THE OLD MEZZO – OPEN Auditions by Appointment in MA
WAM Theatre (Lee, MA) Equity Special Appearance Contract; $200/week
Artistic Director-Kristen van Ginhoven
by Susan Dworkin (World Premiere)
1st reh: 09/18. Runs: 10/12-10/28. No housing or transporation provided.
Rehearsals will take place in or near Pittsfield, MA
OPEN Auditions (Equity/Non-Equity) by APPOINTMENT
Monday, June 25, 2012 at New Stage Performing Arts Center
12 PM – 10 PM 55 North Street (Above Beacon Cinema)
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Free Public Parking in lot behind building.
Contact Kristen at
info@wamtheatre.com or at 518-243-9627 between 10am-4pm M-F to book audition time.
Equity and Non-Equity actors without appointments will be seen as time permits.
Script and Sides information will be emailed to those auditioning. Please bring picture/resume, stapled together to audition.
A reader will be provided at auditions.
*Those auditioning for the students must be able to sing well enough to sing a few short selections from the opera repertoire during the play. Do not need to be opera singers by any means, but must be able to act the part well.
ALYSSA
(50-70s): Alyssa is the old mezzo of the title. She is an internationally acclaimed opera star from Europe. The actress must be able to play as being between 60-70 in present day. Alyssa also plays herself at the ages of 11-22 in scenes in which she goes back to her past. She still carries herself with a regal, diva air. She is someone who was raised to be an apolitical entertainer, a diva, naive and egotistical. When suddenly faced with a sophisticated terrorist regime she must make decisions that alter the course of her life. She no longer sings and when she does, for a brief moment at the end of the play, it is with a small but still operatically delivered voice.
The actress playing Alyssa does not need to be a trained singer, but she should be able to carry a tune.
SALLY/POW
(20-30s) Sally is among the oldest of Alyssa’s students. A soprano. She is sharp, experienced and critical. The actress who plays Sally also plays Pow (Pauletta Kripalova-Canti), Alyssa’s ambitious childhood best friend and an internationally acclaimed conductor.
JOE/JOHANNES
(20-30s) Joe is among Alyssa’s newest students. A tenor. He masks his insecurity with displays of power and charm. The actor who plays Joe also plays Johannes, Alyssa’s father, an aristocrat and a choir conductor of the highest esteem.
MARCY/MARCELLE
(20-30s): Marcy has been one of Alyssa’s students for awhile. An alto. She is enthusiastic, lighthearted and passionate about boys and music. The actress who plays Marcy also plays Marcelle, Alyssa’s mother, a peasant who has a weakness for musicians and food.
BILLY/LOUIE/CAPTAIN BILLY
(20-30s): Billy has been one of Alyssa’s students for awhile. A baritone. He is relaxed, easy going, casual and endearing. The actor who plays Billy also plays Louie, a piano tuner with whom Marcelle falls in love. Louie sings a song in the play. The actor also plays Captain Billy, an American music student who is a soldier in the war, with whom Alyssa falls in love in the play. In an ideal world, the actor playing Billy has some experience playing the piano.
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