TheatreZone Season 11 Performer Auditions Announced
More than 30 Singing, dancing and acting roles available
Equity and non-Equity performer auditions (principal/chorus) for TheatreZone’s 11th season will be held by appointment from 10 am until 6 pm, Saturday, Sept. 12 and Sunday, Sept. 13 announces artistic director Mark Danni.
The auditions will be held at the Equity professional theatre group’s home in the G&L Theatre on the campus of The Community School, located at 13275 Livingston Road in Naples.
According to Danni, Actors Equity Association (AEA) actors may only work in AEA theatres so they must travel frequently to find work. “TheatreZone brings national exposure through the acting communities’ trade magazines and papers as well as in the regional theatre trade magazines that circulate in key theatre locations such as New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago and cities in Canada to attract actors to Naples,” explains Danni. “TheatreZone also makes available a venue for Equity actors living in South Florida to work their craft while attracting “names” within the theatre and entertainment industries,” he adds.
Season 11 opens in October 1 throught October 11, 2015 withXanadu, the journey of a beautiful Greek muse Kira who descents from the Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist who wants to create a roller disco. This is a combined production with Florida Gulf Coast University Bower School of Music and the Arts that will be performed at the FGCU TheatreLab.
All Equity contracts have been cast, but actors may be considered for possible future replacements, if needed.
Calliope: 30 – 60. CAST – Kira’s older sister and fellow muse. She is jealous of Kira and as Melpomene’s sidekick, plots with her for Kira’s downfall. Mezzo.
Danny Maguire: 55 - 65. CAST - The hard-nosed “all work and no play” businessman who owns the theater he once built for his love, Kira. Used to be a budding artist like Sonny, but has since let money and greed consume him. Baritone.
Melpomene: 40 - 60. CAST - Kira’s oldest sister. Mother of the Sirens. She is jealous that Kira is the leader of the muses rather than herself, and therefore creates the plot for her downfall. Mezzo.
Sonny Malone: 22 - 30. CAST - A self-critical and depressed, mortal, chalk artist who falls in love with Kira. Handsome, but not particularly smart. He embodies 1980s pop culture and is very much a California dreamer. Tenor.
In January 2016, TheatreZone stages the musical version of the 1957 film noir – Sweet Smell of Success -- set in New York City that follows the ambitious and unscrupulous press agent Sidney Falco and his efforts to ingratiate himself with powerful columnist J.J. Hunsecker (based upon Winchell). Hunsecker uses his connections to ruin his sister’s relationship with a jazz musician, a man he deems inappropriate.
The first rehearsal is December 28, 2015 and the show runsJanuary 7 – 9 and 14 - 16 at 8 pm; January 10, 16 and 17 at 2 pm; Jan. 10 and 17 at 7:30 pm. Eight Equity actor contracts and seven non-AEA contracts are available as follows:
J.J. Hunsecker: 55 - 65. Powerful gossip columnist. Baritone.
Sidney Falcone: 25 - 35. Struggling press agent. High Tenor.
Susan: 22 – 30. J.J.’s baby sister. A classy beauty in love with Dallas. Soprano.
Dallas: 22 – 30. A hot young piano player in love with Susan. Tenor.
Rita: 25 – 35. Sidney’s waitress girlfriend. Mezzo.
Ensemble Men & Women who double in various roles. 25 - 55. Sing & Dance.
The lead roles of Peter Allen and Judy Garland in The Boy From Oz have been cast. This musical is set in bars, nightclubs and concerts across the globe including Allen's homeland of Australia, spanning spans the singer-songwriter's life and career, focusing on his discovery by Judy Garland, his marriage to her daughter Liza Minnelli, and his rise to fame as a world class songwriter and performer.
Eight Equity actor contracts and seven non-AEA contracts are available.
Young Peter Allen: 9 – 12. Energetic singer and dancer who can also tap dance. Tenor.
Marion Woolnough: 50 – 65. Salt of the earth. Peter’s Mother. Mezzo.
Liza Minnelli: 25 – 45. Actress who can look and sound like Liza Minnelli. Mezzo.
Greg Connell: 30 – 45. A sexy cowboy. Peter’s boyfriend. Tenor.
Dee Anthony/Dick Woolnough: 50 – 65. Peter Allen’s US Agent/Peter’s alcoholic father. Baritone.
Ensemble Men & Women who double in various roles: 25 - 55. Sing and dance.
The Boy From Oz first rehearsal is January 25, 2016. The production runs February 4-6 and 11 - 13 at 8 pm, February 7, 13 and 14 at 2 pm and February 7 at 7:30 pm.
