CHESS Equity Principal Auditions - Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanitites Auditions

Posted November 22, 2011
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CHESS - Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanitites

Chess
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities | Arvada, CO





Call Type
Equity Principal

Date of Audition
12/1/2011

Location
Arvada Center
6901 Wadsworth Boulevard
Arvada, CO 80003

Time(s)
Thursday and Friday
December 1st and 2nd
9:00am-1:00pm
2:00pm-5:00pm

· A monitor will notbe provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
Auditions are by appointments only and can be scheduled by calling (720) 898-7200.

Contract
LORT Non-Rep
$765/wk

Seeking
Experienced performers with strong acting and singing abilities are needed. Dance and/or strong movement is required.
Please see breakdown.

Preparation
One brief song from the show or a pop musical number. Please bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided. No taped music or a cappella allowed. A current headshot and résumé are required.

Other Dates
REHEARSALS: Begin on: Tuesday, March, 6, 2012
OPENING: Tuesday, March 27, 2012
CLOSING in Arvada: Sunday, April 15, 2012

Other
MOVE to Lone Tree & Rehearsal: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
OPEN at Lone Tree: Wednesday, April 18, 2012
CLOSE at Lone Tree: Sunday, April 29, 2012

Personnel
Rod A. Lansberry - Artistic Producer
Rod A. Lansberry - Director
David Nehls - Music Director
Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck - Choreographer

Breakdown

Freddie Trumper (Rock-Style Tenor) – American chess champion. To play 30’s. Temperamental, overly theatrical.

Florence (Mezzo/Belt) – Gregor’s young daughter. To play late 20’s early 30’s. In adulthood, acts as Freddie’s second.

Anatoly Sergievsky (Baritone) – Russia chess champion. To play 40’s Married to Svetlana, but falls in love with Florence.

Ivan Molokov (Bass) – Anatoly’s second. To play 40’s – 50’s. Russian

Walter (Bass/Baritone) – Freddie’s agent, to play late 30’s. Crass, commercial. Secretly works for the C.I.A.

Arbiter (Rock-Style High Baritone) – Judge of chess championship. To play 30’s – 40’s

Svetlana (Mezzo/Belt) – Antaloy’s Wife. To play 35- early 40’s. Russian.

Open to ethnically diverse casting of the American characters.




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