Equity Actors for a New Musical Comedy
Equity actors for roles in "The Glorious Death of Comrade What's His Name" - a new musical comedy. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See breakdown below. Rate: Single Engagement Agreement. $477 weekly minimum (Cat. 2, Tier A) - Includes Media payment - Plus Pension & Health. Additional info: Producers encourage all races and ethnicities to apply and are open to non-traditional casting for some roles. Potential audition dates: 6/19/26 in NYC by appointment 6/20/26 in Garrison, NY by appointment First Rehearsal: October 13, 2026 Opening: October 30, 2026 Closing: November 22, 2026 Rehearsals: in NYC and Garrison, NY. Performances: on weekends only Garrison, NY. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to apply. When applying, please include your headshot, resume and a short pre screen video for consideration. For the video, please prepare one verse and chorus of a comedic song. For the musical selection, please sing your favorite broad comedy number. Examples: Bette Midler, Martin Short variety material; Drowsy Chaperone, Something Rotten, South Park, Urinetown, Spamalot, Forbidden Broadway. Please slate with your location.
11 roles
Db3 to G4. Unemployed dreamer with an overwhelming desire to avoid hard work. Gullible and self-important, his inflated ego gets him into trouble - but his big heart will get him out of it.
Alto strong belt/mix F#3 to C#5. Semyon’s wife. Caring, practical, and compassionate, she works hard in a factory - and has reached the end of her tether putting up with her husband’s shenanigans.
Alto G#3 to Bb4 belt, D5 head voice. Masha's mother. Irascible, sharp-tongued, world-weary, protective of her daughter, convinced that life is difficult and unrewarding - until, to her great surprise, she falls madly in love.
G3 to B4. Poet and deep thinker, dissatisfied with life in the Soviet state. One third of the “Trio” that form a chorus to unfolding events.
Tenor C3 to Ab4. Priest, sensitive and nervous, second member of Trio.
Baritone G2 to G4. Down-to-earth, dull-witted and burly butcher, third in the Trio.
Any vocal part. Soviet policewoman, fanatically devoted to the State, unrelenting in her commitment to all things Soviet. Physically clumsy.
Tenor Db3 to G4. Shady operator who claims to hate the barbarous Soviet regime, but is actually working for the dictator, driven by a passionate Daddy complex in which he believes he is Stalin’s favorite son. Conniving and charismatic.
Soprano with strong belt/mix A3 to B5. Owner of local bar. Fiercely independent and self-made, she is determined to be a part of the overthrow of the Soviet State, driven by her erotically-charged longing for rebellion.
Any vocal part. Wry, tuba player, thinks himself a lothario, but is terrified to lose his tuba and end up in a work camp. Surprisingly, falls in love with a woman his own age. Ability to play tuba a plus. Please submit sample with video submission.
Operatic bass preferred - E2 to F#4. Manifestation of Josef Stalin in the mind of another character, whose paternal charm barely conceals a vicious ruthlessness.
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