Casting Call For Theatre's 2024-25 Season Shows
Seeking Equity actors for roles in Theatre's 2024-25 season. Please see more info below. Rate: LORT Non-Rep $1059 weekly minimum (LORT B) Additional info: Audition lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Theatre is committed an inclusive, anti-racist casting policy. Seeking actors to fill understudy roles throughout the 2024-2025 season. All roles except bit parts are understudied. Theatre is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Applicants from populations underrepresented in the theater field are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status. PREPARATION For Plays: Prepare two monologues, no more than two minutes total. For Musicals: Prepare either two contrasting 16-32 bar cuts, or 16 bars of a song and a one-minute contemporary monologue. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring a hard copy of your headshot and résumé stapled together. EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. Mertz Theatre (LORT B): "BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL" First Rehearsal: October 8th, 2024 Opening: November 16th, 2024 Closing: January 5th, 2025 "LADY MOLLY OF SCOTALND YARD" First Rehearsal: December 17th, 2024 Opening: January 24th, 2025 Closing: February 8th, 2025 "ANNA IN THE TROPICS" First rehearsal: January 24th, 2025 Opening: February 21st, 2025 Closing: Mar 13th, 2025 "DANCING AT LUGHNASA" First Rehearsal: February 21st, 2025 Opening: Mar 21st, 2025 Closing: Apr 19th, 2025 "GOODNIGHT OSCAR" First Rehearsal: March 7th, 2025 Opening: April 4th, 2025 Closing: April 26th, 2025 "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR" First Rehearsal: Apr 8th, 2025 Opening: May 17th, 2025 Closing: June 29th, 2025 If you are interested, please apply.
49 roles
Female-Presenting; An aspiring singer/songwriter. A unique, appealing, funny and vulnerable girl from a Jewish family in Brooklyn. Talented, good natured, unassuming and often the peace maker in difficult situations. A reluctant star with no pretense and a passion for music. Has a powerful, distinctive voice. Piano skills preferred, but not required. "BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL"
Male-Presenting; Carole’s boyfriend, songwriting partner and eventual husband. He is smoldering, dark & handsome with a rebel vibe. Although sexy, he is innately sympathetic, wounded and tortured. An ambitious artist always striving for more. Sings well. Baritone/Tenor. "BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL"
Female-Presenting; A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Barry. Carole’s best friend. She is sophisticated, smart & chic with a quick wit. Although self-confident and sarcastic, she is also extremely likeable. Strong comic timing and sings extremely well. Belt. "BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL"
Male-Presenting; A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Cynthia. He is good natured, appealing & neurotic. Ambitious, but likeable. Comedic with a great voice. A strong high tenor comfortable with pop & rock style singing. "BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL"
Male-Presenting; An influential music publisher and producer. He is a fast talking, energetic force of nature. Powerful, direct & sometimes intimidating, but he has a real affinity for his writers and artists. A hit maker. Non-singing role. "BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL"
Tenor. Doubles as multiple Ensemble role(s) including Neil Sedaka, Lou Adler, Bobby Vee and a Righteous Brother. Ensemble. This track will also cover the following principal role – [BARRY MANN] "BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL"
Baritone. Doubles as the role(s) of Nick and a Righteous Brother. Ensemble. This track will also cover the following principal role – [GERRY GOFFIN] "BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL"
Member of the doo-wop group The Drifters. Ensemble. "BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL"
Member of the pop group The Shirelles. Will play the role(s) of Lucille, Janelle Woods and Little Eva. Ensemble. "BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL"
Female-presenting, a policewoman at Scotland Yard. Highly educated. Glamorous, fearless and funny. Physical comedy is essential. "LADY MOLLY OF SCOTALND YARD"
Female-presenting. Molly's (more grounded) sidekick. A policewoman who wants to fly planes to help the RAF in the war effort. Physical comedy essential. "LADY MOLLY OF SCOTALND YARD"
Female-presenting. Doubles as Multiple Characters including: A Waitress, Rhonda, Ximena, Miss Grunecker, Betty Root, Gladys Claypole. All of the characters are British but from different regions and classes. Strong characters who are transformative and highly physical. "LADY MOLLY OF SCOTALND YARD"
