Castin Performers for Comedy Musical "The Gentlemen’s Ploy"
Seeking non-union Actors for a production of the new musical comedy The Gentlemen’s Ploy, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Rate: Each actor will receive $960. Additional info: The action takes place in a time that is very similar to the 18th century, but isn’t. The songs, however, are like Broadway musicals of the 1920s and 1930s; think shows by Kern, Gershwin, and Rodgers & Hart. This will be a “semi-staged / semi-produced” production. All actors will be off-book for the performances. There will be blocking, choreography, some fighting, costumes, props, and a live music combo. There will be no sets or mics used in these performances. Since the actors will not be using microphones for the performances, they must be able to sing and fill a room with their voice. The production will be filmed, so each actor will be required to sign a video and photo release. Rehearsals are March 9, 11, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 30, and April 1, 3, 7, 8, and 9, from 6:30 to 9:30pm. Due to the compressed rehearsal schedule, actors with fewer conflicts will be given priority casting. Also due to the compressed rehearsal schedule, actors will need to be OFF BOOK at the first rehearsal. Performances are on April 10 and 11 at 7:00 pm FOR YOUR AUDITION - Please prepare an uptempo song of no more than one minute in the style of Gershwin, Kern, or Rodgers & Hart. You may be asked to sing a second contrasting selection (ballad). Bring your music in a three-ring binder, in the correct key, with a full piano part, not just the vocal line. An accompanist will be provided. IF CALLED BACK, actors will be given a part of a song from the show, a small scene, and some very basic choreography to prepare. Please apply if interested.
10 roles
Voice: Soprano or mezzo; must sing beautifully. Type: Ingenue. Character: Naïve and sweet. She thinks that people are basically good.
Voice: Alto or mezzo; more of a character voice; must belt a bit in “My Guardian Angel.” Type: Actual lead, tough broad, more comic. Character: She has a sharp tongue and a sardonic sense of humor that she uses as a shield and never lets down except when first talking about Hughes with Julia, and in singing “My Guardian Angel.”
Voice: Probably soprano or mezzo. Type: Soubrette; young and attractive. Character: Charming, saucy, knows what she wants. She must also be sympathetic.
Voice: Tenor or light baritone; must sing beautifully. Type: Romantic lead. Character: Earnest, falls in love too easily.
Voice: Probably a baritone, more of a character voice. Type: He is the actual lead, 30-ish, physically attractive to women, more comic. Character: Women are very attracted to him for his looks, his energy, and his wit. He is a rogue, but he is a loveable rogue. He would have more trouble getting rid of women than getting them in the first place.
Voice: Non-singing. Type: Comic drunk. Character: Always drunk or hungover. He is a friendly drunk, but he is still a drunk.
Voice: Non-singing. Type: Comic servant. Character: He is very earnest, not too bright, very serious about his position, and tries to keep a certain tone in all his interactions. He is obsequious with his betters. The actor must be very funny. He must not look like a dancer.
Voice: Tenor or baritone. Type: Character. Character: Loves to hear himself speak in beautiful, rotund phrases and thinks of himself as a gentleman.
Voice: Tenor or baritone. Type: Character. Character: Good-natured, likeable, charming. A nice guy to be around. He finds life amusing and laughs a lot.
(three, young, must be able to sing a bit of harmony.) Tenor: Hounslow/Edwin Baritone: Gibbet/Egbert Bass: Bagshott/Eustace
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