Signature Theatre (VA) 3 shows in 2017-18 Season - Arlington VA EPA
Signature Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Feb 08, 2017
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
APPOINTMENTS
No advanced appointments. AEA members seen on first come, first serve basis.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
LORT C; $799/week
SEEKING
Equity actor/singers for various roles in the following 3 shows in the upcoming 2017-18 Season:
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; CRAZY FOR YOU; THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a short song. Auditions may not exceed 3 minutes. Accompanist will be provided. Bring 1 copy of your picture/resume stapled together
LOCATION
Signature Theatre
4200 Campbell Ave
Arlington, VA 22206-3435
. Please report to the 2nd floor lobby.
PERSONNEL
Walter Ware III, Resident Casting Director, Signature Theatre (expected to be in attendance at the EPA)
OTHER
Signature Theatre will hold its local season EPA at a later date for the 2017-18 season. These auditions are for only part of the 2017/18 Season. Dates listed for productions are subject to change.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Eric Schaeffer
MAX Stage
1st Rehearsal: July 17, 2017
Running: August 15 - October 8, 2017
Possible Extension: October 15, 2017
TO BE CAST:
FREDRIK EGERMAN:
40 – 45. Handsome. Bourgeois. Witty. A lawyer trying to recapture his youth by his marriage to a much younger woman. Baritone.
DESIREE ARMFELDT:
35 – 40. An actress. Sophisticated, independent, intelligent, with a great sense of humor and warmth. Mezzo.
COUNT CARL-MAGNUS MALCOLM:
Late 20s. Tall, handsome, self-centered military man. Vain, arrogant. Baritone.
COUNTESS CHARLOTTE MALCOLM:
Late 20s. Long-suffering wife of Carl-Magnus. Deeply in love with him, despite his infidelities. Self-deprecating, but with a keen sense of humor. Mezzo Soprano.
MADAME ARMFELDT:
60s - 70s. Elderly. Confined to a wheelchair. A grande dame who, in her day, enjoyed many love affairs and romances. A brutally honest observer and commentator on the follies of others.
ANNE EGERMAN:
Late teens – early 20s. Beautiful and immature young wife of Fredrik. Unwilling to consummate her marriage. A bit vain and self-absorbed. Soprano.
HENRIK EGERMAN:
Late teens – early 20s. Very serious seminarian. Gloomy. In love with Anne. Tenor.
PETRA:
20s. The Egermans’ earthy, impetuous, sexually adventurous maid.
FRID:
20s-30s. Madame Armfeldt’s butler. Has a liaison with Petra. Masculine and sexy.
LIEBESLIEDER SINGERS:
30s – 50s. A group of five singers that act as a Greek chorus.
MR. LINDQUIST – Vocal range: Bb2 – F4. Baritone.
MRS. NORDSTROM – Vocal range: Ab3 – E6. Soprano.
MRS. ANDERSON – Vocal range: Ab3 – Bb5. Soprano.
MR. ERLANSON – Vocal range: C3 – Bb4. Tenor.
MRS. SEGSTROM – Vocal range: Ab3 – G5. Mezzo-Soprano
CRAZY FOR YOU
Book by Ken Ludwig
Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Directed by Matthew Gardiner
MAX Stage:
1st Rehearsal: October 10, 2017
Running: November 7 – December 31, 2017
Possible Extension: January 14, 2018
TO BE CAST:
BOBBY CHILD:
25-35, a young man in love with music theatre. Strong singer and dancer. Baritone.
BELA ZANGLER:
35-50, a well established Broadway producer. Baritone.
POLLY BAKER:
20-30, Deadrock Nevada’s “All American” Postmistress. Strong singer, dancer and tapper. Mezzo.
LANK HAWKINS:
30-45, a saloon proprietor with an eye for business and high hopes for restoring the town’s long gone prosperity. Spoken.
IRENE ROTH:
25-35, a New York society debutante and Bobby’s fiancé. Mezzo.
EVERETT BAKER:
55-70, Polly’s father who lives in the past and doesn’t embrace change. Baritone.
EUGENE FODOR:
40-55, an English tourist. Baritone.
MOTHER/PATRICIA FODOR:
45-60, Bobby’s business oriented and controlling mother/Eugene’s sister. Soprano.
PERKINS/CUSTUS:
30s, Mother’s business assistant/member of a trio of cowboys.
Baritone.
ENSEMBLE:
Seeking a diverse group of men and women to round out the show. Strong singers and strong tappers.
THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
Book by David Thompson
Music and Lyrics by John Kander & Fred Ebb
Directed by Joe Calarco
MAX Stage
1st Rehearsal: April 24, 2018
Running: May 22 – July 8, 2018
To Be Cast:
INTERLOCUTOR:
35-50. Our chief guide through our story: a mysterious, rakish agent of mediation. African American. Very physical and a strong acting singer.
MR. TAMBO:
20-30. an over-the-top and caricatured comedic entertainer with the minstrel show. African American. Must sing and dance well.
MR. BONES:
30s-40s. One of a pair of song and dance men. Charming. He also plays several other characters including a prison guard, a Southern trial lawyer, Attorney General, a prosecutor, and the Sheriff. African American. Moves well and sings
THE LADY
early 40s. Rosa Parks. A working class, Southern seamstress. She is smart, clear-headed, compassionate, and brings a sense of humanity to this story. African-American. This character does not sing, modest movement.
WILLIE ROBERSON:
early 20s. The silent one of the Scottsboro Boys and for this reason, everyone thinks he is stupid- but he isn’t. Resourceful, able to steal things from the guards. Excellent tap dancer. African-American.
EUGENE WILLIAMS:
13. The youngest boy. Naïve, a baby who has bad dreams. Tries to act tough but is still a kid. Does not understand what is happening. Also plays Little George. Excellent tap dancer. African-American. Character is 13, Any teenage actor - as he reads 13.
CLARENCE NORRIS:
early 20s. The bully. Starts fights. Determined to stand up for himself. Yet, when he has the chance he backs away. Plays the Preacher, the prison minister- all fire and brimstone, yet tries to please the white jailers. Funny. African-American. Must dance well.
OZIE POWELL:
18-25. A Scottsboro Boy looking for more humane work, he ultimately driven to violence against the prison guards. African American. Must dance well.
ROY WRIGHT:
20-25. Andy’s precocious younger brother, he is the only literate Scottsboro Boy until he teaches Haywood how to read. African American. Must dance well.
ANDY WRIGHT:
early 20s. Tries to do right. A mediator. Watches over his brother Roy. Thinks if he stays in line-follows the rules, he will be able to go home. African-American. Must dance well.
CHARLES WEEMS:
18-25. A Scottsboro Boy, he is a young illiterate man heading home to Atlanta. African American. Must dance well.
HAYWOOD PATTERSON:
early 20s. Hotheaded, smart, ready to challenge the authorities at any cost. Will speak his mind and face the consequences. African-American. Dances well.
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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