American Theater Group
CONTRACT
SPT $438 weekly minimum (SPT 5) + health/pension Producer anticipates providing lodging and/or transportation.
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in THE EVOLUTION OF (HENRY) MANN (see breakdown).
Following the success of the world premiere Off-Broadway production in 2018, writers Douglas J. Cohen and Dan Elish will be actively involved in American Theater Group’s exciting production under the new title, The Evolution of Henry Mann.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION IN BREAKDOWN. All submissions will be via video, and submitted through this form: https://form.jotform.com/212025619919155. If you encounter any technical difficulties, you may submit via e-mail to submissions@michaelcassara.net – but please only use that if you are unable to use the form or have any questions.
Deadline: Fri, Aug 6, 2021
PERSONNEL
James Vagias, Producing Artistic Director – viewing auditions)
Director: Jason Aguirre
Music Director: Emily Cohn Book & Lyrics: Dan Elish Music & Lyrics: Douglas J Cohen Casting Director: Michael Cassara, CSA (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
Callbacks will be held (via video self-tape and live virtual auditions) in August, 2021 – once you have submitted your materials, we will not follow up unless we need anything further.
First Rehearsal: 9/21
First Preview: 10/14 Opens: 10/16 Closes: 10/24 (All rehearsals and performances will take place in New Jersey.)
Rehearsals take place Tuesday through Sunday 4-5 performances/week during run
OTHER
Venue: Sieminski Theater, Basking Ridge, NJ
American Theater Group is following the guidelines of public health officials and the Center for Disease Control, in addition to all Equity requirements, in order to create a safe environment for this production.
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:
Please prepare a brief singing selection or two (ideally each about a minute long) in the style of the score - the original cast recording is widely available. Character/story-driven contemporary musical theatre material is ideal.
Equity Required Accompaniment Tracks: In the event that a performer does not have access to audition accompaniment tracks of their own, the theatre has provided audition accompaniment cuts of Irving Berlin's Always, now in the public domain, which you are welcome to use as a general singing audition. Per Equity rules, it has been provided in 4 separate keys (Soprano/Alto/Tenor/Bass) and tracks/sheet music can be obtained from: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1a4ff2936tn2wcf/AAALsljpkIdBCzETdyi6ulVna?dl=0.
Equity contracts are available for each of the three roles.
SEEKING:
[HENRY MANN (PERFORMER ONE)] Any ethnicity, 32, high baritone. Our eager and romantically-challenged hero. Recently invited to his ex-fiancée’s wedding; legal proofreader by night, frustrated writer by day. Henry is someone with one foot rooted in the past (Sheila) and spends much of his time projecting into the future. Unfortunately, he has yet to learn to embrace the present.
[PERFORMER TWO - GWEN, ET AL] Any ethnicity, 20s-30s, Mezzo with a strong mix and belt. Plays the following roles: [GWEN] Henry’s best friend and roommate; gay, recently split from her wife. [HARVEY TRITONE] A lounge singer. [JIM] An ex-boyfriend. [JAY GATSBY] Times Square’s Naked Cowboy. [MRS. MANN] Henry’s mother.
[PERFORMER THREE - SHEILA, ET AL] Any ethnicity, 20s-30s, Mezzo with a strong mix and belt. Plays the following roles: [SHEILA] Henry’s ex-finance, striking and refined but in love with someone else. [TAMAR] Henry’s current love interest, charming and alluring, vivacious, but with a somewhat checkered romantic past. [CHRISTINE] Endearingly earnest, if occasionally scattered; a sweet third grade teacher with a great jump shot. [DAISY BUCHANAN] The fictional heroine of The Great Gatsby. [NATALIE] A girl in the park. [MELLOW VOICE] The MC at the Sleepy Wheel, a folk bar. [VOICE] A mystery woman who leaves forthright phone messages. Extremely versatile and dynamic with supreme comedic chops.
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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