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COVER STORY 16 Footloose and Fancy-Free For Clyde Alves, Jay 14 Armstrong Johnson, and Tony Yazbeck, “On the Town” is pure, muscle- UPSTAGE aching joy 20 Here You Come Again NEWS For these three actors, the 05 The 5 Point Plan second time is as sweet as Follow the advice to live your the first best life this week 21 Side By Side 07 Top News Erin Davie and Emily Padgett Choosing the best audition unite in “Side Show” monologue

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09 Screen CASTING Is the entertainment 23 New York Tristate industry embracing LGBT Notices talent? 16 Audition Highlights ACTOR 101 33 California 11 Inside Job Notices Mara Walker, COO of Audition Highlights Americans for the Arts 38 National/Regional 12 The Working Actor Notices How to control your Audition Highlights preparation CHARTS 13 Secret Agent Man 46 Production Prioritize for optimum The films, television shows, productivity and theater currently casting around the country 14 Now Streaming “Capitol Hill” MEET THE MAKER 48 Iain Forsyth and Cover: Clyde Alves, Tony Yazbeck, and Jane Pollard Jay Armstrong Johnson photographed The directing duo behind in NYC Aug. 26 by Matt Doyle. Grooming “20,000 Days on Earth,” the by Marcela Alcala. Cover design by new film about musician

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EMBRACE EVERYTHING L.A. HAS TO OFFER. “Take it all in. Immerse yourself in everything Los Angeles. Make a date with the city once a week. Explore endlessly while you’re carving out your touchstone community that you come back to when you need consistency. Enjoying your life is good for your work.” —STEVE BRAUN AND RISA BRAMON GARCIA

FIND A REP WITH PASSION. “The actors who get to compete for every role they’re right for are the ones who have reps that kick open doors for them. These reps have the relationships with casting offices, and if they don’t have those years-long relationships with certain offices, they have no fear or hesitation in pick- ing up the phone and making a strong pitch for their client.”

—JOSEPH PEARLMAN

BE OPEN TO DISCOVERY. “There are mysteries to be explored. There are new stories yet to unfold. There are possibilities available to us that we often shut out because of our conditioning and seeing things from our set paradigms. There’s magic. And things we don’t even yet know about ourselves.” —ANTHONY MEINDL

WRITE. “Actors have to deal with time spent not acting and, during these dol- MAKE AUDITION drums, doubts about the MATERIAL PERSONAL. “Look for topics that inspire you, that you’re inti- validity of the enterprise mately connected to. Rather than trying to leaf may arise. Doing some through a play to find that one funny monologue writing could help chase that will book roles, start by making a list of all those spooks away.” of the topics that inspire your passions.” —D.W. BROWN —ERIN CRONICAN LOS ANGELES: RAY_OF_LIGHT; REP WITH PASSION: DISCOVERY: PALTO; SUNNY STUDIO; WRITE: AUDITION YAVIKI; MATERIAL: ANDREY_KUZMIN

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the playwright. “A lot of contemporary theater reflects the times; it can be really rough, crude, cruel, explicit,” Hackett, who still directs theatrical productions, told Backstage. “I think that young students have to be careful that they don’t choose material just ’cause they think it’s contemporary, and then “They think they look embarrassed performing the process it because the content is actually too is brutal explicit or raw. They should choose and they content that is appropriate to where are going they are in their lives.” to be torn Performers also need to know the apart and context—why is Stanley Kowalski humiliated yelling at Blanche DuBois?—of the publicly.” material. “That is a big problem,” —MICHAEL HACKETT said Hackett. “A lot of people literally do not know what the words mean in the speech they are doing.” After settling on a monologue, the rehearsal process is Michael Hackett known to induce sweaty palms, irregular heartbeats, and nervous tics in prospective students. But there’s a simple solution: Forget about it. AUDITIONS “The day before the audition, what you should not do is stress out about it,” said Hackett. “Go through it once or twice and then don’t think about it for the rest of the day.” Don’t stay up late at night going over lines, and in the morn- Never Say ‘Say ing, go for water instead of coffee, he advised. “Dehydration is a big problem with people who are nervous.” Some young actors get bad advice before their monologues—like being warned not to ask for a redo after an early What’ Again stumble. “You should know that everybody gets nervous, including the interviewers,” said Hackett, who has spent 35 academic UCLA’S BY KATHERINE BRODSKY years at UCLA (five as chairman of the theater department). he way to Los Angeles for many actors is through “If you make a mistake just say, ‘May I start again?’ It hap- MICHAEL the city’s colleges. Being Hollywood-adjacent pens to some of the best people in the world.” makes a university’s acting program attractive, Prospective collegiate performers also arrive on campus HACKETT ON T and admission is competitive. Prospective stu- with an impression of the audition process drawn from real- dents must audition, which can be a metaphorical minefield. ity competitions. “I think they come in more scared than HOW TO For instance, many aspiring performers instinctually gravi- they need to be because they think the process is brutal and tate to popular film monologues, like Samuel L. Jackson’s they are going to be torn apart and humiliated publicly,” he CHOOSE A “say what again” speech from “Pulp Fiction.” said. “We try to be friendly and kind, though it isn’t always “Problem is,” said Michael Hackett, who leads the theater perceived this way.” MONOLOGUE department of the University of California, Los Angeles, Still, the challenge for college interviewers is that they “people watching you will be comparing you to the original spend long days at the casting table. It helps for students to actor—and do you really want to compete with an Oscar nomi- be aware of that, said Hackett. “They may love what you’re nee while you’re only at the beginning of your acting career?” doing, they may just not look like it. Don’t try to judge Moreover, auditioning students often pluck a monologue what the interviewers are thinking: It’s going to make you

KARL: DEBBY WONG/SHUTTERSTOCK; HACKETT: COURTESY MICHAEL HACKETT from a catchall volume and don’t even know the name of crazy.”

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OFF-BROADWAY NOTHING LIKE A SHOW OFF-BROADWAY NINE PLAYS AND ONE MUSICAL TO CHECK OUT THIS FALL

BY JACK SMART Roundabout Theatre Company: “Indian Rosemary Harris, Romola Garai, and Bhavesh Patel his fall’s Off-Broadway Ink” (Sept. 30) in Roundabout Theatre Company’s “Indian Ink” lineup boasts an array of Accompanying the revival of Tom envelope-pushing, thought- Stoppard’s “The Real Thing” is T provoking new drama and this Off-Broadway premiere of his Second Stage Theatre: “Lips Together, show from 1947, detailing the a few welcome revivals. Here are lesser-known 1995 drama. Set in Teeth Apart” (Oct. 29) life of an American doctor, is 10 promising shows to kick off 1930s India and 1980s England, the Terrence McNally’s AIDS-era dram- considered the duo’s most ground- the 2014–2015 New York theater play bridges gaps between time, edy hasn’t appeared in New York breaking work. Tony winner John season. place, and personal history. Tony since the original 1991 Off-Broadway Doyle brings to the stage a coming- winner Rosemary Harris stars. production starring Nathan Lane of-age tale sure to delight cult MCC Theater: “The Money Shot” and Christine Baranski. Now musical fans. (Sept. 22) Primary Stages: “While I Yet Live” Michael Chernus and Tracee Chimo Playwright-in-residence Neil (Oct. 12) step into their roles as homophobic The Public Theater: “Straight White LaBute reunites with direc- Who knew Billy Porter, of “Kinky visitors to Fire Island during a July Men” (November) tor Terry Kinney for a comedic Boots” fame, wrote plays as Fourth weekend. Downtown provocateur Young Jean study of sex, superstardom, and well? Sheryl Kaller directs this Lee subverts expectations with sheer desperation in the land of new drama based on Porter’s Manhattan Theatre Club: “Lost Lake” what appears to be a conventional Hollywood. The cast includes Pittsburgh upbringing, which (Nov. 11) take on the American family drama. Elizabeth Reaser, Gia Crovatin, features S. Epatha Merkerson and David Auburn and Daniel Sullivan, Her New York premiere will feature Callie Thorne, and Fred Weller. Lillias White as the headstrong the Tony-winning writer-director Austin Pendleton, Scott Shepherd, women in his life. team behind “Proof” and “The Pete Simpson, and James Stanley. New York Theatre Workshop: Columnist,” bring this world “Scenes from a Marriage” Lincoln Center Theater: “The Oldest premiere Off-Broadway. John Signature Theatre: “Our Lady of (Sept. 22) Boy” (Nov. 3) Hawkes and Tracie Thoms co-star Kibeho” (November) Eclectic director Ivo van Hove LCT’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater as a property owner and tenant Olivier Award winner Katori Hall returns to his stomping grounds opens its season with a brand- dragged inextricably into each continues her residency at the at NYTW, adapting an epic film new play from the brilliant Sarah other’s problems. Signature with a true story about by Ingmar Bergman for the stage Ruhl. The production will feature a Rwandan village girl in 1981 who with the help of Emily Mann Tibetan music and puppetry, as Classic Stage Company: “Allegro” claims to see the Virgin Mary. and a cast featuring Tina Benko, well as Celia Keenan-Bolger as a (November) Director Michael Greif takes on what Dallas Roberts, Arliss Howard, and mother faced with relinquishing A Rodgers + Hammerstein musical is guaranteed to be a stirring and Roslyn Ruff. her toddler son. no one’s heard of? This concept spirited drama.

N.Y. THEATER Show Business.” Now you can savor the satire live at 54 Below for Hashtag Awesome one night only, Sept. 20, with @Actor_Friend @54Below, an evening of songs and anecdotes featuring several Broadway regulars. WHAT STARTED AS A TWITTER PARODY OF WORKING “Presented like a drinking game set within an audition room, actors’ behavior has blossomed into a New York theater miniempire. @Actor_Friend @54Below tells the story of the modern-day working Annoying Actor Friend has dominated the blogosphere, contributed (or nonworking) actor living in New York,” according to a statement. a monthly column to Backstage, and penned a best-selling book, “It’s like ‘A Chorus Line’ without the serious stuff or the 1970s.” For

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THE SAG FOUNDATION is bringing its free Casting Access workshops to the Washington, D.C., area on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the UPDATE | Universalist National Memorial Church. Details and RSVP at sagfoundation.org.

SAG FOUNDATION ACT UP A RECENT TOWN HALL REVEALS HOW FAR LGBT ACTORS HAVE COME—AND HOW MUCH FARTHER TO GO

BY JACK SMART many non-LGBT participants also n two coasts and via admitted to witnessing instances livestream, the SAG-AFTRA of such discrimination. A panel of LGBT Committee, SAG SAG-AFTRA members agreed that O Foundation, and UCLA such biases from directors, pro- Dan Bucatinsky Williams Institute convened Sept. ducers, and agents prove worrying 10 for a Town Hall titled LGBT in for actors. Entertainment: Sexual Orientation “Coming out of the closet is a respondents said they have not “Coming out of the & Gender Identity, an insightful bitch,” began featured speaker been offered a gay, lesbian, or closet is a bitch.” discussion of the problems still Dan Bucatinsky. “It takes courage, bisexual part but were open to —DAN BUCATINSKY facing LGBT actors. Based on the self-acceptance, and resolve.” it, 17 percent of heterosexual findings of a study administered In his speech, he traced public actors stated they did not want into discussions with writers, pro- to almost 6,000 SAG-AFTRA mem- acceptance of LGBT presences in to play LGB characters, and 4 ducers and advertising executives. bers by the Williams Institute, the pop culture, citing the influence of percent of survey respondents “We have to change one person event focused on a basic question “Will & Grace” and the honesty of feared they would be typecast in at a time,” said Stuart. “We want that has never been legitimately Ellen DeGeneres, Elton John, and the future if they accepted such to have the same opportunities as answered until now: Does LGBT Neil Patrick Harris. Bucatinsky, roles. “The study won’t create our straight counterpoints.” discrimination exist in the profes- who won an Emmy Award for play- change by itself,” said SAG-AFTRA Moderator Gary Riotto fielded sional entertainment industry? ing a gay character on “Scandal” Chief Operating Officer Duncan questions from the audience in According to scholars M.V. Lee last year, marveled at how far Crabtree-Ireland. “But the reason L.A. and through Twitter with the Badgett and Jody L. Herman, the we’ve come. “Stay in the closet if why we put in the resources to do hashtag #SAGF. LGBT panelists answer is yes. Formulated survey that is working for you authenti- the study is because there was sort Dana Kristen Vahle and Parvesh answers given in fall 2012 reveal cally,” he said. But considering of a mantra coming back to us as Cheena detailed their experiences that 20 percent of gay men and how coming out affected his own we were having [these] conversa- in recent years, indicating sexual 13 percent of lesbians working career trajectory, he concluded, tions: Is this really a problem?” orientation and gender identity are in film, television, and theater honesty makes better actors. Equipped with hard evidence becoming less and less of an issue have experienced harassment, Badgett and Herman’s study that progress is still possible, on set. Adam Moore, the union’s and more than half reported confirmed some of the perceptions the panels in New York City and national director of equal employ- hearing hateful or discomforting surrounding LGBT performers, L.A. discussed solutions moving ment opportunity and diversity, comments. Compared to gay or who are in fact less likely to have forward. Traci Godfrey and Jason encouraged LGBT actors to reach lesbian actors, bisexual actors representation or be out to those Stuart, co-chairs of the LGBT out, closing the event with words were only half as likely to report with decision-making power. Committee, spoke passionately to live by: “Stay loud. Stay proud. discrimination. More significant, While nearly 75 percent of about incorporating LGBT themes Stay involved.”

L.A. ACTORS had events scheduled as recently as Sept. 8. But our August workshops were our last. To receive Bridge Closed the event was canceled at the last minute and a refund for your remaining credit (only credit students were informed by email late that night you’ve paid for—credits received as referral A POPULAR CASTING DIRECTOR WORK- that the school had closed permanently. or other bonuses will not be refunded), please shop run by David Murphy abruptly closed, Murphy promised to issue refunds to email.” leaving actors fretting over refunds for prepaid students. Some students told Backstage that as of Sept. classes. “After several years of operation, we’ve 11 they had yet to receive a refund. Murphy did The Bridge, which dubs itself “the Los Angeles unfortunately decided that we need to close not respond to repeated requests for comment.

“INDIAN INK”: JOAN MARCUS BUCATINSKY: VALERIE MACON/SAG-AFTRA area’s premier new casting director workshop,” our doors,” Murphy said in the email. “As such, —SEAN J. MILLER

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ACTOR 101 ▶▶ Sara Mornell “DO YOU SPEAK EXACTLY HOW THE SIDES ARE WRITTEN? Break up the rhythm—throw in your own pause, sound, or ‘um.’ If a QUICK TIP | pause is written in, find another place to do it, one that feels unique to you.” —SARA MORNELL, BACKSTAGE.COM

[ Inside Job ] Mara Walker CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS

BY REBECCA STRASSBERG

WHAT DOES AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS DO? 1 A lot of us think about the arts as something we do on a Saturday evening or a Sunday afternoon, but the reality is that the arts play a big role in building better lives, better com- munities, better workplaces for all of us. So our job is really to make sure that leaders from all different sectors—whether it’s the public sector, businesses, or foundations—recog- nize the value that the arts play in our lives every day, and therefore appreciate them and support them more.

HOW DO YOU WHAT’S SOMETHING 2WORK WITH THE 3SPECIFIC THE PUBLIC SECTOR? ORGANIZATION HAS DONE TO We’re constantly work- IMPACT CHANGE? ing with our elected We did something called the Arts & officials—whether Economic Prosperity study—we’ve that’s working with done four of these, and they really mayors, state legisla- prove that the arts industry gener- tors, or governors, ates over $135 billion in economic nationally working activity. It also supports over 4.13 up on the Hill. We’re million jobs and generates a little helping these folks over $86 billion in household resi- understand that dential income. These are the kinds the major issues of things that matter in showing that they’re dealing with the arts are not just this extra, but every day—crime, they actually have huge economic As COO of the education’s a big one, impact on our nation’s communi- national nonprofit health, safety—that ties. And therefore, an investment in Americans for the the arts can be part the arts is a really great return. Arts, MARA of that solution. WALKER oversees the team that works to cultivate, “It isn’t just about, ‘Hey, can you give us cash?’ It’s about, ‘Hey, what can promote, sustain, and support the arts we do together to address the challenges successfully as a society?’ ” in the U.S. MORNELL: COURTESY SARA MORNELL; WALKER: RODNEY CHOICE/CHOICE PHOTOGRAPHY

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called “The Working Actor,” I’m work if you’re able to justify how going to guess you’re an actor. it’s contributing to achieving Or maybe you’re a civilian who your goal. It’s not always about saw the cover and picked this up spending your last paycheck because you’re into sailors. on an acting class or network- We talk a lot about how this ing at a douchey party. It can be industry doesn’t really provide something us with much control. To be as simple Activity breeds honest, not many careers do. as listen- activity. It’s We don’t pay attention to other ing to a kind of slutty careers because we are actors, podcast that way. The and actors have it worse than or binge- more you put anyone else in the entire world. watching out there, the Furthermore, the entire world TV. That more you are wants to be us. Why do you think might bound to get social media is such a big deal? feel lazy, back. Everybody wants to be “liked,” but think and now they have a platform about all the crap you can learn to acquire the same magnetic by watching others. And it’s free. rush of endorphins actors have In fact, you could probably give been pining after for thousands yourself multiple college educa- of years. You can be an invest- tions just by being moderately ment banker and have 600,000 savvy at Google. people following your Instagram Don’t go crazy about mak- account about your dog. Actu- ing progress. Instead, learn to ally, how the eff is that fair when value your time. People get paid the majority of us have dream- a lot of money for their time, crippling debt and still can’t and even if at the moment you seem to break 300 followers? I are not, there’s no reason why digress. you shouldn’t start acting like it. What exactly do we have You’ll get more done by pretend- control over? Our activity. Activ- ing an hour in your day is worth ity breeds activity. It’s kind of $400. slutty that way. The more you What did I do today? I wrote [ The Working Actor ] put out there, the more you are this column—and that puts me bound to get back. Stay active. one step ahead of you already, Do not get lost in your survival just like most actors in this busi- One Thing at a Time job. A day goes by and the next ness. If you go to bed tonight thing you know you’ve been at without feeling like you worked BY ANNOYING ACTOR FRIEND that restaurant four years with on your craft in some way, then nothing to show for it but back pull yourself out from under- HEY GUYS! WHAT ARE YOU toward whatever it is in life you taxes. neath the covers and work on doing today? My goal for you are trying to do. Since this is It doesn’t really matter what some Kraft mac and cheese—or is to do something productive Backstage and my column is you choose to do. Anything will something.

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on your mind, something that you keep putting off. SPOTLIGHT ON… Next, write down all the steps you must take SAMAIRE to accomplish that goal. The number of steps will ARMSTRONG be determined by the goal you’ve chosen. So By Briana Rodriguez let’s say you want to get new headshots done. Actor SAMAIRE That’s your goal. Now ARMSTRONG got here are the steps you her start on “The must take: O.C.,” “Entou- 1) Choose three pos- rage,” and “Freaks sible photographers. and Geeks.” Her This means narrowing latest role as down your options by Elaine Richards on getting recommendations “Resurrection,” an from your agent, fellow ABC show about actors, and everyone in loved ones return- your support network. ing from the dead, has her exploring 2) Do your research. new emotional arcs with the help of Log on to their web- some spiritual guidance in a medium [ Secret Agent Man ] massive to-do list every morning sites, get prices and locations, etc. she loves. and then setting out to conquer it. Ideally, you should meet these I rarely did, so the stuff that didn’t three people in person so you can On being part of “Resurrection.” Getting get done would roll over into the find the most comfortable match. “[People coming back from the dead] next day’s list, which in turn would 3) Now make a final choice and is something that hasn’t happened, roll over into the next day’s list, book the date. but it feels like it could. It resonated Things and so on and so on. As a result, I That’s it—simple as pie. And when with [director Charles McDougall] was doing a lot of stuff every day the week is over, you’ll enjoy a feel- and we all had the same response: It but I wasn’t really getting anything ing of accomplishment, which will seems possible. Filming in another Done done. serve you well as you set your next state also takes the normal reality (I actually got a little winded goal. away and forces you to use your imagi- hen I was growing writing that last paragraph—imag- Sadly, I stopped following this nation a bit more.” up, Army recruit- ine what it was like living that way!) system back in January and here’s ment posters used It took a while to get my act what went down during that period: On getting into character. W to read, “We get together, but I finally came up with I gained 20 pounds. “I make my friends read for me…. I’m more done before 9 a.m. than most I lost a major client to a larger a visual learner; that way, when I get people do all day.” I used to love I finally came up with company. in the room it’s about the moment that saying, but looking back as an a system that is both I failed (again) to start working on and the essence of this scene. I used adult, it sounds terrible. Who wants challenging and effective; my first novel. to have to light a candle and chill out to live their life that way? And when there’s a good chance it I canceled a much-needed vacation and put music on, but I remember for am I supposed to have time for will work for you too. because one of our agents quit. a couple of auditions, I’ve driven with my morning doughnut and cup of But by narrowing my focus dur- loud music and just been free.” coffee? a system that is both challenging ing the last four weeks, I was able to But the Army had a point. Being and effective; there’s a good chance course-correct: On the big versus small screen. productive is an important skill, it will work for you, too. So this is I lowered my body fat to less than “My illusion coming into this career especially if you want to succeed what I want you to do once a week, 20 percent. when I was 18 was that the big screen in the entertainment industry. The every week: I stole an established actor from a was where it was at. There’s some sort problem is that most people don’t First, sit down with a pen and a larger company. of magic in a screening. I’ve had that understand there’s a big difference piece of paper. Don’t use your com- I wrote the first chapter of that opportunity, but for some reason—I between getting a lot of things done puter. The temptation to check your damn novel. think it has something to do with quickly and getting the right things emails will be too great and that’s a I discovered an amazing town up familiarity—people like me in their done, period. major time suck. north that’s my new home away living room.” Action without focus accom- Now write down one major goal from home. plishes nothing. that you want to accomplish during And best of all, I still had time for FOR THE FULL Q&A, It took me years to learn this the next seven days. It should be my morning doughnut and cup of visit backstage.com. ILLUSTRATION: CLAY RODERY; GILLISS: COURTESY GWYN GILLISS ILLUSTRATION: ROBERT WILSON; ARMSTRONG: GEOFF MOORE lesson. I was all about making a something that’s weighing heavily coffee.

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#IGOTCAS T. Gigi Cappetta

By Jack Smart

Robbie Turner and Waxie Moon on “Capitol Hill”

With perseverance and no shortage theater, cabaret, and burlesque actors. “The stylized of talent, GIGI CAPPETTA has reality that I want to create allows me to work with steadily built a career over the last [Now Streaming ] all sorts of artists because I’m not married to the three years in the indie and feature kind of naturalism that people expect from film,” he film industries. You could hardly explains. “I see interesting people and I start imagin- describe her as a veteran actor, ‘Capitol Hill’ ing who they would be in this parallel world of my though. After all, she’s 9 years old. sick and twisted mind.” “The success rate we have had BY JACK SMART The exaggerated depiction of Portland as a decrepit in booking roles through Backstage Southern swampland is particularly on brand with is very high,” says Cappetta. “I hat do you get when you combine Hurley’s imaginings. However, the creator holds no built my acting career through campy drag humor, the flashy styles of grudge against Seattle’s metropolitan neighbor and Backstage magazine.” the 1970s, a dash of gothic mysticism… admits there’s hardly a rivalry between the two cities. The young star has been check- W and Seattle? Enter “Capitol Hill,” a Web “I love the Southern Gothic genre, especially Flannery ing Backstage’s listings since she series from writer-director Wes Hurley, known in O’Connor, and I thought it’d be funny to make was 6, and has booked everything the Seattle arts scene for his genre-bending projects, Portland like the Deep South with all of its grotesque from feature films (“Moreau,” including the comedy musical “Waxie Moon in Fallen mythos,” he says. “Arisen”) to commercials (Sweet Jewel.” For Hurley, writing a Web series has ultimately Loren’s cookies) to shorts (“Charity “I’ve been in love with ’70s–’80s American TV given him the artistic freedom to play around with Case,” which won her a nomination shows like ‘Dynasty,’ ‘Remington Steele,’ and his far-reaching influences. “The coolest thing about for best actress under age 10 in the ‘Charlie’s Angels,’ ” says Hurley. “So I decided to do doing a Web series is that I really don’t have anyone 35th Annual Young Artist Awards). an homage to those shows with my muse-collaborator to answer to,” he says. “It’s great to have your work “Sometimes I get booked for [actor and drag queen Marc Kenison, otherwise just floating out there, available for anyone to see any roles from previous Backstage known as] Waxie Moon. I wanted to create a kind of time. I love how easy it is to share...so much easier jobs,” says Cappetta, whose warped world that builds on all the things that inspire than carrying a bunch of DVDs with you, or telling upcoming projects include playing me.” people where they can see my movie.” the lead in “The Lion,” a short film. Hurley’s “warped world” is on grand display Hurley plans to continue enriching and expand- She continues to check listings from the first moment of “Capitol Hill,” which has ing the wacky world of “Capitol Hill.” The series for roles in indie films and on Web the bearded, eye-shadowed Roses Smell (Kenison) series, even though she is now rep- tearfully breaking up with a goat. Roses leaves the “I see interesting people and I resented by a top agent. “The only “backwater slums” of Portland, Ore., with her sights start imagining who they would time we don’t use [Backstage],” set on Seattle—which, for her, is “the biggest, greatest, be in this parallel world of my sick she says, “is when I need a little most beautiful city in the world.” and twisted mind.”—WES HURLEY break from the biz.” For Hurley, who grew up in Russia, the Emerald Here’s to the beginning of a City has become his true home. “[Seattle] has a very has gained the support of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” bright career! particular vibe and culture to it—we are our own contestant BenDeLaCreme—a Seattle resident who country,” he says. “I think it’s important that some introduces each episode—and Hurley’s team of friends TO SEE YOUR SUCCESS filmmakers stay and draw on that culture instead of and collaborators are already prepping Season 2. “I story in print, tweet @Backstage going off to L.A. or New York.” have storylines planned out for many more seasons,” using the hashtag #IGotCast.

When casting the show, Hurley turned to local he says. “It’s going to be pretty epic!” “CAPITOL WES HURLEY; HILL”: CAPPETTA: BJOERN KOMMERELL

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zFP export.indd 1 9/2/14 1:55 PM HBSGA3913_Backstage.indd 1 9/2/14 11:31 AM 0918 COVER STORY.indd 16 9/16/14 2:14 PM 0918 COVER STORY.indd 17 9/16/14 2:14 PM fter their first for the Barrington Stage Company in week of Pittsfield, Mass., Rando was asked rehearsals to return by Barrington’s artistic and hav- director, Julianne Boyd. “I said, ing just ‘Well, I’ve always wanted to do a flown in from Toronto the production of “On the Town.” The night before, Clyde Alves, only caveat is that I really do need Jay Armstrong Johnson, to have Tony Yazbeck play Gabey,’ ” and Tony Yazbeck should he recalls. be exhausted. But the trio With Yazbeck in and Rando and brim with exuberance as choreographer Joshua Bergasse they discuss the upcoming attached, Alves (“Wicked,” Broadway revival of “On the “Bullets Over Broadway”) says he Town”—even before their was immediately excited to audi- morning coffee kicks in. tion. However, Johnson wasn’t “When I do shows...if it’s instantly thrilled. “I’d been a little bit of a somber show, I doing ‘Hands on a Hardbody’ on take that somber atmosphere Broadway and they were hav- as a person—just to stay in ing producer meetings about the mindset of the show—and not selling tickets well and our this year I get to just be joy- houses were small and we were ful,” says Johnson (“Hands in jeopardy of closing and my on a Hardbody”). “The show agents immediately sent me in is like a bunch of joy.” for Barrington,” he says. “So I was Best known today from like, Oh good, my Broadway show the 1949 movie musical star- is closing. Let’s go audition for ring Gene Kelly and Frank some regional theater gig.” Sinatra, the 1944 musi- But when the cast—including cal—with music by Leonard Alysha Umphress (“American Bernstein and book and Idiot”) and Elizabeth Stanley lyrics by Betty Comden and (“Company”)—came together, Adolph Green—returns to something clicked. “I was Broadway in a new produc- like, This could actually go to tion this fall, with previews Broadway,” Johnson says. And that beginning Sept. 20 prior to backstage optimism was bolstered an Oct. 16 opening night at by a review from Ben Brantley in the Lyric Theatre. the New York Times, in which he Set in New York City (“a wrote, “Normally, I wouldn’t tell helluva town”) during World citizens of the five boroughs to War II, the show follows drive three hours to be told that three sailors—Gabey, Ozzie, New York is a helluva town. But and Chip, played by Yazbeck, this enchanted vision of a city Alves, and Johnson, respec- that was—and of course never tively—as they make the most was—is worth catching before it of a 24-hour shore leave, evaporates.” searching for love and adven- “All of a sudden we got that ture before they embark for and a whole bunch of producers the war the next day. Their and investors were interested in long journey reflects that of seeing the show and we weren’t Tony-winning director John really holding our breath…but we Rando (“Urinetown”), who’s kind of were,” says Yazbeck. been with the show for nearly Produced by Howard and six years. Janet Kagen (who are “killing Rando’s love story with it,” according to Alves), “On the the musical started when he Town” will be more expansive directed Yazbeck in a 2008 and elaborate than its monthlong Encores! concert production Barrington predecessor, and hope- of the show at New York City fully run longer than the show’s Center, saying he was “com- previous revivals—the first closed pletely taken with [Yazbeck] after 73 performances in 1972, and and his version of this part.” the second after only 69 in 1999. After helming a 2011 pro- “Our [production] is just 100

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Yazbeck says, laughing. “This is actually the first production of [the who are being shipped off to war, that there’s “Because we started at Barrington, we didn’t show] where the three main sailors are dancing a possibility of death—that meeting these girls have Broadway pressure. It was just, like, extensively, full out,” Yazbeck explains, some- is actually important for them, to hold on to let’s just have fun—just a bunch of actors in a thing Johnson calls very exciting—“bring[ing] something before they get shipped off,” says room literally having fun, and that’s what Ben back the triple threat: the song and dance Johnson. Brantley saw,” says Johnson. “He didn’t see a man.” “We do keep that in mind, even in all the show that’s going to Broadway, he saw a show In addition to dancing and singing, Alves comedic bits,” Alves adds, noting that it’s not that’s just good because we were just having a adds that the three are “pratfalling and doing without help from Rando, who, according to blast doing it. the whole physical comedy thing,” of which he Yazbeck, is “brilliant at reminding us what the “The looseness of what we created last sum- says, “I’m having a great time…I’m also very stakes are.” mer—it transfers,” he adds. spent.” “I told my cast last summer before we Aside from the joyfulness emanating from “I think the three of us had a conversation started…this is a story about real people. the performers, Rando’s “On the Town” is the other day—an extensive one—on where Gabey meets Ivy. They fall in love. He goes off technically more accomplished; its choreog- we’re gonna get our massages,” says Yazbeck. to serve, returns, marries her, has children. raphy is so involved that New York City Ballet But beyond the slapstick, the men know Those children have children. Those children principal Megan Fairchild will be making her the message they’re relaying is an important have children, and that’s you doing this show,”

IMAGES: NICK PRODUCTIONS DAVIS (4) ALVES, YAZBECK, AND JOHNSON: MATT DOYLE Broadway debut as Gabey’s love interest. one. “Remember that these are three sailors Rando says.

