LORT
Signature Theatre Company 2011-12 Season
– Equity Performer Auditions
(Arlington, VA) LORT D; $566/week minimum
Artistic Director: Eric Schaeffer
Resident Director: Matthew Gardiner
At Auditions: Todd Morgan, Casting Assistant
Equity Performer (Principal and Chorus) Performer Auditions:
Tuesday April 19, 2011 at the Signature Theatre Company
AND 4200 Campbell Avenue
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Arlington, VA 22206
10 AM – 6 PM each day
Lunch from 1 - 2.
For an appointment, call 571 527 1824.
Prepare either: 1) A brief song; OR 2) a brief monologue. OR 3) Prepare 16 bars of a song and a brief monologue. If singing, bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided buy may not transpose. All actors please bring a resume and headshot stapled together.
2011/12 SEASON MUSICALS:
THE BOY DETECTIVE FAILS
Music/Lyrics: Adam Gwon; Book: Joe Meno
Director: Eric Schaeffer
1st reh: July 19, 2011. Runs: August 21- October 16, 2011
Note: Plays in Repertory with THE HOLLOW
Seeking:
Billy: 30. Tenor. Former boy detective; handsome and haunted.
Caroline/ Daisy Hollis: Mid-20s. Alto. Slender, double-cast as teenage girl.
Fenton: 30s. Tenor. Preferably heavy-set.
Penny / Ensemble: 30. Alto/mezzo. Attractive, but daffy.
Professor Von Golum: 50s to 60s. Baritone. Boris Karloff-type.
Larry / Mr. Mammoth / Ensemble: 50s to 60s. Tenor. Humorous, balding.
Killer Kowlzavich/ Dale Hardy/ Ensemble: 40s. Baritone/tenor. Frightening, comic-book villain look.
Detective Brown / Ensemble: 50s. Baritone/tenor. Formerly handsome, now defeated, graying hair.
Therapist / Ensemble (female): 50s. Alto/mezzo. Severe-looking, authoritarian.
Nurse / Violet Dew / Ensemble: 40s. Alto/mezzo. Pleasant, average-looking housewife.
THE HOLLOW
Music & Lyrics by Matt Conner; Book by Hunter Foster
Director Joe Calarco
1st reh: July 19, 2011. Runs: August 21- October 16, 2011
Note: Plays in Repertory with THE BOY DETECTIVE FAILS
Seeking:
Ichabod Crane: Bari-tenor. The outsider who travels to Sleepy Hollow as a school teacher. In secret, he helps educate the sheltered children of the town. He falls for Katrina.
Katrina Van Tussel: Mezzo Soprano with Belt. The beautiful daughter of Baltus Van Tassel. Longs to see the world outside the confines of Sleepy Hollow. She is also a writer who hides her prose from both her father and the town. She believes she is responsible for her mother’s death.
Brom Van Brunt: Tenor. An overbearing presence. Katrina’s childhood friend who she is promised to marry on her twenty-first birthday. Threatened by Ichabod's arrival, Brom attempts to humiliate and punish him.
Baltus Van Tussel: Baritone. A very influential man in the town and father to Katrina. After the death of his wife, he tries desperately to connect with his daughter.
Henriette: The pastor’s wife and town’s schoolmistress. She will do anything to make sure outside influences do not infiltrate Sleepy Hollow.
Pieter: A young impressionable boy who is eager to learn new things from Ichabod.
Ellis: The town drunk who was once a childhood friend to Henriette and an actor.
Marie: Mother to Pieter.
Charles: Father to Pieter and is greatly influenced by Henriette.
Henrik: A townsperson and friend to Brom.
Ann: A townsperson.
A SECOND CHANCE
Music and Lyrics by Ted Shen
Director Jonathan Butterell.
1st reh: October 18, 2011 Runs: November 15, 2011-December 11, 2012.
The Woman (Jenna): 45-55. Soprano. The Woman is single, exceptionally warm and vivacious, and is seeking an ideal relationship after a history of failed ones, including her divorce.
The Man (Dan): 45-55. High Baritone. The Man is single, relatively reserved and thoughtful, and has recently become widowed following a 15-year marriage.
HAIRSPRAY
Music by Marc Shaiman; Lyrics by Scott Wittman; Book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan
Director Eric Schaeffer
1st reh: October 25, 2011 Runs: November 28, 2011-January 15, 2012.
Tracy Turnblad: early 20s. Pop Belt. Short and of heavy physical stature. Always optimistic and highly energetic. All she wants is to be a dancer on the Corny Collins’ show. Very strong pop belt and strong dance.
Penny Pingleton: early 20s. Belt. Tracy’s best friend. Plain girl who quickly transforms into a vibrant woman. Not the brightest bulb, but completely loyal to her friend Tracy. Strong belt and strong mover.
Link Larkin: early 20s. Pop Tenor. All-American boy. A heart throb and Tracy’s dream boyfriend. Perhaps everyone’s dream boyfriend. Strong pop vocals and strong dance.
