JERSEY BOYS - Pittsburgh EPA Pittsburgh Musical Theater | Pittsburgh, PA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM (E)
All appointments and online submissions please follow link:
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LOA
$647 weekly minimum (LOA ref COST)
OVERTIME RATE: 1.5 times the hourly rate per half-hour.
Additional Performance Increment: 3/16 of weekly contractual salary.
Equity actors for principal roles in JERSEY BOYS (see breakdown).
Everyone will be required to play an instrument at your general audition as all cast members play an instrument in the show.
Please prepare a short cut of a piece in the style of the show AND play a brief song on an instrument (while singing is fine). The show requires you to play, sing, and move simultaneously. Instruments in the show include: acoustic guitar, piano, reed, trumpet, guitar, bass, drums. Dance Callback @ 8:00pm.
Pittsburgh Musical Theater Studios
327 S Main St
Pittsburgh, PA 15220-5511
THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.
Expected to attend:
Director & Choreographer: Natalie Malotke Music Director: Francesca Tortorello
DATES
First rehearsal: April 17, 2023
Opening: May 4, 2023
Closing: May 14, 2023
Maximum performances/week: 8
Maximum workweek hours:30
Maximum daily hours (during rehearsal): 7 out of 8.5
Number of long rehearsal days (10 hours out of 12): NONE
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- proof of vaccination is required.
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 50 individuals at a time.
The holding room can accommodate no more than 50 individuals at a time.
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Frankie Valli- a strong tenor with sweet and strong falsetto able to sing in the style of Frankie Valli; strong tenor to high A or Bb plus strong falsetto up to treble G; charismatic and charming; comfortable with narrative text and has a gritty side as well as a polished veneer; very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies.
Nick Massi- a strong bass/baritone voice; very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; comfortable with narrative text; a quiet dreamer who longs for life after The Four Seasons.
Bob Gaudio- a strong tenor/baritenor voice; very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; comfortable with narrative text; an intelligent, sensitive, and introspective musical prodigy.
Tommy DeVito- a strong tenor/baritenor voice; very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; comfortable with narrative text; ability to play guitar a very strong plus; a natural born leader with an appealing, bad-boy quality.
Joe Pesci- young, energetic; a strong singer.
Bob Crewe- intelligent and flamboyant; genius music producer and lyricist; an integral part of creating the magic of The Four Seasons.
Gyp DeCarlo- tough, mafioso type; a strong singer.
Mary Delgado- a strong singer and dancer; Frankie’s wife; tough, seen it all, Italian, Jersey girl; she’s got a killer sense of humor; doubles as a variety of other roles, including member of a 60s style girl group; strong belt useful; high straight tone soprano also useful but not required.
Lorraine and Francie- versatile singers and dancers with flexible vocal registers to play a variety of roles (the many girlfriends of The Four Seasons, etc); should fit well together a la 60s band Shangri las and be believable as tough-as-nails Jersey girls; very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; strong belts.
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