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0918 COVER STORY.indd 19 9/16/14 2:57 PM the upcoming Broadway revival of because of the nature of the play,” acting has its ups and downs. Here You “The Real Thing” (opening Oct. 30), she confides. “There’s kind of a Considering her juicy role in the she reflects on the thrill of return- secret to it that I wouldn’t want to upcoming Broadway run of Ayad Come ing to Tom Stoppard’s drama 30 ruin for anyone who wasn’t famil- Akhtar’s Pulitzer Prize–win- years later. “It’s one of my absolute iar with it already. Suffice to say ning “Disgraced,” it’s no wonder Again favorite plays,” she says. “There the play focuses on a man and his she describes her life as “an up are a lot of different versions of the relationship with women, and I’m moment right now.” FOR THESE THREE, THE script floating around, so I remem- one of those women.... Most I can “Disgraced” comes to the Great SECOND TIME IS AS ber different lines. They’re still say, really.” White Way on the heels of its SWEET AS THE FIRST just living in my head as if it was We also know “The River” 2012 premiere at Lincoln Center’s yesterday.” marks Hugh Jackman’s return LCT3. That production featured BY JACK SMART Now playing Charlotte, the to the New York stage. Donnelly, Pittman as Jory, one of four afflu- mother of the character she played who acted opposite Dominic ent New Yorkers who convene for CYNTHIA NIXON, three decades ago, Nixon is notic- West in London, read scenes with an unexpectedly explosive dinner “THE REAL THING” ing the vast differences between Jackman and director Ian Rickson discussion of racial politics. It’s a Cynthia Nixon’s Mike Nichols’ original production in preparation for her Broadway role Pittman is happily reprising, prolific acting career and Sam Gold’s revival, from her debut. “I really purposefully again under Kimberly Senior’s may have begun own character work to the set didn’t look at the script again direction, at the Lyceum Theatre the night she saw design. before I went in because I didn’t beginning Sept. 27. Stephen Sondheim’s “We’re really playing up the want to be re-creating anything For Pittman, settling back into “Pacific Overtures” period of the early ’80s, which we that I had done before,” she says. the character throws into relief on Broadway. “One didn’t do when I was [last] in it “I really wanted to be free to play the internal changes of the last of my main memo- because we were in the early ’80s,” and discover new things in the two years, and the energy of new Nixon ries of it is that we she says with a laugh. “Now it’s room with him.” cast members has impacted that were up in heaven,” funny to look at it as basically a Donnelly knows that rediscov- rediscovery. But more significant says the award-win- period piece.” ery will continue at the Circle are the global shifts—the rise of ning actor, who was 9 years old at in the Square Theatre. Rickson, ISIS, the war in Syria, the deaths the time. “I think I had binoculars LAURA a longtime collaborator with of Trayvon Martin and Michael and stuff. I just remember loving it DONNELLY, Butterworth and director of the Brown—that shed new light on a and being overwhelmed by it.” “THE RIVER” London premiere, approaches racially charged story set in 2012. Nine years later, with several This fall marks each incarnation of a play with “The representation of race in film and theater roles already the second fresh energy, a mentality Donnelly America, the representation of under her belt, Nixon famously time Laura has embraced. “One of the things immigrant status, is something appeared in two Broadway shows at Donnelly will Ian really, really loves to do is that we turn over and over in the same time: “Hurlyburly” and, appear in Jez restart a play and treat it as if it American theater,” she says. down the street, “The Real Thing.” Donnelly Butterworth’s was a whole new production,” she When such themes surface con- Walking back and forth between “The River,” says. With her new co-stars and stantly in the news, it changes two theaters every night was not as but for her, it’s a new beginning. a brand-new venue, who knows the way “Disgraced” is both per- crazy as people think—“It seemed “It feels like this is almost its first what kind of formed by actors and received by great and cool and fun, to do two proper entrance into the world,” she life this myste- audiences. different plays and collect two says of the enigmatic drama open- rious new play Pittman describes these current different paychecks”—although an ing Nov. 16. Because the play’s 2012 will take on? events as “part of the fabric of the Equity rule was afterward put in run lasted three weeks at London’s storytelling that we can imbue in place that prevents simultaneous Royal Court Theatre, not many peo- KAREN the story” two long years later. performances. ple have actually seen it—which, as PITTMAN, “We’re more mature in that way; Clearly, busy schedules don’t Donnelly points out, only increases “DISGRACED” we’ve had a lot more experiences scare Nixon. Chatting during her the show’s mystique. As Karen as Americans. The play just keeps lunch break from rehearsals for “It is quite difficult to talk about Pittman Pittman knows, getting more relevant.”

“YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU” Sunjata, and Kate Jennings Grant, exceptionally intelligent 15-year-old (Broderick), his TV star best friend Opens Sept. 28 this Chekhovian Donald Margulies Christopher on his hunt to identify (Lane), and the assorted cast members, James Earl Jones leads a starry cast play about what happens when art- the true killer of his neighbor’s dog producers, and crew who presumably (including Rose Byrne, Annaleigh ists encounter love and passion while after he’s accused of the deed. The add to the shenanigans, played by Ashford, and Mark Linn-Baker) in this visiting a Berkshires summerhouse show stars Alexander Sharp, Taylor Megan Mullally, Stockard Channing, revival of the classic American com- will be directed by Tony winner Daniel Trensch, Ian Barford, and others. and F. Murray Abraham, among others. edy about the hilarious clash between Sullivan. an eccentric family and an extremely “IT’S ONLY A PLAY” “THE LAST SHIP” conservative one. “THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE Opens Oct. 9 Opens Oct. 26 DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME” Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane Directed by Joe Mantello and with a “THE COUNTRY HOUSE” Opens Oct. 5 reunite for this Terrence McNally score by Sting, this production tells Opens Oct. 2 Based on the novel of the same comedy about the opening of a new of life in the English seafaring town

Starring Blythe Danner, Daniel title, this British import follows the Broadway play, its nervous playwright of Wallsend and Gideon Fletcher’s NIXON: STEVEN SEBRING; DONNELLY: JONNY STOREY; PITTMAN KAREN COURTESY PITTMAN: LASTNAME FIRSTNAME PADGETT AND DAVIE: ANDREW ECCLES

0918 FEAT 1 2.indd 20 9/15/14 3:32 PM I get to be a part of it. There aren’t cast was required to invent specific “EVERYONE a lot of roles out there that two backstories for their characters—as HAS A women get to stand side by side and well as their relationships with DIFFER- be there together.” every other member of the side- ENT WAY Standing side by side is of course show—both during the production’s OF LEARN- a key component for roles that in initial run at La ING THE 1998 earned original Broadway Jolla Playhouse MATERIAL… leads Alice Ripley and Emily and later at the LOVE LETTERS BUT WE’RE Skinner the first-ever joint Tony Kennedy Center Why settle for a cast LEARNING IT nomination for best actress in a in Washington, of just two for “Love TOGETHER, musical. Based on a real-life side- D.C. “That’s Letters” when you SO EVERY- show act in the vaudeville era, Bill always a can bring in a veri- THING IS A Russell and Henry Krieger’s beloved really fun day, table revolving door COMPRO- musical envisions the Hilton because then of famous faces? The MISE.” sisters as devoted but dissimilar everybody’s on pair of pen pals in —EMILY PADGETT friends, confronting and embrac- the same page A.R. Gurney’s beloved ing the complicated reality of their and we all get two-hander, opening circumstances. a sense of who Sept. 18 at the Brooks For Davie and Padgett, that these people Atkinson Theatre means a distinctly cooperative are,” says under the direction of approach to their characters’ devel- Davie. Condon’s Gregory Mosher, will opment. “Everyone has a different detail-oriented rotate as follows: way of learning the material,” says approach, Sept. 13, 2014– Padgett. “But we’re learning it says Padgett, Oct. 10, 2014: together, so everything is a com- enables the Brian Dennehy and promise.” Other than a few brief large ensemble Mia Farrow moments, the sisters remain con- to take risks Oct. 11, 2014– nected at the hip every time they as a cohesive Nov. 8, 2014: appear together onstage, so inti- team. “He’ll Carol Burnett and Emily Padgett and Erin Davie in “Side Show” mate collaboration becomes crucial. let us try some Brian Dennehy “I always check in with Erin and she things and Nov. 9, 2014– always checks in with me and says, then say, ‘I Dec. 5, 2014: revised incarnation of the cult ‘What do you think about this?’ ” don’t think Alan Alda and Side By favorite musical “Side Show” (open- The most crucial step to portray- that was it, but Candice Bergen ing Nov. 17), that’s probably a good ing these conjoined characters, of good try!’ ” Dec. 6, 2014– thing. course, is casting. Davie, who par- In an intri- Jan. 9, 2015: Side “I think it’s exciting that the ticipated in a reading of the show cately dazzling Stacy Keach ERIN DAVIE AND EMILY show is already so loved,” says with director Bill Condon six years ensemble and Diana Rigg PADGETT UNITE IN Davie, who plays Violet. “I feel like ago, was thrilled to learn he still musical like Jan. 10, 2015– “SIDE SHOW” we’re coming in and we’re already wanted her to play Violet. “He said “Side Show,” Feb. 15, 2015: kind of accepted and loved by the he was going to do his best to find cohesion is Anjelica Huston and BY JACK SMART community, and people are so somebody to be a twin with me,” as important Martin Sheen excited to see it.” she says. “Luckily, we found Emily.” as creativity, elling Erin Davie’s and Emily “We’re happy to bring this show “We had to bring in shoes with especially for Padgett’s voices apart is dif- back because it was such a short- different heel heights,” remembers Davie and Padgett, who will grace ficult. Given their starring roles as lived run the first time,” adds Padgett of her audition. “And we all the Broadway stage—hip connec- conjoined twins Violet and Daisy Padgett. “I’m excited that we get a had to wear red lipstick.” tor firmly in place—beginning Hilton in Broadway’s upcoming second chance and that Erin and Under Condon’s direction, the Oct. 28.

(Michael Esper) desire to flee the normalcy after taking in their daughter will also star Patricia Clarkson and for the second time. ever-present local shipyard. When he due to the failure of her fourth mar- Alessandro Nivola. returns 14 years later, life in Wallsend is riage, as well as their best friends, “HONEYMOON IN VEGAS” very different and he must take action all while putting up with an alcoholic “CONSTELLATIONS” Opens Jan. 15, 2015 to preserve it. sister. Opens Jan. 13, 2015 The musical adaption of the comedy This two-hander by Nick Payne will about a gambler sabotaging a Vegas “A DELICATE BALANCE” “THE ELEPHANT MAN” star Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal wedding between a man afraid of Opens Nov. 20 Opens Dec. 7 (making his Broadway debut) and a commitment and his more-than- Featuring a cast that includes Glenn Bradley Cooper returns to Broadway as to-be-announced female actor in the ready girlfriend will be playing at the Close, John Lithgow, and Martha the titular character who travels from 70-minute story about the endless Nederlander Theatre, starring Rob Plimpton, this classic Edward Albee a star exhibit in Victorian-era freak sense of potential at the start of a rela- McClure, Tony Danza, and Brynn play focuses on a long-married couple shows all the way up the social ladder tionship. Michael Longhurst will direct O’Malley, with a score by Tony winner

NIXON: STEVEN SEBRING; DONNELLY: JONNY STOREY; PITTMAN KAREN COURTESY PITTMAN: LASTNAME FIRSTNAME PADGETT AND DAVIE: ANDREW ECCLES as they struggle to maintain a sense of to the London elite. The production the West-End-to-Broadway transplant Jason Robert Brown.

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existence is a litany of sad events. She -40 pounds, smart, ironic, terribly self- is one of life’s survivors. Yegor deprecating, self-destructive in her Timoveivich: male, 20-29, all ethnici- choice of men, charming and flawed NEW YORK ties, a postman and a communist who CASTING PICKS and human; Jess is a funny, vulnerable takes it very seriously. He’s bureau- woman with a genius streak who is cratic to the hilt, and he’s always actually sexy, she just doesn’t know it. watching and listening. He lives for the OF THE WEEK Victor: male, 26-49, all ethnicities, TRISTATE struggle. Aristarkh Dominikovich BY MICHAEL COUGHLIN plays late 20s-late 40s; a fashion Grand-Skubik: male, 30-49, all ethnici- film designer who is a seemingly arrogant, ties, dapper, a member of the intelli- ‘The Fifth Wave’ passionate artist with secret terrible gentsia. He’s a keen observer of the insecurities; he is painfully skinny, proletariat who wants to speak out Chloë Grace Moretz & Live Schreiber brilliant, caustic, can be vicious, can be against the government but can’t. cope with alien invasions in this terrifyingly uncertain in his pursuit of PLAYS Viktor Viktorovich: male, 30-39, all feature shooting in Atlanta, GA his own design, he can be an arrogant ethnicities, an intense, defensive writer baby who actually torments himself ‘A Bronx Tale’ who looks like the grim reaper. He is with doubts about whether or not elit- •• Casting “A Bronx Tale,” a new musical the people’s poet devoting his career to tv ism or accessibility should be his based on Chazz Palminteri’s film, to be the cracked yet resilient character of ‘Dig’ immortality; he is also charming, workshopped. the Russian. Stepan Vasilievich: male, Albuquerque , NM background funny, narcissistic, really knows how to •• Company: Tara Rubin Casting. Staff: 25-39, all ethnicities, undertaker who seduce the ladies even though he may Lizzy Auwaerter, casting asst. doubles as a Beggar Musician. Oleg actors needed USA’s miniseries not be very good in bed; as more pas- •• Runs Nov. 17-Dec. 20 in NY. Leonidovich: male, 25-39, all ethnici- starring Jason Isaacs & Anne Heche sion, compassion and heart than might ••Seeking—Jane: female, 17, African ties, undertaker who doubles as a be immediately apparent from his cut- American, striking and smart. Beggar Musician. ting wit. Esem: female, 26-49, all eth- Excellent singer who moves well; •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held musicals nicities, plays late 20s-late 40s; Victor’s should be completely “at home” as the Oct. 1 from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (lunch, ‘Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer’ muse, a denizen of the fashion world, lead singer of a girl group. Calogero falls 1-2 p.m.) at Actors’ Equity Association The animated Rankin/Bass TV former model who was ridiculously in love with her. Young Calogero: male, Audition Center, 165 W. 46th St., 16th classic takes to the stage featuring beautiful in her 20s, who has her own 9, Caucasian, likeable Italian American Flr., NYC, 10036. inspired design ideas which she sub- teenager. He and ‘Young C’ step in and •• EPA Rules are in effect. A monitor will swing dance & puppetry sumes to Victor’s genius, only to get out of narrating the show. Excellent be provided. Bring picture and resume, shunted aside when Victor falls for the singer who moves very well. stapled together. Actors should prepare film average girl as his next muse; in the •• Auditions will be held Sept. 20 from 10 a brief contemporary dramatic or comic later time frame she has gained weight a.m.-3 p.m. at Pearl Studios, 500 8th monologue. Company states: “This is a ‘Ted 2’ and is bitterly resigned to her far more Ave, 12th Floor, NYC, 10018. comedy. While these characters take Seeking Comic-Con types for ordinary existence raising a child. •• Prepare a song in a doo-wop style, á la their hardship very seriously, their seri- the sequel to Seth MacFarlane’s Louella: female, 26-35, Caucasian, from “Alley- Oop,” “The Wanderer” & “Who ousness should be played in a pro- teddy bear-comes-to-life feature Little Rock, Arkansas (and needs that Wrote The Book of Love.” Accompanist foundly funny way.” Note: The roles of accent), a “perfectly average woman” will be provided. Semyon Semyonovich, Maria whose real common sense and prag- •• Pays $757 weekly; AEA Developmental Lukianovna “Masha,” Serafima musicals matic, grounded approach to life Workshop. Ilyinichna, Kleopatra Maximovna ‘Billy Elliot’ inspires Victor to fall in love with her as “Kiki,” and Father Yelpidy have been his next muse as he attempts to make ‘Dying for it’ cast. Actors may be considered for pos- La Mirada Theatre is casting his art accessible to the “average •• Casting “Dying for it.” sible replacements if they should be Billy, dancers, and company woman”; however, Louella has a strong ••Company: Atlantic Theater Company. needed. for the Elton John musical sense of humor, and a strong sense of Staff: Neil Pepe, artistic dir.; Abigail •• Pays: $566 min./wk. Equity Off self, despite her very down-to-earth Katz, dir. of New Play Development; Broadway A Contract. common sense. Lewis: male, 26-35, all Moira Buffini, writer; Neil Pepe, dir. ethnicities, scruffy computer geek and •• Rehearsals begin Nov. 11, 2014; runs ‘Everything You Touch’ ond look. Skipping back and forth in Jess’s co-worker, he has real nerd cred; Dec. 11, 2014-Jan. 18, 2015 with possible •• Casting “Everything You Touch,” a time, “Everything You Touch” is a he’s in love with Jess for all those quali- extension at the Linda Gross Theater in world-premiere co-production with The viciously funny look at the struggle to ties that make her unique, for her vul- NYC. Theatre @ Boston Court and Rattlestick find an identity that’s more than skin gar, unlovely, grounded, snarky self; •• Seeking—Alexander Petrovich Playwrights Theatre. Synopsis: Victor is deep. compassionate, awkward, nerdily Kalabushkin: male, 30-39, all ethnici- a ruthless fashion designer in the 1970s •• Company: Rattlestick Playwrights funny, with no game except his own ties, Semyon’s neighbor, a fairground at the top of his game. Esme, his glam- Theater. Staff: Sheila Callaghan, writer; disarming sense of truth and what’s stall holder. Recently widowed, though orous protégé and muse, is pushed Jessica Kubzansky, dir.; David Van important. Model Chorus: female, that doesn’t stop him from chasing aside when an ordinary Southern Asselt, artistic dir. 20-30, all ethnicities, three women; women. Moves like a bear, with effort- woman inspires Victor to make his art- •• Rehearsals begin Dec. 29; perfor- these folks need to plausibly be models; less strength. His humanity is often istry accessible to the masses. A genera- mances begin Jan. 28, 2015; runs Feb. they play a variety of characters in the obscured by his bad behavior. tion later, a woman grappling with a 13-Apr. 11 in NYC. course of the play, a model who com- Margarita Ivanovna Peryesvetova: healthy dose of self-loathing must •• Seeking—Jess: female, 26-34, all eth- mits suicide, models who effect a female, 25-39, all ethnicities, wrestle her own family demons to find nicities, a computer programmer who is vicious makeover, runway models, an Alexander’s lover, owner of a coffee her way through the world of fashion physically absolutely not model-sized, interviewer, the voice of Jess’s mother, shop. Once beautiful, now sexy, her that won’t give a woman her size a sec- someone who could afford to lose 30 occasionally they “become” the furni-

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ture, and otherwise act as model The Ghost/Player King/Gravedigger: Grier Studios, 520 8th Ave. Studio 17A, character woman. Comedienne with “objects”; these roles are highly physi- male, 60-70, all ethnicities, appears in NYC. heart. Mr. Fezziwig/Old Joe: male, cal, and also need an ensemble spirit the image of Hamlet’s father; think •• If unable to attend open call, email pic- 45-59, all ethnicities, Character man. and the ability to change characters Alexander Haig, Donald Rumsfeld; also ture/resume to [email protected]. Fezziwig is Young Scrooge and Marley’s

PLAYS like garments in a fashion show. plays the Player King and Gravedigger. Be prepared to recite a brief comic boss, generous and expansive and gid- •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held The Player King is the leader of the monologue or funny story about dat- dily in love with his wife; a kind- Sept. 29 from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (lunch troupe of touring actors; in the “play ing. Bring a picture/resume, stapled hearted and jolly man, but not a fool; 1-2 p.m.) at Actors’ Equity Association within a play,” he takes the part of the together. has great integrity and refuses to sell Audition Center, 165 W. 46th St., 16th king who is murdered . The Gravedigger •• Equity Per Performance Contract. out to Scrooge and Marley. Old Joe is a Flr., NYC, 10036. unearths Yorick’s skull. Polonius: male, Cockney pawnshop dealer who trades •• EPA Rules are in effect. A monitor will 60-70, all ethnicities, Claudius’s chief ‘Men and Women Talking Love in stolen goods - mostly from dead peo- be provided. Bring pix & resumes, sta- counselor, and the father of Ophelia and Sex’ ple; witty, dark and devious; a distant pled together. Prepare a contemporary and Laertes. Ophelia: female, 25-35, all •• Seeking actors to talk about love and relative of Dickens’ Fagin and has a dramatic monologue. For more info, ethnicities, the daughter of Polonius, sex in a show about relationships fol- bawdy sense of humor; will take no visit www.rattlestick.org. and Laertes’s sister, who lives with her lowed from giddy beginnings to nonsense from anyone, unless he’s •• Pays: $278/wk. Equity LOA-NYC father at Elsinore; she is in love with unhappy endings, replete with a run- dealing it out first; a shrewd negotiator contract. Hamlet. Horatio: male, 40-49, all eth- ning commentary from a Peanut until a glimpse of cleavage is involved nicities, a good friend of Hamlet, from Gallery of friends, examining the or when faced with the child-like ‘Going to Market’ the university at Wittenberg, who came expectations, hopes, sexual nitty beauty of a music box. Christmas •• Casting “Going to Market,” which to Elsinore Castle to attend King gritty, and how so much goes great Present: female, 30-39, African deals with ex-cons and an immigrant Hamlet’s funeral. Rosencrantz/Osric/ before it all goes smash. Producer American, Infectious spirit and community struggling to manage their Watchman: male, 30-39, all ethnicities, states: “A certain amount of the play is warmth. Must have a powerful pres- lives at home and as part of a working childhood friend and schoolmates of spoken directly and conversationally ence, sense of humor, wit, and mis- class work force out of the Bronx. Hamlet, who was summoned to with the audience.” chief, and a fabulous laugh to boot. She Devin, a young father from the South is Elsinore by Claudius and Gertrude. •• Company: Porter’s Playhouse. Staff: has an implicit understanding of right faced with more than he bargained for Also plays Osric, the courtier sent by Michole Biancosino, dir.; John Paul and wrong and is not afraid to let when he moves to the Bronx with his Claudius to invite Hamlet to participate Porter, prod. Scrooge know it. Maternal and earthy, teenaged daughter. There, they are in the duel with Laertes. Guildenstern/ •• Rehearsal begins Sept. 29; runs Oct. she is powerful enough to make confronted with racial conflict, and Fortinbras/Watchman: male, 30-39, all 16-25 in NY. Scrooge fly, yet gentle enough to guide many questions about family structure, ethnicities, childhood friend and •• Seeking—Tom: male, 29-40, all ethnici- him at just the right speed towards his personal responsibility, and obligation. schoolmate of Hamlet, who was sum- ties, member of Peanut Gallery, comic transformation. •• Company: SourHouse Productions. moned to Elsinore by Claudius and relief. Pete: male, 29-40, all ethnicities, •• Seeking submissions from NJ and NY. Staff: Madeline Barasch and John Gertrude. Also plays Watchmen and member of Peanut Gallery; a bit older, ••Auditions will be held by appointment Gutierrez, dirs.; Sophia Heinecke, Fortinbras; Fortinbras is the Norwegian wiser than other two men. Clarinda: only late September/early October. writer. crown prince, who assumes the throne female, 20-29, all ethnicities, member •• For an audition appointment, send pix •• Rehearses mid-October through of Denmark after Hamlet’s death. of Peanut Gallery; character actress, & resumes to Christmas Carol/NY Appt/ December; runs Dec. 4-8 in NYC. Hamlet: male, 40-49, all ethnicities, wise and barbed. Caylor: male, 20-39, AEA Submission, Calleri Casting, 39 W. •• Seeking—Devin: male, 25-35, this role has been cast (Peter all ethnicities, leading man. Annie: 14th St., #504, New York, NY 10011. Caucasian, from Norfolk Virginia Beach Sarsgaard); the Prince of Denmark, he female, 20-39, all ethnicities, leading Submission deadline is Sept. 19. area, slight southern accent. Camille: is son to the late King Hamlet and lady. •• Pays $975/wk. Equity LORT Non-Rep female, 18-32, Hispanic, Ethnically nephew to the present King Claudius. •• Auditions will be held by appt. Sept. 20 Contract. Ambiguous / Mixed Race, Spanish Gertrude: female, 60-69, all ethnici- from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Art New York, speaking background, specifically ties, this role has been cast (Penny 520 8th St., Hyde Park, NY. ‘Seven’ Mexican descent. Juan: male, 25-40, Allen); the Queen of Denmark, and •• For an audition appointment, email •• Casting a staged reading of “Seven,” Hispanic, Ethnically Ambiguous / King Hamlet’s widow, now married to picture and resume to michole6@ for the Readers Theatre Series. Mixed Race, Spanish speaking role, Claudius, and mother to Hamlet. yahoo.com by noon on Sept. 22. •• Company: Nutley Little Theatre. Staff: father of Camille, Mexican descent. Laertes: male, 40-49, all ethnicities, •• Equity Showcase-NY Basic Showcase Kathryn Newbrough, coord. Domingo: male, 18-26, Hispanic, this role has been cast (Glenn Code Contract. •• Rehearsals are TBD in Montclair and Ethnically Ambiguous / Mixed Race, Fitzgerald); the son of Polonius, has Nutley, NJ; performs Jan. 11, 2015 at the Spanish speaking, Dominican descent. returned to Elsinore from Paris. ‘A Christmas Carol’ Nutley Little Theatre in Nutley, NJ. Frank: male, 40-60, Caucasian, Italian •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held •• Casting “A Christmas Carol,” by •• Seeking—Hafsat Abiola: female, 20-39, American warehouse operator in the Oct. 8 from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (lunch, Charles Dickens, adaptation by David African American, Ethnically Bronx. Becca: female, 18-25, African 1-2 p.m.) at Actors’ Equity Association Thompson. Ambiguous / Mixed Race, African American, Ethnically Ambiguous / Audition Center, 165 W. 46th St., 16th •• Company: McCarter Theatre Center. Descent, Nigerian, speaks quickly, Mixed Race, daughter of Devin, must Flr., NYC, 10036. Staff: Emily Mann, artistic dir.; Michael softly, few pauses, light-hearted, highly be able to play a mature pre-teenager/ •• EPA Rules are in effect. A monitor will Unger, dir.; Rob Ashford, choreo.; educated. Anabella De Leon: female, teenager. be provided. Bring pix & resumes, sta- Calleri Casting, casting. 45-60, Hispanic, Native American, •• Auditions will be held by appt. Sept. 27 pled together. Prepare a brief classical •• Rehearsals begin Nov. 14; runs Dec. Ethnically Ambiguous / Mixed Race, from 3-6 p.m. and Sept. 28 from 3-6 monologue that demonstrates a facility 5-28 in Princeton, NJ. Guatemalian, glamorous and theatri- p.m. in NYC, 10013. and competency with language. Can be •• Seeking—Bob Cratchit: male, 30-39, all cal, with inborn confidence, uncompro- •• For an audition appointment, email either comedic or dramatic. ethnicities, Scrooge’s clerk, a family mising conviction. Farida Azizi: [email protected]. •• Pays: $575/wk. Equity ANTC Contract. man. Scrooge has worked Cratchit to female, 40-50, Middle Eastern, •• Bring headshot and resume. Sides will the bone, but his joy for life and affec- Ethnically Ambiguous / Mixed Race, be provided. Callbacks will be held Interactive Reality Spoof tion for his family remain untouched. Afghani, beautiful, private, and highly Sept. 30 & Oct. 1, 7-10 p.m. •• Seeking actors for an interactive show Despite his difficult existence, he is intelligent, rarely revealing her emo- •• Modest stipend provided based on spoofing reality TV shows and the trials still filled with hope and humor. tional scars. Mukhtar Mai: female, union status. of tribulations of dating in the 21st Though he worries about how to put 28-39, South Asian, Ethnically century. food on the table, he somehow always Ambiguous / Mixed Race, to play 30, ‘Hamlet’ •• Company: Davenport Theatrical finds a way to provide treats for his Pakistani, illiterate peasant woman, •• Casting “Hamlet.” Enterprises. Staff: Ken Davenport, dir.; children. He is shattered when Tiny modest and delicate, becomes increas- ••Company: Classic Stage Company. Daryl Eisenberg, casting dir. Tim dies and try as he might, his sor- ingly articulate and fierce. Mu Sochua: Staff: Brian Kulick, artistic dir.; Austin •• Rehearses October; runs December in row is impossible to hide from his other female, 45-59, Asian, Ethnically Pendleton, dir.; William Shakespeare, NY. children. Mrs. Dilber: female, 30-59, all Ambiguous / Mixed Race, Cambodian, writer; James Calleri & Erica Jensen, •• Seeking—Subjects: males & females, ethnicities, Scrooge’s dedicated and graceful, intense, with both humor and Calleri Casting, casting. 20-39, all ethnicities, play characters of dithering servant. Working class sadness visible. Marina Pisklakova- •• Rehearsals begin Feb. 16, 2015; runs all different types who are desperate British. Quirky and funny but with Parker: female, 39-51, Caucasian, Mar. 26-May 10 in New York. for love, and willing to do anything to great pathos. She has always gotten Russian, empathetic, intelligent with a •• Seeking—Claudius: male, 60-70, all find it, including appearing on a game Christmas Day off but, for some reason, sense of destiny; operates softly, using ethnicities, the King of Denmark, show. Must have strong comedic and tonight her boss is sterner and crabbier her wits and logic. elected to the throne after the death of improvisational skills. than ever. At the end of the play, the •• Auditions will be held by appt. Sept. 30 his brother, King Hamlet; Claudius has •• Auditions will be held Sept. 23 from 10 first to witness it, she is profoundly from 7-9:45 p.m. and Oct. 2 from 7-9:45 married Gertrude, his brother’s widow. a.m.-6 p.m. (sign-in, 9:30 a.m.) at Ripley touched by Scrooge’s transformation. A p.m. (callbacks) at Union

