Timber Lake Playhouse
CONTRACT
SPT $508 weekly minimum (SPT 6) All contracts include housing and meals.
SEEKING
Equity actors/singers/dancers for TLP's upcoming 2021 season: A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, Pippin, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Robber Bridegroom, Ain't Misbehavin', Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story and What A Wonderful World (World Premier).
INSTRUCTIONS
Song showing off your voice, a contemporary monologue (preferably comedic), dance reel (if you have one). If you don't have access to accompaniment for your song, you may audition with one of the songs provided at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MhlEKogAfOAqRUj7doZ11blgMvsdN1F6: Soprano - Til There Was You from Music Man; Mezzo/Alto - Lost in the Brass from Band Geeks; Tenor - Pray by Sam Smith; Baritone - Younger Than Springtime from South Pacific.
Deadline: Thu, Apr 29, 2021 (CDT)
SUBMIT TO
casting@timberlakeplayhouse.org
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director- Paul Stancato (viewing submissions)
Executive Director- Dan Danielowski
Resident Musical Director- Michael McBride
Director - Dana Iannuzzi (A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline),
Director - Paul Stancato (Pippin, Jesus Christ Superstar, What A Wonderful World)
Director - Natalie Novacek (25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee)
Director - Dan Danielowski (The Robber Bridegroom)
Director - Gregory Omar Osbourne (Ain't Misbehavin')
OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production dates.
OTHER
All auditions will be self-taped and emailed to casting@timberlakeplayhouse.org
Callbacks will be scheduled with individuals using Zoom.
Rehearsals and performances will be in person and indoors.
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
A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline
Director- Dana Iannnuzzi
Created by- Dan Regan
Music Director- Michael McBride
First rehearsal- May 20th
Opening Night- June 3rd
Closing- June 13th
LITTLE BIG MAN/COMIC (LBM)/ OPRY COMIC / VEGAS COMIC / CARNEGIE HALL COMIC: 50’s and 60’s As L.B.M: A mid-age southern, warm, friendly, and funny small town disc jockey, does announcer gigs and comedy routines on the local scene as well. / As Opry Comic: Old country humor. Comedy routine provided. / As Vegas Act: Henny Youngman style of lounge comedy popular in Vegas showrooms of the. Comedy routine provided. / As Carnegie Hall Comic
PATSY CLINE – 20's-40's- Seeking powerful singer, actor who can portray Patsy and vocally match her style. Must have strong stage presence and can carry a show.
Pippin
Director - Paul Stancato
First Rehearsal - June 4th
Opening Night - June 17th
Closing Night - 27th
BERTHE 35- 75 yrs old // Vocal Range: E3 - C5 Dance: Not required (but is a plus!) Pippin's saucy grandmother. A brassy woman full of wisdom, grace, and sass. She tries to help Pippin and encourages him to live his life to the fullest.
CATHERINE 16-36 yrs old // Vocal Range: F#3 - Db5 Dance: Not required A widow and mother. She is a beautiful and a hopeless romantic, who possesses graceful elegance. Encounters Pippin at his lowest point and eventually falls in love with him.
CHARLEMAGNE 35-65 yrs old // Vocal Range: G2 - E4 Dance: Not required Pippin's demanding father. As the King of the Holy Roman Empire, Charlemagne is more comfortable wielding a sword than breaking bread. He wears his years with great pride.
FASTRADA 30-55 yrs old // Vocal Range: A3 - F5 Dance: Not required Pippin's conniving stepmother, she is both beautiful and smart. Devious, crafty, cunning, untrustworthy. Dedicated to gaining the throne for her darling son, Lewis.
LEADING PLAYER *This Role Could Be Male or Female* 16+ // Vocal Range: Db3 - Ab4 Dance: Required. Role requires strong sense of physicality and movement. Experience not necessarily required, but dance audition required for this role. The ultimate 'ring leader.' Masterfully charming and manipulative, the Leading Player is a chameleon of sorts. Guides Pippin through his own story and tries to intervene at the end. Excellent mover. Obsessed with putting on a great show for the audience.
