THE DROWSY CHAPERONE - Endicott NY EPA
Cider Mill Playhouse
AUDITION DATE
Feb 25, 2017
9:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
APPOINTMENTS
Member appointments encouraged but not required; please note this is about a 3.5 hour drive from NYC area. For appointment, email to: cidermillplayhousecasting@gmail.com.
CONTRACT
SPT SPT 5; currently $393/week AEA min
SEEKING
Equity actors for 2 AEA contracts to be cast among all available roles.
PREPARATION
Prepare a 1 minute monologue; 32 bars in the style of the show, feel free to select from the show. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Cider Mill Playhouse
2 Nanticoke Ave
Endicott, NY 13760
Free parking on site; please note this is not a NYC address but at theatre
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director Gail King Belokur
Director Lee Byron
Music Director TBD
Choreographer TBD
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal 5/8/17; Opening 6/1/17; Closing 6/18/17
OTHER
Housing within walking distance of theatre, travel reimbursement and free access to production photos
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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
Man in the Chair:
Musical theatre aficionado who mourns the end of the Golden Era in Theatre. Acts as the moderator.
Janet Van de Graaff:
Star of Feldzieg’s Follies who is conflicted about giving up her life on the stage to marry Robert Martin. Attractive, vivacious, outgoing personality. She loves being the center of attention and is the consummate 1920s starlet.
Robert Martin:
The groom-to-be who is deeply in love with Janet. He is the token 1920s leading man – debonair, dashing, and a matinee idol. He is cheesy, cheerful, and optimistic. Must be able to tap dance and roller skate.
The Drowsy Chaperone:
Janet’s alcoholic confidante. Care-free, often because she is drunk. An experienced “woman of the world” who couldn’t care less what the world thinks. A melodramatic diva to be reckoned with who gleefully chews the scenery and steals just about every scene she is in.
Aldolpho:
Latin lothario. A womanizing cad who is very impressed with himself. He is confident, vigorous, and a buffoon. Vaudeville-style acting and fake Spanish/Italian accent required.
Mrs. Tottendale:
A wealthy widow and host of the wedding. She is flighty, eccentric, often times forgetful, and funny. She is absolutely charming, bubbly and oblivious to the confusion her behavior generates in other people.
Underling:
Mrs. Tottendale’s unflappable butler and manservant. He is stoic, dry-humored and sarcastic.
Mr. Feldzieg:
Harried producer who will do anything to stop the wedding in order to keep Janet in the Follies. He is nervous, sarcastic, impatient, overbearing, and insensitive.
Kitty:
1920s dumb blonde chorine. She is Mr. Feldzieg’s companion and will do anything to be a leading lady.
George:
Robert’s anxious best man. He is loyal, sincere, and nervous. Makes looking out for Robert’s interests his top priority so that the wedding will come off without a hitch.
Gangsters:
Two jovial gangsters who are posing as pastry chefs. Typical 1920s Broadway gangsters full of word play and stylized movements.
Trix the Aviatrix:
The brave and brash female aviator. She is sassy, sleek and a take charge kind of gal.
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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