SONGBIRD Equity Principal Auditions - Songbird Theatricals Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
Monday, August 10, 2015
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
lunch 1 to 2

Contract
Off Broadway
$577/week

Location
Actors' Equity Association NYC Audition Center
165 West 46th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10036

Seeking
Equity male actors who sing and play guitar for one available role.

All other roles have been cast with actors from the previous Reading of this show.

See breakdown for details.

Preparation
Please prepare a folk or country-western style song to sing and play on the guitar. You must accompany yourself on guitar. Accompanist will not be provided. You must provide your own guitar.

Bring headshot and resume stapled together.

Other Dates
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE (subject to change):
First Rehearsal - September 21, 2015
First Preview - Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Opening Night - Thursday, October 29, 2015
End of Announced Run - Sunday, November 29, 2015

Other
General Management - Aruba Productions / Brian Letchworth

Personnel
Written by Michael Kimmel
Music & Lyrics by Lauren Pritchard
Directed by JV Mercanti
Music Director - Kris Kukl

· EPA Rules are in effect.

· A monitor will be provided.

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

SUMMARY - Based on Anton Chekov's The Seagull, SONGBIRD is a striking new show about a fading country star returning home to Nashville. After many years away, Tammy returns to the Honky Tonk that launched her music career to help the son she abandoned launch his own. But with jealousy and self destruction (along with copious amounts of whiskey) fueling this homecoming, will Tammy's arrival do more harm than good? Songbird features a sultry soundtrack that pays homage to music and lyricist Lauren Pritchard's Nashville roots, with heartbreaking ballads and soaring anthems.

SEEKING THE FOLLOWING ROLE ONLY:

RIP
late 20s/30s. African-American male. Born and raised in Nashville and probably never been out of that city, Rip is the bar back and techie at the music club. Good humored, determined, hard-working, and deeply in love with Missy -- who seems to have no interest in him but that doesn't stop him from trying.


The following roles have been cast. Auditions for replacements and/or understudies, if neeeded, will be held at a later date:

MIA - (mid-late 20s) Female. Must play guitar. Role has been cast.

BECK - (mid-late 20s) Male. Must play guitar. Role has been cast.

PAULINE - (mid-late 40s) Female. Role has been cast.

TAMMY - (mid-late 40s) Female. Role has been cast.

DEAN - (mid-late 20s) Male. Must play guitar. Role has been cast.

MISSY - (late 20s/early 30s). Female. Role has been cast.

SAMUEL - (late 40s-early 50s). Male. Must play guitar and violin. Role has been cast.

SOREN - (late 50s- late 60s) Male. Role has been cast.

DOC (late 40s-early 50s) Male. Role has been cast.