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Congregational Church, 176 Cooper •• Rehearsals begin Jan. 6, 2015; runs San Francisco, CA; performs at at the Avenue, Main building, East Wing Feb. 4-Mar. 15 with a possible extension Monroe Forum at the El Portal Theatre, Room, Montclair, NJ, 07042. through Mar. 29 at the Lucille Lortel North Hollywood, CA. •• Apply on Backstage.com. Theatre in NYC. AUDITION •• Seeking—Jason: male, 20-24, all eth-

••Bring headshot and resume stapled •• Seeking—Morris (Cast): female, 18+, all nicities, a hired hand on Lola’s fading PLAYS together. Prepare a two minute contem- ethnicities, to play 30s, a detective, East Texas plantation; well-meaning pory monologue. For callbacks, be pre- very smart, articulate, forceful, clear- HIGHLIGHTS and masculine. Lola: female, 50-54, all pared to read from script. sighted, aggressive, inquisitive. There NEW YORK TRISTATE ethnicities, mother to Lottie, Lana, and •• No pay. is something simultaneously vulnera- Fri. Sept. 19 Walter; ex-wife of Gordon; beautiful, ble and unknowable about her. Note: ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ earthy, complicated; wise with some ‘The Metromaniacs’ This role is cast but we will be seeing intentional blind spots. Gordon: male, ‘Big, The Musical’ •• Casting “The Metromaniacs.” actors for possible understudies. Sims: 50-54, all ethnicities, alcoholic, for- ••Company: Shakespeare Theatre male, 40-59, all ethnicities, a business- ‘Rocky Horror Show’ merly with a hard edge but now a little Company of DC. Staff: Michael Kahn, man, his initial impression is decep- Arden Theatre Company Season softened by drink. Holly: female, 34-36, artistic dir.; David Ives, playwright; tively mild. Do not be deceived. Doyle: ‘Ted 2,’ Comic-Con Types (also 9/20) all ethnicities, Lottie’s intended; she Michael Kahn, dir.; Laura Stanczyk male, 60+, all ethnicities, a professor, has a no-bullshit air about her that both Casting, casting. rather a gentle soul but can be quite ‘We Are Stars,’ Episode Two comforts and frightens people. Lottie: •• Rehearsals begin Dec. 29, 2014; pre- defensive and prickly when cornered. female, 30-34, all ethnicities, Holly’s views begin Feb. 3, 2015; runs Feb. Articulate in a professorial way, digni- Sat. Sept. 20 intended; daughter of Lola and Gordon; 9-Mar. 8, with possible extension to fied and professional in bearing. Iris: pretty, fragile, and very put-together in Mar. 22, in Washington, D.C. female, 11-13, all ethnicities, to play ‘A Bronx Tale’ a Texas way. Lana: female, 30, all eth- •• Seeking—Damis: male, 20-34, all eth- younger, impetuous, funny, charming, ‘A Christmas Story, The Musical’ nicities, daughter of Lola and Gordon, nicities, a poet, comically out of touch fresh, full of vitality and curiosity. ‘The Lion King,’ Tour & B’way less done-up than her older sister, but with reality and with an extravagant, Woodnut: male, 30-39, all ethnicities, with a more steady core. Walter: male, ‘Parade’ (also 9/21) sweeping verbal style; he is capable of appealing, well-spoken and well-man- 30-34, all ethnicities, son of Lola and great comic-lofty disquisitions on love nered, handsome. Your favorite young ‘The Lifeguard’ Gordon, brother to Lana and Lottie; though he has no experience with uncle. uneven, disheveled, with a thinly lid- women, and though not necessarily the •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held Sun. Sept. 21 ded rage. most handsome of mortals he is the Oct. 9 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (lunch, 1:30- •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held most romantic--in other words, he is a 2:30 p.m.) at Telsey + Company, 315 ‘Matilda,’ Singers and Dancers Oct. 2 from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (lunch, Cyrano; this is a leading part for a char- West 43rd St., 10th fl., NYC. ‘It’s Raining Outside’ 1-2 p.m.) at Actors’ Equity Association acter comedian/actor adept with lan- •• EPA Rules are in effect. A monitor will Audition Center, 165 W. 46th St., 16th guage and physical business; good verse be provided. Actors will read from Flr., NYC, 10036. training a must. Baliveau: male, 50-59, sides, which will be provided at the Mon. Sept. 22 •• EPA Rules are in effect. A monitor will all ethnicities, Damis’ uncle; a grumpy, auditions. Bring picture and resume, ‘Clinton the Musical’ (also 9/23) be provided. Bring pix & resumes, sta- tetchy judge from the provinces, he stapled together. Disney Cruise Line (also 9/23-24) pled together. Actors should perform a • hates all things aesthetic and works • Pays $558/wk. Equity ANTC Contract. Busch Gardens Christmas brief contemporary monologue. against his poet-nephew’s plans; this is •• Pays: $500/wk. Equity HAT Contract. the classic ill-tempered uncle of all old ‘The Undeniable Sound of ‘Cats’ comedies; some physical size wouldn’t Right Now’ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ hurt. Mondor: male, 26-39, all ethnici- •• Casting “The Undeniable Sound of Tues. Sept. 23 •• Casting “To Kill a Mockingbird,” a ties, Damis’ valet, he is honest and Right Now.” Synopsis: “It’s 1992. Hank play. Schoolhouse Theater (also 9/24) smart and much more in touch with is struggling to keep his legendary rock •• Company: Bay Street Theatre. Staff: reality than his master; a trickster with a club going amid changing times and Theatreworks USA, 2014-15 Tours Joe Minutillo, dir.; John Sullivan- sarcastic wit, he is in love with Lisette, changing tastes. When his beloved Palace Theatre Season (also 9/24) Associate, prod. plotting to win her; must be a comic daughter, Lena, starts dating a rising • Interactive Reality Spoof • Runs Oct. 20-Nov. 29 at the Bay Street excellent with physical business, spry, star DJ, Hank must contend with the Theatre in Sag Harbor, NY. and appealing; an underdog with a will destructive power of the next big •• Seeking—Jean Louis Finch (Scout): to win, he must also win over the audi- thing.” Weds. Sept. 24 female, 9-12, all ethnicities, tomboy ence. Lisette: female, 20-29, all ethnici- •• Company: Rattlestick Playwrights North Carolina Theatre Season and the younger sister to Jem. ties, Lucille’s maid; a classic comic Theater. Staff: Laura Eason, writer; Youngest character; smart. When the French maid, sexy, dry, and down to Kirsten Kelly, dir.; David Van Asselt, ‘Once,’ Nat’l Tour play begins, she is a precocious six- earth; she is crafty and constantly artistic dir. year-old who has learned to read at directing traffic; she wants to be part of •• Rehearsals begin Feb. 23, 2015; perfor- For the full auditions calendar, home before starting the first grade. the upper class because she knows she mances begin March 18; runs April She is terrified of Boo Radley, but that visit backstage.com/auditions has the brains; keeper of all the secrets, 2-May 2 in NYC. changes later in the play. She personi- she knows what’s what and who’s who; •• Seeking—Hank: male, 45-59, all ethnic- fies the innocence of childhood, espe- she gets to impersonate her mistress in a ities, a rock club owner. A talker. A sto- cially because of her inability to kind of play-within-the-play. ryteller with a great sense of humor Oct. 9 from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (lunch, understand racial prejudice. Scout •• Auditions will be held by appt. Oct. 7 even when he’s complaining. A guy 1-2 p.m.) at Actors’ Equity Association unknowingly saves the lives of her and Oct. 10 in NYC. people love to be around. Bette: female, Audition Center, 165 W. 46th St., 16th father and Tom, as a lynch mob headed •• Mail picture & resume to “The 45-59, all ethnicities, Hank’s ex-wife. Flr., NYC, 10036. by Walter Cunningham threatens them. Metromaniacs/NY Appt./AEA About the same age as Hank, maybe a •• EPA Rules are in effect. A monitor will Jeremy Finch (Jem): male, 12+, all eth- Submission,” Laura Stanczyk Casting, few years younger. A tough, funny be provided. Bring picture and resume, nicities, Scout’s older brother and son 1674 Broadway, Ste. 703, New York, NY broad who can go toe-to-toe with Hank stapled together. Prepare a contempo- to Atticus. Athletic. His relationship 10019. Note: Seeking submissions from and anyone, really. Lena: female, 20-26, rary dramatic monologue. with his dad (Atticus) is one of frustra- Equity members only for these appoint- all ethnicities, Hank’s daughter, in •• Pays: $288 min./wk., pending tion due to the fact that they don’t ments. The Equity member must sub- every way. Tough, a bit cryptic, cards approval. Equity LOA-NYC Contract. spend enough time together because mit him/herself directly in order to be kept close to the chest, has an air of dis- his father is always working and it also considered. interest that makes her irresistible to ‘Thieves’ seems to Jem that his father is getting •• Pays: $812/wk. min. Equity LORT Non- men. Nash: male, 20-29, all ethnicities, •• Casting “Thieves.” Synopsis: to old. Jem does share his father’s intel- Rep Contract. a DJ. A looker. A charmer. Driven and “Thieves” is a dysfunctional family ligence, honor, and bravery. Atticus ambitious, but has a heart, not too drama that takes place in East Texas Finch: male, 50+, all ethnicities, pro- ‘The Nether’ slick. Toby: male, 20-29, all ethnicities, around the impending wedding of tagonist. Father of Jem and Scout •• Casting “The Nether” by Jennifer Hank’s bookkeeper, booker, guy who Lottie and Holly. Finch. He is a learned, serious gentle- Haley. watches the door. A sweet, friendly •• Company: Vagabond LLC. Staff: man who is the attorney appointed by •• Company: MCC Theater. Staff: Robert rock nerd. Joey: male, 30-39, all ethnic- Charlotte Miller, writer; Daniel Talbott, Judge Taylor to defend Tom Robinson. LuPone, Bernard Telsey, William ities, the landlord’s son. First genera- dir.; Snug Harbor Productions, general In his youth he was an expert marks- Cantler, co-artistic dirs.; Blake West, tion and anxious to stake his claim. Is mgrs. man with a rifle and a good athlete exec. dir.; Stephen Willems, literary constantly trying to prove himself, but •• Rehearses and runs Feb. 11, 2015-Apr. (something that Jem his son does not mgr./resident dramaturg; Anne pretends he’s not. 4, 2015 (six-day rehearsal week; five- know about him). Atticus is the iconic Kauffman, dir. •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held day performance week). Rehearses in voice of reason. He is quietly impres-

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sive, reserved, and civilized. Calpurnia: •• Auditions will be held Sept. 26 from •• Send submissions to donald.amorosi@ Village; devoted to his family and a life female, 35-50, African American, black 12-4 p.m. at Pearl Studios NYC “500”, hotmail.com. in the mine, a leader of the Miners housekeeper/cook in the Finch house- 500 Eighth Avenue, (35th/36th Streets), •• Prepare 16 bars of uptempo/ballad. Be Union; low B to high F. Iestyn: male, hold who plays a large role in raising NYC. And Sept. 24 from 3-7 p.m. and prepared to dance if asked. 24-26, all ethnicities, also plays

PLAYS Jem and Scout. Somewhat stern but Sept. 25 from 3-7 p.m. at Bay Street •• Pays: $125/show; average five-seven Cyfartha plus Villager; an arrogant also a deeply loving maternal figure to Theater, Corner of Bay & Main Sts., Sag shows/wk. Rehearsal pay is $62.50/day. dandy, the mine owner’s son; could be both children. She helped Scout learn Harbor, NY. Free housing and company car appealing but has an exaggerated opin- how to write. Self-educated, proud, •• Sides will be provided at the audition. provided. ion of himself and will never be part of capable, and has high standards. Miss Bring picture and resume, stapled the village; madly in love with Maudie Atkinson: female, 50-60, together. No appointments. First come, ‘A Time for Singing’ Angharad, who drives him to distrac- African American, neighbor who is not first seen. EPA rules in effect. A moni- •• Casting “A Time for Singing,” based on tion; low B to high F. Mr. Evans: male,

MUSICALS married. Very kind to the Finch Family. tor will not be provided. The producer Richard Llewellyn’s novel “How Green 44-46, all ethnicities, also plays a vil- One of the rare members of the commu- will run all aspects of this audition. Was My Valley,” detailing life in a lager; the owner of the mine, a stocky nity who is not prejudiced towards Performers of all ethnic and racial back- Welsh mining village. Part of the well-built man; he is suited by a London blacks. Sensitive woman who is wise grounds are encouraged to attend. Musicals in Mufti Series. tailor but his speech is still that of the and compassionate and is the character •• Pays $481/wk. Equity TYA Tier 1 •• Company: York Theatre Company. Welsh. Old Huew: male, 56+, all ethnici- who explains why it is a sin “to kill a Contract. Staff: James Morgan, producing artistic ties, this role has been cast; actors may mockingbird” to the children. Charles dir.; Andrew Levine, exec. dir.; John be considered for possible replacement Baker Harris (Dill): male, 8-12, all eth- ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha Morris, book/music; Gerald Freedman, if needed; narrator recounting his past, nicities, seasonal playmate to Jem and and Spike’ book/lyrics; Michael Montel, dir.; music sings a bit; low Bb to high G. Scout. Comes to Maycomb each sum- •• Casting “Vanya and Sonia and Masha dir. TBA; Michael Cassara, casting dir. •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held mer to visit Aunt Rachel Haverford. and Spike.” •• Rehearsals begin Oct. 20; runs Oct. Sept. 24 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (lunch 1-2 Dill, along with Jem and Scout, •• Company: Paper Mill Playhouse. Staff: 25-Nov. 2 (10 performances total) in p.m.) at York Theatre Company, 619 attempts to unravel the mysteries sur- Mark S. Hoebee, producing artistic dir.; NYC. Lexington Ave., NYC. rounding Boo Radley. Small, wise Patrick Parker, assoc. artistic dir.; •• Seeking—Beth: female, 50-59, all eth- •• EPA Rules are in effect. A monitor will beyond his years. Heck Tate: males & Christopher Durang, writer; Don nicities, fiercely devoted to her chil- be provided. Bring pix & resumes, sta- females, 30-50, all ethnicities, sheriff of Stephenson, dir.; Telsey + Company/ dren and husband, uneducated; the pled together. Prepare a brief tradi- the town who has a real sense of right Karyn Casl, casting. familial peacekeeper, but can have a tional musical theater selection, in the and wrong. Has the utmost respect for •• Rehearsals begin Dec. 29, 2014; runs temper of her own; willing to kill for style of the score. No pop, please. Bring Atticus and they have known each Jan. 21-Feb. 15, 2015 in Millburn, NJ. her husband’s safety; low F to high E. sheet music; accompanist provided. other a long time. Very aware of the •• Seeking—Vanya: male, 50-59, all ethnic- Angharad: female, 24-26, all ethnici- Note: No need to prepare a Welsh dia- injustice of Maycomb. Mayella Ewell: ities, living in Bucks County; resigned to ties, the only daughter, very much in lect (see breakdown for more info on female, 19-25, Caucasian, African his life, more or less, at least compared love with Mr. Griffith; marries Iestyn note). At the audition location, use the American, lonely and overworked and to Sonia. Sonia: female, 50-54, all eth- Evans; sensitive and childishly roman- building entrance on the south side of will lie to get what she needs. Daughter nicities, Vanya’s adopted sister, living tic with a strong sense of her place in E. 54th St.--St. Peter’s Church. of Bob Ewell and her major role in life is with him in Bucks County; discontent, the community, Maureen O’Hara in the •• If unable to attend EPA, send submis- to care for her seven siblings, who have upset, regretful. Masha: female, 50-59, movie; low Bb to E. Brownwen plus sion to: Michael Cassara Casting, 333 W. been raised in squalor. She attempted all ethnicities, Vanya’s sister; a glamor- Villager: female, 20-24, all ethnicities, 39th St., Suite #800, New York, NY to seduce Tom Robinson, but is stopped ous and successful actress who goes gal- young, lovely village girl who was sent 10018, or submissions@michaelcas- by the arrival of her father. This all livanting around the world. Spike: male, to live with Beth and Dada in order to sara.net. leads to the trial and death of Tom 20-29, all ethnicities, an aspiring actor, learn how to take care of a large house- •• Pays: $395/wk., plus health/pension. Robinson. Mayella lies under oath sexy and self-absorbed; Masha’s new hold; surprised and delighted by her Equity Special Agreement, approval about the seduction and rape because it companion. Nina: female, 20-24, all eth- love for Ivor; F to high G. Mrs. Dylan pending. is indefensible for a white woman to nicities, a lovely, sincere, would-be plus Villager: female, 40+, all ethnici- have feelings for a black man. Boo actress, visiting her aunt and uncle next ties, a middle-aged village woman ‘Big, The Musical’ Radley/Mr. Gilmer: males & females, door; star-struck and energetic. whose husband is killed in the mine; •• Casting this musical adaptation of the 18+, all ethnicities, played by one actor. Cassandra: female, 18+, all ethnicities, this performer will also play other vil- 1987 Tom Hanks film of the same name, Boo Radley is a lonely, reclusive, and age and ethnicity open; a cleaning lady lage women. Mr. Griffith: male, 36-45, “Big.” Part of the “Musicals in Mufti” unassuming figure who is simultane- and soothsayer. all ethnicities, educated, upright, series. Synopsis: “Big, The Musical” ously kind, generous, and chivalrous. •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held doesn’t always show his strong emo- tells the story of a 13-year-old boy who He saves the life of Jem and Scout. Mr. Oct. 3 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (lunch 1:30- tion; lawful and pious--he would fight makes a wish to be “big.” The produc- Gilmer is the prosecuting attorney who 2:30 p.m.) at Telsey + Company, 315 W. the devil in hell if it would help the val- tion opened on Broadway in 1996 and treats Tom Robinson with rudeness and 43rd St., 10th Flr., NYC. ley, Walter Pidgeon in the movie; bari- was subsequently revised for tour. contempt. Walter Cunningham/Judge •• EPA Rules are in effect. A monitor will tone, low C# to high F. Dada plus •• Company: York Theatre Company. Taylor: male, 40-60, all ethnicities, be provided. Bring pix & resumes, sta- Villager: male, 40+, all ethnicities, a Staff: Michael Unger, dir.; John played by one actor. Walter pled together. Actors will read from patriarch, fair but strong-minded with Weidman, book; David Shire, music; Cunningham is a hard-working farmer sides, which will be provided at the strict adherence to “the way things Richard Maltby, lyrics; based upon the who is a product of his environment auditions. Reader provided. should be done”; more proud than film “Big,” written by Gary Ross and and the Depression. Judge Taylor is a •• Pays: $824/wk. min. Equity COST Tier angry--he believes he must stand up for Anne Spielberg; Geoff Josselson, cast- smart, fair man who knows he is deal- 4 contract. what is right, no matter the cost, ing dir. ing with racial issues that he can’t con- Donald Crisp in the movie; baritone, •• Rehearses Oct. 6-10; runs Oct. 11-19 in trol. He assigns Atticus Finch to defend low Bb to high E. Young Huw: male, 12, NYC (no shows on Oct. 13 or 14). Tom Robinson on a charge of rape. The all ethnicities, about 12 years old; may •• Seeking—Josh Baskin: male, 30-34, all Judge and Atticus already know that also be a villager; open-faced, quizzi- ethnicities, the story’s protagonist; he this is hopeless in Maycomb. Tom MUSICALS cal, with great hopes for the future; has the mind, spirit, and innocence of a Robinson: male, 23-27, African devoted to his family, a young Roddy 13-year-old trapped in the body of a American, falsely accused of raping ‘A Playhouse Christmas’ McDowell in the movie; unchanged 30-year-old; tenor. Young Josh Baskin: Mayella Ewell. Handsome, vital, mar- •• Casting a revue-style Christmas voice. Ivor: male, 25-29, all ethnicities, male, 13, all ethnicities, obscure, sev- ried with three children. Field hand musical. also plays a villager; one of the more enth grade pre-teen who is frustrated who is kind and helpful. These traits •• Company: Hunterdon Hills Playhouse. prominent sons, an earnest Welsh poet, by his parents and his age; unchanged unfortunately lead to his demise. He is Staff: Don Amorosi, casting dir. very much in love with Bronwen; voice. Billy Kopecki: male, 13, all eth- crippled on left hand. Bob Ewell: male, •• Rehearsals begin Oct. 15; runs Nov. devoted to his family and a life in the nicities, Josh’s best and most support- 40-50, African American, antagonist, 1-Dec. 23 (Thanksgiving off) at mine; baritenor, low B to high G. Davey: ive friend; he is funny, optimistic, father to Mayella and seven other chil- Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, Hampton, male, 25-29, all ethnicities, also plays a inventive, and encouraging; unchanged dren. Lazy town drunk who poaches NJ. village; one of the more prominent voice. Mrs. Baskin: female, 40-49, all game and lives off government relief. •• Seeking—Singer/Dancers: males & sons, devoted to his family and a life in ethnicities, Josh’s frustrated, protec- Falsely accuses Tom, a black man, of females, 21-40, all ethnicities, ener- the mine; strong leader of the Miners tive, and loving mother who is strug- raping Mayella, although there is clear getic; must be proficient at both singing Union; baritone, low B to high F. Ianto: gling with parenting a pre-teen; mezzo evidence that he himself physically and dancing; tap skills are a plus. male, 30-34, all ethnicities, also plays a soprano with belt. George MacMillan: (and perhaps even sexually) abuses •• Auditions will be held Sept. 29 from 10 villager; devoted to his family and a life male, 60-69, all ethnicities, the owner Mayella. Thoroughly despicable and a.m.-2 p.m. at Ripley Grier Studios, 520 in the mine. Owen: male, 20-24, all eth- of the MacMillan Toy Company, who is untrustworthy. 8th Ave., NYC, 08827. nicities, also plays Dai Bando plus fighting to save his company; distin-

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guished and intimidating with a playful and now only wants to be accepted; is not a policy wonk like WJ and lacks ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ side underneath; spry and unpredict- strong vocalist. Jennyanydots: female, WJ’s moral compass. Hillary Rodham •• Casting “Fiddler on the Roof,” with able, a powerful man who knows how 18+, all ethnicities, old Gumbie cat; Clinton: female, 45+, all ethnicities, book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry to keep people on edge; also plays calm, self-possessed; sits all day and mezzo; 45 in real life at beginning of Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Zoltar, the devilish voice in an arcade rules the mice and cockroaches at presidency; First Lady of the United •• Company: Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Staff: game; bari-tenor. Susan Lawrence: night. Macavity: males & females, 18+, States; she is tough and is not intending Andrew Kato, artistic dir.; Marcia female, 30-35, all ethnicities, the attrac- all ethnicities, villain, clever, lives in to be a traditional first lady; she has her Milgrom Dodge, dir.-choreo.; Helen tive, business-oriented Vice President shadow. Mr. Mistoffelees: male, 18+, all own agenda that she wants to achieve Gregory, music dir. of Marketing at MacMillan Toy ethnicities, young black tom with magi- and wishes to be a co-president with •• Rehearsals begin Nov. 10; runs Dec. Company; smart, driven, and manipu- cal powers, which he doesn’t fully con- her husband(s); she acts as the glue 2-21 in Jupiter, FL. lative, she discovers her inner, secret, trol; strong dancer. Mungojerrie: males between the two Bills; she feels lost •• Seeking—Tevye: male, 18+, all ethnici-

MUSICALS giddy school-girl innocence; she even- & females, 18+, all ethnicities, half of a when the public rejects this arrange- ties, the dairyman; likeable, hard- tually falls for Josh; mezzo soprano pair of notorious cat-burglars, fun-lov- ment and is devastated by the sexual working, pious man who sees the with belt. Paul Seymour/Mr. Baskin/Et ing, feisty. Munkustrap: male, 18+, all exploits of Bill; will need to double as positive side of life. Raised five daugh- Al: male, 30-49, all ethnicities, Paul is ethnicities, show’s de facto narrator; Bill’s grandmother Edith. Newt ters according to the scriptures, many the Vice President for Product black and silver tom, second in com- Gingrich: male, 49+, all ethnicities, of which he invents himself. Humorous Development at MacMillan Toy mand to Old Deuteronomy. Old tenor; 49 in real life at beginning of and relaxed, but when pushed, can Company vying for Susan’s affection, Deuteronomy: male, 18+, all ethnici- presidency; Republican Speaker of the show stubbornness, and at times, rage. handsome, aggressive, self-absorbed; ties, lovable patriarch of the Jellicle House, Newt is a megalomaniac and Golde: female, 18+, all ethnicities, Mr. Baskin is Josh’s caring suburban Tribe; wise, dignified, elder statesman. Kenneth’s right hand man; together Tevye’s wife. The real strength behind father; this track may also play other Rumpleteazer: female, 18+, all ethnici- with Kenneth, he plots to take down Tevye, the one who keeps the house- various small roles throughout the ties, half of a pair of notorious cat-bur- the Clintons; his background as the hold going. Very concerned that her show; baritone. Versatile Utility Men: glars, with Mungojerrie. Rum Tum child of a military family makes him daughters make good matches and male, 20-39, all ethnicities, two men Tugger: male, 18+, all ethnicities, see politics as war; will also need to have easier lives than she and Tevye who play a variety of roles ranging from ladies’ tom; wild temperament, clown- double other roles such as the press. have had. Must be a strong singer with hormonal teenage boys to uptight, mid- ish and serious, sensual. Monica Lewinsky: female, 20+, all eth- comic timing. Yente: female, 18+, all dle-aged business executives; must be Skimbleshanks: male, 18+, all ethnici- nicities, mezzo; 20 in real life at begin- ethnicities, the matchmaker; a middle- facile character actors who can play a ties, railway cat, indispensable to the ning of presidency; a White House aged widow who matches up the young broad range of ages, types, and person- train’s operation, organized, officious. intern, Monica is peppy, flirtatious and people of the village in the hopes that alities; strong versatile singers. Victoria: female, 18+, all ethnicities, a little naïve; family connections get they will marry. The village busybody Versatile Utility Women: female, 20-39, pure white kitten. Jellicle Ball begins her a job at the White House where she and knows all the news of the town. all ethnicities, three women who play a with her solo dance. falls head over heels for Billy and The comedienne of the show with a variety of roles ranging from fun-loving •• Auditions will be held by appt. Sept. 22 believes that he is in love with her too; flare for an Eastern European-Jewish- teenage girls to uptight, middle-aged from 1-5 p.m. at Ripley Grier Studios, when the Lewinsky scandal breaks she Yiddish dialect. Plays Grandma Tzeitel, business executives to concerned par- 520 8th Ave., NYC, 10018. is left out in the cold, devastated by a ghost figure who appears in the ents; must be facile character actresses •• A monitor will not be provided. The what has been done to her; will need to dream scene. Lazar Wolf: male, 18+, all who can play a broad range of ages, producer will run all aspects of this double as the press and Bill Clinton’s ethnicities, the butcher; the town’s types and personalities; strong versa- audition. For an audition appointment, mother Virginia. Eleanor Roosevelt: wealthiest citizen. Wants to marry by tile singers. Teenagers: males & email [email protected]. female, 41+, all ethnicities, soprano; traditional parental arrangement, females, 11-14, all ethnicities, boys and For questions, call (410) 980-6662 and was 78 when she died, was 41-60 while Tevye’s daughter, Tzeitel, promising to girls to play a variety of kids’ roles, leave a short message. first lady; former First Lady of the give her a good and secure life. Feisty, including Josh’s classmates and kids at •• Come ready to dance and sing. Bring a United States, Eleanor is stately, strong comic role requiring a strong comic the toy company Christmas. headshot and resume stapled together, and outspoken; she appears to impart actor; loud and coarse. Tzeitel: female, •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held a one-minute monologue, and prepare wisdom to the audience which is con- 18+, all ethnicities, eldest daughter; Sept. 19 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (lunch 1:30- 16 bars of two songs, one upbeat and tinually misinterpreted by Hillary; first to marry and the first to challenge 2:30 p.m.) at Pearl Studios NYC “519”, one ballad, an accompanist will be pro- Eleanor is strong like Hillary and visits the traditions. Has a desperate crying 519 8th Ave., 12th Flr., NYC. vided. Wear comfortable dance attire. her to convince her to stay with Bill scene with Tevye when faced with mar- •• EPA Rules are in effect. A monitor will •• Pays $216/wk. Equity Members will be after the affair in the same way that rying Lazar Wolf instead of Motel, who be provided. Bring pix & resumes, sta- hired under the Special Agreement Eleanor stayed with FDR after her she really loves. Must be a capable dra- pled together. Prepare a short, contem- Agreement, pending Equity approval. affairs; will need to double as the matic actress and able to sing and move porary musical theater song that shows Equity and Non-Equity contracts press, Paula Jones (Arkansas accent), well. Motel: male, 18+, all ethnicities, off range and personality. offered. and Callista Bisek. Young WJ: male, rather meek and miserably poor tailor •• Pays: $395/wk. Equity Special 15-22, all ethnicities, tenor; looks 15; who seeks the hand of Tevye’s eldest Agreement ref. to ANTC, approval ‘Clinton the Musical’ young WJ is the idealistic, younger daughter, Tzeitel, and comes into his pending. •• Casting “Clinton the Musical.” version of WJ Clinton, appearing in own in the process. Terrific character ••Company: Ken Davenport. Staff: Paul flashbacks; he always sees Bill role needing a sensitive, nervous, but ‘Cats’ Hodge, music and lyrics; Paul Hodge Clinton’s past in a happy romanticized lovable portrayal. Hodel: female, 18+, •• Casting “Cats,” which was the second- and Michael Hodge, book; Dan way and shares the same qualities as all ethnicities, second eldest daughter longest-running play in Broadway his- Knechtges, dir.; Kari Lynn Hearn, his older self; will also need to double intrigued with the radical, young stu- tory, and one of the plays which prod.; Ken Davenport, exec. prod.; other roles such as the press. Young dent Perchik; eventually leaves revolutionized American musical the- Davenport Theatrical, general mgr. Billy: male, 15-22, all ethnicities, tenor; Anatevka to join him in Siberia where ater. Synopsis: Based on the poem “Old •• Rehearses and runs Oct. 20-Nov. 6 in looks 15; young Billy is the naughty, he has been imprisoned for his reform Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T.S. NYC. younger version of Billy Clinton, activities. Needs to move well. Perchik: Eliot, a playful examination of the •• Seeking—WJ Clinton: male, 46+, all appearing in flashbacks; he always males & females, 18+, all ethnicities, nature of cats. ethnicities, 46 in real life at beginning sees Bill Clinton’s past in a darker, the student; a visitor to Anatevka; an •• Company: Compass Rose Theater. of presidency; president of the United more realistic, way; he shares the same outsider, bringing with him radical new Staff: Lucinda Merry-Browne, founding States; the noble, heroic side of Bill qualities as his older self; will also ideas that challenge traditions. Falls for artistic dir. Clinton, he is empathetic and wants to need to double other roles such as the Hodel, the second eldest daughter. •• Rehearsals begin Oct. 20; runs Nov. help transform America for a new cen- press. Requires an actor capable of showing 14-Dec. 21 in Annapolis, MD. tury; he wants the public to remember •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held intensity and an unfailing commitment •• Seeking—Asparagus/Gus: males & him as a great president in the same Sept. 22 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (lunch, to his beliefs. Chava: female, 18+, all females, 18+, all ethnicities, theater cat; vein as his hero JFK; he hates the “poli- 1:30-2:30 p.m.) and Sept. 23 from 10 ethnicities, third eldest daughter; the dramatic, lives in memory; was once an tics” of public service because he sees it a.m.-6 p.m. (lunch, 1:30-2:30 p.m.) at scholarly daughter who loves to read. actor. Bombalurina: female, 18+, all as dirty, which is why he rejects Billy. 353 Studios, 353 W. 48th St., 2nd Flr., Falls in love with and runs off with ethnicities, saucy, red; principal vocal- Billy Clinton: male, 46+, all ethnicities, NYC, 10019. Fyedka, a Russian soldier, and breaks ist and dancer. Bustopher Jones: male, baritone; 46 in real life at beginning of •• EPA Rules are in effect. A monitor will her father’s heart. Requires a capable 18+, all ethnicities, fat cat, twenty-five presidency; President of the United be provided. Bring pix & resumes, sta- dramatic actress who sings and dances. pounder; elegant and refined. Demeter: States; the darker, seductive side of Bill pled together. Prepare a short comedic Fyedka: male, 18+, all ethnicities, female, 18+, all ethnicities, skittish, Clinton, he is charming and funny and musical theater song that shows range. strong Russian soldier; sees past his principal vocalist. Grizabella: males & has an innate understanding of people, An accompanist will be provided. military obligations and falls in love females, 18+, all ethnicities, former giving him a mastery of the politics of a •• Pays: $500/wk. Equity Staged Reading with Chava. He challenges Tevye’s glamour cat who has lost her sparkle situation, able to dazzle the public; he Contract. imposed silence towards him. Must be

