PURPLE RAIN - NYC EPA PR Musical LLC | New York, NY
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM (E)
Production (League) / Development Agreement
$1000 weekly minimum (Tier 2 Development) $1350 weekly minimum (Tier 3 Development) $2638 weekly minimum (Production)
Equity actors for roles in PURPLE RAIN (See breakdown).
**This EPA is rescheduled from Thursday, February 22. Members who had appointments for the February 22 EPA will be assigned appointments at the same time for this EPA. Any unclaimed appointments will be available when online sign-ups begin.**
Please prepare a short cut of a rock song. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Pearl Studios (519)
519 8th Ave
12th Fl
New York, NY 10018
Room G- holding, Room H- audition room
Book by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz
Music Supervision, Arrangement & Orchestrations : TBD
Choreographer: TBD
Produced by Orin Wolf Productions, Aaron Lustbader
General Manager: Foresight Theatrical Casting Director: Taylor Williams
Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Taylor Williams
2-week Tier 2 work session in July 2024. 3-week Tier 3 work session in August 2024. Subject to change
Full Production:
Rehearsals beginning on or about mid February, 2025
First performance: On or about mid-April, 2025 Closing: On or about mid-May, 2025
OTHER
Full Production Venue: Hennepin Theatre Trust’s State Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
EPA 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.
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PURPLE RAIN
THE KID - 18-25. A person of color. A musical genius. The center of our story. Front man of his band. Charming, funny, with the soul of an artist. He is both driven and tortured by his musical gifts. He begins our story with shutting the world out in pursuit of his music but as we move along, he realizes that using his BIG feelings– grief, anger and love to name a few – helps him make the music he wants to make. Like many a great artist, The Kid has lots of ego, but luckily he’s surrounded himself with some great people who force him to look both outward and inward and make some changes. AN INCREDIBLY SKILLED MUSICIAN AND SINGER. Must be really skilled or ready and willing to pick up guitar and piano, and have an incredibly wide vocal range with lots of comfort singing in falsetto. In addition to guitar and piano, we are open and excited to performers who play additional instruments. Prince originated this role.
APOLLONIA - 18-25. A woman of color. Another hero. New waitress at The First. Dreams of being an actor-singer-dancer in New York. An impressive talent with an infectious energy. You can’t take your eyes off of her. Running away from home. Adventurous. Trusting and gets her heart stamped on a bit. Able to REALLY sing and is skilled with harmonies.
WENDY - 20s-30s. She/her. Open ethnicity. Plays guitar in the rock band. Willing to say what’s on her mind. Has confidence in herself, her talent and her beliefs. Fierce but also has a good sense of humor and uses humor wisely. Open to performers who play guitar or who are willing to learn guitar and are able to sing and are skilled with harmonies. All voice parts welcome.
LISA - 20s-30s. She/her. Open ethnicity. Plays keys in the rock band. Responsible and levelheaded. Keeps Wendy in check. Also unafraid to stand up for herself. Open to performers who play keys or who are willing to learn keys and are able to sing and are skilled with harmonies. All voice parts welcome.
DOC - 20s-30s. He/him. Open ethnicity. Plays keys in the rock band. The teddy bear of the group. Has a lot of empathy and really tries to support those around him. Radiates goodness. Open to performers who play keys or who are willing to learn keys and are able to sing and are skilled with harmonies. All voice parts welcome.
BOBBY - 20s-30s. He/him. Open ethnicity. Plays drums in the rock band. Just wants to play the good music and skip the drama. Open to performers who play drums or who are willing to learn drums and are able to sing and are skilled with harmonies. All voice parts welcome.
MARK - 20s-30s. He/him. Black. Plays bass in the rock band. Just trying to play his music and have a good time. Open to performers who play bass or who are willing to learn bass and are able to sing and are skilled with harmonies. All voice parts welcome.
BILLY - late 40s-50s. Black. He/him. Owner of the music club, The First. Old friend of the Kid’s parents. Desperate for the Kid to get his act together. Tries to foster positive relationships between the young musicians at his club. Sympathetic to their artistic journeys but ultimately must focus on money and attracting customers. Morris’s uncle. Rumors say he was a pimp before he found Jesus. Able to sing and is skilled with harmonies. All voice parts welcome though particularly interested in those who have a stronger lower register.
MORRIS - 20s-30s. Black. He/him, the rival. Billy’s nephew. Front man in his band The Time. Always outrageous, occasionally funny. Manages to always find himself an audience who will laugh. Fed up with the Kid’s attitude and determined to beat him to stardom. Creator and vision behind girl group The Six. Able to sing and is skilled with harmonies. All voice parts welcome.
JEROME - 20s-30s. He/him. Morris's flunky. Wherever you find Morris, you’ll find Jerome. He’s always there to go along with Morris’ schemes and jokes. Able to sing and is skilled with harmonies. All voice parts welcome.
JILL - 20s-30s. She/her. Open ethnicity. a waitress at The First. Becomes a member of The Six. Has dreams of making it big but only plays the saxophone. Funny. Able to sing and is skilled with harmonies. All voice parts welcome. Open to performers who play the saxophone or who are willing to learn saxophone.
BRENDA - 20s. She/her. Open ethnicity. a waitress at The First. Gets sucked in to being a member of Morris Day’s group and is certainly not treated with respect. Not the biggest talent but Brenda doesn’t know that. Funny with a lot of energy. Open to performers who play the drums or who are willing to learn the drums. A strong ALTO singer and is skilled with harmonies.
SUSAN - 20s. She/her. Open ethnicity. a waitress at The First. Also gets sucked in to being a member of Morris’ group and is not treated with respect. Funny with a lot of energy. Not afraid to put herself out there. Open to performers who play guitar or who are willing to learn guitar. Able to sing and is skilled with harmonies. All voice parts welcome.
FATHER - 50s. He/him. Black. The Kid’s dad. A haunted man. Open to performers who play piano or who are willing to learn piano. Doubles as the CAB DRIVER. Able to sing and is skilled with harmonies. All voice parts welcome.
MAMA - She/her. Black. 40s. A force. Powerfully holds space though she says very little. A presence that actively haunts The Kid.
CHICK - He/him. 30s-50s. Bouncer at The First. The muscle who is always at the ready. Able to sing and is skilled with harmonies. All voice parts welcome.
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