December 3, 2018 SERENBE PLAYHOUSE 2019 10th Anniversary Season – Shenandoah, Ragtime & Hair OPEN CALL AUDITION NOTICE NOTE: Georgia’s Serenbe Playhouse, founded by Brian Clowdus, has earned national recognition for its large-scale outdoor, site specific productions. In recent years, the theatre has re-staged musicals like Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel within an actual carnival, Grease at a drive-in movie and a 2016 production of Miss Saigon that landed a Vietnam-era Huey helicopter mid-show. Last summer, Serenbe took on its most ambitious project to date with a staging of the Tony-winning musical Titanic that incorporated an actual sinking of the luxury liner each night on one of Serenbe’s lakes. SHENANDOAH Founder & Artistic Director: Brian Clowdus V/T: Serenbe Playhouse Director: Brian Clowdus AEA Guest Artist, Tier II Choreographer: Bubba Carr Min. $473 p/w + pension and health Music Director: Chris Brent Davis Non-Eq: Salary is negoatable Music: Gary Geld Lyrics: Peter Udell Book: Peter Udell, Philip Rose & James Lee Barrett Casting: Binder Casting/ Chad Eric Murnane, CSA 1st Rehearsal: 2/12/19 1st Preview: 3/13/19 Open: 3/15/19 Close: 4/7/19 with possible extension thru 4/14 SEEKING: [CHARLIE ANDERSON] Male, Caucasian, late 40s to early 60s. A strong, earthy farmer. A widower who rules his large family with authority and tenderness. He is handsome, full of charisma and charm and physically in good shape. Objects to the Civil War and doesn’t want to get involved but is forced to take action when his youngest son is taken hostage by Union soldiers. Baritenor. [ROBERT ANDERSON] Male, Caucasian, to play 12 years old. Charlie’s youngest son. He is taken prisoner by Union soldiers. A typical country boy. Playful, tough and sweet. Boy Soprano. [GABRIEL] Male, African American, to play 12 years old. A slave, charming and friend of Robert. Boy Soprano. [SAM] Male, Caucasian, mid 20s. Jenny's handsome suitor and later husband. Upstanding and shy young Confederate soldier. Non-singing role. [ANDERSON BROTHERS] Male, Caucasian, early to late 20s. Seeking 5 men to play Charlie Anderson’s sons: JACOB (late 20s), JAMES (mid to late 20s, NATHAN (early to mid 20s), JOHN (early 20s), HENRY (18+ to play 17). Strong & strapping, handsome. All sons are very much like their father. All must sing and move well. Baritenor. [REV. BYRD] Male, Caucasian, late 40s to early 60s. Short-tempered preacher, very much duty oriented to God and the country. This role will cover CHARLIE ANDERSON. Baritenor. [SERGEANT JOHNSON] Male, Any Ethnicity. Confederate officer passionate about his duty to the state. [MALE ENSEMBLE] Male, Any Ethnicity, early to late 20s. All types are welcome. Seeking strong NON-AEA athletic dancers who sing. The male ensemble will also cover the ANDERSON BROTHERS, SERGEANT JOHNSON, LIEUTENANT, TINKHAM, CAROL, CORPORAL, MARAUDER, ENGINEER, CONFEDERATE SNIPER. [FEMALE ENSEMBLE] Female, Any Ethnicity, early to late 20s. All types are welcome. Seeking strong NON-AEA athletic dancers who sing. The female ensemble will also cover JENNY & ANNE. SYNOPSIS: The musical story of one family’s struggle during the American Civil War will come alive in a site-specific, immersive new production. Their personal story of heartbreak and ultimately hope amidst tragedy will be staged alongside an actual Civil War reenactment to bring this personal story to life like never before. 2 RAGTIME Founder & Artistic Director: Brian Clowdus V/T: Serenbe Playhouse Director: Brian Clowdus AEA Guest Artist, Tier II Choreographer: Bubba Carr Min. $473 p/w + pension and health Music Director: Chris Brent Davis Non-Eq: Salary is negoatable Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens Book: Terrence McNally Casting: Binder Casting/ Chad Eric Murnane, CSA 1st Rehearsal: 4/9/19 1st Preview: 5/8/19 Open: 5/10/19 Close: 6/9/19 with possible extension thru 6/16 SEEKING: [COALHOUSE WALKER JR.] Male, African American, 25 - 35. A leading man of power, presence, pride, character and enormous charisma. His gentle spirit is tested by how he is treated as an African American in the early 20th Century. Confident and stubborn, he is pushed to the point of violence by repeated injustices and a system set up for his failure. Powerful Baritone with soaring high notes up to a High A. [SARAH] Female, African-American, early 20s. Lovely, innocent and shy, yet a deeply emotional and strong-willed woman. Falls in love with Coalhouse after much resistance and then she is not only betrayed by him but left alone and pregnant. She and her son are saved by Mother and it is there that she is found by Coalhouse who has come back a changed and better man. Must be an extremely gifted actress of much depth with a stellar powerhouse voice. Soprano with high belt. [TATEH] Male, Eastern European Jewish immigrant, 30 – mid 40s. An artist and loving father, he embodies the