CABARET - Norwalk CT EPA
Music Theatre of Connecticut
AUDITION DATE
Thu, Jan 17, 2019
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an Appointment, email Alex at admin@musictheatreofct.com or call (203) 454-3883 M-F 11am - 3pm
CONTRACT
SPT SPT 5; $425
SEEKING
Equity actors/singers who move. Ethnic Minorities are STRONGLY encouraged to attend. Connecticut and Westchester talent a plus.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a song in the style of the show. Please bring a picture & resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Music Theatre of Connecticut
509 Westport Ave
Norwalk, CT 06851
free parking on site
PERSONNEL
CABARET - Masteroff/Kander/Ebb
Director: Kevin Connors
Musical Director: Tom Conroy
Choreographer: TBA
Present at the audition will be Kevin Connors (Artistic Director and CABARET director), Jim Schilling (managing director), Tom Conroy (musical director), and Alex Mongillo (administrative manager)
OTHER DATES
CABARET rehearses at the theatre March 16 - 28, 2019. The production runs March 29 - April 14, 2019 - Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 4pm & 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm. MTC is one hour via Metro North (New Haven Line) from Grand Central and Metro North train fare is paid by the theatre.
OTHER
Music Theatre of Connecticut, currently in its 32nd season, is located in Norwalk, CT. The company has won numerous Best awards and Connecticut Crtitics' Circle Awards and Nominations, including the prestigious Killen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Professional Theatre, joining Long Wharf, Hartford Stage and the Westport Playhouse.
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
EMCEE – tenor, 30-50; the host/master of ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub--presented as a gender-questionable character comfortable with being close to both men and women; comedic, lovable; charismatic, great dancer; appearance flexible, speaks with a German accent.
SALLY BOWLES – soprano w/ strong belt; 25 – 35, a British cabaret singer at the Kit Kat Klub, a quirky character who comes across as flighty, yet at times struggles with knowing the darkness of the reality of her life as a cabaret performer; strong dance; speaks with a British accent.
CLIFF BRADSHAW – bari/tenor; an American novelist and English teacher traveling to Berlin; a closeted gay man exploring his sexuality; light dance/stage combat; speaks with an American accent.
FRAULEIN KOST – alto/belter; 30 – 40, another of Fraulein Schneider’s roomers, earns money by offering favors to sailors, exhibits a strong sexual comfort and commanding nature; good dance; speaks with a German Accent
FRAULEIN SCHNEIDER - alto; 50+, a landlady who rents rooms in her large flat; comfortable with stage movement and light dance (waltz); speaks with a German accent.
HERR SCHULTZ - tenor; 50+, one of Fraulein Schneider’s roomers and the proprietor of a fruit shop; comfortable with stage movement and light dance; speaks with a German accent.
ERNST – baritone, 30-40, friendly and likable German, takes English lessons from Cliff, and smuggles funds for the Nazi party; some stage combat/light dance, speaks with a German accent.
MAN 1 – great singer/dancer who acts well, tenor, 24-30, plays multiple roles including Nazi Youth singing “Tomorrow Belongs to Me”
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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