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Performers Wanted for 2024-2025 Season Show

San Jose, CA, United States
ID: 270546Exp: 10/7/2024
$596/week
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The company is holding auditions for 2024-2025 season show and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: A SHERLOCK CAROL by Mark Shanahan 1st Rehearsal: 10/28/24 1st Preview: 11/20/24 Opening: 11/23/24 Closing: 12/15/24 Henrik Ibsen’s AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE - Adaptation by Thomas Ostermeier & Florian Borchmeyer 1st Rehearsal: 01/14/25 1st Preview: 02/05/25 Opening: 02/08/25 Closing: 03/02/25 THE UNDERPANTS by Steve Martin; Adapted from Carl Sternheim 1st Rehearsal: 03/11/25 1st Preview: 04/02/25 Opening: 04/05/25 Closing: 04/27/25 SWEET CHARITY - Book by Neil Simon; Music by Cy Coleman; Lyrics by Dorothy Fields 1st Rehearsal: 05/06/25 1st Preview: 06/04/25 Opening: 06/07/25 Closing: 06/29/25 *Possible Extension: 07/13/25 Rate: CONTRACT Bay Area Theatre $596 weekly minimum (Tier 3) Additional info: Prepare a contemporary monologue totaling no more than three minutes. If you wish to be considered for the musical, please prepare 16 -bars of an up-tempo song in the style of the show. An accompanist will be provided. Please apply to schedule an audition appointment.

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34 roles

Sherlock HolmesMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The World’s Foremost Consulting Detective, in decline. "A SHERLOCK CAROL"

Ebenezer ScroogeMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Formerly a miser. One Christmas, Scrooge transformed into as good a man as the good old city ever knew. (Also is noted as A GHOSTLY VOICE.) "A SHERLOCK CAROL"

TRACK TwoFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Portrays the following: Emma Wiggins. A good-spirited and brace 13-year-old, she is a former Baker Street Irregular. Fan “Fannie” Gardner. Scrooge’s grandniece. A refined young woman, she works backstage at the theatre in the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Engaged to Ralph Fezziwig. Inspector Lestrade. Mrs. Windigate. A Scottish tavern-keeper and member of the Goose Club. Giggle, a whirlwind. "A SHERLOCK CAROL"

TRACK ThreeBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Portrays the following: Dr. Watson. Sherlock Holmes’ best and most loyal friend. The Boswell to Holmes’ Johnson. Mrs. Dilber. Mr. Scrooge’s housekeeper of over 30 years. An emotional creature with a connection to the spiritual realm. Henry Burke. An Irish candlemaker, an old friend of Mr. Scrooge. Old Joe Brackenridge. The owner of Old Joe’s in Convent Garden. Gruff, a born salesman. "A SHERLOCK CAROL"

TRACK FourMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Portrays the following: Caroler. A cheerful person in the street. Elderly Woman. A London lady. The Countess of Morcar. American. An old love of Holmes’ who also goes by another name, Irene Adler. Martha Cratchit. Tough and a bit lower-class than her brother. Mary Morstan. Watson’s elegant and brace wife. Abigail “Abby” Fezziwig. Runs a business fattening geese for market. "A SHERLOCK CAROL"

Dr. Thomas StockmannMale35-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Doctor/Writer/Activist. Radical, uncompromising, intelligent, idealistic. Believes his way of thinking is the only way to cure the social catastrophe, facing his town. Sings in a band, playing an instrument useful. "AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE"

Katherina StockmannFemale35-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Teacher, mother, activist. Level-headed, generous, much more practical than Thomas. Worried about her family. Sings in a band, playing an instrument useful. "AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE"

Peter StockmannMale45-55 y.o.All ethnicities

Thomas’ older more conservative brother, Mayor of the town. Cunning, manipulative, a compromiser, a schemer "AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE"

HovstadMale36-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Editor of the local newspaper. A would be activist and friend and patron to Thomas. Looking for the one cause that will earn him public renown. Sings in a band, playing an instrument useful. "AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE"

BillingMale30-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Writer at the newspaper, friend to Thomas, many qualities similar to Hovstad, but more open to overt political compromise. Changes sides easily. Sings in a band, playing an instrument useful. "AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE"

Nina AslaksenFemale45-49 y.o.All ethnicities

Publisher of the newspaper. Pragmatic. A political player. "AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE"

Morten KiilMale55-60 y.o.All ethnicities

Father to Katherina. Critical of the town’s politicians. Industrialist. Thinks in transactional terms. Open to all economic opportunities. "AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE"

Theo MaskeMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Described as “a burly, muscular fireplug with a buzz cut,” Theo is a civil servant who is obsessed with being in control of his middle-class life. He likes the house clean; the clock wound and maintains a cool relationship with his pretty wife, even delaying love making until they can afford to have a child. "THE UNDERPANTS"

Louise MaskeFemale23-27 y.o.All ethnicities

Theo’s wife is a romantic dreamer who feels hurt that her husband is not intimate with her physically or emotionally. Relegated to being a wife and homemaker, she is bored and trapped like the caged bird in her apartment. "THE UNDERPANTS"

Gertrude DeuterMale40-44 y.o.All ethnicities

Forty-two and a busybody, Gertrude is Louise’s friend who considers herself a hopeless old maid and tries to satisfy her sexual and romantic longings by living vicariously through her young friend. She urges Louise to have an affair with Versati, promises to help her conceal the truth, and even sews Louise more alluring underpants. Her loyal friendship is tested by her own chance for an amorous liaison. "THE UNDERPANTS"

Frank VersatiMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

An elegant gentleman who is proud of being an unpublished poet, Versati declares himself passionately and permanently in love with Louise, but when given the chance to consummate their relationship, he writes a poem instead. Afterwards, he soon finds a new object for his ardor. "THE UNDERPANTS"

Benjamin CohenMale33-37 y.o.All ethnicities

Sickly, thin, and asthmatic, Cohen is a barber who insists he’s not Jewish. He is also the other jealous suitor of Louise, a “prophylactic” who plans to prevent her union with Versati. Although Cohen is disrespected for his physical weakness, he is actually a voice of reason and the one person who is able to appraise himself and the other characters. Klinglehoff. An elderly scientist, Klinglehoff is orderly and moralistic. "THE UNDERPANTS"

The KingMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"THE UNDERPANTS"

Charity Hope ValentineFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The girl who wanted to be loved. "SWEET CHARITY"

Oscar LindquistMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A man whom Charity befriends and eventually falls in love with. "SWEET CHARITY"

CharlieMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Charity's boyfriend in the opening of the show, and the name on her tattoo "SWEET CHARITY"

Nickie and HeleneFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Charity's closest friends who are taxi dancers at the Fandango Ballroom. "SWEET CHARITY"

HermanMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The authoritarian owner of the Fandango Ballroom; Charity's boss. "SWEET CHARITY"

Vittorio VidalMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A famous Italian movie star. "SWEET CHARITY"

Ursula MarchFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Vittorio's girlfriend "SWEET CHARITY"

ManfredMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Vittorio's butler "SWEET CHARITY"

Daddy Johann Sebastian BrubeckMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The enigmatic leader of the Rhythm of Life Church. "SWEET CHARITY"

CarmenFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A dancer at the Fandango Ballroom who is friends with Nickie, Helene, and Charity "SWEET CHARITY"

RosieFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The new dancer at the Fandango Ballroom. "SWEET CHARITY"

SuzanneFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"SWEET CHARITY"

FrenchieFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"SWEET CHARITY"

BetsyFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"SWEET CHARITY"

ElaineFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"SWEET CHARITY"

Dancers at the Fandango BallroomBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"SWEET CHARITY"