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Casting Actors for the 60th Season Shows

New York, NY, United States
ID: 270656Exp: 10/1/2024
$475/week
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Seeking actors for the 60th Season. Please see the details below. Rate: Seeking Non-Equity, but Playhouse has used AEA Guest Artist contracts when needed, all actors will be paid within the range of $300-$475 a week. Playhouse will supply roundtrip travel along with private bedroom housing with a shared kitchen/bathroom. Additional info: Holding Room and Sign-up opens at 9:00 am Auditions begin at 9:30 Notes/What to Bring: Please attend the live audition with resume and headshot along with a 16-bar cut of your best song. There will be a dance/movement call along with callbacks each afternoon of the audition. Additional callbacks are being held Wednesday, October 2. Pianist will be provided. Shows are Thursday’s, Friday’s, double on Saturday and Sunday matinee. "Anastasia" Rehearsal begins October 14 Show Run October 25 – November 17, 2024 "What A Wonderful World – A New Christmas Musical" Rehearsal begins November 18 Show Run November 29 – December 15, 2024 "Jersey Boys" Rehearsal begins December 16 (with an unpaid week off for Christmas) Show Run January 10 – February 23, 2025 "Waitress" Rehearsal begins February 17 Show Run March 14 – April 13, 2025 "Altar Boyz" Rehearsal begins April 21 Show Run May 2 – May 25, 2025 If you are interested, please apply.

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30 roles

DmitryMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"Anastasia"

LucyFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"What A Wonderful World – A New Christmas Musical"

JackMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

"What A Wonderful World – A New Christmas Musical"

TOMMY DEVITOBoth genders30-40 y.o.All ethnicities

(Male Identifying) Strong tenor/baritone voice, must be comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; ability to play guitar a strong plus; funny; a wise-guy; a natural-born leader with appealing bad-boy quality. "Jersey Boys"

FRANKIE VALLIBoth genders20-35 y.o.All ethnicities

(Male Identifying) Must be 5’9 or shorter; must have a strong tenor with sweet and strong falsetto and be able to sing in the style of Frankie Valli; strong tenor to high A or Bb plus strong falsetto up to treble G; charismatic and charming; must be a very strong actor and have a gritty side as well as a polished veneer; must be very comfortable with four-part harmonies. "Jersey Boys"

NICK MASSIBoth genders30-40 y.o.All ethnicities

(Male Identifying) Strong bass/baritone voice, must be very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; a quiet dreamer who longs for life after The Four Seasons; understated with a dead-pan quality. "Jersey Boys"

BOB GAUDIOBoth genders20-35 y.o.All ethnicities

(Male Identifying) Strong tenor/baritone voice; must be very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; an intelligent, sensitive, and introspective musical prodigy. Principal. "Jersey Boys"

JOE PESCIBoth genders20-35 y.o.All ethnicities

(Male Identifying) Must be 5’9 or shorter; young, energetic and funny; must be a good actor and a strong singer. Will also play various roles. "Jersey Boys"

BARRY BELSONBoth genders20-49 y.o.All ethnicities

(Male Identifying) Strong actor and singer to play various roles (friends, producers, etc.); strong tenor to high C; with a strong falsetto to G above high C; Has the ability to riff in rhythm-and-blues style. "Jersey Boys"

BOB CREWEBoth genders30-40 y.o.All ethnicities

(Male Identifying) Intelligent and flamboyant; genius music producer and lyricist; an integral part of creating the magic of The Four Seasons. "Jersey Boys"

NORM WAXMANBoth genders20-35 y.o.All ethnicities

(Male Identifying) Owns a private money lending agency; strong actor/singer to play various roles; strong tenor/bari-tenor voice. Ensemble/Supporting. "Jersey Boys"

GYP DECARLOBoth genders45-55 y.o.All ethnicities

(Male Identifying) Tough, Mafioso type; must be a strong character actor and strong singer. "Jersey Boys"

MARY & OTHERSBoth genders20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

(Female Identifying) Frankie’s wife; tough, “Seen it all”, Italian, Jersey girl; she’s got a killer sense of humor; actor also plays a variety of other roles including member of a 60’s style girl group; strong belt useful; high straight tone soprano also useful; very good dancer. "Jersey Boys"

LORRAINE & OTHERSBoth genders20-35 y.o.All ethnicities

(Female Identifying) Frankie’s girlfriend; educated; not from Jersey; a reach career girl; young Diane Sawyer; actor also plays a variety of other roles, including member of a 60’s style girl group and tough-as-nails Jersey girl; strong high belt useful, belt to high F extremely useful; high, straight tone soprano also useful; very good dancer. "Jersey Boys"

FRANCINE & OTHERSBoth genders20-37 y.o.All ethnicities

(Female Identifying) Frankie’s daughter; named for, doted on and deeply loved by Frankie. She’s a Jersey girl—vulnerable, lost and acts out to make up for lack of attention from her dad. Actor also plays a variety of other roles including member of a 60’s style girl group and a tough-as-nails Jersey girl. Strong, high belt useful. Belt to high F extremely useful, high straight tone soprano also useful but not required; very good dancer. "Jersey Boys"

