THE BAKER'S WIFE Equity Principal Actors - Classic Stage Company Auditions

THE BAKER'S WIFE - NYC EPA

Classic Stage Company | New York, NY
REVISED
Updated Personnel.

AUDITION DATE

Monday, July 7, 2025
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Sign-ups will end early due to the July 4th Holiday.

CONTRACT

Off Broadway
$1049 weekly minimum (Cat. 5)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in THE BAKER'S WIFE (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief musical theatre song in the style of Stephen Schwartz or a brief song appropriate to a score with strong French overtones. Please bring sheet music for the accompanist. Please bring a headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Ripley-Grier Studios (305)
305 W 38th St
New York, NY 10018-2902
Holding room - Studio 311

PERSONNEL

Producing Artistic Director: Jill Rafson
Book: Joseph Stein
Music and Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz
Based on: The film LA FEMME DU BOULANGER by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono
Director: Gordon Greenberg
Casting: The Telsey Office
Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Craig Burns
Casting Director: Charlie Hano
Casting Director: Jimmy Larkin

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals: September 23, 2025
Previews: October 23, 2025
Opening Night: on or about November 11, 2025
Announced Closing: December 14, 2025
Maximum Extension through: December 21, 2025

OTHER

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

Equity’s Commitment

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

THE BAKER'S WIFE

NOTE: THE BAKER'S WIFE is the comic and romantic story of a small, isolated town in Provence, France, in the 1930s that experiences enormous social and emotional changes when an amiable older baker and his beautiful and much younger new wife move to town. The piece depends on the warmth and authenticity of its cast. All actors must sing, move well, and be excellent comic character actors and able to project a European sensibility.

SEEKING:

[AIMABLE] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 50–65, any ethnicity. He is the baker who moves to the small town of Concorde with his new wife, Genevieve, whom he dotes on. A man of inherent sweetness and the propensity to think well of others, his worldview is tested when his wife leaves him for a much younger man. He undergoes a gamut of emotions and changes, but in the end his sweetness carries the day.

[DOMINIQUE] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 20s, any ethnicity. He is the mayor's handsome chauffeur and handyman. Charming and impulsive, and despite being this small town’s Lothario, a bit naive. He is in love with love and is accustomed to having his way with any woman he desires, but when he lays eyes on Genevieve, the city woman unlike any woman in his small town, he falls instantly in love/lust. Young leading man type. Sings very well.

[DENISE] Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 40–55, any ethnicity. She is the wife of café owner Claude, caught in a marriage gone stale. She is also the hostess and narrator of the show, and thus warm and good-humored. When Genevieve and Aimable arrive, her expectations for her marriage are reawakened, leading to conflict and ultimately a fresh start. Sings very well and able to sing in French with a convincing accent.

[CLAUDE] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 40s–50s, any ethnicity. He is the owner of the town café. A man who is not agile with his emotions, he is slow to respond when his wife, Denise, makes overtures, preferring to deflect with low humor and innuendo. Character type.

[BARNABY] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 40s–50s, any ethnicity. The village butcher and the abusive husband of Hortense. Until the baker and his wife arrive in town, Barnaby is accustomed to Hortense's full obedience and lack of dissent. He is confused by her surge of confidence.

[HORTENSE] Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 40s–50s, any ethnicity. She is the emotionally abused wife of Barnaby, codependent and subservient. Fueled by Genevieve's bold move, she ultimately leaves her husband. Sweet and vulnerable.

[THERESE] Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 60s–70s, any ethnicity. The town spinster, her chances at marriage ended years ago. She devotes herself to the church. In the end, she learns to loosen up slightly and accept affection.

[M. LE MARQUIS] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 45–65, any ethnicity. He is the town's Mayor. A believer in the pleasure principle and a somewhat grandiose man who is not shy about his corporeal indulgences, he keeps three “nieces” at his stately home for his personal pleasure. When arguments erupt – as they often do in a small town – his point of view is the practical one.

[M. MARTINE/TEACHER] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 50s–early 60s, any ethnicity. He is an impassioned practitioner of logic and reason. He argues based on empirical knowledge and eschews emotion.

[CURE/PRIEST] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 20s–30s, any ethnicity. He is a young, impassioned follower of the Bible, living his life based on faith and devotion to prayer. When his views are challenged, he is considerably ruffled. Neurotic and adorable.

[ANTOINE] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 40s–50s, any ethnicity. He is the town drunk and one of those people who is much stupider than he thinks he is.

[PHILIPPE] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), late teens–20s, any ethnicity. Singer/Musician. He is Dominique's sidekick and overall lackey. Quirky and funny, he PLAYS GUITAR VERY WELL and has a good heart.

[SIMONE, INEZ, NICOLE] Characters are female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 20s, any ethnicity. They are the striking and unique “nieces” of the Mayor, who actually serve as his concubines. The three women act as a trio, following the Mayor wherever he goes, doting on him, and plying him with requests for food, wine, and spirits. Nicole is the fondest of food (in all varieties). Strong dance ability.

THE FOLLOWING ROLE IS CAST:

[GENEVIEVE] CAST. Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), late 30s, any ethnicity.
She has suffered a long series of bad relationships and waitress jobs in the rough port city of Marseille. After marrying the baker Aimable to achieve stability and safety in her life, she meets and falls prey to the seductive advances of the much younger Dominique. Ultimately, she chooses warmth over heat and returns to her beloved baker. Strong high belt singing voice.