FINIAN'S RAINBOW and CASA VALENTINA - Kansas City EPA Days
Spinning Tree Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Mar 27, 2017
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (CDT)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM appointments preferred.
Mar 28, 2017
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (CDT)
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM appointments preferred.
Mar 29, 2017
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (CDT)
APPOINTMENTS
Email casting@spinningtreetheatre.com with your preferred audition date. Attach headshot and resumé. Will reply with appt date and date. Preferred Equity appointment times are 5:30-6:30 pm each day. If you are unable to attend during those times we will schedule you in the 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM block.
CONTRACT
SPT SPT 4; $362/wk minimum
SEEKING
Male and female Actors and singers for the upcoming productions of FINIAN'S RAINBOW and CASA VALENTINA. Please see breakdown for more information.
PREPARATION
FINIAN’S: 32 bars reflecting the style of the piece. An accompanist will be provided. Bring sheet music in your key (no recorded music; no a cappella singing) and 2 copies of 8×10 headshot/resumé. CASA: One-minute monologue reflecting the style of the piece. You may be asked to read from script.
LOCATION
University of Missouri Kansas City
4501 Genessee St
Kansas City, MO 64111
PERSONNEL
Michael Grayman-Parkhurst, Artistic Director / Gary Green, Music Director / Andrew Grayman-Parkhurst, Managing Director
OTHER DATES
FINIAN’S RAINBOW (1st reh 8/15/17; opens 9/1/17; closes 9/17/17). CASA VALENTINA (1st reh 10/11/17; opens 11/3/17; closes 11/20/17)
OTHER
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
FINIAN’S RAINBOW
Finian McLonergan: Charming older Irishman, a dreamer and optimist
Sharon McLonergan: Finian’s daughter. A lovely young Irish woman, savvy and bright
Woody: Wholesome and forthright young American, just back from the Merchant Marines
Susan: Woody's mute sister, a dancer (Age 16 or older)
Og: A semi-mortal leprechaun, playful magical, and determined (Age 16 or older)
Senator Billboard Rawkins: Prototypical southern politician and orator
Sheriff/Ensemble: Small, plump man
Buzz Collins/Ensemble: Dapper stooge for the Senator, has a nervous manner
Sally Ann: African-American singer (“Necessity”) with great presence
Lily Mae: A great singer/ensemble
3 Gospeleers/Ensemble: African-American male trio also to play Henry and Howard
CASA VALENTINA
By Harvey Fierstein
Rita (Female, 40-50)
A resigned, but determined earth-mother. Her love of the girls barely covers her inner sadness.
George/Valentina (Male, 40-49)
Married to Rita, with whom he runs Casa Valentina; an insurance salesman-type as a man. Assured, strong and poised as a woman.
The Judge/Amy: (Male, 60-69)
This role is cast.
Charlotte/Isadore: (Male, 40-49)
The ultimate WASP. A buttoned-down strict disciplinarian; a school marm. Not your favorite aunt. Opinionated and manipulative.
Jonathan/Miranda: (Male, 20-29)
Masculine, shy, and bookish. Overly polite and cautious as a male. As a female, she is ebullient.
Albert/Bessie: (Male, 40-49)
Chubby. Willie Loman by day, Ethel Mertz at night. A fixture at Casa Valentina; quick-witted, friendly and fond of quoting Oscar Wilde.
Michael/Gloria: (Male, 20-29)
A regular at Casa Valentina, very handsome and sexually charged chap who is accustomed to compliments whether dressed as a male or female.
Theodore/Terry: (Male, 60-70)
Sweet and gentle and slightly silly, like a favorite old auntie.
Eleanor: (Female, 40-50)
The Judge’s daughter; brittle, hurt and cold.
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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