Edna Turnblad: 40-50s. Tracy’s mother. Loving middleclass mother of “size”. This role is played by a male but should not be camp. Her sensibilities are stuck in the 50’s decade and she is not ready to move into the 60’s. Constantly concerned for Tracy’s well being. Good vocals and good movement ability.
Motormouth Maybelle: 40-50s. Baltimore’s Queen of Soul. Bold and brassy. African-American. Strong gospel/pop and good mover.
Corny Collins: 30s. Pop Tenor. A handsome 1960’s TV host. Kids look up to him. Strong pop vocals and good mover.
Seaweed J. Stubbs: early 20s. Pop Tenor. African-American high school boy. Penny’s love interest. Very strong pop/soul vocals and strong dancer.
Amber Von Tussle: early 20s. Pop Belt. A princess. Very attractive and knows it. Oblivious to the world around her and a snob. Strong pop belt and strong mover.
Velma Von Tussle: 40-50s. Former beauty queen and Amber’s mother. Stylish in an over the top way. Snobby and racist. Manipulative; she always gets what she wants. Strong character vocals and good mover.
Wilbur: Late 40s – 50s. Loving but unassuming father to Tracy. A quirky man with an almost a child like innocence. Is an inventor and owns a joke shop. Good vocals and character actor.
Little Inez: Late teens to play younger. African-American. Little sister to Seaweed. Very quick and street smart. Very strong pop and strong mover.
Female Authority Figure: 40-50s. To play a variety of characters. Versatile character actress with strong comedic timing. Roles include Prudy Pingleton, Penny’s overprotective and closed-minded mother; Prison Matron; and Gym Teacher.
Male Authority Figure: 40-50. To play a variety of characters. Versatile character actor with strong comedic timing. Roles include Mr. Pinky, owner of the Hefty Hideaway; Mr. Spritzer, President of Ultra Clutch hairspray; and the Principal of Tracy’s high school.
Ensemble: Late teens – 20s. High school “look.” A mix of African-American and Caucasian. Must have very strong pop belt and strong dance.
BROTHER RUSSIA
Music by Dana Rowe; Lyrics & Book by John Dempsey
Director Eric Schaeffer
1st reh: February 6, 2012. Runs March 5- April 8, 2012.
Brother Russia: allegedly 142 years old, but he only looks about half that. Non-singing role, but a general sense of rhythm and musicality appreciated. Brother Russia is the narrator, a former classical actor whose massively over-the-top style of oration has long fallen out of favor. Slightly off his rocker, wildly eccentric. He needs to be a great storyteller, with a hugely expressive, overripe voice.
Sasha/Grigori: early 20s to early 30s. Rock tenor with a high A. Sasha, the stage manager of the troupe, is conscripted into playing "Grigori", the anti-hero of the play within the play. A very handsome, idealized and dashing (if dark) leading man. Rock star energy.
Sophie/Anastasia: early to mid 20s. Pop belt soprano, with good low range. Sophie is a runaway from a Romany gypsy caravan who has only recently joined Brother Russia's theatre company. She is a wounded, battered soul and possibly a prostitute. She is cast (massively against type) to play the virginal "Grand Duchess Anastasia", also a wounded soul. Plucky, willful and stronger than she knows.
Viktor/Nicholas: 40s-50s. Strong baritone. Viktor is the company manager, and a great, pragmatic bully of a man. A modern day Stromboli. He is cast as "Tsar Nicholas Romanov II" and should inspire fear in both guises.
Lubov/Alexandra: 40s-50s. Dark Pop Alto/Mezzo with a strong low G. Lubov fancies herself one of the great leading ladies of the Eastern European stage. She is devoted to her craft and delusional about her level of fame. She plays the "Alexandra", devoted wife to the Tsar, mother to Alexei and Anastasia.
Anton/Dimitri: 40s-50s. Pop Baritone. Anton is Lubov's husband, a poor man's Lunt to her second-rate Fontaine. Very proper and professional. He plays the much put-upon "Dimitri", confidant to the Tsar and commander of the armed forces. A grasp of vaudeville would be a plus.
Natalia/Zoya: 30s. Pop Belt Mezzo. Natalia is a curvaceous mezzo with delusions of soprano-hood. She is lusty and spirited. She plays "Zoya", a seen-it-all barmaid.
Mikhail/Father Gapon: 30s. Pop Baritone/Tenor. Mikhail is a squirrelly, bespectacled puppeteer who works the many Bunraku-style puppets in the show. He also plays "Father Gapon" a Ukrainian priest with an unlikely "Woodstock"-ish, rock-edged voice.
Ulla/Witch: 20s. Pop Belt Mezzo-Soprano. Ulla is a former stripper from Vladivostok, tough as sheet metal. She plays a very sexy "Witch" who lives in the woods and seduces/rapes the young hero early on. Sensual, but a little scary with a powerful and soulful voice.