JENNABoth genders20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Female identifying. A woman stuck in her life as an unhappily married waitress in a small town. Finds some happiness and expression through her meticulous baking of pies and her friendships with her coworkers, Dawn and Becky. Lives her live paycheck-to-paycheck, day by day, and wants nothing more than to get away and start fresh, unbeknownst to her destructive husband, Earl. Must have a fantastic pop/rock voice with great range. "Waitress"

DAWNBoth genders18-30 y.o.All ethnicities

Female identifying. She youngest of the waitresses. Thick glasses, hair parted 14 centimeters to the left — eccentric is the nice way to say she’s slightly unusual, and not so slightly OCD. She sets the tables, painstakingly insuring each salt and pepper-shaker is equidistant from the napkin holder. Must have an excellent pop/rock/folk voice. "Waitress"

BECKYBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Female identifying. The oldest of the three waitresses. Irreverent, irascible, been there, made it back, and somehow kept her forward and sometimes wicked sense of humor with excellent comedic timing. Must have a soulful pop voice with an excellent pop belt. "Waitress"

DR. POMATTERBoth genders30-44 y.o.All ethnicities

Male identifying. Handsome, endearing, and neurotic. Has a warm, if clumsy, matter. Jenna’s gynecologist with whom an unexpected extramarital affair is born. Has a quirky sense of humor and a big heart, despite the fact that he’s contributing to the affair. Must have impeccable comedic timing and must move well. Should have a very strong pop/rock tenor that can navigate the musical style of Sara Bareilles with ease. "Waitress"

EARLBoth genders20-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Male identifying. Jenna’s husband. Peaked in high school, handsome in a gruff way, but that face is clouded with broken dreams, drowned with cheap beer. Just enough narcissism mixed with stupidity, to be a potent Molotov cocktail that can explode into unexpected anger one second and then turn into a sobbing mess the next. Guitar playing a plus. "Waitress"

OGIEBoth genders30-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Male identifying. Strange, yet oddly lovable. Becomes slightly obsessed with Dawn (in a hilarious yet endearing way) after she goes on a 5-minute date with him. Quirky, incredibly persistent, and odd, yet kind. Should have excellent comedic timing. Must have an excellent pop/rock tenor/baritenor sound. "Waitress"

CALBoth genders40-49 y.o.All ethnicities

Male identifying. A chef at the diner. A “Salt of the Earth” guy’s guy surrounded by gals. Brash, impatient, unsentimental, but somehow charming. Should have a strong pop/rock voice with great comedic chops. Must have a strong contemporary baritone singing voice in the style of Sara Bareilles and have excellent comedic timing. "Waitress"

JOEBoth genders50-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Male identifying. The owner of the diner where Jenna, Dawn, Becky, and Cal work. A seemingly old, curmudgeonly man who has a soft spot for Jenna (and her pie), warm at heart. A sarcastically funny and no-nonsense guy with a keen ability to read people. Very funny. Must have a strong baritone pop/rock. "Waitress"

MALE PRESENTING ENSEMBLEBoth genders25-49 y.o.All ethnicities

Must have excellent pop/rock voices in the style of Sara Bareilles. Must have excellent comedic timing and be able to play a range of characters comprising the community in which the story takes place. Must be strong movers/dancers. 3 MALE ENSEMBLE. "Waitress"

FEMALE PRESENTING ENSEMBLEBoth genders25-39 y.o.All ethnicities

Must have excellent pop/rock voices in the style of Sara Bareilles. Must have excellent comedic timing and be able to play a range of characters comprising the community in which the story takes place. Must be strong movers/dancers. 4 FEMALE ENSEMBLE. "Waitress"

MATTHEWMale18-29 y.o.All ethnicities

(Baritone) the groups leader and traditional “heartthrob,” who picks a pretty girl from the audience, sits her up on stage, and sings his big solo number while she swoons – Justin Timberlake type. "Altar Boyz"

MARKMale18-29 y.o.All ethnicities

(Tenor, comedic) the closeted gay twinkie, a comic master, sensitive with a special soft spot for Cher – Lance Bass type. "Altar Boyz"

LUKEMale18-29 y.o.All ethnicities

(Bass/Baritone) the tough Italian street kid with the hip-hop dance moves and the heart of gold. He was sent away for a while for “exhaustion.” One time he was so “exhausted” he cracked up the van. – Joey Fatone type. "Altar Boyz"

JUANMale20-29 y.o.All ethnicities

(Baritone) the hot Latino with Ricky Martin moves, a story more heart-breaking than a novella, and hair that gets sexier the more he sweats – Enrique Iglesias type. "Altar Boyz"

ABRAHAMMale18-29 y.o.All ethnicities

(Baritone) the hip-hop Jew. "Altar Boyz"