SOUTH PACIFIC - Chicago EPA
Drury Lane Oakbrook Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Fri, Dec 01, 2017
10:00 am - 4:00 pm (CST)
Lunch from 1 - 1:30.
APPOINTMENTS
Members may sign up in the portal beginning Friday, November 24th at noon.
CONTRACT
Special AgreementSpecial Agreement; $737/week.
SEEKING
Strong, diverse male, female, and gender expansive Actors/Singers/Dancers for the upcoming production of SOUTH PACIFIC. See breakdown for details.
PREPARATION
32 bars in the style of the show. Bring sheet music in your key. Accompanist will be provided. Bring current headshot and resume.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity Association - Chicago Member Center
557 W Randolph St
1st Fl
Chicago, IL 60661
Dial 011 at front door.
PERSONNEL
Victor Moag - Director
Otis Sallid - Choreographer
Matthew Carney - Casting Director
Roberta Duchak - Music Director
OTHER DATES
1st Possible Rehearsal: March 12, 2018
1st Performance: April 5, 2018
Press Opening: April 12, 2018
Contemplated Closing: June 17, 2018
OTHER
Drury Lane Productions is an Equal Opportunity Employer
EPA Procedures are in effect for this 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
Ensign Nellie Forbush (US Navy): (Female-identified, 20s, Mezzo – Ab3-C5) An optimistic, tomboyish nurse from Little Rock, Arkansas. Falls in love with Emile, but must grapple with her own prejudices for their relationship to progress.
Emile de Becque: (Male-identified, 40s, Baritone – A2-E4) A wealthy, sophisticated French planter on the island.
Ngana: (Female-identified, 9-13, Vocal Range: D4-C5) Emile’s daughter. Pacific Islander, speaks French.
Jerome: (Male-identified, 7-10 Vocal Range: D4-C5) Emile’s son. Pacific Islander, speaks French.
Henry: (Male-identified, 20s-30s) Emile’s native servant. Speaks French.
Bloody Mary: (Female-identified, 40s, Mezzo – B3-C4) A native Polynesian merchant who sells souvenirs to the American sailors. Wants to find a husband for her daughter, Liat, who can give her a better life.
Liat: (Female-identified, early 20s) Bloody Mary’s beautiful Polynesian daughter. Falls in love with Lt. Cable. Speaks French.
Luther Billis: (Male-identified, 20s, Baritone - B2-D4) Stubborn but loveable, comic character. Marine with no respect for authority.
“Stewpot” George Watts: (Male-identified, 20s) A Sailor and Luther’s cohort.
“Professor”: (Male-identified, 20s-30s) A sailor and Luther’s cohort.
Lt. Joseph Cable (USMC): (Male-identified, 20s, Tenor – D3-G4) A handsome and intelligent officer newly stationed on the island.
Capt. George Brackett (US Navy): (Male-identified, 30s-40s) The commanding officer; highest-ranking officer on the island.
Cmdr. William Harbison (US Navy): (Male-identified, 30s-40s) Brackett’s executive officer, second in command on the island.
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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