Equity Actors for Theatre Company's 2024 Season
Seeking Equity actors for roles in Theatre Company's 2024 season. See breakdown below. About the project: "WELCOME TO THE BIG DIPPER" SYNOPSIS: What defines home, family, and identity? Joan Wilkes confronts these questions when she must sell The Big Dipper Inn, near Niagara Falls in upstate New York, known for its music and African-American heritage. She’s all set to sign the contract when a blizzard lands some extraordinary guests at her doorstep. For three days and nights, everyone waits out the storm. Cultures clash, romance crackles, and Joan struggles for answers, as a houseful of strangers becomes an unexpected community. Rate: Off Broadway $736 weekly minimum + health and pension (Tier 2) 2023-24 rates - 2024-25 rates pending. Additional info: Audition break: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 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. PREPARATION Please prepare a brief singing selection (about a minute long) in a traditional or contemporary musical theatre style. Please bring a picture and resume stapled together. "INUNDATED" First Rehearsal: 9/30 First Preview: 10/4 Opens: 10/6 Closes: 10/13 "WELCOME TO THE BIG DIPPER" First Rehearsal: 10/29 First Performance: 11/19 Closes: 12/29 If you are interested, please apply.
14 roles
(Early forties is the sweet spot), great legit soprano. She sings nine Christine Lavin songs. High-spirited, thoughtful, tenacious, intelligent (a former lawyer), creative (she's a clever songwriter) and immensely appealing. Has a lot of zingy dialogue. She is the heart of the show. Her quest is to find a fellow who's the right fit. No aging during the show. "INUNDATED"
Around the same age as LUCY (there should not be a large age gap). A demanding comedic role, the actor plays seventeen parts. He speaks with many accents (French, British, lockjaw, nerd, old man, Southern, etc). and must perform physical comedy (including a mime interlude). He does not have to sing. As Desi, he is intelligent, sensitive, funny, and romantic. "INUNDATED"
Owner of The Big Dipper Inn, lead singer in a band. The ultimate hostess, great mother but tough. Ranges from low chest to medium mezzo (or high belt). F#3 to D#5 (optional F#5). "WELCOME TO THE BIG DIPPER"
Joan’s son. A gifted high school senior with a sense of humor, eager to get out of town to go to college. Tenor, with a low Db. Db3 to F4 (+Ab4 falsetto). "WELCOME TO THE BIG DIPPER"
A heterosexual hotshot lawyer, who’s keeping a secret from his wife: he enjoys wearing women’s clothes as a member of The Sirens of Syracuse. Baritone. From B2 to G4. "WELCOME TO THE BIG DIPPER"
An Old Order Amish farmer, widower, and father. Stern, stoic, and embracing tradition. Strong baritone, with a high F. Db3 to F4. "WELCOME TO THE BIG DIPPER"
Must read 17. Amos’s daughter, rebellious, curious, and daring. Mezzo/belt/mix. Bb3 to Eb5. "WELCOME TO THE BIG DIPPER"
A Transgender Woman. A dancer, Jacky’s friend. Outgoing with a wry wit. Tenor. From Eb3 to Bb4 (can be falsetto). "WELCOME TO THE BIG DIPPER"
A real estate executive at Highland Corp, a hardcore New Yorker. Manipulative and persistent. Doubles as: ABIGAIL MILLER. Elderly Amish woman with a large bonnet. Strong belt. A3 to D5. "WELCOME TO THE BIG DIPPER"
Musician in Joan’s band until he broke his jaw. Now, permanent resident at the inn, an original thinker. Doubles as: LATRICE (LARRY). A spirited member of The Sirens of Syracuse. Baritone, with some bluesy high notes. B2 to Ab4. "WELCOME TO THE BIG DIPPER"
Bigelow Police, “in control,” a military background. Doubles as: VANESSA (ARNOLD). An anxious member of The Sirens of Syracuse. ELI STOLZFUS. A young Amish man who wants to marry Rebecca. "WELCOME TO THE BIG DIPPER"
No-nonsense, school janitor. Bari-tenor. D3 to F#4. "WELCOME TO THE BIG DIPPER"
Amos’s Amish neighbor, well meaning. Doubles as: ANNIE EDSON TAYLOR. A majestic presence. OPERATOR SKLOOT. Hardworking, reasonable. JANE DARWOOD. Captivated by nature. "WELCOME TO THE BIG DIPPER"
A TV news reporter, ambitious. Mezzo/belt/mix. A3 to D5. "WELCOME TO THE BIG DIPPER"
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