Performers Wanted for Production of "Disaster"
The company is holding auditions for production of Disaster! and looking for performers, please see the details below. About the project: Disaster! pays homage to the 70s, an era of bell-bottoms, platform shoes, boogie dancing and...disaster movies. It's 1979, and New York's best-dressed are queueing up to board The Barracuda, a new floating casino and discotheque. Performing on board the ship is Jackie, a sexy nightclub singer with her eleven-year-old twins Ben and Lisa, who is hoping to find marital bliss with the boat’s crooked owner, Tony Del Vecchio. Into the mix comes Levora (a faded and desperate disco diva), Ted (a determined disaster expert), Shirley and Maury (an older couple celebrating retirement), Chad and Scott (caterers looking for work….and hot women), SIster Mary (a conflicted nun with a gambling addiction), and Marianne (a feminist reporter with a past). However, there is one big problem. The construction of the new pier has drilled directly into a fault line and the ship is in real danger. Disco fever soon turns to disaster as earthquakes, man-eating piranhas, tidal waves, and explosions threaten the lives of those aboard. As time ticks by, it becomes a race against time to survive, rediscover love, and not be eaten by a killer rat. Additional info: Performers are expected to prepare a 32 bar (90sec) cut of a song in the style of the show (70’s pop rock or disco). There will also be a cold read and short dance number, so come prepared with comfortable shoes and clothing.
11 roles
A handsome and winning man. Pretends to be a player, but is really still heartbroken over the loss of his first love. Tenor with a great rock and pop voice.
Goofy guy. A nerd who wants to be cool. Tenor with a sweet voice.
A disaster expert. Non-emotional. Dry. A serious, professorial type. Baritone.
An attractive and focused journalist. Insecure underneath it all. Great, high pop belt.
A very unscrupulous but attractive and (sometimes) charming middle-aged schemer.
An aging but still sexy showgirl and now lounge singer. Dumb but honest. Goldie Hawn-esque. Pop belt.
Awkward, judgmental nun with a gambling addiction. Great pop/gospel high belt. Has to sustain a high Ab! Soprano. Guitar ability a plus but not required.
Maury’s wife. Lovable and jolly Jewish woman. Tap Dancing a plus. Great comedic actress.
Lovable and jolly. Shirley’s dedicated husband. Pop voice.
A flamboyant and glamorous faded disco diva. Pushy and sassy but in love with her sweet dog. Great gospel/pop voice. High belt to an E, soprano/gospel notes above that.
Able to play various glamorous party guests/character roles. Great comedic chops, good dance ability and great voices needed.