Spinning Tree Theatre 2013-14 Season Auditions
Sunday May 19 5:00-9:00pm and Monday May 20 4:00-9:00pm, by appointment only
To schedule an audition, email casting@spinningtreetheatre.com. Please indicate availability on both audition days. Also indicate if you plan to sing. We will reply with your appointment day and time.
To be considered for Stick Fly and/or Motherhood Out Loud: Please prepare two contrasting contemporary monologues, each not to exceed two minutes in length. You may be asked to read from a script.
To be considered for A Little Night Music: Please prepare one monologue and two contrasting 32-bar selections of musical theatre songs that display both vocal and acting range. An accompanist will be provided. Sheet music must be marked clearly and written in the key in which you will sing. No a cappella. You may be asked to read from the script. You may be asked to dance.
Please note: you are encouraged to attend this audition in order to be considered for the season, whether or not you have previously auditioned or performed for Spinning Tree Theatre.

Breakdown for Roles 2013-14 Season Audition
STICK FLY by Lydia R. Diamond
Fall 2013

Seeking:
TAYLOR
Mid 20s. African-American. Daughter from an earlier marriage of renowned public intellectual James Bradley Scott. Raised by a single-mother college professor. Although she carries his name, and so has had entrée to some social privileges, her father was not a part of her life. She also has gone without financially.

KENT (“SPOON”) LEVAY
Late 20s/early 30s. African-American. Youngest son of the LeVay family. Grown up with an artistic disposition in a family of doctors and lawyers. Although financially privileged, he has struggled to find his place in life and with his family. He loves Taylor.

CHERYL
Late teens/early 20s. African-American. Daughter of the family maid. Pretty, bright, always well intentioned, she has always had a crush on Flip.

“FLIP” (HAROLD LEVAY)
Early to mid 30s. African-American. Oldest son of LeVay family. The “golden boy” who, with some compromises, has fallen in line with his father’s expectations. He is an incorrigible ladies’ man.

DAD (JOE LEVAY)
Mid 50s to early 60s. African-American. LeVay patriarch. A well-intentioned man who rules his family with a firm, loving hand. He, like Flip, has always had a way with women.

KIMBER
Late 20s to early 30s. Caucasian. Flip’s girlfriend. Kimber is an intelligent woman with a quick wit and a sincere warmth. Unlike Taylor, her social status matches that of the LeVays, with, of course, the undeniable privilege of whiteness. Of this she is aware and, on some level, appalled.

MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD by Leslie Ayvazian, Brooke Berman, David Cale, Jessica Goldberg, Beth Henley, Lameece Issaq, Claire LaZebnik, Lisa Loomer, Michele Lowe, Marco Pennette, Theresa Rebeck, Luanne Rice, Annie Weisman and Cheryl L. West
Winter 2014

Seeking:
3 WOMEN
1 MAN
(Age range late 20s-mid 50s)

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler
Spring 2014

Seeking:
MADAME ARMFELDT
Age 70-80. Desirée’s mother. Brutally honest; a veteran of discreet encounters with the crowned heads of Europe.
Vocal range C3 – F♯4

DESIREE ARMFELDT
Age 40-50. A prominent and glamorous actress who is now reduced to touring small towns. She becomes entangled in a love triangle with the Count and Fredrik.
Vocal range F♯3 – A♭5

FREDRIKA ARMFELDT
Age 13. Desiree’s daughter. A sincere yet playful girl with the precise diction of the convent-trained.
Vocal range: C4 – E♭5

FREDRIK EGERMAN
Middle-aged. A successful lawyer married to the much younger Anne. Still in love with Desirée.
Vocal range: A2 – E4

ANNE EGERMAN
Age 18. Fredrik’s new wife. Giddy and virginal, naïve at times. A ravishingly pretty girl.
Vocal range: G♯3 – A♭5

HENRIK EGERMAN
Age 19. Fredrik’s son; Anne’s stepson. A brooding young man who plays cello.
Vocal range: G3 – B4

COUNT CARL-MAGNUS MALCOLM
Age 30-40. A military dragoon. Vain, arrogant, splendidly proportioned, ferociously jealous. Desirée’s newest lover.
Vocal range G3 – F♯4

COUNTESS CHARLOTTE MALCOLM
Age 30-40. Carl-Magnus’ wife. Poised and elegant, but mistreated by her husband.
Vocal range G3 – F5

PETRA
Age 21. Anne’s maid and closest confidante. She seizes every moment to rustle in the hay.
Range: F♯3 – F5

LIEBESLIEDER SINGERS/SERVANTS
2 women, 2 men. Must sing tight, sumptuous harmonies and dance beautifully.

