Signature Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Tue, Mar 03, 2020
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EST)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep LORT B and D ($969 and $717/week min)
SEEKING
Equity actors and singers for various roles in the upcoming season. See breakdown.
SM availability TBD
PREPARATION
Please prepare a short monologue and/or a short song. Auditions may not exceed 2 minutes total. Accompanist will be provided. Please bring your headshot and resume.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Personnel in attendance:
Kelly d’Amboise, Casting Director, Signature Theatre
Jorge Acevedo, Casting Associate, Signature Theatre
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for 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
STRANGE MEN
By Will Snider
Directed by Matthew Gardiner
ARK Stage: LORT D scale
1st Rehearsal: July 10, 2020
Opens: August 11, 2020
Closes: September 20, 2020
Possible Extension: September 27, 2020
All parts to be understudied
Harish, a member of the minority Indian population in a small market town in Uganda, lives a modest life running a restaurant. When an openly gay Peace Corps volunteer comes to town looking for more than a meal, Harish’s comfortable routine is broken – and his life put in danger – in this simmering exploration of the limits of good intentions, the social disruption of Americans abroad and the menace that hides behind a smile.
[HARISH] Male. Age early 30s. Indian Ugandan. He is formal, clenched, literal, a curmudgeon who snaps at people and rarely smiles but has a deadpan sense of humor. Over the course of the play we watch him open up to sweetness and a smile and then close off again.
[MICHAEL] Male. Age Early 20’s. Black Ugandan. He is young, friendly, charismatic, full of jokes, but these jokes morph to menace when his back is against the wall.
[PETER] Male, Age late 20’s. White American. He is intelligent, charming, confident, passionate, direct, but he stares for too long, there’s loneliness; he can turn cold and angry, even petulant, when he perceives unfairness or doesn’t get what he wants. Role is cast.
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ROCKY HORROR SHOW
Music & Lyrics by Richard O’Brien
Book by Richard O’Brien
Directed by Matthew Gardiner
MAX Stage: LORT B scale
1st Rehearsal: August 10, 2020
1st Performance: September 8, 2020
Closes: November 1, 2020
Possible Extension: N/A
All parts to be understudied
SEEKING IMMEDIATELY (ALL ETHNICITIES, GENDERS, TRANSGENDER, and NON-CONFORMING GENDER ARTISTS strongly encouraged to audition):
[FRANK 'N' FURTER] Doctor and master of the castle. Welcomes Janet and Brad with open arms. Obsessed with creating a man to be part of his entourage. Master of seduction.
[BRAD] Male. Bari Tenor. Age 26-35. Quirky, but very much in love with his fiancé, Janet. Overly optimistic. Role is cast.
[JANET] Female. Mezzo Soprano. Age 26-35. Good girl who is madly in love with Brad. Always seems to be frightened of something. Emotionally weak and caves into pressure easily. Role is cast.
[RIFF RAFF] High Rock Tenor. Creepy zombie-like man. Often makes harmless conversation seem awkward and foreboding. One of Frank’s servants. Role is cast.
[USHERETTE/MAGENTA] One of Frank’s servants. Mischievous and mysterious. Always appears to have something up her sleeve.
[COLUMBIA] One of Frank’s servants. Full of energy and mischief. Madly in love with Eddie. Role is cast.
[EDDIE/DR. SCOTT] Male. Baritone. Eddie, delivery man, “went to pieces.” Misses the rock and roll of life. Comes back to life only to die after his solo. Scott is Eddie’s Uncle. Scott is skeptical of Frank & the disappearance of his nephew. Role is cast.
[ROCKY] Male. Frank’s magnificent creation. Naïve and gorgeous.
[NARRATOR] Male. Non-Singing Role. Age Flexible. Follows our two heroes through their story.
[PHANTOMS] Various Singers and Dancers, from a different planet. Faithful followers of Dr. Frank.
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THE PRODUCERS
Music & Lyrics by Mel Brooks
Book by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
MAX Stage: LORT B scale
1st Rehearsal: November 2, 2020
1st Performance: December 1, 2020
Closes: February 7, 2021
Possible Extension: N/A
All parts to be understudied
SEEKING IMMEDIATELY (Characters ALL ETHNICITIES):
[MAX BIALYSTOCK] Male. Age 40-55. The consummate con man. Naturally animated and bombastic, he is never at a loss for charm and manners. Larger than life. Role is cast.
