Plaza Theatrical Productions, Inc.
CONTRACT
LOA Salary: Pending Negotiations (plus LIRR railroad travel expenses and Uber transportation to/from local station and theatre)
SEEKING
Equity actors for principal roles in SOUTH PACIFIC (see breakdown).
Plaza is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to building a culturally diverse and equitable environment. Plaza does not discriminate in matters of employment, recruitment, admission or administration of any of its programs on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information. EOE
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION IN BREAKDOWN. Please send the video, along with your photo/resume attached as a pdf in Vimeo or unlisted YouTube format. In the subject line, please type: Your full name and the role for which you’d like to be considered.
Deadline: Thu, Aug 5, 2021
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Producer: Plaza AEA Productions, Inc.
Music: Richard Rodgers
Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II
Book: Joshua Logan, Oscar Hammerstein II
Director: Kevin F. Harrington (viewing auditions)
Choreographer: Merete Muenter (viewing auditions)
Musical Director: Alex Harrington (viewing auditions)
Casting Director: Jamibeth Margolis, CSA (viewing auditions)
Plaza AEA Productions, Executive Producer: Kevin F. Harrington
Plaza AEA Productions, Artistic Director: Bruce Rebold (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
Rehearsal Dates: 9/20/21 – 10/1/21
Show Opens: 10/2/21
Show Closes: 10/24/21
OTHER
Rehearsal Venue: NYC Rehearsal Studio
Rehearsal/Performance Venue: Plaza Theatricals at Elmont Memorial Library Theatre, Elmont, NY (Long Island – a 30 minute Long Island Railroad Train Ride)
Please Visit: ttps://broadwaylongisland.com/ to learn more about this company based on Long Island and only a short train ride from midtown Manhattan.
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:
Please state your name and the title of your song at the top of the video. Please sing a song of your choice from the traditional musical theater repertoire. Show off voice and range. As an alternative to singing a song of your choice, you may sing an excerpt from SOUTH PACIFIC. Sheet music, teaching tracks, and accompaniment tracks for these roles are accessible at:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2mbgtwzn0paddhs/AADrYSSau9dj0Y-N8JNJyizca?dl=0.
If you are using an iPhone to record, please be sure to film horizontally and in a well-lit space.
Synopsis: SOUTH PACIFIC follows the lives of U.S. military men, nurses and residents of a Polynesian island during World War II, based on James Michener's Tales of the South Pacific and featuring a score by Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Ensign Nellie Forbush - Female identifying. 21-30 / Mezzo (a – d’). A self-described “Hick”, feisty but somewhat naïve young nurse from Arkansas. Something of a tomboy with an optimistic outlook. Some dancing required.
Emile De Becque - Male identifying. 40 – 50 / Baritone (a – e’). A mature, sophisticated, romantic, wealthy French planter. French accent required.
Lt. Joseph Cable - Male identifying. 22 – 33 Tenor (d – g’). A handsome and intelligent Lieutenant with a bright future in the US Navy.
Luther Billis - Male identifying. 25 - 35 / Baritone (g – g’). A lovable “wheeler-dealer” character who provides his fellow Marines with much needed comic relief. Does not understand boundaries.
Bloody Mary - Female identifying. 40-55 / Mezzo (g – f’). A shrewd merchant Tonkinese native to the island, who makes a fortune from the sailors. Full of local character. Mother of Liat.
Liat - Female identifying. 14 - 22 / Soprano. A beautiful Tonkinese native girl who steals the heart of Joe Cable. Bloody Mary’s daughter. Dancer.
Captain George Brackett - Male identifying. 40 – 55 / Spoken. Commanding Officer on the island. Authority figure with a soft side.
Commander William Harbison - Male identifying. 28 – 45 / Spoken. Brackett’s right hand man. Can be hot- headed, especially where Billis is concerned
Ngana - Female identifying. 8 – 14 / Mezzo. Emile’s half-Polynesian daughter
Jerome - Male identifying. 7-12 / Tenor. Emile’s half-Polynesian son
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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