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a strong dancer. Shprintze: female, 18+, tone. Gladys Calhoun: female, 45-60, all ethnicities, earnest and kind, an (runs Dec. 18, 2014- Feb. 14, 2015); all ethnicities, fourth eldest daughter all ethnicities. Gator: male, 21-30, all employee at a fast food chain, but has “West Side Story” (runs Feb. 5- Apr. 5, of Tevye. Bielke: female, 18+, all eth- ethnicities. Bobby: male, 22-32, all eth- big dreams; must play guitar & bass 2015); and “Seven Brides for Seven nicities, youngest daughter of Tevye. nicities, baritone. Ensemble: males & guitar extremely well; must have a Brothers” (runs Apr. 9-May 23, 2015). Ensemble: male, 18+, all ethnicities, females, 18+, all ethnicities. strong Czech (Eastern European) The Dutch Apple Season includes “It’s a actor-singers, eccentric dancers, violin- •• Auditions will be held Sept. 29 from 9 accent. Eamon: male, 30-49, all ethnici- Wonderful Life” (runs Oct. 30-Dec. 23, ist, jugglers, tumblers, acro-clowns. a.m.-5 p.m. (vocal auditions) and Oct. 1 ties, the music studio manager where 2014); “Mid Life the Crisis Musical 2” Ensemble: female, 18+, all ethnicities, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and from 1-3 p.m. Guy and Girl record their album, a (runs Dec. 16-Feb 14); “Dixie Swim singer-actor-dancers; mothers. (male dancers) at Pearl Studios, 500 8th tough nut to crack but eventually gives Club” (runs Feb. 5- Mar. 21); “Funny Shaindel, Motel’s Mother, Fruma- Ave., 4th fl., NYC, 10018. into the musician’s talents; must sing Girl” (runs Mar. 12-May 2); and “Les Sarah: males & females, 18+, all ethnici- •• Apply on Backstage.com. and play guitar & piano well; must have Miserables” (runs Apr. 20-June 13).

ties, ghost figure who appears in the ••Prepare 16 bars. Bring two sets of pix & a strong Irish accent. Emcee: males & •• Company: Prather Entertainment MUSICALS Dream Scene. She portrays Lazar Wolf’s resumes. Note: You must attend the females, 26-39, all ethnicities, the Group- PEG. Staff: Brian Enzman, cast- departed wife who becomes enraged vocal auditions in order to be called emcee at a bar, a good-natured ball ing dir.-artistic prod.; Lauren Sobon, that her husband plans on marrying back for dance. Note: No appts. Submit buster; must sing and play guitar artistic prod. Tzeitel. online only if you can’t attend the extremely well; must have a strong •• “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” •• Seeking submissions from New York. auditions. Irish accent. Ex-Girlfriend: female, rehearsals begin Jan. 5 in Lancaster, PA; ••Mail picture and resume to Bob Cline, •• Pays a professional weekly salary plus 20-29, all ethnicities, Guy’s ex-girl- tours nationally through May 23, 2015; Casting, 676 A 9th Ave. #160, New York, round trip transportation, hotels, and friend who now lives in New York; kind, Broadway Palm rehearses and performs NY 10036. Mark submissions “Fiddler/ per diem. lovely, and likable; must play violin in Ft. Myers, FL; Dutch Apple rehearses NYC Appts/AEA Submission.” extremely well; must have a strong and performs in Lancaster, PA. •• Pays $812/wk. Equity LORT Non-Rep ‘Once,’ Nat’l Tour Irish accent. Ivanka: female, 5-7, all •• Seeking—”Seven Brides...” Leads, Contract. •• Casting Equity actor/singer/musicians ethnicities, the sweet-natured daughter Supporting & Ensemble Roles: males & for the national tour of “Once.” Casting of Girl; should be comfortable on stage females, 18+, all ethnicities, brothers ‘Matilda,’ Nat’l Tour personnel state: “Interested in actors of and have the ability to sing; must be and brides, ensemble roles and under- •• Casting the title role in “Matilda.” all physical types & ethnicities. between 39 and 46 inches tall. studies; character Male and female (age ••Company: Royal Shakespeare Extremely interested in actors who play •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held range 40-60) must play fiddle, guitar Company (UK) and Dodgers. Staff: the cello. We are open to seeing actors Sept. 24 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (lunch and or accordion. A Christmas Carol Dennis Kelly, book; Tim Minchin, who play cello for any of the roles.” 1:30-2:30 p.m.) at Ripley-Grier 520, 520 Ensemble: males & females, 18+, all music & lyrics; Matthew Warchus, dir.; •• Company: Barbara Broccoli, John Hart, 8th Ave., NYC. ethnicities. “Crazy for You” Roles: Peter Darling, choreo.; Chris Patrick Milling Smith, Fred Zollo, •• EPA Rules are in effect. A monitor will males & females, 18+, all ethnicities, Nightingale, musical supervisor; Robert Cole. Staff: Glen Hansard & be provided. Bring pix & resumes, sta- replacement roles for a two theatre tour Deborah Abramson, children’s music Marketa Irglova, music & lyrics; Enda pled together. Prepare a short folk/rock with Dutch Apple. “West Side Story” dir.; Jim Carnahan, adult casting (and Walsh, book; John Tiffany, dir.; Martin song in the style of the show. You must Leads & Ensemble: males & females, title role); Nora Brennan, children’s Lowe, musical dir.; Steven Hoggett, accompany yourself while singing on one 18+, all ethnicities, Tony, Maria, Anita, casting (and title role). choreo.; Jim Carnahan & Stephen of the instruments specified in the break- Bernardo, all ensemble Jets and Shark •• Currently running on tour. Kopel, casting. down. There will be a piano and guitar in roles. “Mid Life Crisis 2” All Roles: ••Seeking—Matilda: female, 8-10, all eth- •• Currently running on tour. the audition room; any other instru- males & females, 40-60, all ethnicities. nicities, must be 4’2” or shorter; strong ••Seeking—Girl: female, 25-29, all eth- ments must be brought to the audition by “Funny Girl” Leads & Ensemble: males singer and confident speaker, good nicities, direct, intelligent, no-non- you. Note: Everyone must show govern- & females, 18+, all ethnicities, Fanny understanding of text and intelligent sense, and witty; has had to work hard ment photo ID to enter building. Brice, Mrs. Brice, Eddie, Ensemble male approach to acting; Matilda should look at life but doesn’t think she deserves •• Pays: $1861/wk. min. Equity and females. “Les Mis” Leads & like the runt of the litter; she does not any sympathy; must play the piano and Production (League) Tour Contract. Ensemble: males & females, 18+, all appear posh or contemporary, rather sing extremely well; must have a strong ethnicities, Jean Valjean, Javert, more damaged and weak from a work- Czech (Eastern European) accent. Guy: Palace Theatre 2014-15 Season Fantine, Eponine, Marius, Enjolras, ing-class background; however, she is male, 25-39, all ethnicities, a struggling •• Seeking actors for The Palace Theatre Cosette, Thenardiers. All ensemble extremely bright, fearless, and focused, Irish musician, lost and a bit sad, but 2014-15 Season. Season includes “All roles and understudies. and able to speak assertively; Matilda is extremely appealing; works with his Da Shook Up” (Runs Oct. 31-Nov. 15) “A •• Auditions will be held Sept. 30 from 9 a fiercely clever child; living in an abu- in a vacuum repair shop; must sing and Christmas Carol” (Runs Dec. 5-21) and a.m.-5 p.m. (vocal auditions) and Oct. 1 sive household, she escapes into books play guitar extremely well; must have a “Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical” (Runs from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (female dancers) and her imagination. strong Irish accent. Billy: male, 35-49, Jan. 16-31, 2015). and from 1-3 p.m. (male dancers) at •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held all ethnicities, a large Irish man, owner •• Company: Palace Theatre. Staff: Pearl Studios, 500 8th Ave., 4th Floor, Sept. 29 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (lunch 2:30- of the music store where Girl plays Megan Quinn, mgr. NYC, 10018. 3:30 p.m.) at Ripley-Grier 520, 520 8th piano; loud, funny, and protective of •• Season rehearses and runs in •• Apply on Backstage.com. Ave., NYC. Girl; must sing and play guitar well; Manchester, New Hampshire. ••Prepare 16 bars. Bring two copies of •• EPA Rules are in effect. A monitor will must have a strong Irish accent. Reza: •• Seeking—All Roles: males & females, pix & resumes. Note: You must attend be provided. Bring a photo and resume. female, 26-34, all ethnicities, a sexy, 18+, all ethnicities. the vocal auditions in order to be called Bring sheet music for a short musical funny, smart Czech girl, often a bit •• Auditions will be held Sept. 23 from back to dance. All role callbacks will be theater song that shows strong belt larger then life; must sing and play vio- 10-11:30 a.m. (dancers), from 11:30 held Oct. 2, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. No appts. range. Children should show a straight- lin/fiddle extremely well; must have a a.m.-1 p.m. (movers) and from 2-6 p.m. Submit online only if you can’t attend forward belted sound true to their strong Czech (Eastern European) (by appt.) and Sept. 24 from 10-11:30 the auditions. young ages, not an imitation of an adult accent. Baruska: female, 50+, all eth- a.m. (dancers), from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. •• “Seven Brides...” National Tour pro- sound. Note: Everyone must show gov- nicities, mother of Girl; a cool but car- (movers) and from 2-6 p.m. (by appt.) at vides professional weekly salary, plus ernment photo ID to enter building. ing Czech mother who likes a full house Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Ave, 16th hotels, round trip transportation, and •• Pays: $1861/wk. min. Equity and full stomachs; not many inhibi- Floor, NYC, 10018. per diem. Broadway Palm/Dutch Apple Production (League) Contract. tions; must sing and play the accordion/ •• Note: You will be asked to dance first provides housing, meals on perfor- piano well; must have a strong Czech at both open calls; singing appoint- mance days, round trip transportation, ‘Memphis,’ Nat’l Tour (Eastern European) accent. Bank ments will be scheduled from there. health club membership. •• Casting Prather Entertainment Manager: male, 30-49, all ethnicities, •• Non-Equity Guest Contracts Pending. Group’s 2015 National Tour of seems quite prim and proper but has a ‘The Lion King,’ Tour & B’way “Memphis.” secret passion for music; must sing and ‘Seven Brides for Seven •• Casting children for “The Lion King.” •• Company: Prather Entertainment play guitar & cello well; must have a Brothers’ Nat’l Tour and ••Company: Buena Vista Theatrical Group- PEG. Staff: Brian Enzman, cast- strong Irish accent. Da: male, 50+, all Broadway Palm & Dutch Apple Group. Staff: Julie Taymor, dir.; Garth ing dir.-artistic prod.; Lauren Sobon, ethnicities, Guy’s dad; a man of few Seasons Fagan, choreo.; Binder Casting/Mark artistic prod. words, but a lovely and caring father; •• Casting the national tour of “Seven Brandon, CSA, casting; Binder Casting/ •• Rehearsals begin Jan. 5, 2015 in must play guitar, ukulele/mandolin Brides for Seven Brothers” (Rehearsals Jason Styres, CSA, kids casting; Elton Lancaster, PA; tours Jan. 30-May 10, well; must have a strong Irish accent. begin Jan. 5; tours through May 23, John/Tim Rice, songs; Hans Zimmer/ 2015. Svec: male, 20-39, all ethnicities, a real 2015), and the 2015 seasons for Lebo M/Mark Mancina/Jay Rifkin, addi- •• Seeking—Huey Calhoun: male, 18-27, oddball; loves television and coffee; Broadway Palm and Dutch Apple. tional songs; Irene Mecchi/Roger all ethnicities, tenor. Felicia Farrell: must play guitar & drum kit extremely Broadway Palm Season includes Allers, book. female, 18-25, all ethnicities. Delray well; must have a strong Czech (Eastern Menken’s “A Christmas Carol’ (runs •• Currently running on Broadway and Farrell: male, 25, all ethnicities, bari- European) accent. Andrej: male, 20-29, Nov. 6-Dec. 27, 2014); “Crazy for You” on tour.

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•• Seeking—Children: males & females, children’s casting; Jim Carnahan, adult have strong ballet, jazz technique and number, and union status (SAG or non- 9-12, all ethnicities, between 50”–58” in casting. must tap. Must sing well. Dancers to SAG) to [email protected]. height, who can sing, dance, and act to •• Currently running on tour. play early-20s to 30s. The Encores! •• Subject line must read: “Backstage play the African lion cubs Simba and ••Seeking—Actors: males & females, Series presents fully staged concert Submission, Available 9/20, 9/21 & Nala. 8-12, all ethnicities, 4’0”-4’10,” strong versions of rarely produced American 9/27).” No conflicts. •• Auditions will be held Sept. 20 at 10 singers who dance and act. musicals. They include a full orchestra •• Professional pay provided. Do not for- a.m. (sign-in, 9-11 a.m.) at New Jersey •• Equity Chorus Calls will be held Sept. and chorus.” get to indicate clearly if you are SAG or Performing Arts Center, One Center St., 21 at 10 a.m. (female singers who dance •• Pays: $1359/wk. Equity City Center non-SAG in your application. Newark, NJ, 07102. Note: Children of all and act; AEA sign-up, 9:30 a.m. with Encores Agreement. backgrounds encouraged to attend. No monitor in rm 1212; nonunion sign-up, performance experience necessary. 8 a.m.), Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. (male singers

MUSICALS •• Be prepared to be taught the last verse who dance and act; nonunion sign-up, of “Just Can’t Wait to be King.” All chil- 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. for AEA with mon- SHORT FILMS dren must be accompanied by a parent itor in rm 1212), and at 2 p.m. (male FEATURE FILMS or guardian. Parents or guardians must dancers who sing and act; AEA sign-up ‘The Cafe’ remain at the audition site at all times. 1:30 p.m. nonunion sign-up 1:00 p.m.) ‘Ted 2,’ Comic-Con Types •• Casting “The Cafe,” in which a woman Be prepared to wait. and Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. (female dancers •• Central Casting is having an open call sits at a cafe waiting for a guest that she ••If you are unable to attend this audi- who sing and act; AEA sign-up 9:30 for NYC background performers who realizes may never arrive. tion, send a headshot and contact info a.m. in rm 1212 and nonunion sign-up at have costumes from a preapproved list •• Company: Teddy & Tracker ASAP to: Binder Casting, Attn: The Lion 8:00 a.m.) at Pearl Studios NYC “500”, for “Ted 2.” Productions. Staff: Elizabeth PW, dir.; King Kids, 630 Ninth Ave., Suite 807, 500 Eighth Avenue, (35th/36th Streets), •• Company: Central Casting. Janella Lacson, prod. FILM New York, NY 10036. NYC. ••Shoots Oct. 3 and 11 in NYC. Note: Must •• Shoots Nov. 7-9 in NYC. ••Pays: $1861/wk. min. Equity •• Bring a photo and resume. Prepare a be available for these tentative shoot ••Seeking—Sarah: female, 45-65, all eth- Production (Disney) contract. short musical theatre song that shows dates. nicities, to play 50s, been married for strong belt range. Children should show •• Seeking—Comic-Con Attendees : males 30+ years, loves her family more than a straight-forward belted sound true to & females, 18+, all ethnicities, SAG- anything, known for her calm and their young ages, not an imitation of an AFTRA and nonunion background per- polite demeanor. Manager: male, 18-30, adult sound. Note: Adult auditions are formers to portray costumed attendees all ethnicities, to play 20s, the manager CHORUS CALLS held separately. Chorus rules are in at Comic-Con. is a perfect human specimen, a cruel effect. A monitor will be provided. •• Auditions will be held Sept. 19 from 10 man with an overly polite facade. ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Performers of all ethnic and racial back- a.m.-12 p.m. (SAG-AFTRA members Waitress: female, 18-30, all ethnicities, •• Casting “Fiddler on the Roof,” with grounds are encouraged to attend. only) and from 1-3 p.m. (nonunion only to play 20s, a perfect human specimen, book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Always bring your Equity Membership ) and Sept. 20 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. almost robotically polite. Gertie: Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Card to auditions. AEA performers seen (SAG-AFTRA members only) and from female, 55-75, all ethnicities, to play •• Company: Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Staff: first. Non-AEA performers seen imme- 1-3 p.m. (nonunion only ) at Central 60s, a rebellious old woman who’s time Andrew Kato, artistic dir.; Marcia diately after. Casting, 101 W. 31st St., 16th Fl., NYC, in the cafe has rendered her insane. Milgrom Dodge, dir.-choreo.; Helen •• Pays $996/wk. minimum. Equity 10001. Conductor: male, 55-75, all ethnicities, Gregory, music dir. Production (League) Tier D Tour •• Come dressed in a costume from a pre- to play 60s, a sweet older man who •• Rehearsals begin Nov. 10; runs Dec. Contract. approved list of costumes. To access always looks on the bright side of 2-21 in Jupiter, FL. this list, email [email protected]. everything, known for keeping his pos- •• Seeking—Male Ensemble: male, 18+, all New York City Center Encores! You will have two photos taken, one in itivity despite his senility. ethnicities, strong character actor- 2015 Season, Dancers costume, one without. •• Auditions will be held by appt. Sept. singer-dancers; Jugglers (Flying •• Casting New York City Center Encores! •• If interested but cannot attend, email 26, Sept. 27, Sept. 28, Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 Karamazov Bros); Tumblers; Acro- 2015 season. Season includes: “Lady Be your contact information, union status, at The Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Clowning: Eccentric Dancers (Leo Good” (George Gershwin, music; Ira and two photos (a recent candid photo Sq South, NYC, 10012. Fuchs); Violinist. Female Ensemble: Gershwin, lyrics; Guy Bolton & Fred & a full length photo of you in your cos- •• Send submissions to thecafemovie@ female, 18+, all ethnicities, strong Thompson, book; Rob Fisher, musical tume) to [email protected]. gmail.com. singer-actor-dancers; all play Mothers; dir. Rehearsals begin Jan. 21; runs Feb. Indicate which character you are from •• Bring a headshot and resume. Shaindel, Motel’s Mother + Fruma- 4-8, 2015); “Paint Your Wagon” the list. Use the subject line “Costume.” ••No pay. Sarah (ghost figure who appears in the (Frederick Lowe, music; Alan Jay •• Must be a US citizen, have a green card Dream Scene as Lazar Wolf’s departed Lerner, lyrics-book; Rob Berman, musi- or have an unrestricted employment wife who becomes enraged that her cal dir. Rehearsals begin March 4; runs authorization card. husband plans on marrying Tzeitel). March 18-22, 2015); “Zorba” (John •• Professional pay provided. •• Equity Chorus Calls will be held Sept. Kander, music; Fred Ebb, lyrics; Rob STUDENT FILMS 29 at 9:30 a.m. (female singers), at 11:30 Berman, musical dir.Rehearsals begin Untitled Dreamworks Project a.m. (female dancers), at 2 p.m. (male April 22; runs May 6-10, 2015). •• Casting background performers for a ‘A Remarkable Concurrence’ singers) and at 4 p.m. (male dancers) at •• Company: New York City Center currently untitled Dreamworks feature •• Casting an NYU senior thesis film, “A Pearl Studios NYC “500”, 500 Eighth Encores! Staff: Jack Viertel, artistic dir.; film. Remarkable Concurrence,” which is set Ave., 12th fl., NYC. Rob Berman, musical dir.; Binder •• Do not submit without reading the under the Brooklyn Bridge and revolves •• Chorus rules are in effect. A monitor Casting, casting. proper submission guidelines. Men around Ned, the writer who makes a will be provided. •• Season rehearses and performs in submitting must have some hair to point that life is bigger than a few cheap •• Bring picture/resume. Singers: NYC. work with and be comfortable getting a twists with a neat book-end; sure Prepare a brief song in the style of the •• Seeking—Equity Female Dancers: 1950s period haircut and be clean enough, the entire film is just that: a show (you are welcome to sing from the female, 20-39, all ethnicities. Equity shaven. No one with a buzz cut should few cheap twists with a neat book-end. show). Be prepared in case asked to stay Male Dancers: male, 20-39, all submit for this role Note: This is for •• Company: NYU Tisch School of Arts. and move. Dancers: Bring dance clothes ethnicities. background work (non-speaking). Once Staff: Tatiana Lukyanova, casting dir. and shoes. Men also bring knee pads. •• Equity Chorus Calls will be held Sept. again, submission instructions pro- •• Rehearses and shoots October- Also prepare a brief song in case asked 29 at 10 a.m. (Equity female dancers) vided by Backstage should be clearly November in NYC. to stay and sing. and at 2 p.m. (Equity male dancers) at followed. •• Seeking—Douglas: male, 30+, all eth- •• Pays $812/wk. Equity LORT Non-Rep Ripley-Grier 520, 520 8th Ave., 17th Flr., •• Company: Dreamworks/Billy Dowd nicities, best described as “average”: Contract. NYC, 10018. Casting. Staff: Billy Dowd, casting dir. shapeless, middle-aged, passive, bored •• Chorus rules are in effect. A monitor •• Shoots Sept. 20, 21 & 27 in NYC. Note: and boring, a married loafer from an ‘Matilda,’ Singers & Dancers will be provided. Bring a picture and You must be available all three days for upper-middle-class family. Meg: •• Seeking young singers and dancers for resume, stapled together. Be prepared matching scenes. female, 30+, all ethnicities, Douglas’s “Matilda,” a musical. to sing if asked, traditional musical the- •• Seeking—Caucasian Men: male, 30+, wife, equally bored with her life, spiced •• Company: Royal Shakespeare ater or standard. Bring sheet music, Caucasian, must be comfortable with a up by occasional fleeting romances Company (UK) and Dodgers. Staff: Tim pianist will be provided. Women, bring period hair cut. You should have some here and there, puts up a front of Minchin, music and lyrics; Dennis jazz shoes, tap shoes, and character hair length to work with. Do not submit sophistication, which in reality Kelly, book; Matthew Warchus, dir.; shoes with a heel. Men, bring character if you have a buzz cut. You will need to amounts to no more than an unfinished Peter Darling, choreo.; Chris shoes, tap shoes, and jazz shoes/ be clean shaven. Hemingway novel. Ned: male, 30+, all Nightingale, music supervisor; Deborah sneakers. •• Seeking submissions from NY. ethnicities, a neurotic Woody Allenish Abramson, music dir.; Nora Brennan, •• Casting personnel state: “All must ••Email a clear current photo, telephone writer, full of embarrassingly obvious

