SWEET CHARITY - Buffalo Grove ECC/female dancers
Marriott Lincolnshire
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Mar 19, 2018
1:00 pm (CST)
Male dancers will be seen at 10am.
APPOINTMENTS
Equity Members may sign up for an appointment through the Member Portal beginning Monday, March 12th at 9:30am.
CONTRACT
Special Agreement Marriott Special Agreement; $774/week
SEEKING
Strong jazz dancers who can sing. See breakdown for details.
PREPARATION
Please prepare one 16 to 32 bar cut (equivalent of 60 to 90 seconds), and bring a second selection in case the Artistic Team needs to hear more. An accompanist will be provided. Bring music in your key.
LOCATION
Marriott Theatre Rehearsal Hall
1342 Barlcay Blvd
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
PERSONNEL
Alex Sanchez: Director / Choreographer
Andy Hite: Artistic Director
Peter Marston Sullivan: Associate Artistic Director
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal - August 16 | 1st Performance - September 5 | Closing - October 28
OTHER
No performers under 18 are being seen at this time. All ethnicities strongly encouraged to attend. Male-identifying dancers should wear jazz or character shoes (no sneakers). Female-identifying dancers should wear character heels (no flats or sneakers).
ECC 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
Charity Hope Valentine (Alto/Mezzo ) 20’s – 35. Leading role. A dancer at the Fandango ballroom. Complex character with a great many emotions and internal conflict. Determined, fun, quirky, funny, despairing, optimistic are just some of the terms for Charity during the show. Very demanding role. The clue to the character is in her name. Any ethnicity.
Oscar Lindquist 25 – 40 (Baritone) An educated, well-spoken young man, shy, repressed and gawky. Works as an actuary (the most boring job in the world). A reluctant romantic, he meets Charity, falls in love with her but then struggles to come to terms with Charity's past as a taxidancer. Any ethnicity.
Vittorio Vidal (Baritone) 30 – 45 Very handsome, international film star. Italian. Knows his place in the world. Charismatic and authoritative. Madly in love with Ursula. Any ethnicity.
Helene (Alto/Mezzo) 25 – 35 Fandango dancer, friend to Charity. Been around the block a bit. Straight talking, feisty, confident and streetwise. Any ethnicity.
Nickie (Alto/Mezzo) 25 – 35 Fandango dancer, friend to Charity. A dancer at the Fandango Ballroom. Nickie assumes the maternal role over the girls. She has seen it all and is quick to offer advice to Charity and the other girls. Like Charity though she has aspirations to get out. Any ethnicity.
Herman (Tenor) 35 – 55 Owner of Fandango Ballroom. Works his girls hard but secretly cares for them. A tough task master. Any ethnicity.
Ursula March. 25 – 35 Beautiful, hot-headed and jealous wife of Italian movie star, Vittorio Vidal. A flair for the dramatic. Any ethnicity.
Daddy Brubeck (Tenor) 30 – 50 A true hippie, founder and leader of the Rhythm Of Life Church. Primarily a singing role. A spiritual, enigmatic but laid back kind of guy. Any ethnicity.
Ensemble (varied, any ethnicity).
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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