New York City Center Inc.
CONTRACT
Special Agreement $1,870 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity actors for chorus parts in THE TAP DANCE KID (see breakdown).
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please send the video, along with your photo/resume attached, in a downloadable format (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc). In the subject line, please type: [Your full name] - [The role for which you’d like to be considered]
Deadline: Sun, Oct 17, 2021
SUBMIT TO
tapdancekidsubmissions@gmail.com
PERSONNEL
Music: Henry Krieger
Lyrics: Robert Lorick
Book: Charles Blackwell
Concert Adaptation: Lydia Diamond
Choreography: Jared Grimes (viewing auditions)
Guest Music Direction: Joseph Joubert (viewing auditions)
Direction: Kenny Leon
Casting: Rashad Naylor of The Telsey Office (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
First Preliminary Rehearsal for the Leads: Tuesday, January 18, 2022
First Full Company Rehearsal: Thursday, January 20, 2022
Tech/Dress: Monday, January 31 – Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Performances: Wednesday, February 2 – Sunday, February 6, 2022
OTHER
NOTE: The action takes place in the 1950s.
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 :
Dancers, please prepare the dance combo.
Singers, please sing 16 bars of a 1970s/1980s musical theatre song or similar. Please provide your own accompaniment. As an alternative to singing a song of your choice, you may sing an excerpt from the following link that best suits your voice.
Dance combo, sheet music, teaching tracks, and accompaniment are provided here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wg70ytrybt0lp8n/AAD7VnVhlY1x3RU6_joJz8Zta?dl=0
TAPING INSTRUCTIONS:
If you are using an iPhone to video-record, please be sure to film horizontally and in a well-lit space (not backlit). At the top of the video, please slate your name and height.
SEEKING:
[ENSEMBLE] Black, 20s—40s. Strong tap and jazz dancers who sing well. Little Rio Dancers and Denizens of New York City. ENSEMBLE
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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