LORT
George Street Playhouse 2011-12 Season
– EPAs by Appointment in NJ
(New Brunswick, NJ) LORT C; Theatre pays above minimum at $725
Artistic Director David Saint
Stage Director for Red: Anders Cato
Equity Principal Auditions by Appointment
Thursday, September 8, 2011 at the George Street Playhouse
9 AM – 5 PM 9 Livingston Avenue
Lunch from 1 - 2. New Brunswick, NJ 08901
For an appointment, email or call Peter Brown at
pbrown@georgestplayhouse.org / 732-846-2895 ext. 126, M - F 10 - 6pm. AEA members without appointments will be seen as time permits.
Please prepare EITHER a brief contemporary monologue OR a brief contemporary monologue and 16 bars of a traditional musical theatre piece. Bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided but may not transpose. Bring picture and resume, stapled together.
IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU
This show is fully CAST.
THE NUTCRACKER AND I
Director: David Saint
Book: Peter Brash. Lyrics: Gerard Alessandrini. Music: Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky
1st rehearsal: 11/1/11. Runs: 12/2/11 – 12/31/11
Seeking:
Celeste:
(soprano) Adult actress to play a late teenage girl; beautiful, dynamic, smart, funny, and feisty; with a strong, agile soprano voice and a large vocal range (some coloratura required); must move well enough to be believable as a gifted young ballet dancer, but it’s primarily a singing role for a very appealing performer -- magnetic and self-confident -- with a charming personality and comedic skills.
Eliot/Nutcracker:
(baritone-tenor; must be able to sing a high A – falsetto or legit). Adult actor to play a geeky late teenage guy who transforms into a handsome leading man as the Nutcracker; a versatile comic actor with a strong legit singing voice and a keen sense of vocal and physical comedy.
Zack:
(high baritone) Adult actor to play late teenage hottie – super athletic, super handsome, Olympic snowboard champ; smooth ladies’ man; must move and sing well; all the girls love him until they realize he’s in love with himself.
Proffessor Hoffmann/Toy Policeman/George Balanchince/Dr. Stahlbaum:
(baritone) A strict choreographer with a heart of gold; a hard-bitten NY cop; an insufferable snob and legendary artiste; a kindly old country doctor -- multiple roles for a mature, comically-gifted character actor; must sing well and be proficient at various accents (German, New York, Russian, New England).
Mother/Sugar Rush Fairy:
(high belter with occasional soprano notes) Mother is quirky and eccentric; a health-food nut; a stage mom/frustrated ballerina; loving and lovable, she pushes too hard. Sugar Rush Fairy is a true diva, a binge-and-purge sugar junkie, out for her own self-gratification and self-aggrandizement. She’s a comic send-up of a prima ballerina; all ego with illusions of grandeur.
Father:
(baritone) blue collar type, manual laborer in good shape; not a ballet or health-food fan, he’s long-suffering and often frustrated; not much of a bread-winner, he’s happy-go-lucky and loving, but has a hard time expressing tender feelings. This actor needs a strong singing voice, plays several other roles, including a goofy teenage jock, Hispanic bodega owner, working-class Ukrainian waiter, etc.
Peter:
(must be able to play 10 - 13) younger brother who believes in Santa Claus and that the Nutcracker is real. Peter is smart, funny, and energetic. This actor also doubles as a singing pizza boy and various smaller roles.
RED
by John Logan. Director: Anders Cato
Co produced with Cleveland Play House
1st rehearsal in NJ: 1/3/12. Runs in NJ: 2/3/12-2/26/12
Transfers to Cleveland Playhouse: 3/16/12 – 4/8/12
Seeking:
Rothko:
Late 50s, an abstract expressionist, sucessful, established, rich. Also a life long anarchist, a good talker, mostly self-educated. His physical nature is hefty, fierce, hurt. He is painfully self-conscious and self-protective, combining self-concealment with self-exposure. Fled the poverty and anti-semitism of his native Russia at the age of ten. He eats and smokes and drinks too much. There is an intense, masculine vitality about his presence. He is the rebellious, self-destructive genius that defines American art at mid-century.
Ken:
Is a painter in his early 20s, working as Rothko's assistant. He is youthful and passionate, eager to learn. His face is open and vulnerable and he often looks more like a kid than like a man. His parents were brutally murdered when he was a child and he and his sister grew up in foster homes. There is a damaged part of him that he doesn't quite understand. He is intelligent, well-spoken and most of the time able to navigate Rothko's insecurities and mood swings. He likes jazz and listens to Chet Baker.
Show To Be Announced
1st Rehearsal: 2/14/12. Runs: 3/16/12 – 4/8/12
All roles available.
THE 39 STEPS
Director: David Saint.
Adapted by Patrick Barlow
1st Rehearsal: 3/27/12. Runs: 4/27/12 – 5/20/12
Seeking:
Richard Hannay:
(30 - 40s) Dashing Hitchcock leading man with agility for fast-paced text with wit and precision.
Annabella Schmidt / Pamela / Margaret:
(30s - 40s) Seeking strong comedic actress. Roles include Annabella Schmidt: Mysterious; Russian beauty; Pamela: Intelligent, feisty woman in the tradition of a Hitchcock femme fatale and Margaret: Innocent Scottish farm-wife trapped in a cold and abusive marriage
Man 1:
(30s - 40s) a versatile, comedic physical actor (plays multiple roles, male and female). Roles include Mr. Memory: West End music hall performer (Cockney accent required), Crofter: Cold, abusive husband of Margaret (Scottish accent required), Mrs. Jordan: Upper-class wife of a professor (English accent required) and Mr. McGarrigle: Dimwitted but friendly Scottish hotel owner (Scottish accent required).
Man 2:
(30s - 40s) Seeking versatile, comedic physical actor (plays multiple roles, male & female). Like Man 1, Man 2 will portray variety of roles, incl. Music Hall Compere:(Cockney accent required), Milkman (Cockney accent required), Professor Jordan (an upper-classtype who is enmeshed in espionage (English & German accents required), Sheriff and Mrs. McGarrigle, feminine, sweet & romantic wife of Mr. McGarrigle
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