BEAUTIFUL and MYSTIC PIZZA - La Mirada, CA EPA/ ECC Singers
Actors Theater Series, Inc. | Yorba Linda, CA
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM (P)
Lunch 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
COST
$983 weekly minimum (Tier 3)
Equity actors for principal roles and chorus singers in BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL and MYSTIC PIZZA (See breakdown).
All stage manager positions have been filled.
Please prepare a pop song of your choice from the 60's, 70's or 80's. Bring sheet music please. Also, bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
La Mirada Theatre Rehearsal Space
15519 Phoebe Ave
La Mirada, CA 90638
Street parking.
Producers: Tom McCoy and Cathy Rigby
Producing Artistic Director: B.T. McNicholl
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
David Ruttura (Director)
Joyce Chittick (Assoc.
Director/Choreographer)
MYSTIC PIZZA
Casey Hushion (Director)
Kristin Erin (Music Director)
Connor Gallagher (Choreographer)
Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Julia Flores
Ryan O’Connell (Music Director - BEAUTIFUL)
See breakdown for production specific dates.
OTHER
EPA 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.
McCoy Rigby Entertainment is committed to ensuring that you have the ability to create, work and thrive in a space that is free of racism, safe to voice experiences of trauma without retaliation and to continue to move towards an equitable and inclusive space for all. McCoy Rigby Entertainment has pledged to elevate the standard of equity and inclusion for BIPOC through active and ongoing protocol changes. McCoy Rigby Entertainment is committed to continue to be in, and create, a space of learning for everyone in the company and the creative teams and artists we engage with throughout the season. We pledge to hold ourselves accountable, participate in hard and honest conversations, and create a space where everyone feels safe and supported to create their best work and thrive.
Rehearsal: 10/24
Open: 11/10
Close: 12/3
CAROLE KING, GERRY GOFFIN, and CYNTHIA WEIL have been cast.
BARRY MANN (25-32) Character identifies as White. A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Cynthia. He is good natured, appealing & neurotic. Ambitious, but likeable. Comedic with a great voice. A strong high tenor comfortable with pop & rock style singing. C3-A4 - tenor.
DON KIRSCHNER (35-48) Character identifies as White. An influential music publisher and producer. He is a fast talking, energetic force of nature. Powerful, direct & sometimes intimidating, but he has a real affinity for his writers and artists. A hit maker. A2-C#4 - baritone.
GENIE (40s-50s) Character identifies as White. Carole’s Jewish mother. Once an aspiring playwright, she has been broken down by life & her husband’s infidelity. Protective of Carole and unforgiving of her husband’s mistakes. Role does not need to sing.
THE SHIRELLES/ENSEMBLE: Black. Characters identify as Female, 20s-30s. Seeking charismatic singers/actors/movers to portray multiple characters. LUCILLE – Don’s tough as nails secretary. SHIRLEY – a Shirelle who sings lead on “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”. LITTLE EVA – Carole’s babysitter, turned singing sensation of “The Locomotion”. Bb3-E5 - mezzo/high belter. JANELLE WOODS – a gorgeous singer who sings lead on “One Fine Day”. Strong singers and movers. G#3-D5 - mezzo/belter.
THE DRIFTERS/ENSEMBLE: Black. Characters identify as Male, 20s-30s. Seeking charismatic singers/movers/actors to portray various roles, including THE DRIFTERS, who are featured in songs including “On Broadway”, “Up on the Roof” and “Some Kind of Wonderful”. Strong singers and movers. High tenors & high baritones. Lead Drifter (Up On The Roof, Some Kind of Wonderful): B2- Ab4 or B4 full-voice, up to Eb5 strong falsetto - tenor with strong lower register, or Bari-tenor with extensive upper register.
NICK/LOW RIGHTEOUS BROTHER/ENSEMBLE: Character identifies as White Male, 20s-30s. Seeking a strong singer/actor to play multiple roles. NICK – an attractive, friendly guitarist at the Bitter End. LOW RIGHTEOUS BROTHER (Bill Medley) – acts as half of the Righteous Brothers duo who sing “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” & others. Excellent singer with low baritone/ bass notes. F2-G4 - Bari-tenor. This role typically understudies GERRY GOFFIN.
LOU ADLER/HIGH RIGHTEOUS BROTHER/ENSEMBLE: Character identifies as White Male. 20s- 30s. Seeking a strong singer/actor to play multiple roles. LOU ADLER – a genius music producer.
HIGH RIGHTEOUS BROTHER (Bobby Hatfield) – acts as half of the Righteous Brothers duo who sing “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” & others. High pop/rock tenor. F3-Bb4 (strong falsetto up to F5) - high tenor. This role typically understudies BARRY MANN.
