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Call Type
Equity Principal
Date of Audition
3/26/2012
Location
ZACH Theatre's Portable Rehearsal Studios
1510 Toomey Road
Austin, TX 78704
Parking is also available at 1426 Toomey Road
Time(s)
Monday, March 26th
7:00 - 11:00pm
? A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
Actors will be seen by appointment only. Please email your name, phone number, and the character auditioning for to
auditions@zachtheatre.org.
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Contract
SPT
$312/wk
Seeking
All roles except KIRA (CLIO) - please see brerakdown.
Preparation
Please be prepared to sing 16 to 32 bars of a song from Xanadu for the character for which you wish to audition. Please bring additional sheet music for a song in a similar style to Xanadu.
Other Dates
First Rehearsal: June 18, 2012
Performance Dates: July 17-November 25th
Other
Performances will be Wednesdays through Saturday nights and Sundays matinees weekly. Tuesday performances will be added throughout the run as needed.
Personnel
Director: Nick Demas
Musical Director: Allen Robertson
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Breakdown
SONNY MALONE – a dull-witted but adorably charming jorts-wearing Venice Beach chalk artist who Kira inspires to rebuild the Xanadu into a roller disco.
DANNY MAGUIRE – a fast-talking LA real estate tycoon who became antagonistic towards the arts in 1945 when he chose to make big bucks instead of opening the Xanadu swing club that Kira inspired.
CALLIOPE – one of Clio’s sassy sisters, the muse of epics. She is Melpomene’s unwaveringly faithful sidekick in an evil plot to curse Clio.
MELPOMENE – The muse of tragedy, oldest of the muse sisters, and an “evil woman.” Jealous of Clio’s role as leader of the muses, she curses Clio to do what Zeus has forbidden – fall in love with a mortal.
CHORUS MUSES
THALIA - Muse of comedy, played by a man. Also plays Siren, Young Danny, Tubes Singer and Cyclops.
EUTERPE – Muse of music. Also plays Siren, Andrews Sister, and Thetis (goddess of the ocean).
ERATO – Muse of lyrics and erotica. Also plays Siren, Andrews Sister, Eros and Hera.
TERPSICORE - Muse of dance, played by a man. Also plays Siren, Tubes Singer, Hermes, Centaur.
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