Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center (aka The Studio Theatre) 2023-24 Season - CHI OPEN call
Significant Productions, Inc. | The Villages, FL
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Saturday, May 13, 2023
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)
For an audition time slot, please-sign up at: https://auditionsmanager.com/registration.php?AU=iBY9Zb942
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.
To be considered for both plays and musicals, please prepare a 90 second monologue and a 16-bar cut musical theatre song in style of shows. Please have a second contrasting monologue ready if requested, and bring your book as you may be asked to sing another selection. To be considered for the plays only, please come prepared with two contrasting 90 second monologues. Bring two copies of your Headshot/Resume stapled together and trimmed.
Theater Wit
1229 W Belmont
Chicago, IL 60657
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.
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.
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.
by Molly Smith Metzler
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.
with Book by Joe Masteroff, Music by John Kander, and Lyrics by Fred Ebb 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
by Jen Silverman
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.
with Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Music by Alan Menken 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 - A2
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
by Paul Elliott
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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