JEKYLL & HYDE - NYC EPA
Music Theatre of Connecticut
AUDITION DATE
Thu, Aug 09, 2018
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
SPT SPT 5; $425/week min (salary pending)
SEEKING
Equity actors and actor/singers for various roles for the opening production of the 2018-19 season - JEKYLL & HYDE. Actors of all ethnicities STRONGLY encouraged to attend. Connecticut and Westchester talent a plus.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a song from the contemporary musical theatre canon that is acting driven and focuses on storytelling. Please bring a picture & resume, stapled together. Total audition time should not exceed 2 minutes.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
JEKYLL & HYDE; Leslie Bricusse/Frank Wildhorn; Kevin Connors, Director; David Wolfson, Musical Director
Present in the auditions will be Kevin Connors (director), David Wolfson (Musical Director), Jim Schilling (MTC Managing Director) and Alex Mongillo (Administrative Manager)
OTHER DATES
JEKYLL & HYDE rehearses September 15 - 27; Opens September 28, 2018 and runs Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 4pm and 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm through October 14, 2018. All rehearsals and performances are at the theatre in Norwalk, CT. NYC actors' (who are cast) train travel via Metro North is paid by the theatre. Commute time is approx. 1hr 10 minutes one way.
OTHER
Music Theatre of Connecticut, beginning its 32nd season in September, is located in a beautiful theatre center in Norwalk, CT. The company has won numerous Best awards and Connecticut Crtitics' Circle Award Nominations, including the prestigious Killen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Professional Theatre, joining Long Wharf, Hartford Stage and the Westport Playhouse.
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
JEKYLL/HYDE:
30's, extremely strong actor and singer, high baritone, must transform from sensitive Victorian doctor to charismatic, sexual serial killer
EMMA:
Jekyll's fiance, upper crust, innocent, soprano with belt, 20's
LUCY:
late 20's/30's, prostitute with a heart of gold, lower class but smart, strong actress/singer, belt with top
UTTERSON:
Jekyll's best friend, attorney, smart, intuitive, 30's
SIR DANVERS CAREW:
Emma's father, well-bred, loving, baritone, late 40's/50's
SIMON STRIDE:
Jekyll's rival, handsome, upper class, late's 20's/30's
LADY BEACONSFIELD:
Society dowager but still on the prowl, 50's
BISHOP OF BASINGSTOKE:
Conservative looking but has a secret hobby with the ladies of the night, 50's
LORD SAVAGE:
40's man-about-town, arrogant; doubles as Spider, a pimp
SIR ARCHIBALD PROOPS:
Queen's Counsel, all-business, 50's
GENERAL LORD GLOSSOP:
ramrod straight, 50's/60's
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to audition.
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