Casting Call for Theatre Season 2023
Equity actors for roles in Theatre 2023 Season. Please see the details below. About the project: "Head Over Heels" THEATRE SilCo’s production will be performed by a cast of 14. HEAD OVER HEELS is the bold new musical comedy from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q and Spring Awakening. This laugh-out-loud love story is set to the music of the iconic 1980’s all-female rock band The Go-Go’s, including the hit songs, “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” “Vacation,” Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth” and “Mad About You.” A hilarious, exuberant celebration of love, HEAD OVER HEELS follows the escapades of a royal family on an outrageous journey to save their beloved kingdom from extinction—only to discover the key to their realm’s survival lies within each of their own hearts. "The Half-Life Of Marie Curie" In 1911, Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of the elements radium and polonium. By 1912, she was the object of ruthless gossip over an alleged affair with the married Frenchman Paul Langevin, all but erasing her achievements from public memory. Weakened and demoralized by the press lambasting her as a “foreign” Jewish temptress and a homewrecking traitor, Marie agrees to join her friend and colleague Hertha Ayrton, an electromechanical engineer and suffragette, at her summer home in England. "Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery" Get your deerstalker cap on — the play’s afoot! Comedic genius Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. Sherlock Holmes is on the case. The male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one. To find their ingenious killer, Holmes and Watson must brave the desolate moors before a family curse dooms its newest heir. "Holiday Follies" Holiday Follies is a celebrated holiday variety show featuring yuletide classics, comic interludes, and audience favorites with special guest performers to liven up the festivities. Rate: SPT $690 weekly minimum (SPT 8) Additional info: "Head Over Heels" Rehearsals: June 5 Performance: June 28 - July 30 "The Half-Life Of Marie Curie" Rehearsals: July 24 Performance: August 4-27 "Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery" Rehearsals: July 24 Performance: September 1-24 "Holiday Follies" Rehearsals Week Of November 20 Performance: December 8-23, 2023 Please prepare for Musical auditions: A short Pop song of your choice. An accompanist will be provided. For Play auditions: A dramatic or comedic monologue. All material should not exceed 2 minutes in length. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together. If you are interested, please apply.
17 roles
Queen of Arcadia. Sexy, wise, beautiful. Like any long-standing spouse, knows how to get her way with her husband when push comes to shove. Alto, Pop. "Head Over Heels"
Basilius and Gynecia's older daughter. Confident and obsessed with her appearance. Known to be the most beautiful bachelorette throughout Arcadia. Mezzo-Soprano Legit, Pop. "Head Over Heels"
Handmaiden to Pamela. Warm, skeptical. Growing up without a mother has made her wise beyond her years about everyone and everything, which is why she is the (sometimes) narrator of the show. Mezzo-Soprano, Pop. "Head Over Heels"
Basilius and Gynecia's younger daughter. Shy and a "good girl", she yearns to follow her heart rather than obey her father's orders. Soprano Legit, Pop. "Head Over Heels"
King of Arcadia. A sexy, good ol' boy. A hothead, but not a despot. Blindly thinks Arcadia is doing great under his masculine rule, which will be sorely tested during the course of the show. Tenor, Pop. "Head Over Heels"
A poor shepherd living in the 16th-century kingdom of Arcadia. Neurotic, nervous, and pathetic, Musidorus longs to marry Philoclea, one of the Arcadian princesses, who desires to marry him as well. However, Philoclea’s father, King Basilius, will not allow the two to wed. Tenor Legit, Pop. "Head Over Heels"
The King’s viceroy; father to Mopsa. Dametas is loyal to the king through and through. Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Pop. "Head Over Heels"
Non-binary. The Oracle; is powerful, and mysterious. Demanding. Great sense of humor, and can see through everyone. In their past life, were the royal Arcadian viceroy Dametas’s wife and Mopsa’s mother, but because she came out as genderfluid, Dametas forced them to abandon Arcadia. Alto, Bass, Pop. "Head Over Heels"
"Head Over Heels"
"The Half-Life Of Marie Curie" Polish-born, French national, Brilliant, shrewd, private, and patient scientist. At this point she has already won her first Nobel Prize in Physics with her husband, Pierre, in 1903. She is the mother of two daughters. She was widowed in 1906 when her husband died tragically.
"The Half-Life Of Marie Curie" British. A brazen, ambitious, fiercely intelligent engineer, inventor, and suffragist. Widowed in 1908, she continued her work in electrical experimentation while secretly housing suffragettes running from police. Of Jewish origin, she became an agnostic pragmatist who changed her name from Sarah to Hertha after a Swinburne poem about a goddess of the earth.
"Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery" Highly intelligent, confident, quick-witted, and obsessive. Lives to solve mysteries and discover the truth. Thinks very highly of his close friend Watson.
Smart, grounded, and full of heart. Doctor Watson is full of wonder. He lives to have adventures and assist his close friend Holmes. "Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery"
Shows great versatility both physically and vocally. Multiple roles, including Stapleton (seemingly geeky butterfly lover persona conceals the psychopath within), Barrymore (mournful caretaker of Baskerville Hall), Milker (scrappy Dickensian urchin boy) and Dr. Mortimer (elegant, friendly, passionate). "Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery"
Shows great versatility both physically and vocally. Multiple roles, including Sir Hugbaskerville (brutal, cruel Cavalier), Wilson (exuberant, hearty head of messenger office), Sir Henry Baskerville (Texan relation to Baskervilles. Open-hearted, earnest, ready for adventure and to fall in love), and Inspector Lestrade (cocky police inspector). "Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery"
Shows great versatility both physically and vocally. Multiple roles, including Miss Stapleton (Stapleton’s initially secretive, scared “sister” who falls passionately in love with Sir Henry), Mrs. Barrymore (severe, humorless Swedish caretaker of Baskerville Hall), Mrs. Hudson (older, maternal housekeeper for Holmes). "Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery"
"Holiday Follies" Multi-talented performers of all ages sing, share stories, and spread holiday cheer. Strong vocal and comedic ability desired. Performers of any race/ethnicity are encouraged to audition.
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