The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
seeks local Washington, DC Adult Singer/Actor/ Dancers for its upcoming production of FOLLIES.
Book by James Goldman
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Direction by Eric Schaeffer
Choreography by Warren Carlyle
Music Direction by James Moore
Audition Schedule
Monday, August 30, 2010
Equity Chorus Dance Call
Men 10AM-1:30PM Women 2:30PM-6PM
Men should bring jazz and tap shoes. Women should bring jazz, tap and character shoes. Please be warmed up and ready to dance at the time of your appointment. Chorus call procedures will be in effect.You may be asked to sing. Please prepare two selections from traditional Broadway songs (ballad or up-tempo) that show range and reflect the style of the show. NO POP / NO ROCK. Bring sheet music. Accompanist will be provided.Please call (202) 416-8203 to schedule an appointment.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Equity Principal/Chorus Combined Singer Call
10AM-1:30PM & 2:30PM-6PM
Please prepare a three (3) minute selection of a traditional Broadway song(ballad or up-tempo) that shows off range and reflects the style of the show. NO POP/ NO ROCK. Bring sheet music. An accompanist will be provided. Please call (202) 416-8203 to schedule an appointment.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Open Call
10AM-1:30PM & 2:30PM-6PM
Please prepare a three (3) minute selection of a traditional Broadway song (ballad or up-tempo) that shows off range and reflects the style of the show. NO POP/ NO ROCK. Bring sheet music. An accompanist will be provided. Please call (202) 416-8203 to schedule an appointment.
Thursday-Friday, September 2-3, 2010
Callbacks
Please note that on Equity audition days, Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day as time permits. Non-Equity actors seeking an appointment on those days only will be seen time permitting.
Seeking
An Ensemble of highly skilled male and female musical theater performers in all vocal ranges that are fresh, attractive, young people capable of acting, singing and dancing in various periods ranging from the 1920s to the 1970s. All ethnicities are strongly encouraged to audition.
SALLY DURANT PLUMMER: (late 40s to 50s) CAST- UNDERSTUDIES ONLY. A former Weissman Follies girl living a sheltered suburban life. On the surface, warm, charming. open underneath, highly emotional, childish and fragile. Clinging to fantasy mentally unstable; possibly manic depressive. An alcoholic. Physically petite and attractive. Must be a terrific singer with both a strong compelling belt, a comfortable mix and a lush soprano to a G.
BUDDY PLUMMER: (late 40s - 50s). CAST- UNDERSTUDIES ONLY. A traveling salesman who lives up to his first name; kind, brash, crass and friendly. Always ready with a joke, he's everybody's buddy. A serial cheater, always looking for what he can't get from his wife. Still deeply in love with Sally, tortured by her instability and the fact she continues to love another man. None of the affairs satisfy. A realist, charming, rough around the edge. Deeply appealing and still redeemable. A great song and dance man. A vaudevillian, who moves or dances very well. A sparkplug. Baritone.
PHYLLIS ROGERS STONE: (late 40s to 50s) Once a Weissman Follies girl from the wrong side of the tracks, now a high-society wife and hostess. Sophisticated, intelligent and superior. Her caustic wit and blasé, seen-it-all exterior hides a deep seeded rage and disappointment at the emptiness of her marriage and life. Beautiful, elegant, extremely well cared for. Thin and toned. Nothing left to chance. Alto with strong mix.
BEN STONE: (late 40s to 50s). CAST- UNDERSTUDIES ONLY. A wealthy and celebrated politician, foundation president, and author, he is at the height of his success and prowess. Smart, suave, cultured, elegant, and attractive, he is wanted by everyone but feels nothing, and secretly loathes himself. Classically handsome, tall, masculine and charismatic. Lyric baritone.
YOUNG SALLY: (20s) Emotional and naïve, unrealistically romantic, already in love with Ben and willing to devote her life to him. Thinks with her heart and not her head. Petite, pert and attractive. Solid fresh mix with a strong chest and head voice, fresh appealing young sound.
YOUNG BUDDY: (20s) Fun-loving, generous with his friends, easygoing. In love with Sally, and although he already knows she's been unfaithful, he still believes his love will triumph. A young, character song and dance man. Not classically handsome but hugely appealing. Baritone.
YOUNG PHYLLIS: (20s) Open and loving, from the wrong side of the tracks but determined to become cultured and sophisticated in order to be a good wife to Ben. Fun, smart, determined. Tall, great bones; doesn't have to be as classically elegant or gorgeous as her older self. Solid, fresh mix.