[LEO BLOOM] Male. Tenor. Age 35-45. An accountant. Boring and mousy, he is a reluctant optimist who longs to be passionate about something. Lured into a con scheme by Max. Role is cast.
[FRANZ LIEBKIN] Male. Baritone. Age 35-55. German loyalist playwright. From his lederhosen to his pigeon, Adolph, his love for the motherland runs deep. Role is cast.
[ROGERS DEBRIS] Male. Baritone. Age 45-60. New York's most famous and flamboyant stage director. Surrounds himself with deliciously beautiful clothing, people, and possessions. Stands out in a crowd. Role is cast.
[CARMEN GHIA] Male. Tenor. Age 25-35. Roger Debris' loyal assistant. Carmen is passionate and quick to judge. Role is cast.
[ULLA INGA HANSEN BENSON YONSEN TALLEN-HALLEN SVADEN-SVANSON] Female. Mezzo-Soprano. Age 20-30. A young and hopeful actress. Though her beauty might eclipse her talent, Ulla is passionate about life and art. A clueless seductress with a big heart. Role is cast.
[ENSEMBLE] Seeking various performers to play a number of roles. All ages and vocal types. Must be strong singers, dancers, and actors. Accountants; Bavarian Peasants; Showgirls, Convicts; First Nighters; Little Old Ladies; Storm Troopers; Chorus Girls; Girl Prisoners; Usherettes.
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SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Conceived by James Lapine
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
ARK Stage: LORT D scale
1st Rehearsal: October 2, 2020
1st Performance: October 27, 2020
Closes: December 27, 2020
Possible Extension: January 3, 2021
No parts to be understudied
ALL ROLES HAVE BEEN CAST.
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HELLO AGAIN
Music, Lyrics, and Book: Michael John LaChiusa
Directed by Matthew Gardiner
ARK Stage: LORT D scale
1st Rehearsal: January 8, 2021
1st Performance: February 2, 2021
Closes: March 28, 2021
Possible Extension: N/A
No parts to be understudied
[WHORE] Female. Alto. Age 30 -50. weary, experienced.
[SOLDIER] Male. Baritone. Age 20 -35. afraid of dying; uses the war to get sex; doubles as 1980s music video singer.
[NURSE] Female. Age 20 -39. Innocent and naïve in one scene to Dominatrix in the next; doubles as 1980s music video singer.
[COLLEGE BOY] Male. Baritone. Age 18 -25. young, curious, eager to please.
[YOUNG HOUSEWIFE] Female. Mezzo. Age 20 -30. bored, repressed, sexually unfulfilled; doubles as 1940s swing dancer.
[HUSBAND] Male. Baritone. Age 30 -59. 1950s husband, bland; closeted; doubles as 1940s swing singer.
[YOUNG THING] Male. Tenor. Age 18 -25. gay; adventurous; shallow; doubles as 1950s pop singer and 1940s swing singer.
[WRITER] Male. Tenor. Age 20 -35. artistic Filmmaker type; doubles as 1940s swing singer.
[ACTRESS] Female. Mezzo. Age 20-39. desperate, needy, vain; doubles as the Prima Donna and 1940s swing singer.
[SENATOR] Male. Baritone. Age 30 -59. authoritative, controlling, unable to love/commit.
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PART OF THE PLAN
Music & Lyrics by Dan Fogelberg
Book by Kate Atkinson & Karen Harris
Directed by TBD
MAX Stage: LORT B scale
1st Rehearsal: February 9, 2021
1st Performance: March 9
Closes: April 4, 2021
Possible Extension: April 18, 2021
All parts to be understudied
Part of the Plan - an original book scored with the music and lyrics of the late, celebrated, singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg – follows three decades in the lives of an adopted boy and the teenaged girl of privilege who was forced to give him up. During the post-World War II boom times, the social and sexual revolution of the 1960’s, and the political upheaval of the 70’s, we follow the parallel lives of these two people who are so deeply connected, yet worlds apart. Through their journey, we recognize the power of love, loss, redemption, and fate.
[SEAN O’CONNOR] Male. Rock Tenor. Age 19-26. A lost soul, a boy struggling to become a man. Ability to play guitar a plus.
