Houston Broadway Theatre
Houston, TX

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Saturday, March 29, 2025

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment, please email: auditions@houstonbroadwaytheatre.org

Only Equity members may schedule appointments. Non-equity will be seen as time permits.

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$839 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT) - agreement pending

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in AMERICAN PSYCHO (see breakdown).

All roles will be understudied.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a brief 1980s-style pop/rock song, showing range. Please bring sheet music in the appropriate key. An accompanist will be provided. Also, please bring your picture and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Wortham Theatre

501 Texas St

Houston, TX 77002-2737

4th Floor; Studio RR4

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Producer - Tyce Green

Casting Associate - Manuel Stark Santos

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: August 4, 2025

Performances: September 2-14, 2025

OTHER

www.houstonbroadwaytheatre.org

If you are unable to attend in person, self-tape video submissions will also be accepted. Please submit to: auditions@houstonbroadwaytheatre.org. Include any specific role(s) you desire. Please also include your headshot and resume.

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

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

AMERICAN PSYCHO

Book by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

Music and Lyrics by Duncan Sheik

Based on the Novel by Bret Easton Ellis

SYNOPSIS: Based on the electrifying novel by Bret Easton Ellis and set in the epicenter of excess: 1980s Manhattan, this musical tells the story of Patrick Bateman, a young and handsome Wall Street banker with impeccable taste and unquenchable desires. Patrick and his elite group of friends spend their days in chic restaurants, exclusive clubs, and designer labels. But at night, Patrick takes part in a darker indulgence, and his mask of sanity is starting to slip.

SEEKING:

[PATRICK BATEMAN] Male, 26. The narrator. Extremely attractive, physically in excellent shape. Has obsessive compulsive disorder. Immaculate, well-groomed, always has the best clothes, the best furniture, the best of everything. Ivy League sense of entitlement stemming from a wealthy upbringing. Has an aura of self-importance, but actually he disgusts himself. Drug addict. Capable of sadistic humor. Strong mover. Strong pop/rock voice.

[PAUL OWEN] Male, mid 20s. Extremely good-looking. Immaculate. Classy. Patrick's colleague and a threat to him. Handling the most important account at Pierce & Pierce, which Patrick is extremely jealous about. Can never remember who Patrick is; he calls him Marcus, which enrages Patrick. Ivy League sense of entitlement stemming from a wealthy upbringing. Strong mover. Strong pop/rock voice.

[TIM PRICE] Male, mid 20s. Good-looking. Patrick's best friend. Part of the foursome of friends. Has huge anger issues. Highly negative. Ivy League sense of entitlement stemming from a wealthy upbringing. Strong mover. Strong pop/rock voice.

[PATRICK’S MOTHER/MRS. WOLFE] Female, 50s. Mrs. Bateman—Patrick’s wealthy mother—and Mrs. Wolfe—a real estate agent. Great physique. Strong mover. Strong pop/rock voice.

[CRAIG MCDERMOTT] Male, mid 20s. Good-looking. Patrick's co-worker. Part of the foursome of friends. Self-obsessed. Chauvinistic. Obsessed with material things. Ivy League sense of entitlement stemming from a wealthy upbringing. Strong mover. Strong pop/rock voice.

[DAVID VAN PATTEN] Male, mid 20s. Good-looking. Patrick's co-worker. Part of the foursome of friends. Self-obsessed. Chauvinistic. Obsessed with women. Ivy League sense of entitlement stemming from a wealthy upbringing. Strong mover. Strong pop/rock voice.

[LUIS CARRUTHERS] Male, mid 20s. Not as well-dressed as the others. Patrick's co-worker. Dating Courtney but secretly in love with Patrick. A little effeminate. Ivy League sense of entitlement stemming from a wealthy upbringing. Strong mover. Strong pop/rock voice.

[EVELYN WILLIAMS] Female, mid 20s. Patrick's trophy girlfriend. Attractive and sexy. Self-obsessed like all the others. Never listens to anyone, especially Patrick. Loves the idea of marriage. Highly materialistic. Ivy League sense of entitlement stemming from a wealthy upbringing. Strong mover. Strong pop/rock voice.

[COURTNEY LAWRENCE] Female, mid 20s. Attractive and sexy. Dating Luis but secretly having an affair with Patrick. Loves compliments and the expensive things in life. Materialistic. Ivy League sense of entitlement stemming from a wealthy upbringing. Strong mover. Strong pop/rock voice.

[JEAN] Female, 20s. Patrick's secretary. In love with him. Pretty. Compared to everyone else, she's the most switched on and normal. The only person who truly understands Patrick. Strong mover. Strong pop/rock voice.

[SEAN BATEMAN] Male, early 20s. Patrick’s younger brother, a writer, just out of college. Patrick thinks he’s a pain. Strong mover. Strong pop/rock voice.

[DETECTIVE KIMBALL] Male, 40s – 50s. Private Detective investigating Paul Owen's disappearance. Has a strangeness. NOTE: Singing a plus but not necessary for this role.

[SABRINA] Female, 20s. Prostitute/escort. Has a threesome with Patrick and Christine, who in turn performs extremely violent acts on her and eventually kills her. Sexy. Great physique. Strong dancer. Strong pop/rock voice.

[VANDEN] Female, 20s. Club kid who sings at Tunnel. Strong mover. Strong pop/rock voice.

[CHRISTINE] Female, late teens/early 20s. Prostitute. A little trashy. Has a threesome with Patrick and Sabrina, who in turn performs extremely violent acts on her and eventually kills her. Sexy. Great physique. Strong dancer. Strong pop/rock voice.

[VICTORIA/HARDBODY BARTENDER] Female, 20s. To play Victoria—Patrick’s neighbor from his building; Ivy League sense of entitlement stemming from a wealthy upbringing—and Hardbody Bartender. Sexy. Great physique. Strong dancer. Strong pop/rock voice.

SALARY

LORT Non-Rep $839 weekly minimum (LOA ref. LORT) - agreement pending

UNION

AEA