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Singing Audition for "Assassins" Play

Atlanta, GA, United States
ID: 271309Exp: 11/10/2024
Description:

Looking to cast male and female performers for the "Assassins" show. Find the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Additional info: Callbacks are to be announced at a later date See the attachment for details. Prepare one song in the Broadway style, and provide a track (you can buy tracks at pianotrax.com) Can be a ballad, or upbeat. Can be from the show. No acapella auditions. Please know your vocal range (lowest and highest note) and provide photo and resume for an audition (required). Please have your list of conflicts with you at the audition. Auditions will be videotaped. The main audition will consist of singing only. Callback will be reading and movement (and possibly more singing if assigned). Please dress in neutral tones/comfortable clothing. If you are interested, please apply.

17 roles

John Wilkes BoothMale25-35 y.o.All ethnicities

(1838-1865) Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln during a performance at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. on April 14, 1865. Foreman and inspirational celebrity to the other assassins. Vocal range top: G4 ----- Vocal range bottom: F2

Charles GuiteauMale35-45 y.o.All ethnicities

(1841-1882) Assassinated President James Garfield in the waiting room of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C., on July 2, 1881. Dashing but mad. Vocal range top: Ab4 ----- Vocal range bottom: A2

Leon CzologoszMale25-30 y.o.All ethnicities

(1873-1901) Assassinated President William McKinley at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y. on September 6, 1901. A young poverty-worn radical. Vocal range top: G4 ----- Vocal range bottom: G#2

Giuseppe ZangaraMale30-35 y.o.All ethnicities

(1900-1933) Attempted to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt as he greeted well-wishers in Bayfront Park, Miami, FL on February 15, 1933. An angry, heavily-accented immigrant. Vocal range top: A4 ----- Vocal range bottom: B2

Samuel ByckMale40-45 y.o.All ethnicities

(1930-1974) Attempted to assassinate President Richard Nixon by hijacking a commercial jetliner. Hysterically irate schlep in a Santa Claus suit. Vocal range top: G4 ----- Vocal range bottom: D3

Lynette "squeaky" FrommeFemale25-30 y.o.All ethnicities

(1948- ) Attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford at the Capitol Park in Sacramento, CA on September 5, 1975. A pixie hippie in love with Charles Manson. Vocal range top: G5 ----- Vocal range bottom: A3

Sara Jane MooreFemale40-45 y.o.All ethnicities

(1930- ) Attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, CA, on September 22, 1975. A frazzled housewife with little sense. Vocal range top: Eb5 ----- Vocal range bottom: F3

John HinckleyMale25-30 y.o.All ethnicities

(1955- ) Attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan as he left the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 1981. A love-obsessed and depressed college student. Vocal range top: G4 ----- Vocal range bottom: A2

Lee Harvey Oswald/EnsembleMale20-25 y.o.All ethnicities

(1939-1963) Assassinated President John F. Kennedy from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, TX on November 22, 1963. A suicidal, dejected shipping clerk. Vocal range top: C4 ----- Vocal range bottom: G3

BalladeerBoth genders20-55 y.o.All ethnicities

A folk singer and the narrator of the show. The voice of America. Vocal range top: G4 ----- Vocal range bottom: C3

Emma Goldman/EnsembleFemale30-40 y.o.All ethnicities

(1869-1940) Turn-of-the-century Anarchist agitator and feminist. Terse and stubborn. An inspiration to Czolgosz. (Character only sings in Ensemble numbers)

The Proprietor/EnsembleMale30-50 y.o.All ethnicities

A mysterious man who runs the shooting gallery at a carnival. Vocal range top: F4 ----- Vocal range bottom: Gb2

David Herold/EnsembleMale20-25 y.o.All ethnicities

(1842-1865) One of John Wilkes Booth's confederates. Aided Booth in his attempted escape.

BystandersBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Ensemble (Assorted speaking/singing throughout. Various solo moments in Ensemble songs)

TouristsBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Ensemble (Assorted speaking/singing throughout. Various solo moments in Ensemble songs)

ReportersBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Ensemble (Assorted speaking/singing throughout. Various solo moments in Ensemble songs)

PhotographersBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Ensemble (Assorted speaking/singing throughout. Various solo moments in Ensemble songs)