Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center (aka The Studio Theatre) 2023-24 Season - Orlando OPEN call
Significant Productions, Inc. | The Villages, FL
Sunday, June 18, 2023
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM (E)
For an audition time slot, please register at:
https://auditionsmanager.com/registration.php?AU=NX3XXN944
OAT
$450 weekly minimum
Equity and non-Equity actors for roles in Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center (aka The Studio Theatre) 2023-24 Season (see breakdown).
A note on casting: At The Studio we practice Non-Traditional Casting. Non-Traditional Casting is a method designed to increase artistic options by expanding casting opportunities for women, actors of color, seniors and actors with disabilities in roles where race, gender, age or the presence or absence of a disability are not germane. To that end we encourage all actors to audition.
Please prepare a 60-90 second monologue and a 16-bar cut musical theatre song in style of shows. Bring your book/may be asked to sing another selection. To be considered for the plays only please come prepared with one 60-90 second monologue. Be prepared with a contrasting monologue if requested.
Orlando Shakes
812 E Rollins St
Orlando, FL 32803
Please check-in with the (non-Equity) audition monitor in the front lobby.
Artistic Director- Whitney Morse
Associate Artistic Director- Angel Creeks
Resident Director- Nathaniel Niemi
Music Director- Gary Powell
Director of Production- Danielle Paccione
Production Manager- Leslie Becker
Literary + Casting Associate- Jordan Gregson
See production dates in breakdown.
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www.TheSharonStudio.com
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.
Angel Street (Gaslight) by Patrick Hamilton
Previews: Tuesday-Thursday, September 26th-28th, 2023
Rehearsals Start: Tuesday, September 5th, 2023
Opening: Friday, September 29th, 2023
Closing: Saturday, October 21st, 2023
Seeking:
MR. MANNINGHAM (mid-40s, male-identifying, White, disabled or nondisabled) He is tall, considers
himself handsome, about forty-five. Heavily mustached and bearded and perhaps a little too well
dressed. His manner is suave and authoritative, with a touch of mystery and bitterness.
MRS. MANNINGHAM (mid-30s, female-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) She is
about thirty-four. Once bright and full of life, her circumstances have led to a decline in her mental and
physical wellbeing. The rings under her eyes tell of sleepless nights and worse.
ELIZABETH (50s, female-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) She is a sturdy,
amiable woman of fifty.
NANCY (19, female-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) She is a self-conscious,
pretty, cheeky girl of nineteen.
ROUGH (30s-50s, any gender, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) Middle-aged–greying,
short, wiry, active, brusque, friendly, overbearing. Has a low, warm chuckle and completely dominates
any room they walk into.
Previews: Tuesday-Thursday, November 14th-16th, 2023
Rehearsals Start: Tuesday, October 24th, 2023
Opening: Friday, November 17th, 2023
Closing: Saturday, December 16th, 2023
Seeking:
JESSIE (mid-30s, female-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) A warm Midwestern
spirit who became a New York City corporate lawyer and is now settling into her new life as a Long
Island mom. She is still adjusting to the shift from pantsuits to yoga pants. Articulate, kind, and funny,
yet anxious about how to balance all of those traits.
LINA (late 20s-early 30s, female-identifying, Italian Descent, disabled or nondisabled) A nurse who is
fun and refreshingly genuine from Long Beach. You can tell immediately–she is very South Shore.
Acrylic nails, big hoops, velour tracksuits, Mets trucker hats, and a huge Italian family. She failed out of
community college, curses too much, and blasts Kanye too loudly in the car. And yet, she is
fantastically winning.
ADRIENNE (mid-late 30s, female-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) A successful and fierce career woman, never a hair or a word misplaced. She believes in her brand, and you do
too. From the outside looking in, the kind of woman you want to be. Elegant, powerful, reticent, and
slightly Rock ‘N’ Roll. She is adjusting to motherhood the best way she knows how.
MITCHELL (late 30s-40s, male-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) A math nerd
who is amazing with numbers, but not people. Serious, shrewd, sensitive, and CEO of his own
company. But becoming a father has changed him; he makes goofy faces now, he stares out windows
during meetings, and he ends sentences with question marks. He is anxious that his wife Adrienne
doesn’t seem to dote on their newborn; endearingly awkward, trying but failing to understand his wife’s
perspective.
Rehearsals Start: Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024
Previews: Tuesday-Thursday, January 30th-February 1st, 2024
Opening: Friday, February 2nd, 2024
Closing: Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
Seeking:
Please note: It is our intention to represent the diversity of gender expression in our Kit Kat Club
ensemble and welcome performers of all expressions/identities. Performers should have strong
dance/movement ability. Choreography will utilize the Fosse style.
EMCEE (20s-40s, male-identifying or non-binary, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) The
Master of Ceremonies at the Kit Kat Klub, a leering, ghoulish, flamboyant figure. Vocal Range: C3 –
A4
SALLY BOWLES (20s, female-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) The headlining
British chanteuse at the seedy Kit Kat Klub. Vocal Range: G3 - E5, with high belt
CLIFFORD BRADSHAW (20s-30s, male-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) An
American writer who has come to Berlin in order to write a novel.
