UNDERGROUND RAILWAY THEATER SEASON MUSICALS Equity Principal Auditions - Underground Railway Theater Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions by Appointment
Monday, June 10, 2013
2 PM to 6 PM

Contract
NEAT
$371/week AEA minimum

Location
Central Square Theater
450 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA

Seeking
Equity singing actors, men and women, for the 2013-14 season plays.

see breakdown

Preparation
Singer/Actors may choose one or more scenes from the play and/or choose one or more readings from other sources and 16 bars of music. Sides will be available at the auditions. A reader will be provided. Scripts are available at the Stage Source office, 88 Tremont Street, Suite 714 in Boston, MA.

Other Dates
EPA for the season plays held on 6/4, 10am to 6pm. See separate notice

Auditions will be by appointment in five minute time slots. AEA members without appointments will be seen as time permits.

Other
Please bring an up-to-date attached picture and resume

Personnel
Artistic Director Debra Wise will attend the auditions.

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
David Allen, Manager of Artistic Operations. Phone: 617 576-9278 ext. 209. Mon-Thurs. 10:00am to 6:00pm. Email:
dla@centralsquaretheater.org

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

Casting will be non-traditional. Though set in Czechoslovakia in a Jewish community, actors of color and from all ethnicities are invited to audition for any role. Actors with disabilities are encouraged to audition; we are happy to discuss the concept and the demands of each role with interested actors.

BRUNDIBAR and BUT THE GIRAFFE
Rehearsals begin February 10, 2014
Performances run March 6 – April 6, 2014.

BUT THE GIRAFFE
By Tony Kushner. Director TBA.

MOTHER– 30’s – 50’s, busy, sings opera to herself.
FATHER – 30’s – 50’s, concerned, incredulous.
GRANDMOTHER – 50’s – 70’s, adept at metaphor and mitzvah.
GRANDFATHER – 50’s-70’s, with a gruffness that masks a huge heart.
UNCLE – 20’s – 30’s, a young conductor, loves music more than he can express.
GIRL – 8-11, no one is telling her anything so she tries to figure out everything, her mind is always working and she has big feelings.
SOLDIER – 14-23, a toy come to life, magical and commanding.

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BRUNDIBAR
Music by Hans Krasa. Libretto by Adolf Hofmeister. Adapted by Tony Kushner. Director TBA.

BAKER – adult from Giraffe cast
ICE CREAM MAN – adult from Giraffe cast
MILK MAN – adult from Giraffe cast
POLICEMAN – adult from Giraffe cast
CONDUCTOR– adult from Giraffe cast (non-speaking role)
CAT – child/teen (female)
DOG – child/teen
SPARROW – child/teen
ANINKU – child/teen (female)
PEPICEK – child/teen (male)
BRUNDIBAR – 14-23 (double-cast as Soldier in Giraffe)
CHORUS: Seeking youth age 7 and up to portray school-children, etc.