A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER - GAINESVILLE, FL EPA
HIPPODROME STATE THEATRE
NEW
Hippodrome State Theatre
25 SE 2nd Pl
Gainesville, FL 32601-6567
Tue, Jan 31, 2023
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (EST)
Break: 1:00 - 1:30pm
To make an audition appointment, please email Hippauditions@gmail.com with your time requests. All Equity members who submit will be seen. We will see non union actors as time permits.
SPT
$549 weekly minimum
Equity actors for roles in A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER by Robert L Freedman, and Steven Lutvak (see breakdown).
If you choose to submit an audition video with the requested material, please send to Hippauditions@gmail.com no later than 6pm on Tuesday January 31, 2023. The Hipp prefers youtube or vimeo links.
Please prepare a comedic one-minute monologue and a short song in the style of the piece. Please bring a headshot and resume.
Artistic Director/Producer - Stephanie Lynge (expected to attend)
First rehearsal May 9, 2023
Opening June 2, 2023
Closing July 9, 2023
Possible 1 week extension
OTHER
www.thehipp.org
This show will be performed live in-person and indoors.
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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The audition room can accommodate no more than 18 individuals at a time.
The holding room is can accommodate no more than 75 individuals at a time.
When the low-born Monty Navarro finds out that he's eighth in line for an earldom in the lofty D'Ysquith family, he figures his chances of outliving his predecessors are slight and sets off down a far more ghoulish path. Can he knock off his unsuspecting relatives without being caught and become the ninth Earl of Highhurst? And what of love? Because murder isn't the only thing on Monty's mind....
Seeking:
The D’ysquith Family: Male, 30-59, Any Ethnicity. Plays a full range of characters from the same family, ranging from an off-kilter priest to a closeted bee enthusiast to a lowly custodian (each of them intrinsic “English types”). An experienced, skilled, and transformational comic who has a superb grasp on British farce. Physical comedy and stamina is a necessity.
Monty Navarro: Male, 20-39 Any ethnicity. Handsome and effortlessly charming, clever and charismatic, vulnerable and endearing, with a highly developed appreciation for life’s ironies. Monty is the engine of the plot; able to command attention and draw the audience in. While he is intent on killing off the entire family tree, he must have a winning charm that would garner anybody’s trust. High baritone with a strong top; solid low A to high A.
Sibella: Female, 20-36, any ethnicity. Sexy, flirtatious, narcissistic, willful, calculating, and irresistible. A social climber, yes, but also truly loves Monty, and in the end would do anything to protect him. Tremendous wit and high style. Strong mover. Character mezzo, low F# to high A, belting not required.
Phoebe: Female, 20-35, any ethnicity. Beautiful, virtuous, forthright, romantic, comically earnest, with a backbone of steel. She is not your typical ingénue, though. Has a sense of irony and humor, in addition to a youthful innocence behind her sophistication. Coloratura soprano up to a high sustained C# with an optional high Eb. Very flexible and agile, B below middle C on the bottom. Performers with a strong operatic background encouraged to submit.
Miss Shingle: Female, 50-69, any ethnicity. A Cockney housekeeper/governess who has served a wealthy, titled family for 30 years. She informs Monty that he is indeed a D’Ysquith. Storytelling is paramount for her role.
Woman #1: 20s-40s. Any ethnicity. Tour Guide, as well as Pub Owner’s Wife, Mrs. Pebworth, 3rd Newsboy, et al. Character woman. Mezzo soprano, G to high A.
Woman #2: Mid 20s – mid 30s. Any ethnicity. Miss Barley, an alluring artist model. Also Sibella’s Maid, Hyacinth Colleague, Phoebe’s Maid, Hilda, et al. G to high C.
Man #1: 20s – mid 30s. Any ethnicity. Appealing and attractive. Tom Copley (aka Farmer), as well as 2nd Clerk, Hyacinth Colleague, 2nd Newsboy, Actor, Ancestral Bust, Dr. Pettibone, and Magistrate et al. Bari Tenor with a strong top; solid low A to high Bb.
Man #2: 30s – 50s. Any ethnicity. A versatile and appealing character man. Plays Detective Pinckey, who has a featured number. Also plays 1st Clerk, Pub Owner, Mr. Cross, 1st Newsboy, 1st Actor, Physician, and 2nd Ancestral Bust. Bass, low C to high G#.
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