FOREVER PLAID Equity Principal Auditions - Arts Center of Coastal Carolina Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Sunday, December 14, 2014
11 AM to 6 PM
no scheduled lunch break
callbacks at 6 PM

Contract
SPT
Tier 7; $462/week AEA min

Location
Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
14 Shelter Cove Lane
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
Black Box Theater

Seeking
Equity actors for four principal roles, to play in their early 20s.

All need 'recording star' quality solo vocal pipes, and superlative tight harmony skills.

see breakdown for full info.

Preparation
Please prepare a 32 bars of a song either from the show or in the style of the show. Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together. Accompanist provided. Dance Callbacks are after the call. Please have Jazz shoes.

Other Dates
1st Rehearsal - March 10, Opening - March 28, Closing - April 4

Other
AEA members without appointments seen as time permits.

Personnel
Director/Choreographer - Mark Martino, Musical Director - Steven Freeman, General Manager - Richard Feldman, Written by Stuart Ross, Musical Arrangements by James Raitt

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
AEA members contact Gail Ragland, 843-686-3945 ext. 236, gragland@artshhi.com. M - F 9AM - 1PM

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

SEEKING:

Four actors (to play early 20’s). All need “recording star” quality solo vocal pipes, and superlative tight harmony skills. All need to be honest, simple, and sincere actors able to take the audience beyond the stereotype of a nerd to the handsome, sexy, powerful man inside each Plaid.


FRANCIS:
the leader of the group. He has the most confidence and takes care of his fellow PLAIDS making sure everyone (including the audience) knows what is supposed to happen next. He has asthma which acts up whenever the numbers are too fast, or the choreography too energetic. He has a great deal of compassion for the music and the group.
Second tenor to Ab – sings “Three Coins in the Fountain” and “Chain Gang” .

SPARKY:
the “cut-up” of the group. He is always looking for ways to crack jokes. He is very sharp and loves singing his tailor-made solos. He wears a retainer and has a slight speech impediment.
Baritone to G# - sings “Perfidia” and “Catch a Falling Star”

JINX:
the shy one. He is terrified-doesn’t always remember what song or step comes next. He occasionally gets a nose bleed when he sings above an A. Finds his voice and his confidence when he blows the roof off of the theatre when he belts out the high Bb in his solo: “Cry”
Tenor to Bb – sings “Cry”

SMUDGE:
the worrier. Has a chronic nervous stomach and worries about everything: the props, the audience, the running order. Convinced the audience won’t like him and reluctant to perform. He is dyslexic regarding his left and right foot so choreography is a challenge. Underneath the nervous tics and the thick glasses however is a sexy matinee idol waiting to burst out – which it does when he throws off the glasses and belts out “Rags to Riches”.
Bass to G (needs a true bass bottom sound for “16 Tons”) – sings “16 Tons” and “Rags to Riches”