SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE - Equity video submissions (principals) Revised
Pasadena Playhouse | Pasadena, CA
Notice: Submission
REVISED
Breakdown, preparation, and submission information updated.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
$1008 weekly minimum (LORT B)
SEEKING
Equity actors for principal roles in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (see breakdown).
Los Angeles residents are encouraged to submit.
Sunday in the Park with George” encourages gender diverse and color conscious casting. Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds, gender identities, and abilities are encouraged to apply.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION IN BREAKDOWN. Submit at:
https://forms.gle/XfFdBZtXZPpKxWQW8.
Deadline: 10/28/2022
SUBMIT TO
BREAKDOWN
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
PERSONNEL
Music & Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: James Lapine
Producing Artistic Director: Danny Feldman Casting: The Telsey Office LA
Casting Directors: Ryan Bernard Tymensky & Rose Bochner (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: January 17, 2023
Tech Rehearsals: February 7-12, 2023 First Preview: February 14, 2023
Opening Night: February 19, 2023
Closing Night: March 19, 2023
OTHER
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 submit.
Please sing a brief Sondheim song or musical theatre song of similar style of your choosing (with your own accompaniment).
As an alternative to singing a song of your choice, you may sing the SUNDAY cut that best represents your range, as well as your take on the EVERYBODY LOVES LOUIS cut (female range vocalists) or your take on the FINISHING THE HAT cut (male range vocalists). Accompaniment and music available at
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9n76fq8u6euimdv/AADCk5puvzUquP95Waeuvx3Ba?dl=0 .
If you are using an iPhone to video record, please be sure to film horizontally and in a well-lit space (not backlit).
SEEKING:
Some roles will be understudied.
[GEORGE SEURAT] character portrayed is 25-40, male, any ethnicity. Act 1: An artist obsessed with his work at the cost of his personal life. Act 2: Seurat’s burnt-out descendant and inventor-sculpture searching for his purpose. Vocal range: Tenor Ab4 - G32.
[DOT/MARIE] female, any ethnicity. [DOT] character portrayed is 20-40, George’s headstrong, discontent mistress and occasional model. [MARIE] George’s elderly wheelchair-bound grandmother. Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano D5-E3.
[OLD LADY/BLAIR DANIELS] character portrayed is 60-80, female, any ethnicity. [OLD LADY] George’s mother. A cranky and rather demanding mixture in the park. Finds solace in nostalgia. [BLAIR DANIELS] an art critic. Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano Eb5-F#3.
[NURSE] character portrayed is 40-60, female, any ethnicity. The Old Lady’s attendant. Calming and assertive. Vocal range: Mezzo-Soprano F4-G3.
[MRS./HARRIET] character portrayed is 40-60, female, any ethnicity. [MRS.] part of an American couple, married to Mr. [HARRIET] a patron of the arts. Vocal range: Mezzo- soprano F4 - G3.
[JULES/BOB] character portrayed is 25-45, male. [JULES] a rival artist. Callous, critical, shallow. Pursues his cook, Frieda. [BOB] a museum director. Vocal range: Baritone F4-G2.
[YVONNE/NAOMI] character portrayed is 25-35, female, any ethnicity. [YVONNE] Jules’ pampered wife. Snippy and snooty. [NAOMI] a composer. Vocal range: Mezzo- Soprano Eb5-E3.
[BOATMAN/LEE] character portrayed is 35-60, male, any ethnicity. [BOATMAN] A surly blue-collared laborer. Simple-minded and slovenly. [LEE] the museum’s publicist. Vocal range: Baritone Eb4-Eb2. [FRANZ/DENNIS] character portrayed is 30-50, male, any ethnicity. [FRANZ] Jules’ disgruntled coachman and Frieda’s husband. Yearns for the Nurse. [DENNIS] a technician. Vocal range: Baritone Eb4-Eb2.
[FRIEDA/BETTY] character portrayed is 35-55, female, any ethnicity. [FRIEDA] Jules and Yvonne’s cook and Franz’s wife. Caring, positive surrogate nanny to Louise. Pursued by Jules. [BETTY] an artist. Vocal range: Soprano F5-G3.
[SOLDIER/ALEX] character portrayed is 20-35, male, any ethnicity. [SOLDIER] A French military man. Polite and a gentleman. [ALEX] an artist. Vocal range: Baritone F4-A2.
[MR./CHARLES] character portrayed is 25-35, male, any ethnicity. [MR.] Part of an American couple, married to Mrs. [Charles] a visiting curator. Vocal range: Baritone D#4 - Eb2.
[LOUIS/BILLY] character portrayed is 35-55, male, any ethnicity. [LOUIS] a baker. Kind, friendly, and very popular, but a bit dull. [BILLY] Harriet’s friend. Vocal range: Baritone A4-B2. [CELESTE #1/WAITRESS] character portrayed is 18-30, female, any ethnicity. [CELESTE #1] A young, gossipy, flirtatious shopgirl. [WAITRESS]. Vocal range: Soprano Eb5-G3.
[CELESTE #2/ELAINE] character portrayed is 18-30, female, any ethnicity. [CELESTE #2] A young, gossipy, flirtatious shopgirl. [ELAINE] George’s former wife. Vocal range: Soprano G5-A3.
[LOUISE] character portrayed is 18-25, female, any ethnicity. A spoiled young girl. Vocal range: Mezzo Soprano Eb5-G3.
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