Gloucester Stage Company

2012 Gloucester Stage Company Season Audition Notice

Auditions for the 2012 GSC Season will be held on the following dates and locations:

NON-MUSICAL AUDITIONS

Saturday February 11 / 9 am - 5 pm

BCA Plaza Theater

539 Tremont Street

Boston, MA

Monday, February 27 / 10 am - 6 pm

Gloucester Stage Company

267 East Main Street

Gloucester, MA

AUDITION DATE ONLY FOR "Carnival!"

Saturday, February 25 / 12 pm - 4 pm (or 6 pm if necessary)

Steinert Building

162 Boylston Street

Studio 62

Boston, MA

To Schedule an Appointment Time

Call the GSC Office at (978) 281-4099 Monday - Friday / 12 pm to 4 pm

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

Non-Musical Plays: Contemporary monologues - selections may be from the GSC Play Season but not necessary.

"Carnival!": Contemporary piece from musical theater in the style of the show or a selection from "Carnival!" - Be prepared to perform a monologue or read from the script.

AEA minimum salary under NEAT 06 Agreement is $357.00 per week

The 2012 GSC Production Season runs mid-June to mid-September

PLEASE NOTE:
Alan Ayckbourn's "Round and Round the Garden" directed by Eric C. Engel has already been cast (6 AEA performers)

"9 Circles" by Bill Cain directed by Eric C. Engel has already been cast (2 AEA and 1 non-AEA)

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AVAILABLE ROLES/DESCRIPTIONS:

"Carnival!" by Bob Merrill and Michael Stewart directed by Eric C. Engel / Musical Directer - Todd Gordon

Lili: A young girl (18-20). Orphaned. Optimistic and impressionable. She is, at first, infatuated with Marco the Magician, but over the course of the drama becomes conflicted over her feelings for Paul.

Paul: The puppeteer. A ex-professional dancer and slightly disabled war veteran. On the surface: mad at the word and unable to reach out to others. Underneath, all of the mischievous, sensitive and fun-loving characteristics of the puppets he has created.

Marco: A charismatic Magician. A lady magnet. Underneath his playboy lifestyle, someone who cares about Rosalie and interested in protecting Lili.

Rosalie: A still-beautiful but past-her-prime show-girl. Marco's mistress and Magician's assistant. Deeply in love with Marco. Hot-tempered.

Jocquot: The assistant puppeteer. Paul�s best friend and sometimes voice of reason. Gentle, level and caring. A true lover of carnival life whose dream is to play the Paris circuit once again.

B.F. Schlegel: The grumpy ringmaster of "Cirque de Paris".

MALE Ensemble - 4 to 6 Performers of Various Ages to be cast as: Grobert, the sleazy souvenir peddler; Dr. Glass, Rosalie�s wealthy veterinarian boyfriend; the Roustabouts who set up the carnival elements; and other Carnival characters.

WOMEN Ensemble - 2 to 4 Performers of Various Ages to be cast as: Siamese twins, Gladys and Gloria Zuwicki; Greta Schlegel, B.F. Schlegel's spoiled, pampered daughter; and Princess Olga, a seductive snake-charming mistress.

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"Master Harold and the Boys" by Athol Fugard directed by Benny Ambush

Hally: 17-year old white South African teenager and son of the owners of a Port Elizabeth Tea Room; rebellious, sharply moody, opinionated, unconsciously swimming in white privilege; an atheist; precocious, clever and smart; deeply troubled by and conflicted about his drunken crippled Dad's behavior. Intellectually curious but undisciplined. Tempted by Sam's vision of a world without collision.

Willie Malopo: 30-45 years old Black South African waiter who is uneducated poor black laborer; a follower of Sam; a worrier; a jokester; beats his women; ballroom dances poorly; impatient; masks his deep vulnerable feelings with humor; initiates reenactments; cleans, polishes, washes, tidies up; re-thinks his relationship with Hilda by play's end - transforms

The role of Sam is cast with an AEA member.

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"Crimes of the Heart" by Beth Henley directed by Carmel O'Reilly

PLEASE NOTE: The role of Lenny McGrath has already been cast (AEA).

Chick Boyle: The sister's cousin, a drama queen,flamboyant, slightly vulgar, into everyone�s business, late 20's to mid 40's

Meg Mc Grath: The middle sister, fun-loving, wild, artistic with a touch of sadness about her, unbalanced, early 20's to mid 30's.

Babe McGrath: The youngest sister, angelic, volatile, strong-willed, pretty, late teens to 20's.

Doc Porter: Meg's old boyfriend, attrative, worn, with a slight limp, sesitive, seductive, early 20's to early 40's.

Barnett Lloyd: Babe's lawyer, fanatically intelectual, uses sheer will to hide his feelings, early 20's to mid 30's.