MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS - BOSTON, MA EPA
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Wheelock Family Theatre
180 Riverway
Boston, MA 02215-4109
Sun, Aug 20, 2023
11:00 AM to 6:30 PM (EDT)
Lunch: 2:00PM - 2:30PM
To schedule an appointment please select an appointment time at https://calendly.com/wftcasting/mrpopperspenguinsepa.
If you have questions, please email wftcast@bu.edu.
Equity members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.
LOA
$555 weekly minimum (Ref. LORT)
Equity actors for roles in MR. POPPERS PENGUINS (see breakdown).
All roles will be understudied.
Please prepare both an appropriate musical cut of your choosing, and a monologue, either of which may be material from the show. An accompanist, and reader will be provided. Sides and musical cuts can be found at https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1HWLm0kCQc3txjeBYL3od9psNigdtaP2A. Audition slots are FIVE (5) minutes long. Each actor has THREE (3) minutes to perform.
Book By Robert Kauzlaric
Music And Lyrics By George Howe
Based On The Novel By Richard And Florence Atwater
Expected to attend:
Ilyse Robbins, Director/Choreographer
Dan Rodriguez, Music Director
Carolyn Saxon, Casting Supervisor & Associate Director
Nick Vargas, Associate Artistic Director/Casting Director
Callback: 08/21/2023
First Rehearsal | 01/16/2024 @ 6pm
First Preview | 02/09/2024 @ 10:30am
Opening | 02/10/2024 @ 6:00pm
Closing | 03/03/2024 @ 2:00pm
(See breakdown for production specific dates)
OTHER
wheelockfamilytheatre.org
Visit WheelockFamilyTheatre.org/auditions for more information.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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.
NOTE: Wheelock Family Theatre at Boston University, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, recognizes the need for expanding the participation of artists who have been historically underrepresented on stage due to race, ethnicity, disability, gender expression, and sexual orientation. We endeavor to cast these individuals in roles where race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, or the presence or absence of a disability is not germane and in which their identities align with those of a character.
Most characters we encounter currently are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns. However, limiting the descriptions are, our casting seeks to be inclusive as possible and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with.
We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities.
Wheelock Family Theatre pledges to produce and celebrate theater that is representative of, and centers characters as well as actors who share the diverse and intersectional identities as those that exist within our audiences.
Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or if there are any accommodations we can provide.
MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS
All actors will puppeteer at some point during the show. These roles include Captain Cook (a male penguin), Greta (a female penguin), Nelson, Columbus, Louis, Jenny, Scott, Magellan, Adelina, Isabella, Ferdinand, and Victoria (baby penguins). Steffan (a belligerent seal) will either be puppet or person.
All roles will be understudied.
Mr. Popper - A kind, caring, curious, enthusiastic house painter/interior decorator… if a little naive. Seeks an adventure. A dreamer and romantic, he loves his wife very much. Somehow the two missed having kids but have lots of love to share. Actor will need comic timing, be able to move well and learn some puppeteering skills.
Mrs. Popper - A kind, caring, intelligent, competent homemaker and part-time bookkeeper… and very practical. A realist and caretaker, she loves her husband very much. Somehow the two missed having kids but have lots of love to share. Actor will need comic timing, be able to move well and learn some puppeteering skills.
Mr. Johnson, Admiral Drake, Delivery Guy, Barber, Reporter, Policeman, Bus Driver, Theater Manager, Sven Svenson - These are neighbors, townspeople, and entertainers that interact with the Poppers and their penguins. Actor will need excellent comic timing, ability to change character in an instant, move well, and learn puppeteering skills.
Mrs. Callahan, Gentleman, Curator, Passenger, Mr. Greenbaum, Cab Driver, Copper - These are neighbors, townspeople, and entertainers that interact with the Poppers and their penguins. Actor will need excellent comic timing, ability to change character in an instant, move well, and learn puppeteering skills.
Puppeteer & Ensemble - This actor will play some townspeople but will primarily focus on puppeteering. Must move well and have prior puppet experience.
Puppeteer & Ensemble - This actor will play some townspeople but will primarily focus on puppeteering. Must move well and have prior puppet experience.
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