THE MUSEUM OF BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS - Boston, MA EPA SpeakEasy Stage Company | Boston, MA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
BREAK: 12:30PM - 1:00PM
To request an appointment, please email your full name, Equity status, contact information. Please also include your availability during the audition window. Please email this to auditions@speakeasystage.com.
NEAT
$499 weekly minimum (NEAT cat. 5)
Equity actors for roles in a 2-week-workshop of THE MUSEUM OF BROKEN
RELATIONSHIPS, a new musical (see breakdown).
Actors of color are strongly encouraged to audition, and all roles are open to inclusive casting. SpeakEasy Stage Company shall
conduct all auditions/interviews in a manner that promotes fair consideration to persons of all races, ethnicities, national origins, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and ability statuses. SpeakEasy Stage Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. Please bring your Equity membership card to this audition.
Auditions will be held in person. Auditions should be no longer than 5 minutes. Performers should prepare two brief cuts of contrasting musical theatre songs. An accompanist will be available at the auditions.
Calderwood Pavillion
527 Tremont St
, MA 02118
Located on the 2nd floor.
THE MUSEUM Music and Lyrics by Daniel Greene
Book by David H Bell
Directed by David H. Bell
Music Directed by Dan Rodriguez
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault Community & Artistic Programs Manager Alex Lonati
Artistic Fellow Huan Bui
If necessary, call-back auditions will take place later this spring, either virtually or in-person in Boston.
Rehearsals May 7 - 19, 2024.
Invited presentation on May 20, 2024.
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The contract will include learning this new musical, incorporating regular rewrites, and exploring some of the staging. There will be presentations for audiences during the process. We will have one or more fully realized presentations at the end with a band, including staged sections of the show, some off-book.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this 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.
KIRSTEN - (Mid 30s - early 40s, G3-E5 high mix) Passionate art gallery owner hosting The Museum of Broken Relationships as her inaugural exhibit in Brooklyn. Warm, but emotionally guarded.
PIERCE - (Mid 30s - early 40s, Bb2-G4 baritenor) Black, wealthy, cultured, educated. Struggling with the recent death of his overbearing and often emotionally cold, adoptive mother. Frequently hides behind a mask of humor.
COREY - (Late 20s - mid 30s, C3-A4 tenor) Kirsten’s dry gallery assistant. Reliable and especially gifted at corralling the more free-spirited Desi.
DESI - (Late 20s - mid 30s, Ab3-D4 high mix) Kirsten’s quirky, exuberant gallery assistant. MILLICENT - (50+, G3-A4 alto) Pierce’s extravagant, elegant, unconventional, adoptive mother. TOMO - (Late 20s - mid 40s, character singing) Gregarious driver-for-hire in Zagreb, Croatia.
ENSEMBLE – 8 actors to play various roles—gallery patrons, object donors, museum attendants, art students, etc.—plus the following features:
MARIJANA – (Early 20s, A3-Eb4 young mix) Young mother.
ADRIJANA – (Teens, A3-Eb4 young mix) Marijana’s younger sister.
JOSEPH CRANDALL – (30s-50s, non-singing) NY Times art critic.
HANNAH BLAU – (80s but played by someone younger, non-singing) Caretaker of a Croatian synagogue.
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