RENT & HANDS ON A HARDBODY - New Line Theatre
NEW LINE SEEKS MULTI-RACIAL CASTS
FOR “RENT” AND THE REGIONAL PREMIERE
OF “HANDS ON A HARDBODY,”
AUDITIONS ON OCTOBER 21 and 28
New Line Theatre will hold open auditions for two shows, RENT and HANDS ON A HARDBODY, on two Mondays nights, October 21 and 28, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., at the Washington University South Campus building (formerly CBC High School), 6501 Clayton Road, just east of Big Bend, in the second floor theatre. This is NOT on the Washington University main campus. Performers need to come to only one of the dates. No roles have been pre-cast.
Both shows will run twelve performances over four weeks -- Rent runs March 6-29, 2014, and Hands on a Hardbody runs May 29-June 21, 2014.
For Rent, New Line is looking for a multi-racial cast of 16 adult men and women -- we are very eager to cast actors of color. We do not cast anyone under 17. We need intelligent singing actors who are willing to take risks onstage. Performers are asked to bring a prepared contemporary theatre song, preferably in rock or pop style, with printed piano music for our pianist (no tapes and no a cappella). Performers may also be asked to sing from the score.
For Hands on a Hardbody, New Line is looking for a multi-racial cast of 15 adult men and women, ranging in age from early 20s to 60s -- we are very eager to cast actors of color. We do not cast anyone under 17. We need intelligent singing actors who are willing to take risks onstage. Performers are asked to bring a prepared contemporary theatre song, preferably in rock or country style, with printed piano music for our pianist (no tapes and no a cappella). Performers may also be asked to sing from the score.
Rehearsals for Rent will begin in early January and rehearsals for Hands on a Hardbody will begin in early April. Both shows will rehearse on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m.for the first part of our process, and then on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings the last couple weeks, plus every night the week the show opens. Rehearsals are at First Congregational Church of St. Louis, in University City. Performances are at the Washington University South Campus Theatre, 6501 Clayton Road. Performers will share a guaranteed 20% of box office receipts.
No appointments are necessary. All performers should arrive for the audition before 7:00 p.m. New Line is a non-union professional theatre company and is always very eager to find multi-racial casts. Call
314-773-6526 or email info@NewLineTheatre.com for more information.
ABOUT NEW LINE THEATRE
New Line Theatre is a professional company dedicated to involving the people of the St. Louis region in the exploration and creation of daring, provocative, socially and politically relevant works of musical theatre. New Line was created back in 1991 at the vanguard of a new wave of nonprofit musical theatre just starting to take hold across the country. New Line has given birth to several world premiere musicals over the years and has brought back to life several shows that did not do well in their original New York productions. Altogether, New Line has produced 68 musicals since 1991, and the company was recently given its own entry in the latest edition of the Cambridge Guide to American Theatre. New Line receives funding from the Regional Arts Commission, the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation, and the Missouri Arts Council.
New Line’s next show is the regional premiere of
Night of the Living Dead, running Oct. 10-Nov. 2. Visit our website at
www.NewLineTheatre.com for details.