PIPPIN 17-27 yrs old // Vocal Range: G2 - Ab4 Dance: Required Our story's young and confused protagonist. He is longing to find his purpose in life. Naive, innocent, and discontent. Eventually finds love, and meaning in life, with Catherine and Theo.
LEWIS 17-27 yrs old Dance: Not required. Charlemagne and Fastrada’s son. Strong and not bright. Pippin’s halfbrother and after Pippin, heir to the throne. Addicted to the physical, Lewis loves weight lifting, Lewis loves wrestling, but most of all, Lewis loves Lewis. Requires good physicality.
THEO Catherine’s son. 7-14 yrs old. This role will be auditioned by invitation only.
ENSEMBLE - Heavily featured throughout. Ensemble “Players” play many other roles; they represent the influences and voices in Pippin’s head. Includes substantial and difficult choreography. Dance: Required. Role requires strong sense of physicality and movement. Experience not necessarily required, but dance audition required for this role.
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Director - Natalie Novacek
First Rehearsal - June 18th
Opening Night - July 1st
Closing Night -11th
CHIP TOLENTINO - An athletic, social, boy scout and champion of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, he returns to defend his title, but he finds puberty hitting at an inopportune moment. (C4 - B5)
LOGAINNE SCHWARTZANDGRUNENIERRE (SCHWARTZY) - Logainne is the youngest and most politically aware speller, often making comments about current political figures. She is driven by internal and external pressure, but above all by a desire to win to make her two fathers proud. She is somewhat of a neat freak, speaks with a lisp, and will be back next year. (A3 - F5)
LEAF CONEYBEAR - The second runner-up in his district, Leaf gets into the competition on a lark and finds everything about the bee incredibly amusing. He is home-schooled and comes from a large family of former hippies. He has severe ADD and spells words correctly while in a trance. (A3 - A5)
WILLIAM BARFEE - A Putnam County Spelling Bee finalist last year, he was eliminated because of an allergic reaction to peanuts and is back for vindication. His famous Magic Foot method of spelling has boosted him to spelling glory, even though he only has one working nostril and a touchy, bullying personality. He develops a crush on Olive. (E4 - B5)
MARCY PARK - A recent transfer from Virginia, Marcy placed ninth in last year's nationals. She speaks six languages, is a member of all-American hockey, a championship rugby player, plays Chopin and Mozart on multiple instruments, sleeps only three hours a night, hides in the bathroom cabinet, and is getting very tired of always winning. She is the poster child for the Over-Achieving Student, and attends a Catholic school called Our Lady of Intermittent Sorrows. She is also not allowed to cry. (C4 - E5)
OLIVE OSTROVSKY - A young newcomer to competitive spelling. Her mother is in an ashram in India, and her father is working late, as usual, but he is trying to come sometime during the bee. Having found comfort in its words and vastness, Olive made friends with her dictionary at a very young age, helping her to make it to the competition. She starts enormously shy, and shyly blossoms. (B3 - F5)
RONA LISA PERETTI - The number-one realtor in Putnam County, a former Putnam County Spelling Bee Champion herself, and the returning moderator. She is a sweet woman who loves children, but she can be very stern when it comes to dealing with Vice Principal Panch and his feelings for her. Her interest in the competition is unflagging and drives it forward. (B3 - F5)
DOUGLAS PANCH - The Vice Principal. Frustrated with his life, he finds the drive of the young spellers alien to him. After five years' absence from the Bee, Panch returns as judge. There was an incident at the Twentieth Annual Bee, but he claims to be in a better place now, thanks to a high-fiber diet and Jungian analysis. He is infatuated with Rona Lisa Peretti, but she does not return his affections.
