RENT Equity Performer Auditions - McCoy/Rigby Entertainment Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Friday, August 28, 2015
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Lunch is 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Sign up begins at 10:00 AM

Contract
COST
COST Tier 3 minimum - $783/wk

Location
La Mirada Rehearsal Hall
15519 Phoebe
La Mirada, CA 90638
This address is not the La Mirada Theatre.

Seeking
Male and Female Actors. Please see Breakdown for details.

Preparation
Contemporary, pop/rock musical theatre songs. Bring your own sheet music please.

Other Dates
Rehearsal: 10/6 Open: 10/23 Close: 11/15
Performances are Wednesday and Thursday night (7:30pm), Friday8pm, Saturday 2pm and 8pm and Sunday matinee (2pm).

Other

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Personnel
MRE Assistant Musical Director: Brent Crayon
Casting Director: Julia Flores
Other members of the Creative Team may stop by, but are not scheduled for the duration.

· EPA Rules are in effect.

· A monitor will be provided.

Appointments
EPA rules are in effect. Sign up begins at 10:00 AM.

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

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

Producers: Tom McCoy and Cathy Rigby
Director/Producing Artistic Director: Brian Kite
Musical Director, John Glaudini
Choreographer, Dana Solimando
Casting Director: Julia Flores

MARK COHEN: (mid-to-late 20s). A filmmaker. Left behind his affluent upbringing to pursue his craft. Knee deep in his own soul-searching, Mark is the typical young artist. Would rather tell the story than be the story. Hides behind his camera. Baritone/Second Tenor Range: C3 - A4

ROGER DAVIS: (mid-to-late 20s). Former front man for a fledgling rock band. Tortured artist. Recovering drug addict. Searches for meaning through his songwriting and guitar. He is reminiscent of Kurt Cobain. Playing guitar a plus. Rock Tenor Range: F2 – A4

TOM COLLINS: (late 20s to early 30s) Baritone. Philosopher, professor, activist. Former roommate of Mark, Roger, and Benny. Angel’s lover. The patriarch. Strong, yet warm presence. He is a nurturer with a smooth and relaxed disposition. Baritone.Range: F#2 - A4 –

BENNY: (late 20s to mid 30s) Went to college with Mark. Lived with Roger, Collins, Maureen and Mark. Married into a wealthy family. Hopes to fulfill dream of building an arts studio for his friends, while making money for his father-in-law. Benny traded in his personal morals for power and wealth. Baritone/second tenor. Range: Bb2 - F#4

ANGEL: (early to late-20s). Living with AIDS. Warm, lovable, nurturing, and honest. A magnetic personality. The mother hen. Must be able to dance in heels. High tenor with great falsetto. Range: C3 - A4

MIMI MARQUEZ: (early to mid 20s). Slender and sickly. Dancer. Sexy and street smart. Raw voice with high belt. Range: Eb3 - E5

MAUREEN JOHNSON: (mid-to-late 20s). Big vocal range. A performance artist. Oozes sexuality. Not as good as she leads on. Lover of Joanne. Selfish. Big vocal range. Range: C4 - F5

JOANNE JEFFERSON: (late-20s to 30s). Harvard grad, lawyer. Affluent upbringing. Comfortable with her artistic liberal way of life and conservative upbringing. She is smart and purposeful in all her decisions, but insecure in her relationship with Maureen. Dry wit. Pop belt. Range: G3 - E5