Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
AUDITION DATES
Fri, May 27, 2022
3:00 pm - 8:00 pm (EST) (No break)
Sat, May 28, 2022
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
(Lunch 1-2)
APPOINTMENTS
Please call 786.468.2299 or email education@arshtcenter.org for an audition appointment. Offices are open from Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM EDT.
CONTRACT
TYA $526 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in KITTY HAWK (see breakdown).
All stage managerial positions have been filled.
PREPARATION
Please come prepared to sing a brief audition song and an additional song to be performed with your instrument of choice. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring your instrument to the audition along with sheet music in your key.
LOCATION
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132
Peacock Foundation Studio in The Knight Concert Hall.
PERSONNEL
Book by Tom Bryant
Music & Lyrics by Erik Della Penna
Jairo Ontiveros, Producer
Liz Wallace, Guarantor
Nathan Allen, Director & Choreographer
OTHER DATES
Four weeks of daytime rehearsal begins: August 22, 2022 (Monday through Saturday)
Two weeks of daytime performances begin: September 19, 2022
Last Performance: September 29, 2022
OTHER
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The producer plans to utilize stage-fighting, stage fog, haze, pyrotechnics and strobe lights in this production. Actors’ voices will be amplified. Actors may participate in talkbacks with students.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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
SEEKING:
All characters are very good singers who move well.
Orville Wright & Wilbur Wright: 20’s - early 30’s. Excellent singers. These characters display drive and determination without allowing each other to give up on their dreams. Energetic and focused, there is chemistry between these two characters. We instantly understand the sibling connection and occasional rivalry.
Katherine Wright: 20’s. The Wright brother’s sister Katherine was a young woman with a career as a high school teacher. Independent and bright, Katherine was an integral part of the Wright brothers’ achievements contributing many ideas and most of her career earnings to their endeavors. She is the family peacekeeper and the voice of reason.
Milton Wright: Mid 40’s–50’s. The Wright brother’s father. A minister, Milton Wright was a very stern, strict and serious man. He also suffered greatly after the death of his wife and was quite melancholy. He loves his children yet has a difficult time expressing his feelings.
Samuel Langley: 30’s–40’s - Langley was a scientist, a bureaucrat and a politician. In this play Langley’s Achilles’ heel is his ego.
Octave Chanute: 30’s–40’s - The villain in the play was a very complex man in reality – a scientist, a showman, and a sly and cunning opportunist.
Barker/Harim Maxim/Conductor/Ensemble: 20’s– early 40’s. Though the ensemble characters were all serious inventors and engineers, they are depicted in this play with humor. Singers with a comedy sense and, perhaps, an ear for foreign accents/languages. Those at Kitty Hawk work as an ensemble. Think of them as a Greek chorus, voicing the doubts, the curiosity and ultimately, the excitement of every day people experiencing all the new innovations of the Industrial Revolution.
Otto Lilienthal/J.M. Kaufman/John Daniels/Ensemble: 20’s – early 40’s - Though the ensemble characters were all serious inventors and engineers, they are depicted in this play with humor. Singers with a comedy sense and, perhaps, an ear for foreign accents/languages. Those at Kitty Hawk work as an ensemble. Think of them as a Greek chorus, voicing the doubts, the curiosity and ultimately, the excitement of every day people experiencing all the new innovations of the Industrial Revolution.
Clement Ader/William Tate/Ensemble: 20’s – early 40’s - Though the ensemble characters were all serious inventors and engineers, they are depicted in this play with humor. Singers with a comedy sense and, perhaps, an ear for foreign accents/languages. Those at Kitty Hawk work as an ensemble. Think of them as a Greek chorus, voicing the doubts, the curiosity and ultimately, the excitement of every day people experiencing all the new innovations of the Industrial Revolution.
Requirement for proof of vaccination/negative test.
Everyone entering the audition venue (i.e., venue employees, Equity members, non-members, casting personnel, creatives, producers, musicians, COVID Safety Managers, etc.) will be required to undergo a symptom check and provide one of the following prior to entry into the venue:
- Proof of full vaccination. “Fully vaccinated,” as defined by the CDC, is more than 14 calendar days following receipt of a final dose of an FDA or World Health Organization authorized or approved vaccine.
Two-ply cloth face masks, surgical masks, singer’s masks and respirators (N95, KN95 or KF94) will be allowed for face coverings. Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not acceptable face coverings. Everyone in the holding room and audition room will always wear a face covering as described above, except for the actor when they are actively auditioning. The time spent unmasked should be as minimal as possible. Face coverings must be worn correctly (covering the nose and mouth). Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
If the risk level for Miami is trending upwards and may rise to High (Red) we will contact members with appointments at least 24 hours before the first audition appointment time to let them know there is a chance that the auditions may need to be postponed or cancelled. All members with appointments will be notified if the auditions must be postponed or cancelled.
We encourage members to prepare for their audition at home, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms. Additional information required in notice:
Holding/Audition room information:
The audition room is 4000 square feet and can accommodate no more than 40 individuals at a time.
The holding room is 2000 square feet and can accommodate no more than 55 individuals at a time.
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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