Harborside Productions LLC
Northport, NY

DESCRIPTION

CALL TYPE
EPA

CONTRACT
LOA
$544 weekly minimum (Ref. to COST) - 2023-24 rates.

AUDITION DATE
Monday, July 1, 2024
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL
Richard Dolce, Producing Artistic Director
Vic DiMonda, Associate Producing Director

Expected to attend:
Vic DiMonda - Associate Producing Director
Alec Bart - Accompanist

See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production specific dates.

OTHER
engemantheater.com

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.

An Equity Monitor will be provided.

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 the 1st half of John W. Engeman Theater's 2024-25 Season (See breakdown).

Auditions for the second half of the season will be held at a later date.

PREPARATION
Please prepare one short song in the style of the show for which you wish to be considered. You may sing from any of the 3 shows. An accompanist will be provided. For HEARTBREAK HOTEL actors should bring their own instrument(s) if applicable to the role for which you audition. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

BREAKDOWN

John W. Engeman Theater 1st Half of 2024-25 Season

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
David Greig, book
Marc Shaiman, music
Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, lyrics
Drew Humphrey, director
TBD, musical director
Mandy Modic, choreographer
Rehearsal: 10/28/24
Open: 11/14/24
Close: 12/29/24
Possible Extension: 1/5/25

SEEKING:
[WILLY WONKA] Male identifying, 40s+. Baritone/tenor voice. Any ethnicity. Someone older, charactery, wily, funny and quirky. Has a larger-than-life persona that can go from charming and comical, to magically mysterious and dark. When he passes the torch to Charlie it’s because he’s ready.

[GRANDPA JOE] Male identifying, around 60. Any ethnicity. Remarkably physical, he is Charlie’s imaginative, fun, kind and loving grandfather. After many years being confined to a bed, his childish energy returns when Charlie finds the Golden Ticket. Prototype-Christopher Llyod from “Back to the Future”.

[CHARLIE BUCKET] Boy/male identifying, 10-14 years old. 5’2” and under. Honest and an excellent singer with an unchanged voice. Any ethnicity. Sweet, smart, hopeful and loving. A boy with wonderful innocence and vulnerability.

[MRS. BUCKET] Female identifying, 30s to Early 40s; any ethnicity. A distinctive pop/folk voice Charlie’s mother. Beaten down by life but has a heart of gold and loves Charlie more than anything. Prototype- Mrs. Weasley (Julie Walters) from “Harry Potter”/Annie Golden.

[AUGUSTUS GLOOP] Male identifying. 9-12 years old and no taller than 5’2”. Round and full-faced, Any ethnicity. Excellent singer and comic but rampantly over-active despite his size. A young Chris Farley. Speaks with a German accent.

[MRS. GLOOP] Female identifying, 30s-40s; any ethnicity. Fantastic singer and comedienne. Mezzo. Augustus’ German mother, A huge presence with a huge voice. Prototype: “Downton Abbey’s” Mrs. Patmore (Lesley Nicole).

[VERUCA SALT] Female identifying, 9-12 years old no taller than 5’2”. Any ethnicity. Very funny with a character singing/screaming voice. Vicious and good at manipulation - sweet, strong and scary. Speaks with a Russian accent. She thinks she is an amazing ballet dancer - she may be or she may not be. Prototype: Baby June.

[MR. SALT] Male identifying, 30s-40s; any ethnicity. Excellent comic with a baritone singing voice. Veruca’s Russian father. Speaks with Russian accent. Ego and bravado in the style of “Tony Soprano” but quickly turns and becomes weak when wrapped around his daughter’s little finger.

[VIOLET BEAUREGARDE] Female identifying, 9-12 years old no taler than 5’2”. African-American. Great singer with a huge Pop/R&B voice and great hip-hop dance skills. Confident and full of attitude. Serena Williams’ drive for excellence and Leslie Jones (SNL) humor, confidence and charismatic presence. Ability to do Double Dutch a plus.

[MR. BEAUREGARDE] Male identifying, 30s-40s. African-American. Soul/Pop/R&B voice. Beat- boxing skills a plus. Violet’s father. He has the swagger of Muhammed Ali with a vivid and funny character man delivery of Tracey Morgan (SNL).

[MIKE TEAVEE] Male identifying. 9-12 years old and no taller than 5’2”. Any ethnicity. Great singer. A loud wild-child with a ridiculous amount of energy. The epitome of entitlement and self-proclaimed superiority. Powerful and terrifying. A voice that cuts through steel.

[MRS. TEAVEE] Female identifying, 30s-40s; any ethnicity. Great singer. Tense, extreme, and hilarious. Prototype: Gilda Radner meets Carol Channing.

[ENSEMBLE] Any gender identity, 20s – 50s; ANY ethnicity; ensemble is made up of performers of all shapes and sizes who will play various characters throughout, including but not limited to Oompa-Loompas, news reporters, grandparents, etc. The Oompas must be extremely strong dancers with great technique, big personalities, comic skills and excellent singers with versatile, characterful voices of all ranges and types. Ensemble will cover various principal roles.

HEARTBREAK HOTEL
Floyd Mutrux, book
Elvis Presley & Others, music & lyrics
Paul Stancato, director/choreographer
TBD, musical director
Rehearsal: 12/30/24
Open: 1/16/25
Close: 3/2/25

SEEKING:
[ELVIS PRESLEY] Male-identified, early 20s. The King of Rock and Roll. Ideally looks and sounds like Elvis in his 20s, while also embodying his dual persona as both a charming-yet-shy young man, as well as a charismatic superstar on stage. An incredible Rockabilly singer. Also plays GUITAR to some extent, chords or better.