Male-presenting. Doubles as Multiple Characters including: Winston Churchill, Coroner, Trilby, Professor Housman, Commander Denniston. A strong, transformational character, with physical comic chops. A variety of character voices, including Winston Churchill. All of these roles are British, but from various regions and classes. "LADY MOLLY OF SCOTALND YARD"
Male-presenting. Doubles as Multiple Characters Including: Professor Grey, Thug in the Study, Jock Colville, Professor Turing, and various Movie Voices/Styles. A nimble character with great physicality and vocal dexterity. "LADY MOLLY OF SCOTALND YARD"
Male-presenting. Doubles as Multiple Characters Including: Inspector Victoria, Clement, Duke, Louis Armstrong. These characters are a combination of British and American. Able to replicate Louis Armstrong's singing voice would be a huge asset. "LADY MOLLY OF SCOTALND YARD"
Male-presenting, Cuban, owner of a cigar factory. He has a problem with gambling that has driven a physical and emotional wedge between him and his wife. "ANNA IN THE TROPICS"
Male-presenting, half-Cuban, half-American. Santiago’s half-brother. He is from the North, and since he differs from the others in this way, he is often set against them in arguments. He advocates for mechanization and firing lectors, while the others see hand-rolling and lector-reading as the cornerstones of authentic cigar production. His wife, a Southern belle from Atlanta, left him for a different lector, so Cheché reviles all lectors and especially hates Juan Julian. "ANNA IN THE TROPICS"
Female-presenting, Cuban, Santiago’s wife. Powerful and authoritative, plays a large role in running the factory when her husband’s gambling and drinking get in the way. Nonetheless, she is not at all a stern woman, but rather someone who enjoys fantasizing about a better life and indulging in romantic daydreaming. "ANNA IN THE TROPICS"
Female-presenting, Cuban, 22, Ofelia and Santiago’s youngest daughter. She is shown throughout the play to be totally consumed by her romantic fantasies as well as a certain youthful naïveté. "ANNA IN THE TROPICS"
Female-presenting, Cuban, 32, Ofelia and Santiago’s older daughter. She is married to Palomo, but she doesn't really spend much alone time with him outside of the factory, where they both work as cigar rollers. Though they dream of one day opening their own shop together, their marriage is on the rocks due to Palomo’s infidelity. "ANNA IN THE TROPICS"
Male-presenting, Cuban, 41, Conchita’s husband, as well as a worker at the cigar factory. Though the beginning of the play sees his marriage with Conchita under growing strain, due to his infidelity, he eventually learns to love Conchita again through the jealousy inspired in him by Juan Julian. "ANNA IN THE TROPICS"
Male-presenting, Cuban, 38, the handsome lector from Cuba that is hired to work for the factory. His choice to read the romantic and complex novel Anna Karenina at the factory for his debut, inspires a great degree of personal and interpersonal discord among the factory's workers. "ANNA IN THE TROPICS"
Male-presenting, Cuban, local gamester, runs cockfights. "ANNA IN THE TROPICS"
Male-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. The narrator through whom we see the events of this summer of 1936. Michael is strong, yet wistful. We see the Mundy family through his eyes. Michael has several multi-page monologues and answers as his younger self. "DANCING AT LUGHNASA"
40, female-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. Kate is the eldest sister, tight and prim. She is a schoolteacher and contributes the most to the family income. Respected by her sisters, she is clearly the head of the family. She feels that she is the only one who can hold everything together when the world is falling apart, which makes her a much more terrified person than her sisters; that terror is evident in every move she makes. "DANCING AT LUGHNASA"
38, female-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. Second eldest and chief homemaker. While Kate works outside the home, Maggie takes care of everything inside the home. Fun-loving, with a serious side, Maggie carries the defusing jokes when things become tense. "DANCING AT LUGHNASA"
35, female-presenting, acnondisabled or disabled. Third sister, the quiet one. Agnes is the main sister who looks after Rose. She and Rose take in knitting to help the family supplement their income. Agnes is patient and kind to Rose and is particularly suspicious of Chris’ beau, Gerry. "DANCING AT LUGHNASA"
32, female-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. The fourth sister, Rose has a developmental disability as described in the script. Her main caretaker is Agnes with whom she is particularly close. Rose lives life with an openness that make her vulnerable and sees the world as she finds it. She helps Agnes with the knitting and is a delightful character. "DANCING AT LUGHNASA"
