2010 SEASON AUDITIONS
AS ALWAYS, ALUMNI- please EMAIL artsoffice@gatewayplayhouse.com with your specific show interest and availability.
NON EQUITY AUDITIONS
Wednesday, March 24th 10:30am
Ripley Grier Studios 520 8th Avenue. NYC. (between 36th & 37th)
A sign up list will be posted at 9:30.
If you are not signed in by 10:30, you will not be seen.
TYPING MAY OCCUR AT THIS CALL
***Seeking performers for Featured Roles and Ensemble Positions in Happy Days
(May 4th – June 12th), Hairspray (June 22nd – July 31st) and Hello Dolly (July 20th – August 22nd.) We are especially interested in actors who are available for both Hairspray and Hello Dolly. We are seeking strong multi-talented performers who are versatile. Understudies may be cast at this call. All women should able to dance and sing well. Men can range in type from strong singer/dancers to character actors. Time permitting; there may be a callback at the end of the day for dance. Prepare 16 bars of a Broadway standard or pop song that showcases your vocal range and personality. A second song choice is always a good idea. Accompanist provided. Please bring music prepared for an accompanist to play, no lead sheets, no on the spot transpositions. Gateway Playhouse participates in the Equity Membership Program. We are able to hire a limited amount of non-equity actors per production. We encourage performers of all ethnicity to attend this call. All positions are salaried. Housing is provided in Bellport during rehearsal and run.
*** please note: These auditions are for PROFESSIONAL performers. Non-Equity status does not necessarily constitute non-professional. If you are a young performer (under the age of eighteen) or a Long Island community theater performer, we will be having a local call for HAIRSPRAY at our theater location in Bellport, sometime in early May. We encourage you not to attend the call on March 24th. We expect a large turn out. Based on many years experience, we predict we will not have time to see everyone. If you are coming from a distance on Long Island, we encourage you to attend the local call, for your convenience, and in order to be seen.
EQUITY AUDITIONS
Equity Principal Auditions:
Thursday, March 18, 2010 Actors' Equity Association Audition Center
9:30 AM – 5:30 PM 165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor
Lunch from 1 – 2
Sign-up begins at 8:30 AM
Please prepare a brief song in the style of one of the shows in which you are interested. Choosing a song by the composer is not necessary. Bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided.
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.
HAPPY DAYS Music and Lyrics: Paul Williams Book: Garry Marshall Contract dates: May 4th – June 12th
I LOVE A PIANO Music and Lyrics: Irving Berlin Conceived by: Ray Roderick and Michael Berkeley
Musical Arrangements: Michael Berkeley Contract Dates: June 1st to July 3rd.
HAIRSPRAY Music: Marc Shaiman. Lyrics: Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman. Book: Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan. Contract dates: June 22nd – July 31s
HELLO DOLLY Book: Michael Stewart Music and Lyrics: Jerry Herman Contract Dates: July 20th – August 22nd
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Bellport, NY LOA ref. COST $450/week minimum – (in negotiation)
Producer: Paul Allan
Artistic Director: Robin Joy Allan
Gateway Resident Choreographer: Mary Giattino
Equity Chorus Calls / Singers
March 19th, 2010 Chelsea Studios
10:30 AM – Equity female singers who dance 151 West 26th Street
3 PM – Equity male singers who dance New York City
Please prepare 16 bars of a legit Broadway standard or pop song that showcases vocal range and personality. Bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided.
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.
Equity Chorus Calls / Dancers
March 19, 2010 Chelsea Studios
1 PM – Equity female dancers who sing 151 W.26th Street
5 PM – Equity male dancers who sing New York City
Please be warmed up and ready to dance when the call begins. Please bring appropriate dance attire and shoes: jazz or sneakers, and character. A contemporary theatre jazz combination will be taught. Some may be asked to stay and sing after all have danced. Please prepare 16 bars of a legit. Broadway standard or pop song that showcases vocal range and personality. Bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided.
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.
All dates below are in 2010.
Theatre’s casting note: “Performers auditioning at these Equity Chorus Calls will be considered for chorus parts only.”
HAPPY DAYS Music and Lyrics: Paul Williams Book: Garry Marshall Contract dates: May 4th – June 12th
HAIRSPRAY Music: Marc Shaiman. Lyrics: Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman. Book: Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan. Contract dates: June 22nd – July 31st
HELLO DOLLY! Book: Michael Stewart Music and Lyrics: Jerry Herman Contract Dates: July 20th – August 22nd
AVENUE Q Music/Lyrics: Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx Book: Jeff Whitty Contract dates: August 10th – September 19th
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Les Misèrables -
School Edition AUDITIONS
WHEN: June 6th 2010 at 1:00pm.
WHERE: Gateway Playhouse, Bellport
WHO: The audition is open to young performers, aged 8 – 19. (You do not need to be a student of Gateway Acting School in order to audition.)
Les Misèrables will rehearse from July 16th until the show opens on August 11th. The show runs from August 11th thru on August 21st. Specific show dates and times for this run can be found here. Specific rehearsal dates and times have not yet been set, but it would be advisable that your schedule be light during the three week rehearsal period that is set. Minor conflicts within the rehearsal dates may be considered. Please audition only if you are available for all performance dates.
All roles in this production will be performed by students. Students involved in this production will gain invaluable experience, working with professional directors, musical directors, casting directors and choreographers all with industry experience and connections. We are seeking dedicated, disciplined, exceptional performers. Those auditioning should have previous stage experience and/or training, and possess strong personalities. We we are seeking great singers for roles in which that is a requirement, however there are some male ensemble roles for which we will be looking for exceptional actors.
Please have a song prepared and the sheet music. A song in the style of the show is preferred, however you do not need to sing a song from the show. Accompanist will be provided. You must be able to sing with the piano. No on the spot transpositions, lead sheets, or chorus music, without chords, will be played by our accompanist. You should bring a resume with you listing any previous experience and/or training you have acquired. You do not need to bring a professional headshot, if you do not have one. If you have a recent picture of yourself in a natural setting, or a digital image printed on paper, that is fine for this purpose. It will be used to remember you by. We expect a very large turn out for this call.
There are no fees for students participating in this production.
There will be a professional audition workshop offered in which Manhattan Directors and Casting Directors will prepare you for these and subsequent auditions. You can find out about this workshop by clicking here: Audition and Career Workshop