MARILYN/ENSEMBLE: Character identifies as Female. 20s-30s. Seeking a strong singer/actor to portray MARILYN – a gorgeous singer with a great voice & others. Soprano/Belt. (Pleasant Valley Sunday): G3-C5 - mezzo/belter. Possible Cynthia Weil understudy.
BETTY/ENSEMBLE: Character identifies as Female. 20s-30s. Strong actor/singer to play BETTY – Carole’s appealing, perky best friend in high school. Mezzo/Soprano belt. Possible Carole King and Genie Klein understudy.
Rehearsal: 12/29
Open: 1/19
Close: 2/11
Traveling after La Mirada Theater to:
LESHER CENTER (WALNUT CREEK, CA)
Preview: 02/15/24
Opening: 02/16/24
Closing 02/25/25
HARRIS CENTER (FOLSOM, CA)
Opening: 02/29/24 (possibly 02/28/24, not confirmed)
Closing: 03/04/24
DAISY ARJUO, KAT ARUJO and JOJO BARBOZA have been cast.
LEONA SILVIA: 50-65. Character identifies as female. Any Ethnicity. The immigrant owner of Mystic Pizza and guardian of the Mystic Pizza special sauce. A sarcastic, wry, yet loving mother figure for Jo, Daisy, and Kat. Nearing retirement. Pop/Rock vocals – G3-E5.
BILL MONTIJO: 20s. Character identifies as Male. Any Ethnicity. The son of immigrants. A burly (ideally 6’+) yet warm, sensitive, lobsterman, and lead singer/guitarist in The Lobster Rolls - the local town band, who wants nothing more than to marry Jo and raise a family in Mystic, CT. Acoustic or electric guitar playing a plus. Pop/Rock vocals – F3-A5.
CHARLES GORDON WINDSOR JR.: 20s. Character identifies as a White Male. A country-club, sweater-vest-wearing, Porsche-driving, law-school-drop-out cad, with a surprising capacity for true love. Pop/Rock vocals – G2-B5.
TIM TRAVERS: 20s. Character identifies as Male. Any Ethnicity. An easy-going, Yale-graduate, architect, with a secret. Pop/Rock vocals – E3-A4.
LORNA/ENSEMBLE: 20s. Character identifies as Female. Any Ethnicity. Doubles as various roles including LORNA, a snobby college girl; SERENA WINDSOR, Charlie's sister, a vapid country-club goer; and others. Strong Pop/Rock vocals.
DEBBIE/ENSEMBLE: 20s. Character identifies as Female. Any Ethnicity. Doubles as various roles including DEBBIE, a snobby college girl; MARIANA, an immigrant oyster shucker; TERESA, an immigrant housekeeper; NIKKI TRAVERS, Tim's wife; and others. Strong Pop/Rock vocals.
MRS. ARUJO/ENSEMBLE: 40s. Character identifies as Female. Any Ethnicity. Doubles as various roles including MRS. ARUJO, Daisy and Kat’s immigrant mother; and others. Strong Pop/Rock vocals.
AUNT BONNIE/ENSEMBLE: 40s. Character identifies as Female. Any Ethnicity. Doubles as various roles including AUNT BONNIE, an immigrant oyster shucker, MRS. POLLY WINDSOR, Charlie’s mother; and others. Strong Pop/Rock vocals.
NICK/ENSEMBLE: 28-30s. Character identifies as Male. Any Ethnicity. Doubles as various roles including a PRIEST; NICK, a Planetarium employee; MICKEY, a pizza shop regular; and others. Strong Pop/Rock vocals.
FRANK/ENSEMBLE: 20s. Character identifies as Male. Any Ethnicity. Doubles as various roles including FRANK, a warm, friendly guitarist in the local band by night and an oyster shucker at the docks by day; STEAMER WINDSOR, Charlie's younger brother; and others. Strong Pop/Rock vocals.
MR. CHUCK WINDSOR/ENSEMBLE: 40s. Character identifies as Male. Any Ethnicity. Doubles as various roles including THE FIRESIDE GOURMET; MR. CHUCK WINDSOR, Charlie’s demanding father; and others. Strong Pop/Rock vocals.
MR. BARBOZA/ENSEMBLE: 40s. Character identifies as Male. Any Ethnicity. Doubles as various roles including MR. BARBOZA, Jo’s immigrant father; LIONEL, a cheerful real estate agent; LOU, Bill's friend, and others. Strong Pop/Rock vocals.
GEORGE/ENSEMBLE: 20s. Character identifies as Male. Any Ethnicity. Doubles as various roles including GEORGE, a snobby graduate student; ALFIE, a townie doofus, a WAITER, and others. Strong Pop/Rock vocals.
Videos
