THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME - White Plains NY EPA
White Plains Performing Arts Center
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Nov 06, 2017
11:00 am - 7:00 pm (EDT)
lunch break TBD
APPOINTMENTS
AEA members, For a 5-minute appointment, e-mail auditions@wppac.com with the DATE of the requested audition day in the subject line! You can also call 914-328-1600, x18 (M-F, 11-5 pm) or DO NOT LEAVE A MESSAGE. Include name, phone #, approximate time you d like to audition and union status. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day. Once you have been given an appointment time, it will be confirmed by email.
CONTRACT
LOA $399/week for AEA actors ($1,000- $1,400 flat fee for non union performers (based on role) + EMC Points)
SEEKING
Equity actor/singers for various roles. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a brief song from the show (preferred) OR Broadway song in the style of the show/composer that can be fully interpreted with strong acting choices. Make sure the song shows vocal range and ideally both legit and contemporary vocal techniques. Must bring sheet music in the correct key. A piano accompanist will be provided but will not transpose. Charts are NOT acceptable, NO cd s and NO unaccompanied singing. Please bring headshot & resume, stapled back-to-back.
Please bring any and all conflicts to the auditions and note that the rehearsals times may vary.
LOCATION
White Plains Performing Arts Center
11 City Pl
White Plains, NY 10601
PERSONNEL
Music By Alan Menken, Lyrics By Stephen Schwartz, Book by Peter Parnell
Director: Frank Portanova, Music Director: Stephen Ferri, Choreographer: Lexie Frare
OTHER DATES
1st Reh: Week of 11/27 or 12/3 (rehearses in NYC) (usually 10am-6pm, but some nights possible)
Tech: 12/16-12/21 (in White Plains late afternoon through evening)
Shows: Dec. 22-23, 27-30, Jan.4-7, 10-14 (3-4 perf/wk - 16 total)
OTHER
CALLBACKS Friday 11/10. Actors will be notified by email. Sides and music will be distributed before and at callbacks; please be as familiar with the show as possible if you are called back and be prepared to dance if asked. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE AVILABLE FOR THE CALLBACK DATES LISTED. Video submissions only accepted if unable to attend the audition. Videos must have you singing with accompaniment ideally from the show. Those who attend in person are given priority for roles.
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
Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as new songs by Menken and Schwartz. Peter Parnell’s new book embraces story theatre and features verbatim passages from Hugo’s gothic novel. The musical begins as the bells of Notre Dame sound through the famed cathedral in fifteenth-century Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer who longs to be Out There, observes all of Paris reveling in the Feast of Fools. Held captive by his devious caretaker, the archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, he escapes for the day and joins the boisterous crowd, only to be treated cruelly by all but the beautiful gypsy, Esmeralda. Quasimodo isn’t the only one captivated by her free spirit, though – the handsome Captain Phoebus and Frollo are equally enthralled. As the three vie for her attention, Frollo embarks on a mission to destroy the gypsies – and it’s up to Quasimodo to save them all.
Claude Frollo
Archdeacon of Notre Dame Cathedral and the most powerful cleric in Paris, he is the reluctant caretaker of Quasimodo. He will do whatever it takes to rid the city of the gypsy “vermin,” even as he lusts after Esmeralda. Calculating, manipulative, and obsessive.
Gender: Male
Age: 40 to 50
Vocal range: E2-Bb4
Quasimodo
The deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame and Claude Frollo’s charge. Lonely and staunchly obedient to Frollo, he possesses a vivid imagination that brings to life the bells and gargoyles of the cathedral. Despite his shyness and uncertainty, he quickly befriends Esmeralda. Big-hearted, and brave when need be.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal Range: Bb2-C5 (MUST have at least a strong Bb but C preferred)
Clopin Trouillefou
The clever and charismatic King of the Gypsies. An air of mystery surrounds Clopin, who often leaves the scene in a puff of smoke. As the master of ceremonies for the Feast of Fools, he is witty and playful, but he boasts a darker, serious nature when not performing for the crowd.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range: D3- F#5
Captain Phoebus de Martin
Returning to Paris after serving in the war, Phoebus takes up his new position as Captain of the Cathedral Guard. Overconfident yet charming, this handsome, strong soldier makes the ladies swoon, yet his moral compass is also strong, and he openly defies the corrupted Frollo.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range: A2-Ab4
Esmeralda
A beautiful and free-spirited gypsy who possesses the strong sense of justice and morality that Frollo lacks. Compassionate, she frees Quasimodo from the frenzied mob at the Feast of Fools and, against her better judgment, falls for the cocky Phoebus.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range: E3-D5
Jehan Frollo
Claude’s reckless younger brother. With the gypsy Florika, he fathers Quasimodo, who he leaves in his brother’s care. Wild, passionate, and strong-willed.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: F3-Eb5
Florika
A gypsy and Quasimodo’s mother.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range: E4-F#5
Father Dupin
A priest of Notre Dame and Claude and Jehan’s guardian.
Gender: Male
Age: 40 to 60
Vocal range: C3-A3
Tribunal
A judicial officer.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 50
Vocal range top: G2-E4
Saint Aphrodisius
A stained-glass image that comes to life.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 50
Vocal range: B3-E4
Congregation (Ensemble)
Gypsies, gargoyles, soldiers, and citizens of Paris.
Gender: Both
All and must be fantastic singers and able to hold difficult harmonies.
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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