[COLONEL TOM PARKER / ENSEMBLE] Male-identified, 50s. Doubles as multiple roles, but chiefly Elvis’ unscrupulous manager. Driven purely by profit. Cigar-smoking, a big man and a big presence, former carnival barker and con-artist. Baritone/tenor.

[SCOTTY MOORE / EMSEMBLE] Male-identified, 20s - 30s. Doubles as multiple roles, but chiefly Elvis’s first lead guitarist, Scotty. One of the Blue Moon Boys, who were the main creators of what became known as Rockabilly music. Musician with impeccable Rockabilly GUITAR skills, and comfortable on BANJO. Baritone/tenor.

[BILL BLACK / ENSEMBLE] Male-identified, 20s - 30s. Doubles as multiple roles, but chiefly Elvis's first bass player, Bill. A real goof ball who balances out Scotty. One of the Blue Moon Boys, who were the main creators of what became known as Rockabilly music. Musician with impeccable Rockabilly UPRIGHT BASS skills. Baritone/tenor.

[VERNON / FRANK SINATRA / DJ FONTANA / ENSEMBLE] Male-identified, late 30s - late 40s. Doubles as multiple roles including Vernon Presley (Elvis’s father), Frank Sinatra, and DJ Fontana (Elvis’s drummer). Baritone. Ideally somebody who actually resembles Frank Sinatra. Plays DRUMS very well.

[JOHNNY / ENSEMBLE] Male-identified, 40s, Black/African American. Doubles as various characters throughout. Strong singer/musician. ELECTRIC AND ACOUSTIC GUITAR player. BANJO a plus. Baritone.

[JOHNNY BRAGG / REV. BREWSTER / ENSEMBLE] Male-identified, 30s, Black/African American. Doubles as various characters throughout. Strong singer. HARMONICA player. Other instruments a plus. Tenor.

[BETTY / ENSEMBLE] Female-identified, 20s, Black/African American. Doubles as various characters throughout. Strong singer. Pop soprano. PIANO player a major plus. Other instruments a plus.

[ENSEMBLE] Male & Female. Consisting of many roles and voice ranges. Understudies will come from the ENSEMBLE.

WAITRESS
Jessie Nelson, book
Sarah Bareilles, music & lyrics
Igor Goldin, director
TBD, musical director
Natalie Malotke, choreographer
Rehearsal: 2/24/25
Open: 3/13/25
Close: 4/27/25
Possible Extension: 5/4/25

SEEKING:
[JENNA] – Female, 20s-30s. Any ethnicity. A woman stuck in her life as an unhappily married waitress in a small town. Finds some happiness and expression through her meticulous baking of pies and her friendships with her coworkers, Dawn and Becky. Lives her life paycheck-to-paycheck, day by day, and wants nothing more than to get away and start fresh, unbeknownst to her destructive husband, Earl. Has a fantastic pop/rock voice with great range.

[DAWN] – Female, 20s, any ethnicity. She youngest of the waitresses. Thick glasses, hair parted 14 centimeters to the left — eccentric is the nice way to say she’s slightly unusual. She sets the tables, painstakingly insuring each salt and pepper-shaker is equidistant from the napkin holder. Has an excellent pop/rock/folk voice.

[BECKY] – Female, early 40s-early 50s, ANY ethnicity. The oldest of the three waitresses. Irreverent, irascible, been there, made it back, and somehow kept her forward and sometimes wicked sense of humor with excellent comedic timing. Has a soulful pop voice with an excellent pop belt.

[DR. POMATTER] – Male, 30s-early 40s, any ethnicity. Handsome, endearing, and neurotic. Has a warm, if clumsy, manner. Jenna’s gynecologist with whom an unexpected extramarital affair is born. Has a quirky sense of humor and a big heart, despite the fact that he’s contributing to the affair. Has impeccable comedic timing and moves well. Has a very strong pop/rock tenor that can navigate the musical style of Sara Bareilles with ease.

[EARL] – Male, 20s-30s. any ethnicity. Jenna’s husband. Peaked in high school, handsome in a gruff way, but that face is clouded with broken dreams, drowned with cheap beer. Just enough narcissism mixed with stupidity, to be a potent Molotov cocktail that can explode into unexpected anger one second and then turn into a sobbing mess the next. Guitar playing a plus.

[OGIE] - Male, 30s, any ethnicity. Strange, yet oddly lovable. Becomes slightly obsessed with Dawn (in a hilarious yet endearing way) after she goes on a 5-minute date with him. Quirky, incredibly persistent, and odd, yet kind. Has excellent comedic timing. Has an excellent pop/rock tenor/baritenor sound.

[JOE] - Male, 60s-70s, any ethnicity. The owner of the diner where Jenna, Dawn, Becky, and Cal work. A seemingly old, curmudgeonly man who has a soft spot for Jenna (and her pie), warm at heart. A sarcastically funny and no-nonsense guy with a keen ability to read people. Very funny.

[CAL] - Male, any ethnicity, 40s. A chef at the diner. A “Salt of the Earth” guy’s guy surrounded by gals. Brash, impatient, unsentimental, but somehow charming. Should have a strong pop/rock voice with great comedic chops. Has a strong contemporary baritone singing voice and has excellent comedic timing.

[LULU] – Young Girl, to play 4-5 years old. Daughter of Jenna and Earl. A sweet, carefree child who appears in the last scene of the show. Should be confident and be able to engage in a small amount of dialogue and movement on stage.

[ENSEMBLE] - Male and Female Identifying. Consisting of many roles and many ages & voice ranges. Understudies will come from the ENSEMBLE.

SALARY

LOA $544 weekly minimum (Ref. to COST) - 2023-24 rates.

UNION

AEA