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"The Threepenny Opera" Play Looking for Actors

Chicago, IL, United States
ID: 196682Exp: 9/26/2022
$750/project
online audition
Description:

The company is holding auditions for "The Threepenny Opera" Play and looking for actors, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: A biting satire of the post-war rise of capitalism, and featuring a legendary score by Kurt Weil, Threepenny tells the tale of Macheath, a debonair crime lord on the verge of turning his illegal empire into a legitimate business. Rate: $750 Additional info: Callbacks: October 10 & 11 First Rehearsal: January 23, 2023 Rehearsals are usually Sunday - Thursday evenings Tech: Mar 5 - 9 / Previews: Mar 10 - 19 Opening: March 20 / Closing: April 30 Performances Thursday - Saturdays @ 7:30; Sundays @ 6 When applying, please include a video audition by Monday, September 26 at Midnight. Please perform 32 bars of any song by Kurt Weill, from opera or legit-voiced musical theatre. Your submission should include your full name in the Subject Line, the link to your video in the body of the email (no downloads, please!), and your headshot/resume attached as a single PDF file and labeled as LastName_FirstName.

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9 roles

Street SingerMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Vocal range: tenor/high baritone. Addresses the audience directly throughout.

MacheathMale30-40 y.o.All ethnicities

Vocal range: high baritone. Mac is the most notorious, most sought after criminal in London. He is stealthy and charming, the kind of guy who could get away with anything in a corrupt system.

Mr. JJ PeachumMale40-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Vocal range: bass/baritone. Peachum is a righteous man who clings closely to his beliefs and the bible. Controller of all the beggars in London and a protective father to Polly. Goes to great lengths to have Mac hanged.

Mrs. PeachumFemale40-59 y.o.All ethnicities

Vocal range: contralto. Wife of Mr. Peachum and helps run the business.

Polly PeachumFemale20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

Vocal range: soprano. Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Peachum. Young and vivacious, she is rebellious and marries Mac after only knowing him for five days.

Tiger BrownMale36-44 y.o.All ethnicities

Vocal range: baritone. Sheriff of London and long time friend of Mac. Directly benefits from Mac's crimes, but is deeply conflicted in where his allegiance lies.

Lucy BrownMale20-30 y.o.All ethnicities

Vocal range: mezzo. Daughter to Sheriff Brown. Deceiving and claims to also be married to Mac.

Jenny DiverMale20-30 y.o.All ethnicities

Vocal range: mezzo. A sex worker who was previously involved with Mac; tough.

Street Singers/Beggars/ThievesBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Open to all genders, ethnicities, ages and vocal ranges.