42ND STREET MOON 2019-2020 SEASON - San Francisco EPA Days
42nd Street Moon
AUDITION DATES
Fri, Apr 05, 2019
3:00 pm - 9:00 pm (PDT)
Sat, Apr 06, 2019
11:00 am - 5:00 pm (PDT)
APPOINTMENTS
Appointments made be made through our website at www.42ndstmoon.org/auditions or by calling 415-255-8207, Tue-Fri 11 AM-5 PM
CONTRACT
Bay Area Theatre Minimum - $613/wk
SEEKING
All roles available for all listed shows except SCROOGE IN LOVE (Seeking ensemble only; all principal roles are cast). See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Please prepare approx. one minute each of two contrasting numbers from the musical theatre canon. Provide sheet music in the proper key. No a capella, no pre-recorded accompaniments.
LOCATION
Moon Space
250 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
Park at Civic Ctr or Perf Arts Garages; Civic Ctr BART is 2 blocks away
PERSONNEL
See breakdown. Daren A.C. Carollo and Daniel Thomas, Executive Directors
OTHER DATES
HOT MIKADO: First rehearsal 9/10/19; Opening 9/25/19; Closing 10/13/19
SCROOGE IN LOVE: First rehearsal 11/19/19; Opening 12/4/19; Closing 12/22/19
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER: First rehearsal 2/11/20; Opening 2/26/20; Closing 3/14/20
THE PAJAMA GAME: First rehearsal 3/31/20; Opening 4/15/20; Closing 5/3/20
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG: First rehearsal 4/21/20; Opening 5/13/20; Closing 6/14/20
OTHER
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG will be both the 1934 play and the 1981 musical, presented in repertory with the same actors.
The 42nd Street Moon family believes talent, dedication, and passion transcends race, ethnicity, gender, or physical ability, and we cast our shows according to that belief.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of audition.
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
HOT MIKADO
Note: seeking a fully ethnically diverse cast for this show. All should be able to sing in a 1930s-40s hot jazz or swing style.
Mikado: 40-50, tenor. Showman, the big cat. Should tap.
Nanki-Poo: 20s, tenor. Fresh-faced rock crooner. Trumpet playing a plus.
Yum-Yum: 18-30, soprano. Sincere, honest.
Pitti-Sing: 20-30, mezzo. Matter-of-fact, a little brash.
Peep-Bo: 18-28, mezzo. Cynical, sarcastic.
Pish-Tush: 20s-30s, tenor. Rash, too cool for his own good.
Ko-Ko: 30-50, tenor. All-around nice guy.
Poo-Bah: 30-50, bartione/tenor. Clever, selfish.
Katisha: 30-40. alto/mezzo. Spurned femme fatale.
Ensemble: 20s and up, all types. Dancers/strong movers and part-singers.
SCROOGE IN LOVE
Ensemble: 20s-50s. All voice ranges. Good character actors, strong movers.
Note: All other roles have been cast.
A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
Montague Monty Navarro: 30s, high baritone. Clever, charming, endearing.
Miss Shingle: 20s'-30s, soprano. Mysterious visitor.
Sibella Hallward: 20s-30, soprano. The girl Monty loves.
Phoebe D'Ysquith: 20s-30s, soprano. Monty's cousin.
The D'Ysquith Family: baritone. One actor to play nine male and female roles.
Ensemble: 20s and up, great character actors/singers. All play multiple roles.
THE PAJAMA GAME
Sid Sorokin: 30s, high baritone. Proud, strong-willed, charming.
Babe WIlliams: 25-30s, mezzo. Strong, feisty but sensitive.
Hines: 30s-40s, baritone. Jealous but with a kind heart.
Gladys: 20s-30s, mezzo. Flirty, fun. Excellent Fosse-style dancer.
Prez: 30s-40s, tenor. Naïve but determined, a little goofy.
Mabel: 30s-50s, mezzo. Earnest but occasionally crass.
Hasler: 40s-60, non-singing. Demanding, uptight.
Pop: 45-60, non-singing. Kind, understanding.
Ensemble: 20s-30s, strong actor/singers/movers, some must be excellent jazz or Fosse-style dancers.
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
Note: Descriptions are for both musical and play.
Beth Spencer: 25-35, mezzo. Naïve, insecure, hopeless romantic.
Charley (musical)/Jonathan (play): 25-40, tenor. Stubborn, intense optimist.
Franklin (musical)/Richard (play): 25-40, tenor. Talented, handsome, misled, tormented. Piano a plus.
Gussie: 25-35, alto/mezzo. Greedy, seductive.
Joe: 35-50, high baritone. Big-talking Broadway producer.
Mary (musical)/Julia (play): 30-45, mezzo. Sardonic, bitter, witty.
Meg: 18-25, mezzo. Starry-eyed, naïve, ambitious.
Ensemble: 20s-50s, all voice ranges. Good character actors, some should be strong movers/dancers.
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 audition.
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