[REBECCA MORGAN] Female. Open to all vocal ranges. Age20 – 35. The daughter of Reece and Patricia. Raised a debutante but is really a free spirit/rebel instead. Artistic and romantic, Rebecca carries an early heartache throughout her life. The heroine of the piece.
[JOSIE MESSINA] Female. Age early 20s. Sean’s sweetheart, then wife. Raised in south who falls in love too easily and for all the wrong reasons.
[JAKE] Male. Open to all vocal ranges. Age 20s – 30. Caucasian. dark, sensitive and attractive, to play a character that ages from 19 to 44. Rebecca’s love and soul mate. A musician growing up in a cultural revolution. Ability to play guitar a plus.
[PRIVATE HIRSCH] Male. Open to all vocal ranges. Age 18. Caucasian. Good-natured and charming. Rebels against his hippie parents to fight in Vietnam under Sgt. Sean O’Connor. Becomes Sean’s confidante. Open to all vocal ranges.
[MALE ACTOR #1] Male. Open to all vocal ranges. Age 40s. Caucasian. Plays 2 roles: Reece Morgan – 40’s. Ivy League lawyer, handsome, accustomed to power, Rebecca’s father; and Kevin O’Connor – ages 42-60. Southern, affable, a rugged working man, Sean's adoptive father. Southern accent required. Ability to play guitar a plus. Open to all vocal ranges.
[FEMALE ACTOR #1] Female. Open to all vocal ranges. Age 30s to early 50s. Caucasian. Plays 2 roles: Patricia Morgan –Reece’s wife, Rebecca’s mother. 38, beautiful, cold, inaccessible; and Bridget O’Connor – ages 24 to 50. Plain, simple, an Irish war bride searching for a better life finds a loveless marriage instead, Kevin’s wife and Sean's adoptive mother. Irish accent required.
[YOUNG MALE ACTOR] Male. Open to all vocal ranges. Age 11-13. Caucasian. To play Sean as a boy; Playful and spirited. Ability to play guitar a plus.
[FEMALE ENSEMBLE #1] Female. Open to all vocal ranges. Age 20s. Latina to play Rita – late 20s, Mexicana, sensual, exotic, helps post-war Sean find his way. Mexican accent required.
[FEMALE ENSEMBLE #2] Female. Age 30s. Caucasian. Seeking a versatile actor to play several small roles, a Nurse, dancer in Mexico, swing.
[MALE ENSEMBLE #1] Male. Open to all vocal ranges. Age 30s. African American. Seeking a versatile actor to play two roles: Max -- NYC Artist, hotdog and Christmas tree vendor and Rebecca’s best pal; and Jackson – one of the soldiers fighting with Sean and Hirsch in Vietnam.
[MALE ENSEMBLE #2] Male. Open to all vocal ranges. Age mid 20s – mid 30s. Latino. Seeking a versatile actor to play two roles: Jerry, a young adoption lawyer that works with Reece Morgan and Mendez -- one of the soldiers fighting with Sean and Hirsch in Vietnam.
[MALE ENSEMBLE #3] Male. Open to all vocal ranges. Age mid 20s – mid 30s, Caucasian. Seeking a versatile actor to play several roles: A mariachi player, an army drill sergeant, and Andy Lee Tucker, a southern good ol' boy who seduces Josie while Sean is at war. Southern accent required.
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THE COLOR PURPLE
Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis & Stephen Bray
Book by Marsha Norman
Directed by TBD
MAX Stage: LORT B scale
1st Rehearsal: April 19, 2021
1st Performance: May 18, 2020
Closes: July 11, 2021
Possible Extension: July 18, 2021
All parts to be understudied
Based on Alice Walker’s groundbreaking, Pulitzer Prize winning novel, and the recent John Doyle-streamlined Broadway revival, the story follows the trials and triumphs of Celie - a quiet woman warrior inside an oppressively male-dominated world. Anchored by of her unshakable devotion to sister Nettie; transformed by her unlikely bond with bluesy chanteuse Shug Avery, and grounded by her unwavering devotion to God, Celie’s is an inspired journey passionately forged by will and faith.
All Characters/ Ensemble Members are African-American, and uninhibited in their soulful expressions of self. These are country folk who shimmer with an eternally earthy and spiritual wisdom.