MITCH MAHONEY - The Official Comfort Counselor. An ex-convict, Mitch is performing his community service with the Bee, and hands out juice boxes to losing students. He has no idea how to offer comfort, but does find himself wishing he could find a way to make the kids feel better. (E4 - A5)
Jesus Christ Superstar
Director - Paul Stancato
First Rehearsal - July 2nd
Opening Night - July 15th
Closing Night - August 1st
JUDAS - 20s-30s; Jesus’ strategic confidante; dedicated, passionate, conflicted, unshakably practical; torn between an aggressive sense of self-preservation and the ideals of Jesus’ religious movement; Rock Tenor - low D to high E
JESUS - 20s-30s; as much a pop culture idol as a religious leader; driven, charismatic, attractive, sincere; has a greater understanding of the dangers and matters at hand than any of his followers; Rock Tenor - low Bb to high E
MARY MAGDALENE - 8-30; struggles with aligning her worldly past with Jesus’ message; hopeful, steadfast, fragile, sweet with an edge; Folk Mezzo - low G# to B
PONTIUS PILATE - 30s-40s; Roman Governor; calculated, thoughtful, adept at handling pressure, not quick to use the gravity of his power; Rock Baritenor - low A to Bb
CAIPHAS - 30s-50s; High Priest of the Pharisees; at the top of a crumbling system and violently resistant to conceding his place; cold, severe, strategic; Bass - low C to middle F
SIMON - 20s-40s; particularly enthusiastic supporter of the anarchist aspect of Jesus’ mission; reckless, extreme, ready for an uprising; Rock Tenor
HEROD - 30s-50s; King of Galilee responsible for determining the fate of its Jewish captives; corrupt, condescending, decadent, charming with a sneer; Baritenor - low B to high B
DISCIPLES, PRIESTS, ENSEMBLE - 20s-40s; must be singers who are at home in pop/rock stylings; must move very well; strong sight reading and musicianship skills a plus
The Robber Bridgroom
Director - Dan Danielowski
First Rehearsal - July 23rd
Opening Night - August 5th
Closing Night - 15th
JAMIE LOCKHART - gentleman robber. Very Charming. Age Range 20s to 30s. Ideally plays the guitar.
CLEMMENT MUSGROVE - wealthy planter, father of Rosamund. Age Range 50s
SALOME - Musgrove’s second wife; unpleasant, strong willed. Age Range 40s – 50s
ROSAMUND - beautiful, if willful, daughter; naïve and trusting. Age Range 20s
LITTLE HARP - not very bright robber, foe of Jamie. Age Range 20s – 30s
BIG HARP - the head of Little Harp’s older brother, brains of their thievery. Age Range 30s
GOAT - a simpleton boy. Age Range 20s to 30s
GOAT’S MOTHER - too many ugly children on her hands. Age Range 40s to 60s
AIRIE - Goat’s sister, also none too bright. Age Range 20s to 30s
RAVEN - Enigmatic, watchful bird (not gender specific). Age Range 20s to 30s
ENSEMBLE - Residents of Rodney who sing, dance and set the scene. Various ages.
Ain't Misbehavin'
Music by Fats Waller
Created by Richard Maltby Jr.
Director- Gregory Omar Osbourne
Music Director- Michael McBride
First rehearsal- August 6th
Opening Night- August 19th
Closing- August 29th
ANDRE - An unrepentant party hound. A flirt and a bit of a womanizer. Gender: Male Ethnicity: Black/African descent Age: 25 to 45 Vocal range top: E6 Vocal range bottom: G2
ARMELIA - A strong-willed woman who is unafraid to share her thoughts. She is confident and at ease in her body. Gender: Female Ethnicity: Black/African descent Age: 25 to 45 Vocal range top: C6 Vocal range bottom: G3
CHARLAINE - A sweet, young lady. Very innocent. Gender: Female Ethnicity: Black/African descent Age: 18 to 25 Vocal range top: G5 Vocal range bottom: G3
KEN - Jovial, cheerful, and loud. Larger than life. Gender: Male Ethnicity: Black/African descent Age: 25 to 45 Vocal range top: C6 Vocal range bottom: D3
NELL - Confident and charming. A knowledgeable woman of the world. Gender: Female Ethnicity: Black/African descent Age: 30 to 45 Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: F
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
By Alan Janes
Director- TBD
First rehearsal- August 24th
Opening Night- September 9th
Closing- September 19th
BUDDY- Male, 20's-early 30's- Seeking strong actor/musician who can become Buddy Holly. Must possess strong guitar skills and have ability to sing in the style of Buddy.
