The Spitfire Grill/Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill - Burbank EPA
Garry Marshall Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Wed, Apr 17, 2019
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (PDT)
Lunch: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
APPOINTMENTS
EPA rules in effect. In-person sign-up begins at 9:00AM on 4/17/19.
CONTRACT
SPT Minimum - $425/wk. Transitional use of SPT. No health.
SEEKING
Seeking strong SINGING Actors and Understudies, age 18 and up. We strongly encourage actors of all cultural backgrounds to attend. See breakdown. For THE SPITFIRE GRILL: All roles except Percy must play instrument.
NOTE: We are especially keen to meet actors who can sing to a high standard and who can also play a handheld/moveable instrument very well, e.g. violin, cello, guitar, mandolin, etc. Actors with these musician skills are invited to accompany themselves when auditioning, or to bring an additional 16 bars to play their instrument.
PREPARATION
For LADY DAY: Bring one Billie Holiday song (16-32 bars). Provide sheet music in the proper key. No CD / No MP3 / No a capella. No private pianist (an accompanist is provided).
For THE SPITFIRE GRILL: Bring 1 song selection (16-32 bars) in the style of the show. Provide sheet music in the proper key -- or accompany yourself. No CD / No MP3 / No a capella. No private pianist (an accompanist is provided).
LOCATION
Garry Marshall Theatre
4252 W Riverside Dr
Burbank, CA 91505-4145
Street parking available around the theatre
PERSONNEL
Joseph Leo Bwarie, Artistic Director
Dimitri Toscas, Artistic Director/Director of THE SPITFIRE GRILL
Andrew Lynford, Casting Director
Music Directors - TBD
Director for LADY DAY... is TBD.
OTHER DATES
See breakdowns for dates for both shows.
OTHER
garrymarshalltheatre.org
EPA Procedures are in effect for 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.
BREAKDOWN
LADY DAY
Plot Summary: The time is 1959, a seedy bar in Philadelphia. The audience is about to witness one of Billie Holiday's last performances, given four months before her death. More than a dozen musical numbers – including “What a Moonlight Can Do,” “Crazy He Calls Me,” “Easy Living,” Strange Fruit,” “Taint Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do,” and “God Bless the Child” -- are interlaced with salty, often humorous, reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music.
First rehearsal is APRIL 23 2019.
Tech week begins MAY 7.
FINAL DRESS is MAY 14.
PREVIEWS MAY 15 & 16.
OPENING is MAY 17.
CLOSING is JUNE 2.
POSSIBLE EXTENSION: JUNE 9.
BILLIE HOLIDAY: age 44, great jazz singer in the last year of her life.
JIMMY POWERS: any age, a piano player. MUST PLAY PIANO. Knowledge of JAZZ a plus.
GARRY MARSHALL THEATRE is committed to presenting an INCLUSIVE NARRATIVE on our stage -- and we are dedicated to upholding an equal employment opportunity, designed to promote a positive model of equality and inclusion. We encourage performers of all ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend our auditions.
As always, please bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
THE SPITFIRE GRILL
Plot Summary:
Percy Talbot has just been released from a five year prison sentence for manslaughter. She is trying to find a place for a fresh start, and based on a page from an old travel book, arrives in the small town of Gilead, Wisconsin. The local sheriff, Joe Sutter, who is also Percy’s parole officer, finds her a job at Hannah’s Spitfire Grill – the only eatery in this struggling town. The Spitfire Grill is for sale. But with no interested buyers, Hannah decides to raffle it off. Entry fees are one hundred dollars and the best essay on why you want the grill wins. Soon, mail is arriving by the wheelbarrow full and the emotional stories from across the country of people looking for a new beginning inspire the folks who live on this small Main Street USA to save their Spitfire Grill. This musical triumph is an inspiring celebration of fresh starts and the power of what one person can do to make the world around them a better place to live.
First rehearsal is JUNE 11 2019.
Tech week begins JULY 1.
FINAL DRESS is JULY 9.
OPENING is JULY 12.
CLOSING is AUG 11.
PERCY TALBOT: Early 20's. A bit rough-edged. Her face declares the strength of her youth and a sadness beyond her years. Strong folk/country belt to 'D' & some head voice required. Actors of ALL CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS ENCOURAGED.
HANNAH FERGUSON: About 70. A tough-skinned and flinty old bird with a short, no-nonsense manner bordering on the bitter. Grounded firmly in reality. Mezzo/alto chest range. Playing violin or mandolin a plus -- bring any instrument you are comfortable with. Actors of ALL CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS encouraged.
SHELBY THORPE: 25-30's. A soft-faced creature with a shy, almost ethereal manner. Married to CALEB. Oppressed by the past. Shimmering folk soprano with strong high belt to 'D'. Playing violin or cello a plus -- but bring any instrument you are comfortable with.
CALEB THORPE Early 25-30's. Out-of-work foreman of the stone quarry. Frustrated working man clinging to the past. Married to SHELBY. Solid folk/rock baritone with an edge (Top strong 'G'). Playing accordion a plus -- but bring any instrument you are comfortable with.
SHERIFF JOE SUTTER - mid-late 20s - early 30's. An optimistic small-town policeman with an appealing intensity and a restless nature. Strong folk tenor to a 'G' (touches an 'A'). Playing a guitar or mandolin a plus -- but bring any instrument you are comfortable with. Actors of ALL CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS encouraged.
EFFY KRAYNECK - 40-50s. Postal Worker and busybody, a woman with a strong side-eye and a sour tongue. Solid singer in mezzo/alto chest range. Carries close harmony. Playing accordion or piano a plus -- but bring any instrument you are comfortable with. Actors of ALL CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS and TRANS ACTORS encouraged.
THE VISITOR - mid-40s. A mysterious figure who never speaks. An actor with powerful eyes and a very strong sense of his body. Sexual and dangerous. MUST BE A MUSICIAN WHO CAN ACT. Multiple instruments a plus. Guitar and mandolin -- OR -- cello and violin. Additional knowledge of basic percussion also welcomed. Bring instruments with you to play. Actors of ALL CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS encouraged.
GARRY MARSHALL THEATRE is committed to presenting an INCLUSIVE NARRATIVE on our stage -- and we are dedicated to upholding an equal employment opportunity, designed to promote a positive model of equality and inclusion. We encourage performers of all ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend our auditions.
As always, please bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
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 audition.
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