Riverside Theatre Inc. 2024-25 Season
About the project
Allen Cornell, producing artistic dir.; Jon Moses, managing dir-COO; Either Scott Wojcik and/or Holly Buczek, casting dir.; Richard Stafford, dir.; Kristyn Pope, assoc. choreo.
Casting Equity actors for Riverside Theatre Inc. 2024-25 Season. Season includes "Beautiful - the Carole King Musical" (DJ Salisbury; dir.-choreo.; Michael Kaish, music dir.; rehearsals begin March 15; runs April 15-May 11; minimum LORT B+; private housing, shared local transportation); "Fox on The Fairway" (Chris Clavelli, dir.; rehearsals begin Oct. 1; runs Oct. 22-Nov. 1; minimum LORT B+; private housing, shared local transportation); "Master Class" (DJ Salisbury; dir.; rehearsals begin Jan. 14; runs Feb. 4-23 2025; minimum LORT D); "Singing in The Rain" (Richard Stafford, dir.-choreo.; Bruce Barnes, music dir.; Kristyn Pope, assoc. choreo.; rehearsals begin Jan. 31; runs Feb. 25-March 31 2025; minimum LORT B+; private housing, shared local transportation); "Every Brilliant Thing" (Allen D. Cornell, dir.; rehearsals begin March 4; March 25-April 13 2025; minimum LORT D).
Roles in this project
Dates & Locations
Rehearses and performs at Riverside Theatre Inc. in Vero Beach, FL.
Compensation & Contract
Key Details
- Jul 30, 2024: 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM EDT
EPA
Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be
provided. For the play; prepare a contemporary comic monologue of your
choice. For the musicals; prepare a song of your choice in the style of
the shows. Bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
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 attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Additional Materials
"BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL"
SEEKING:
[CAROLE
KING] Ages from 16-29 in the show. Female identifying. An aspiring
singer/songwriter. A unique, appealing, funny, and vulnerable girl from a
Jewish family in Brooklyn. Talented, goodnatured, unassuming, and often
the peacemaker in difficult situations. A reluctant star with no
pretense and a passion for music.
[GERRY GOFFIN] Ages from teens-late
20s in the show. Baritone/tenor. Male identifying. Carole’s boyfriend,
songwriting partner, and eventual husband. Innately sympathetic,
charismatic, wounded, and tortured. An ambitious artist always striving
for more.
[CYNTHIA WEIL] Ages from teens-late 20s in the show. Strong
belt. Female identifying. A songwriter who becomes romantically
involved with Barry. Carole’s best friend. She is sophisticated, smart
& chic with a quick wit. Although self-confident and sarcastic, she
is also extremely likable.
[BARRY MANN] Ages from late teens-late 20s
in the show. Male Identifying High rock tenor. A songwriter who becomes
romantically involved with Cynthia. He is good-natured, appealing &
neurotic. Ambitious, but likable.
[DON KIRSCHNER] 40s-60s. Male
Identifying. This is a non-singing role. An influential music publisher
and producer. He is a fast-talking, energetic force of nature. Powerful,
direct & sometimes intimidating, but he has a real affinity for his
writers and artists. A hitmaker.
[GENIE KLEIN] 40s to 60s. Female
Identifying. Non-Singing Role. Carole’s Jewish mother. Once an aspiring
playwright, she has been broken down by life & her husband’s
infidelity. Protective of Carole and unforgiving of her husband’s
mistakes.
"FOX ON THE FAIRWAY"
SEEKING:
Bingham: 40-50s is a
sophisticated man with a huge drive to succeed in the status game at
the club. He is charming, edgy, silly and ultimately lovable. Think
Frasier Crane. Must be very physically alive and great with the demands
of high energy farce.
Pamela: 39-45 is a beautiful, charming, elegant
woman still reeling from her awful ex and dreadful divorce. She is
excitable and gifted with a quick dry wit. Must be very physically
comfortable and prepared to handle the physical and vocal needs of
farce.
Louise: young 20s, flirty, oblivious and temperamental. She
can shift on a dime. Physically agile and comfortable with kissing and
fooling around that is indicated in the script. She and Justin make a
perfect couple. Swings a golf club well.
Justin: young 20s. Sexy,
flirty, oblivious and. deeply, deeply insecure. Fearless comedian. Must
be physically comfortable with kissing and flirting. Swings a golf club.
Dickie:
40-50s, a classic clown. Oafish, boorish, poorly educated but has no
self-awareness at all. All body types are welcome. A good old fashioned
comic vaudevillian.
Muriel: CAST
"MASTER CLASS"
SEEKING:
[MARIA
CALLAS] late 40s-Early 60s, opera-diva, American born to Greek
parents...teaching a master class. Looking for star names for this role.
Salary negotiable.
[SHARON] 20s, Opera-Soprano, BIPOC preferred but
considering all. A very talented strong woman...also cries, but then
lashes back.
[SOPHIE] 20s, Opera-Soprano. Should be somewhat of a wallflower and nervous. Callas does not let her get through her song once.
[STAGEHAND] 30s-40s, uninterested in his work. Just doing his job.
[MANNY,
EMMANUEL WEINSTOCK] the accompanist. 20s-30s, Plays the piano extremely
well. Respects Callas very much. Whoever is cast as Manny will also act
as the Music Director. Seeking people with that kind of experience.
[TONY, ANTHONY CANDOLINO] Opera-Tenor, 20s, should be good-looking leading man type. Very well praised by Callas.
"SINGING IN THE RAIN"
SEEKING:
DON
LOCKWOOD: (mid 20s-late 30s) star of the silent screen. Charismatic and
open, star quality. Strong singer and dancer. A strong tapper should
also have ballet technique. Baritenor voice to an F#.
COSMO BROWN:
(mid 20s-late 30s) a clown sidekick to Don. Slapstick his specialty.
Self-effacing and appealing. Down to earth. Strong singer, comedian,
dancer. A strong tapper. Sings well. Tenor to an A flat.
KATHY SELDEN: (early to late 20s) New girl in town. Appealing—has ambitions to be a great stage
actor but has singing and dancing chops. A natural for the talkies. A strong tapper. Mezzo with mixed
belt to C and legit to E.
LINA
LAMONT: (Late 20s-late 30s) a true glamorous star of the silent films.
Photogenic. Incredibly self involved and can be vindictive. As dense as
she is beautiful and yes, a voice that does not match her beauty. Chest
voice with a strong mix.
R.F. SIMPSON: (50s-mid 60s) studio head with
a strong public persona but not a lot of dimension. Always,
understandably, has the studio’s best interest in mind.
ROSCO DEXTER:
(mid 40s–mid 50s) quirky and comedic film director. A character.
Struggles to transition to talkies. Non singing role.
"EVERY BRILLIANT THING"
This production is cast
