Weston Theater Company 2024 Season - NYC EPA Weston Theater Company | Weston, VT
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Friday, February 23, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:30PM - 2:30PM
LORT Non-Rep
$776 weekly minimum (LORT D) + health/pension/transportation/lodging.
Equity actors for roles in Weston Theater Company's 2024 Season (See breakdown).
Some roles will be understudied. All stage managerial positions are currently filled.
An accompanist will be provided. Please prepare one brief song OR one brief monologue in the style of something within the season. Please bring a headshot/resume.
Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
Holding Room: Room #306
Executive Artistic Director: Susanna Gellert Choreographer for Pippin: Felicity Stiverson
Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Michael Cassara, CSA
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
OTHER
If unable to attend EPA, performers are welcome to send picture/resume submissions for season consideration to submissions@michaelcassara.net. ECC Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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.
Weston Theater Company 2024 Season
Director: John Simpkins
Choreographer: Natalie Malotke
Music Director: TBD
First rehearsal: May 21st
First preview: June 12th
Opening: June 14th
Closing: July 14th
[FRANKIE VALLI] 20s-30s, male. A small (5’9” or shorter), tenacious, scrappy kid from a tough neighborhood with an unusually high, clear falsetto. He is talented, hardworking, and determined to succeed. Charismatic and charming; must be a very strong actor (comfortable with narrative text) and have a gritty side as well as a polished veneer. Strong tenor with sweet and strong falsetto - able to sing in the style of Frankie Valli and is comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies.
[TOMMY DEVITO] 30s, male. A handsome, charismatic, smooth-talking operator with a quick temper, Tommy is a born hustler from a tough neighborhood and the essence of Jersey cool. A natural born leader with an appealing, bad-boy quality. A strong tenor/baritenor voice, comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies. NOTE: Ability to play guitar a major plus.
[BOB GAUDIO] 20s-30s, male. Boyish and fresh-faced, he is an intelligent, sensitive, and introspective musical prodigy, smart and savvy beyond his years. Strong tenor/baritenor voice up to a high G, must be very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies.
[NICK MASSI] 20s-30s, male. A steady, sturdy, lumbering man of few words with a police record and a strong musical talent. Nick is a dreamer who longs for a life after the Four Seasons. Strong bass/baritone voice down to a low E, comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies.
[BOB CREWE AND OTHERS] 30s-40s, male. Intelligent and flamboyant. The genius music producer and lyricist who was an integral part of creating the magic of The Four Seasons. Quick-witted and very into astrology! Character baritone or tenor (ensemble singing) with good movement ability.
[GYP DECARLO AND OTHERS] 40s-50s, male. Tough, mafioso type. A strong character. Character baritone or tenor (ensemble singing) with good movement ability.
Director: Susanna Gellert
Music Director: Larry Pressgrove
Choreographer: Felicity Stiverson
First rehearsal: July 2nd
First tech: July 20th
First preview: July 24th
Opening: July 26th
Closing: August 17th
CASTING NOTE: Many of the characters are defined in binary terms - we encourage performers of all gender identities to audition or submit materials for any role(s) they'd like to.
[LEADING PLAYER] any ethnicity/race, 20s-30s, any gender identity. Masterfully charming and lovingly manipulative, the Leading Player is a chameleon of sorts. Guides Pippin through the story and tries to intervene at the end. Always looking to put on a great show for the audience. Excellent dancer and singer, highly charismatic.
[PIPPIN] any ethnicity/race, 20s-30s, male. Our story's young and confused protagonist. Longing to find a purpose and a place to belong. Naive, innocent, and hungry for joy and connection. Eventually finds love, meaning, and happiness with Catherine and Theo. (G2-Ab4) Strong mover/dancer.
[BERTHE] CAST any ethnicity/race, 60s, female. Pippin's saucy grandmother. A brassy broad full of wisdom, grace, and sass. She tries to help Pippin and encourages him to live his life to the fullest. (E3- C5)
[LEWIS] any ethnicity/race, 20s-30s, male. Charlemagne and Fastrada’s son. Strong and not bright. Pippin’s half-brother and, after Pippin, heir to the throne. Addicted to the physical, Lewis loves weightlifting, Lewis loves wrestling, but most of all, Lewis loves Lewis. A strong dancer.
[CHARLES] CAST any ethnicity/race, 50s+, male. Pippin's demanding father. As King of the Holy Roman Empire, Charlemagne is more comfortable wielding a sword than breaking bread. He wears his years with great pride. (G2-E4).
[FASTRADA] any ethnicity/race, 30s-40s, female. Pippin's conniving stepmother. A seductress, who is no stranger to deceit and betrayal, she is both sensual and smart. Skilled at using her sexual appeal to benefit her and her son. (A3-F5). A strong Dancer.
[CATHERINE] any ethnicity/race, 20s-30s, female. A widow and mother. She is a committed and hopeless romantic, who possesses graceful elegance and a charming wit. Encounters Pippin at his lowest point and eventually falls in love with him. (F#3-Db5) Strong mover/dancer
[THEO] any ethnicity/race, 7-14, male. Catherine’s son. A young boy who tries Pippin’s patience. (E4- G5)
Director: Sherry Lutkin
Music Director : David Lutkin
First rehearsal: 8/6
First preview: 8/22
Opens: 8/23
Closes: 9/1
PLEASE NOTE: all performers must *actually play* the listed instruments at an advanced level.
[MIRA (short for Elmira)] Bi-racial, white and Asian (Korean)-American woman, late 20s, with a strong Classical music background. A Brooklyn Hipster originally from North Carolina, Mira is daughter to a Korean father and a southern, white mother. While traveling near Asheville with her musicologist boyfriend, after months of “Covid Lockdown”, she meets her estranged maternal grandfather — a “footnote-famous” banjo-player —after almost twenty years without contact. Plays the Violin at a high level of proficiency. Other instruments that this character plays in the show are Appalachian Dulcimer and the Er-hu (rudimentary skills are required, and can be learned in rehearsal)
[BECKETT] white, late 20s, male. Originally from Connecticut, he has studied Ethnomusicology and Music History at Williams College. His passion is Old Time and Traditional American Music. He and his girlfriend, Mira, have played music together since they met in college, and he is “leading” the expedition, navigating Fiddlers’ Conventions and Festivals around the Appalachian region. Plays the Mandolin with a high level of proficiency. Other instruments played include Guitar and Tenor Banjo.
[EDGAR] CAST. white, 75, male. a taciturn and circumspect widower who has lived the last eighteen years alone near Windy Hill. He is a Vietnam veteran, an electrician by trade and Mira’s grandfather. He has been, for all his life, a player of Traditional, Old Time and Bluegrass music, and when he gets going, the sparkling performer and storyteller shines through. He plays banjo, guitar, dulcimer and harmonica.
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