THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS (PRINCIPAL)
Theatre Under the Stars
CONTRACT
WCLO
$1240 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity actors for principal roles in THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS (see breakdown).
INSTRUCTIONS
Please prepare a brief contemporary musical theatre song that shows your style and vocal range. For singers requiring accompaniment, provided tracks and sheet music can be found at https://www.tuts.com/about/auditions . Submit at https://www.tuts.com/about/auditions . Deadline: 11pm CT, August 7, 2022
Deadline: Sun, Aug 7, 2022
PERSONNEL
Book by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen
Music and Lyrics by MICHAEL MAHLER AND ALAN SCHMUCKLER
BASED ON THE UNIVERSAL PICTURES FILM, STORY BY AJ CAROTHERS
Viewing auditions:
Director/Choreographer: Dan Knechtges
Associate Artistic Director, Monique Midgette
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: 9/27/22
Opening: 10/27/22
Closes: 11/6/22
OTHER
www.tuts.com
THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS submissions (principal)
Description: Loosely based on the hit Universal film starring Michael J. Fox, The Secret Of My Success, the musical follows a young ambitious Midwesterner who moves to New York City to start his dream job, only to be laid off on his first day. In his enthusiasm to succeed, he gets tangled up in a scheme in which he assumes the identity of an absent executive and has to frantically juggle being two separate people at once to make his way up the corporate ladder. When he falls in love with a beautiful co-worker, he realizes that there is something much more important at stake than his career – his heart. Ultimately, he discovers who he really is by pretending to be someone he’s not. In the process, he redefines his relationship with himself, his parents, and the very idea of what it really means to be a success.
Seeking:
Brantley Foster/Carlton Whitfield: Male, any ethnicity, age 28. Raised on a failing farm in Minnesota, Brantley has overcome financial and family challenges by putting himself through business school and making his way to New York to work at corporate headquarters - only to be fired on his first day. Quick witted, Midwestern charming, kindhearted, magnetic and fearless. Has charm, wit, and smarts - with a pop bari-tenor voice.
Piers Johnson: Male, any ethnicity, age 50. The CEO of Prescott Industries, Piers has married into the corporate family, in both senses. Feeling his power and relevance slipping with age, he is fixated on staying young. An excellent comic with a strong baritone voice.
Christy Lockhart: Female, African American, age 30. Raised in a lower middle-class home in Staten Island, she is a single mom struggling to advance at the company and still be a good mother to her nine-year old son. An excellent comic with a strong high belt and mix.
Vera Prescott Johnson: Female, any ethnicity, age 45-50. The chairperson and majority shareholder of Prescott Industries, married to Piers. Quippy, wry and authoritative in a sort of Miranda Priestly way, she is actually very lonely and connects with Brantley, a similarly lost soul. An excellent comic with a strong belt/mix.
Garth Portnoy: Muscle bound steroid-head, any ethnicity, 30’s-40’s. The supervisor of the temp pool at Prescott, Garth takes their job very seriously and is fueled by the power derived from knowing that someone is below them in the pecking order. An excellent comic with broad bold choices and strong singing ability - a la hair band 1980’s music.
Joann Foster: Female, any ethnicity, late 50’s-early 60’s. Brantley’s mom. Salt of the earth Midwestern with a strong work ethic and a positive attitude, Joann gets things done and doesn’t dwell on the negative. An excellent comic with a very strong, warm, almost folky singing voice.
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.
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