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Call Type
Non-Required Principal
Date of Audition
1/12/2013
Location
Hillcrest Center for the Arts
403 W. Hillcrest
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Time(s)
Saturday, January 12, 2013
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Lunch from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Sunday, January 13, 2013
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, January 14, 2013
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
- A monitor willnot be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
By appointment only. Please call
805-497-8614 ext 3.
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Contract
Guest Artist
Guest Artist III - minimum $510/week
Seeking
AEA & non-AEA talent for all roles. 3 AEA Guest Artist contracts available, to be cast from among these roles: Danny, Sandy, Kenickie, Betty Rizzo. All roles open to non-AEA. There is pay for ages 18 up. Diversity encouraged. All ethnic types welcome.
Preparation
Bring sheet music in proper key, accompanist provided. Music in the style of the show strongly encouraged. Pop okay. No recorded music, or a capella please. Non-union please limit song to 1 minute.
Other Dates
First Rehearsal: Non-AEA: March 12, 2013; AEA: March 18, 2013
Performance Dates: April 12-21, 2013 (9/10 performances)
Additional Auditions 1/13, 1/14 and 1/15. See separate posts.
Other
Performances to take place at the Kavli Theatre, Bank of America Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA.
www.cabrillomusictheatre.com
Personnel
Director: Barry Pearl; Choreographer: Kelly Ward; Musical Director: David O; Artistic Director: Lewis Wilkenfeld; Staff will be in attendance at all auditions.
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Breakdown
NOTE: All roles listed as “teens” will be cast with older teens and young adults (ages 16 and up) who can portray those ages. All the “Burger Palace Boys” are true “greasers” (super cool, D.A. haired, hard-looking group of high school wheeler-dealers…or so they think). All the “Pink Ladies” (in the 1950’s this group would have been known as “bad girls”) are club-jacketed, gum-chewing, hip-swinging girl gang members that hang around with the “Burger Palace Boys.” “Burger Palace Boys” and Pink Ladies” require excellent musicianship. ALL cast members must show a strong instinctual grasp of 1950's (as opposed to contemporary) rock & pop vocal stylings.
DANNY ZUKO (plays 17-18) The leader of the “Burger Palace Boys”. Well-built, nice-looking, with an air of cool easy-going charm and sex appeal. Strong and confident. A “bad-boy” who really isn’t bad. Strong and versatile soloist & ensemble singer, rock tenor to high B (falsetto to D). Must dance well.
KENICKIE (plays 17-18) Second-in-command of the Burger Palace Boys, the toughest looking of the group, tattooed and surly... a Biker. Avoids any show of softness. Off-beat sense of humor. Strong soloist & ensemble singer, bari-tenor low A to high A. Moves well.
DOODY (plays 16-17). Small, boyish, open with a disarming smile and hero-worshipping attitude toward the other guys. Strong soloist & ensemble singer, high youthful tenor to high C (falsetto to E). Moves well. Guitar playing a plus.
ROGER (plays 16-17) The “anything-for-a-laugh” stocky type. Full of mischief, half-baked schemes and ideas. The class clown who enjoys putting other people on. Strong soloist & ensemble singer, rock tenor to high Bb. Moves well.
SONNY (plays 16-18) Italian-looking, with shiny black hair and dark oily skin. A braggart and wheeler-dealer who THINKS he’s a real lady-killer. Strong ensemble singer, bari-bass to low G, sings "doo-wap" style bass. Moves well.
EUGENE (plays 16-18). The class valedictorian. Physically awkward, with weak eyes and high-pitched voice. Tall and lanky. An apple-polisher, smug and pompous but gullible. The quintessential “nerd” with glasses, bow tie and all. Excellent comic skills. Competent ensemble singer, range flexible.
VINCE FONTAINE (any vocal type 30-40) A typical “teen audience” radio disc jockey. Slick, egotistical, fast-talking with a good “announcer” sound. A veteran greaser who “comes on to” the high school girls. Competent ensemble singer (optional), range flexible.
JOHNNY CASINO (to play age 17-18) A “greaser” student at Rydell High who leads a rock’n’roll band and likes to think of himself as a real rock’n’roll “idol.” Knows his way around a guitar. Strong soloist, rock tenor or baritone. Attractive, moves well. Possibly doubles as TEEN ANGEL.
TEEN ANGEL (Tenor 25+) The character is a dream fantasy of Frenchy's who is a good-looking, falsetto-voiced, Fabian or Frankie Avalon look-alike. A singer who would have caused girls to scream and faint back in 1958. Sex appeal. Strong soloist, rock tenor to high B (falsetto to E). Possibly doubles as JOHNNY CASINO.
SANDY DUMBROWSKI (plays 17-18) Danny’s love interest. Sweet, wholesome, naïve and cute like Sandra Dee in the “Gidget” movies; and who has the ability to transform into the hottest of Pink Ladies by show's end. Strong and versatile soloist & ensemble singer, wide range mezzo to low A, belt to C#, comfortable mix to E. Excellent dancer.
BETTY RIZZO (plays 17-18) Leader of the Pink Ladies. She is tough, sarcastic and outspoken but vulnerable. Italian, with unconventional good looks. Strong comic timing. Strong soloist & ensemble singer, wide range mezzo to low A, belt to C, comfortable mix/head to G. Moves well.
FRENCHY (plays17-18) A dreamer. Good natured and dumb. Heavily made-up, fussy about her appearance –particularly her hair. She can’t wait to finish high school so she can be a beautician. Strong comic timing. Strong ensemble singer, mezzo/alto, who dances or moves well.
MARTY (plays 16-18) The “beauty” of the Pink Ladies. Pretty, looks older than the other girls, but betrays her real age whenever she opens her mouth. Tries to act sophisticated. Strong soloist & ensemble singer, mezzo-soprano to high G, moves well.
JAN (plays 16-18) Chubby, compulsive eater. Loud and pushy with the girls but shy with boys. Excellent actress with comic timing. Strong soloist & ensemble singer, alto to low F.
PATTY (Any vocal type 16-18) A typical cheerleader at a middle-class American public high school. Attractive, athletic and perky. Aggressive, sure of herself and given to bursts of enthusiasm. Catty, but in an All-American Girl sort of way. Prefer actress who
can also twirl a baton. Strong ensemble singer, range flexible. Baton-twirling and gymnastics a plus.
CHA-CHA DiGREGORIO (plays 17-19) a blind date at the dance. Could be overweight, slovenly, loud-mouthed and unattractive (NOT the sexpot portrayed in the film version). Takes pride in being the “best dancer at St. Bernadette’s.” Strong soloist & ensemble singer, mezzo/alto to low A, belt to C. Must dance. Strong comic timing. All physical types encouraged.
MISS LYNCH (Age 35-60) Stereotypical old maid English teacher. Excellent comic actress. Competent ensemble singer, range flexible. Movement a plus.
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