Rehearsals for Into The Woods begin February 22, 2016. The show runs March 3-5 and 10-12 at 8 pm; March 6, 12 and 13 at 2 pm andMarch 6 and 13 at 7:30 pm.
Into The Woods is Stephen Sondheim’s fairytale kingdom of The Brothers Grimm where, once upon a time, a mysterious witch sent a baker and his wife on a quest into the woods.
Seven Equity actor contracts and five non-AEA contracts are available.
Baker’s Wife: 35 – 45. Determined and bright. A romantic at heart, but materialistic at times. Plenty of songs. Good acting skills needed. Mezzo.
The Witch: 40 – 60. Outwardly self-serving, possessive, sarcastic, vain, charismatic. Inwardly: insecure and lonely. Hugely challenging role. Strong singing and acting needed. Mezzo.
Cinderella: 22 – 35. Earnest, pretty, warm-hearted, kind and trying to find her place in the world. A survivor. Good singing voice required. Soprano.
Little Red Riding Hood: 13 – 22. A spoiled, clever, vain, smart aleck. Seeks approval in place of love. Fun character. Mezzo.
Rapunzel: 22- 35. A loopy-but-lovely maiden who is completely innocent of worldly matters and drifts through life. Needs good vocal control. Strong legit soprano.
Jack’s Mother: 40 – 60. A single mother and a fighter, working hard and determined to make a good life for her hapless son. Mezzo.
Cinderella’s Stepmother: 40 -60. Mean-spirited, greedy and demanding. Superb character part. Mezzo.
Baker: 35 – 45. An average working man. Warm hearted and determined but insecure, and has never faced his fears. Strong voice needed. Baritone/Tenor.
Jack: 14 -25. The feckless Giant killer, almost a man. Eager to please and impulsive. A little slow of learning and misled by his lack of self-knowledge. A challenging role. Strong legit tenor.
Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf: 30 -45. (Prince) Vain. Gorgeous. Self dramatizing and endlessly confident. (Wolf) Hungry and insatiable, seductive and sexy. Only two scenes but he could easily steal them both. Baritone.
Narrator: 35 – 50 Intellectual and pleasant. A good storyteller who relates directly with the audience. Baritone.
Rapunzel’s Prince: 30 – 45. Vain. Gorgeous like his older brother, who endlessly strives to beat his brother at all things. Baritone.
The season finale is Dames at Sea, a tap dancing nostalgic wink at the Busby Berkeley-style movies of the 1930s where optimism, hard work and sheer luck always prevail over seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
Rehearsals for Dames at Seas begin April 18, 2016 and the show runs April 28 - 30 and May 5 - 7 at 8 pm, May 1 and 8 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. Four Equity contracts and two non-AEA contracts are available as follows:
Mona Kent: 35 – 45. Temperamental Broadway star. Mezzo. Tap.
Joan: 22 – 35. Chorus dancer. Mezzo. Tap.
Ruby: 22 – 35. Stage struck girl from Utah. Mezzo. Tap.
Hennessy Captain: 35 – 50. A director/Mona’s former lover. Baritone. Tap, a plus.
Dick: 22 – 35. Handsome singer/songwriter. Dick Powell-type. Tenor. Tap.
Lucky: 22 – 35. Friend of Dick’s. Also a sailor. Joan’s former boyfriend. Baritone. Tap
Actors are asked to prepare 32 bars of a song and a contrasting selection ready, if requested. An accompanist will be provided, but actors must bring own sheet music and be prepared to dance. Sides (copy dialogue that director Mark Danni has chosen from the script) are posted on the website at
www.theatrezone-florida.com and will be provided at the audition. A current photo and resume is also required.
To secure an appointment, email
Danielle@theatrezone-florida.com. If unable to email call
(561) 602-5529. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day as time permits. Equity members without appointments will be seen
Operating under the guidelines of the Actors’ Equity Association and small professional theatres contract, TheatreZone is in residence and performs in the intimate 250-seat G&L Theatre housed on the magnificent campus of The Community School of Naples, one block north of Pine Ridge Road at 13275 Livingston Road.
TheatreZone Season 11 tickets are now on sale priced at $48 - $53 plus a $2 per ticket fee.
A special one-night only Love Finds Judy Garland concert takes place Tuesday, February 16, 2016 featuring songstress Joan Ellison. Tickets cost $50.
Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter Melissa Manchester performs a cabaret concert on Thursday, February 18 and Friday, February 19, 2016. Tickets cost $50 and $75.
For more information or to purchase tickets, call TheatreZone at 1-888-ZONE-FLA, 1-888-966-3352 or purchase online at
www.theatrezone-florida.com.
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