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ideas and shallow trivialities he deems and hasn’t stopped believing as a •• Company: The Night Shift Theater. •• Runs Oct. 25 in NY. deep. Dave: male, 30+, all ethnicities, grown up, when the industrialization Staff: Katie Cunningham, founder; ••Seeking—Jazz Vocalists: males & chubby, sarcastic and intelligent, he is a started and fairies were leaving this Jonathan Minton, emcee; Derrick females, 18-40, all ethnicities. critic, and a friend of Ned. Bruno: male, land, he asked Fialka to stay with him Olson, general mgr. •• Seeking submissions from NY. 30+, all ethnicities, gloomy, sullen, bee- and promised that he will protect this •• Runs Sept. 21, 8 p.m.-12:00 a.m. at Bar ••Submit headshot, resume, and pre- tle-browed, taciturn. wears a beige land, became a famous fairy tale writer, 9 in NYC. screening recording. Submissions by overcoat, never looks straight in the now old and sick, his only dream is to •• Seeking—Revelers: males & females, email at [email protected] eyes, and generally reminds of some find an inheritor who would keep pro- 21+, all ethnicities, participants willing by Oct. 10. Up to 20 vocalists will com- film noir character. tecting this land and keeping Fialka to share their favorite piece of pete. Each contestant should prepare •• Seeking submissions from NY. alive. Kid: males & females, 6-16, all Shakespeare with others or just soak in two jazz selections and there will be ••Send submissions to arcfilm1@gmail. ethnicities, reads fairy tales and shows the celebration and chime in when professional accompaniment. com. the way to Travis. Boss: male, 30-40, someone forgets a line. Musicians: •• Pays $250 to two winners. •• No pay. Caucasian, lead character’s boss with males & females, 21+, all ethnicities, whom he talks via Facetime, will be participants who play a musical instru- Stonewall Sensation ‘Fairy Teller’ filmed before production. ment and can provide back-up for revel- •• Seeking singing contestants who per- •• Casting “Fairy Teller,” in which Travis •• Auditions will be held by appt. Sept. ers or accompany themselves in a form and compete for the approval (and builds his career in a big corporation. 15, Sept. 16, Sept. 17, Sept. 18, Sept. 19, performance of Shakespearean works. votes) of the audience members and His specialty is to convince people to Sept. 20 and Sept. 21 in NYC. •• Auditions will be held Sept. 21 from celebrity judges of Stonewall Sensation. sell their lands to the company but this •• Send submissions to midwaymovie@ 8-11:45 p.m. (sign-up begins at 7 p.m.) at Every week, one contestant is elimi- time things don’t go as he planned and gmail.com. Note: Read character Bar 9, 807 Ninth Ave., (Bet. 53rd & 54th nated until the new Stonewall in order to get the contract, an old description and castings/rehearsals/ Sts.), NYC, 10019. Sensation is announced. FILM dying man who owns the land sends production dates before submitting. •• Send submissions to info@thenight- •• Company: The Stonewall Inn. Staff: him to the heart of the magical fairy •• Callbacks will be held Sept. 22-28. shifttheater.org. Curtis Kelly, owner. land. He sees a real fairy there and ••Pays $50/day, plus transportation, •• To RSVP, visit www.thenightshiftthe- •• Runs Sept. 24-Dec. 17 at The Stonewall decides to cancel the deal with the cor- meals, and lodging provided. ater.org/#drunken-shakespeare. Note: Inn, 53 Christopher Street, NYC. (Just poration. When he comes back from the You must be 21+ to both attend and par- East of 7th Ave.). forest, he discovers that the owner of ticipate in the event. All are welcome to •• Seeking—Singers: males & females, the property had died and Travis arrive whenever available and leave 21-65, all ethnicities. decides to be the guardian of this land when they must. Producer states: •• Auditions will be held Sept. 24 at 9:30 and becomes a fairy tale writer, as he DANCERS & “Show up early to sign up for a perfor- p.m. (must sign up at 9:00 p.m.) at dreamed when he was a kid. mance slot with the ‘Raffle Wench.’” Stonewall Inn, 53 Christopher St, NY, •• Company: NYFA. Staff: Arseniy CHOREOGRAPHERS For more info or questions, contact sub- NY, 10014. Grobovnikov, dir. mission email or visit www.thenight- •• To register, email Kurt Kelly at Inn. •• Rehearses Sept. 29-Oct. 5; shoots Oct. Dublin Worldwide shifttheater.org. [email protected]. Include your 7-14 in the Catskills, NY. Note: Crew Productions/Spirit Productions •• Prizes awarded to select participants headshot and resume with your sub- and cast will stay at location for the •• Casting singers and dancers for multi- and attendees. Previous prizes have mission. You will be asked to sing a one entire production period. ple different shows to tour with Dublin included bar tabs, Broadway theater minute cut of a song a cappella for the •• Seeking—Travis: male, 25-40, Worldwide Productions/Spirit tickets, and more. judges and the audiences. At the end of Caucasian, Native American, a success- Productions to casinos and theaters the evening, the top 15 will be ful businessman, works for a big corpo- worldwide. Duplex Cabaret Theater announced and invited to participate in ration which buys land and turn them •• Company: Dublin Worldwide •• Seeking self-contained acts to perform the competition. into mega farms, his specialty is con- Productions. Staff: Katie Alderson, pro- at The Duplex, a 70-seat West Village •• Winner receives $1000, press expo- vincing people to sell their lands, does duction coord. cabaret theater. sure, and a paid show at The Stonewall not understand that some people don’t •• Tours to casinos and theaters across •• Company: Duplex Cabaret Theater. Inn. Contestants have the opportunity want to be a part of a big civilized world the world including Las Vegas, NV; Staff: Thomas Honeck, booking mgr. to receive weekly feedback from promi- and prefer to live in wilderness, grew Reno, NV; Myrtle Beach, SC; Europe; •• Performances are ongoing in NYC. nent industry professionals. up in the countryside, was very close to Asia; and Canada. ••Seeking—Singers: males & females, the magic of nature and believed in •• Seeking—Dancers: males & females, 21-64, all ethnicities. Comedians: fairy tales when he was a kid, decided 18+, all ethnicities, with strong jazz, males & females, 21-64, all ethnicities. to build a career in a big city and forgot contemporary, and tap technique; non- Performance Artists: males & females, about his childhood desires and Equity talent only. Singers: males & 21-64, all ethnicities. Composers: males CRUISE LINES dreams, when he meets Ray, the author females, 18+, all ethnicities, strong & females, 21-64, all ethnicities. of his favorite fairy tales, he starts to singers; nonunion only. Writers: males & females, 21-64, all Disney Cruise Line, Characters VARIETY remember that he has always wanted to •• Auditions will be held Sept. 23 from 2-4 ethnicities. Acoustic Musical Acts: •• Seeking talented and versatile musical be a writer, Ray sees a potential of p.m. (singers) and Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. males & females, 21-64, all ethnicities. theatre performers for entertainment change in Travis and sends him on a (female dancers) and at 1 p.m. (male •• Seeking submissions from NY. productions on Disney’s luxury cruise journey to the magical fairy land, when dancers) at Ripley-Grier Studios, 520 ••Email show information, running liners, the Disney Dream and their new- Travis meets a real fairy there, he 8th Ave., 16th fl., NYC. time, and brief marketing plan to est ship the Disney Fantasy sailing on understands, why Ray didn’t want to •• Bring picture and resume, stapled Thomas Honeck, booking mgr., at voyages to Bahamian and Caribbean sell the land (because this untouched together. Singers: Bring one ballad and [email protected] or call (212) ports. Performers will appear as fully by human territory still keeps the one up-tempo. Bring your own tracks. 989-3015. costumed Disney character in the secrets forgotten magic world). Fialka: Dancers: Be warmed up and ready to •• Note: All performers must be 21+. Mainstage musical theatre productions, female, 18-25, Caucasian, Native dance at the beginning of your sched- Seeking self-contained acts only. Space, meet and greets, events, and produc- American, the last real fairy who stayed uled call. reservations line, full light and sound tion numbers on board the ships. Some when industrialization occurred and •• Competitive pay and accommodations package, and house technician costumed character performers will people started taking over and destroy- provided. Non-Equity talent only. provided. also appear as Disney character looking wild nature, she stayed because she •• Pay is 100% of the cover charge set by alikes and some performers will step met Ray who was a fairy tale writer and the producer, minus a sliding scale out into ensemble dancer roles. gave her hope that people can believe room fee based on attendance. •• Company: Disney Talent Casting. in magic again, lives on the piece of for- Staff: Disney Talent Casting. est land that Ray owned - he promised CABARET & VARIETY •• Nine-month contracts begin in her to keep this land untouched no December 2014 or January 2015 with a matter what, to help him with writing, ‘Drunken Shakespeare’ rehearsal contract and a performance she tells him stories from the fairies’ •• Seeking participants for “Drunken SINGERS contract. world. Ray: male, 50+, Caucasian, Shakespeare,” a free theatrical show •• Seeking—Male Costumed Characters: Native American, grew up on this land, described as “Shakespeare meets kara- Duke Ellington Jazz Vocal male, 18+, all ethnicities, 5’2”-5’3”, 5’5- when he was a kid, his grandmother oke” during which performers perform Competition 5’7” with a youthful look; and 5’11”-6’3” used to to tell his stories about fairies their favorite scenes and monologues •• Seeking singers for the Duke Ellington to appear as fully costumed Disney which is when he started believing in by the Bard for fun.” The “Complete Jazz Vocal Competition at the Duke Characters. Female Costumed and seeing them, his best friend was Works of Shakespeare” will be on hand Ellington Americana Jazz Festival. Characters: female, 18+, all ethnicities, fairy (Fialka), so amazed with her sto- to aid memory of lines and facilitate •• Company: Mort and Ray Productions. 4’8”-5’0”, 5’2”-5’3”, 5’5”-5’7”, to appear ries that he began writing fairy tales trying new pieces. Staff: Mort Berkowitz, prod. as fully costumed Disney Characters.

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•• Auditions will be held Sept. 24 at 10 18-39, all ethnicities, to play mid-20s- to portray a spirit guide who brings to a.m. (sign-in, 9-10 a.m.) at Pearl 30s, 5’2”-5’4” with very trim build, light the true meaning of life – to AGENTS & MANAGERS Studios, 519 8th Ave., 12th fl., NYC. comedienne/principal vocalist with believe in magic. Performs “The Circle •• Be prepared to learn a movement and great physical life, originally voiced by of Life,” comedic chops a plus; rich, Agent Access Auditions, Young animation exercise. Dress in comfort- Eartha Kitt in “The Emperor’s New soulful, pop gospel sound; must have Actors able clothing you are able to move in. Groove,” sings “Yzmopolis;’ pop mix solid low notes. Kayla: female, 18+, all •• Seeking active Actors’ Equity Bring current pix & resumes. Note: to E. Fairy Godmother: female, 18-39, ethnicities, to play 18, strong actor, Association members under 18 who are Must be 18+. Candidates will be mea- all ethnicities, 5’3-5’5,” character principal vocalist, ethnically diverse, not signed with any agency and are sured at sign-in. Late applicants will actress who can play the loopy and Class Valedictorian, serious and seeking representation. Agents from not be allowed to audition. lovable Fairy Godmother, musical the- grounded, values her friendships CESD Talent Agency and Fresh Faces •• For more info, visit www.disneyaudi- atre mix to an F, must sing well. Peter above all; soprano, pop/Broadway Agency are expected to attend. These tions.com. Pan/Quasimodo: male, 20-29, all eth- style, D belt. Nicole: female, 18+, all agencies specialize in representing •• Pays $475/min. wk. (Animated nicities, early 20s, 5’6”+, youthful, ethnicities, to play 18, dancer, strong young performers. Character performers who move and tenor with strong falsetto, moves well actor, principal vocalist, funny side- •• Company: Actors’ Equity Association. Animated Character performers who and has loads of charm. Ensign kick, feisty with a big personality, sis- ••Rehearsals and performances vary per dance); $555/min. wk. (Animated Benson: female, 20-39, all ethnicities, ter to Brandon; soprano, pop/ project. Character performers who perform actress to play the awkward stage Broadway style, low F to high G mix. •• Seeking—Young Actors: males & live voice roles including Stitch and manager, the star of the show, vulner- Sophia: female, 18+, all ethnicities, females, 0-18, all ethnicities, must be Crush, varies pending skill set and able, quirky, honest, and winning, young 20s, actress/principal vocalist under 18 as of Oct. 6. role). EOE. transforms from awkward to confi- of any heritage to play Dr. •• Auditions will be held by appt. Oct. 6 dent, actress will also play the Fairy Greenaway’s 13-year-old daughter; hip from 4:30-5:30 p.m. (Equity monitor Disney Cruise Line, Dancers Godmother from “Cinderella”. Mary and upbeat with a winning spirit. arrives at 4 p.m.) at Actors’ Equity •• Seeking talented and versatile danc- Poppins: female, 25-39, all ethnicities, •• Auditions will be held Sept. 22 at 10 Association Audition Center, 165 West ers for a variety of Broadway musical lovable British nanny; beautiful a.m. (sign-in, 9 a.m.; Ensign Benson, 46th St., 16th Fl., NYC, 10036. theater style shows on Disney’s luxury soprano. Kronk/Hercules: male, 20-29, Fairy Godmother, Mary Poppins, •• There will be no sign-up on audition cruise liners, the Disney Dream and all ethnicities, 6’0”+, comedic actor, Ursula, Yzma, Cruella), at 2 p.m. (sign- day. A monitor will be provided. For an Disney’s newest ship, the Disney handsome, nice physique; baritone in, 1 p.m.; Brandon, Kronk/Hercules, appointment, email your request to Fantasy sailing to voyages to with low speaking voice, ala Patrick Merlin) and at 4 p.m. (sign-in, 3 p.m.; [email protected] Bahamian and Caribbean ports. Warburton. Cruella: female, 20-29, all Aladdin, Jasmine) and Sept. 23 at 10 with “Youth Agent Access Audition” in •• Company: Disney Talent Casting. ethnicities, 5’7”+, long, thin, gorgeous a.m. (sign-in, 9 a.m.; Kayla, Nicole, the subject line. Deadline is noon on ••Nine-month contracts begin in diva with a great bellowing laugh, can Disney Princess Type, Sophia), at 2 Oct. 3. Include your name as it appears December 2014 or January 2015. be sexy as well as intimidating; usu- p.m. (sign-in, 1 p.m.; Bert, Peter Pan/ on your Equity Membership Card. •• Seeking—Male Dancers: male, 18+, all ally played by a dancer; strong speak- Quasimodo, Lumiere, Iago/Pinocchio) •• Note: Members eligible to attend this ethnicities, versatile and exciting male singer. Brandon: male, 18+, all and at 4 p.m. (sign-in, 3 p.m.; Rafiki) at audition will audition in the order their dancers 173cm+; must be trained in ethnicities, to play 18, strong actor, Pearl Studios, 519 8th Ave., NYC, e-mails are received (1st e-mail gets the ballet, tap, and jazz, tumbling a plus. principal vocalist, quirky good looks, 10018. 4:30 PM slot, 2nd e-mail gets the 4:35 Tarzan: male, 18+, all ethnicities, tap unlikely leading man, humorous yet •• Prepare 16 bars of a musical selection PM slot, etc.). Only request an appoint- and jazz a plus, 175-185cm,” lean and can ground himself when necessary, and provide sheet music in the correct ment if you are positive that you can muscular build, good dancer, great secretly in love with Kayla, brother to key for the accompanist. Bring current audition at any time between 4:30 and smile, no fear of heights, performers Nicole; tenor, Pop/Broadway style, headshot and resume. Note: Must be 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 15. You will receive an will be trained on Spanish Web; must low Bb to high A. Merlin: male, 30+, 18+. Check date for specific character e-mail confirmation of your audition attend the dance audition. Female all ethnicities, the oldest magician of you are auditioning for. time. To be sure of being seen, you Dancers: female, 18+, all ethnicities, all, charming if rather bumbling and •• For more info, visit www.disneyaudi- must check in with the monitor outside versatile and exciting dancers, 163cm+, loopy, strong character actor with tions.com. the audition room at least 15 minutes must be trained in ballet and jazz, nice baritone. Aladdin: male, 18+, all •• Competitive pay, room and board, before your scheduled time. Only partnering skills a plus, vocal ability a ethnicities, plays 18-22, 5’10”, bari- guest sailing privileges, contract com- Equity Members who are eligible to plus. tone/tenor with a youthful sound; pletion bonus, additional benefits attend these auditions will be sched- •• Auditions will be held Sept. 24 at 2 great charisma, good physique, must package. uled for appointments, and theirs are p.m. (sign-in, 1 p.m.) at Pearl Studios, have strong core; good looking guy the only e-mails that will receive a 519 8th Ave., 12th fl., NYC, 10018. filled with teenage charm and appeal; response. No phone calls. •• Be warmed up and ready to begin. clever; survives on the streets of •• For the audition, prepare either a short Wear form fitting attire to show your Agrabah. Jasmine: female, 18+, all song (about two minutes of whatever VARIETY silhouette, and proper dance shoes. All ethnicities, plays 18-22, 5’2”-5’6”, STAGE STAFF & TECH you do best: rock, country, musical the- dancers will learn a ballet combina- soprano with a strong mix, contempo- atre, etc.) or a short monologue (about tion. Selected dancers will move on to rary musical theatre/Disney princess ‘Chairs and a Long Table,’ two minutes) or 16 bars of a song and a advanced jazz. Bring pix & résumés. sound; beautiful, sense of humor, Assistant SM one-minute monologue. If singing, •• For more info, visit www.disneyaudi- independent and feisty; desperately •• Seeking an Assistant Stage Manager bring sheet music in the correct key. An tions.com. Note: This project has no longs to experience life beyond the for the production of “Chairs and a accompanist will be provided. Have union affiliation. Must be 18+. castle walls. Must be physically fit Long Table” by Han Ong, to be per- additional pieces ready, if asked. Bring •• Competitive pay, room and board, with strong core. Disney Princess formed (in repertory) at The Clurman three sets of your picture/resume, each guest sailing privileges, contract com- Type: female, 20-29, all ethnicities, Theatre of Theatre Row. set stapled back-to-back. Do not e-mail pletion bonus, additional benefits contemporary musical theatre mix, •• Company: Ma-Yi Theater Company. photo/resume. Bring your Equity Card package. EOE. must sing well, movement a plus. To Staff: Han Ong, playwright; Linsay to the audition. portray classic roles such as Firman, dir.; Jenn McNeil, production •• Contract details vary per project. Disney Cruise Line, Vocalists Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, SM. •• Seeking talented and versatile musi- Sleeping Beauty. Bert: male, 25-39, all •• Rehearsals begin Sept. 29; runs (in rep- cal theatre performers for a variety of ethnicities, Mary Poppins’ chimney ertory) Oct. 28-Nov. 23 in NYC. Broadway musical theatre style shows sweep chum, lovable cockney Brit •• Seeking—Assistant Stage Manager: on Disney Cruise Line’s luxury cruise with a spring in his step; strong tenor, males & females, 18+, all ethnicities. GIGS WORKSHOPS liners, the Disney Dream and their must move very well. Lumiere: male, •• Seeking submissions from NY. newest ship the Disney Fantasy sailing 20-39, all ethnicities, tenor with loads ••Send submissions to suzette.porte@ ACTeen Fall Acting Program on voyages to Bahamian and of charm that moves well. Iago/ ma-yitheatre.org. for Teens & Juniors Caribbean ports. Pinocchio: male, 20-29, all ethnici- •• Email cover letter and resume to •• Seeking participants for ACTeen fall •• Company: Disney Talent Casting. ties, youthful character actor with Suzette Porte, Producer. Indicate in program. Director states: “ACTeen, a ••Nine-month contracts begin in strong falsetto who moves very well. subject line: “Assistant Stage Manager three-time Backstage Reader’s Choice December 2014 or January 2015. Capable of imitating Iago, the wise- submission.” NY interviews will be award winner, offers an array of tech- EVENTS •• Seeking—Ursula: female, 30-40, all cracking, fowl-feathered, annoying conducted on an upcoming date TBD. nique-based courses designed to chal- ethnicities, at total ease working the sidekick to Jafar, always has some- Submissions must be received by Sept. lenge and improve the focused teen crowd, fearless yet flirty and loads of thing to say; puppetry skills a plus; 19. For more info, visit www.ma-yithe- through extended work with one fun, sings “Poor Unfortunate Souls,” tenor. Rafiki: female, 18-26, African atre.org. instructor. Professional staff from the- Bette Midler type, character actress American, African Descent, actress/ •• Pays: $385/wk. Equity LOA-NYC ater, casting, film/TV, and competitive with strong belt to D. Yzma: female, principal vocalist of African-heritage contract. acting conservatories teach film/TV,

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commercials, Meisner, auditioning, to get you inspired, certain of yourself, Pasadena, CA. ‘Hair’itage’ speech, accents/dialects, musical the- and ready to walk in there and give a •• Seeking—Equity Actors: males & •• Seeking crew and casting “Hair’itage: ater, or improvisation.” great audition or performance. This is a females, 18+, all ethnicities. The Journey of Sistahs with Their Hair,” •• Company: ACTeen & ACTeen Juniors. judgment-free, safe zone. Really find •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held an original play about the evolution of

Staff: Rita Litton, artistic dir. who you are as a musical theater artist Nov. 13 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (sign-in, 9 the black women’s hair. Producer states: PLAYS •• Courses meet seven sessions, weekday and enjoy the ride.” a.m.; lunch, 1-2 p.m.) at A Noise Within, “Six sistahs tell the story of how their afternoons or Sat. beginning late •• Company: Acting Through Song. Staff: 3352 E. Foothill Blvd, Please park in the hair defined them at certain times in September at ACTeen, 35 W. 45th St., Alex Covington, owner-coach. Metro Station parking structure behind their lives. You may have heard the 6th flr. (btwn. 5th & 6th Aves.), NYC. •• Ongoing sessions are held at Ripley- the theatre., Pasadena, CA, 91107. expression, ‘Don’t touch a black woman’s •• Seeking—Young Actors: males & Grier Studios in NYC. •• Prepare a contemporary monologue no hair.’ Hair is considered by some women females, 10-19, all ethnicities, for •• Seeking—Actors and Singers: males & more than two minutes in length and to be their crowning glory. “Hair’itage” classes grouped by age. Pre-Teen females, 18-70, all ethnicities, all types have a Shakespearean monologue ready explores the relationships a black woman Actors: males & females, 10-12, all eth- interested in delving into their craft. if asked. Note: Stage management posi- has with her hair. The stories are told nicities, for junior program. •• Seeking submissions from NY. tions are available, separate resume through scenes, monologues, song and •• Seeking submissions from CT, NJ and ••To schedule an intro session, email request will be posted. dance.” NY. [email protected] (preferred) •• For more info, visit www.anoise- •• Company: 4 Love Productions. Staff: •• To apply visit www.acteen.com, email or apply online. For more info and actor within.org. EPA Rules are in effect. A Niccole Nero Gaines, writer-dir. [email protected], or call (212) 391-5915. testimonials, visit www.actingth- monitor will be provided. •• Rehearsals begin end of September; Note: Interview requested, but Skype roughsong.org. •• Salary pending. Previous rehearsal runs Thursdays-Sundays in November in (video chat) or phone interview •• No pay. Fee for private sessions is $75/ pay $290/wk. min. Equity LOA/LORT Los Angeles, CA. possible. hr., which includes studio time. Group Contract. •• Seeking—Afro Sistah: female, 18-40, •• No pay; fee for workshops is $350-375 classes are $60. Introductory session African American, strong, “militant,” an for full semester. Discounts available offered at $50. Packages with reduced Center Theatre Group 2014-15 Angela Davis type. Loc Sistah: female, for taking two or more courses. rates are also offered. Season 18-40, African American, African •• Casting Center Theatre Group’s 2014- Descent, slight West Indian accent Broadway Artists Alliance, Find Your Honesty: Acting 15 season. Mark Taper Forum season desired; has dreadlocks and a little chip Weekly Fall Classes Through Song, Kids Classes includes “The Price,” by Arthur Miller on her shoulder due to frustration about •• BAA is currently seeking advanced •• Seeking kids for Acting Through Song: (runs Jan. 13-Mar. 22, 2015; Garry how she is perceived based on her hair. young performers (ages 8-21) for its fall Find Your Honesty, an acting training Hynes, dir.), “Immediate Family,” by: Applicant need not have locs, but having series of weekly classes in NYC. BAA program for aspiring musical theater Paul Oakley Stovall (runs Mar. 24-June them is a plus. African Braided Hair notes: “Our expert staff challenges actors. Owner states: “We will work on 7, 2015; Phylicia Rashad, dir.), “Bent,” Sistah: female, 18-40, African American, each student to develop his or her tri- songs from the acting perspective and by Martin Sherman (runs June 16-Aug. African Descent, from Africa; applicant ple-threat performance skills, while find out how to connect to material in a 23, 2015; Moises Kaufman, dir.), should have a believable African accent. learning about the business of acting real, honest, and grounded way. Kids “Appropriate,” by Branden Jacobs- Applicant need not have braids to apply. and making connections with will learn tools and gain understanding Jenkins (runs Aug. 25-Nov. 1, 2015; Eric Good Hair Sistah: female, 18-40, African Broadway and industry professionals.” on how to act their songs and commu- Ting, dir.), “The Christians,” by Lucas American, Hispanic, misunderstood in Recent and upcoming guests include nicate their musical theater material. Hnath (runs Nov. 3, 2015-Jan. 10, 2016; her community. Other women assume Sierra Boggess, Bob Cline, Lena Hall, This is an excellent opportunity to give Les Waters, dir.); Kirk Douglas Theatre she has it easy because of her “good Megan Hilty, Laura Osnes, Jeremy your aspiring Broadway kid some great season includes “Luna Gale,” “Chavez hair.” Straight Hair Sistah: female, 18-40, Jordan, Santino Fontana, Sutton Foster, and important training.” Ravine,” and “Girlfriend.” African American, Hispanic, corporate, Jason Robert Brown, Bebe Neuwirth, •• Company: Acting Through Song. Staff: •• Company: Center Theatre Group. Staff: somewhat bourgeois woman. Believes “if Christian Borle, Norbert Leo Butz, Alex Covington, owner/coach. Mark Simon, casting dir.; Meg Fister, it ain’t straight, it ain’t great.” Colored Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez and •• Classes run this fall at Ripley-Grier casting assoc. Weave Sistah: female, 18-40, African more. Studios in NYC. •• Performances take place in L.A. American, Hispanic, modern girl; •• Company: Broadway Artists Alliance •• Seeking—Actors and Singers: males & ••Seeking—Actors: males & females, 18+, matches her hair to her clothes. Typical (BAA). females, 10-17, all ethnicities, dedicated all ethnicities, all ages, ethnicities, and “around the way” girl. Dancer/ •• Upcoming weekly classes are offered and interested in developing their act- performers with disabilities; all roles Choreographer: female, 18-45, African on Saturdays from Oct. 4-Nov. 8 at ing ability in musical theater material. are understudied for Mark Taper American, Hispanic, African Descent, Ripley Grier Studios in NYC. The classes •• Seeking submissions from NY. Forum; no understudies for Kirk looking for someone that can choreo- include: group vocal technique, ••Email child’s age, experience, and Douglas Theatre. graph her own solo dances under direc- Broadway dance (levels 1 & 2), vocal ability at actingthrusong@gmail. •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held tor’s guidance as well as teach other cast “Marketing Your Child’s Career” (a com. Links to YouTube videos or vocal Sept. 29 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (sign-up, 9 members simple movements. The dancer forum for parents), on-camera film/ demos are a plus. a.m.; lunch, 1-2 p.m.) at Music Center can also play one of the hair sistah roles. commercial audition technique, a •• No pay. Fees required (introductory Annex, 601 West Temple St., (Parking at Applicant is welcome to audition for monologue workshop for college audi- session offered at $50). Email owner at Music Center garage on Grand Ave. $8/ dancer as well as speaking role. Stage tions, and a song interpretation class [email protected] for indi- day or street parking), Los Angeles, CA, Manager (non acting role): female, 18-50, with a final showcase at the Don’t Tell vidual class rates and package rates. 90012. EPA Rules are in effect. A moni- all ethnicities, director’s “right hand Mama Cabaret Theatre. tor will be provided. woman.” Need not have experience, only •• Seeking—Young Performers: males & •• Prepare two short one-minute con- the desire to learn and assist in a produc- females, 8-21, all ethnicities. trasting contemporary monologues or tion. Duties will include: working with •• Seeking submissions from NY. one two-minute monologue; preferably actors on scripts, cueing music during ••For more info, call (212) 561-9429 or SOUTHERN from a published play (three minutes rehearsals, working backstage during visit www.broadwayartistsalliance.org. total- strict time limit). No original performances. Great opportunity for •• Tuition ranges: $199-$399 per series. compositions. No classical monologues. someone who would like to know the ins Must bring picture and resume, stapled and outs of putting on a theatrical pro- ‘Find Your Honesty: Acting CALIFORNIA together. Note: Open to all ages, ethnic- duction. Technical Director (non-acting Through Song’ Classes ities, and performers with disabilities role): female, 18-50, all ethnicities, look- •• Seeking participants for “Acting unless specified. ing for someone to run all aspects of the Through Song” classes. Owner states: •• If you are unable to attend this audi- technical side of the production includ- “We work directly with professional tion, actors and stage managers may ing; ensuring lighting is set for the actors, singers, and dancers and those send their photo and/or resume to: 601 shows, cueing the sound, lighting and who are recent graduates or aspiring PLAYS W. Temple St. Los Angeles, CA 90012. running projector during the show. No musical theater performers to help Acting resumes should be sent to the experience necessary, individual must be them truly connect to their material. A Noise Within, Plays Casting Department’s attention. Stage reliable and responsible. Would only It’s all about bringing yourself to your •• Casting “Figaro” (Bart DeLorenzo, dir. managers should be sent to the Human need to be at tech rehearsals, but must be work and finding your honesty in the Rehearsals begin Jan. 27, 2015; runs Resources Department’s attention. able to do all shows. material. This concept carries over into Mar. 3-May 10) and “Julius Caesar” •• For more info, visit www. •• Seeking submissions from CA. EVENTS song selection, how you present your- (Geoff Elliott & Julia Rodriguez-Elliott, CenterTheatreGroup.org. ••Send submissions to nerowriter@gmail. self, and how you promote yourself. dirs. Rehearsals begin Feb. 17; runs •• Pays $935/wk. min. Equity LORT A com. Many topics are addressed: type, song Mar. 28-May 8). Non-Rep Contract (Taper); $600/wk. •• Pays $35-50/performance. Pay choice, tools to get into your material, •• Company: A Noise Within. min. Equity LORT D Non-Rep Contract increases after initial performance song cuts, how to dress, etc. The goal is ••Season rehearses and performs in (Douglas). dates and show begins West Coast tour.

