FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - Annapolis OPEN call by appt
Compass Rose Theater
**Updated Breakdown**
AUDITION DATE
Wed, Oct 04, 2017
4:00 pm (EDT)
Sat, Oct 07, 2017
9:30 am (EDT)
APPOINTMENTS
For Audition Appointment, please email audition@compassrosetheater.org.
CONTRACT
Special Appearance
Level TBA; Local housing provided for out of town actors.
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. (See breakdown.)
PREPARATION
Bring 2 copies of headshot and resume. Prepare 16 bars of two songs, one upbeat and one ballad. Bring sheet music in your key; an accompanist will be provided. No a cappella auditions. There will also be cold readings from the script/songbook. For student actors, no headshot required. Bring a recent photo.
LOCATION
Compass Rose Theater
49 Spa Road
Annapolis, MD 21401
PERSONNEL
Founding Artistic Director: Lucinda Merry-Browne
Stage Director: Lucinda Merry-Browne
Book by Joseph Stein; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; Music by Jerry Bock
OTHER DATES
1st rehearsal: November 15, 2017. Runs December 15--January 28, 2018 (Thursday - Saturday
evenings, Saturday and Sunday matinees, select weekday matinees)
OTHER
Questions--please email office@compassrosetheater.org or call 410-980-5857.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this 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
Winner of nine Tony awards, this beautiful musical play tells the story of the village of Anatevka, a Jewish settlement in Czarist Russia. Though poor in possessions, the family of Tevye, a milkman, is rich in daughters and happiness. The poignancy of the story and the beauty of the music have made this play a tradition for musical theater audiences everywhere.
All roles except Hodel and Motel are open.
Character Descriptions
Update 10/5: The role of Perchik is also now available.
Tevye – 40-60 – Father of five daughters who need to marry. Poor, stubborn, kind.
Golde – 40-60 – Tevye’s wife, loving but also stubborn
Their Daughters – Age ranges 15-25
Tzeitel
Hodel - Cast
Chava
Shprintze
Bielke
Yente – 40-60 The matchmaker
Motel – Cast
Perchik – Cast
Lazar Wolf – 30-50 The Butcher
Mordcha – 30-50 The Innkeeper
Rabbi – 30-60
Mendel – 15-25 Rabbi’s son
Fruma Sarah – Ghost of Butcher’s wife
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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