SpeakEasy Stage Co. 2017-18 Musicals - Boston MA EPA
SpeakEasy Stage Company
AUDITION DATE
Jun 02, 2017
10:00 am - 2:00 pm (EDT)
APPOINTMENTS
For an Equity appointment, please email auditions@speakeasystage.com (preferred) or call (617) 482-3279. Please be sure to include a contact phone number and email, Equity status, and the hour during which you would like to be seen. You will receive an email or phone call confirming your audition time. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.
CONTRACT
NEAT Category 6; salary pending
SEEKING
Equity singers for various roles in the 2017-18 Season Musicals
PREPARATION
Auditions will be in 5-minute slots. Performers may audition with material from one or more of the season’s shows. Performers may also prepare a brief song of their choice. SpeakEasy suggests two 16-bar selections, one up-tempo and one ballad. An accompanist, readers, and material from the scripts will be available at the auditions. Scripts are available for perusal at the StageSource office, 15 Channel Center Street, Suite 103 Boston, MA See www.stagesource.org for directions and office hours.
Please bring TWO copies of your stapled headshot /resume.
LOCATION
Calderwood Theatre Pavilion
527 Tremont St
Boston, MA 02116-6306
PERSONNEL
Expected the EPA:
Producing Artistic Director: Paul Daigneault
Matt Stern, Musical Director for Allegiance
General Manager/Production Manager: Paul Melone
OTHER
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
ALLEGIANCE
Book by Marc Acito, Jay Kuo & Lorenzo Thione
Music and Lyrics by Jay Kuo
Director: Paul Daigneault
Rehearsals: Starting on April 9th
Performances: May 4th-June 2nd, 2018 possible extension to June 24th
SAM KIMURA/KAITO KIMURA (“OJII-SAN”):
Male, 70-79. Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian / Pacific Islander.
Both roles are played by the same actor, but they are complete opposites. Sam is a World War II hero, and Ojii-san is his grandfather. Sam is American-born, resolute and stern, military in bearing, a person who shut down a lifetime ago and has steadfastly refused to open up since. Ojii-san, or Ojii, is Japanese-born, sweet-natured and observant, quick to make a joke, even quicker to laugh at one. Uneducated, he is as free in spirit as Sam is locked up, though he does rely on the precepts of Japanese tradition to order his life and sustain him. Bass-baritone to classic baritone. Not a singer role, but more of an actor who sings.
KEI:
Female, 30-35. Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian / Pacific Islander
A single woman at the start of World War II, having dedicated her life to serving her family; having lost her mother as a girl, she is the obedient daughter to her domineering father and the only mother her much younger brother has ever known; a hard-working farm girl, there's a sturdy dependability to her, as if she's constructed a solid well around a deep, dark reserve of emotion; paradoxically, the internment provides her a liberation she's never experienced, a chance to make up for the adolescence she lost and finally find love and become politically outspoken; mezzo; solid belt/mix to Eb.
SAMMY KIMURA:
Male, 25-29, Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian / Pacific Islander
An industrious and dutiful son but longs to find his own way in the world; whip-smart and irrepressibly friendly, he secretly fears he will never measure up, particularly since he disappoints his father when he doesn't get into law school; the internment provides him the opportunity to become an enthusiastic and effective community leader; he goes on to face unthinkable carnage as a platoon sergeant in World War II, earning him a Purple Heart; strong tenor with solid A.
FRAMKIE SUZUKI:
Male, 30-35. Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian / Pacific Islander
a Japanese-American graduate student; bookish and serious; a natural-born leader; his inherent sense of justice is catalyzed by the internment to the point of open rebellion in the name of liberty; high baritone to Ab.
TATSUSO KIMURA:
Male, 50-59
a Japanese born (Issei) farmer, father of Kei and Sammy, faithful, conservative. Striving to uphold what he believes are American ideals, his resistance to their internment drives a wedge between him and Sam, and leads to his segregation from his family. Classic baritone to F. Principal.
MIKE MASAOKA:
Male, 20-29. Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian / Pacific Islander.
A real life historical figure, Mike is the newly appointed 26-year-old national spokesman for the Japanese American Citizens League. At the outbreak of war, he finds himself thrust onto the national stage, so he must summon the fortitude to speak on behalf of his people. He is sincerely determined to do what is best and turns to his deeply held faith in God to eventually find the confidence. But that zeal and certainty will eventually blind him to moral compromises that sacrifice lives. This is a non-singing role. Singing is a plus but not necessary. Principal.
HANNAH CAMPBELL:
Female, 20-29. Caucasian.
A small-town girl with big dreams, Hannah's sense of justice motivates her to volunteer at the internment camps; her forthright bravery bonds her with Sammy, in whom she finds an unexpected kindred spirit; mezzo with belt to D/Eb; classic Broadway with a contemporary twist; strong mix to E.
3 FEMALE ENSEMBLE:
Female, 20-69. Asian
Strong singers. Excellent movers. Possible principal understudy assignments.
3 MALE ENSEMBLE:
Male, 20-69. Asian
Strong singers. Excellent movers. Possible principal understudy assignments.
3 MALE ENSEMBLE:
Male, 20-40. Caucasian.
Strong singers. Excellent movers
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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