"The 28th Street Boarding House" Audition for the Theater
Seeking actors for production of "The 28th Street Boarding House". ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see more info below. Additional info: What to Prepare: see the document attached. All Auditionees: There will be a dance call. Please dress ready to move. Mp4 of "Downtown Strut" is in your respective audition folders attached. Please familiarize yourself with the feel of the song before the dance call. Please bring Jazz and Tap shoes for the dance call if you own them. Performance Dates: May 2nd at 7:30 PM May 3rd at 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM May 4th at 2:00 PM May 9th at 7:30 PM May 10th at 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM May 11th at 2:00 PM May 16th at 7:30 PM May 17th at 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM May 18th at 2:00 PM If you are interested, please apply.
17 roles
19 years old. Strong actress. Songwriter, naïve, sweet and likeable
24 years old. Trixie’s love interest. Journalist for the New York Tribune. Educated and a realist. Non-singing role.
Mezzo. Strong dancer/singer. Choreographer of Vaudeville Troupe. Flirty, tough chorus girl. Brooklyn native.
Tenor. Dazie’s love interest. Strong tap dancer. Fred Astaire Type. Sweet and sensitive. Brooklyn native.
Mezzo. Vaudeville Child star who outgrew the limelight. Two-faced and jealous. Has a crush on Josh. Chorus Girl from Chicago.
Baritone. Seasoned Vaudevillian. Extremely Likeable. Tap dancer.
HELGA German landlady./ Mrs. Murphy has an Irish Accent. Married to Barney.
Tenor. Irish Accent. Good comedic timing. Juggles. Strong singer/dancer.
Irish Joe’s Girlfriend. New Yorker. Chorus Girl Ensemble.
Best friends with Katie. Flirts with Arny. Ditsy and bubbly personality. Southern Belle. Chorus Girl Ensemble.
JACKIE New Yorker. Fashionable, overthinker. Chorus Girl Ensemble/ BAR GIRL in Act 1, Scene 1.
Soprano. Redhead. Strong singer/dancer.
Vaudeville Troupe Ensemble.
Vaudeville Troupe Ensemble.
Short and stout. Danny Devito type. In show business for 30 years, never had a hit. Short tempered. Always has cigar in his mouth. Director of Vaudeville Troupe.
Tall and slim. White hair. Always has a cigarette in his mouth. Pianist.
Sal is in Act 1, Scene 1, owner of bar/Barney is an Irishman, owner of Murphy’s Pub.
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