THE VIEW UPSTAIRS Equity Principal Auditions - Uptown Players Auditions

Posted March 5, 2019
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THE VIEW UPSTAIRS - Uptown Players

THE VIEW UPSTAIRS - Dallas EPA

Uptown Players


AUDITION DATE

Sat, Mar 30, 2019

12:00 pm - 5:30 pm (CST)

APPOINTMENTS

For an audition appointment, fill out the online request at https://tinyurl.com/UptownAuditions or call 214-219-2718.

CONTRACT

LOA LOA/LORT Minimum - $369/wk

SEEKING

See breakdown.

PREPARATION

Please prepare 16-20 bar cuts of two contrasting Broadway selections in the style of the show. You must bring sheet music in the correct key. An accompanist will be provided. A headshot and resume are required at auditions.

LOCATION

Kalita Humphreys Theater

3636 Turtle Creek Blvd

Dallas, TX 75219-5502

PERSONNEL

The production is under the direction of Cheryl Denson, with music direction by Kevin Gunter, and choreography by Trevor Wright.

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals will begin the week of May 27, 2019. The production runs June 21 - July, 2019 at the Kalita Humphreys Theater.

OTHER

For additional information, visit www.uptownplayers.org.

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.

BREAKDOWN

The View UpStairs, a new musical by Max Vernon, that tells the story of Wes, a privileged young gay man living in the present day, who accidentally stumbles upon a piece of history when he is mysteriously transported back to 1973 New Orleans. He finds himself among the tight community of the UpStairs Lounge only a few hours before the fatal arson attack that would become the largest LGBTQ mass murder in US history until the 2016 Pulse shooting in Orlando. Glam-rock, gospel and modern pop collide in this smash Off-Broadway hit!

Wes – Male 25-29 - vocal Range: pop tenor/bari-tenor; any ethnicity; 20-something fashion designer from the current day; self-consciously hip, prematurely jaded, and perpetually anxious; Wes wears a fabulous facade, but deep-down harbors real insecurities and dissatisfaction with his life; has never experienced real tragedy or love.

Patrick – Male 20-25, vocal range: tenor with a pop sound; any ethnicity; young, runaway hustler who projects innocence and fragility, but is a lot tougher than he appears; Patrick creates fantastic, imaginative stories to distract from the harsher realities of his life; has the ability to see a vulnerability and sweetness in Wes.

Buddy – Male 45-59 vocal range: tenor/bari-tenor; the resident piano player of the UpStairs Lounge; charismatic, but also very temperamental and somewhat bitter; loves the attention he commands within the community, but also resents being stuck in it; dreams of one day being a big star but knows it will never happen; closeted, with a wife; does not have to actually play piano.

Willie – African American Male 40-59 – vocal range: tenor; Black; holdover from another era of gay life with a more camp sensibility; might know all the secrets of the universe.

Henri – Female 30-59 - vocal range: Strong R&B, belt to E; tough as nails, no-nonsense, old school butch; Henri is the bartender of the UpStairs Lounge and runs a tight ship; although she comes across as a bit severe, she cares very deeply for the community within the bar.

Freddy – Male 20-39 - vocal range: high tenor or belt with falsetto; Latino/Hispanic; a construction worker by day, Freddy also doubles as the drag queen Aurora Whorealis by night; big personality, energetic, and bright; a close friend to Willie and on good terms with everyone else in the bar.

Inez – Latina/Hispanic Female 45-69 - vocal Range: soprano; Inez is Freddy's mother and also occasionally a mother to the other men in the UpStairs Lounge; born in Puerto Rico, she moved her family to America when Freddy was still young; lovable, warm, and supportive, Inez assists with her son's drag performances; as realtor, she is smarmy, fake, smiles too much, etc.

Richard/Rita-Mae – Any Gender 35-55 - any gender; priest of the Metropolitan Community Church; perhaps more conservative than other patrons in the bar, but level-headed and warm.

Dale – Male 30-49 vocal range: tenor - sensitive and more radical in his sexual politics; a raw nerve and someone who's experienced a good deal of hardship at society's hand.

Cop – Male 30-49 vocal range baritone - in the past the cop is corrupt, homophobic, and violent; in the present, the cop is still stern, but has a sense of humor, and seems to be in service of justice.


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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