PARADE (Tour) - Equity Video Submissions Leo and Lucille Tour LLC | New York, NY
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
11:55 PM - 11:59 PM (E)
Touring Agreement
$1,036/week + Media Fee (Level 5)
Equity actors for roles in the touring production of PARADE (see breakdown).
Please self-tape a brief musical theatre song in the style of Jason Robert Brown that shows range. Please provide your own
accompaniment. As an alternative to singing a song of choice, you may sing an excerpt from “The Old Red Hills of Home” from PARADE. Please choose the vocal part you’re most comfortable with: Soprano 1, Mezzo, Alto, Tenor 1, Tenor 2, or Baritone. Sheet music, accompaniment track, and plunk tracks may be found at this link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/de6p45rt7dg5jtx/ AAC5N1_B4MGbIo1rA1N1e3lga?dl=0
Please also attach a headshot and resume.
Via Submission
New York, NY 10036
Producers: Seaview, Ambassador Theatre Group Productions
Music and Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown Book: Alfred Uhry
Co-Conceiver: Harold Prince
Director: Michael Arden
Co-Choreographers: Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant
Music Director: Tom Murray
General Manager: ShowTown
Theatricals/Samuel Dallas
Casting: The Telsey Office/Craig Burns; Alex Cortinas
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Casting Director: Rashad Naylor
Casting Associate: Charlie Hano
Casting Assistant: Alex Cortinas
Rehearsals: o/a December 14, 2024
First Performance: January 11, 2024
Final Performance: September 7, 2025
OTHER
The employer will accept 126 video submissions from Equity members. Members will sign up online for one of the 126 slots. Only members who get one of the 126 slots will receive a confirmation e-mail with the preparation and submission information. After members' submissions have been viewed, the employer will notify each member who viewed their audition.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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.
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PARADE (Tour)
[LUCILLE FRANK] Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 20s, Caucasian. Jewish woman from Georgia who is married to Leo Frank. Gentle and mousy, but resourceful and resilient. Despite her husband’s feelings, she is a true Southerner through and through but can see through the deception. Mezzo, Low A—D.
[JIM CONLEY] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nobinary), 20s–30s, Black. Janitor who works for Leo Frank at the National Pencil Factory. Secretly, he is a convict on the run. Pompous showman with a strong build. Tenor, Low D—High Bb.
[GOVERNOR JACK SLATON] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 40s–50s, Caucasian. As the Governor of Georgia, he is highly concerned with public perception. Flirtatious and fun at times. Strives to maintain his values. Bari-Tenor, Low C—High G.
[HUGH DORSEY] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 30s–40s, Caucasian. Atlanta’s District Attorney. He is a devout Christian, who is brute and manipulative at times. Hungry for political success and recognition. Baritone/Bass.
[OLD SOLDIER/JUDGE ROAN] Characters are male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 50s—60s, Caucasian. OLD SOLDIER: The old man who was formerly the young confederate soldier. JUDGE ROAN: Serves as the Judge in the Leo Frank case. Motivated by bigotry and racism, he is dangerously committed to the ideals of the Confederacy. Bari-Tenor, Low C—High G.
[BRITT CRAIG] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 20s—30s, Caucasian. Down-on his-luck newspaperman whose career is revived by the Leo Frank trial. Tenor, Low D—High A.
[TOM WATSON] Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 30s—40s, Caucasian. Conservative politician and publisher who helps to spur on the witch-hunt for Leo Frank. Baritone/Bass.
[FRANKIE EPPS] Male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 18+, Caucasian. Mary Phagan’s devoted teenage friend. Charming, simple, playful, and flirtatious. Tenor, Low Bb—High Ab.
[MRS. PHAGAN] Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 30s—40s, Caucasian. Mary Phagan’s mother. Alto, Low F#—Bb. NOTE: Possible understudy for LUCILLE FRANK (Jewish woman from Georgia who is married to Leo Frank. Gentle and mousy, but resourceful and resilient. Despite her husband’s feelings, she is a true Southerner through and through but can see through the deception. Mezzo, Low A—D).
THE FOLLOWING ROLES ARE CAST:
[LEO FRANK] CAST Character is male (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 25—35, Caucasian. Northern Jewish man who runs the National Pencil Factory and is falsely accused of the rape and murder of Mary Phagan. He is neurotic and a serial pessimist. Though married to Lucille, he is physically and emotionally displaced. Bari-Tenor, Low G—High G.
[MARY PHAGAN] CAST Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 18+, Caucasian. Young teenage factory worker at the National Pencil Factory who is murdered. She is very innocent but has moments of sassiness and playfulness. Mezzo, D—D.
[SALLY SLATON] CAST Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 30s—40s, Caucasian. Governor Slaton’s wife. Any voice part.
[MINNIE MCKNIGHT] CAST Character is female (cis, transgender, or nonbinary), 30s–40s, Black. Leo and Lucille Frank’s maid. Mezzo.
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