MEMPHIS - Houston EPA
Theatre Under the Stars
AUDITION DATE
Fri, Nov 03, 2017
10:00 am - 4:00 pm (CDT)
APPOINTMENTS
N/A. Sign up at theatre on day of audition.
CONTRACT
WCLO Minimum - $1118/wk
SEEKING
See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a brief cut of a contemporary Musical Theatre song befitting the style of the show (50s/60s Rock n Roll). An accompanist will be provided.
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Theatre Under the Stars
800 Bagby St Ste 200
Houston, TX 77002-2532
1st Floor
PERSONNEL
In the room at this call: Nick Degruccio, Dan Knechtges
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal: On/About 1.30.18
1st Performance: On/About 2.20.18
Last Performance: On/About: 3.4.18
OTHER
Producers: Theatre Under the Stars
Artistic Director: Dan Knechtges
Music: David Bryan
Book & Lyrics: Joe DiPietro
Director: Dan Knechtges
Choreographer: Ricky Tripp
Musical Supervisor: Darryl Ivey
Casting Director: Danny Dunitz of Stewart/Whitley
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.
BREAKDOWN
[HUEY]: (Caucasian, Plays 20-35) Our frenzied, bombastic, motor-mouthed hero who talks his way into becoming a DJ at a local white radio station, ignores race barriers and eventually falls in love with Felicia, a talented black singer, which causes a whole new set of problems for him in segregated Memphis. (Vocal range: tenor with a great feel for pop/rock/r&b styles, C3-B4)
[FELICIA]: (African-American, Plays 20-35) Beautiful, wide-eyed, and a fiercely gifted singer, follows her heart and falls in love with Huey, despite knowing deep down that a relationship between a white man and a black woman in prejudiced Memphis is doomed. (Vocal range: high R&B belt voice, G3-A5)
[DELRAY]: (African-American, Plays 35-45), Felicia’s older brother who owns the club on Beale Street where she sings, realistic, cautious, protective, and aware of the realities of the segregation that exists in Memphis and the world beyond. (Vocal range: baritenor with a great pop/rock/R&B voice, Bb2-Bb4)
[GLADYS]: (Caucasian, Plays 45-65) Excellent actor with comic skills, Huey’s stern, traditional blue-collar, southern mother who has worked her entire life to be able to support herself and her son, who she loves, but about whom she constantly worries. (Vocal range: strong singer with alto-belt mix, B3-A5)
[GATOR]: (African-American, Plays 35-45), works as a bartender at Delray’s, hasn’t spoken since age 5, when he saw his father killed, as the story progresses, he finds his voice again, must be an excellent actor and singer and move well, comic timing a plus. (Vocal Range: great R&B baritenor, F#3-A4)
[BOBBY]: (African-American, Plays 20-35) The janitor at Mr. Simmons’s radio station, full of personality and heart, role requires an actor who must dance well, as the character has a dance break in his show-stopping number “Big Love,” comic skills a plus. (Vocal range: great gospel voice, G3-C5)
[MR. SIMMONS]: (Caucasian, Plays 40-60) The conservative owner of the radio station where Huey gets his start, a strong, southern, commanding businessman who becomes willing to take a chance on Huey when he realizes the audience Huey reaches and the money he can command. (Great actor who is comfortable singing.)
[WAILIN JOE]: (African-American, Plays 20-40), Wailin’ Joe sings Scratch My Itch and is featured in both Act 1 and Act 2, must also dance very well; covers the principal roles of Delray and Bobby. (Vocal Range: excellent tenor voice, Eb3-Gb5)
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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