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The Laguna Playhouse Season son; he works hard to provide for them Billy’s eccentric grandmother, she is ‘Limberlost: the Musical’ 2014-15 but is mistreated by his employer, forgetful and a little aloof; despite her •• Casting “Limberlost: the Musical,” •• Seeking actors for The Laguna Scrooge; A3-E5. Mrs. Cratchit: female, inattention, she harbors a bitter resent- based on best-selling 1909 novel “Girl Playhouse Season 2014-15. Season 28-40, Caucasian, Tiny Tim’s mother ment towards her dead abusive hus- of the Limberlost” by pioneering natu-

PLAYS includes “Striking 12,” (Rehearsal and Mr. Cratchit’s wife, a loving mother band but has found solace through ralist Gene Stratton Porter. Coordinator begins Nov. 11; runs Dec. 3-28) and who tries to provide the best for her dance; range: F#3-F#4, alto with good states: “A 15-year old heroine finds her “Odd Couple,” (Rehearsal begins Feb. children; A3-E5. Emily: female, 18-25, control of the vibrato; not a dancer, but calling as the natural world around her 10; runs Mar. 4-29). Caucasian, Scrooge’s fiancé from the should be comfortable with some is being destroyed. This is a work-in- •• Company: Laguna Playhouse. Staff: past; she is a beautiful girl, not movement. Tony: male, 18-25, progress which in 2013 was the only Ann Wareham, prod./artistic dir.; Wally impressed or in need of money; A3-B5. Caucasian, Billy’s brother, a lazy but musical chosen to receive a staged Ziegler, casting dir. Mr. Fezziwig: male, 50-65, Caucasian, passionate miner, hotheaded and reading in Fullerton College

MUSICALS •• Runs in Laguna, CA. portly, jolly, loves a good party, he was scrappy with seemingly no regard of Playwrights Festival. Now much ••Seeking—All Roles Open: males & Scrooge’s first boss and after teaching respect for his father, although he revised with many new songs we’re females, 18+, all ethnicities. him all he knew, he became deeply dis- shares his disapproval of dance; range: trying out. This will be a concert per- ••Equity Principal Auditions will be held appointed in the man Scrooge became; D3-F4, lyric baritone/tenor 2; no move- formance, using music stands.” Sept. 24 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (lunch A3-B5. Mrs. Fezziwig: female, 45-60, ment or dance required. Mrs. •• Company: Helen Slayton-Hughes break is from 1-2:00p.m. sign-up begins Caucasian, the consummate hostess Wilkinson: female, 40-59, all ethnici- (coord.). at 9:00 a.m.) at The Colony Theatre, 555 and Mr. Fezziwig’s wife, she loved to ties, the local ballet teacher who even- •• Performs Oct. 19 at St. Mark’s North Third Street, Burbank, CA, 91502. help throw the Christmas party every tually becomes Billy’s mentor; Episcopal Church in Glendale. EPA rules in effect. A monitor will be year; A3-A5. Tiny Tim: male, 9-12, hardened and mouthy, she actually has •• Seeking—Elnora: female, 15-27, provided. Caucasian, Mr. and Mrs. Cratchit’s capacity for caring when she sees Caucasian, to play 15; vocal range to •• Prepare two conflicting monologues of youngest son; he is crippled and sick, promise in Billy; believes in the power high A, no belt, borders on operatic at one-two mins. and 16 bars of a legit the- but is the definition of loving Christmas of personal expression through dance; times, soprano. atre song (for the “Striking 12” show). spirit; A3-E5. Fred: male, 25-35, range: Gb3-Bb5, alto, strong mix/belt; •• Seeking submissions from CA. To find out more, visit www.laguna- Caucasian, Scrooge’s nephew and only not a dancer, but should be comfortable ••Send submissions to slaytonhughes@ playhouse.com. living relative, a pleasant young man with some movement. Debbie gmail.com. •• If you are unable to attend the audi- who believes in the good a joyful Wilkinson: female, 9-12, all ethnicities, •• Prepare a soprano theater song; no tion, actors and stage managers may Christmas spirit can make in the world; all sizes and shapes; the ballet teacher’s belt. Range of her songs is to high A - send their photo and/or resume to: A3-F5. Ensemble Charity Elves; daughter, a bit stand-offish and argu- borders on operatic at times. Must Laguna Playhouse Casting, Attn: Wally, Bankers; Street Vendors; Sailors; mentative, her childhood crush on Billy sight-read very well, no exceptions. P.O.Box 4049, Laguna Beach, CA 92652. Ghosts; Jailers; Clerks; Monks: males & leads her to constantly discourage him; •• Pay provided. •• Pays $753/wk. Equity LORT Non-Rep females, 18-35, Caucasian, African should have basic ballet skills but act- LORT C Minimum Contract. American, Hispanic, Asian, small group ing is the priority. Michael: male, 10-13, ‘New York in Chains’ of ensemble players to play a variety of all ethnicities, Billy’s careless and fun- •• Casting a new musical comedy, “New supporting roles; all need to be able to loving best friend; he lives in the realm York in Chains,” at the theater hosted sing/move/dance well. of expressing oneself, going so far as to by TV Channel ARTN with over a mil- •• Auditions will be held by appt. Oct. 1 commonly dress in women’s clothing; lion watchers. Company states: “Writer MUSICALS from 6:30-9:30 p.m. (singing only) and range: A#3-B4, can have more of a char- & composer recognized as up-and-com- Oct. 2 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. (singing acter voice; strong mover, acting the ing by Sony Pictures.” ‘A Christmas Carol,’ Broadway only) at ARTS Performance Academy, priority; mark height on submission. •• Company: Tiger Productions. Staff: Version 1555 Town Center Way, Simi Valley, CA, Ballet Girls: female, 9-14, all ethnici- Don Lewis, prod./writer. •• Casting the musical “A Christmas 93065. ties, open to all ethnicities, all sizes and •• Rehearsal and production dates are Carol,” created by Broadway heavy-hit- •• Send submissions to jgartdept@sbc- shapes; should have basic ballet skills/ TBD in L.A. ters Alan Menken (Disney’s “Beauty global.net. knowledge; seeking a wide range of •• Seeking—Odd NY Characters: males & and the Beast,” Disney’s “The Little •• Bring headshot and resume, along skill levels. Adult Billy: male, 20-29, all females, 18-40, all ethnicities, singers Mermaid,” “Little Shop of Horrors”) & with 16-32 bars of sheet music from a ethnicities, very strong, classically (Broadway level), dancers, acts, and Lynn Ahrens (“Ragtime,” “Seussical,” Broadway musical of a similar genre. trained ballet dancer. Ensemble/ tumblers. “Once on This Island”), for Actors’ •• No pay. Chorus: males & females, 25-60, all •• Seeking submissions from CA. Repertory Theatre of Simi. ethnicities, open to all ethnicities; ••Send submissions to drwhiplash@ •• Company: Actors’ Repertory Theatre ‘Billy Elliot’ men and women of all shapes, sizes, yahoo.com. of Simi. Staff: Jan Glasband, artistic •• Casting “Billy Elliot.” and vocal types, who have solid sing- •• Auditions will be held by appointment dir.-dir.; Becky Castells, dir.-choreo.; ••Company: McCoy/Rigby ing voices and personalities to play only in mid-October. Matthew Park, musical dir. Entertainment. Staff: Julia Flores, cast- many ensemble roles that include: •• For an audition appointment, you •• Rehearsals begin Oct. 6 at ARTS ing dir.; Emma Fassler casting assoc. Miners, Police Officers, Royal Ballet must submit a recent photo and recent Performance Academy, theater’s •• Rehearsals begin Dec. 29; runs Jan. School Members; vocal requirements: video of your singing or talent. If rehearsal studio, inside the Simi Valley 16-Feb. 8 (Wed. & Thurs. at 7:30 p.m., the top note for the sopranos and ten- selected you will be invited to the audi- Town Center, 1555 Town Center Way, Fri. & Sat. at 8 p.m., Sat. & Sun. at 2 ors is an Ab; the men and women tion showcase where we will choose Simi Valley, CA; runs Nov. 22-Dec. 23 (17 p.m.) in La Mirada, CA. should have character in their voices; our performers. performances) at the Simi Valley •• Seeking—Billy Elliot: male, 10-13, all seeking movers and also dancers; •• Company states: “If selected, then $80 Cultural Arts Center, 3050 Los Angeles ethnicities, dance skills needed; how- there will be separate dance calls for for weekly four-hour rehearsal; $100 for Avenue, Simi Valley, CA. ever, acting is the priority, varying lev- each; mark “mover” or “dancer” on performances.” •• Seeking—Jacob Marley: male, 35-55, els of dance experience okay; Billy submission. Caucasian, Scrooge’s former penurious stumbles upon a ballet class and devel- •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held ‘Rudolph the Red Nosed business partner, comes back as a ghost ops a passion for dance; to him, dance Oct. 9 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (sign-up Reindeer’ in chains to warn Scrooge; A3-A5. Ghost is a way to feel whole and free himself begins at 9 a.m.; also an ECC Singers •• Casting “Rudolph the Red Nosed of Christmas Past: male, 35-60, from the problems of life; he finds him- call, to be run as an EPA; lunch 2-3 p.m.) Reindeer,” a musical featuring swing Caucasian, African American, a cheer- self stuck between appeasing family at La Mirada Rehearsal Hall, 15519 dance and puppetry based on the 1964 ful, sprightly ghost who comes back and chasing his newfound love; range: Phoebe, La Mirada, CA, 90638. EPA Rankin Bass stop motion animation TV with the history book of Scrooge’s past E3-C5, clear tone--but not a boy Rules are in effect. This is also an ECC special. to show him the events that led to his soprano; mark height on submission; Singers call, but will be run as an EPA. •• Company: Michael Cohl & S2BN, Justin current state; actor doubles as there is flying involved; an understudy A monitor will be provided. Sudds & Alison Spiriti, General Lamplighter; A3-G5. Ghost of will be cast as well. Dad: male, 35-45, •• Prepare a character-driven pop selec- Management by McCoy Rigby Christmas Present: male, 35-50, all ethnicities, Billy’s stoic father, a tion: Elton John, Billy Joel, pop rock Entertainment. Staff: Lindsay Brooks & Caucasian, African American, Hispanic, widowed miner struggling with main- musicals (maybe Schwartz, no Sharie Nitkin (McCoy Rigby jovial, larger-than-life, this ghost taining a household in lieu of a work Menken). There are a lot of anthems in Entertainment), casting dirs. comes back to show Scrooge all the joy, strike, he is still deeply scarred by the this show. Big belty ballads are okay, •• Rehearsals begin Nov. 3 in La Mirada; love, and celebration he is missing dur- death of his wife; Billy’s dancing ini- lyrics that show character and story. runs Nov. 24-Dec. 28 in Nashville, ing Christmas.; actor doubles as tially sends him into a rage but he Note that the address is the La Mirada Boston, and Hartford, and other cities. Sandwichboard Man; A3-G5. Bob learns to support his son; range: Rehearsal Hall and not the La Mirada •• Seeking—Rudolph: male, 18-35, all eth- Cratchit: male, 30-45, Caucasian, a A2-Eb4, baritone--rough around the Theatre. nicities, youthful; physically agile; father and husband who cares deeply edges; no movement or dance required. •• Pays: $783/wk. min. Equity COST Tier 3 winning performer; vulnerable but for his family, particularly his youngest Grandma: female, 60+, all ethnicities, Contract. strong; a solid singer. Sam: male, 30-55,

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all ethnicities, snowman; warm, mid- Note: Puppeteering skills a plus. Bring dle-aged man with a relaxed demeanor; headshot, resume, sheet music. STUDENT FILMS powerful storyteller who has a sense of •• Pays $700/wk. Per diem, lodging, and AUDITION humor; an appealing, warm singing transportation on tour provided. ‘Amend Me’ voice. Santa Claus: male, 40-65, all eth- •• Casting “Amend Me.” Director states: nicities, larger-than-life personality; HIGHLIGHTS “Fatima goes through a horrific ordeal. cheerful but distracted; agelessly CALIFORNIA Her husband Helal tries to cope with youthful; should not be cast as heavy- what had happened but ends up divorc- set; strong singing voice. Hermey: CHORUS CALLS Fri. Sept. 19 ing Fatima. She overcomes all the male, 18-40, all ethnicities, elf; charm- restraints and restrictions by looking ingly apologetic, but with inner ‘Billy Elliot,’ Dancers ‘Ghost Writer in Love’ (also 9/20) after herself and her future.”

strength; strong comic sensibility; must •• Casting “Billy Elliot.” ‘Though You Slay Me’ (also 9/24) •• Company: USC School of Cinematic MUSICALS move well and have a strong character ••Company: McCoy/Rigby Arts. Staff: Sam shaib, dir. voice. Clarice: female, 18-35, all ethnici- Entertainment. Staff: Julia Flores, cast- •• Shoots Oct. 11, Nov. 8 & 9 in L.A. Sat. Sept. 20 ties, youthful doe; physically agile; ing dir.; Emma Fassler, casting assoc. ••Seeking—Fatima Zarqawi : female, strong, willful, loving, flirtatious; must •• Rehearsals begin Dec. 29; runs Jan. ‘The Sound of Music Jr.’ 30-45, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, have a lilting pure soprano voice. 16-Feb. 8 (Wed. & Thurs. at 7:30 p.m., ‘The Talking Ham’ Ethnically Ambiguous / Mixed Race, Yukon Cornelius: male, 35-55, all eth- Fri. & Sat. at 8 p.m., Sat. & Sun. at 2 p.m.) ‘Amend Me’ (also 9/21) Arab-American, can be Latin, Iranian, nicities, prospector; tall, large man; in La Mirada, CA. Turkish, or Mediterranean but with no instantly likable character; slightly •• Seeking—Billy Elliot: male, 10-13, all accent, three-day shoot, brunette, dark absent-minded; physically agile and ethnicities, dance skills needed; how- Sun. Sept. 21 eyes, tidy and neat looking, sheltered FILM strong comedic ability. Mrs. Claus: ever, acting is the priority, varying lev- ‘What’s Your Emergency?’ childhood, arranged marriage at age 19, female, 35-60, all ethnicities, feisty, els of dance experience okay; Billy never went to college. Helal Zarqawi: L.A. Connection Improv Groups matter-of-fact, inherently warm; strong stumbles upon a ballet class and devel- male, 35-50, Hispanic, Middle Eastern, belter. Donner: male, 35-60, all ethnici- ops a passion for dance; to him, dance is Arab-American, can be Latin, Iranian, ties, Rudolph’s father; physically agile; a way to feel whole and free himself Mon. Sept. 22 Armenian, Turkish, or Mediterranean tougher on the outside than he is on the from the problems of life; he finds him- ‘As You Like It’ (also 9/23-24) but with no accent, three-day shoot, inside. Mrs. Donner: female, 30-55, all self stuck between appeasing family and has dark hair & eyes, comes from a ethnicities, Rudolph’s mother; mater- chasing his newfound love; range: ‘Mickey and the Magical Map’ lower-middle-class family, co-owns a nal, soft-spoken, quietly strong; warm E3-C5, clear tone--but not a boy soprano; convenient store with his family, comes mezzo. Fireball: male, 18-35, all ethnic- mark height on submission; there is fly- Tues. Sept. 23 from a very conservative Muslim back- ities, young buck; featured member of ing involved; an understudy will be cast ground. Dr. Harris: males & females, the chorus; sparky, boyish. Coach as well. Dad: male, 35-45, all ethnicities, ‘The Dealer Dolls’ 40-65, Caucasian, African American, Comet: male, 30-45, all ethnicities, Billy’s stoic father, a widowed miner ‘Rudolph...’ (also 9/24) Asian, South Asian, a professional- reindeer games coach; Clarice’s father struggling with maintaining a house- looking doctor, delivers devastating (can be double-cast as Yukon); physi- hold in lieu of a work strike, he is still news to Fatima and Helal that changes Weds. Sept. 24 cally agile; featured member of Santa’s deeply scarred by the death of his wife; their lives forever. team; leads the reindeer games with Billy’s dancing initially sends him into a The Laguna Playhouse Season •• Auditions will be held by appt. Sept. 20 coach-like quality. Boss Elf: male, rage but he learns to support his son; from 2-7 p.m. at USC School of 18-55, all ethnicities, can be double cast range: A2-Eb4, baritone--rough around For the full auditions calendar, Cinematic Arts, 900 W 34th St, Los as Donner; humorless manager of the the edges; no movement or dance Angeles, CA, 90007. And Sept. 21 from elves’ workshop; innate comic sensibil- required. Grandma: female, 60+, all eth- visit backstage.com/auditions 2-7 p.m. at USC School of Cinematic ity. King Moonracer: male, 25-45, all nicities, Billy’s eccentric grandmother, Arts, 900 W 34th st, Los Angeles, CA, ethnicities, King of the Island of Misfit she is forgetful and a little aloof; despite 90007. Toys; large stage puppet; his personal- her inattention, she harbors a bitter to all ethnicities, all sizes and shapes; •• Send submissions to shaibsam@gmail. ity must come through his voice, which resentment towards her dead abusive should have basic ballet skills/knowl- com. is strong and decisive, stern but warm. husband but has found solace through edge; seeking a wide range of skill lev- •• Compensation for gas money or trans- Bumble The Abominable Snow dance; range: F#3-F#4, alto with good els. Adult Billy: male, 20-29, all portation. SAG Waiver. Monster: males & females, 18+, all eth- control of the vibrato; not a dancer, but ethnicities, very strong, classically nicities, series of three-dimensional should be comfortable with some move- trained ballet dancer. Ensemble/ ‘Don’t Tell My Mom’ puppet/set pieces, with a distinctive ment. Tony: male, 18-25, Caucasian, Chorus: males & females, 25-60, all eth- •• Casting “Don’t Tell My Mom,” a stu- growl and series of sound FX. Misfit Billy’s brother, a lazy but passionate nicities, open to all ethnicities; men and dent film. Synopsis: A naïve high Toys: males & females, 18+, all ethnici- miner, hotheaded and scrappy with women of all shapes, sizes, and vocal school boy finds a summer job at a sex ties, elf chorus, various scenic wood- seemingly no regard of respect for his types, who have solid singing voices and shop, where he develops a crush on his land animals, and choral puppeteers father, although he shares his disap- personalities to play many ensemble older female boss, through which he making up the magical environment of proval of dance; range: D3-F4, lyric bari- roles that include: Miners, Police learns how to communicate more the story. tone/tenor 2; no movement or dance Officers, Royal Ballet School Members; openly and find comfort in his own ••Auditions will be held Sept. 23 from required. Mrs. Wilkinson: female, vocal requirements: the top note for the skin. 6-10 p.m. (singers) and Sept. 24 at 6 40-59, all ethnicities, the local ballet sopranos and tenors is an Ab; the men •• Company: Dodge College of Film and p.m. (dancers) at McCoy Rigby teacher who eventually becomes Billy’s and women should have character in Media Arts. Staff: Missy Hauser, casting Entertainment Rehearsal Hall, 15519 mentor; hardened and mouthy, she their voices; seeking movers and also dir. Phoebe, La Mirada, CA, 90638. Note: actually has capacity for caring when dancers; there will be separate dance •• Rehearses late September; shoots Oct. This address is not the La Mirada she sees promise in Billy; believes in the calls for each; mark “mover” or “dancer” 10-12 & 17-19 in Orange County and L.A. Theatre. power of personal expression through on submission. •• Seeking—Jason: male, 18-22, •• For submissions/appointments dance; range: Gb3-Bb5, alto, strong mix/ •• Equity Chorus Calls will be held Oct. 14 Caucasian, a callow teenager who keeps (through agent/management only), belt; not a dancer, but should be com- at 3 p.m. (female dancers; sign-up, 2:30 his scandalous job a secret from his email [email protected]. fortable with some movement. Debbie p.m.) and at 4:30 p.m. (male dancers; mom, insecure with his inexperience, •• Singers: Prepare 16-32 bars of an Wilkinson: female, 9-12, all ethnicities, sign-up, 4 p.m.) at La Mirada Rehearsal he thinks that having sex for the first appropriate and animated musical the- all sizes and shapes; the ballet teacher’s Hall, 15519 Phoebe, La Mirada, CA, time will be an avenue for him to fit in. ater song that shows off both voice and daughter, a bit stand-offish and argu- 90638. Note: The address is the La Mrs. Gleeson: female, 35-50, Caucasian, personality. Must be dynamic and mentative, her childhood crush on Billy Mirada Rehearsal Hall and not the La Hispanic, Jason’s sexy yet sweet neigh- vivid, while still maintaining honesty. leads her to constantly discourage him; Mirada Theatre. Chorus rules are in bor whose bubbly, flirtatious personal- Accompanist provided. should have basic ballet skills but acting effect. A monitor will be provided. ity makes her attractive to anyone who •• Dancers: Bring jazz shoes and be pre- is the priority. Michael: male, 10-13, all •• Wear dance attire, no baggy layers. she meets. Katrina: female, 22-30, pared to dance immediately at 6 p.m. ethnicities, Billy’s careless and fun-lov- Dance first and then may be asked to Caucasian, the edgy-cool manager of Dancers may also be asked to sing 16 ing best friend; he lives in the realm of sing character-driven pop selection. Pandora’s Cox who hires Jason for the bars, so be prepared. expressing oneself, going so far as to Girls: Bring flats and tap shoes (if you summer, an aspiring writer who wants •• Singers & Dancers: You may be asked commonly dress in women’s clothing; have them). Ladies: Bring heels and to take an alternative path to stardom, to read sides provided at auditions; be range: A#3-B4, can have more of a char- flats. Men: Bring flats and tap shoes. despite having little personal interest familiar with characters and voices acter voice; strong mover, acting the pri- Boys: Bring flats, ballet, and tap shoes. in the items her shop sells. Jason’s specific to the TV Special, but be pre- ority; mark height on submission. Ballet •• Pays: $783/wk. min. Equity COST Tier 3 Mom: female, 40-55, Caucasian, protec- pared to bring your own ideas as well. Girls: female, 9-14, all ethnicities, open Contract. tive and persistent, Jason’s Mom

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pushes her son to find a job for the about what will realistically happen to each night; when the music suddenly October 2014 in L.A. summer while still treating him like a their child so as not to get their hopes ceases to play, she must search for it •• Seeking—Average Sized Actors: males young boy. up. However, his heart breaks for every and track down the source in order to & females, 18+, all ethnicities, must •• Seeking submissions from CA. family he deals with. Tim: male, 40-60, fall asleep again. Ben: male, 28-38, look healthy and energetic. ••Send submissions to missyhausercast- all ethnicities, an elder in Pastor Matt’s Caucasian, refreshingly charming in •• Seeking submissions from CA. [email protected]. church. He is a construction contractor his brilliance, he is a classical music ••Send submissions to DRMcasting@ •• Submit headshot, resume, and reel for as a job, and the rest of his life is expert who falls in love with Lisa as he gmail.com. sides and audition info, and provide devoted to serving in the church. He helps her on her quest to track down a •• Include most recent video or link with availability for shoot dates. has known the Wilhites since before specific piece of music; with music as your submission. •• No pay. Gas, compensation, copy, they were married. They have been his language, he teaches her the impor- •• Pays $100/day. Three days expected. IMDB credit, meals provided. SAG Short close friends for years. Every time Tim tance of balance and meaningful rela- Film Agreement. has had to go through something, Matt tionships. Edmund: male, 40-60, has been a solid rock and a comfort to Caucasian, Ethnically Ambiguous / ‘Though You Slay Me’ him through his trials. Now he feels Mixed Race, not your stereotypical •• Casting “Though You Slay Me,” a sec- like he needs to be there for Matt in boss, he’s kindhearted and humorous, a SINGERS ond year grad short for Chapman return. Susan: female, 40-60, all eth- father figure in Lisa’s life, he has her University. Synopsis: When their teen- nicities, Tim’s wife. She works part best interests at heart and gives Lisa as ‘Abbacadabra’ age son gets into a life threatening car time at an elementary school. She is many chances as he can before having •• Casting “Abbacadabra: The Ultimate crash, a pastor and his wife must decide also actively involved in the woman’s to take serious action. Samantha: ABBA Tribute Concert.” whether to keep him on life support ministry at the church. She has also female, 27-36, Caucasian, good-hearted •• Company: Serendipity Entertainment, and hope for a miracle or pull the plug known Matt and Olivia since before and benevolent, she genuinely wants Inc. Staff: Gary Raffanelli, exec. prod. FILM and donate his organs. They will risk they were married. She is friends with what’s best for her lonely coworker, •• Performs in CA. their reputation in the community, Olivia, but is not as close as Matt and Lisa, she makes a pointed effort to be ••Seeking—Agnetha Fältskog: males & their faith in God’s plans, and their Tim are. She has learned that the best friendly and makes certain to always females, 23-45, Caucasian, strong lead trust in each other as they are forced to thing she can do in these times is sup- extend an invitation and include Lisa in soprano/mezzo vocalist also singing make the most difficult decision of port her husband in whatever decisions her social plans. Marta: female, 30-50, harmony parts on all ABBA songs. their lives. Producer states: “This film he has to make. Christian: male, 18-23, Caucasian, Hispanic, feisty and severe, Needs to blend vocally with Frida and

TV & VIDEO TV may be submitted to local film all ethnicities, to play 16, Alex’s best is the wife of the man whose music backup vocals. Be prepared to sing festivals.” friend, not as popular as Alex, so he touched Lisa’s heart, rude and unhelp- “Winner Takes It All” and two Agnetha •• Company: Chapman University. Staff: looks up to him and desires to be like ful in giving Lisa the information she lead songs: “S.O.S.” (for emotion), Cramer England, prod. him. He generally follows Alex in what- yearns for; despite her intensity, she “Gimme Gimme” (for rock feel), “Take A •• Shoots Nov. 6-9 in Orange, Anaheim, ever he does and rarely takes a leader- has her soft spots, a plus if you speak Chance On Me” (for power), “Chiquitita” and Yorba Linda, CA. ship role. He is a sensitive soul and is Spanish. Shelly: female, 33-50, (for ballad), or “Dancing Queen” (for •• Seeking—Matt Wilhite: male, 40-55, all afraid of change. High School Students: Caucasian, a veteran nurse, friendly vocal stretch). Anna-Frid Lyngstad: ethnicities, a charismatic preacher who males & females, 18-23, all ethnicities, and caring; innately always trying to female, 23-45, Caucasian, strong lead COMMERCIAL has given his life for his job. He spends to be at the party and/or sit in the con- make side conversation with patients alto vocalist also singing harmony parts every waking hour devoted to serving gregation of the church. Elder’s and and their relatives. on all ABBA songs. Needs to blend others and being actively involved in Elder’s Wives: males & females, 25-70, •• Auditions will be held by appt. Sept. 21 vocally with Agnetha and backup the lives of those around him. Matt is all ethnicities, to be elders in the from 12-5 p.m. at CAZT, 916 N. Formosa vocals. Be prepared to sing “Money proud of the life and church he has church meeting and congregation Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90046. Money Money” and two other of the fol- built. He is secure and proud of his own members in the church service. EMT/ •• For sides and audition info, email lowing Frida lead songs: “Fernando” faith and the example that he gives for Nurses: males & females, 18-50, all eth- headshot, resume, and reel to missy- (ballad), “Knowing Me Knowing You” those in his congregation. His family is nicities, may have one or two lines in [email protected]. Note the (power), “I Have A Dream” (ballad), his pride and joy. He and Alex had a the hospital scenes; medical experience project title (“What’s Your “Super Trooper” (pop ballad) or deep connection, and Matt always a plus. Emergency?”) and the role you have “Dancing Queen” (vocal stretch). Bjorn prayed that Alex would not want to •• Auditions will be held Sept. 19 from 10 submitted for. Ulvaeus: male, 23-45, Caucasian, strong move far away but follow in his foot- a.m.-2 p.m. and Sept. 24 from 2-6 p.m. •• No pay, but DVD copy, IMDB credit, lead guitar player and tenor vocalist. steps. Olivia Wilhite: female, 40-55, all at Marion Knott Studios, 283 North meals, and gas compensation provided. Singing lead and harmony parts on all ethnicities, a spirited, passionate Cypress Street, Orange, CA, 92866. ABBA songs. Able to move confidently woman who will fight for what she •• Send submissions to engla105@mail. as a show guitarist and interacts well knows to be right, even to the extent of chapman.com. with audience. You will need to know hurting someone else in the process. •• If you cannot attend the auditions or how to play and sing “Does Your Mother VARIETY She loves her son unconditionally, and are not selected to audition, you may REALITY TV & Know?”. Benny Andersson: male, 23-45, would sacrifice her own life for his hap- send a link to a video of a page of dia- Caucasian, strong lead piano player and piness. As the pastor’s wife, she loves logue read from the script to DOCUMENTARY tenor vocalist. Singing lead and har- her husband very much but can be [email protected]. mony parts on all ABBA songs. Able to worn down by the stresses of the posi- •• No pay, but copy, credit, meals, and gas ‘Waiting For Los Angeles’ move confidently as a rock pianist and tion. She is tired of the way people provided. SAG-AFTRA Low-Budget •• Casting “Waiting for Los Angeles,” a interacts well with audience. You will incorrectly judge her and tired of Special Agreement. video project about Griffith Park. need to know how to play piano parts on always having to look perfect in the •• Company: Uta Kogelsberger. Staff: Uta “Chiquitita” and two other of the follow- eyes of the congregation. Alex Wilhite: ‘What’s Your Emergency?’ Kogelsberger, artistic dir. ing ABBA tunes: “Winner Takes It All,” male, 18-23, all ethnicities, to play 16, a •• Casting “What’s Your Emergency?” a •• Shoots Sept. 22 in Griffith Park, Los “Dancing Queen,” “S.O.S.” and “Money fun-loving high school boy. He is short film for Dodge College of Film Angeles. Money Money.” looked up to by his peers and is popular and Media Arts. Synopsis: “A 911 dis- •• Seeking—Participant: males & females, •• Auditions will be held by appt. Sept. 26 at his school. He loves to play sports patch operator must search for the 40-98, all ethnicities, comfortable from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (singers & musi- and spend time with friends. He is gen- music that disappears from the apart- improvising and acting like self. cians) at Encore Theatre, 8818 erally a good kid, but he can sometimes ment next door in order to fall asleep •• Seeking submissions from CA. Lankershim Blvd, Sun Valley, CA, 91352. get mixed up with the wrong crowd again, discovering something even ••Send submissions to uta.kogels- And Sept. 27 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (singers because he is so popular. He feels that more valuable along the way.” [email protected]. & musicians) at Backline Rehearsal he has to maintain this image, not only •• Company: Dodge College of Film and •• Pays $30 for one hour. Studios, 7251 Garden Grive Blvd. Suite to keep his friends but to please his par- Media Arts. Staff: Missy Hauser, casting “H”, Garden Gove, CA, 92841. ents. He loves his parents and follows dir. •• Send submissions to gary@slamgrand. most of their rules, but even he some- •• Rehearses Oct. 24 & 25; shoots Oct. 26, com. times thinks that the pressures of being 31 through Nov. 2 in L.A. •• For an audition appointment call (775) a preacher’s kid are a little too intense. •• Seeking—Lisa: female, 30-38, LOCAL COMMERCIALS 771-7532 or (818) 383-4421. Dr. Perry: male, 30-70, all ethnicities, Caucasian, selfless and unassuming, •• Bring photo, bio, and whatever you an ER doctor who has seen many trau- she’s a lonely, single woman who works Diet Drink Commercial have to show you off the best. Only matic accidents in his field of work. The tireless double-shifts as a dispatch •• Casting an average sized actor for a strong vocalists, performers, instru- most difficult part of his job is having operator and, because of her stressful diet drink commercial. mentalists need apply. Acting skills a to face the parents’ loss. He has learned job, she listens to the soothing sounds •• Company: DRM Casting. Staff: Diane plus. Improvisational skills are an throughout the years that it is best to be of a particular piano piece that plays McFadden, casting dir. advantage for this role. Able to speak upfront and honest with the parents through the walls of her apartment •• Rehearses and shoots first week with a “loose” Swedish accent or must