determined spirit and ingenuity of the American Jewish Immigrant experience. Bursting with optimism for a better future, he uses his wit and charm to succeed in chasing his American Dream. Baritenor. [FATHER] Male, Caucasian, 30 – mid 40s. A wealthy and successful business man. He is resistant to the social and political changes shaking his traditional views of America. Leading man with a powerful and rich Baritone voice. [YOUNGER BROTHER] Male, Caucasian, mid 20s to 30. Charming & handsome with a boyish wonder and the ability to play a dark, intense and high-strung young man. Idealistic and searching for a sense of self, he is inspired by the teachings of the revolutionary Emma Goldman and joins The Coalhouse Gang in the fight for social justice. Tenor. 3 [GRANDFATHER] Male, Caucasian, 50s – 60s. The father of Mother and formerly a professor of Greek and Latin. He is upper class and entirely resistant to the social and political changes in America. Baritone. [LITTLE BOY] Male, Caucasian, 8 – 10 years old. The son of an upper-class New Rochelle family. Precocious and highly observant, he is uniquely prescient about the changing world. Boy Soprano. [LITTLE GIRL] Female, Eastern European Jewish immigrant, 8 – 10 years old. The earnest and sweet young daughter of Tateh. She is excited by the unlimited opportunity of America. Mezzo with minimal solo singing. [WILLIE CONKLIN/ENSEMBLE] Male, Caucasian, 20s – early 30s. Irish-American fire chief. An exterior joviality belies his mean spirit and intolerance towards the African American community. Must be able to do a strong Irish accent. [J.P. MORGAN/ENSEMBLE] Male, Caucasian, late 30s to early 40s. A pompous and incredibly wealthy businessman. Character Baritone. [HARRY HOUDINI/ESNEMBLE] Male, Hungarian, 30s – 40s. The famous magician and bodybuilder, he represents the success of the American Immigrant. Should be in good physical shape. Tenor. [HENRY FORD/ENSEMBLE] Male, Caucasian, 40 – 60. The bombastic American inventor and entrepreneur who is both a visionary and a bigot. Tenor with great strength and character nuance. [BOOKER T. WASHINGTON/ENSEMBLE] Male, African American, 40s – early 50s. An eloquent and educated orator. He preaches peace and cooperation between the races as the key to the success of the African American community in America. Baritone. [SARAH’S FRIEND/ENSEMBLE] Female, African American, 20s – 30s. Warm and soulful, she ferociously leads the Harlem Ensemble during Sarah’s funeral. Powerhouse Gospel belt with a tremendous upper register. [MALE ENSEMBLE] Male, Any Ethnicity, early 20s – early 50s. All types are encouraged. Performers must sing and move well. The male ensemble will cover principal and supporting roles as well as featured moments. [FEMALE ENSEMBLE] Female, Any Ethnicity, early 20s to early 50s. All types are encouraged. Performers must sing and move well. The female ensemble will cover principal and supporting roles as well as featured moments. SYNOPSIS: The Tony Award-winning musical based on E.L. Doctorow’s acclaimed novel of the same name, it is a picture of this nation’s hopes and pains as we entered the twentieth century. Telling the diverse stories of African Americans, immigrants, and 4 the elite upper-class, with a mix of real-life historical figures it paints a canvas of a country on the verge of a new era. 5 HAIR Founder & Artistic Director: Brian Clowdus V/T: Serenbe Playhouse Director: Brian Clowdus AEA Guest Artist, Tier II Choreographer: Bubba Carr Min. $473 p/w + pension and health Music Director: Chris Brent Davis Non-Eq: Salary is negoatable Music: Galt MacDermot Book & Lyrics: Gerome Ragni & James Rado Casting: Binder Casting/ Chad Eric Murnane, CSA 1st Rehearsal: 6/4/19 1st Preview: 7/3/19 Open: 7/4/19 Close: 8/18/19 with possible extension thru 9/8 SEEKING: **Looking for great actors with strong improv sensibilities who move well and are comfortable with nudity. [BERGER] Male, Any Ethnicity, 20s. Born in Queens, NY but pretends to be from Manchester, England. The charismatic and extroverted leader of the tribe, Berger is incredibly sexy with enormous charisma, shockingly liberated, bold, and in-your-face. An irreverent free spirit. Great actor with very strong comic chops. Authentic rock n’ roll voice. Baritenor. Must move well, have a very athletic body and be comfortable with nudity. [CLAUDE] Male, Any Ethnicity, 20s. Romantic and introverted protagonist of the story. Claude is a conflicted young man dealing with the pressures of his parents and the challenges of being drafted in the Vietnam War. Free spirit with great acting and a lovely singing voice - Bari-Tenor. Should move well, have a very athletic body and be comfortable with nudity. [DIONNE] Female, African American, 20s. Strong, knows herself, she believes in non- violent resistance, and is a follower of MLK. She is incredibly mature for her age. She has a huge capacity for love.