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new york tristate castingCOST Contract.‘Sweet Charity’••Casting “Sweet Charity.” Productionstates: “”Sweet Charity” is set in NewYork City. The theatre and productionteam definitely want the cast to reflectthe city’s diversity. Therefore, all rolesbelow are truly available to actors fromall ethnic and racial groups.”••Company: Pioneer Theatre Company.Staff: Phil Reno, musical dir.; NeilSimon, book; Cy Coleman, music;Carolyn Fields, lyrics; Frederico Felini,Tullio Pinell & Ennio Flaiano, based onorginal screenplay; Karen Azenberg,artistic dir./dir./choreo.; Rich Cole,casting dir.••Rehearsals begin April 14; runs May9-24 in Salt Lake City, UT.••Seeking—Charity Hope Valentine:female, 28-40, all ethnicities, a taxidancer at the Fandango Ballroom inNew York City circa 1960, an eternaloptimist who only wants “to be loved,”yet more often than not she manages tofall for the wrong guy. Note: The rolewas created by Gwen Verdon and mustbe played by a genuine triple threatsinger/dancer/actor; mezzo. OscarLindquist: male, 35-45, all ethnicities, ameek and slightly nerdy accountant,nervous, but not without a charm, goodcomedian; baritone. Nickie: female,28-40, all ethnicities, Charity’s friendat the Fandango, a little bit motherly,she’s been there, dreams of getting outof the taxi dancer business, must singand dance extremely well. Helene:female, 25-35, all ethnicities, Charity’sfriend at the Fandango Ballroom, a followermore than a leader, not as sure ofherself as Nickie, and not as optimisticas Charity, must dance and singextremely well. Vittorio Vidal: male,35-50, all ethnicities, an Italian moviestar, suave and good looking, speakswith an accent; baritone. HermanLindquist: male, 40-60, all ethnicities,the manager at the Fandango Ballroom,he has a gruff exterior with a sentimentalside, good comedian, strong tenor,will also play ensemble roles. UrsulaMarch: female, 22-30, all ethnicities,Vittorio’s girlfriend, fiery, hot tempered,statuesque, will also playensemble roles. Daddy Brubeck: male,30-50, all ethnicities, the leader of theRhythm of Life Church, a spiritualbeatnik, will also play ensemble roles;baritone.••Equity Principal Auditions will be heldJan. 28 (by appointment only) and Jan.29 (by appointment only) in NYC.••Auditions will be held by appointmentonly. For an appointment, email richcolenyc@hotmail.comby Jan. 23. Includeshow name and role sought in the subjectline of your email. Also indicateyour AEA status in the subject line ofthe email. You must embed resume anda thumbnail headshot in the body ofyour email.••Attachments will not be opened.••Note: No phone calls or office visits.Callbacks will be held Jan. 31. Only submityourself if you are right for theseroles. Submissions from AEA membersonly for these appointments. In order tobe considered via this posting, the AEAmember must submit him/herselfdirectly.••Pays $788 min. (Theatre pays aboveminimum) Equity LORT Non-Rep BContract.‘The Addams Family’••Casting “The Addams Family,” to bepresented as part of GatewayPlayhouse’s 2014 season.••Company: Gateway Playhouse(Performing Arts Center of SuffolkCounty). Staff: Andrew Lippa, music &lyrics; Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice,book; dir.-choreo. TBD; Paul Allan,managing prod.; Dom Ruggiero, generalmgr.; Michael Baker, casting;Rachel Colson, casting asst.••Rehearses Aug. 12-27; runs Aug.27-Sept. 13 in Bellport, NY.