Porthouse Theatre 2019 Season - NYC EPA
Porthouse Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Fri, Jan 18, 2019
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
URTA Tier 2; $654.00/week min
SEEKING
Equity actors and actor/singers for various roles in the upcoming 2019 Season. See breakdown.
Also seeking an Equity PSM. See separate notice on Casting Call for info.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a brief song in the style of the season’s shows. Please have a contrasting song selection ready, if asked. Auditioning performers may sing from the shows. Please bring sheet music in your key. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Eric van Baars, Executive Producer and Director and Terri Kent, Producing Artistic Director and Director and Jennifer Korecki, Music Director will be at auditions
OTHER
www.porthousetheatre.com.
EPA Procedures are in effect for 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
MAN OF LA MANCHA
1st Reh: 05/28/19. Runs: 06/13 -06/29/19
All roles available.
Principals:
Aldonza — (also Dulcinea)
Antonia — Alonso’s niece
Fermina — Moorish Girl dancer (a Serving Girl)
Maria — innkeeper’s wife
Housekeeper — employee of Alonso
Miguel de Cervantes (also Don Quixote and Alonso Quijana)
Sancho Panza —(aslo Cervantes’ Manservant)
Barber
Padre
Dr. Sanson Carrasco — (also Antonia’s fiancé and Knight of the Mirrors)
Innkeeper
Supporting:
Captain of the Inquisition — played by a prisoner
Governor — played by a prisoner
The Duke — played by a prisoner
Four Attendants to the Knight — played by prisoners
Seven Muleteers: Jose, Tenorio, Paco, Juan, Anselmo, Pedro and a Guitar Player — prisoners
Moorish Girl (Dancer)
Ensemble
Soldiers
Prisoners
Prison Guards
Gypsies (Moors)
Men of the Inquisition
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TINTYPES
1st Reh: 06/18/19. Runs: 07/4 -07/20/19
All roles available.
Charlie Chaplin:
A talented Yiddish immigrant who struggles through his various jobs. An optimistically talented and imaginative physical comedian. Gender: Male, Age: 20 to 40, Vocal range top: G4, Vocal range bottom: Ab2.
Tr (teddy Roosevelt):
A naval commander who becomes the youngest man ever elected President of the United States. Spunky and likable with plenty of bravado and military flair. Gender: Male, Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range top: Ab4, Vocal range bottom: G2.
Anna Held:
Florenz Ziegfield's enigmatic and gorgeous first wife and the star of the Follies. An intimate and coyly sexual French woman with definite stage presence. Gender: Female, Age: 20 to 30, Vocal range top: G#5, Vocal range bottom: G#3.
Susannah:
A black domestic based on Ziegfeld's pioneering male star, Bert Williams. She dreams of being an actress but constantly finds herself alone in the world. Gender: Female, Age: 20 to 40, Vocal range top: G5, Vocal range bottom: E3.
Emma Goldman:
An immigrant, feminist, and socialist who revolts against government and the rich. Passionate and powerful with the natural ability of public speaking. Gender: Female, Age: 30 to 50, Vocal range top: Eb5, Vocal range bottom: G3.
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Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN
1st Reh: 07/19/19. Runs: 07/25 -08/11/19
All roles available.
Charlie Cowell:
A traveling salesmen who is on to Harold Hill's schemes. Tirelessy attempts to prove to everyone the true con man behind Harold Hill. Gender: Male, Age: 25 to 45.
Harold Hill:
Our story's unsuspecting protagonist. A con man, traveling under the auspices of a salesman, he eventually falls in love with Marian Paroo. Charismatic and charming. Gender: Male, Age: 25 to 35.
Vocal range top: F4, Vocal range bottom: Ab2.
Shinn:
A blustery politician who is all too self-important. Begrudgingly married to Eulalie, he is skeptical of the town rumor mill. Gender: Male, Age: 50 to 60.
Ewart Dunlop:
A member of the quartet formed by Harold Hill with a tenor voice. Ewart is married to Maude Dunlop. Gender: Male, Age: 25 to 45, Vocal range top: F5, Vocal range bottom: F3.
Oliver Hix:
A baritone in the quartet formed by Hill. Oliver is married to Alma Hix. Gender: Male, Age: 25 to 45, Vocal range top: F4, Vocal range bottom: B2.
Jacey Squires: The highest tenor in the quartet. Married to Mrs. Squires. Gender: Male, Age: 25 to 45
Vocal range top: C5, Vocal range bottom: C3.
Olin Britt:
A citizen of River City and the bass of the quartet formed by Harold Hill. Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 45, Vocal range top: C4, Vocal range bottom: F2.
Marcellus Washburn:
Harold's chummy old friend and former con man, he now lives in River City and is trying to settle down. Gender: Male, Age: 30 to 40, Vocal range top: A4, Vocal range bottom: G2
Tommy Djilas:
An attractive, young man from the wrong side of town. He is secretly courting Zaneeta.
Gender: Male, Age: 15 to 20.
Marian Paroo:
The stuff town librarian and music teacher. She is an attractive young lady who eventually falls for Harold Hill. Stuck up. Curious. Gender: Female, Age: 20 to 30, Vocal range top: A5, Vocal range bottom: G3.
Mrs. Paroo:
Cheerful and always plotting. An Irish widow and mother to Marian and Winthrop.
Gender: Female, Age: 45 to 60, Vocal range top: Eb5, Vocal range bottom: Ab3
Amaryllis:
A slightly bratty piano student of Marion Paroo. Gender: Female, Age: 8 to 12, Vocal range top: E5, Vocal range bottom: C4.
Winthrop Paroo:
Marian's baby brother, he is very shy because of a noticeable lisp. Embraces Harold Hill and the marching band. Gender: Male, Age: 8 to 12, Vocal range top: Eb5, Vocal range bottom: C4.
Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn:
Mayor Shinn's peacock wife. A serial gossiper and snob, she has trouble keeping her opinions to herself. Gender: Female, Age: 40 to 50, Vocal range top: D5, Vocal range bottom: D4.
Zaneeta Shinn:
The Mayor's fresh-faced daughter who is in love with Tommy. Sweet and outgoing. Appears to be daffy at times. Gender: Female, Age: 14 to 18
Alma Hix:
A Pick-a-Little Lady married to Oliver Hix. Gender: Female, Age: 25 to 45
Maud Dunlop:
A Pick-a-Little Lady married to Ewart Dunlop. Gender: Female, Age: 25 to 45
Ethel Toffelmier:
A comical Pick-a-Little Lady, and Marcellus Washburn's girlfriend. Gender: Female
Age: 25 to 40.
Mrs. Squires:
A Pick-a-Little Lady married to Jacey Squires. Gender: Female, Age: 25 to 45.
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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