Sergei/Felix: 20s. Pop Tenor. Sergei is a free spirit. A life in the theatre has allowed him to avoid both his family and all sense of responsibility. He plays "Prince Felix Yusupov", a flamboyant, cross-dressing nobleman with a taste for the decadent life.
Bella/Dominika: 20s. Pop Belt Soprano. Bella, Ulla's second cousin by common law marriage, is the youngest girl in the company and has yet to play a lead. Tonight shall be no exception. She ends up playing Anastasia's handmaiden, "Dominika".
XANADU
Book by Douglas Carter Beane; Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar
Directed and Choreographed by Matthew Gardiner
1st reh: April 9, 2012. Runs: May 7-July 1, 2012.
Clio/Kira: 20s. Pop Soprano. Olivia Newton-John look alike; strong pop vocals with great comedic timing. Must roller skate. Beautiful blonde daughter of Zeus and muse to Sonny.
Sonny Malone: 20s. Pop Bari-Tenor. A 1980s struggling artist. Youthful naïveté, handsome and charming. strong pop vocals with great comedic timing. Must roller skate.
Danny Maguire/Zeus: late 50s-early 60s. Baritone. Mature leading actor with good voice and dance skills.
Calliope/Aphrodite: 30-50. Rock-pop Belt to an E flat. Female Greek mythical character and older sister to Clio. Comedic character actress.
Melpomene/Medusa: 30-50. Female Greek mythical character and sister to Clio. Outrageously funny character.
Thalia/Siren/80’s Singer/Cyclops: 20s. Tenor. Male Greek mythical character and others. Great dancer, singer and comedic actor, who can also skate. Must be able to hold own in tight, rock ‘n roll, 80s harmony.
Euterpe/Siren/40’s Singer/Thetis: 20s. Soprano. Female Greek mythical character and others. Great dancer, singer and comedic actor, who can also skate. Must be able to hold own in tight, rock ‘n roll, 80s harmony.
Erato/ Siren/40’s Singer/Hera: 20s. Alto. Female Greek mythical character and others. Great dancer, singer and comedic actor, who can also skate. Must be able to hold own in tight, rock ‘n roll, 80s harmony.
Terpsichore/Siren/Hermes/Centaur: 20s. Tenor. Male Greek mythical character and others. Great dancer, singer and comedic actor, who can also skate. Must be able to hold own in tight, rock ‘n roll, 80s harmony.
2011/12 SEASON PLAYS
SWEET TEA
solo show by E. Patrick Johnson
GOD OF CARNAGE
by Yasmina Reza
1st reh: March 20, 2012. Runs April 17-June 10, 2012.
Michael: Successful, but the most blue-collar of the group. Comes from a humble upbringing, but covers it. Forceful yet witty.
Veronica: Tightly spun. Wants to give the illusion of being the ultimate housewife, mother and artist. A sharp writer, who prides herself on her liberal values.
Alan: Corporate attorney. Loves his job. Has little interest in the fight between the kids, but wants to win every argument he has.
Annette: Most emotional. Constantly protecting her son and finding faults in others
REALLY REALLY
by Paul Downs Colaizzo
Director Matt Gardiner.
1st reh: January 3, 2012. Runs: January 31, 2012-March 18, 2012.
Leigh: College senior. A girl from a poor background. Beautiful in her own right. Focused, but with weight on her shoulders. Manipulative. In a relationship with Jimmy, the dean’s son. She is our heroine/anti-heroine. Accuses Davis of sexual assault.
Grace: College senior. The whole package. Well-rounded and stunning. Drinks all night, wakes up early, makes breakfast, goes to church. Honor Roll. Personable and funny. Protective. President of the Future Leaders Of America. Several very long speeches.
Haley: 19. Leigh’s younger sister. Got the short end of the DNA stick. Falls short of Leigh in every way and begrudgingly knows it. Lives in a Super 8 Motel. Haley shows up at Leigh’s apartment hoping to find a way to benefit from Leigh’s tragedy. Comedic role.
Davis: College senior. On the surface, a kind upstanding young man with goals. Attractive. The guy that everyone likes. Surprisingly capable of immense rage. Almost always good-intentioned with a hidden history of abuse. Rugby player. Emotionally open.
Cooper: College senior. Rugby player. Davis’ roommate. A quick-witted smartass. A supportive friend. Pushed to his limits as he tries to play both sides. Planning to stay in college for as long as possible. Comes from a wealthy family. Emotional depth.
Johnson: College senior. Rugby player. Well rounded, uptight, goal-oriented. Gullible and a bit too trusting. Completely genuine, a bit patronizing, and at the end of the day, out for himself. Hates parties. Sleeps around.
Jimmy: College senior. Rugby player. The dean’s son. Leigh’s boyfriend. Very much in love with Leigh. Preparing for the birth of their child. Used to be a womanizing partier, but then fell in love with Leigh. Is currently in Christian Therapy. Uses his father’s power as his own.
Girl: 20s. Undetermined female in a similar age range. The ex-girlfriend of Davis.
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