WEATHERVANE THEATRE 2016 SEASON Equity Chorus Calls - Weathervane Repertory Theatre Auditions

Call Type
Equity Chorus

Time(s)
Equity Chorus Calls - Wednesday, April 13, 2016
9:30 AM - Equity Male Singers
11:30 AM - Equity Female Singers
2 PM - Equity Male Dancers
4 PM - Equity Female Dancers

Contract
LOA
ref. to LORT, salary TBD

Location
Actors' Equity Association NYC Audition Center
165 West 46th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10036

Seeking
AEA singers and dancers for 2016 rotating repertory company.

Each will perform in 5-6 of the season's shows. Packages are subject to change. ALL ROLES ARE OPEN. Weathervane is looking for singers/ comic actors/good movers.

See breakdown

Preparation
Singers: Prepare 16 bars of a Pop or Broadway Song.

Dancers: Wear jazz or character shoes. Also prepare 16 bars of a Pop or Broadway song in case asked to sing.

Bring picture and resume

Other Dates
NYC EPA 4/12, 9:30-5:30 at AEA

NYC ECCs 4/13, at AEA, 9:30am male singers, 11:30am female singers, 2pm male dancers, 4pm female dancers)

Boston EPA 4/8, 10am to 5pm, at Boston Playwrights Theatre

Other
weathervanetheatre.org

NOTE: There will be 2 AEA Actors hired under Chorus Contracts, to be cast among all available tracks.

Personnel
Artistic Director: Jacques Stewart
Music Director: Colin Keating

· Chorus rules are in effect.

· A monitor will be provided.

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

NO JOBBERS. WV practices non-traditional casting. WV HIRES MINORITY ACTORS.
Rehearsals begin June 27, season ends September 3.

Weathervane Repertory Theatre, (www.WeathervaneTheatre.org) a summer theatre celebrating its 51st season in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, will hold Auditions for its 2016 repertory company.

The Weathervane is the only American alternating repertory theatre rotating 5 musicals and 2 plays in a two month season.

MAMMA MIA
music and lyrics by Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson
book by Catherine Johnson
__________

MEET THE BEATLES
musical revue with music and lyrics by various artists
__________

DRIVING MISS DAISY
by Alfred Uhry
__________

THE KING AND I
music by Richard Rodgers
lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II
__________

Harper Lee's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
dramatized by Christopher Sergel
__________

THE WIZ
songs by Charles Smalls
book by William F. Brown
__________

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
written by Rick Elice.

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SEEKING:

Singers and Dancers for the ensemble.
There will be 2 AEA Performers hired under AEA Chorus Contracts, to be cast from the available tracks below in the 2016 rotating repertory company:

Each is contracted to perform roles in 5-6 of the season's shows. Packages are subject to change. ALL ROLES ARE OPEN. Weathervane is looking for singers/ comic actors/good movers.

Following is the initial draft breakdown:

Female Actor #1 – plays DOROTHY in THE WIZ and 5 other roles

Female Actor #2 – plays SOPHIE in MAMMA MIA, and 5 other roles

Female Actor #3 – plays DONNA in MAMMA MIA and 5 other roles

Female Actor #4 – plays EVILINE in THE WIZ and 5 other roles

Male Actor #1 – plays SCARECROW in THE WIZ and 5 other roles

Male Actor #2 – plays STACHE in PETER AND THE STARCATCHER and 5 other roles

Male Actor #3 – plays SAM in MAMMA MIA and 5 other roles

Male Actor #4 – plays LION in THE WIZ and 5 other roles

Male Actor #5 – plays KING in THE KING AND I and 5 other roles