SOMETHING ROTTEN - Franklin, MA EPA
Franklin Performing Arts Company, Inc. | Franklin, MA
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Sign up for an appointment time at:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DAFAC2DA0FEC61-fpac. The deadline to sign up is Tuesday, January 17th.
SPT
$350 weekly minimum (SPT 1)
Equity actors for roles in SOMETHING ROTTEN (See breakdown).
Please prepare a short song in the style of the show or, if preferred, one of the cuts provided at:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1o3yrsJN5XpUpTtx0BDCco-YwN3CCvuCL?usp=sharing. Also, please bring a headshot and resume stapled together.
The Black Box
15 West Central Street
Franklin, MA 02038
Tyler Hanes, Choreographer
Expected to attend:
Raye Lynn Mercer, Director
Hallie Wetzell, Music Director
First Rehearsal: Feb 27, 2023
Opening: March 10, 2023
Closing: March 19, 2023
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Fully vaccinated company. Proof of vaccination is required.
Rehearsals and performances will take place at THE BLACK BOX, 15 West Central St. Frankin, MA.
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.
We encourage 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.
The maximum capacity in the holding room is: 75
The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 200
NICK: 20s to 40s, male. A writer. Nigel’s older brother. He holds a grudge against Shakespeare.
Sings and dances very well. Tenor (B2-A4). Role is cast. Accepting submissions for replacements if
needed.
NIGEL: 20s to early 40s, male. A writer. Nick’s younger brother. Sweet and a little awkward. He is in
love with Portia. Sings very well. Tenor solid to G#4. Role is cast. Accepting submissions for
replacements if needed.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: 30s to 40s, male. Over-the-top and cocky, a true rock star of his time. He
is the renaissance James Brown. Sings and dances very well. Rock tenor solid to A4. Role is cast.
THOMAS NOSTRADAMUS: 40s to 50s, male. A soothsayer. He predicts that Nick and Nigel will write
a musical. Sings and dances very well. Tenor 2 (C3-F4).
BROTHER JEREMIAH: 50s, male. A Puritan and the father of Portia. He despises Nick and Nigel.
Sings very well. Rock Baritone solid to G4.Role is cast. Accepting submissions for replacements if
needed.
MINSTREL: 25 to 35, male. Is the fun-loving charismatic narrator of the show and sings the opening
numbers of each act. Sings and dances well. Tenor solid to A4.
BEA: 30s, female. Nigel’s wife. She loves Nigel despite his past lack of success. She dresses up like
a man to prove she can be an actor. Sings very well. Mezzo with belt (D3-D5).
PORTIA: 20s to 30s, female. A beautiful puritan woman that Nick meets on the street. She has golden
hair and loves poetry. Sings very well. Soprano with a mix (G3-F5). Role is cast. Accepting
submissions for replacements if needed.
SHYLOCK: An older Jewish man. Nick and Nigel are in debt to him. He becomes an investor in their
musical. Sings well.
LORD CLAPHAM: Older male. Patron of the theatre. He’s flamboyant and extremely posh. Sings
well.
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