Florida Studio Theatre
Sarasota, FL

DESCRIPTION

CALL TYPE
EPA

CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
$807 weekly minimum (LORT D)
$646 weekly minimum (LORT Experimental) - Stage III Series

AUDITION DATE
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS
To schedule an audition appointment please go to: https://www.signupgenius.com/g... .

LOCATION
Florida Studio Theatre
1241 N Palm Ave
Sarasota, FL 34236-5602

Holding room - Studio B - The Rehearsal Studios are located above the Goldstein Cabaret Theatre.

PERSONNEL
Producing Artistic Director: Richard Hopkins
Managing Director: Rebecca Hopkins
General Manager: Jill Zakrzewski

Expected to attend:
Casting & Hiring Coordinator: Hershey Vazquez Millner
Artistic Fellow: Jakob Harding
Casting & Hiring Intern, Monitor: Mattie E. Hinckley

See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production specific dates.

OTHER
www.floridastudiotheatre.org

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.

SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Florida Studio Theatre's Spring 2025 Season (See breakdown).

Florida Studio Theatre is working towards becoming a more anti-racist and inclusive theatre. FST is thus committed to developing a work environment that is reflective of the diverse world that it serves. People who share this belief are encouraged to audition.

PREPARATION
For the Stage III Series: Please prepare a 1-minute monologue. For JERSEY BOYS: Please prepare a 32-bar cut and a 1-minute monologue in the style of the show. An accompanist will be provided.

BREAKDOWN

Florida Studio Theatre Spring 2024-25 Season
Florida Studio Theatre is an established, five-stage non-profit, operating under LORT D and LORT EXPERIMENTAL contracts located in Downtown Sarasota, FL.

ADVICE [Rights Pending] - (Experimental)
Written by Brent Askari
Directed by TBD
Rehearsals Begin – January 7, 2025
Previews – January 29-30, 2025
Opens – January 31st, 2025
Closes – February 16th, 2025
Possible extension(s) through – February 23rd, 2025

SYNOPSIS: Ron and Joy, a professional couple learn that their biggest screw-up of a friend, Gary, has somehow managed to get a self-help book published by a small press. When the couple attempts to persuade Gary that he should not quit steady employment to pursue dreams of becoming a life coach, they end up uncovering secrets that throw their relationship into chaos.

SEEKING:
JOY – Late 30s-50s, Female. Corporate lawyer. Kindhearted, yet cautious.
RON – Late 30s-50s, Male. History professor. Sardonic and articulate.
GARY – Late 30s-50s, Male. Office manager & new author. Lead by his spontaneity.

BAD BOOKS [Rights Pending] - (Experimental)
Written by Sharyn Rothstein
Directed by TBD
Rehearsals Begin – February 4, 2025
Previews – February 26-27, 2025
Opens – February 28, 2025
Closes – March 16, 2025
Possible extension(s) through – March 30, 2025

SYNOPSIS: A worried mother comes to the library for what she thinks will be a reasonable, polite discussion about which books are appropriate for her teenage son. But her confrontation with the town librarian, a woman who cares deeply about her job and her community, sparks a chain reaction of consequences no one expected. A raucous and brash debate in the quietest place in America... the library. (New Play Exchange)

SEEKING:
THE LIBRARIAN / THE MANAGER / THE EDITOR – Female-presenting, any age over 35. THE LIBRARIAN – A person who might have lived in a city, or thought she'd live in a city, or did live in a city until life happened. Funny with a side of sly. Smart without question. A woman who loves what she does. Most of the time. THE MANAGER – A middle manager on her way to the next level. Corporate Material. Compulsively inarticulate, often interrupting herself. Not a word person. Something surprising and almost violent dressed in management training. A woman who loves her job. And her fish. THE EDITOR – Another mother. A different mother. A hugger. A woman who loves a good book. A woman who wants to help.

THE MOTHER – Female-presenting, late 30s-50s. A Woman Who Cares. Who has lived a surprising amount of life. More layered than she appears, than she's allowed to be, or than she chooses to reveal. Genuinely religious. A woman who loves her children. All of the time.

