Weston Theater Company 2024 Season Equity Ensemble Singers (Afternoon - all genders) - Weston Theater Company Auditions

Weston Theater Company 2024 Season - NYC ECC Singers (Afternoon - All genders)
Weston Theater Company | Weston, VT

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, February 15, 2024
3:00 PM (E)

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep
$776 weekly minimum (LORT D)

SEEKING

Equity chorus singers for Weston Theater Company's 2024 Season (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief selection (16 bars or 30-seconds-ish) in the style of a show in the season. Please also have your book and a hard-copy picture/resume available. If unable to attend this in-person audition, performers may send a picture/resume for consideration to submissions@michaelcassara.net.

LOCATION

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

PERSONNEL

Executive Artistic Director: Susanna Gellert
Choreographer for Pippin: Felicity Stiverson

Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Michael Cassara, CSA

See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production specific dates.

OTHER

ECC Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. 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 attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

Weston Theater Company 2024 Season

JERSEY BOYS

Director: John Simpkins
Choreographer: TBD
Music Director: TBD
First rehearsal: May 21st
First preview: June 12th
Opening: June 14th
Closing: July 14th

PLEASE NOTE: Actor-instrumentalist skills are also useful for any of these ensemble roles (piano, guitar, bass, brass & reeds)

SEEKING:

[MARY DELGADO AND OTHERS] 20s-30s, female, white. Tough, seen it all,” Italian-American, Jersey girl, Frankie’s wife. She has a killer sense of humor. Doubles as a variety of other roles including a member of a 60s style girl group. Strong belt (high straight tone soprano also useful) - should dance well.

[LORRAINE AND OTHERS] 20s-30s, female, white. Frankie’s girlfriend. Educated, not from Jersey, a career girl. Doubles as a variety of other roles including a member of a 60s style girl group and a tough-as-nails Jersey girl. Strong high belt (to high F) (and high straight tone soprano also useful) - should dance well.

[FRANCINE VALLI AND OTHERS] 20s-30s, female, white. Frankie’s daughter - she’s named for, doted on and deeply loved by Frankie. She’s a Jersey girl - vulnerably, she acts out to make up for lack of attention from her dad. Doubles as a variety of other roles including a member of a 60s style girl group and a tough-as-nails Jersey girl. Strong high belt (to high F) (and high straight tone soprano also useful) - should dance well.

[NORM WAXMAN AND OTHERS] 20s-30s, male, white. Owns a private money lending agency. Doubles as various/assorted roles. Strong tenor/bari-tenor who moves well.

[BARRY BELSON AND OTHERS] 20s-40s, male, Black. Doubles as various/assorted roles. Strong tenor to high C, ideally with a strong falsetto to G above high C - with the ability to riff in rhythm-and-blues style.

[JOE PESCI AND OTHERS] 20s-30s, male, white - must be 5’9” or shorter. Young, energetic and funny - Doubles as various/assorted roles, may cover Frankie.

[ENSEMBLE] 18+, any ethnicity/race, all gender identities. Strong singer/dancer/actors.

PIPPIN

Director: Susanna Gellert
Music Director: Larry Pressgrove
Choreographer: Felicity Stiverson
First rehearsal: July 2nd
First tech: July 20th
First preview: July 24th
Opening: July 26th
Closing: August 17th

SEEKING:

[ENSEMBLE ROLES] any ethnicity/race, 18+, all gender identities. Versatile singer/dancers to play a variety of roles.