THE FLYING LOVERS OF VITEBSK - PITTSBURGH EPA
QUANTUM THEATRE INC
Quantum Theatre Offices
5907 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Thu, May 4, 2023
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT)
No break scheduled.
For local (Pittsburgh) Actor consideration, please request a slot by emailing casting@quantumtheatre.com . When requesting a slot, please request three preferred appointment times during the audition dates, and any specific times you are NOT available. Optional: Attach your headshot/resume.
For non-local (Pittsburgh) Actor consideration, please send a video recording of you singing a folk song with a max duration of 2 Minutes to casting@quantumtheatre.com .
SPT
$650 weekly minimum (9 weeks) + pension and health
Equity actors who sing, dance/move, and act well for roles in THE FLYING LOVERS OF VITEBSK (see breakdown).
Local actors encouraged to attend.
PREPARATION
Actors should prepare an excerpt from the script and the two songs, “No One Knows It” and
“Kinder Yorn” mentioned and attached in the breakdown. An accompanist will be provided.
Book by Daniel Jamieson
Music by Ian Ross
Expected to attend:
Karla Boos (Artistic Director)
Gustavo Zajac (Director)
Doug Lavine (Music Director)
Anthony Delgrosso (Technical Specialist)
Cody Spellman (Director of Production)
Callbacks: May 6th 10 – 3pm
Rehearsals: September 26 – October 26, 2023.
Performances: October 28 – November 26, 2023.
(Wednesdays, Thursdays @ 8pm, Sundays @ 2pm & 8pm)
OTHER
For any questions please send an email to: casting@quantumtheatre.com
Performances and Rehearsals will be held at:
Rodef Shalom Congregation
4905 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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.
Equity encourages 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.
Holding/Audition room information:
The audition room can accommodate no more than 10 individuals at a time.
The holding room can accommodate no more than 10 individuals at a time.
Script preparation: (Sides are located below)
Marc Chagall, please prepare Page 33 of the script, starting at “Don’t Bella…STOP!” And ending on “Powdered Rococo”
Bella Chagall, please prepare: Page 36 of the script, starting from the line The Station had always worried me” and ending on “Is Vitesbsk still there?”
Song preparation:
Please choose the key that best shows your voice, and if you desire another key for your prep in PDF or MP3 form, please email douglas.levine@gmail.com.
A note on pronunciation for the song “No One Knows It” : the LY LY's at the end are pronounced LIE.
A note on the song Kinder Yorn, following are two YouTube performances to assist you in learning both the melody and the Yiddish. Start at the beginning of each YouTube for the first verse...but the 2nd verse of your audition cut is actually the last verse of the song--I indicate where to find it within each track.
Theodore Bikel (last verse begins 2:12)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCrZJnJ9yUw
Isabel Frey (last verse begins 2:05)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO6jIOZDv8A
Audition Materials, Music, and Sides:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hra1MYvYAPQszluitZipoRupyc7AGb9C?usp=sharing .
A note from Douglas Levine, Music Director: “The rehearsal track locks you in to my ritard. at the end, but please use rubato as you see fit--I shall follow you! A bit of a challenge to be sure, and we're not expecting perfect Yiddish diction for the audition. But we need to hear how you take to the language, which by opening night would be sounding like your mamaloshen. My suggestion is to work the pronunciation one phrase at a time. And yes, there will be a music stand available for your use at the auditions.”
- Douglas Levine, Music Director
An unusual, Klezmer-based musical about historical figures Marc and Bella Chagall and their love story amid war-torn, mid-20th century Europe. Some songs in Yiddish, but advance knowledge of Yiddish not necessary (coaching will be provided). Imaginative play with music that asks the actors to transform and play several other characters that Marc and Bella encounter.
Seeking:
Marc Chagall (He/Him) - Male identifying, Late 20s - early 40s.
Bella Chagall (She/Her) - Female identifying, Late 20s - early 40s.
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