••Seeking—Gomez Addams: male, 50-59,all ethnicities, a man in his prime, ofSpanish descent and a wild Iberian passion.Must have great comedic timingand strong tenor voice. MorticiaAddams: female, 40-59, all ethnicities,holds the balance of power in the family;often seems like the only emotionallymature member of the clan. Mustbe a great dancer who is funny andsings well, alto/mezzo soprano. UncleFester: male, 40-59, all ethnicities, narratorof the piece, child-like, hugelyenthusiastic, and totally incorrigible. Avaudevillian, needs strong comedy andtenor voice. Wednesday Addams:female, 15-22, all ethnicities, reads lateteens. Romantic lead, a sexy, youngversion of Morticia. Needs a great pop/rock style singing voice (think AvrilLavigne) and a witty, dry sense ofhumor. Grandmama: female, 50-79, allethnicities, ancient, good-natured, easilyled. Very active for her age.Character singer with strong humor.Pugsley Addams: male, 10-15, all ethnicities,must appear 12 years old.Plump, adorable and funny, a smallerversion of Gomez. Strong belt voice.Lurch: male, 35+, Caucasian, PacificIslander, Ethnically Ambiguous / MixedRace, ageless, a man of very, very fewwords, often spoken at half speed. Mostof what he utters is long, plaintivegroans, some tinged with irony or exasperation.Must have a true low bassvoice. Colonel Mal Beinecke: male,45-50, all ethnicities, a military man, aman who must be obeyed, with littlepatience for his wife and son. Musicaltheater baritenor voice. Alice Beinecke:female, 40-45, all ethnicities, the happylittle homemaker with a drinking problem.Must be very funny and sing well.Lucas Beinecke: male, 18-25, all ethnicities,must appear 19. A writer, a classicco-dependent, feels good when everybody’shappy. Needs to be a great pop/rock singer.••Equity Principal Auditions will be heldFeb. 6 from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (lunch1-2 p.m.) and Feb. 7 from 9:30 a.m.-5:30p.m. (lunch 1-2 p.m.) at AEA AuditionCenter, 165 W. 46th St., 16th fl., NYC.••EPA rules are in effect; a monitor willbe provided. This EPA is for GatewayPlayhouse’s 2014 season, whichincludes “42nd Street,” “Smokey Joe’sCafe,” “Mary Poppins,” “South Pacific,”and “The Addams Family.”••Prepare a 32-bar selection of musicappropriate to the season. Selectionsfrom the season are fine. Bring sheetmusic; accompanist provided. Bring pix& resumes, stapled together.••For more info, visit www.gatewayplahouse.com.••Pays: $473 min./wk. Equity LOA ref. toCOST Contract.‘The Fantasticks’••Casting New Harmony Theatre’s summerseason, to include “TheFantasticks.”••Company: University of SouthernIndiana/New Harmony Theatre. Staff:Elliot Wasserman, producing artisticdir.; Eric Altheide, resident assoc. dir.;Angela Torres, managing/marketingdir.••Rehearsals begin July 8; runs July25-Aug. 3 in Evansville, IN.••Seeking—El Gallo (the Narrator/Bandit): male, 18+, all ethnicities, has arich and romantic baritone, he might beErrol Flynn with a sardonic undertone,or simply an actor submitting to playErrol Flynn who was tossed out of thefirst pile of submissions. Matt (theBoy): male, 13-19, all ethnicities, to playlate teens, a handsome youth, finetenor. Luisa (the Girl): female, 13-19, allethnicities, to play a teen, lovely, innocent,soprano. Hucklebee (the Boy’sfather): male, 35+, all ethnicities, a middle-agedcharacter actor, an older songand dance man. Bellamy (the Girl’sfather): male, 35+, all ethnicities, middle-agedcharacter actor, an older songand dance man. Henry (the Old Actor):male, 35+, all ethnicities, a parody ofthe thespians of old, a “tattered coatupon a stick.”. Mortimer: male, 18+, allethnicities, the man who dies, an actor,pretending to be an Indian, a physicalcomic. The Mute : males & females, 18+,all ethnicities, at times acts the part ofthe Wall, pantomime skills.••Equity Principal Auditions will be heldJan. 29 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (lunch, 1:30-2:30 p.m.) at Ripley-Grier 520, 520 8thAve. (bet. 36th & 37th Sts.), 16th Floor,NYC.••EPA Rules are in effect. A monitor willbe provided.