ERNST LUDWIG (20s-30s male-identifying, White, disabled or nondisabled) A German smuggler who
befriends Cliff when he arrives in Berlin, later revealed to be a Nazi. Vocal Range: A2 – F4
HERR SCHULTZ (50s-60s, male-identifying, White, disabled or nondisabled) A Jewish fruit shop
owner who falls in love with Fraulein Schneider. Vocal Range: A2 – F4
FRAULEIN SCHNEIDER (50s-60s, female-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) An
older German woman who runs the boarding house where Cliff and Sally reside. Vocal Range: G3 -
E5
FRAULEIN KOST (20s-30s, female-identifying, White, disabled or nondisabled) A German prostitute
who rents a room in Fraulein Schneider's boarding house. Vocal Range: A4 - A5
BOBBY (20s, male-identifying or non-binary, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) Cabaret
Performer. Works at the Kit Kat Klub. Vocal Range: Open
VICTOR (20s, male-identifying or non-binary, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) Cabaret
Performer. Works at the Kit Kat Klub. Vocal Range: Open
LULU (20s, any gender, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) Cabaret Performer. Works at the
Kit Kat Klub. Vocal Range: Open
ROSIE (20s, any gender, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) Cabaret Performer. Works at
the Kit Kat Klub. Vocal Range: Open
TEXAS (20s, any gender, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) Cabaret Performer. Works at
the Kit Kat Klub. Vocal Range: Open
FRENCHIE (20s, any gender, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) Cabaret Performer. Works
at the Kit Kat Klub. Vocal Range: Open
Rehearsals Start: Tuesday, March 5th, 2024
Previews: Tuesday-Thursday, March 26th-28th, 2024
Opening: Friday, March 29th, 2024
Closing: Saturday, April 27th, 2024
Seeking:
SHARON (mid-50s, female-presenting, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) She is not naive
but she has lived a stereotypical, normal, Midwestern, middle-class life with little sense of adventure.
She's still a little wounded and disillusioned by her recent divorce. Her craving for adventure is awoken
by her new roommate, Robyn.
ROBYN (mid-50s, female-presenting, White, disabled or nondisabled) A worldly woman with a dark
past who has left the Bronx and moved to Iowa to turn over a new leaf. She has a tinge of cynicism
coming from hard knocks and puts on a cool, jaded, uncaring veneer. But underneath the smart,
savvy, and tough exterior is someone who is at a very real and vulnerable moment in her life. She is
reserved and has many secrets at first, but she eventually opens up to Sharon and influences her to
see life in a whole new light.
Rehearsals Start: Tuesday, April 30th, 2024
Previews: Tuesday-Thursday, May 28th-30th, 2024
Opening: Friday, May 31st, 2024
Closing: Saturday, June, 29th, 2024
Seeking:
SEYMOUR (20s-30s, male-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) A self-doubting,
overworked florist's clerk who is the improbable hero of the story. He is a sincere, well-intentioned man
who is taken for granted because of his clumsy ways and poor social skills. In love with Audrey and
will do anything to protect her. Vocal Range: G4-A
AUDREY (20s–30s, female-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) She is all heart
beneath her peroxide blonde hair and suggestive outfits. She has poor self-worth and education, but
incredibly good looks with a sweet and vulnerable demeanor. She has beautiful dreams for the future
despite the hopelessness of her abusive situation. Vocal Range: D5-G#3
MR. MUSHNIK (50s-60s, male-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) The weathered
owner of the failing East Side flower shop, Seymour's boss, and father figure. A good man at heart,
but overcome by the temptations of wealth. He is hungry for a profit, and not afraid to be gluttonous
and manipulative. Vocal Range: F4-G2
ORIN (30s-40s, male-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) An egotistical dentist
with a passion for leather and sadistic tendencies. Audrey's abusive boyfriend, who is targeted by
Seymour. Vocal Range: G4-G2
THE PLANT - AUDREY TWO (any gender, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) A man-eating
plant that is a cross between a giant Venus flytrap and an avocado; a non-speaking puppeteer (experience is helpful but not required) who manipulates various stages of the plant as it gets bigger;
the role requires someone with physical acting skills to portray character and emotion purely through movement, and stamina to operate the large, heavy final puppet.
VOICE OF THE PLANT (20s-50s, any gender, any race/ethnicity, disabled or disabled) The voice is
that of a sweet-talking, street-smart, rhythm and blues version of a conniving villain; provided by an
actor/vocalist on an offstage microphone, lip-syncing to the movements of the puppet. Vocal Range:
G4-G2, can be up the octave depending on performer
URCHINS - CRYSTAL, RONNETTE AND CHIFFON (20s, female-identifying, Black, disabled or nondisabled) The street urchins, acting as the occasional Greek Chorus. Young, energetic, and street-
smart with sharp senses of humor. These girls are the only ones who have a grip on reality. Strong harmony singers and movers. Vocal Range: F5-Ab3
Rehearsals Start: Tuesday, July 9th, 2024
Previews: Tuesday-Thursday, July 30th-August 1st, 2024
Opening: Friday, August 2nd, 2024
Closing: Saturday, August 24th, 2024
Seeking:
RACHEL ANN (early 20s, female-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) A young
woman who seems to have issues with life and men until bridge night opens her eyes.
CONNIE HARLAND (mid-50s, female-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) Mother
of Rachel who finds that on this bridge night that life doesn’t end at 55.
LEONA (50s, female-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) One of Connie’s closest
friends and a member of the bridge club for over thirty years. A woman who’s a beautician by
profession and a rather caustic lush by preference.
MILLIE (50s, female-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) Another of Connie’s
friends and a long-standing member of the bridge club. This is a woman who moves to her own
special drummer, even though she’s the only one who can hear her.
POLICEMAN/BOBBY (early 20s, male-identifying, any race/ethnicity, disabled or nondisabled) A
young man of many talents, and they all come to “bare” on the ladies’ bridge night. Dance experience
preferred.
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