SPEAKEASY STAGE 2012-13 MUSICALS Equity Principal Auditions - SpeakEasy Stage Company Auditions

Appointments:
For an Equity appointment, please e-mail
auditions@speakeasystage.com (preferred) or call (617) 482-3279. Please be sure to include a contact phone number and email, Equity status, and the hour during which you would like to be seen. You will receive an email or phone call confirming your audition time.

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Preparation:
Auditions will be in 5-minute slots. Performers may prepare a brief song of their choice. SpeakEasy suggests two 16-bar selections, one up-tempo and one ballad. Bring sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be available at the auditions.

Please bring TWO copies of your stapled headshot /resume.

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2012-2013 Season Musicals with available roles:

BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON
Written by: Alex Timbers
Music & Lyrics by: Michael Friedman
Director: Paul Melone
Dates: October 19 – November 16, 2012.

Andrew Jackson: 20s - early 30s, male. A roguish, man’s president. Deeply charming and sexy, so much so that you somehow don’t mind he’s a violet, arrogant, bigoted idiot. Fights passionately for what he believes in. Personifies “strong but wrong.” Ages throughout the show so should be able to play young. Must be adept at deadpan comedy. High baritone rock. Up to a G belt. Guitar-playing a plus.

Martin Van Buren: mid 20s – mid 30s, male. Jackson’s right hand man. In over his head. A buffoon, well-intentioned and utterly loveable. Think Nicely-Nicely. Doubles as other roles.

Rachel Jackson: mid 20s – mid 30s, female. Jackson’s wife. Deeply religious and devoted, even maternal, to Jackson. Good if older than Jackson. Strangely alluring, not overtly sexual. Amy Sedaris-type. Doubles as other roles.

The Storyteller: late 30s – late 60s, female, Milquetoast, oppressively good-natured narrator. Wears a Puff the Magic Dragon-style sweater, thick glasses, and her hair in a bun. Loves history, loves Jackson, and loves telling the audience about both. Being in this show might be the most exciting moment in her life. If played by a younger actress, can double with other roles.

John C. Calhoun: late 20s – mid 30s, male. Gentleman senator from the South. Sinister, good-looking, charming, and brilliant. A vain mastermind. Wears the finest clothes. The most restrained of the cabal. Tall, thin. Doubles as other roles, usually with Andrew Sr. Baritone.

Henry Clay: late 20s - mid 30s, male. A backwoods version of Calhoun’s villainous senator. Think Crispin Glover. Greasy hair. Wears weasel pelts. Over-the-top and vivacious. Transparent in his villainy and revels in it. Tall, cadaverous. Doubles as other roles, usually with Black Fox. Baritone.

James Monroe: early – mid 30s, male. President of the United States. Old school American aristocracy. Foppish and overwhelmed. Exasperated by Jackson’s overreaching as well as by the idiocy of his advisors. Doubles as other roles.

John Quincy Adams: early 20s – early 30s, male. Former President’s son. Whiny, spoiled, demanding. All grown up, has joined the Calhoun-Clay cabal. Really, really wants to be President. Like, right now. Think Bud Frump. Doubles as other roles. Baritone.

Black Fox: mid 20s – mid 30s, male. Native American chief. Intelligent, somber, with a hint of danger. Used to work alongside Jackson, an alliance that led him to tricking and betraying other tribes for Jackson. By the end of the show, he’s forced to beg his friend for mercy. Doubles as other roles, usually with Clay or Calhoun.

Male Soloist: late teens – mid 20s, male. Brooding, intense rocker with powerful, emotive indie rock voice. Angsty, good-looking, young, hip. Think The Killers or Blink-182. Doubles as other roles. Rock Baritone. Not musical theater.




IN THE HEIGHTS
Music and Lyrics by: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Book by: Quiara Alegría Hudes
Director: Paul Daigneault
Dates: May 10 – June 21, 2013.

USNAVI: Male, 24, owner of De La Vega’s Bodega, his parents emigrated from the Dominican Republic and have since passed away. The eyes and ears of his Washington Heights neighborhood. Bari-tenor.

NINA ROSARIO: Female, 19, has just finished her freshmen year at Stanford University. She is the daughter of Kevin and Camilia Rosario. Nina is the only member of her family and friends who made it to college. Mezzo/soprano, high belt.

KEVIN ROSARIO: Male, 40s, owner of Rosario Car and Limousine, Kevin is a husband to Camilia and father to Nina. He is stubborn, hot tempered at times and can be quick to act without thoughts of repercussions. Baritone.

CAMILIA ROSARIO: Female, 40s, the co-owner of Rosario Car and Limousine with her husband Kevin. Also from Arecibo, Puerto Rico, she is cool-headed yet keeps a subtle but strong leash on Kevin. Mezzo.

BENNY: Male, 24, a cab driver for Rosario Car and Limousine, he once was a street punk and hoodlum, often finding himself in trouble. Tenor.

VANESSA: Female, 19, a shampoo girl and Daniela’s Salon, Vanessa is strong, intelligent and grew up with Benny and Usnavi. Vanessa dreams of leaving to create her own life away from her alcoholic mother. Mezzo/soprano, belt.

SONNY: Male, 15, spending the summer working for Usnavi at the bodega. He is an extremely intelligent young man who strives to emulate Usnavi. Passionate to solve the social and economic problems of the city, he is someone that needs guidance or risks ending up a street punk. Baritone.

ABUELA CLAUDIA, Female, late 60’s, raised Usnavi after his parents passed away and continues to live with him. She emigrated from Cuba when she was very young. Of all the characters, Abuela Claudia has been in “the Heights” the longest. She struggled to learn English, struggled to find work and in turn has helped others who have followed in her path. Mezzo.

DANIELA: Female, 30s, the owner of Daniela’s Salon. Savvy to say the least, she is quick witted, brassy and outspoken. While she retains a motherly relationship with Vanessa, she remains the gossip queen of the neighborhood. No-nonsense. Mezzo, belt.

CARLA: Female, mid-20s, a hairdresser at Daniela’s Salon. Born and raised in Queens, she is a pure, sweet, innocent, and loving woman who is devoted to her family and friends though she is easily taken advantage of because of her naivety. Mezzo/soprano.

GRAFFITI PETE: Male, 18, a graffiti artist and the nemesis of Usnavi, he is always hanging out on the streets, dancing to his boom box music, spraying any surface he can.

PIRAGUA GUY: Male, mid-30s, walks the hot and humid streets of Washington Heights selling piraguas (flavored ice shavings) to earn a living. He represents a rhythm of the islands in the big city. Bari-tenor.

ENSEMBLE: 2 Male/2 Female, any ethnicity, must be strong dancers.

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