••Prepare a brief monologue under twominutes or a one-minute monologue &16 bars of a song. Total audition shouldnot exceed two minutes. If singing,bring sheet music; accompanist provided.For those singing, theater prefersauditioning with the final verse &chorus of “The Fantasticks.” Note:Everyone must show government photoID to enter building.••Pays $600/wk. Equity LOA ref to LORTContract.‘The Last Five Years’••Casting “The Last Five Years.”••Company: Long Wharf Theatre. Staff:Paul Davis, Calleri Casting, casting;Jason Robert Brown, writer; GordonEdelstein, dir.; James Sampliner, musicdir.••Rehearsals begin April 8. Previewsbegin May 7; runs through June 1 inNew Haven, CT.••Seeking—Catherine “Cathy” Hiatt:female, 20-29, all ethnicities, a beautifulShiksa, insecure actress strugglingto catch a small break when she can.Vulnerable and charming. Mezzosopranowith a strong belt. JamieWellerstein: male, 20+, all ethnicities, aserious Jewish man, who is an aspiringnovelist quickly climbing the ladder ofsuccess. Soulful and charismatic.Baritone tenor.••Seeking submissions from NY.••To schedule an appt., send pix &resumes to The Last Five Years/AEAmember, Calleri Casting,••39 W. 14th St. #504, NYC 10011. Seekingsubmissions from Equity members onlyfor these appointments. In order to beconsidered via this posting, Equitymembers must submit themselvesdirectly.••Pays: $812/wk. Equity LORT B Non-RepContract.‘The Passion Play’••Casting “The Passion Play.”••Company: Park Performing ArtsCenter. Staff: Jules and Marty Rotella,Ed Sansanelli, and Denis Argul, musicallyrics; Carl Gonzalez, dir.••Rehearsals begin Feb. 4 in Union City,NJ.••Seeking—Jesus: male, 24-35, all ethnicities,charismatic leader in a time ofoccupation, able to command attentionwithout raising his voice, actor must beable to bring a contemporary zeitgeistto the life of Jesus while remaining trueto the scriptural readings on whichmuch of the character is based. TheJesus of the play is a real man facingreal choices. The Actor will be requiredto appear in the show clad only in awrapped, loin cloth-like garment on thecross. Physical stamina is important,as Jesus is in most scenes and must performphysical tasks such as carryingthe cross and standing on the cross forprotracted periods. Acting is the primaryfocus of casting, actor must sing.Baritone- mostly ballads. Music for theshow is available in three keys, so awide range of voices can be accommodated.Judas: male, 25-45, all ethnicities,a man of conviction, doing what hethinks his beliefs require of him, thevery real conflict between personalbeliefs and personal loyalties plays outonstage. Actor must be believable inmaking the journey from conviction toquestioning; sings in a rock musicalstyle, baritone/high baritone or tenor -music for the show is available in threekeys, so a wide range of voices can beaccommodated. Pilate: male, 30-59, allethnicities, the ultimate representativeof Rome, a lifelong bureaucrat, stuck onthe fringe of the Roman Empire, hopingto get through his tour of duty withminimum risk to his long-term career.While intellectually intrigued by Jesus,he makes decisions that are in his ownbest political interest desire beset byevents, the Pharisees and an aggressivewife; no singing.••Equity Principal Auditions will be heldJan. 27 from 5-9 p.m. (by appointmentonly) and Jan. 30 from 5-9 p.m. (byappointment only) at Park PerformingArts Center, 560 32nd Street, UnionCity, NJ, 07087.••Prepare a short classical or semi-classicalmonologue and a song (except forPilate who doesn’t sing). Best songchoice would be a contemporary ballador dramatic pop song. Bring sheetmusic; an accompanist will be provided.Bring pix & resumes.••For an audition appointment, call (201)865-6980 ext. 10. 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