MARIA ELENA HOLLY - Attractive, under 25 of Hispanic-American extraction. Classy and well- educated. Must be able to sing and musical ability an advantage.
J.P. RICHARDSON – THE BIG BOPPER - A former DJ, he is a Texan with an irrepressible larger-than-life character. 6ft and above, with the ability to command the stage on his own as a single performer. His key song is “Chantilly Lace”. Must be able to act and the ability to play a musical instrument an advantage but not prohibitive.
RITCHIE VALENS - Good looking, Hispanic-American. Ritchie is an attractive, handsome boy with serious charisma, a dedicated eye for the ladies, and the ability to hold the stage in his own right. His key song is “La Bamba”. This actor will also cover other roles in the show and ability to plays guitar or horn a plus.
NORMAN PETTY - Under 40, a record producer from Clovis, New Mexico, with a businesslike manner and a love of making records. Must be able to sing and have the ability to play a musical instrument.
APOLLO PERFORMER - Male, African-American with the ability to hold the stage on his own. Must have good comic timing and be able to act, and have the ability to play a musical instrument. (horn player a plus)
APOLLO PERFORMER - Female, African-American with the ability to hold the stage on her own. Key song “Party”. Must have good comic timing. The ability to play a musical instrument is an advantage but not a prerequisite.
TOMMY - Male, who is the 4th Cricket. Ability to play guitar is required as this actor will also cover other roles in the show. Ability to cover the Buddy Holly role a plus.
What A Wonderful World
by Jermey Desmon
Music Supervisor- Jesse Vargas
Director- Paul Stancato
Music Director- Michael McBride
First rehearsal- November 11th
Opening Night- December 2nd
Closing- December 12th
LUCY (female, 20s/30s) Idealistic. Plucky. Loyal. An aspiring artist, Lucy came to New York in search of her place in the world. She believes in the inherent goodness of people; her optimism in the human spirit is infectious. It also gets her in trouble.
JACK (male, 20s/30s) Ambitious. Charismatic. Cynical. Great hair. With a chip on his shoulder, Jack is a high-powered advertising executive gunning for his next score. Smooth with the ladies and emotionally distant, he’s not the guy you’d peg to don a red velvet suit and pass out toys to girls and boys. Oops.
SANTA CLAUS (male) At first glance, he’s the jolly, bearded gent of yore with a belly full of jelly. But he’s now at a turning point: after a century in the sleigh, he doesn’t quite have the passion for the grind he once did. Might it be time to pass the reins?
MRS. CLAUS (female) The bespectacled, gray-haired matron of The North Pole, she’s always been satisfied as the “woman behind the Big Man.” When she’s forced to step up and save Christmas, she realizes she likes calling the shots! And she’s great at it.
RHUBARB (female, ageless) Santa’s no-nonsense, upbeat Head Elf with an aggressively “cheerful” demeanor. Loves Christmas with a chipper, adorable intensity heretofore unknown in the mortal world.
TOPHER (male, 20s/30s) Unflinchingly kind and warmhearted. Almost “too nice,” Topher runs Kringlez Kidz, a children’s charity. If Santa were a socially awkward young professional in mid-century Manhattan, this jovial square is how you’d imagine him.
ENSEMBLE The ensemble plays a number of roles, including various children, diner denizens, a sparkle of elves (including Cinnamon, Juniper, Gingersnap, Glitterpants, Becky and others), Annie, Beverly, Carol, Hildy, Chester, Operator, bar patrons, Naughty Girl, Accountant Elf, Postmaster Elf, Santa’s Workshop Elf, Air Traffic Control Elf, Rusty (The Coal Miner Elf), Mrs. Callaway, Businessman, Kringlez Kidz Dancers, partygoers, security guards and others.
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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