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be able to learn one. Plenty of smiles. Mezzo Soprano: female, 16+, all ethnici- Company states: “The wise sorcerer, •• Company: Waterfront Cafe. Staff: Must be able to move well with mild ties, a highly energetic quartet, with the Yen Sid, tells us of a wondrous map - Molly, event coord. choreography while singing and inter- ability to dance and sing for upwards of one unlike any other - with the power •• Event takes place Sept. 20, 1:30-10 p.m. acting with the audience. Bring any- 20 minutes. Strong harmonies are a to take dreamers to any place imagin- at On the Waterfront Cafe in Venice

thing non-ABBA that you think shows must. Male Swing: male, 16+, all ethnici- able. But when young apprentice, Beach. Note: Show up at 1:30 p.m. to PLAYS you off best; with your own back up ties, a highly energetic quartet, with the Mickey Mouse, attempts to paint the change into your costume. Preferable track on CD. Any research you can do on ability to dance and sing for upwards of map’s one unfinished spot, he stumbles for hair to be in braids upon arrival. character (make up, hair style, onstage 20 minutes. Strong harmonies are a into the mystery of the map’s magic! •• Seeking—Oktoberfest Cutie: female, presence and moves, dress) will help. must; must be able to sing the tenor and Mickey and the Magical Map brings 21-25, Caucasian, must be 21+, tradi- •• Performance pay is guaranteed by the bass parts. Female Swing: female, 16+, together live performers, popular tional dirndl costume will be worn (see day or week, depending. Note: You must all ethnicities, a highly energetic quar- Disney Characters and theatrical wiz- image), will be walking around inter- be willing to travel (sometimes at a tet, with the ability to dance and sing for ardry to take the audience on a surpris- acting with our clientele so please be moment’s notice), and have no medical upwards of 20 minutes. Strong harmo- ing journey through fantastic worlds of outgoing & like to smile, come help problems or drug/alcohol issues. nies are a must; must be able to sing the music, color and imagination.” make our Oktoberfest special by dress- mezzo soprano and alto parts. Female •• Company: Disney Parks Talent ing up in a traditional costume & inter- Singer With a Belt: female, 16-40, all Casting. acting with our clients during the ethnicities, two mezzo sopranos with •• Rehearsals begin early November; per- festival. strong belt and the ability to harmonize formances are ongoing at Fantasyland •• Seeking submissions from CA. THEME PARKS as a duet with male partner. Male Theatre in Disneyland Park in Anaheim, ••Apply on Backstage.com. Singer: male, 16-40, all ethnicities, two CA. ••Provide full body shot if possible. LEGOLAND 2014 Winter Season, tenors with strong voice and the ability •• Seeking—Vocalists: males & females, Oktoberfest girl costumes available in Dancers to harmonize as a duet with female part- 18+, all ethnicities. small sizes only. Local talent only. Wear •• Casting singers and dancers ner. Dancer: males & females, 16-40, all •• Auditions will be held Sept. 22 at 11 comfortable, cute shoes that you can LEGOLAND California’s 2014 winter sea- ethnicities, three male and three female a.m. (sign up, 10:30 a.m.) at Debbie walk around in with no problem. son of holiday productions including high energy performers with experience Reynolds Studios, 6514 Lankershim Parking may be available at the “LEGO Friends LIVE Holiday Show,” and training in a variety of dance styles Blvd., North Hollywood, CA, 91606. restaurant. “The Jingle Jammers,” and “Holiday to play male and female toy soldiers. •• Prepare 16 bars of a musical theater •• Pays $120/day. Character Dance Party.” Costume Character Dancers: males & selection or song that best showcases •• Company: LEGOLAND California. Staff: females, 16-35, all ethnicities, four high your vocal range, and provide clearly Shawn Greiner, entertainment energy performers with experience and marked sheet music in the correct key supervisor. training in a variety of dance styles to for the accompanist. Prerecorded •• Rehearses and performs in Carlsbad, play LEGO Santa Costume Character and accompaniment tracks or a cappella NORTHERN CA. LEGO Toy Soldier. Must be comfortable auditions are not allowed. Bring a cur- •• Seeking—Olivia: female, 12-16, wearing a full body costume that covers rent headshot and resume. Caucasian, an inventor who dreams of you from head to toe. Should be in good •• For more info, visit www.disneyaudi- being a scientist, strong harmonies a physical health and not suffer from tions.com. CALIFORNIA must; must be able to sing and dance for claustrophobia. •• Performers must be at least 18 years of upwards of 20 minutes at a time, four •• Auditions will be held by appt. Sept. 20 age to audition. times per day; must be willing to wear a at 2 p.m. (dancers) at Carlsbad Senior •• Professional pay provided. wig during performances. Emma: Center, 799 Pine Ave., Carlsbad, CA, Entertainers for this show are covered female, 12-16, Caucasian, Hispanic, 92008. under the terms and conditions of a col- Asian, Middle Eastern, Southeast Asian / •• Send submissions to auditions@lego- lective bargaining agreement with the PLAYS Pacific Islander, Ethnically Ambiguous / land.com. American Guild of Variety Artists Mixed Race, loves clothes and dreams of •• For an audition appointment, specify in (AGVA). ‘Hilarity’ being a fashion designer, strong harmo- your submission that you are interested •• Casting the comic drama “Hilarity.” nies a must; must be able to sing and in a dance audition. No preparation is Production description: “A down on her dance for upwards of 20 minutes at a necessary. You will be taught a combina- luck comedian tries to get it together time, four times per day; must be willing tion during the audition. Dress in dance while meddling in, and potentially to wear a wig during performances. appropriate attire and note that shoes STAGE STAFF & TECH ruining, the life of the one person who Andrea: female, 12-16, African must be worn at all times. Bring current watches over her.” American, Native American, Middle pix & resume to the auditions. Another ‘Big Fish,’ Stage Manager •• Company: DIVAfest and The San Eastern, African Descent, a singer who photo will be taken during the audition •• Seeking a local stage manager for “Big Francisco Theater Pub. Staff: Allison dreams of being a performer, strong har- for height reference. Note: Seeking Fish.” Page, writer; Claire Rice, dir. VARIETY monies a must; must be able to sing and dancers with training in hip hop, jazz, •• Company: Musical Theatre West. Staff: •• Rehearsals begin January 2015; opens dance for upwards of 20 minutes at a and/or Broadway. Paul Garman, exec. dir./prod.; Larry Mar. 5, 2015 in San Francisco, CA. time, four times per day; must be willing •• For a full production calendar and more Carpenter, dir.; Matthew Smedal, music •• Seeking—Liz: female, 18-32, all ethnici- to wear a wig during performances. info, visit www.legoland.com/auditions. dir.; Peggy Hickey, choreo. ties, smart, crafty, caring, sometimes- Stephanie: female, 12-16, Caucasian, a Note: Performers under age 16 must •• Rehearsals begin Oct. 6 (nonunion) enabling, kind of a pushover when it writer who dreams of being a journalist; have a parent or guardian present for all and Oct. 13 (AEA); runs Oct. 31-Nov. 16 comes right down to it. Some Guy: strong harmonies a must; must be able rehearsals and performances. An on site in Long Beach, CA. male, 20-39, all ethnicities, a bucket of to sing and dance for upwards of 20 min- studio teacher is present for all rehears- •• Seeking—Stage Manager: males & trouble: handsome, charming, awful, utes at a time, four times per day. Must als and performances as well. Parents females, 18+, all ethnicities. sneaky, cocky, domineering, God’s- be willing to wear a wig during perfor- will not be permitted in the audition •• Seeking submissions from CA. gift-to-women, charismatic, and a sort mances. Mia: female, 12-16, Caucasian, room for initial audition; all parents ••Send submissions to mary@musical. of chameleon. Sandy: males & females, an animal lover who is practical and allowed in the room for callbacks. org. 30-69, all ethnicities, gregarious, jokey, down to earth, but always ready to work; Performers under 18 must possess an •• Submissions deadline is Sept. 22. For big personality, lacking in some scru- strong harmonies a must, must be able Entertainment Work Permit. Minors will more info, visit www.musical.org. ples but probably feels bad about it to sing and dance for upwards of 20 min- miss up to five days of school. On these •• Equity LOA ref. to WCLO Contract, sometimes, late at night, likes to act utes at a time, four times per day. Must days, additional time will be tacked on approval pending. (Previous min. like everything’s a party, even when GIGS be willing to wear a wig during perfor- to each shift for on site schooling with $1190/wk). something serious is happening. mances. Bass: male, 16+, all ethnicities, the teacher. •• Auditions will be held by appt. Oct. 7 a highly energetic quartet, with the abil- •• Pays $14/hr. for rehearsals and $20/hr. from 7-10 p.m. in San Francisco, CA, ity to dance and sing for upwards of 20 for performances. Costume Character 94102. minutes. Strong harmonies are a must. positions pay $11/hr. for character work •• Send submissions to hilarity.play@ Tenor: male, 16+, all ethnicities, a highly and $14/hr. for performances in live FESTIVALS & EVENTS gmail.com. energetic quartet, with the ability to stage shows. •• Stipend provided. dance and sing for upwards of 20 min- Westside Oktoberfest EVENTS utes. Strong harmonies are a must. Alto: ‘Mickey and the Magical Map,’ •• Seeking three fun, friendly, attractive ‘The Desk Set’ female, 16+, all ethnicities, a highly Vocalists spokesmodels for an Oktoberfest event. •• Casting ”The Desk Set” a “1955 roman- energetic quartet, with the ability to •• Seeking vocalists for a Broadway- Coordinator states: “It will be a fun tic comedy about four women who dance and sing for upwards of 20 min- caliber, theatrical production of sunny day at the beach with European make up the research department of a utes. Strong harmonies are a must. “Mickey and the Magical Map.” friends!” 1950’s New York-based television sta-

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tion. The story revolves around what Performances run November 5-22, in “Our Town.” Senator E.W. Higgins: casting union & nonunion actors for the happens when new technology (in the San Francisco, CA. male, 40-65, Caucasian, a white 2015 Blackfriars Playhouse summer & form of a ridiculously silly computer •• Seeking—All roles: males & females, Alabama State Senator, bawn ‘n’ bred in fall seasons of rotating repertory. system the size of a wall) is introduced 18+, all ethnicities. Alabama. Implacable in his belief in the Repertory includes “Antony and

PLAYS into the work place, threatening to •• Auditions will be held by appt. Sept. 28 traditions of the South. A charismatic Cleopatra,” “A Midsummer Night’s replace and out-mode the women and from 2-10 p.m. and Sept. 29 from 7-10 bully given to speechifying and postur- Dream,” “The Winter’s Tale,” “1 Henry many of their co-workers.” p.m. (open call) at EXIT Theatre, 156 ing but can be a cool and calculating VI,” and “Mucedorus.” Also casting the •• Company: No Nude Men Productions. Eddy St, San Francisco, CA, 94102. game player when on the attack. 98 2015-16 American Shakespeare Center Staff: William Marchant, writer. •• Send submissions to sfolympians@ percent unflappable. Passionate and on Tour. Repertory includes “Julius •• Performances run July 10-26, 2015, in gmail.com. desperate, but rarely showing the lat- Caesar,” “The Importance of Being San Francisco, CA. •• Sides provided. Bring pix & résumés. ter. A bear of a man. Welcomes the Earnest,” “Henry V,” “Arms and the

MUSICALS •• Seeking—Richard: male, 18+, all eth- Be prepared to stay for a half hour for spotlight. Think of him as a cousin to Man,” “A Christmas Carol.” The nicities, an extremely intelligent, if the entire audition process. “Big Daddy” in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” American Shakespeare Center seeks occasionally condescending, efficiency •• There is a small stipend, determined Emily Wheelock Reed: female, 50-59, classically-trained actors who also are expert, ivy-league finished, sarcastic, by attendance each night of the festival Caucasian, A white State Librarian of strong singers and musicians. Actors stiff and brittle at first, he’s actually a (usually approximately $25 per actor). Alabama. Raised in Indiana; more play and sing music before and during bit of a softy on the inside. Abe: male, Midwestern than Southern. Pert, busi- all ASC shows. 18+, all ethnicities, Bunny’s love inter- nesslike, completely unsentimental, •• Company: American Shakespeare est (and technically, her boss), the man- quick on her feet, excellent at her job, Center. Staff: Jim Warren, artistic dir.; aging director of the television station, rare to show her weakness in public. 98 Jay McClure, assoc. artistic dir./casting a rich heir from upstate New York, Abe MUSICALS percent unflappable. Limited sense of dir. is very career driven and, it’s implied, humor, but not a librarian cliché - not a •• Rehearses summer 2015 in Staunton, heavily influenced/controlled by his ‘Billie’s Song’ drudge or a spinster or a prude. Has VA. Contract runs April 28-Nov. 29, family. Kenny: male, 18+, all ethnici- •• Casting “Billie’s Song,” a musical worked in the system enough to know 2015; tour contract runs June 22, 2015- ties, the mailroom guy, Kenny is young, based on the life of singer Billie how to be politic and moderate while June 13, 2016. excited to have his first professional Holiday. still pushing for what she wants. Avoids •• Seeking—All Roles Open: males & job, and he’s a bit of a flirt (essentially •• Company: African-American Cultural the spotlight. Thomas Franklin: male, females, 18+, all ethnicities. making him the male equivalent of Center. Staff: Danny Duncan, writer. 27, Caucasian, A white reference librar- •• Auditions will be held by appt. Oct. 27 Ruthie). Shirtsleeves: male, 18+, all •• Performances begin July 2015, in San ian, assistant to Emily Reed, head of and Oct. 28 (open call) in NYC. And ethnicities, a law clerk, he is a friend of Francisco, CA. the State Library’s reference depart- Nov. 7 and Nov. 8 in Staunton, VA, the research department, their spy in •• Seeking—Younger Billie: female, 18-35, ment. An Alabama native. Educated, 24401. legal, speaks in a kind of lower mid- African American, Broadway Belt–Eb, exacting, fiercely loyal, a Type-A per- •• Mail pix & résumés to Casting, town New York accent that the right must be able to play age range from 12 sonality at work, hiding a secret or two, American Shakespeare Center, 20 S actor can use to make already funny through 25 years old. which might give him the slight quality New ST, 4th FL, Staunton, VA 24401. lines even funnier. Mr. Bennett: male, •• Auditions will be held by appt. Sept. 21 of seeming shifty, sensitive, shy or Include your email address. Note: 18+, all ethnicities, the head of the from 1-4 p.m. at African American slightly peculiar at times. Charming. Performers of all ethnic and racial back- accounting department. Cultural Center, 3rd Floor, 762 Fulton Dryly funny. Lily Whitfield: female, 32, grounds are encouraged to apply. •• Auditions will be held by appt. Oct. 20 Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102. Caucasian, A white woman from small- •• For more info, visit www.american- from 7-10 p.m. at EXIT Theatre, 156 •• For an appointment, email high- town Alabama privilege. A Southern shakespearecenter.com. Eddy St., San Francisco, CA, 94102. [email protected]. belle, with some wear around the •• Non-Equity benefits include $1,600/ •• Send submissions to sfolympians@ •• Bring one song of your choosing that edges. Sheltered, still living in her mo. salary, plus housing, and health gmail.com. accurately displays your vocal ancestral home. Delicate, hiding a insurance provided. Equity URTA, Tier •• Pays $150 stipend, with a possible expertise. secret, sentimental and quick to con- II Contract. bonus. •• No pay. jure the past. Mercurial, garrulous, charming, vivacious, with streaks of ‘Guess Who’s Coming to ‘The Dinner Detective’ sadness. Impulsive. Her chemistry with Dinner’ •• Casting “The Dinner Detective” an Joshua is palpable. Joshua Moore: •• Casting “Guess Who’s Coming to interactive, improv murder mystery male, 32, African American, A middle- Dinner,” a play based on the 1967 dinner show set in modern day. NATIONAL/ class African-American man who left screenplay by William Rose. •• Company: Dinner Detective Oakland. Alabama when he was 20 following a •• Company: Repertory Theatre of St. ••Performances run in the San Francisco childhood trauma that involved Lily’s Louis. Staff: Steve Woolf, artistic dir.; Bay Area, CA. family. Upwardly mobile and confident, Seth Gordon, dir.; Todd Kriedler, •• Seeking—All Roles: males & females, REGIONAL but aware of the limits of the Jim Crow writer; Rich Cole, casting dir. 18-55, all ethnicities. South. Has shed his Southern accent, •• Rehearsals begin Dec. 12; runs Jan. •• Auditions will be held Sept. 27 at 12:30 though it surfaces in passion. Focused, 7-Feb. 1 in NY. p.m. at Waterfront Hotel, 10 content with life, emotionally mea- •• Seeking—Christina Drayton: female, Washington St., Oakland, CA, 94610. sured but not afraid to express himself. 50-59, Caucasian, runs an art gallery. •• Send submissions to info@thedin- Burdened by the past without knowing Very regal, but can be casual. Loves her nerdetective.com. PLAYS it. His chemistry with Lily is palpable. husband and daughter fiercely. Still •• Those auditioning will be seen in a •• Auditions will be held by appt. Sept. 29 beautiful. Joanna Drayton: female, group. Casting Notes: “If you are run- ‘Alabama Story’ and Sept. 30 in Salt Lake City, UT. 20-29, Caucasian, the picture of youth, ning late please still do stop in, we’ll •• Casting “Alabama Story.” •• For an audition appointment, email health, beauty, vitality, optimism. Tall still see you, or drop in to the next time ••Company: Pioneer Theatre Company. pix & resumes to richcolenyc@hotmail. with pale skin, beautiful. Dr. John slot. Expect to stay for two hours, but Staff: Karen Azenberg, artistic dir./dir.; com. Submissions accepted from Prentice Jr.: male, 30-39, African could be released sooner. Check in at Kenneth Jones, writer; Rich Cole, cast- Equity members only for these appoint- American, handsome, regal, correct, the front desk to confirm and get direc- ing dir. ments. The Equity member must sub- professional. He’s holding in great pas- tions for auditions held in Port-side •• Rehearses Dec. 15; runs Jan. 9-24, 2015 mit him/herself directly in order to be sion that occasionally boils to the sur- Room. No costumes and no serving in Salt Lake City, UT. considered. Casting director states: face. Matilda Binks: female, 50-59, required.” •• Seeking—Garth Williams: male, 40-65, “You must put ‘Alabama Story’ and the African American, domestic. Very good •• Pay ranges from $50-$110, plus meal Caucasian, a white omnipresent narra- name of role sought in the subject line with tough love. She defies the stereo- and tips. tor. Educated abroad, a famous of your email. You must embed resume typical maid. Good singing voice. American illustrator of children’s and a thumbnail headshot in the body Hilary St. George: female, 40-49, all ‘The San Francisco Olympians books. Humane storyteller at ease with of your email. Attachments will not be ethnicities, associate director of an art Festival’ sincerity and sentiment, yet capable of opened.” gallery. Wasp, gregarious, a ready •• Casting “The San Francisco Olympians a waspish comic remark. He also •• Submission deadline is Sept. 25. smile, can be very charming or very Festival,” a short play festival featuring assumes the roles of others, including a ••Pays $812 min. (theater pays above patronizing. John Prentice, Sr.: male, a collection of 28 new plays written by wizened and infirm 80-year-old Old minimum). Equity LORT Non-Rep 50-59, African American, retired 30 local writers, each one focusing on School Southern politician, a liberal Contract. teacher. Polite, correct gentleman with (or inspired by) a different monster Montgomery reporter, a Florida news- a major chip on his shoulder that from Greek mythology. paper columnist and a menacing local Blackfriars Playhouse 2015-16 doesn’t stay under the surface easily. •• Company: No Nude Men Productions. citizen. A nimble chameleon with Seasons Mary Prentice: female, 50-59, African ••Rehearses October and November. gravitas. Think the stage manager in •• The American Shakespeare Center is American, quiet, thoughtful, loving,

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but has a way of speaking devastating required. To find out more, visit www. truths simply but forcefully. arvadacenter.org/auditions. Auditions MUSICALS •• Auditions will be held by appt. Sept. are by appointment only and can be 23, Sept. 24 and Sept. 25 in St. Louis, scheduled by calling Arvada Center Box AUDITION ‘A Little Bit of Magic’

MO. Office (720) 898-7200. Do not contact •• Casting “A Little Bit of Magic.” PLAYS •• Email picture/resume to richcole- the production staff. EPA Rules are in Synopsis: This charming play touches [email protected] with “Guess [role effect. A monitor will not be provided. HIGHLIGHTS upon how special we are. Do-Nothing submitting for]/AEA Submission” in The producer will run all aspects of this SOUTHEAST Dale, a little picked-upon wizard, wants the subject line. A thumbnail headshot audition. Fri. Sept. 19 to know what her little bit of magic is. and resume should be embedded in •• Pays $600/wk. Equity LORT Non-Rep ‘Acting 4 Reel People’ Video On her journey to find out, she meets the body of the email. Attachments LORT D Contract. people like the laughing Coco the Workshops, Sales Position

will not be opened. Submission dead- Clown and the singing Marilyn Melody, MUSICALS line is Sept. 19. No phone calls or visits. ‘Light Sensitive’ and she finds that she’s just as special •• Pays $812 minimum. Equity LORT •• Casting “Light Sensitive,” by Jim Sat. Sept. 20 as everyone else in the world. Bright Non-Rep Contract. Geoghan. ‘Soon’ musical numbers add sparkle to the •• Company: Montgomery Theater. Staff: story. ‘Harvey’ Tom Quinn, dir. ‘Push Play’ •• Company: Alhambra Children’s •• Casting “Harvey,” a play. •• Rehearsal begins Jan. 13, 2015; runs ‘The Great American Trailer Park’ Theater / Alhambra Theatre & Dining. ••Company: Arvada Center for the Arts Feb. 5-Mar. 1, 2015 in Souderton, PA. Staff: Lisa Valdini, dir. & Humanities. Staff: Rod A. Lansberry, •• Seeking—Lou D’Marco: male, 35-50, all •• Show runs randomly throughout the artistic prod.; Gavin Mayer, dir. ethnicities, working class Italian Sun. Sept. 21 year, so actors must be local to •• Rehearsals begin Jan. 6; runs Jan. American bartender, funny, colorful ‘On Your Feet’ Jacksonville, FL, and have daytime 27-Feb. 22, 2015 in Arvada, CO. womanizer, not exceptionally bright. ‘Push Play’ flexibility. •• Seeking—Ethel Chauvenet: female, Thomas Hanratty: male, 35-50, all eth- •• Seeking—Actors: males & females, 18+, 18+, all ethnicities, good friend of the nicities, working class Irish American, all ethnicities, seeking an ensemble family; member of the town’s social lifetime resident of New York’s Hell’s Mon. Sept. 22 cast of four: two men and two women. circle that Veta desperately wants Kitchen, former cab driver now blind. ‘The Assembled Parties’ •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held Myrtle to break into. Betty Chumley: Edna Miles: female, 35-50, all ethnici- ‘Right Hand of Fellowship’ Oct. 6 from 1-5 p.m. at Alhambra Dinner female, 18+, all ethnicities, Dr. ties, an unmarried woman from Theatre, 12000 Beach Blvd., Chumley’s wife. Very sweet and Madison Avenue, clever, witty, Jacksonville, FL, 32246. thoughtful. Dr. William B. Chumley: resourceful and walks with a slight Tue. Sept. 23 •• A monitor will not be provided. The male, 18+, all ethnicities, head of limp. ‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’ producer will run all aspects of this “Chumley’s Rest” and a well-respected •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held audition. Bring pix & resumes, stapled psychiatrist. Very protective of the Nov. 17 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at together. No preparation needed. You reputation of his hospital and will do Montgomery Theater, 124 Main St., PO Wed. Sept.24 may be asked to do an improvisation. whatever it takes to protect it. Is more Box 64033, Souderton, PA, 18964. ‘Annapurna’ Note: Non-Equity performers seen as vulnerable than he would admit. •• While there are no advance appoint- time permits. Elwood P. Dowd: male, 6+, all ethnici- ments, email Tom Quinn at tq@mont- •• Pays: $96/performance. Equity TYA ties, friendly, thoughtful man. Veta’s gomerytheater.org (or call at (215) For the full auditions calendar, Contract. older brother. Central character of the 723-9984 ext. 12 ) if you plan to attend visit backstage.com/auditions show, his closest friend is a six-foot so he can expect you. This is a first ‘Festival of the Lion King’ tall invisible rabbit named Harvey. come, first serve basis. A monitor will •• Casting male and female vocalists for Judge Omar Gaffney: male, 18+, all not be provided. The producer will run Disney Parks’ “Festival of the Lion ethnicities, old family friend of the all aspects of this audition. Theatre at Arts Garage Season King,” an African-inspired celebration Dowds and, the family’s lawyer. Ruth •• Bring a picture and resume, stapled •• Casting Theatre at Arts Garage’s of the music from the animated feature Kelly: female, 18+, all ethnicities, sym- together, even if you have already 2014-15 season. Sesaon includes: “The film. Casting director states: “This orig- pathetic character who seems to have sent one. Prepare a brief comic How and the Why” (Sarah Treem, inal musical theater production will be some sort of love/hate relationship monologue. writer; Margaret Ledford, dir. performed live in the new state-of-the- with Dr. Sanderson. E. J. Lofgren: •• Pays $332 wk./min. Equity SPT Tier 4 Rehearsals begin Oct. 14; runs Nov. art, indoor, 1500 seat theater-in-the- male, 18+, all ethnicities, cab driver Contract. 7-30); “I And You” (Lauren round in Disney’s Animal Kingdom at who possesses a great deal of insight Gunderson, writer; Dodd Loomis, dir. the Walt Disney World Resort near about the hospital and its patients. Dr. The Murder Mystery Company, Rehearsals begin Dec. 23, 2014; runs Orlando, FL. This large scale, high- Lyman Sanderson: male, 18+, all eth- Phoenix Jan. 16-Feb. 8, 2015); and “Uncertain energy production features singers, nicities, young, highly qualified and •• Seeking professional entertainers, Terms” (Allison Gregory, writer; Louis dancers, gymnasts, and specialty per- vain psychiatrist, handpicked by actors, and improvisers for immediate Tyrrell, dir. Rehearsals begin Feb. 10, formers. Especially seeking performers Chumley. Talent is only surpassed by replacements for The Murder Mystery 2015; runs Mar. 6-29). local to the Central Florida area with a his vanity. Infatuated with Nurse Company. The company performs a •• Company: Theatre at Arts Garage. diverse look for part-time/sub Kelly. Myrtle Mae Simmons: female, multitude of murder-mystery themes Staff: Louis Tyrrell, artistic dir. positions.” 18+, all ethnicities, Veta’s daughter ranging from 1920s Mobster to •• Season rehearses and runs in Delray •• Company: Walt Disney World (Elwood’s niece). Both Veta and Myrtle Masquerade Balls. Producer states: Beach, FL. Entertainment. Staff: Darla Hayward, are desperate to find a husband for “TMMC has been active in the national •• Seeking—Equity Actors: males & casting dir. Myrtle. Extremely self-centered. Veta theater community for over ten years females, 18+, all ethnicities. •• Performs at the Walt Disney World Louise Simmons: female, 18+, all eth- and is third in record ticket sales in the •• Equity Principal Auditions will be held Resort in Orlando, FL. nicities, Elwood’s younger sister; has U.S.” Sept. 29 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (by •• Seeking—Nakawa: male, 18+, all eth- returned to the family home after the •• Company: TMMC. Staff: Ron Austin, appointment; no scheduled lunch nicities, the Prince; good-looking and death of her mother and is very con- casting dir. break) and Sept. 30 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. confident; male pop/R&B; second cerned about fitting into society and •• Runs year round in Phoenix, AZ. (by appointment; no scheduled lunch tenor; 5’8”-5’10”. Kibibi: female, 18+, all all that entails. Loves her older brother ••Seeking—Professional Entertainers/ break) at Arts Garage, 180 NE First St., ethnicities, the Princess, sweet and Elwood, the relationship that drives Actors/Improvisers: males & females, Delray Beach, FL, 33444. A monitor will impatient; female pop/gospel second the action of the play. Wilson: male, 18+, all ethnicities. not be provided. The producer will run soprano with high belt to E; 5’4”-5’8”. 18+, all ethnicities, man Chumley hires •• Auditions will be held by appt. Sept. 22 all aspects of this audition. •• Auditions will be held Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. to physically motivate the patients to from 12-4 p.m. and Sept. 23 from 1-5 •• For an audition appointment, Equity (open auditions, Equity and non- obey. Has eyes for Myrtle the moment p.m. at Space 55, 636 E Pierce St., members may email Louis Tyrrell at Equity; male and female singers) at he meets her. Phoenix, AZ, 85004. [email protected]. Equity members Maingate Office Complex, 3010 •• Equity Principal Auditions will be •• Send submissions to racastingdirec- without appointments seen as time Maingate Lane, Kissimmee, FL, 34747. held Oct. 27 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and [email protected]. permits. Bring pix & resumes, stapled •• A monitor will not be provided. The Oct. 28 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Arvada •• Pays $75/perf. via direct deposit, plus together. Prepare two contrasting producer will run all aspects of this Center, 6901 Wadsworth Boulevard, gas reimbursement and travel expenses monologues. Note: Non-Equity per- audition. Prepare 16 bars of a musical Arvada, CO, 80003. provided. Company states: ‘If perform- formers may also be seen as time per- selection and provide sheet music in •• Prepare a one minute dramatic mono- ers choose to travel to a non-local permits each day. correct key for accompanist. Provide logue appropriate to the style of show. formance, company will handle flights •• Equity SPT Contract/salary pending headshot/resume. Potential callbacks Current headshot and résumé and lodging.” (anticipated $586/wk.). to be held later in the day. For more

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info, visit www.disneyauditions.com. ‘Smoky Mountain Opry’ Haley and Michael Rooker. Project •• Include two pictures, first and last •• Pays: $16.28/hr. min. (negotiable). •• Casting “Smoky Mountain Opry,” a description: “A mythical account of name, city and state where you live (or Equity Walt Disney World Contract. variety show featuring singers, danc- the life of Buddy Bolden, the first where you will be coming from), age, Performers must be at least 18 and ers, musicians and specialty acts with Cornet King of New Orleans.” height, weight, and dress size, shirt, authorized to work in the United States. all styles of music, including •• Company: Marinella Hume Casting. bust/bra, waist, pants and shoe size. Hollywood favorites, Broadway hits, Staff: Dan Pritzker, dir. Bill Marinella, •• Pays $64 for 8 hrs with overtime after ‘In the Heights’ contemporary and classic country, 50’s casting dir. that. •• Casting “In the Heights.” and 60’s, big band era, and much more. •• Shooting this September-November, ••Company: American Stage Theatre To find out more, visit www.smoky- in Atlanta, GA. ‘Trumbo’ Company. mountainopry.com. •• Seeking—Gary Carr Photo Double: •• Casting supporting & background •• Rehearsal begins Apr. 2; runs Apr. •• Company: Smoky Mountain Opry male, 18-50, African American, very roles for the feature film “Trumbo,”

