TRULY, HOWARD HUGHES Equity Ensemble Singers (All genders) - York Theatre Company Auditions

TRULY, HOWARD HUGHES - NYC ECC Singers (All Genders)

York Theatre Company | New York, NY

Notice: Audition

Call Type: ECC

AUDITION DATE

Friday, July 10, 2026
9:30 AM (E)

CONTRACT

Off Broadway
$916 weekly minimum + pension/health + media fee.

SEEKING

Equity Chorus singers for roles in TRULY, HOWARD HUGHES

SEEKING:

[ ENSEMBLE SINGERS/DANCERS ]

SEEKING

well-rounded singer/dancers to portray various characters throughout the ensemble. For many roles, tap dancing will be very important. Everyone will need to sing very well. Principal covers will come from the ensemble. Especially looking for a HOWARD HUGHES, JR. cover (see below for that character description).

HOWARD HUGHES, JR. COVER: Will be a part of the ensemble and cover the role of HOWARD: 30s, male-identified character. Lyric baritone to tenor in range. Famous, naturally elegant, notoriously very tall. Texas born. An American film producer of the 1930s and 1940s, an inventor, and an aviator who designed aircraft that advanced the art of flying.

PREPARATION

Please bring a hardcopy of your picture/resume, stapled. Please prepare a short cut of a song in the style of the show (traditional musical theatre, preferably something with line). Please bring sheet music. An audition pianist will be provided.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Producing Artistic Director: Joseph Hayward
Managing Director: Wendy Hall
Music: James Scully
Lyrics: Frank Evans & Chad Gorn
Book: Frank Evans, Jennifer Paulson-Lee, & James Scully
Music Direction and Arrangements: Scott Cady
Orchestrations: Doug Besterman
Assoc. Dir./Chor.: David Elder
Casting: Jason Styres / The Casting Collaborative

Expected to attend:
Jennifer Paulson-Lee (Director/Choreographer)
Kelly Sheehan (Assistant Choreographer)
Jason Styres (Casting Director)

OTHER DATES

1st Rehearsal: August 11, 2026
1st Preview: September 9, 2026
Opening: September 17, 2026
Closing: October 4, 2026

OTHER

SYNOPSIS: Truly, Howard Hughes is an unconventional love story following one of the 20th Century's most fascinating figures: aviator, filmmaker, businessman, and recluse, Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. The story unfolds as Hughes revisits his extraordinary life during his final moments, confronting the one thing his power and fortune could never secure, and leaves us with a haunting question: Would you, if you could?

ECC Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Equity’s

CONTRACT

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