DEAD OUTLAW - NYC EPA BLT Productions, LLC | New York, NY
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Thursday, November 2, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Off Broadway
$1193 weekly minimum (Tier D)
Equity actors for roles in DEAD OUTLAW (See breakdown).
All stage management positions have been filled.
Please prepare a short song of your choice from the classic period of Rock, Soul, and Country (think roughly between the years 1955-1975). No musical theatre songs please. Bring your book. An accompanist will be provided. Also bring your headshot and resume, stapled together.
Pearl Studios (519)
519 8th Ave
12th Fl
New York, NY 10018
Holding room - Studio D
Producer: Audible Theater
Book: Itamar Moses
Music and Lyrics by Erik Della Penna and David Yazbek
Music Supervisor: Dean Sharenow
Director: David Cromer
General Manager: Jonathan Whitton, Baseline Theatrical
Casting: Tara Rubin Casting
Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Peter Van Dam, CSA
EPA also on 10/31
1st Rehearsal: on or about 1/22/24
1st Preview: on or about 2/28/24
Opening: on or about 3/10/24
Closing: on or about 4/7/24
Possible Extension: Thru 4/21/24
OTHER
Venue: Minetta Lane Theatre
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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.
DEAD OUTLAW
ACTOR 1 - Male Presenting, 40s - 50s. Any ethnicity. The Bandleader/Storyteller, who represents the author’s fascination with the story of Elmer McCurdy as it relates to fame and mortality. Narrates the show and fronts the band. Strong storyteller and singer with a direct, conversational, and powerful voice (Examples: Rockabilly, Iggy Pop). Playing an instrument is not required but if the skill exists it could be useful.
ACTOR 2 - ROLE IS CAST. Male Presenting, Mid 20s - 30s. White. Elmer McCurdy, the Dead Outlaw. A lost and angry young man with a need to matter and a few sparks of decency in his antisocial soul. A strong singer with both an edgy and vulnerable voice (Examples: Jack White and Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes). Guitar skills a plus but not required.
ACTOR 3 - ROLE IS CAST. Female Presenting, 20s - 30s. Any ethnicity. Maggie, Millicent and various roles as cast. Maggie is a young midwestern woman with a very clear plan for the American dream of success and family. Millicent grows from child to young adult in consultation with the Dead Outlaw. Doubles as various Americans from 1880 through 1976 anywhere between Searsmont, Maine and Long Beach, California. Has a rich and mournful singing voice.
ACTOR 4 - ROLE IS CAST. Male Presenting, 30s - 50s. API. Thomas Noguchi, LA County Coroner to the Stars. Doubles as James Patterson and various Americans of complex morality from 1880 through 1976 anywhere between Searsmont, Maine and Long Beach, California. Sings in all styles with a focus on old school crooning, à la Rat Pack.
ACTOR 5 - Male Presenting, 20s - 40s. Indigenous. Actor Who Is Not Playing Andy Payne. Doubles as Luke Johnson, Elmer’s Accomplice and various Americans of complex morality from 1880 through 1976 anywhere between Searsmont, Maine and Long Beach, California. Sings in all styles, a good harmonizer with a wide vocal range.
ACTOR 6 - Male Presenting, 20s - 60s. Any Ethnicity. Coroner Johnson. Doubles as Dwain Esper and various Americans of complex morality from 1880 through 1976 anywhere between Searsmont, Maine and Long Beach, California. Sings in all styles, a good harmonizer with a wide vocal range.
ACTOR 7 - ROLE IS CAST. Male Presenting, 20s - 40s. Any Ethnicity. Charles Patterson. Doubles as Louis from Iola and various Americans of complex morality from 1880 through 1976 anywhere between Searsmont, Maine and Long Beach, California. Sings in all styles, a good harmonizer with a wide vocal range.
ACTOR 8 – ROLE IS CAST. Male Presenting, 20s - 60s. Any Ethnicity. Louis Sonney. Doubles as William Root and various Americans of complex morality from 1880 through 1976 anywhere between Searsmont, Maine and Long Beach, California. Sings in all styles, a good harmonizer with a wide vocal range.
4 OFFSTAGE UNDERSTUDIES TO COVER MULTIPLE ROLES: (1 FEMALE PRESENTING AND 3 MALE PRESENTING)
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