MUSICALS 24-May 17 in St. Petersberg, FL. Theater. Staff: Sandy Inbody, casting dark complection, fits a 38 jacket, a starring Bryan Cranston, Elle Fanning, •• Seeking—Nina: female, 18-25, dir. 16.5 shirt, a 34/32 waist, is 5’ 11”, slen- Diane Lane, Helen Mirren & John Hispanic, intelligent, book-smart. •• Rehearsals begin January-February der, fit, athletic, and has a dancers Goodman. Project description: “The Starry-eyed, naïve; ready to conquer 2015; runs through Dec. 31 in Pigeon figure. successful career of Hollywood screen- the world, but still trying to find her Forge, TN. •• Seeking submissions from GA. writer, Dalton Trumbo, come to an end way. High belt voice. Vanessa: female, •• Seeking—Singers: males & females, ••Send submissions to jazzmhc14@ when he’s blacklisted in the 1940’s for 18-25, Hispanic, great sense of humor, 18-50, all ethnicities. Chorus Dancers: gmail.com. being a Communist.” lively, vivacious personality, bright. males & females, 18+, all ethnicities. •• Include three pictures, your name, •• Company: Groundswell Productions. Can be moody, easily frustrated; bur- •• Auditions will be held Sept. 27 at 10 contact info, height, weight, age, cell Caballero Casting. Staff: Jay Roach ies a lot of stress. High belt voice. a.m. (singers) and at 1 p.m. (dancers) at number, and all requested sizes ( waist (“Austin Powers”), dir. FILM Benny: male, 20-29, African American, Myrtle Beach Auditions, The Academy /inseam/jacket etc). •• Shooting mid-September through taxi stand employee/aspiring busi- of Dance & Fine Arts, 304 Hwy. 90 E. •• Some pay. mid-November, in New Orleans, LA. nessman. Looking to rise from his sta- Unit D-1, Myrtle Beach, SC. And Oct. 3 •• Seeking—50’s Men: male, 35-55, all tion in life. He is at home on any street at 10 a.m. (singers) and at 1 p.m. (danc- ‘Magic Mike XXL’ ethnicities, attractive, interesting in NY. Funny, full of personality. Pop/ ers) and Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. (singers) and at •• Casting background for the feature looks, must be available October 1, 26 hip-hop singing style. Sonny: male, 5 p.m. (dancers) at Orlando Auditions, film, “Magic Mike XXL,” starring and 30. Anne Buydens: female, 21-39, 13-19, Hispanic, completely streetwise. Just Dance Studios, 5911 Turkey Lake Channing Tatum. Project description: Caucasian, blonde and petite wife of Part political genius, part goofball. Road, Orlando, FL. And Oct. 7 at 10 “The continuing story of male stripper, Kirk Douglas, must be available Wants to play video games. Makes a.m. (singers) and at 12 p.m. (dancers) Magic Mike.” October 16. Guard: male, 40-59, everyone want to laugh. Singer, tenor. and Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. (singers) and at 3 •• Company: Warner Bros. Pictures. Caucasian, no taller than 6’1, no mod- Kevin: male, 38-59, Hispanic, upstand- p.m. (dancers) at Branson Auditions, Magic Mike Sequel Extras Casting. ern hair or visible tattoos, must be ing businessman; total wheeler-dealer Dance Branson Studios, 1232 Branson Staff: Reid Carolin & Channing Tatum, available November 5. in the most personable way. A lion Hills Parkway, Suite 104, Branson, MO. writers; Gregory Jacobs, dir.; Steven •• Seeking submissions from LA. slowed down by time and injury and •• Send submissions to casting@smoky- Soderbergh, DP. ••Send submissions to trumbocasting@ over-working. Traditional in his mountainopry.com. •• Shooting starting this September, in gmail.com. beliefs. Wants desperately to remain •• Bring headshot & resume, arrive early Savannah, GA. •• Include your name, age, contact info, the leader of his family. Singer. for registration. Vocalists should pre- •• Seeking—Male Stripper Types: male, height, weight, all clothing sizes, and Camilla: female, 40-49, Hispanic, pare 32 bars of two contrasting songs. 18-40, all ethnicities, looking for great two recent photos (face & full body). strong, beautiful, wise, helps every- Bring CD accompaniment, as there will bodies, can not have large tattoos. Be sure to list any stand-in experience one, asks for nothing, and loves being not be a pianist. Come prepared to •• Seeking submissions from GA. you have on set. Do not send black and active in the community. learn a movement routine as part of ••Submit photo, name, contact info, and white photos, selfies, photos with Traditionalist. Singer. Abuela Claudia: call-backs. Dancers should wear clothing sizes to MagicMikeExtras@ hats/sunglasses on, or photos with female, 60-79, Hispanic, ancient, beau- proper dance attire including shoes, gmail.com other people in them. tiful, proud, tired. From another era, no baggy clothes. Arrive warmed up •• Some pay. •• Some pay. emigrated with her parents. Working- and ready to go. class; scrubbed floors all her life. Must •• Pay provided. ‘Our Brand is Crisis’ have a belt voice. Carla: female, 20-29, •• Casting for the feature film “Our Hispanic, loves to dance and get her Brand is Crisis,” starring Sandra hair done. Sweet and likeable. Has a Bullock & George Clooney. SHORT FILMS sense of comedy. Singer; must be com- •• Company: Central Casting. Staff: fortable with dancing. Graffitti Pete: FEATURE FILMS David Gordon Green, dir.; Sandra ‘Halina’ male, 20-25, all ethnicities, streetwise. Bullock, exec. prod.; George Clooney, •• Casting “Halina,” a sci-fi drama about Excellent hip-hop dancer; break-danc- ‘Ant-Man’ prod. a young woman hired by a reclusive ing skills preferred. Piragua Guy: •• Casting for the Marvel Studios feature •• Shooting this fall, in New Orleans, LA. billionaire to care for a mysterious and male, 30-39, Hispanic, sells shaved ice film “Ant-Man,” starring Paul Rudd ••Seeking—Babies: males & females, 1, lifelike humanoid robot. in neighborhood. Good sense of and Michael Douglas. Project descrip- Hispanic, Native American, newborn •• Company: Warm Milk Productions humor. Great sense of pride. Tenor. tion: “A scientist enlists a thief to safe- babies, should weigh 10 pounds or less. Inc. Staff: Ralph Suarez, dir. Ensemble: males & females, 18+, all guard his size-changing technology, •• Seeking submissions from LA. •• Rehearses in November on Long ethnicities, singers/dancers. and also to create a superhero who will ••Send submissions to louisianainfo@ Island, exact location TBA; shoots first •• Equity Principal Auditions will be defend the world.” centralcasting.com. weeks of December in Huntington, NY. held Oct. 20 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (no •• Company: Marvel Studios. Walt •• Some pay. •• Seeking—Mischa: female, 20-36, scheduled lunch break) at American Disney Studios Motion Pictures. New Caucasian, Hispanic, Native American, Stage, 163 Third Street North, St. Life Casting. Staff: Peyton Reed ‘The Fifth Wave’ Middle Eastern, Ethnically Ambiguous Petersburg, FL. EPA rules in effect. A (“Down With Love”), dir. Adam McKay •• Casting background for the feature / Mixed Race, likable, sweet, some- monitor will not be provided. The pro- (“Step Brothers”), writer. Edgar Wright film, “The Fifth Wave,” starring Chloë what awkward, subservient with her ducer will run all aspects of this & Stan Lee, exec. prods. Ann Snowden Grace Moretz and Liev Schreiber. job. Halina: female, 20-46, Caucasian, audition. Wittenberg, casting dir. Project description: “16-year-old tall, slender, incredibly beautiful; •• For an audition appointment, AEA •• Shooting this October, in Atlanta, GA. Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a stays very still and expressionless members may call Veronica Matthews ••Seeking—Abby Ryder Fortson world devastated by the waves of an much of the time. Ms. Avery: female, at (727) 823-1600 ext. 204 or email Stand-In: female, 5-10, Caucasian, 3’7″, alien invasion that has already deci- 50+, all ethnicities, stern, intimidat- [email protected]. Leave 41 lbs, with long, brown hair. mated the population and knocked ing, powerful presence. Mr. Crane: name and email address. •• Seeking submissions from GA. mankind back to the Stone Age.” male, 35-64, Caucasian, Asian, •• Prepare two brief song selections not ••Send submissions to nlcstandin@ •• Company: Columbia Pictures. Staff: J Southeast Asian / Pacific Islander, to exceed three minutes total. An gmail.com. Blakeson, dir.; Tammy Smith, back- Ethnically Ambiguous / Mixed Race, accompanist will be provided. Bring •• Include headshot, age, height, weight, ground casting dir. tall, handsome, intimidating. Aaron: picture and resume, stapled together. and measurements. •• Shooting Sept. 30, in Atlanta, GA. male, 24-36, all ethnicities, average AEA members without appointments •• Some pay. ••Seeking—Experienced Female Soccer guy, lead’s ex-boyfriend. seen as time permits. For more info, Players: female, 18-25, all ethnicities. •• Seeking submissions nationwide. visit americanstage.org. ‘Bolden!’ •• Seeking submissions from GA. ••Send submissions to casting@warm- •• Pays $535/wk. minimum. Equity SPT •• Casting background for the feature ••Send submissions to 5thwavecast- milkpro.com. ref. to LORT Contract. film “Bolden!,” starring Jackie Earle [email protected]. •• Submit pics, résumés, videos, and

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other materials. You will be contacted males & females, 18-60, all should be able to portray a clean-cut, female, 18-31, all ethnicities, must to receive a timeslot, location, and ethnicities. 1960’s look. exhibit an very athletic appearance, script pages for your audition. •• Seeking submissions from GA. •• Some pay. tall, must be over 5’9”, will learn a •• Pays: $100/day, plus meals and travel ••Send submissions to HindsightATL@ detailed series of symptoms and provided. gmail.com. describe them to a physician, scripted •• Include three non-professional pic- interaction with some natural impro- tures, your height, weight, age, and visation necessary, will be expected phone number. REALITY TV & to portray a range of emotions based •• Some pay. on different scenarios presented to SCRIPTED TV & VIDEO DOCUMENTARY you in the interview. Husband - L.A.: ‘Powers’ male, 30-40, all ethnicities, accompa- ‘Complications’ •• Casting background for the FX TV Crime Docuseries nying wife in patient interview •• Casting background for the USA series, “Powers,” starring Sharlto •• Casting a new crime-related encounter. Wife/Patient - L.A.: Network TV series, “Complications,” Copley and Susan Heyward. Project docuseries. female, 18-35, all ethnicities, will starring Jason O’Mara. Project description: “Set in a world where •• Company: Earth Angel Productions. learn a detailed series of symptoms description: “Centers on John Ellis, a humans and super heroes co-exist, a Staff: Alesia Cook, casting director. and describe them to a physician, disillusioned suburban ER doctor who homicide detective is tasked with •• Shoots October in Detroit, MI. scripted interaction with some natu- finds his existence transformed when investigating crimes involving super- ••Seeking—Self/Amateur Detective - ral improvisation necessary, will be he intervenes in a drive-by shooting, human powers.” True Crime Enthusiast: males & expected to portray a range of emo- saving a young boy’s life and killing •• Company: FX Networks. Catrett females, 23-57, all ethnicities, looking tions based on different scenarios one of his attackers.” Locke Casting. Staff: Brian Michael to put together a team of outgoing, that presented to you in the interview. FILM •• Company: USA Network. Extras Bendis, exec prod. Rose Locke, cast- opinionated, curious, people who are Student - L.A.: males & females, 18-25, Casting Atlanta. Staff: Matt Nix, exec. ing dir. passionate about all things crime, all ethnicities, will learn a detailed prod. •• Shooting this September, in Atlanta, ideal people are retired, professionals, series of symptoms and describe them •• Shooting this September, in Atlanta, GA. or aspiring crime investigators or to a physician, scripted interaction GA. •• Seeking—Superheroes: males & mystery/crime enthusiasts, real life with some natural improvisation nec- •• Seeking—Police & Security Guard females, 18+, all ethnicities, want to CSI; only considering people who live essary, will be expected to portray a

Types: male, 21-55, all ethnicities, see how you would dress yourself as a in are near the Detroit area. range of emotions based on different & VIDEO TV clean cut, between 5’10” and 6’1”, 16”- superhero (send images). •• Seeking submissions from MI. scenarios presented to you in the 17.5” neck size, and 32”-38” waist. •• Seeking submissions from GA. ••Send submissions to fecm2014@ interview. Mother of Student - L.A.: •• Seeking submissions from GA. ••Send submissions to gmail.com. female, 35-48, all ethnicities, accom- ••Send submissions to complication- [email protected]. •• Candidates must live in or around the panies student during physician visit. [email protected]. •• Include three pics (head, body and Detroit area and be available for one Athletic Student - Chicago: female, •• Include a recent photo exact as your dressed as a superhero), age, height, week in October. 18-21, all ethnicities, will learn a hair and facial hair look today, height, weight, and all contact info. •• Honorarium plus lodging provided. detailed series of symptoms and COMMERCIAL weight and all sizes. •• Some pay. describe them to a physician, scripted •• Some pay. interaction with some natural impro- ‘Red Band Society’ visation necessary, will be expected ‘Dig’ •• Casting background for the ABC TV to portray a range of emotions based •• Casting the USA Network TV miniseries, “The Red Band Society,” star- INDUSTRIALS on different scenarios that presented series “Dig,” starring Jason Isaacs and ring Octavia Spencer. Project descrip- to you in the interview. Patient Anne Heche. Project description: tion: “Focuses on the daily lives of a Medical Training Videos Supporter - Chicago: female, 18-22, all “The series follows an FBI agent group of teenagers living in a hospital •• Casting a series of interactive train- ethnicities, a friend providing support (Isaacs) stationed in Jerusalem who, who become unlikely friends.” ing videos demonstrating proper and interaction with patient and phy- while investigating a murder of a •• Company: ABC Television. Cynthia interaction and communication tech- sician during interview encounter. young female archaeologist, uncovers Stillwell Casting. Staff: Steven niques for health care providers car- Talkative Patient - Chicago: female, a conspiracy 2000 years in the Spielberg, executive prod.; Cynthia ing for patients in a variety of settings 18-39, Caucasian, will learn a detailed making.” Stillwell, casting dir. and situations. series of symptoms and describe them •• Company: USA Network. Lorrie •• Shoots Sept.26, in Atlanta, GA. •• Company: Pointer Productions. Staff: to a physician, scripted interaction Latham Casting. Staff: Lorrie Latham, ••Seeking—Pregnant Women: female, Jan Pointer, owner/prod.; Catherine with some natural improvisation nec- casting dir. 18-40, all ethnicities, must really be Myers, casting dir. essary, will be expected to portray a •• Shooting October-November, in pregnant and showing. •• Rehearses & shoots late October in range of emotions based on different Albuquerque, NM area. •• Seeking submissions from GA. NYC, mid-November in L.A., and TBD scenarios that presented to you in the •• Seeking—Background: males & ••Send submissions to rbs@cynthias- dates in Chicago IL. Producer’s note: interview. Spokesmodel Hostess - females, 18+, all ethnicities. tillwellcasting.com. “Filming should generally take two- L.A.: female, 18-64, all ethnicities, to •• Seeking submissions from NM. •• Include recent photos of yourself three days in each location. Smaller introduce each interview segment ••Send submissions to digback- with your expected due date, approxi- roles should just be one day.” and perform a short Q&A with a medi- [email protected]. mate weeks of pregnancy, and all your •• Seeking—Patient - New York: female, cal professional; shoots one day. •• Include your contact information, contact info. 18-35, all ethnicities, will learn a •• Seeking submissions from NY, CA height, weight and a current color •• Some pay. detailed series of symptoms and and IL. photograph (taken from the shoulders describe them to a physician, scripted •• Apply on Backstage.com. up). Casting dir. notes: “No hats, sun- ‘The Astronaut Wives Club’ interaction with some natural impro- ••Will be hiring actors/actresses for glasses, cell phone “selfies” or other •• Casting the ABC television series visation necessary, will be expected each location. No travel budget. Will obstructions when submitting a “The Astronaut Wives Club.” Project to portray a range of emotions based be hiring local to each location or you photos.” description: “Based on the based on on different scenarios presented to must provide own transport if not in •• Some pay. Lily Koppel’s best-selling novel, you in the interview. Patient local area. which tells the real story of the Supporter - New York: female, 18-40, •• Pays $1,100 (lead roles); $150-$250 ‘Hindsight’ women who stood beside some of the all ethnicities, a friend supporting a (smaller roles). Producers will apply •• Casting background for the VH1 biggest heroes in American history patient in physician interview for a SAG-AFTRA Corporate/ Television show, “Hindsight,” star- during the height of the space race.” encounter; minimal speaking role. Educational & Non-Broadcast ring Laura Ramsey and Sarah •• Company: Central Casting Louisiana. Patient #2 - New York: males & Contract. Goldberg. Project description: “Set in ABC Studios. Staff: Stephanie Savage, females, 35-45, Caucasian, will learn a New York, ‘Hindsight’ follows the life creator/co-exec. prod. Josh Schwartz, detailed series of symptoms and of a young lady, Becca as she switches co-exec. prod. describe them to a physician, scripted back in time from the 90’s to present •• Shooting October-February, in the interaction with some natural impro- day.” greater New Orleans, LA area. visation necessary, will be expected INFOMERCIALS •• Company: VH1 Television. Catrett •• Seeking—Children: males & females, to portray a range of emotions based Locke Casting. Staff: Emily Fox, exec. 1-10, Caucasian. on different scenarios presented to Blender Infomercial prod., Rose Locke, casting dir. •• Seeking submissions from LA. you in the interview. Wife - New York: •• Casting a host for a blender •• Shooting this September, in Atlanta, ••Send submissions to AWCcasting@ female, 25-42, Caucasian, wife of infomercial. GA. gmail.com. patient; minor role with minimal •• Company: Miami Talent Casting. Staff: •• Seeking—People With 1990’s Clothes: •• This is a period piece, and everyone speaking. Patient #3 - New York: Miami Talent Casting, Casting Director.

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•• Shoots Nov. 5-6, in Miami, FL. clothes in case you are asked to stay. 18, 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. at Atlantic on marketing for actors. Teacher ••Seeking—Hispanic Female Host: Dancers: You will be taught a chal- Acting School, 76 9th Avenue, Suite states: “In this four-hour workshop female, 25-35, Hispanic, must speak lenging combination; wear dance 537, New York, NY 10011. you’ll learn how to get an agent, how fluent Spanish. attire that shows off your body (do not •• Seeking—Lab Intensive Participants: to get noticed by casting directors, •• Seeking submissions from FL. wear baggy clothes); all dancers must males & females, 18+, all ethnicities. how to find casting notices and get ••Send submissions to miamitalent- wear dance shoes (no bare feet or •• Seeking submissions nationwide. work, how to join the actors’ unions, [email protected]. socks). ••Send submissions to bharris@atlant- and many other business aspects of •• Include demo reel. •• Auditions are also held throughout ictheater.org. the acting industry. These workshops ••Pays $5,000. the year at various locations across •• Submit headshot, resume, reel, and fill up quickly. Every attendee will the U.S. and U.K., and audition-video one-two minute video audition link to receive: a digital copy of Ron Bush’s submissions are accepted from across [email protected] by Sept. book ‘101 Business Tips for Actors’;

MUSICALS the world; for video-demo submission 22. Audition material sent via video the names and addresses of every details and a complete list of audition link will be used to cast participants casting director in NYC and L.A.; the CRUISE LINES dates, times, and locations, visit in their roles for the weekend’s work- names and addresses of all the talent www.stilettotheatricals.com. ing rehearsal. Monologues and scenes agents in NY, L.A., PA, Baltimore/D.C. STILETTO Entertainment, NV •• Note: All performers must be 20+ to with a reader off camera are and VA; the names and addresses of •• Casting singers, singer-dancers, and apply, and must meet the listed height acceptable. all of the principal and background dancers for production shows per- and physical requirements at the time •• No pay. Tuition is $495. Limited to 10 casting directors for all the TV shows forming onboard Holland America of the audition. actors. Audition required. currently filming in NYC; and the Line’s luxury vessels with worldwide •• Eight-month contracts with pay, names of all the casting directors for itineraries. travel, and lodging provided. No Kid’s Musical Theatre all projects currently filming in the •• Company: STILETTO Entertainment. cruise staff duties required. Performance Workshop U.S.” Staff: James Nadeau & Jodie •• Seeking participants in Broadway •• Company: Marketing For Actors/ Stinebaugh, casting dirs. Kids Auditions’ (BKA) fall “Process to Bush Entertainment. Staff: Ron Bush, •• Performances take place on an ongo- Performance” musical theater work- owner. ing basis aboard Holland America’s shop. Directors and choreographers •• Workshop takes place Oct. 4, 1:30- cruise ships, which travel worldwide. AGENTS & MANAGERS Kurt Domoney (“A Chorus Line” on 5:30 p.m. in Midtown. •• Seeking—Male Singers Who Move Broadway) and Julianne Katz •• Seeking—Acting Student: males & Well: male, 21+, all ethnicities, 5’10”- Wilhelmina Philadelphia (“Fiddler On The Roof” national tour) females, 13+, all ethnicities. 6’3”, suit size 36-42, tenors/bari-ten- Model & Talent Agency, PA will team up with students ages 8-14 •• Seeking submissions from NY, NJ, CT, ors with a solid G and developed •• Seeking new talent for possible rep- and focus on creating an original PA, DE and MD. falsetto, with the ability to sing con- resentation at Wilhelmina’s “musical revue” and theme. Kids will •• To register, email ronbush@market- temporary legit, strong acting and Philadelphia branch. be asked to bring their own unique ingforactors.com. For more info, visit harmonizing skills a must. Female •• Company: Wilhelmina Philadelphia. stories to the theme and the work and www.marketingforactors.com. Singers Who Move Well: female, 21+, Staff: Charles H., new faces dir. taught how to “think and do” on their •• No pay. $35 registration fee required. COMMERCIAL all ethnicities, 5’4”-5”9”, dress sizes •• Representation is ongoing in feet in a rehearsal and performance $5 discount for SAG-AFTRA and 2-8, strong belt/mix, with the ability Philadelphia, PA. setting. Each student will participate Equity members; $5 off for students, to sing contemporary legit, strong act- •• Seeking—Models and Actors: males & in at least one solo, duet, or trio num- including college, conservatory, and ing and harmonizing skills a must. females, 2-65, all ethnicities, seeking ber specifically selected for them to acting class students. Male Singers Who Dance: male, 21+, models and actors for fashion/run- showcase their talents. BKA will also all ethnicities, 5’7”-6’3”, suit size way, commercial print, plus/fitness, be bringing in established choreogra- 36-42, tenors/bari-tenors with a solid lifestyle/promo, and commercial/ pher, Natalie Caruncho (Associate G and developed , with the ability to industrial/film/television. Choreographer for the national tour of sing contemporary legit, strong acting •• Seeking submissions from PA, NJ, NY, “Flashdance,” the musical, and per- COMPETITIONS and harmonizing skills a must, MD, DE and DC. former in the first National Tour of advanced dance experience a must. •• Send submissions to Newfaces@wil- “In the Heights”) to stage a number. American Traditions Female Singers Who Dance: female, helminaofpa.com. Company states: “This is a great Competition 21+, all ethnicities, 5’2”-5’9”, strong •• For appointment, submit headshots, opportunity to collaborate with the •• Seeking submissions for The belt/mix, with the ability to sing con- comp-cards, and resume. Note: director, choreographer and musical American Traditions Competition, a temporary legit, strong acting and Philadelphia office only. No phone director in creating an original show five-day vocal competition. harmonizing skills a must, advanced calls. For more info, visit www. from start to finish. In addition, this Production states: “The American dance experience a must. Male WilhelminaPhiladelphia.com. show will focus on how we, as artists, Traditions Competition showcases Dancers: male, 21+, all ethnicities, •• Agency states: “Professional pay pro- relate to each other, our community contestants performing American 5’6”-6’3”, suit size 36-42, with athletic vided to talent if signed and booked; and the world as a whole by being of Music from a diverse spectrum of and toned bodies, must have strong agency takes a percentage of all earn- service through our art.” established genres. Twenty-eight technique in jazz, ballet, tap, and hip- ings. Note: In addition to representing •• Company: Broadway Kids Auditions, singers compete in front of three cele- hop, also must have partnering expe- talent, Wilhelmina also offers train- LLC. Staff: Kurt Domoney and brated judges from stage and film rience, and gymnastics and acting ing and related development services Julianne Katz, co-owners; Brett through two nights of quarter-finals, skills a plus. Female Dancers: female, to models and actors for additional Teresa, guest musical dir. one night of semi-finals and one night 21+, all ethnicities, 5’2”-5’10”, dress fees depending on experience level •• Workshop runs Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 and of finals.” size 0-6, with athletic and toned bod- and select division(s).” Nov. 2, 9, 16 (10 a.m.-2 p.m.); perfor- •• Company: American Traditions ies, must have strong technique in mance runs Nov. 23 from 1-3:30 p.m. Competition. Staff: Scott Decker, jazz, ballet, tap, and hip-hop, also at Roy Arias Studio Stage IV in NYC. coord. must have partnering experience, and •• Seeking—Musical Theater •• Competition will be held Feb. 23-27 in pointe and acting skills a plus (bring Performers: males & females, 8-17, all Savannah, GA. pointe shoes to the auditions, if appli- WORKSHOPS ethnicities, must be committed and •• Seeking—Vocalists: males & females, cable). Show Girls: female, 21+, all serious. 18+, all ethnicities. ethnicities, 5’8”–5’11”. Atlantic Theatre Company’s •• Seeking submissions nationwide. •• Seeking submissions nationwide. •• Auditions will be held Oct. 19 at 11 Director’s Lab ••To register, email broadwaykidsaudi- ••To apply and for complete contest a.m. (for singers; sign-in at 10 a.m.), at •• Seeking actors for Atlantic Theatre [email protected] or visit www.broad- rules, visit www.americantradition- 1 p.m. (for dancers; sign-in at 12 p.m.) Company’s Director’s Lab involving a waykidsauditions.com. scompetition.com. Contests will sing and at 4 p.m. (for show girls; sign-in at table read followed by a casting work- •• No pay. Tuition fees: $950 for eight in three rounds of the competition 3 p.m.) at The Rock Center for Dance, shop with Casting Director Todd wks. ($895 if registered by Sept. 15). and must submit 9 songs on the appli- 8210 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Thaler, then a full day of exploring This includes a Skype consultation for cation. All songs must have been com- NV, 89123. the creative process, technique, and students new to BKA as well as mate- posed by an American composer •• Singers & singer-dancers: At the the business of working on plays with rial specifically chosen for each stu- (either natural born or naturalized EVENTS auditions, you will learn a song from a Artistic Director Neil Pepe in a work- dent that will work in auditions and American citizens), and must repre- STILETTO show; for the call-backs, ing rehearsal/lab format. performance. sent a distinct genre. Submissions bring a CD player with you to learn •• Company: Atlantic Theater Company. deadline is October 27, 2014. additional music, and be prepared to Staff: Brandi-Lea Harris, Neil Pepe, Marketing for Actors •• $55 application fee required. Cash sing a Broadway song of your choice a dirs. Workshop prizes will be awarded to the winners. capella; bring comfortable dance •• Runs Oct. 17, 6:30–10:30 p.m. and Oct. •• Seeking participants for a workshop

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BY MIKE HARVKEY “We were becoming sickened by the talent and asked Forsyth and Pollard to come film his is how it usually plays out: We’re shows using similar techniques to put a soft them at work—a first for Cave, who tends to keep in the limo with the rock star and his story on someone’s reason for doing what the details of what he glamorously disheveled entourage. they’re doing,” says Pollard. “That very calls his “songwriting “You have an T Adoring fans swirl and howl. We’re manufactured, emotionally manipulated, universe” well hidden. idea. Often in the studio watching the rock star create. We quick-fix approach. Might bring a tear to my “Nick is a storyteller. it feels a bit return to the rock star’s early life in Memphis- eye, but two minutes later I’m in my kitchen Whether it’s the fragile or half- Detroit-Birmingham-Dublin where we discover making my dinner.” In thinking about what music or the novels or baked; you look the rock star’s passions and demons. this film could be, Forsyth and Pollard rejected whatever, there’s just after it, you try Yeah, forget all that. “the quest for the authentic,” as they see it: the this desire to create and protect it Nick Cave isn’t that kind of rock star, and trend in music documentaries “to peel away stories. We didn’t from the things English artists Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard the layers of celebrity and artifice and find necessarily want to that want to aren’t interested in making that sort of the ‘real’ man behind X,Y, and Z,” according inhabit that working stop it, and you document. Don’t call their first feature film, to Forsyth. “Nick’s not one of those rock stars process, but we wanted see it through.” “20,000 Days on Earth,” a documentary. who turns something on onstage and then it to remain intact.” —JANE POLLARD Don’t even call it a film “about” Nick Cave. gets into the tracksuit and goes off-duty.” Rather than It’s a film that takes place over the course Forsyth and Pollard met in the early ’90s fold that footage into the usual “behind the of a single fictitious day featuring Nick at Goldsmiths, the London college of art that scenes” material that accompanies album Cave—along with Kylie Minogue, who sang has produced graduates such as Damien Hirst releases, the duo came up with threads to with Cave on his biggest hit; Ray Winstone, and Steve McQueen, and have been working intentionally obliterate the lines between who acted in the film Cave wrote, “The together—and only together—since. They fact and fiction. The story that emerged was Proposition”; current band member Warren attracted early attention with “A Rock ‘N’ Roll the story of creation itself. “You have an Ellis; and Blixa Bargeld, who parted from Suicide,” an obsessive re-creation of David idea,” says Pollard. “Often it feels a bit fragile Cave’s band in 2003. This is a film constructed Bowie’s last concert as Ziggy Stardust. Then or half-baked; you look after it, you try and of odd components like Freudian analysis, Cave asked them to direct a music video for protect it from the things that want to stop dreamlike conversations in cars, and the “Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!” They went on to make it, and you see it through. Sometimes when making of a song, a thread that provides a rare every video for every single on the album. you see it through, something really quite and real glimpse into Cave’s rigorous, brutal According to Forsyth, “20,000 Days on Earth” big comes of that, something you hadn’t practice. As much as “20,000 Days on Earth” began in much the same way. “There was no expected. That moves me. That’s not just the is “about” anything, it’s about the possibility grand master plan to make a film,” he says. Cave story that’s in the film, it’s the story of the of a form that had grown horribly stale. and Ellis were starting to write new material film. The film started with a tiny idea.” CAVE: COURTESY DRAFTHOUSE FILMS 48 backstage 09.18.14 UPSTAGE NEWS | ACTOR 101 | CENTER STAGE COVER STORY | FEATURES | DOWNSTAGE CASTING | CHARTS BACKSTAGE.COM

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