Ella
Company
Steven Scarduzio and John Hart, prods.; Foresight Theatrical, general mgr.; Anna Deavere Smith, book; Philip Wm. McKinley, dir.; Ellenore Scott, choreo.; Tara Rubin Casting, casting; Tara Rubin, CSA, casting dir.
Production Description
Seeking video submissions from Equity actors for roles in the work session of "Ella," an American musical based on the life of Ella Fitzgerald.
Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations
Works Aug. 29-Sept. 25 in NYC.
Compensation & Contract Detail Pays $1300/wk. Equity Development Agreement Tier 3 Contract.
Key Details
New York, NY
Additional Instructions:
For consideration, fill out the following form to submit your tape:
https://tinyurl.com/EllaEPAForm2022.
Submit one link. Submissions deadline is May 10 (6 p.m. EDT).
Submission
instructions: Slate with your name and the material you’ll be singing.
Film your audition from your waist up in front of a clean background,
with no backlighting and with as much limit of ambient noise as
possible. Prepare a video performing a jazz standard or a song from the
American Songbook or the song, “Always” at https://tinyurl.com/ELLA-SONG-AUD-MATERIAL.
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 submit.
Additional Materials
Ella/Ghost
- (Black, female identifying, 60's-70's, singer) Ella after her death
at age 76. A ghost reviewing her life. Sings in the style of Miss
Fitzgerald and has the ability to scat jazz composition. She is elegant,
funny, and powerful.
Ella - (Black, female identifying, 30s-40s,
ages from 13 to 76, singer) Ella from a child to her death. Sings in the
several styles of Miss Fitzgerald including swing, bebop, and jazz. Has
strong jazz scatting skills. Miss Fitzgerald's emotional arc - is
dramatic and comedic.
Teddy - (Biracial, female identifying, age
10–12, singer) – A young girl who lives next door to and has befriended
Miss Fitzgerald. Extremely smart and well educated, wise beyond her
years. Although she is a child, she has the thinking process and the
vocabulary of an adult without being precocious in an annoying way.
Butch
- (Black, male identifying, age 14- 20, singer) Ella’s best friend in
childhood and spirit guide to Ella/Ghost. Even though Butch is a
teenager, he is a man-child who is street wise and lives on his survival
instincts. Possesses (or capable of learning) circus skills such as
juggling and/or acrobats. Ability to play instruments is a plus but not
required.
Female Track #1 – Dr. Adrienne Cesaire (Black, female
identifying, 20s-30s, singer) Dr. Adrienne Cesaire has been sent by the
Smithsonian to pack up Ella’s home for the institution. She has an
impressive demeanor and worldliness. She is the archeologist of Ella’s
life. May double as additional roles.
Female Track #2 – Sudsy, Matron
Morse, Sophia Loren (Female identifying/white, early 30s,
singer/dancer) Several roles including Sudsy the neighbor who lived
across the street from Miss Fitzgerald. Sudsy is the Mary Tyler Moore,
Marlo Thomas, Jennifer Anniston of Ella’s Beverly Hills