[CELIE] Female. Character age 14 – 40s. A radiant survivor who triumphantly journeys through a life filled with soul-reckoning challenges and emotional/physical violence. She is buoyed by a rocksolid faith in God, love and devotion for her sister Nettie, as well as the intimacy-awakening bond that she develops with Shug Avery. Role is cast.
[NETTIE] Female. Character ages 13 – 40s. Celie’s sister, and her rock. Smart, driven, and protected by circumstance. Unwaveringly devoted to her sister, she is nonetheless torn apart from her, and goes on to realize a fulfilled life in Africa, which includes serving as caretaker to Celie’s ‘lost’ children, ultimately reuniting them with their mother.
[PA] Male. Age 40s – 50s. A deeply embittered and irredeemable man and violent abuser. He is father to Celie & Nettie, as well as father to Celie’s two children whom he abducts from Celie and gives them away at birth.
[MISTER] Male. Age 30s – 50s … A deeply troubled man, as well as Celie’s husband and abuser. He is also the estranged love interest to Shug Avery for whom he still carries a torch. Eventually he is redeemed by a self-reckoning and atoning for his transgressions.
[HARPO] Male. Character ages 18 – 40s. Mister’s hapless son from his first marriage. Well intended, but often falls short due to exceedingly bad parenting by Mister. Falls deeply in love with – and is dominated by his wife Sophia, then later by his girlfriend Squeak. He eventually finds his firm footing and manhood soon after Mister’s transformation and the return of his beloved Sophia.
[SOFIA] Female. Age 20 – 40s. Harpo’s wife and Celie’s friend for life. A full-figured woman who possesses a giant personality, along with an equally expansive lust for life, and a proud sense of justice. A domineering pacifist who suffers no fools.
[SHUG AVERY] Female. Age 30s – 40s. A sultry siren and juke-joint performer who has seen better days. A former lover of Mister and a ‘good-time girl’, whose body, soul, and desire to love again is reawakened by Celie and the intimate bond they form with one another. Role is cast.
[DARLENE / Ensemble] Female. Late teen. Church lady who serves as a Greek/Gospel chorus who comments on the events of Celie’s life throughout the journey.
[DORIS / Ensemble] Female. Mature. Church lady who serves as a Greek/Gospel chorus who comments on the events of Celie’s life throughout the journey.
[JARENE / ENSEMBLE] Female. 30s. Church lady who serves as a Greek/Gospel chorus who comments on the events of Celie’s life throughout the journey.
[SQUEAK / ENSEMBLE] Female. 20s. Harpo’s devoted and fiercely protective girlfriend who serves as his great motivator. She possesses a voice that matches her name with mathematical exactness.
[PREACHER / OL MISTER / ENSEMBLE] Male. 50s/60s. The soul-stirring minister of the church / Mister’s equally misguided and misogynist father.
[BOBBY / GUARD / ENSEMBLE] Male. 20s. Celie’s handyman in her later life / the arch flunky responsible for tending to Sophia during her jail stay.
[BUSTER / GRADY / ENSEMBLE] Male 30s/40s. Sophia’s goodtime man with whom she takes up between her relationship stints with Harpo / Shug Avery’s husband whose love and devotion grounds her life and love.
[ADAM / ENSEMBLE] Male. 20s. Celie’s son raised by Nettie in Africa and reunited with his mother late in the play.
[OLIVIA / ENSEMBLE] Female 20s. Celie’s daughter raised by Nettie in Africa and reunited with her mother late in the play.
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THE UPSTAIRS DEPARTMENT
Written by: Chelsea Marcantel
Directed by TBD
ARK STAGE: LORT D scale
1st Rehearsal: March 19, 2021
1st Performance: April 13, 2021
Closes: May 30, 2021
Possible Extension: N/A
No parts to be understudied
[YOUNG MAN]: Male. Late 20’s- Early 30s. Young, macho, “bro-y” man who, after an accident, wakes to believe that he can communicate with the dead.
[YOUNG WOMAN]: Female. Late 20’s-Early 30’s. Young Man’s more subtle and cerebral sister who sets out on a quest with his sibling to prove or disprove his newfound gift.
[NEW AGE WOMAN]: Female. 40’s- Mid 60’s. Spiritual woman who talks to trees on occasion.
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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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