Spinning Tree Theatre proudly presents the Kansas City premiere of
“the best new musical of the season” (The New York Times)
TICKETS or (816) 842-9999

HIDDEN DISTRICT STUDIOS presents…
“Hideaway”
BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Out of 1.6 million Jewish children living in Europe at the start of WWII, only 11% survived. During the holocaust, a young Jewish girl flees from the grasp of the Gestapo and finds herself seeking refuge on an abandoned farm. She has to learn to survive with only her faith and basic instincts keeping her alive.

A NON-UNION CASTING CALL

Casting for:
· ADIRA “13”: [FEMALE 12-14 ENGLISH ACCENT] – Adira is a young Jewish girl from England who lives in WWII Berlin with her momma and poppa. She is an only child, and she finds peace and strength through her family’s bond and through prayer.
· ADIRA “16”: [FEMALE 15-20 ENGLISH ACCENT] – Teenaged Adira has been surviving on her own for a few years now, awaiting rescue from the Resistance. She hunts for food and is self sufficient, although she still misses her parents dearly and hopes to be reunited with them.
· ERIC: [MALE 18-25 ENGLISH ACCENT] – Eric is a young British Para-Trooper. He joined the army willingly and was quickly drawn to the thrill of parachuting. He is a “guy’s guy”, and finds strength in his positive out look on life and his sense of humor.

· POPPA: [MALE 30’s – 40’s ENGLISH ACCENT] – Mr. Irvin (poppa) is an English scholar who fell in love with a beautiful Jewish woman. He moved his family to Nazi occupied Berlin in order to be apart of the Resistance. He works as a professor of literature at a nearby college.

· NAZI SERGEANT: [MALE 30’s – 40’s GERMAN or ENGLISH ACCENT] Stern and a true believer of the Nazi party. He has pride in his integrity and complete commitment to Adolf Hitler. He is ruthlessn and has no sympathy for the “undesirables”.

· MOMMA: [FEMALE 30’s-40’s NON SPEAKING ROLE] Adira’s mother is a Jewish scholar from Englad. She is a strong yet nurturing presence in Adira’s life.

Casting Dates:
April 20th & 21st 2013, 9 am to 5 pm

Email casting@hiddendistrictstudios.com to set up appointment time

Shooting Dates:
To Be Announced

Location:
Livestock Exchange Building
1600 Genessee Street, Kansas City, MO

*Make sure to bring your headshots and resumes!*

This is a picture of Andy Garrison — ATS Acting Coach. He’s interested in your acting.

OK, ATS Nation (I just made that up — pretty cool, huh?) — we’re on a mission to build the Wednesday Process Workshop.. So EVERYBODY gets in on this deal!

Here it is:

Any actor currently enrolled in Monday, Tuesday or Saturday workshops can sit in on any Wednesday during the month of October, Free. That’s it. Well no, that’s not it. Any actor currently enrolled in Wednesday can sit in on one other workshop during the week, Free too. Every week. All of October. This isn’t trading your normal class for Wednesday (or vice versa). It’s coming to a whole ‘nother class in addition to your weekly one.

There are 5 Wednesdays in October. Just sayin’.

Call me or email – you can play on this week to week, but please let me know what to expect, you know? Let’s say if you expect to do a prepared scene, you give me a week’s notice. If you want to bring in a monologue or cold-read something, let me know at least 24 hours in advance. ‘K?

This is good for new students, too. For times, tuition rates, location and other stuff, go here: http://actortrainingstudio.com/information/

Tom, Dick and Harry by Ray Cooney and Michael Cooney

Directed by Kimi Laabs

September 28, 29, 30, October 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 2012

Paradise Playhouse (816)-630-3333 – 101 Springs St. Excelsior Springs, MO 64024.

In this hilarious story of three brothers, Tom and his wife are about to adopt a baby. His brothers are anxious to help make a good impression on the woman from the agency who has arrived to check on the home and lifestyle of the prospective parents. Unfortunately Dick, who has stashed boxes of smuggled brandy and cigarettes in the house, and Harry, who is in possession of a cadaver he is planning to sell illegally to a medical school, fail miserably. The adoption agency representative is aghast – and the illegal Croatian aliens who do not speak English are no help at all!

http://kcmetropolis.org/issue/july-18-2012/article/kc-fringe-2012-gestapo-und-dolls

Andy Garrison as Heinrich Himmler

You’ll be shocked!

We have a great cast including Parry Luellen, Marci Ramirez, Amy Hurrelbrink and Eric Tedder. Directed by Tara Varney and written by Tara Varney and Bryan Colley. Stage Managed by Ryan Puffer.

