AUDITIONS FOR
2017 BAY STREET THEATER
KISS ME, KATE CONCERT
ANNOUNCED
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce auditions. No phone calls please.
Date of Audition
Saturday June 24, 2017 2pm-4pm
Location
Bay Street Theater
Corner of Bay and Main Street
Sag Harbor, NY
Personnel
Will Pomerantz-- Director
John Sullivan-Associate Producer
Contract
29 Hour Reading Guidelines
Production Information
The production is an outdoor concert reading, Rehearsals will be held in NYC August 21-23, Sag Harbor August 24 and there will be two performances at Mashashimuet Park the evenings of August 25 & 26.
Seeking
M/F Actors. Refer to Breakdown
Preparation
2 contrasting 16 bars of music from the Broadway Songbook prior to 1960.
Accompanist will be provided
Other
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
Actors with local housing strongly encouraged to attend.
CASTING BREAKDOWN for KISS ME, KATE
Lois Lane - (20's/30's) young actress and singer; impressionable, but also ambitious; lively and vivacious, she must be a very strong singer and mover; doubles as Bianca
Bill Calhoun - (20's/30's) a ne'er-do-well, but with a good heart, Bill is interested in the easy way to making it; must be very strong mover and singer; doubles as Lucentio, one of Bianca's suitors
Paul - (20's/30's) Fred's dresser - resourceful, quick on his feet, appealing; a good mover and singer; in relationship with Hattie; doubles as Gremio, a manservant to Petruchio
Hattie - (20's/30's) Lilli's dresser - really cares about Lilli; knows how to take care of a vulnerable diva, but also has a sense of fun; good mover and singer; in relationship with Paul; doubles as The Haberdasher
General Howell (40's/50's) - an upright, straight arrow, Republican-leaning general in the US army; will do pretty much anything for Lilli; doubles as Hortensio, one of Bianca's suitors
Gunman 1 - Classic hoodlum/gangster type; maybe not as tough as a New York gangster (this is Baltimore, after all), but pretty close; must have good sense of humor and be able to deliver a song
Gunman 2 - Pretty close to the description of Gunman 1, but of course he would have a different opinion (ie he is clearly the better Gunman)
Ralph (20s-40's) - The stage manager for Taming of the Shrew; conscientious and always at Fred's side, making sure things keep rolling; doubles as Nathaniel
Ensemble Women (20's-30's) - doubles various roles
Ensemble Men (20's-30's) - doubles various roles
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is a year-round, not-for-profit professional theater and community cultural center which endeavors to innovate, educate, and entertain a diverse community through the practice of the performing arts. We serve as a social and cultural gathering place, an educational resource, and a home for a community of artists.
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