WEST SIDE STORY - Equity video submissions (chorus) Revised Utah Shakespeare Festival | Cedar City, UT
Notice: Submission
REVISED
See updated deadline.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
$1008 weekly minumum (LORT B)
SEEKING
Equity actors for chorus parts in WEST SIDE STORY (see breakdown).
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE CAST IN REPERTORY, AND ALL PERFORMERS WILL BE IN MORE THAN ONE SHOW (SEE SEASONAL NOTICE). PLEASE SUBMIT ALL MATERIALS AS REQUESTED.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN.
Please visit
https://airtable.com/shr4YQsUzuPyhcYrw to complete the application form and to upload your video link (YouTube or Vimeo are preferred). Ensure that your union union status is clearly designated within the context of your resumé. Please do not send a cover letter or any supplemental materials, such as additional photos or reels.
Deadline: 10/31/2022
SUBMIT TO
BREAKDOWN
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
PERSONNEL
Viewing auditions:
Derek Livingston - Interim Artistic Director Tanya J. Searle - Artistic Associate
OTHER DATES
May 8 – Sept 9 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.
SINGERS: Please prepare 32 bars of a song that shows your range. You may use one of the links provided below, or submit any song of your choosing.
DANCERS: Please prepare the combinations linked below.
DANCE COMBINATIONS: The first link takes you to a video of a brief explanation of the combinations by our Director/Choreographer Alex Sanchez. The other links take you to videos that teach the combinations and provide accompaniment tracks for your submission.
Introduction and Explanation video:
https://tinyurl.com/2s3wtw6d
Jazz Combo:
https://tinyurl.com/ynte5v32
Ballet Combo:
https://tinyurl.com/3npnhze3 '
MUSIC LINKS: Each link will take you to a Google Drive folder that contains a PDF of sheet music, a track with the melody highlighted with the accompaniment played lightly underneath, and the accompaniment track for you to use when you record your submission.
WEST SIDE STORY:
Bernardo/Sharks:
https://tinyurl.com/4hsc378a
Jet Ensemble:
https://tinyurl.com/526xytv7
Rosalia/Fransisca/Consuelo:
https://tinyurl.com/2fa5a2a3
Female ensemble:
https://tinyurl.com/4d4f3t9k
AUDITION SELF-TAPE GUIDELINES:
1. Please SLATE at the beginning of your tape. State your full name, and representation if you have it. 2. Please FRAME from the top of your head to just below your shoulder.
3. It would be helpful to tape in a quiet room with little or no background noise with the most advantageous lighting you can manage. We understand that times are challenging right now, so do the best you can.
4. The length of your entire video, including slate, should be no more than 3 minutes.
5. All your video should be posted using one link. Please combine your slate and all your pieces (both monologues or monologue/song) into a single video that you can share using just one link. Thank you.
WEST SIDE STORY
Seeking:
All roles will be understudied.
The Jets -
Action - Combustible, explosive. Challenges Riff for leadership of the Jets. Strong singer/dancer. Vocal range: Bass/Baritone (G2 to F4)
Arab - One of the younger members of the Jets; very loyal; protective of Baby John. Strong singer/dancer. Vocal range: Baritone (Db3-Db4)
Baby John - Youngest of the Jets. Constantly afraid and very green. Strong singer/dancer. Vocal range: Baritone (falsetto D4-C5)
Anybodys - Always looking to fit in. Tough, street smart, and as crafty as Riff. Strong dancer. Vocal range: Alto
Diesel - Another Jet; Vocal range: Baritone (C3 to C4)
The Jets’ women (Graziela, Velma, Clarice, Pauline) - Strong actor/dancers. Vocal ranges are variable.
Other Jets TBD
The Sharks -
Chino - Classy, intelligent, and loyal to Bernardo. Strong dancer. Vocal range: Baritone (B2 to Eb4 (passing low G)
Other Sharks (Pepe, Indio, Juano, Luis) - Strong dancers. Vocal range: Baritone (B2 to Eb4 (passing low G)
The Sharks’ women (Rosalia, Consuelo, Estella, Francisca, Teresita) - All strong singer/dancers. Rosalia vocal range is Mezzo or Soprano/belter (A3 to D5). All others are Mezzo soprano (F3 to F#5). Ability to hold harmony is crucial.
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