PLUS! We have MUSIC! With Christian Hankel, Kyle Dahlquist, Richard Walker and Sergio Moreno! They are awesome! AND they’re moving scenery and stuff!

I’d rate this show at somewhere between PG13 and R. Probably not suitable for people if you have to carefully explain to them what a sex doll is.

Come see us! Bring your friends! Go to these websites! Remember, you buy a Fringe Festival pass button AND tickets to the show.

http://www.kcfringe.org/2012/artist.php?ID=144

The Cast of Sexing Hitler -- Left to right: Eric Tedder, Amy Hurrelbrink, Andy Garrison, Marcie Ramirez and Parry Luellen

OK, so I’m playing Heinrich Himmler in a Fringe show called Sexing Hitler — the theatre company’s called The Borghild Project and it’s being directed by Tara Varney.  It was written by Bryan Colley and Tara.  I get to work with some terrific actors and musicians in this and I’m really excited.  Go here:

http://www.jupiterkansas.com/sexinghitler/

AG

AUDITIONS!

Much Ado About Nothing

by William Shakespeare

Directed by David Martin

AUDITIONS:

Saturday, June 30 from 12:30-3:00

Sunday, July 1 from 1:00-3:00

Olathe Community Theatre

500 E Loula

Olathe KS 66061

EXPECTATION and PREPARATION: Bring a headshot/resume & conflicts between August 26 and Nov 4, 2012.

Auditioners will be asked to present a monologue from a play by William Shakespeare, or other similarly classical material. These may be prepared in advance (which is recommended). These monologues should be kept around 2 minutes in length.

Cold readings will be available at the audition.

If you are interested in auditioning but are unavailable on either open audition date, please contact the director at dmartin922@gmail.com to coordinate an opportunity to audition at another time. An inconveniently scheduled audition time should never be the reason you do not audition for a show in which you are interested.

REHEARSALS:

It is likely that rehearsals will begin in mid-August a couple of nights per week and going to the more regular Sunday-Thursday beginning August 26 or 27. Exact rehearsal schedule will be based on actor conflicts. It will not be necessary for all actors to attend all rehearsals, but auditioners should try to keep conflicts to a minimum.

Note from the Director

I encourage any and all actors to consider auditioning for this show. Experience performing Shakespeare is not a requirement. In fact, in some cases, I will be looking specifically for people with no Shakespeare experience. This production will be a challenge for all involved, so I look forward to working with a cast of actors who are eager to stretch themselves and trusting that they will grow as performers by their participation in this show.

Shakespeare Workshop:

For those new to working with classical language or those who simply want a refresher, there will be a workshop on Saturday, June 23 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm.

Saturday, June 23 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Workshop location: 500 E Loula, Olathe KS 66061.

Cost: $5

For more information, see olathetheatre.org.

CALLBACKS:

Invited Callbacks will be held on Sunday, July 8 from 12:30-4:00pm

Those called back will be called for specific roles and materials will be sent out in advance to provide the actors an opportunity to work with the text.

PRODUCTION DATES:

October 19, 20, 21*, 26, 27, 28*, Nov 2, 3, 4* 2012

Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm

*Sundays at 2:00pm

All performances take place at:

Olathe Community Theatre Assn

500 E Loula

Olathe, KS 66061

SYNOPSIS:

This is a comedy about two pairs of would be lovers who couldn’t be more opposite in their approach to the subject. Benedick and Beatrice talk openly about their distaste for love and marriage and each other. In contrast, Claudio and Hero are more traditional lovers who can only think of spending every moment of their lives together. The play surrounds the happenings of these lovers and how they are deceived into believing what is precisely not true about their companion and all the craziness that goes along with trying to discover the truth. This production will be set in 1918 on the east coast of the United States. This time and setting coincides with the return from war of the men and the rise in the women’s movement in America, both themes that fit the text very well. (See available roles at the bottom of this announcement.)

CHARACTER SYNOPSIS (age descriptions indicate how old you look, not how old you are):

Benedick (male, late 20s to mid 40s) – Half of the main pair of lovers in the play, he has a sharp tongue and particularly rails against love. He is also a soldier under Don Pedro’s command.

Beatrice (female, late 20s to mid 40s) – The other half of the main pair of lovers, her tongue is equally sharp as Benedick’s, if not more so. She also proves to be extremely virtuous when she learns her cousin has been wronged. Daughter of Antonio.

Claudio (male, late teens to late 20s) – Young and passionate, he loves Hero and reacts with extreme passion when he is tricked into believing she has betrayed their love. He is also a soldier under Don Pedro’s command.

