WEST SIDE STORY - NYC EPA Starlight Theatre Association | Kansas City, MO
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00-2:00 pm
RMTA
$1239 weekly minimum
Equity actors for roles in WEST SIDE STORY (see breakdown).
No roles will be understudied.
All stage manager positions have been filled.
BRING A RESUME AND HEADSHOT. MUSIC: A brief Broadway song to show best voice. Style of show preferred. Bring sheet music in your key, accompanist will not transpose.
Pearl Studios (519)
519 8th Ave
12th Fl
New York, NY 10018
CHECK-IN STUDIO B, AUDITION STUDIO A
Executive Producer: Caroline Gibel
Director/Choreographer: Baayork Lee Associate Choreographer: Jacob Brent Music Director: Anthony Edwards (expected to attend)
Associate Producer: Kent Andel (expected to attend)
FIRST REHEARSAL - 10 AUGUST 2024 PERFORMANCES - 20-25 AUGUST 2024
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this 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.
AVAILABLE ROLES:
TONY: A romantic young man and former leader of the Jets, he has found a new lifestyle now. Tony finds himself violently torn between his friendships and love. Falls in love to Maria and meets an untimely death. Genuinely sweet and sincere. Gender: Male Age: 25 to 30 Vocal range: Bb2-Bb4
MARIA: A hopeless romantic and innocent young girl. She falls in love with Tony and finds herself at the center of the violent conflict between the two gangs. Bernardo's sister. Puerto Rican. Gender: Female Age: 18 to 21 Vocal range: Bb3-C6
BERNARDO: A proud, strong, handsome Puerto Rican man. Bernardo seeks to carve out territory as a sense of identity for he and his friends. Maria's brother and Anita's boyfriend. Leader of the Sharks. Gender: Male Age: 25 to 35 Vocal range: Bb2-Eb4
ANITA: Feisty and assertive. She dispenses older sister advice to Maria and tries to shield her from the dangers of the gangs. Bernardo's girlfriend and Maria's friend. Puerto Rican. Gender: Female Age: 25 to 30 Vocal range: F3-D5
CHINO: An angry and, at times, naive Shark who turns murderous and vengeful. Suitor to Maria and friend of Bernardo's. Gender: Male Age: 20 to 25
ANYBODYS: A spunky tomboy who is desperate to become a member of the Jets. The other Jets mock her for her ambitions, but generally appreciate her company. Full of energy and heart. Gender: Female Age: 15 to 25
ARAB: Slightly less quick tempered than Action. Baby John's best friend. Baritone. Male. Age 20–25.
ACTION: The most quick-tempered member of the Jets, always ready for a fight. Tenor. Male. Age 20- 25.
BABY JOHN: The youngest Jet, is beaten up during the opening sequence. Tenor. Male. Age 18-25.
BIG DEAL: Should be BIG in some way, taller or stronger than the others. Good boxer. Good movement skills. Male. Age 20-25.
SNOWBOY: Strong movement skills and physically agile. Baritone. Male. Age 20-25.
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