THE CHER SHOW - EPAs
Adventureland LLC
AUDITION DATE
Jun 02, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Jun 04, 2017**
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Jun 05, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30 - 2:30
CONTRACT
Developmental Lab Dev. Lab $1000/week
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in THE CHER SHOW. See Breakdown
PREPARATION
Please prepare a brief pop/rock song. Should show range and pop/rock sensibility. Please bring sheet music for your song; a piano accompanist will be provided. Bring a photo/resume stapled together.
LOCATION 6/2 & 6/5
Ripley-Grier Studios (520)
520 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6507
**6/4 LOCATION ONLY
Pearl Studios NYC (519)
519 8th Ave
12th Fl
New York, NY 10018
PERSONNEL
Producer: Flody Suarez and Jeffrey Seller
Director: Jason Moore
Choreographer: Christopher Gattelli
Librettist: Rick Elice
Composer: Various
Lyricist: Various
Music Supervisor: Daryl Waters
Casting: Telsey + Company / Patrick Goodwin
OTHER DATES
Dates: October 2nd – October 29th
OTHER
EPA 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
SEEKING:
[BABE]: Female, late teens to early 20’s. Caucasian. Cher at the early stage of her life. Fiercely independent but insecure about her looks, being “different”, being challenged from dyslexia. Anxious to “get up and get out”, to sing, to act, to be somebody. Determined to be famous, drawn to Hollywood and the movies. Surrounded by women as a girl; searching for a father figure, then eager for romantic encounters as a teen. Seeing Sonny the first time is her “Romeo and Juliet moment.” Must have an excellent pop/rock voice.
[LADY]: Female, 30’s. Caucasian. Cher in her 30’s. Delighted by the power and trappings of stardom. Exhausted by the demands of an over-booked life. She wears her fame and her femininity as naturally as any of the famous Mackie creations; with ease and aplomb. In the spotlight, she thrives. Out of it, she pines for the minutiae of ordinary life – going to the movies, shopping with friends, being a mommy, making music. Must have an excellent pop/rock voice.
[STAR]: Female, 40’s-50’s. Caucasian. Cher as we see her now. If she’d know that this is what it’s like to have it all, she might have been willing to settle for less. But she doesn’t settle, she strives. She pushes through the old fears and insecurities to try new things, to be new versions of herself. Brings her talent for being real to her music, and also to her acting. And also, to her search for love, for a good man who can handle a powerful woman. Must have an excellent pop/rock voice.
[SONNY BONO]: Male, late 30’s-early 40’s. Caucasian. Charming, funny, adorable, ambitious – but capable of being controlling, inconstant and manipulative. He’s the hero and the villain – a romantic and a cad, a lover and a jailer, part Othello and part Iago. That’s what makes him interesting, to Cher and to us. Must have an excellent pop/rock voice.
[GEORGIA]: Female, 40’s. Caucasian. Cher’s mom. Gorgeous, talented and independent. Could’ve given Marilyn Monroe a run for her money, but lacked the killer instinct. Happy to attach and detach herself from any guy, even the ones she marries. She wants her daughter to be somebody, and she teaches her by example. Not the cliché stage mother, not the cliché stay-at-home mom, but squarely in her kid’s corner, through thick and thin. Must have an excellent pop/rock voice.
[JOHN SARKISIAN/BOB MACKIE/ROBERT ALTMAN/SIGMUND FREUD]: Male, 40’s. Caucasian. JOHN SARKISIAN: Cher’s father. Doesn’t recognize her talent in her early years. A drinker. Loves his daughters but decides to leave his wife and kids when Cher is very young. BOB MACKIE: The somewhat eccentric fashion designer responsible for designing Cher’s outfits for her shows. ROBERT ALTMAN: The famous film and theatre director who casts Cher in “Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean.” Champions Cher’s career as an actress and helps her realize her potential. SIGMUND FREUD: The famous Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist. Serves as Cher’s psychiatrist. Must have an excellent pop/rock voice and excellent comedic timing.
[GEORGE, THE PRODUCER]: Male 40’s-50’s. Any ethnicity. The wisecracking Hollywood producer of Cher’s TV shows. Should be a very funny character actor with excellent comedic timing and an excellent pop/rock voice.
[LEE, THE STAGE MANAGER]: Male, 20s-30’s. Any ethnicity. The very-harried stage manager for the Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour – charged with keeping everybody happy and everything moving smoothly (good luck with that). Must be a very funny character actor with excellent comedic timing and an excellent pop/rock voice.
[DAVID GEFFEN/ARTIE, THE DIRECTOR]: Male, 30’s-40’s. Caucasian. DAVID GEFFEN: The famous music mogul and film producer. Dates Cher briefly after her split from Sonny Bono. Brilliant, controlling, conflicted, short. Must have an excellent pop/rock voice. ARTIE: The director of the Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. Should be a very funny character actor with excellent comedic timing and an excellent pop/rock voice.
[GREGG ALLMAN/BILL]: Male, 20’s-30’s. Caucasian. GREGG ALLMAN: Known for his success as part of “The Allman Brothers Band”. Starts a romantic relationship with Cher after her split from David Geffen, eventually becoming (briefly) her husband. Young, handsome, dripping with Southern charm, and smart as a whip. BILL: A hard-rocking guitar-playing bad boy that Cher has a fling with when relationship with Sonny starts to crumble. Gorgeous and sexy. Must have an excellent pop/rock singing voice and guitar playing is a plus.
[ROB CAMILLETTI]: Male, 20’s-30’s. Caucasian. “The Bagel Boy”. Cher’s young Italian lover, whom she meets later in her life. A sweet stud, with the soul of a poet, and a Sicilian temper. Genuinely loves Cher for who she really is.
[BRIDGET] Female, 20’s. Any ethnicity. One of Cher’s best girlfriends from the early years. She provides the sewing machine and skills that result in the signature look of Sonny and Cher, when they become America’s first hippies in the 60s. Cool, funny, independent. Should have excellent comedic timing and a strong pop/rock voice.
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
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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