New York Stage Casting Update: Feb 9, 2010

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(NEW) Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Musical – Open Auditions
Friday, February 19, 2010, 11 AM — Auditions begin. Pearl Studios, 500 Eighth Avenue, 12th Floor, NYC. Equity audition procedures are NOT in effect. No Equity monitor provided. Producer runs all aspects of the audition. Prepare a brief pop song or disco song. Bring sheet music for your song; a piano accompanist will be provided. Bring picture and resume, stapled together. You will be required to audition in full costume and make-up. Changing facilities will be provided. You may be asked to return to dance in heels that afternoon.

OPEN Auditions (Equity/non) are being held for the Toronto/Broadway run of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Production Contract $1,605 week minimum. Producers: Back Row Productions, Specific Films, Rafford Films, Nederlander Productions, Inc., Terri and Timothy Childs in association with MGM On Stage—Darcie Denkert and Dean Stolber. Executive Producer: NAMCO/Alecia Parker. Book: Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott. Director: Simon Phillips. Originally Choreographed in Australia by Ross Coleman. Music Supervisor: Stephen “Spud” Murphy. General Manager: NAMCO/BJ Holt. Casting: Telsey + Company. 1st rehearsal (Toronto run): Late August 2010, in NYC. 1st preview in Toronto: October 12, 2010 at Princess of Wales Theatre. Twelve-week Toronto engagement. Broadway Opening Night: March 6, 2011 at a Broadway house TBA. NOTE 1: Actors of all ethnicities are welcome to attend. NOTE 2: Based on the Oscar-winning movie THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, the musical tells the funny and moving story of three drag performers who set off from Sydney across the Australian desert in a battered, old tour bus, christened Priscilla. The show contains over 20 classic pop and disco hits such as “I Will Survive” and “I Love the Nightlife”.

Seeking: Drag Artistes: Males, 20s – 40s. Fabulous drag queens with prior drag experience. Great comic hosting ability, live singing voice, and movement ability. The ability to perform a convincing Tina Turner routine is a plus. Ensemble.

(NEW) The Maids by Genet, auditions by appt
Auditions will take place in Manhattan Feb 20, callback Feb 27. Please send cover letter detailing familiarity/experience with the language, headshot and resume to renee@curiousfrog.org.

Curious Frog Theatre Company is holding auditions for The Maids by Genet, with multicultural, nontraditional casting, performance in unconventional, site-specific location TBD. Rehearsals will be week nights and weekends in various locations in Brooklyn, Astoria and Manhattan, starting second week of March. Small stipend paid. Curious Frog's mission is to present new, modern and classical works with the goal of showing a new, multicultural perspective through non-traditional casting that does not hinder a work but rather enhances the work in an innovative manner and fosters fresh perceptions. Assistant Director also sought. www.curiousfrog.org

Seeking: 2 females for the roles of the maids, and a female OR male for the role of the madame.

New York Stage Casting Update: Feb 2, 2010

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(NEW) Laughing in the Wind, auditions by appt.
Auditions by appointment: February 17, 18, 21, & 22, 2010 from 6:00pm – 8:30pm. Please only submit if you have martial arts / dance background, and able to commit to the rehearsal & performance schedule. If you have previously submitted to this casting, you do not need to re-submit. Send Headshot/Resume to: wccasting@gmail.com.

Non-Equity auditions are being held for “Laughing in the Wind,” a cautionary tale that exposes the tragic consequences of ruthless power struggles, is based on one of the best known martial arts novels throughout the Chinese-speaking world, by Jin Yong, The most popular writer of the genre. The production consists of 26 characters. We are looking to cast professional Actors of all ethnicity, age between 16 – 60, with backgrounds/training in Dance or Martial Arts to fill all 26 characters. Some actors will play multiple roles. The production will be bi- or multi-lingual. Performances: 16 performances starting on Friday, April 30th through Sunday, May 23, 2010, mainly on Thursday through Sunday, with an additional show on Wednesday, May 19. Rehearsal: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday evenings (5:30 - 9:30pm) starting on Feb. 28 through April 25, 2010. Compensation: $300 Stipend provided at the end of the Production, and 4 complimentary tickets to any of the shows.

Seeking Non-Equity Actors:
Master Autonomy – Male, Age Range 30 – 60. Head of the Blue Clan of the sacred Mountain Hua. Although he known for his cultured and refined manner, he is actually a narrow-minded, selfish and power-hungry hypocrite.

Mistress Autonomy – Female, Age Range 30 – 60. Master Autonomy’s Wife. A devoted wife and mother, upright and honest.

Coral – Female, Age Range 16 – 20s. Master Autonomy’s Daughter. She is Little Fox’s childhood playmate and is initially his love interest. She marries Ping later as she feels that his gentlemanly personality resembles that of her father's.

Little Fox – Male, Age range 18-30s. The scruffy, happy-go-lucky protagonist of the story. He is raised as an orphan and becomes the number one disciple at the Blue Clan of the sacred Mountain Hua.

Ping – Male, Age range 16 -30s. An ambitious young man who joins the Blue Clan. Master Cool – Male, middle-aged. One of the protagonists in the play. Calculated but well-controlled.

Master Liberty – Male, middle-aged. Former Head of the Sun Moon Cult. He instills fear and panic into the hearts of many, including his own followers.