26, female-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. The youngest of the sisters, Chris has a child, Michael, out of wedlock. Her beau has a lust for adventure, quick money and travel and she is easily swept off her feet by his attentions. She is a good mother to young Michael, but her sisters often chide her carefree outlook. (Intimate moments required) "DANCING AT LUGHNASA"
33, male-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. Gerry is the wanderlust who breezes into the Mundy household between adventures. We see him several times during this summer of 1936 and each time he brings tales of his success, his plans for the future and the promise of a bike for young Michael. (Intimate moments required) "DANCING AT LUGHNASA"
53, male-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. Uncle Jack, a priest, has spent most of his adult time at a mission in Abyssinia in Africa. Sent home because he could no longer distinguish Catholic ritual from native, he spends the last summer of his life with his five sisters re- learning English and presenting a reason why the local priest no longer visits the family. "DANCING AT LUGHNASA"
Male-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. The reigning president of NBC during television’s Golden Age. "GOODNIGHT OSCAR"
Male-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. Bob Sarnoff’s contemporary, and America’s smoothest talker. "GOODNIGHT OSCAR"
Female-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. Attractive and gracious under pressure. Seemingly put-upon, she actually has a core of steel. "GOODNIGHT OSCAR"
Male-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. A young medical orderly working in the mental ward at Mt. Sinai, with a droll sense of humor and serious ambition. "GOODNIGHT OSCAR"
Male-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. Jack Paar’s new production assistant. A young man whose ingratiating enthusiasm is matched only by his comic ineptitude. "GOODNIGHT OSCAR"
Male-presenting, Jewish, nondisabled or disabled. he’s got the face of a movie gangster, the posture of a sad sack, and enough scabrous wit for the whole Algonquin Round Table. "GOODNIGHT OSCAR"
Male-presenting, Jewish, nondisabled or disabled. Charming and rakish. He’s got the tapered physique of an athlete, a winning grin, and the most celebrated career in American popular music. "GOODNIGHT OSCAR"
Male-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. Rock Tenor. Leader of the twelve Apostles, a man, called the "Son of God" and the "King of the Jews". "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR"
Male-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. Rock Tenor. Arguably the antagonist of the show. One of the twelve apostles of Jesus; concerned for the poor and the consequences of Jesus' fame. "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR"
Female-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. Belter. A female follower of Jesus who finds herself falling in love with him. Shows grace, stability, weakness and compassion. "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR"
Male-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. Rock Baritone. Governor of Judea who foresees the events of Jesus' crucifixion from beginning to aftermath in a dream and finds himself being presented with that very situation. "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR"
Male-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. (Male) High Baritone. The King of Galilee; Jesus is brought to him for judgment after first being taken to Pilate. "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR"
Male-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. Tenor. One of Jesus' twelve apostles; denies Jesus three times upon the night of Jesus' arrest to save himself. "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR"
Male-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. High Baritone. One of Jesus' twelve apostles; urges Jesus to lead his followers into battle against the Romans. "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR"
Male-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. Low Bass with Rocky Top. High priest who sees Jesus as a threat to the nation. "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR"
Female-presenting, nondisabled or disabled. Fellow priest at the side of Caiaphas who is persuaded by Caiaphas into seeing Jesus as a threat. "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR"
Must be strong movers who have contemporary dance experience and good rock / pop sounds. "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR"
Must be strong movers who have contemporary dance experience and good rock / pop sounds. "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR"