RENT Submission - Paramount Theatre Auditions

RENT - Photo/Resume Request for Aurora, IL Appts

Paramount Theatre | Aurora, IL

Send To

Paramount Theatre c/o Jennette Birch

8 E. Galena Blvd. #230

Aurora IL 60506

Email

jennetteb@paramountarts.com

Fax

630-892-1084

Contract

LOA

to COST; actor minimum $639/wk

Seeking

Submissions Seeking young, dynamic, high-energy Male and Female actors/singers with serious pop rock chops. Dance skills a plus. Please see Breakdown.

Other Dates

Auditions: 6/21-6/22

RENT

First Rehearsal: February 17, 2014

First Performance: March 12, 2014

Closing: April 6, 2014

Personnel

Artistic Director and Director for RENT: Jim Corti

Music Director: Shawn Stengel

Choreographer: Katie Spelman

Other

Deadline for Submissions: June 22, 2013

Breakdown

ANGEL DUMOTT SCHUNARD: The eccentric HIV-positive street drummer. A drag queen with an incredible gift of dance and a magnetic personality. He becomes Tom's lover. Male, 20-30 yrs old; Range: C3 - A4

BENJAMIN COFFIN III: The landlord of Mark and Roger's apartment building. A former roommate in the loft, Benny traded in his personal morals for power and wealth. Male, 25-35 yrs old; Range: Bb2 - F#4

JOANNE JEFFERSON: A public interest lawyer and headstrong lesbian. She is smart and purposeful in all her decisions. Carries on a tumultuous relationshipwith Maureen. Female, 25-

40 yrs old; Range: G3 - E5

MARK COHEN: Filmmaker and video artist. Knee deep in his own soul-searching, Mark is the typical young artist. He and Roger are roommates in the loft. A bit of a nerd. Male, 20-30 yrs old; Range: A2 - G4

MAUREEN JOHNSON: An unpredictably zany performance artist. Maureen oozes sexuality and used to live in the loft. She has recently dumped Mark for Joanne.

Female, 20-25 yrs old; Range: C4 - F5

MIMI MARQUEZ: An HIV-positive stripper with drug addictions. Slender and sickly, she conceals it all at her job in the local strip club. She lives in the same building as the loft. Female, 18-21 yrs old; Range: Eb3 - E5

ROGER DAVIS: A struggling musician and former drug addict. He is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain. Roommates with Mark in the loft and battles with beingHIV-positive.

Male, 20-25 yrs old; Range: F2 - A4

TOM COLLINS: A computer genius and liberal professor. He is a nurturer with a smooth and relaxed disposition. Used to be a roommate in the loft and is HIV-positive. Male, 25-35 yrs old; Range: F#2 - A4