The Carnegie AUDITION NOTICE
KINKY BOOTS
June 30 – August 19, 2023
Directed by Lindsey Augusta Mercer
Music Directed by Steve Goers
GUYS AND DOLLS
July 29 – August 18, 2023
Directed and Choreographed by Eric Byrd
Music Directed by Steve Goers
Auditions by Video Submission.
Submissions are due by 11:59 PM EST on February 28, 2023.
Performers must be 16 years of age or older to submit an audition.
What to send:
• 32 bars of a song in the style of KINKY BOOTS
• 32 bars of a song in the style of GUYS AND DOLLS
• Optional: Submit a 1-2 minute video showcasing your dance/movement abilities • Resume
• Headshot
Audition videos will only be accepted as links. Files requiring download will not be accepted. Please create separate videos for each song and the dance combination. You will be asked to submit them separately in the online form.
Please ensure that privacy settings are such that we are enabled to view by the link only, with no need for password or additional access request. Please film your material in a horizontal/landscape frame on a solid background or plain wall. A ¾ shot is preferred for vocal selections
Your headshot must be an image file and your resume must be in PDF format. Both should be labeled with you name (i.e. Gabbard_Tyler.pdf)
Please submit your audition here:
https://forms.gle/Cqsc3yGwshypKXfd7
Callbacks
Callbacks will be a mix of live and digital based on the availability of the auditionee and production staff. In person callbacks are planned for Monday, March 20.
Casting
All auditionees will be notified of casting outcomes by March 31, 2023.
The Carnegie is committed to inclusive casting. All races, ethnicities, gender identities, body types, and mobilities are encouraged to apply. Pronouns listed in the character breakdown refer to the genders of the characters only. Actors should submit for any roles they feel comfortable playing.
Also Note:
• All Roles are paid. Principal Roles pay $1000 per show contract, Secondary Roles and Ensemble pay $800 per show contract. If selected for a two-show contract (KINKY BOOTS and GUYS AND DOLLS), pay is $2000 for the summer and is paid bi-weekly.
• Not AEA eligible.
• No housing provided.
Rehearsals and Performances
Rehearsals will take place in the evenings and on weekends. Daytime rehearsals may be added based on the availability of the cast and production staff.
Rehearsals:
June 4-29
Performances:
Friday, June 30, 7:30 PM Sunday, July 2, 3:00 PM Friday, July 7, 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 8, 7:30 PM Friday, July 21, 7:30 PM Sunday, August 6, 3:00 PM Thursday, August 10, 7:30 PM Saturday, August 19, 7:30 PM
Rehearsals:
July 2-28
Performances:
Saturday, July 29, 7:30 PM Sunday, July 30, 3:00 PM Friday, August 4, 7:30 PM Saturday, August 5, 7:30 PM Saturday, August 12, 7:30 PM Sunday, August 13, 3:00 PM Thursday, August 17, 7:30 PM Friday, August 18, 7:30 PM
Conflicts will be accepted on a limited basis. The Carnegie strives to provide flexible opportunities for artists to pursue their craft in an environment that respects work-life balance. If conflicts are too numerous, we reserve the right to retract our offer. No performance conflicts will be accepted.
COVID-19 Policies
The Carnegie fervently encourages all auditioners to seek the Covid-19 vaccination before attending in-person callbacks. Proof of a completed initial vaccine course is required before the start of rehearsals for all company members. Rehearsals may be conducted in masks depending on virus transmission rates. Performances and audiences will not be masked.
Music and Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Original Broadway Production Directed and Choreographed by Jerry Mitchell
Based on the Miramax motion picture of the same name, written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth
Directed by Lindsey Augusta Mercer
Choreographer TBA
KINKY BOOTS, the winner of six Tony® Awards, including Best Musical, is a huge-hearted, high-heeled hit featuring music and lyrics by pop legend Cyndi Lauper. Factory owner Charlie is struggling to save his business when he meets Lola, a drag queen with a wildly exciting idea that just might save the day. Inspired by true events, KINKY BOOTS tells the story of a mismatched pair of friends who together learn that sometimes, the best way to fit in… is to stand out!
Available Roles
Charlie Price (He/Him)
A bit confused, a bit unfocused, a hero hiding under a victim's mantle.
Tenor (C3 -B4)
Lola/Simon (She/Her/He/Him)
A prize fighter's physique draped in satin. A talented drag queen with a killer voice and winning ways. Tenor (C3-B4)
Nicola (She/Her)
Charlie's long-term girlfriend. Driven, uncompromising.