SHEDDING A SKIN - (Experimental)
Written by Amanda Wilkin
Directed by Nancy Rominger
Rehearsals Begin – March 11, 2025
Previews – April 2-3, 2025
Opens – April 4, 2025
Closes – April 20, 2025
Possible extension(s) through – May 4, 2025

SYNOPSIS:
Sometimes you crack. Sometimes you didn't mean to yell that.
Sometimes you have to lay low until you've figured it out. And sometimes, sometimes you have to hibernate until you've healed. This is a new day.
Shedding a Skin is a story for our times. It's a play about finding kindness in unexpected places; about understanding what our elders can teach us; it's new skin honoring old. It's a play about joy, healing and protest.

SEEKING:
MYAH – 30s. Female-Presenting. Black. A woman who is still figuring out her life. She is apprehensive, troubled, and messy, but she is looking for hope. Has some trouble with her anger and is prone to outbursts.

JERSEY BOYS - (LORT D)
Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice
Music by Bob Gaudio
Lyrics by Bob Crewe
Directed by Ben Liebert
Rehearsals Begin – March 4, 2025
Previews – March 26-27, 2025
Opens – March 28, 2025
Closes – May 11, 2025
Possible extension(s) through – June 1, 2025

SYNOPSIS: With phenomenal music, memorable characters, and great storytelling, Jersey Boys follows the fascinating evolution of four blue-collar kids who became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. Jersey Boys takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons to discover the secret of a 40-year friendship as the foursome work their way from the streets of New Jersey to the heights of stardom.

SEEKING:
TOMMY DEVITO - 30s to 40s, male-presenting. Strong tenor/baritone voice, must be comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; ability to play guitar a strong plus; funny; a wise-guy; a natural-born leader with appealing bad-boy quality.

FRANKIE VALLI – 20s to mid-30s, male-presenting. 5’9 or shorter; A strong tenor with sweet and strong falsetto and able to sing in the style of Frankie Valli; strong tenor to high A or Bb plus strong falsetto up to treble G; charismatic and charming; has a gritty side as well as a polished veneer; very comfortable with four-part harmonies.

NICK MASSI - 30s to 40s, male-presenting. Strong bass/baritone voice, very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; a quiet dreamer who longs for life after The Four Seasons; understated with a dead-pan quality.

BOB GAUDIO - 20s to mid-30s, male-presenting. Strong tenor/baritone voice; very comfortable with traditional four-part harmonies; an intelligent, sensitive, and introspective musical prodigy.

JOE PESCI - 20s to mid-30s, male-presenting. 5’9 or shorter; young, energetic and funny; a strong singer. Will double as various roles.

BARRY BELSON - 20s to late-40s, male-presenting. Strong singer, doubles as various roles (friends, producers, etc.); strong tenor to high C; with a strong falsetto to G above high C; Has the ability to riff in rhythm-and-blues style.

BOB CREWE - 30s to 40s, male-presenting. Intelligent and flamboyant; genius music producer and lyricist; an integral part of creating the magic of The Four Seasons.

NORM WAXMAN - 20s to mid-30s, male-presenting. Owns a private money lending agency; strong singer doubles as various roles; strong tenor/bari-tenor voice.

GYP DECARLO - mid-40s to mid-50s, male-presenting. Tough, Mafioso type; a strong singer.

MARY & OTHERS - 20s to late-30s, female-presenting. Frankie’s wife; tough, “Seen it all”, Italian, Jersey girl; she’s got a killer sense of humor; doubles as a variety of other roles including member of a 60’s style girl group; strong belt useful; high straight tone soprano also useful; very good dancer.

LORRAINE & OTHERS - 20s to mid-30s, female-presenting. Frankie’s girlfriend; educated; not from Jersey; a reach career girl; young Diane Sawyer; doubles as a variety of other roles, including member of a 60’s style girl group and tough-as-nails Jersey girl; strong high belt useful, belt to high F extremely useful; high, straight tone soprano also useful; very good dancer.

FRANCINE & OTHERS - 20s to mid-30s, female-presenting. Frankie’s daughter; named for, doted on and deeply loved by Frankie. She’s a Jersey girl—vulnerable, lost and acts out to make up for lack of attention from her dad. Doubles as a variety of other roles including member of a 60’s style girl group and a tough-as-nails Jersey girl. Strong, high belt useful. Belt to high F extremely useful, high straight tone soprano also useful but not required, very good dancer.

SALARY

LORT Non-Rep (See Above)

UNION

AEA