YOUNG BEN: (20s) Ambitious and driven, already obsessed with becoming wealthy and successful and convinced that this will be the path to happiness. Already cheating on Phyllis, already looking for next, best thing whatever it is. Tall, handsome, masculine and irresistible. Baritone.
CARLOTTA CAMPION: (50s/60s) A former Weissman Follies girl who went on to become a movie star, she has now aged into a B-level celebrity with her own television series. Glamorous, still larger than life, she is wise, sexy, caustic and funny. Has been around the block more than a few times, but has never lost her sense of humor. Sings I'm Still Here. Must move well. Classic Broadway belt with range and stamina.
SOLANGE LA FITTE: (late 60s to early 70s) A star of the Follies who turned herself and her Frenchness into a brand, she's a perfume maven. Everything about her is a little bit too much, including her style and her accent. Sings Ah, Paris. In good shape, must move well. A character. Strong character belt with solid low range.
HATTIE WALKER: (60s) Once and always a Broadway Baby. She lives life to its fullest. Married five times, a grandmother who has spent a lifetime in the theater and still knows how to land a number as well as a husband. Sings Broadway Baby. Strong, brassy belt voice with very solid low range.
HEIDI SCHILLER: (70s) German, once a great soprano for whom famous composers wrote, aging and lost in memory. Sings One More Kiss. Legit soprano to an F.
STELLA DEEMS: (50s - 60s) Brassy and brash, she was once part of a song and dance team with her husband, but is happily retired from the showbiz. Sings Who's That Woman. Strong belt voice with very solid low range.
MAX DEEMS: (50s - 60s) With wife Stella, once a song-and-dance team, but now happily retired in Florida. Must move well and have strong legit theater voice.
EMILY WHITMAN: (60s) With husband Theodore, once a part of a Follies song-and-dance team, now the owner of a dance school. Still pert and perky; a little dotty. Sings Rain on the Roof- Must be an excellent partner dancer. Alto.
THEODORE WHITMAN: (60s) With wife Emily, once a part of a Follies song-and-dance team, now the owner of a dance school. Sings Rain on the Roof - Must be an excellent partner dancer. Light, charming Baritone.
DIMITRI WEISMANN: (60s/70s) The impresario of the Follies, smart and charming, he has lost nothing of his grandeur, warmth, or elegance. NON-SINGING.
ROSCOE: (50s/60s) Sings Beautiful Girls. Legit tenor (in the Ziegfeld Style)to a high sustained A.
YOUNG HEIDI: (20s) A great opera soprano, still an ingénue. Sings One More Kiss. Elegant, beautiful, the embodiment of an age of grace and art. Lyric coloratura legit soprano to an A.
DEE DEE WEST: (40 - 50s) A former Follies girl. Must move well and have strong legit theater voice.
SANDRA CRANE: (40 to 50s) A former Follies girl. Must move well and have strong legit theater voice.
ENSEMBLE: (20s to 30s)Highly skilled male and female legit musical theater singers in all vocal ranges. All must move well. Principal covers could come from this ensemble. Features to be pulled from this ensemble include: Young Carlotta, Young Hattie, Young Stella, Young Solange, Young Emily, Young Dee Dee, Young Theodore, Kevin, and Margie and Sally Specialties.
MALE AND FEMALE DANCER/SINGERS: (20s - Mid 30s) Must have strong technique in all disciplines including tap. Must also be strong traditional musical theater singers. Covers for principal roles could also come from this ensemble as well as featured roles including the Young Ghosts of Carlotta, Hattie, Solange, Stella, Dee Dee and Emily.
FEMALE DANCERS/SHOWGIRLS: (20s-30s) Ghosts of the Weismann Follies girls.Statuesque, elegant and beautiful with beautiful fit bodies. Must be excellent dancers and be legit musical theater singers. Minimum height requirement is:
Time Commitment
1st Rehearsal: April 5th, 2011
1st Performance: May 7th, 2011
Opening: May 21st, 2011
Closing Performance: June 5th, 2011
Possible Extension thru June 19, 2011
Please note that Producers are considering both New York and Local Washington, DC area hires for this production. In order to be considered a bona fide local Washington, DC area hire, Actors must legally reside within the Washington, DC, Baltimore, Northern Virginia Metropolitan areas. Per Actors Equity Association, Actors may not relocate to the Washington, DC area or change their address to the Washington, DC area for the duration of this contract in order to be considered a local hire.
Auditions are being held at The Kennedy Center
2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566
Report to the Sign-In Desk located in the Hall of States
PLEASE BRING A RESUME AND HEADSHOT STAPLED TOGETHER.
This production is governed by the Equity-League Production Contract.
