Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles
Directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch
Casting : X Casting
WORKSHOP DATES
Workshop dates: Oct 3-14, 2023
PRODUCTION DATES
Rehearsals: Tues, April 30 – Sun, May 31, 2024
Tech: TBD
First Performance: TBD
Closing Performance: July 7, 2024
Although not every character is listed as such, the vast majority of the cast will be BIPOC to reflect a
present-day New York City.
NOTE: This is a production of the musical CATS reimagined within the context of the Ballroom Scene. The reimagination will take place at a Ball: a competition that, through multiple categories, invites an unapologetic celebration of the self. Please note that all characters in this production are human, not literal “cats”. All ages are suggestions to capture the character’s essence and their relationship to the scene. Gender identities mentioned in the character descriptions are to describe the characters; many roles may have flexibility with gender including throughout the show. Ballroom was created as something that is for everyone. Although not every character is listed as such, it is important to this creative team that people of the global majority (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) are represented across this cast.
While some roles specify singing or dancing, all roles will require some of both. In addition, all roles except Deuteronomy, Grizabella, Munkustrap, and Gus will also play ensemble parts, portraying multiple characters and competing in multiple categories.
[OLD DEUTERONOMY] - (OFFER OUT) 40s - 70s, Black/ Indigenous/Person of Color. Singer. Drag Queen/King/Elder. Highly respected. The only Icon on tonight’s panel.
[GRIZABELLA] - 30s - 60s, trans woman, Black/ Indigenous/ Person of Color. Singer. Currently unhoused, an outcast. Her Ballroom glory days are behind her. By the end of tonight’s event, she will win the Grand Prize.
[MUNKUSTRAP] - 30s - 50s, open to all gender identities. Black/ Indigenous/ Person of Color. Singer. Our MC for tonight’s event. Charismatic, confident, charming. MC/commentating experience a plus.
[GUS (ASPARAGUS)] - 40s - 80s, male identifying, Black/ Indigenous/ Person of Color. A devoted theater Queen. Lived through the AIDS crisis. Spends most of the show watching from the audience, but ‘Butch Queen Face’ (a category) brings him back onstage.
[RUM TUM TUGGER] - male identifying, Black/ Indigenous/ Person of Color. Sexually, a “curious cat. Freddie Mercury type. Singer. Wins category of Pretty Boy Realness.
[MISTOFFELEES] - Gender non-conforming, non-binary. A showstopper who makes their Runway competitors magically disappear.
[BUSTOPHER JONES] - female identifying, proudly British. Luscious. Wins Body category after eliminating the other competitors one by one.
[JENNYANYDOTS] - House mom. Devoted to her mentees, whom she helps prepare for tonight’s Virgin Vogue category.
[MUNGOJERRIE] - open to all gender identities. Dancer. Sly. With her partner Rumpleteazer, wins Tag Team Vogue Femme category.
[RUMPLETEAZER] - open to all gender identities. Dancer. Sly. With her partner Mungojerrie, wins Tag Team Vogue Femme category.
[SKIMBLESHANKS] - 20s, open to all gender identities. A gifted subway Voguer who incorporates
the poles and subway cars into their routines. Spanish fluency a plus.
[MACAVITY] - female identifying. Endlessly sexy. Wins Labels category by what she has excelled at shoplifting. Minimal vocal solos.
[BOMBALURINA] - female identifying. Vocal specialist.
[JELLYLORUM] - Singer/vocalist. Gus’ devoted caretaker.
[DEMETER] - female identifying. Vocal specialist.
[SILLABUB] - early 20s, dancer and singer. First to welcome Grizabella and to help her transform.
Youngest ‘cat’.
[TUMBLEBRUTUS] - Dance specialist & Voguer. Minimal vocal solos.
[VICTORIA] - Dance specialist & Voguer. Minimal vocal solos.