Hero (female, late teens to late 20s) – Young and innocent like Claudio, she is preparing to be married to Claudio throughout the play until he rejects her after being tricked about her non-existent betrayal. Daughter of Leonato.

Don Pedro (male, 30s to early 50s) – The military leader of most of the male characters in the play. He is also a wealthy man and seems genuinely interested in the happiness of Benedick and Claudio. Brother of Don John.

Don John (male, 30s to 40s) – The villain of the play. He is Don Pedro’s bastard brother and always feels he has been treated as the lesser brother because of that. He conspires to deceive Claudio into thinking Hero has betrayed him.

Dogberry (male, any age) – The town constable who is responsible for discovering the plot against Hero and Claudio and bringing the perpetrators to justice. The actor who plays this role must possess GREAT comic timing and be the biggest character on the stage.

Verges (likely female, any age) – Basically the female version of Dogberry but not in a competing way. They work together to bring down the criminals and appear as bumbling fools but are actually quite skillful in their duties.

Leonato (male, 40s to 60s) – Hero’s father, he is also the host of the play. He is happy that his daughter is getting married but also struggles with this as well as the pressure of putting on such a ceremony and hosting all of these guests. This boils up when Claudio rejects Hero.

Antonio (male, 40s to 60s) – Beatrice’s father, Hero’s uncle, Leonato’s brother. He is a close friend of Leonato and helps him with the wedding plans and hosting duties. He is also equally offended when Claudio rejects Hero.

Balthasar (male or female, 20s to 30s) – Part of the same military company as the other men, he provides music throughout the play. This character will be asked to sing and hopefully play guitar in the show. NOTE – If this is a female character, the military aspect of this character will be changed.

Borachio (male, 20s to 40s) – One of Don John’s henchmen. He is with Margaret, and the two of them are instrumental in creating the rift between Claudio and Hero.

Conrade (male or female, 20s to 40s) – The other of Don John’s henchmen (or henchperson). He/she is the one who cracks under the pressure of Dogberry’s interrogation.

Margaret (female, 20s to 40s) – One of Hero’s attendants. She is Borachio’s lover and is part of the plot to deceive Hero and Claudio. It is not clear in the script if she is a willing participant in the deception or not.

Ursula (female, 20s to 40s) – One of Hero’s attendants.

Friar Francis/Sexton (male, 40s and up) – Combined roles. Friar Francis believes Hero is innocent and proposes the plan to pretend she is dead to find out the truth. The Sexton oversees the trial of Borachio.

Seacoal/Lord (male, 30s and up) – Seacoal is one of the watchmen. A brief role, but very funny. The Lord in Act 5 will be combined with Seacoal.

Messenger/Watch 2/Boy (female, 20s) – Three roles to play for this actress including one of the watchmen, who, like Seacoal, is brief but definitely memorable in its comedy.

PRODUCTION TEAM:

Director – David Martin

Stage Manager – DK Evenson

Set Designer – Paige Ahlenius

Lighting Designer – Phil Leonard

Costume Designer – Kerry Schafer

Sound Designer – Michael Byars

Properties – Meghan Newman

For more information, please contact the director, David Martin at dmartin922@gmail.com

Olathe Community Theatre Assn

500 E Loula

PO Box 144

Olathe, KS 66051

913-782-2990

Subject: AUDITIONS
To: phillips.jack@gmail.com

AUDITIONS- CASTING CALL for

CULTURAL CONFRONTATION
LAUGH AT EVERYBODY

To be performed at HR Block City Stage at Union Station-

Director: Victor Hentzen; Music Director: Sarah LaBarr

Please share and pass this announcement along.

Auditions: Thursday May 24 7-10 PM at All Souls Unitarian
Universalist Church 4501 Walnut KCMO 64111
Directions: 816 352 3512

You will be asked to present (A) 16-32 bars of a musical theater
song that best shows off your voice, (bring sheet music); and (B)
A 1 to 2 minute comedic monologue that demonstrates your
skills as an actor.

CRAIG: [Male, 40s or 50s] Non-singing role. A stand-up comic
who is host of the game show.

REX: [White male, 50s or 60s] A selfish, egotistical, womanizing,
billionaire. Leader of the “dominant” group.

DOMINASIA [White female, 40s or 50s] A cutthroat health
insurance executive with no empathy for people.

TIFFANY: [White female, 28] A condescending former beauty
queen.

JOE / JOANNE (double roll) [Ethnicity: Asian or Middle Eastern or
African or ?) male, 35] JOE: macho lobbyist for the NRA. JOANNE:
A cross dressing gay activist for LGBT rights.

FRANK: [White male, 20s] Vegetarian activist for animal rights.

LETICIA: [Black female, 30s] Activist for everything French.