North Carolina Theatre
CONTRACT
LOA 2021 weekly minimum = $824 (LOA ref. COST) 2022 salary pending
SEEKING
Equity actors for principal roles in SISTER ACT (see breakdown).
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please send via a downloadable link and attach a copy of your picture and resume. Type “AEA EPA SUBMISSION – YOUR LAST NAME” in the subject line.
Deadline: Wed, Nov 17, 2021
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Glenn Slater
Book: Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner
Additional Book Material: Douglas Carter Beane
Based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture, Sister Act, written by Joseph Howard.
Producing Artistic Director: Eric Woodall
Production Manager/Associate Producer: Lauren Juengel
Director/Choreographer: Robert Hartwell (viewing auditions)
Music Director: Edward G. Robinson (viewing auditions)
Casting Director: Eric Woodall, CSA (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
January 24-February 13, 2022
January 24, 2022 First Rehearsal
February 8, 2022 First Performance
February 13, 2022 Final Performance
OTHER
Complying with all COVID guidelines, restrictions and regulations from CDC, the State of North Carolina and Actors’ Equity Association.
In-person rehearsals inside of North Carolina Theatre’s rehearsal studios.
In-person performances inside Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts.
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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS :
To submit, please prepare a VIDEO of you singing EITHER the cut of music provided for each vocal part OR a selection of your own choosing, in the style of the show.
On the video, please slate your name.
LINK TO AUDITION MATERIAL : https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6ey30xajgd7tbd4/AADqYuC5ywxiTfg-bj58rgMwa?dl=0
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN :
Deloris Van Cartier
(ROLE CAST) African-American. Female-identifying. 25-35 years old. An aspiring performer, trying to find both fame and a place in the world. When forced to hide in the convent, she initially refuses to embrace her new lifestyle but learns to embrace it when she works with the choir. Loud-mouthed, and sassy, but ultimately caring. Mezzo/belt.
Vocal range: F#5-E3
Mother Superior
Any ethnicity. Female- identifying. 50-70 years old. The head of the convent, sarcastic and a bit stiff. Extremely protective about keeping her sisters away from the outside world, which puts her in direct opposition to Deloris and her musical teachings. Mezzo/belt.
Vocal range: D3- E5
Sister Mary Robert
Any ethnicity. Female-identifying. 18-25 years old. A postulant, abandoned as a baby and raised at the convent. Shy and soft-spoken, but singing with Deloris lets her find her voice. Her wallflower lifestyle has made her live a shell of a life. Mezzo/belt.
Vocal range: F#3-A5
Sister Mary Patrick
Any ethnicity. Female-identifying. 35-50 years old. A nun of the convent. Consistently perky, enthusiastic, and easily excitable. Soprano.
Vocal range: G3-E6
Sister Mary Lazarus
Any ethnicity. Female-identifying. 50-70 years old A nun of the convent and the head of the choir. Rather deadpan and the least welcoming of any of the nuns, but she gets caught up in Deloris's soul music. Alto.
Vocal range: F3- B4
Monsignor O'Hara
Any ethnicity. Male-identifying. 50-70 years old. One of the heads of the convent. Constantly concerned with financial matters, though soul music surprisingly puts him in a different mood.
Vocal range: E3-G4
Curtis
African-American. Male-identifying. 30-40 years old. A club owner, notorious gangster, and Deloris's boyfriend. Cocky and controlling, always on the verge of violence. High Baritone.
Vocal range: A2- Ab4
Eddie
African-American. Male-identifying. 25-35 years old. The desk chief at the Philadelphia police station and a high school classmate of Deloris who helps get her into hiding. Faces a lot of nerves when under pressure, causing him to sweat profusely. He still yearns for Deloris after all these years, and dreams of being her hero. Tenor
Vocal range: Ab2-B4
TJ
(ROLE CAST) African American. Male identifying. 18-30 years old. Curtis's nephew and one of his thugs. Deft and cognizant of the fact, constantly in a state of ignorant bliss. Tenor.
Vocal range: Db3-Eb5
Joey
Any ethnicity. Male identifying. 30-40 years old. One of Curtis's thugs. Believes himself to be quite the ladies' man. Tenor.
Vocal range: Bb2-Eb5
Pablo
Latinx. Male-identifying. 25-40 years old. One of Curtis's thugs. A natural follower, constantly speaks in Spanish. High Tenor.
Vocal range: C4-F5
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 submit.
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