Not long ago. And not far from now. In the aftermath of unspeakable tragedy, an opportunistic reporter visits a sacred space defiled by American violence, in search of a story ready made for Hollywood — only to find that history repeats itself too soon, and too close to home. A PAC NYC World Premiere from the acclaimed artistic team of Tony Award-winning choreographer / dancer / director / writer Bill T. Jones (Fela!, Spring Awakening), poet Marc Bamuthi Joseph (We Shall Not Be Moved), composer Tamar-kali (Mudbound) and dramaturg Lauren Whitehead (Between the World and Me: Onstage at the Apollo). Watch Night fuses melodies rooted in spirituals, percussive breath and fiery opera with the urgency of slam poetry and Bill T. Jones’ dynamic staging to create an immersive exploration of justice and forgiveness in the face of deadly rage.
Co-Conceiver, Director, Choreographer: Bill T. Jones
Co-Conceiver and Librettist: Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Composer: Tamar-kali
Dramaturg: Lauren Whitehead
Music Director: Adam Rothenberg
Associate Director: Jermaine Rowe
Casting: Destiny Lilly, The Telsey Office
Rehearsals: Tues, Sept 26 – Fri, Oct 27, 2023
Tech: Sat, Oct 28 – Thurs, Nov 2, 2023
First Performance: Fri, Nov 3, 2023
Closing Performance: Nov 18, 2023
All principal roles have been offered. This project is seeking ensemble and understudy submissions only.
The Supernatural – Contralto / Countertenor (OFFER OUT) Black. Any gender expression and any age. Otherworldly twin energy elements. Their vocal quality is operatic and ethereal.
Josh – Bari-tenor: classical/gospel/spoken word (OFFER OUT) Jewish and Black. Male-identified. 30s-40s. Reporter. Opportunistic young journalist. A slick soulful crooner with the ability to shoot the gift.
Shayla – Soprano: classical/negro spirituals (OFFER OUT) Black. Female-identified. 20s-30s. Young Christian Corrections Officer with a strong sense of justice and righteousness. A vocal code switcher who transitions seamlessly between AA vernacular (recit) and operatic (aria) styles.
Winters – Bass: negro spirituals/gospel (OFFER OUT) Black. Male-identified. 40s to 50s. AME Pastor and Shepard of his flock. Seated strongly in African American spirituals and Gospel traditions.
Ms. Laura – Alto: classical/negro spirituals/gospel (OFFER OUT) Black. Female-identified. 60s. Matriarchal church figure. Mature, soulful mezzo soprano in the African American tradition.
Rabine – Tenor: classic/cantorial (OFFER OUT) Jewish and White. Male-identified. 30s to 40s. The Rabbi of Synagogue. Music theater experience, and knowledge of classical, traditional, Ashkenazi cantorial tradition, gravitas.
Saul – Tenor: classical, music theater (OFFER OUT) Jewish & Black. 20s to 30s. Josh’s younger brother. A Believer.
Miss Summers – Classical, music theater (OFFER OUT) White. Female-identified. 30s to 40s. Wolf’s 10th grade English Teacher.
THE WOLF - skilled in rap and/or spoken word (OFFER OUT) White. Male-identified. Late teens to early 20s. A murderer and chat room Rock star. Moves beautifully.
THE ECHO CHAMBER – Soprano/Alto/Tenor/Bass, Any race or ethnicity. 20s to 40s. Any gender
expression. A group of singers/performers who must have familiarity and/or training in ballet,
modern/contemporary, jazz, and/or hip-hop. Tap dance and/or body percussion is a plus. Vocally they
take on the energy and style of the moment, from gospel choir to media hounds with paparazzi zeal to
chanting white supremacists. A diverse, unpredictable group, THE ECHO CHAMBER is the choir in
the AME church, the inmates on death row, the media in the scrum, and the racists in the White
Supremacist chat rooms. They are the contemporary Greek Chorus for our social media curated lives.
Beyond the instrumentation, they control the sonic pulse of the show.
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