OLIVER! - North Hollywood, CA EPA/ECC Singers 5 Star Theatricals | Thousand Oaks, CA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Thursday, August 17, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (P)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
LOA
$671 weekly minimum (Ref. COST)
Equity actors for principal roles and chorus singers for OLIVER! (See breakdown).
Local L.A./Thousand Oaks actors are encouraged to audition.
As an Equal Opportunity Employers, 5-Star Theatricals does not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to age, marital status, sexual orientation, or the presence of a non job-related medical condition or handicap. 5-Star is committed to identifying and interrupting instances of racism and all forms of oppression, through the principles of inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility.
Performers of all gender expressions, all sexual orientations, all body types, all ethnicities, all nationalities, all religions, and performers with disabilities are encouraged to audition!
Please prepare a short song appropriate to the style of OLIVER! (You may sing from the show). Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Screenland Studios
10501 Burbank Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91601
Book, Music & Lyrics: Lionel Bart
Based on Charles Dickens' novel, Oliver Twist
Expected to attend:
Director: Kari Hayter
Producer: Cindy Murray
Music Director: Anthony Lucca
Choreographer: Christopher Albrecht Casting Director: Michael Donovan, CSA Casting Director: Richie Ferris, CSA
Callbacks (in person): 8/30 & 8/31
Non-Equity Rehearsal starts: 9/16
Equity Rehearsals start: 9/19
Opens: 10/13
Runs through: 10/21
Rehearsal Schedule: Mostly afternoons into evenings during the week, and daytimes on Saturday & Sunday.
10 Performances: 10/13 (Evening), 10/14 (Matinee and Evening), 10/15 (Matinee), 10/19 (Evening), 10/20 (Evening), 10/21 (Matinee and Evening), 10/22 (Matinee) plus one student performance (TBD)
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Actors must be fully vaccinated.
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.
OLIVER!
Oliver Twist – Male, 9 – 12 years old, any ethnicity. A workhouse boy in the orphanage. Vocal Range: Boy Soprano, A3 – F5.
Fagin – Male, 50 – 70, any ethnicity. He runs the training academy for young pickpockets. Vocal range: Baritone, B2 – F4.
The Artful Dodger – Male, 14 – 18, any ethnicity. Should be no more than 5’9”. Fagin’s brightest pupil. Vocal range: Soprano A#3 - F5.
Bill Sikes – Male, mid 20s – 40, any ethnicity. A villain in his prime. Vocal range: Baritone Db2 - C4.
Nancy – Female, early to mid 20s, any ethnicity. A graduate of Fagin’s academy. Bill’s girlfriend. Vocal range: Alto A3-D5.
Bet – Female, teen-aged, any ethnicity. A 15 year old girl in Fagin's establishment, who idolizes Nancy. Will double in the ensemble. Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano G#3-G5.
Mr. Bumble – Male, 35 – 60, any ethnicity. A large and pompous Beadle of the workhouse. Will double in the ensemble. Vocal range: Bari-tenor Bb3-A4.
Mrs. Corney – Female, 40 – 55, any ethnicity. A sharp-tongued, domineering widow. The Workhouse Mistress. Will double in the ensemble. Vocal range: Soprano B2 - G5.
Mr. Brownlow – Male, 55 – 70, any ethnicity. An old gentleman of wealth and breeding. Will double in the ensemble. Vocal range: Open.
Mr. Sowerberry – Male, 45 – 60, any ethnicity. The undertaker. Will double in the ensemble. Vocal range: Baritone C2 - Db4.
Mrs. Sowerberry – Female, 45 – 60, any ethnicity. Mr. Sowerberry’s wife and his overseer. Will double in the ensemble. Vocal range: Soprano C#4-F5.
Charlotte – Female, 18 – early 20s, any ethnicity. The Sowerberry’s “amorous” daughter. Will double in the ensemble. Vocal range: Open.
Noah Claypole – Male, 18 – 25, any ethnicity. Mr. Sowerberry’s pimply apprentice. Will double in the ensemble. Vocal range: Open.
Mr. Grimwig – Male, 35 – 50, any ethnicity. A Doctor. Will double in the ensemble. Vocal range: Open.
Mrs. Bedwin – Female, 45 – 60, any ethnicity. The Brownlow’s housekeeper. Will double in the ensemble. Vocal range: Mezzo soprano.
Old Sally – Female, 50 – 70, any ethnicity. A pauper. Will double in the ensemble. Vocal range: Open.
Charley Bates – Male, 10 to a small 18, any ethnicity. A boy in Fagin’s establishment. Will double in the ensemble. Vocal range: Boy soprano.
Ensemble – Boys and girls (9 – 12 years old), and men & women of all ages to play workhouse boys, workhouse assistants, bow street-runners, street vendors and crowd, etc.
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