Gretna Theatre 2023 Season - Lancaster, PA EPA
Gretna Productions Inc. | Mount Gretna, PA
Thursday, January 19, 2023
2:45 PM - 10:00 PM (E)
Actors can select an audition time by visiting
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094ea8 a62ea6fcc16-gretna#/
LOA
$573 weekly minimum (LOA ref COST)
Equity actors for roles in Gretna Theatre's 2023 Season (see breakdown).
Please bring a headshot/resumé and prepare a brief cut of a musical theatre or pop song. A live accompanist will be provided.
Creative Pursuits Studio
1525 Oregon Pike
Suite 202
Lancaster, PA 17601
THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.
Michael Philip O'Brien- Executive Producer
Sheridan Schreyer - Associate Producer
Megan Riggs - Managing Director
Steve Cargile - Production Manager
Jekyll and Hyde: in Concert (in partnership with the Hershey Symphony)
First Rehearsal: May 30, 2023
Performances: June 8 - 11, 2023
Gypsy
First Rehearsal: June 27, 2023
Performances: July 13 - 16
Potential extension July 20 - 23
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this 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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical
mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas
are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the
extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and
dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The audition room can accommodate no more than 10 individuals at a time.
The holding room can accommodate no more than 20 individuals at a time.
JEKYLL & HYDE: IN CONCERT
In partnership with the Hershey Symphony
Conceived for the Stage by Steve Cuden & Frank Wildhorn
Book and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
Music by Frank Wildhorn
Dates:
1st Rehearsal: May 30, 2023
Performances at Gretna: June 8 - 11, 2023
Director: Michael Philip O'Brien
All roles can be played by a person of any race/ethnicity unless otherwise specified. Listed pronouns
indicate how the character is referred to in the piece, and does not prevent those who identify
differently from consideration.
DR. JOHN JEKYLL/EDWARD HYDE (He/Him) 25-35, Baritone/Tenor. A renowned doctor passionate
about trying new techniques. But after an experiment gone wrong, John Jekyll's dark side takes form
in the sinister Edward Hyde. He is both polite and rough, contained and manic. Engaged to EMMA
CAREW and in an affair with LUCY HARRIS.
EMMA CAREW (She/Her) 19-25, Lyric Soprano. A graceful and elegant young woman. Is engaged to
JEKYLL and supports him in his experiments. She is headstrong despite her pampered upbringing.
The daughter of SIR DANVERS CAREW.
GABRIEL JOHN UTTERSON, ESQ. (He/Him) 25-35, Baritone/Tenor A serious man and JEKYLL's intellectual equal. Is the childhood best friend of JEKYLL. Doubles as ENSEMBLE.
LUCY HARRIS (She/Her) 19-25, Mezzo/Belter. The main attraction at the underground burlesque and
brothel. Spunky and fascinating. Has a sensitive side hidden under a harsh facade. Is subject of
HYDE's unbridled desire.
SIR DANVERS CAREW (He/Him) 50-65, Baritone. An upstanding man in society and Chairman of the
Board at the Hospital. A highly respected former physician. Mentor to JEKYLL and father of EMMA.
Doubles as ENSEMBLE.
SIMON STRIDE (He/Him) 25-35, Baritone. Hot-headed and outspoken. EMMA's previous boyfriend
who still has strong feelings for her. Insanely jealous of JEKYLL. Doubles as ENSEMBLE.
LORD TEDDY SAVAGE (He/Him) 40-50, Baritone. Stuck in his ways and uses his money to gain
status. Holds little respect for JEKYLL or STRIDE. May double as ENSEMBLE and SPIDER.
LADY BESSIE BEACONSFIELD (She/Her) 40-60, Mezzo-Soprano. Particularly fashionable. Flirts
with men around her. Outspoken to the point of being rude and is on every society guest list. Doubles
as ENSEMBLE and GWENNY.
GENERAL GEORGE GLOSSOP (He/Him) 50-65, Baritone/Bass. Old-fashioned Army General.
Pompous and a force to be reckoned with. Doubles as ENSEMBLE.
SIR ARCHIE PROOPS (He/Him) 35-45, Tenor. An aristocrat and government official. Quick and
methodical. The guiding legal force on the Hospital's Board of Governors. Doubles as ENSEMBLE.
BISHOP BASIL OF BASINGSTOKE (He/Him) 50-65, Baritone/Tenor. Religious yet particularly sleazy.
Pompous and hypocritical. Doubles as ENSEMBLE.
NELLIE (She/Her) 25-35, Mezzo. The best friend of LUCY and also works in the underground
burlesque and brothel. Protective of LUCY and encourages her to try and leave. Doubles as
ENSEMBLE.
GYPSY
Book by Arthur Laurents
Music by Jules Styne
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Dates:
1st Rehearsal: June 27, 2023
Performances: July 13 - 16, 2023 (Potential Extension July 20 - 23)
Director: Michael Philip O'Brien
All roles can be played by a person of any race/ethnicity unless otherwise specified. Listed pronouns
indicate how the character is
referred to in the piece, and does not prevent those who identify differently from consideration.
ROSE (She/Her) 40-50, Mezzo/Belter. A stage mom to the nth degree with tunnel vision towards
fame. Loves her daughters LOUISE and JUNE whom she lives vicariously through. Both domineering
and charming, pushy and doting. The star of her own show.
JUNE (She/Her) 18-25, Mezzo-Soprano. The headliner of her mother ROSE'S Dainty June act. Gets
attention and promotion from her mother due to her natural stage presence. Dreams of a life away
from her mother and confides in her older sister LOUISE.
LOUISE (She/Her) 18-25, Mezzo-Soprano. Sister of JUNE and has been raised in her shadow.
Naturally shy and sensitive but finds her footing when she enters the world of burlesque. Loves her
mother ROSE, but is not afraid to make her feelings known once she finds personal success as Gypsy
Rose Lee.
HERBIE (He/Him) 40-50, Baritone. Former entertainment agent persuaded by ROSE to manage her
daughter's vaudeville act. Has a relationship with ROSE and wants to marry her, but her drive for
success breaks them apart. Has a heart of gold, and always willing to defend the people he loves.
TULSA (He/Him) 18-25, Tenor. One of the boys in JUNE's act with dreams of performing one of his
own. Charming and a smooth dancer. Runs off with JUNE.
TESSIE TURA (She/Her) 25-35, Mezzo/Belter. A former ballerina turned stripper. Incorporates her
ballet skills into her act with much success.
MAZEPPA (She/Her) 35-45, Alto/Belter. An experienced burlesque stripper just past her prime. Known
for incorporating brass into her routines.
ELECTRA (She/Her) 25-35, Alto/Belter. A ditzy and sweet stripper. Features lightbulbs in her act.
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