CHESS - Los Angeles Appointments
Coachella Valley Repertory
APPOINTMENTS
Appointments will take place on October 30, 2018.
CONTRACT
SPT Minimum - $456/wk
SEEKING
Men and Women with strong musical theatre background. Please see breakdown.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please email picture/resume to Ron Celona.
Deadline: Mon, Oct 29, 2018
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Directed by Ron Celona
Musical Director, Scott Storr
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals begin on Monday, February 18, 2019
Chess runs from March 13th through March 31, 2019 with a possible one week extention.
OTHER
Please note: Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
FLORENCE: Strong belt voice (to E), Mid-thirties. Born in Hungary (so musn't look like an All-American Girl); clever, theatrical, touching, vivacious, volatile. Fredrick's chess second.
FREDDIE: Rock tenor (to C), Mid-thirities, An American chess champion. A cross between Bobby Fisher and John McEnroe. Arrogant and tempermental, but a genius;his chess playing is revolutionary. We need to see his artistry along with his danger and his obsessivness.
ANATOLY: Baritone (to G sharp), Mid- Thirties - early Forties. A Russian chess champion. Unexprectedly charming. He doesn't seem a romantic hero at first, but becomes one through his personality. An intelligent, feeling, passionate man.
MOLOKOV: Bass (down to F sharp), Fifties. (Not a fake, comic, stage Russion). Intellectually formidable. Seemingly a father figure to Florence. Anatoly's chess second. An actor who sings well.
SVETLANNA: Strong belt voice. Late thirties, Antoly's wife. Domestic, wholesome, homey. A dramatic contrast to Florence - not a contemporary cosmopolitan woman.
WALTER: Bass-baritone (down to G sharp). Mid forties - fifties. A marjeting agent. Seemingly respectable, substantial, trustworthy. An actor who sings well.
ARBITER: Rock high baritone (up to A). Thirty to early forties. International businessman. Smooth, but with a quick temper.
ENSEMBLE: Various ages. Strong singers to play various roles.
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 submit.
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