The Bands Visit National Tour, LLC
CONTRACT
Short Engagement Touring $930 weekly minimum + 2% media fee (SETA Cat 2)
SEEKING
Seeking excellent actors who are strong singers. THE BAND’S VISIT takes place in the town of Bet Hatikva, Israel. We strongly encourage submissions of MENASA performers, and actors with knowledge of Hebrew and Arabic languages.
All stage manager positions have been filled.
INSTRUCTIONS
PLEASE SEE BREAKDOWN FOR PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS. Please send your video via a non-expiring link with the option to download no later than Tuesday, June 1st to the following email address: TheBandsVisitCasting@gmail.com. Please put “SUBMISSION – YOUR LAST NAME” in the subject line. In the body of the email, please include your name and contact info, and attach a copy of your picture and resume.
Deadline: Tue, Jun 1, 2021 (EST)
SUBMIT TO
TheBandsVisitCasting@gmail.com
PERSONNEL
Based on a film by Eran Kolirin
Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek
Book by Itamar Moses
David Cromer, Director
Andrea Grody and Dean Sharenow, Music Supervisors
Patrick McCollum, Choreographer
Orin Wolf, John Styles, John Hart, Producers
Gentry & Associates – General Management
Tara Rubin Casting/Peter Van Dam, CSA (viewing auditions), casting
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal: o/a 9/13/21 in NYC (subject to change)
1st Performance: 10/5/21 in Durham, NC
43 Week Term
OTHER
The majority of the audition process will be happening via self-tapes and Zoom sessions. Please note that should in-person final callbacks be offered, per suggested Equity guidelines for Producers holding in-person callbacks, all participants in callbacks must be fully vaccinated, as these will be held indoors.
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:
To submit, please tape the assigned show material for the role you are auditioning for OR a song of your choice in the style of the show. Sheet music, tracks, and further instructions can be downloaded at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/TBVCasting
A note regarding self-tape quality: Please film your audition in front of a clean background, with no backlighting. As much as possible, limit ambient noise. We recommend you do not use Bluetooth headphones, as it can sometimes cause a delay in the audio. Use a secondary audio source to play the accompaniment music so that it is audible in the tape.
SEEKING THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
Telephone Guy (20s) A young man who waits by a phone in Bet Hatikva for his girlfriend to call, very romantic but an oddball. Must have a beautiful tenor voice. This character is Israeli. Primary vocal range: C3-Bb4.
Papi (20s) Works at Dina’s café. Young, disheveled, and very nervous around girls. This character is Israeli. Primary vocal range: D3-Ab4.
Zelger (20s) A brash, charismatic friend of Papi, fun-loving and confident. Roller skating skills a plus. This character is Israeli. Primary vocal range: B2-Eb4.
Anna (20s) Julia’s cousin, sexy and extroverted. Roller skating skills a plus. This character is Israeli. Primary vocal range: G3-G5.
Julia (20s) Papi’s blind date, gloomy and shy. This character is Israeli. Primary vocal range: G3-E5.
Offstage Female Cover (20s – early 30s): Will cover the roles of Dina, Iris, Julia, and Anna.
Offstage Male Cover (20s): Will cover the roles of Haled, Camal, Itzik, Telephone Guy, Papi, and Sammy (oud skills are not required for this track).
SEEKING FUTURE REPLACEMENTS:
Dina (30s-40s) Owner of a café in the small town of Bet Hatikva, Israel. Beautiful, world-weary, passionate, with a dry wit. This character is Israeli. Primary vocal range: D3-C5.
Tewfiq (50s) Leader of the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra. A shy, formal man, carrying a buried burden of sadness. Basic singing required. This character is Egyptian. Primary vocal range: B2-C4.
Itzik (late 20s - 30s) A young father living in Bet Hatikva, married to Iris. A dreamer, currently unemployed. This character is Israeli. Primary vocal range: C3-G4.
Haled (20s) Trumpet player in the Orchestra. Handsome, smooth, a bit of a flirt, loves jazz. Trumpet skills are a plus but NOT required. This character is Egyptian. Primary vocal range: D3-F#4.
Camal (20s-30s) Oudist in the Orchestra. Paranoid and wants very much to go home. Oud skills are required. This character is Egyptian. Primary vocal range: A2-E4.
Avrum (50s) Iris’s father, warm and a bit gruff, a widower. This character is Israeli. Primary vocal range: D3-Eb4.
Sammy (30s) A married man and sometime-lover of Dina. This character is Israeli. Primary vocal range: C3-Bb4.
Simon (40s) The assistant conductor and clarinetist in the Orchestra. Once longed to be a composer. Clarinet skills are a plus but NOT required. This character is Egyptian. Primary vocal range: D3-D4.
Iris (late 20s – 30s) Married to Itzik, a nurse, tough, hard-working, close to the end of her rope. This character is Israeli. Primary vocal range: G3-E5.
Offstage Male Cover (50’s): Will cover the roles of Tewfiq, Avrum, Simon, and Camal (oud skills are not required for this track).
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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