Ying Ying – Female, Age Range 16 -20s. Daughter of Master Liberty. She later becomes Little Fox’s love interest. Beautiful and intelligent, she’s highly regarded in the Sun Moon Cult.

Master Qu – A respected elderly member of the Sun Moon Cult. A musician and artist.

Little Smokey – Female, Age Range 13 – 20. Master Qu’s granddaughter. Other Principle and Supporting - Age range between 16 – 60. Dance or Martial Arts background a must.

(NEW) Enchanted April, open auditions
Monday, February 15 and Tuesday, February 16, from 7-9 p.m. The Sherman Playhouse, 5 Route 39 North (the intersection of Route 37 and 39), Sherman, Conn. Auditions will consist of readings from the script. No appointments are necessary. All roles are available and both professionals and amateurs are welcome. PLEASE NOTE: English accents are a must, and one female character must have a convincing Italian accent. For more information, character breakdowns, and directions, visit WWW.THESHERMANPLAYHOUSE.ORG or contact director Susan Abrams at 860-294-1643.

The Sherman Playhouse is holding auditions for their production of Enchanted April. Producer: Matthew Barber. Director: Susan Abrams. Author: Elizabeth von Arnim. Rehearsals begin March 1 with performances running from April 23 to May 15 on Fridays and Saturdays, as well as Sunday, May 2. Set in 1922, Enchanted April delightfully brings together four uniquely different women escaping harsh, rainy, war-scarred London to the warm sun and blooming wisteria of the Italian countryside. Leaving husbands and societal obligations behind, the desperate Hampstead housewives Lotty and Rose, severe Mrs. Graves, and seductive Lady Caroline, along with some unexpected guests, learn to appreciate each other while rediscovering how to laugh and love under the Italian sun.

Seeking: three men, ages 30 to 50, and five women, ages 25 to 70.

New York Stage Casting Update: Jan 26, 2010

The Drama Book Shop Stage Casting is Sponsored by

(NEW) BQE Ensemble
Please submit headshots and resumes to: bqensembletheater@gmail.com.

BQE Ensemble Theater, a new Williamsburg Theater to open September 2010, is currently accepting headshots/resumes for inaugural season of seven new plays. The BQE Ensemble will pay all actors for performances (rates will vary) but all actors will be paid.

SEEKING: M & F Actors (Adult and young adult). ALSO accepting children ages 7 to 16. All ages and types will be accepted for initial casting file. Casting sessions for season will begin in February. Actors cast in any of the plays of the inaugural season will be invited (not obligated) to participate in the Media Campaign promoting this brand new Williamsburg, Brooklyn theater.

(NEW) All My Sons
Auditions: Monday February 8, 2010 at 7:30pm and Tuesday February 9, 2010 at 7:30pm. Center Stage Community Playhouse, Foster Hall, 2474 Westchester Ave . Bronx, NY 10461. (Located 1 block north of the Zerega Ave Stop on the 6 Subway line). No Monologues. Sides Provided. Please bring Headshot & Resume. Questions: 718-823-6434

Recently on Broadway with a star-studded cast, All My Sons by Arthur Miller is set in a seemingly idyllic small town in Middle America just after World War II. Behind the picket fence is a family struggling with the havoc caused by war, greed and deception. The Keller's have lost a son to war. Mrs. Keller refuses to accept his death. The other son is having a love affair with his brother's girlfriend. Mr. Keller was sent to prison for selling defective airplane parts, but was set free even though his partner, the girlfriend's father, stayed locked up. Like the wind that destroys an apple tree in the Keller's front yard, the secrets that Miller's characters keep destroy the bonds between family and friends. The storm that opens the play is only a sprinkle compared to the storm that is unleashed when the truth is told.

Seeking:
Joe Keller 50s-Middle aged and prosperous, a family man whose world does not extend beyond the borders of his front yard or the gate around his factory.

Kate Keller 50s-Though she has a successful husband and a loving son, Mother cannot abandon the memory of her other son, who was lost in the war.

Chris Keller early 30s-Returning from the war as a hero, Chris found the day-to-day provincialism of his old life stifling. But Chris is a family man, and he is devoted to his parents.

Ann Deever late 20s-The beautiful Ann has not become attached to a new man since her beau Larry died in the war. Ann is mired in the past, though she has not been waiting for Larry to return. Rather, she has waited for his brother Chris to step forward and take Larry's place in her heart. She is an honest, down-to-earth girl, and she is emboldened by the strength of certain of her convictions.

George Deever 30s- newly convinced of his father's innocence, he is here to rescue his sister from entering the family of the man he believes is actually guilty.

Dr. Jim Bayliss 30s-40s- The neighborhood doctor, Jim is a good man who believes in the duty of one man to help another, but he at the same time acknowledges a man's responsibility to his family.

Sue Bayliss 30s-40s- Jim's wife Sue put her husband through medical school, and she expects more than gratitude in return.

Frank Lubey 30s-A simple neighbor, Frank has an interest in astrology.

Lydia Lubey 20s-30s- Now married to Frank, Lydia is a former sweetheart of George's.

Bert 8-11-is a neighborhood boy who plays cop-and-robber games with Joe Keller.

All My Sons
by Arthur Miller