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Performers Wanted for Production of "Disaster"

Wilkes Barre, PA, United States
ID: 288803Exp: 7/13/2025
Description:

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

ChadMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

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.

ScottMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Goofy guy. A nerd who wants to be cool. Tenor with a sweet voice.

TedMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A disaster expert. Non-emotional. Dry. A serious, professorial type. Baritone.

MarianneMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

An attractive and focused journalist. Insecure underneath it all. Great, high pop belt.

TonyMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A very unscrupulous but attractive and (sometimes) charming middle-aged schemer.

JackieMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

An aging but still sexy showgirl and now lounge singer. Dumb but honest. Goldie Hawn-esque. Pop belt.

Sister Mary DownyFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

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.

ShirleyFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Maury’s wife. Lovable and jolly Jewish woman. Tap Dancing a plus. Great comedic actress.

MauryMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Lovable and jolly. Shirley’s dedicated husband. Pop voice.

Levora VeronaMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

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.

EnsembleBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Able to play various glamorous party guests/character roles. Great comedic chops, good dance ability and great voices needed.