New Stage Theatre
Jackson, MS

DESCRIPTION

CALL TYPE
Submission

CONTRACT
Guest Artist
$691 weekly minimum (Tier 3) + per diem.

PERSONNEL
Book by Douglas McGrath
Words and Music by Gerry Goffin & Carole King; Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil.
Artistic Director - Francine Thomas Reynolds
Musical Director - Carol Joy Sparkman

OTHER DATES
Rehearsals begin on May 9, 2024. Show runs from May 28 - June 9, 2024.

OTHER
www.newstagetheatre.com

Actors will be contacted after submission materials are received.

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.

SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL (see breakdown).

New Stage Theatre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Actors of all backgrounds are encouraged to submit their information.

BREAKDOWN

BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL

SEEKING:
Carole King - An aspiring singer/songwriter. A unique, appealing, funny, and vulnerable girl from a Jewish family in Brooklyn. Talented, good-natured, unassuming, and often the peacemaker in difficult situations. A reluctant star with no pretense and a passion for music. Gender: Female: Age: 18 to 45: Vocal range top: Eb5 - bottom: Eb3

Gerry Goffin - Carole’s boyfriend, songwriting partner and eventual husband. Innately sympathetic, wounded and tortured. An ambitious artist always striving for more. Gender: Male; Age: 18 to 45, Vocal range top: A4- bottom: D3

Barry Mann - A songwriter who becomes romantically involved with Cynthia. He is good natured, appealing, and neurotic. Ambitious, but likable. Gender: Male, Age: 18 to 50, Vocal range top: A4 - bottom: C3

Don Kirschner - An influential music publisher and producer. He is a fast talking, energetic force of nature. Powerful, direct and sometimes intimidating, but he has a real affinity for his writers and artists. A hit maker. Gender: Male, Age: 30 to 60, Vocal range top: C#4 - bottom: A2

Genie Klein - Carole’s Jewish mother. Once an aspiring playwright, she has been broken down by life and her husband’s infidelity. Protective of Carole and unforgiving of her husband’s mistakes. Gender: Female, Age: 40 to 65

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Please submit your headshot and resume, and put the character you are auditioning for in the subject line. You may also submit a video with your headshot and resume. No longer than 2 minutes in length. Please prepare a contemporary monologue, and 32 bars in the style of the show. For CAROLE submissions should include piano playing if possible.

Deadline: 04/02/2024

SUBMIT TO
[email protected]

SALARY

Guest Artist $691 weekly minimum (Tier 3) + per diem.

UNION

AEA