Mezzo-Soprano (B3-F5)
Lauren (She/Her)
Beautiful and strong working-class girl.
Mezzo-Soprano (B3-F5)
Don/Ensemble (He/Him)
Lola's nemesis. Burly hypermasculine bear of a factory worker.
Baritone/Tenor (C3-F4, must have falsetto to D5 for finale)
Pat/Ensemble (She/Her)
Officious office manager who will let loose her wild side when allowed.
Mezzo-Soprano (B3-F5)
Trish/Ensemble (She/Her)
Factory worker with a husband and kids to worry over.
Mezzo-Soprano (B3-D5)
George/Ensemble (He/Him)
Factory manager keeping up traditions. Reserved.
Baritone (C3-F4)
Mr. Price/Ensemble (He/Him)
Charlie's father. Also plays Richard Bailey, Nicola’s attractive boss.
Baritone (B2-G4)
Harry/Ensemble (He/Him)
A contemporary of Charlie's but his opposite. Successful, self-aware and confident. Also plays Simon Sr., Simon’s unforgiving father.
Tenor (E3-C4)
The Angels (He/Him/She/Her/They/Them)
The drag performers who populate The Blue Angel Nightclub.
Baritones/Tenors (some sing to C5 and some sing to A4)
A Musical Fable of Broadway
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
Based on a Story and Characters of Damon Runyon
Directed and Choreographed by Eric Byrd
GUYS AND DOLLS is musical theatre at its show-stopping best! Hailed by many as the perfect musical comedy, this colorful classic follows a rowdy bunch of gamblers and showgirls in a wild game of chance and love. Set in bustling 1950s Manhattan, GUYS AND DOLLS features some of the most memorable showtunes of all time, including “Luck Be a Lady,” “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” and the irrepressible anthem “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat.”
Available Roles
Nathan Detroit (He/Him)
A good-hearted gambler and craps game organizer who could never hit the bigtime. He loves Adelaide, but cannot quit his gambling ways. A broke schemer with unwitting ways.
Baritone (Eb4-B4)
Miss Adelaide (She/Her)
Nathan's fiancé and a lead performer at the Hot Box nightclub. She loves Nathan more than anything in the world and desperately wants to get married. Pretty, outspoken, stubborn.
Mezzo-Soprano (A3-D5)
Sky Masterson (He/Him)
A high-stakes gambler whose luck never seems to run out, and a wild card who surprises himself when he falls in love with the unlikeliest of women. Suave, smart, handsome.
Baritone (Bb3-D5)
Sarah Brown (She/Her)
A pretty, bright-eyed woman who serves as Sergeant of the local Mission. She fully believes in her worthy cause and wishes to convert the gambling sinners to saints. Falls unexpectedly in love with Sky along the way. She is prudish and uptight, but eventually lets go.
Soprano (Bb3-E5)
Nicely-Nicely Johnson (He/Him)
Just like his name suggests, he is the nicest and cheeriest of the gambling crooks. High-spirited and a bit naïve, but sincere and genuine. Nathan's loyal friend and lackey.
Tenor (Bb3-F5)
Benny Southstreet (He/Him)
Nathan's right-hand man and a gambler himself. Smart, slick, always moving and shaking, but with what he thinks are Nathan's best interest at heart.
Baritone (Bb3-E5)
Arvide Abernathy (He/Him or She/Her)
The bass drum and cymbal player in the Mission band and Sarah's loving grandparent. Wise and sweet.
Harry The Horse (He/Him)
A crook and gambler. He is a tough guy with dollar signs as his bottom line. Brings Big Jule into Nathan's craps game and backs his cheating but is also a man of his word in the gambling community.
Lt. Brannigan/Ensemble (He/Him)
A New York police officer who is on to Nathan's illegal craps games and is dead set on catching him. A tough, no-nonsense character.
Big Jule (He/Him)
A big time craps player from Chicago who uses a gun and his own pair of rigged dice to bully his way into never losing. Tough looking. A bit of an oaf.
General Matilda B. Cartwright (She/Her)
The regional representative of the Save-a-Soul missions. Powerful, matronly, and no-nonsense. Mezzo-Soprano
Rusty Charlie (He/Him)
Angie the Ox (He/Him)
Hot Box Dancers/Ensemble (She/Her)
A chorus of performers who back-up Adelaide in her nightclub act. Strong dancing, singing and character performance required.
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