Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Arts Express Auditions for A Chorus Line

 

Audition Overview

 

 

Actors of all ethnicities and gender identities over the age of 16 are encouraged to audition and all roles are available.  For a complete listing of roles please see character breakdown below.

All actors should note the following:

    For initial audition prepare 32 bars each of two contrasting musical theater songs (not from A Chorus Line). An accompanist will be provided and we will have a stereo with AUX cord if needed.  You’ll be asked to sing the piece that showcases range and personality. If needed, you may be asked to sing a second selection.

    If selected to return for a callback you will be asked to do a cold read and learn a dance combination, that will require you to be physically warmed up, so wear/bring appropriate dance clothes.

Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations

Rehearsals start June 2 (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday Evenings from 6:00 - 10:00 pm and Saturdays from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm) at Arts Express Theater (Park Place Mall) pick up rehearsal July 29th; runs July 23-25 and July 30-Aug.1 .

 

Audition Information

Arts Express Theatre
Arts Express Theatre, Park Place Mall, Suite #214

Audition:

Apr 26, 2021
Apr 27, 2021
May 1, 2021

Callback:

May 1, 2021

First Rehearsal:

Jun 2, 2021

 

Payment Type:

Union Type:

Non-Union

Payment:

Some paid lead roles

 

Contact Information
Karen Wiese, Producer
(520) 319-0400
karen@arts-express.org

 

More info: https://castingmanager.com/audition/info/aZ5MFEkdKk2RvAN

 

Audition Roles

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Role Title:         Zach

Gender:            Male

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Male - Baritone) All Ethnicities The director and choreographer of the show for which the dancers are auditioning. He is a stage veteran and thus can be curt and harsh, but he is revealed to be a caring and empathetic man who truly grows to care about these dancers.

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Role Title:         Larry/Lori

Gender:            Any

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Male/Female) All Ethnicities Zach’s assistant who teaches and demonstrates the audition dances. Zach's assistant.

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Role Title:         Don Kerr (#5)

Gender:            Male

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Male - Baritone D3-F#4) All Ethnicities Ladies’ man, married, and into cars, money, and women. Very sure of himself. All American guy. Cocky because he has worked with Zach before. From Kansas City.

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Role Title:         Maggie Winslow (#9)

Gender:            Female

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Female - Mezzo) All Ethnicities A sweetheart, little sister type. Dreamer. Fairly experienced dancer from California. A sweet woman who grew up in a broken home.

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Role Title:         Mike Costa (#81)

Gender:            Male

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Male - Tenor) All Ethnicities Quite aggressive, determined, cocky, sure of himself, but likeable. Tap dancer who worked with Zach before. Experienced; flirtatious. From New Jersey.

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Role Title:         Connie Wong (#149)

Gender:            Female

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Female - Alto) Asian Descent Experienced dancer. Married. Petite. A bit of a mother hen with a great sense of humor.

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Role Title:         Greg Gardner (#67)

Gender:            Male

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Male - Baritone) All Ethnicities Quite a smart-alec and has worked with Zach before. Very East Side New York. A sassy Jewish gay man who divulges his first experience with a woman.

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Role Title:         Cassie Ferguson

Gender:            Female

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Female - Mezzo belt) All Ethnicities Returning to the chorus after years of being a featured performer. She is having to humble herself to audition for the chorus again with younger and less experienced dancers. Previously had a relationship with Zach and it did not end well. Seeking a true triple threat performer, as she sings the iconic “The Music and the Mirror.”

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Role Title:         Sheila Bryant (#152)

Gender:            Female

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Female - Alto) All Ethnicities Oldest dancer on the line. Confident, brassy, sassy, bratty and sophisticated. One of the more popular dancers; a humorous dancer who tells of her unhappy childhood.

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Role Title:         Bobby Mills (#84)

Gender:            Male

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Male - Baritone) All Ethnicities Flamboyant, funny and witty. Very sharp tongued. Covers everything over with a joke; had a very hard childhood. From upstate New York. Sheila's best friend who jokes about his conservative upbringing.

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Role Title:         Bebe Benzenheimer (#37)

Gender:            Female

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Female - Mezzo) All Ethnicities Very insecure about her looks and tries to be funny to cover her insecurities. Feels a little excluded but just wants to be liked. She is quiet, vulnerable and kind.

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Role Title:         Judy Turner (#23)

Gender:            Female

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Female - Mezzo) All Ethnicities A tall, funny, gawky, nervous person. Warm and hopeful. Very awkward except when dancing.

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Role Title:         Richie Walters (#44)

Gender:            Male

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Male - Tenor) African Descent From Missouri. Enthusiastic, cool and very funny. Likeable and laid back man who once planned to be a kindergarten teacher.

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Role Title:         Al DeLuca (#17)

Gender:            Male

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Male - Tenor) All Ethnicities From the Bronx. Street tough, macho, and newly married to Kristine; very protective. An Italian-American who takes care of his wife.

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Role Title:         Kristine Urich-DeLuca (#10)

Gender:            Female

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Female - Mezzo) All Ethnicities Al’s scatter-brained wife who can’t sing. She is awkward, anxious and hilarious.

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Role Title:         Val Clark (#179)

Gender:            Female

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Female - Mezzo belt) All Ethnicities Sassy, funny. A foul-mouthed but excellent dancer who couldn’t get performing jobs because of her looks until she had plastic surgery. A brazen, direct, attention-seeker from Vermont.

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Role Title:         Mark Anthony (#63)

Gender:            Male

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Male - Tenor) All Ethnicities Optimistic; first-timer; naïve but charming. Great dancer and All-American kid. The youngest dancer who recounts the time he told his priest he thought he had gonorrhea.

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Role Title:         Paul San Marco (#45)

Gender:            Male

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Male - Tenor C#3-F#4) Latin Descent Introverted and slightly insecure but loves performing; only now starting to feel comfortable about being gay and accepted by his parents. From Spanish Harlem, New York. Friends with Diana.

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Role Title:         Diana Morales (#2)

Gender:            Female

Age Range:       16 - 100

Description:     (Female - Mezzo belt) Latin Descent A streetwise Latina who is a little bit tough, and eternal optimist. A determined and athletic dancer from the Bronx. Paul's friend, another Puerto Rican who was underestimated by her teachers.

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