HOLIDAY INN - Buffalo Grove OPEN CALL/Female Dancers
Marriott Lincolnshire
AUDITION DATE
Thu, May 17, 2018
1:00 pm (CDT)
APPOINTMENTS
No appointments necessary, this is an open call.
CONTRACT
Special Agreement Marriott Special Agreement; $774/week
SEEKING
Dancer/Singers. No performers under 18 are being seen at this time. All ethnicities strongly encouraged to attend. Specifically seeking performers with strong tap training who sing. See breakdown for details. To be considered for the principal roles (Ted, Lila, Linda), you must attend this open dance call.
PREPARATION
Bring tap & character shoes (male-identifying performers - bring knee pads as well). Please prepare one 16 to 32 bar cut (approximately 1 minute in length), and bring a second in case the Artistic Team needs to hear more. An accompanist will be provided. Bring music in your key.
LOCATION
Marriott Theatre Rehearsal Hall
1342 Barlcay Blvd
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Rehearsal Warehouse
PERSONNEL
Denis Jones: Director / Choreographer
Aaron Thielen: Artistic Director
Peter Marston Sullivan: Associate Artistic Director
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal: October 18, 2018
1st Performance: November 7, 2018
Tentative Closing: January 6, 2019
OTHER
Director / Choreographer: Denis Jones
Music Director: Ryan T. Nelson
ECC 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.
BREAKDOWN
Jim Hardy - a performer and singer-songwriter eager to leave showbiz behind for a simpler life on a farm in Connecticut, thirties (lyric baritone), any ethnicity
Ted Hanover - Jim’s best friend and performing partner; a charming ladies man looking for his big break, thirties (lyric baritone), any ethnicity, strong dancer
Lila Dixon - a determined performer and Jim’s mismatched fiancée, thirties (high belt), any ethnicity, strong dancer
Danny - Jim, Ted and Lila’s agent, thirties to fifties, any ethnicity
Charlie Winslow - a precocious bank messenger, age 9 to 12, any ethnicity
Linda Mason - a school teacher with the hidden talents of a singer and dancer, thirties (belt/mix), any ethnicity
Louise - the local “fix it” woman; tough, no nonsense and extremely perceptive, forties to fifties (belt), any ethnicity
Ensemble (varied)
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 audition.
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