Quintessence Theatre Group
Philadelphia, PA
US

DESCRIPTION

AUDITION DATE

Monday, September 16, 2024

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (E)

CONTRACT

SPT

$725 weekly minimum (SPT 8)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in KISS ME KATE (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Sides and song from the show will be presented. For the role of PAUL please prepare 16 bars of a song by Cole Porter, or in the style of the show. There will be a dance callback for the roles of BILL and PAUL following the audition.

LOCATION

Pearl Studios (519)
519 8th Ave
12th Fl
New York, NY 10018
12th floor - Studio C

PERSONNEL

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:

Director and choreographer: Todd Underwood

Music Director: Thomas Fosnocht

Artistic Director: Alex Burns

Casting Associate: Eleni Delopolous

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: Nov 5, Tech: Nov 21 - 24

Opening Night: December 6

Closing: Jan 5. Ext. Closing: January 12

OTHER

www.qtgrep.org

Rehearsal and performances take place at the Sedgwick Theater, 7137 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19119.

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.

BREAKDOWN

KISS ME, KATE

First Rehearsal: Nov 5, 2024

Tech: Nov 21 - 24

Opening Night: December 6

Closing: Jan 5, 2025

SEEKING:

FRED GRAHAM - 30-50, strong baritone, commanding presence. He is an actor, director and producer of the play within the play. He has the lion's share of Shakespearean dialogue. Plays Petruchi in The Shrew. He is also Lilli's ex-husband.

LILLI VANESSI - CAST 30-50, strong mezzo soprano. She is an actress of stage and screen, proud, haughty, much like her character Katherine in The Shrew, but also vulnerable. Ex-wife of Fred and engaged to Harrison Howell.

LOIS LANE - CAST 20-30, strong mezzo belter. She is an actress, the quintessential ingenue with lots of charisma and charm. She also plays Bianca in The Shrew.

BILL CALHOUN - 20-30, good tenor or baritenor. He is a ne'er-do-well actor who has a bit of a gambling problem. Is a Broadway hoofer, so he should move really well. He also plays Lucentio in The Shrew.

HARRISON HOWELL - CAST 50+, does not sing. Dignified gentleman from Georgia, very political, sometimes played as a general. He is a little stuffy and is engaged to Lilli Vanessi.

FIRST & SECOND GANGSTERS - CAST 30-50+ comic baritones or tenors. They are the archetypical gangsters complete with accent. Does some soft shoe in "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" so should move well. Also appears in The Shrew, unexpectedly.

HARRY TREVOR - 50+, sings in the ensemble. He is an actor who appears mostly in The Shrew as Katherine and Bianca's father, Baptista. He has mainly Shakespearean dialogue.

HATTIE - CAST Any age, good voice. She is Lilli's dresser and sings "Another Op'nin', Another Show" and sings in "Too Darn Hot."

RALPH - CAST Any age, sings in the ensemble and is the stage manager of The Shrew.

PAUL - Any age, tenor or baritenor. He is Fred's dresser. He dances.

GREMIO - CAST Any age, tenor or baritenor. Actor who appears in The Shrew.

HORTENSIO - CAST Any age, tenor or baritenor. Actor who appears in The Shrew.

HABERDASHER - CAST Any age, an actor who plays the Haberdasher in The Shrew.

NATHANIEL, GREGORY, & PHILLIP - CAST Any ages. Actors who play Petruchio's man servants in The Shrew.

SALARY

SPT $725 weekly minimum (SPT 8)

UNION

AEA