2013 SUMMER SEASON - EPA's in Buffalo Grove, IL
Starlight Theatre | Kansas City, MO
Date of Audition:
3/11/2013
Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Monday, March 11th from 10am - 6pm Tuesday, March 12th 10am - 6pm Wednesday, March 13th 10am - 6pm
Contract
MSUA
actor minimum $920/wk
Location
Marriott Rehearsal Hall
1342 Barclay Blvd. Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Seeking
Male and Female Actors. Please see Breakdown.
Preparation
Please prepare a brief selection. Contemporary pop/musical theatre style. Songs from the shows are welcome. Bring headshot and resume.
Other Dates
Footloose The Musical
1st Reh.: 7/26
Runs: August 5-11, 2013 at KC Starlight
Miss Saigon
1st Reh.: 8/24/13 (NYC)
Runs: 9/7- 10/13/13 (5 wks) touring KC Starlight, Hartford Bushnell, Detroit
Fisher/Nederlander, St. Paul Ordway
Personnel
Directors Mark Madama and Fred Hanson will attend with casting authority.
EPA Rules are in effect.
A monitor will be provided.
Appointments
will be taken by the Equity office beginning Tuesday, March 5th at 9:30 AM. Call 312-641-0406
9:30 AM-12:30 PM and 3:00-4:30 PM only.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend. Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
Breakdown
FOOTLOOSE
REVEREND SHAW MOORE – The minister of Bomont County, and father of Ariel. Baritone. Must be strong singer/actor.
VI MOORE – Shaw’s wife. Mezzo Soprano. Must be strong singer/actress.
ARIEL MOORE – Shaw and Vi’s daughter. Mezzo Soprano. Must be a triple threat.
REN MCCORMACK – A teenage boy from Chicago. Tenor. Must be a triple threat. Needs to roller skate.
ETHEL MCCORMACK – Ren’s mother. Mezzo Soprano. Must be a strong singer/actress. RUSTY – Ariel’s best friend. Strong Belter. Must be a triple threat.
WENDY JO – Ariel’s friend. Triple Threat.
WILLARD HEWITT – Ren’s friend, a country boy. Baritone. Triple Threat ("learns" to dance at the end)
CHUCK CRANSTON – Ariel’s trailer trash, instigator type boyfriend. Baritone. Triple Threat. MISS SAIGON
KIM- (18 – 20yrs.) Female, leading role. Vietnamese. Innocent victim of Vietnam War, naïve but strong-willed. Strong vocal and dramatic ability required.Contemporary Broadway Belt – E below Mid C to High D.
THE ENGINEER (TRAN VAN DINH)- (30’s to 50’s) Male, leading role. Vietnamese/French (Eurasian). Sleazy but likeable small-time hustler,entrepreneur. Strong mover/singer actor. Baritone – Bb below C to high Ab. Capable of good movement
CHRISTOPHER SCOTT- (20’s to 30’s) Male, leading role. American GI. Strong, fit actor/singer. Pop Tenor – Middle C to High B. Capable of good movement.
THUY- (20’S to 30’s) Strong willed, Vietnamese military officer betrothed to Kim. Intensely patriotic and anti-American. Strong vocal and dramatic ability required. Tenor – Db below Mid C to High Bb. Capable of good movement.
JOHN THOMAS- (20’s to 40’s) Male, supporting role. Chris’ best friend. American GI. Strong, fit actor/singer. Tenor/baritone – A below Mid C to high B. Preference for African American or Hispanic actor.
ELLEN SCOTT- (20’S to 30’s) Female, supporting role. Chris’ wife. Iconically 1970’s American. Strong vocal and dramatic ability required. High Mixed Belt – F below C to High E
GIGI VAN TRANH- (20’s) Female, featured role. Hardened, disillusioned, Saigon prostitute. Major solo and ensemble work. Mezzo soprano – Middle C to High Eb. Strong dance skills.
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