AUDITION LISTING
Production Titles: The Spitfire Grill and Dames at Sea
Date and Time of audition: Saturday Feb 25 and Sun Feb 26 (callbacks and dance call); Audition times will be by appointment only and determined from the submission pool. Atlanta area audition locations will be made available to actors scheduled for appointments.
Highlands Playhouse is the 2nd oldest professional Theatre in North Carolina now entering its 74th season. All actors are paid. Equity actors (2 per production) are hired under the Equity Guest Artist Contract.
Seeking:
For The Spitfire Grill: All roles except “Hannah”, Equity and non-Equity. The style of The Spitfire Grill is a unique and grounded folk/rock sound. Gritty at times, haunting at others. “Actors who can move” preferred.
Rehearsal and Production dates: On or about May 26 to July 8 2012. Production opens June 14.
For Dames at Sea: All roles, Equity and Non-equity. Dames at Sea is a send-up of 30’s/40’s musicals and the style is bold and broad, with a classic 30’s/40’s Broadway sound. Most roles are expected to have excellent tap skills. Rehearsal and Production dates: On or about July 8 to August 19, Production opens July 26.
The Spitfire Grill:
PERCY TALBOTT: Early 20’s. Pretty, but rough around the edges. Has a strength that is tinged with a sadness, but not morose. May have a Southern Appalachian cadence rather than a dialect. Strong Folk/country belt to ‘D”, some head voice. Carries some harmony. Union/non-Union.
SHELBY THORPE: Mid 30’s or so; a plain, soft-faced creature with a shy, ethereal manner. Shimmering folk soprano, strong belt to “D”. Non-Union.
CALEB THORPE: Early 40’s. Out-of-work foreman of the stone quarry. A frustrated working man, clinging to the past. Solid folk/rock voice with an edge. Top “G”. Union/non-Union.
SHERIFF JOE SUTTER: Mid/late 20’s; a small-town policeman, appealing intensity, a restless nature. Very strong folk tenor to “G” touches an “A”. Union/non-Union.
EFFY KRAYNECK: 50’s. Postmistress and busybody, narrow-eyed and sour-tongued. Solid singer, mezzo/alto chest. *Must carry close harmony. Union/non-Union.
Dames at Sea:
RUBY: 18-23, innocent, perky, naive, easily heartbroken, must tap, mezzo soprano. Union/Non-Union.
JOAN: 20-26, the quintessential chorus girl; witty and sharp; has a heart of gold and a history of
bad luck with shows, but she is always optimistic, must tap, alto. Non-Union.
MONA: 32-45, the diva, the star and demands to be treated as such, she slowly realizes that her “type” is shifting and perhaps her time has come, tap a plus, alto. Union/Non-Union.
DICK: 21-28, the sailor and songwriter, hopeless romantic (falls in love with Ruby at first sight), enthusiastic, innocent, led astray by Mona, must tap, tenor. Union/Non-Union.
LUCKY: 21-28, Dick's happy-go-lucky friend, also a sailor, has a girl in every port, must tap, baritone. Non-Union.
HENNESSEY/THE CAPTAIN (these roles will be double-cast) 30-50: overworked, always stressed producer/director of "Dames at Sea," the show within the show, non-singing, non-dancing; Captain: captain of Dick and Lucky's ship, an old flame of Mona's, a mama's boy, tap a plus, tenor. Non-Union.
Bring headshot/resume; 1 to 2 minute contemporary monologue related to the character, and cutting of a song (1 chorus & 1 verse) of a song which relates to character, vocal range, and the overall general style of the shows.
Please self-submit Headshot/Resume electronically and note in the subject line the role(s) desired. Submit materials to hpartisticdirector@gmail.com by Friday Feb 10 for consideration.
General Contact Info:
Highlands Playhouse
P.O. Box 896
Highlands NC, 28741
highlandsplayhouse@yahoo.com
www.highlandsplayhouse.org
828 526-2695
2012
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