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SHOW BOAT Equity Chorus Call Dancers - Lyric Opera of Chicago Auditions

Posted June 18, 2011
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SHOW BOAT - Lyric Opera of Chicago

SHOW BOAT
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chicago, IL


Call Type
Non-Required Chorus

Date of Audition
7/18/2011

Location
Civic Opera House
20 N. Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60606
Stage Door entrance, corner of Washington & Wacker


Time(s)
10:00 AM - Registration
11:00 AM - Class
12:00 PM - Audition
5:00 PM - Callbacks (if necessary)

Appointments
You must make an appointment to audition. Walk-ins will not be seen. Please call Stephanie Karr at (312) 827-3567 to schedule an audition.
> A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Personnel
This new production will be directed by Francesa Zambello with choreographer Michele Lynch, associate choreographer Eric Sean Fogel, and ballet mistress August Tye.

Other Dates
Rehearsals begin January 16, 2012, with 12 performances running from February 12 through March 17, 2012.

Breakdown

Show Boat requires 14 solo dancers: 3 African American Female; 3 African American Male; 3 Caucasian Female; 3 Caucasian Male; plus 1 African American Female and 1 African American Male understudy.

Stylized, period dancers with special vaudeville skills (i.e. juggling, tumbling, etc.) are encouraged to audition.

Please be prepared to show a government-issued photo identification card to gain access to the Civic Opera House. All applicants must have valid eligibility to work in the United States. Lyric Opera will not apply for working permits for foreign dancers.

Contract
Other
AGMA - Actor min. $1548.50/wk

Seeking
Male and Female dancers who are athletic, highly trained in ballet and jazz, and have musical theater experience. See breakdown.

Breakdown
A breakdown has been added for this notice. See below.

Preparation
Dancers should bring comfortable ballet shoes for class and character shoes for the auditions. Women’s character shoes must have a heel (of any height). Please make sure to wear simple dance clothes that show the dance line. Bring government-issued photo ID.

Other
All applicants must check in and register for the audition before the audition class. A résumé and headshot are required for registration.

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

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.


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