March 6, 2013 (Sag Harbor, NY) - Bay Street Theatre has announced the 2013 Mainstage Season and has announced a local audition date for LEND ME A TENOR, THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP and A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM and for Literature Live’s production of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK this fall. Equity Principal and Non Equity Auditions will be held at Bay Street Theatre on Saturday, March 23 from 10am - 2pm. Bay Street is located on the Long Wharf in Sag Harbor on the corner of Bay and Main Streets. No phone calls please. Local actors with housing are strongly encouraged to attend. The New York City auditions are listed with each of the show details below.
Those who are auditioning for a dramatic role should prepare:
1. A brief comedy monologue under 2 minutes in length
Those who are auditioning for a musical role should prepare:
1. 16 bars of an up-tempo song.
2. Bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided but may not transpose.
Auditioning actors should bring a picture and resume, stapled together. Please stipulate if you have housing or residence on the East End of Long Island.
LEND ME A TENOR by Ken Ludwig
Don Stephenson—Director
Contract Dates (LORT): May 13-June 23, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the Actors' Equity Audition Center, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
165 West 46th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY
Lunch from 1-2 pm
Bay Street Theatre on Saturday, March 23 from 10am - 2pm
Max: Assistant to Saunders
Maggie: Max’s girlfriend
Saunders: Maggie’s father, General Manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company
Tito Merelli: A world famous tenor, known to his fans as Il Stupendo
Maria: Tito’s wife
Bellhop: A bellhop
Diana: A Soprano
Julia: Chairman of the Opera Guild
THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP by Charles Ludlum
Kenneth Elliott—Director
Contract Dates (LORT): June 13-July 28, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the Actors' Equity Audition Center, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
165 West 46th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY
Lunch from 1-2 pm
Bay Street Theatre on Saturday, March 23 from 10am - 2pm
Jane Twisden/Lord Edgar Hillcrest/ An Intruder: versatile actor who can play multiple male & female roles
Nicodemus Underwood/ Lady Enis Hillcrest/ Alcazar/ Perv Amri: versatile actor who can play multiple male & female roles.
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Marcia Milgrom Dodge—Director & Choreographer
Contract Dates (LORT): July 8-September 1, 2013
Equity Principal Auditions:
Thursday, March 21, 2013 – Accompanist provided at the Actors' Equity Audition Center
9:30am - 5:30pm 165 West 46th Street, 16th Floor
Lunch from 1 - 2.
Bay Street Theatre on Saturday, March 23 from 10am - 2pm
Prepare a brief up-tempo song. Bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided but may not transpose.
Bring picture and resume, stapled together.
Prologus/ Pseudolus: A slave of Hero, Pseudolus is sly, conniving, and willing to do anything for his freedom
Senex: An older man, henpecked husband of Domina but one still attracted to wine, women, and song.
Domina: battle-ax wife of Senex, Domina is not only domineering, but proud.
Hero: a lovesick juvenile
Philia: virginal girl, beautiful and young, yet dumb
Hysterium: A slave of Senex and Domina, Hysterium is the frantic and frenetic straw boss of all the slaves in the household.
Lycus: The owner of the brothel. Snaky, slimy, lecherous procurer of courtesans.
Erronius: A befuddled old man who is partially blind and always confused.
Miles Gloriosus: A roman soldier, handsome, strong—and pompous, so much so that he proudly declares.
Protean #1 plays multiple roles (slaves, citizens, soldiers, and eunuchs).
Protean #2 plays multiple roles (slaves, citizens, soldiers, and eunuchs).
Protean #3 plays multiple roles (slaves, citizens, soldiers, and eunuchs).
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK by Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett
Contract Dates (TYA Per Performance Contract): Oct. 7-Nov. 19, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the Actors' Equity Audition Center, 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
165 West 46th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY
Lunch from 1 - 2
Bay Street Theatre on Saturday, March 23 from 10am - 2pm
Otto Frank: Gentle cultured, slight German accent, 40s
Miep: Secretary to Kraler. She is pregnant in the prologue, 22 years, compassionate, protective. She lives outside. Dutch.
Mr. Van Daan: Dutch, Jewish, portly 40s
Mrs. Van Daan: Dutch, Jewish, pretty, early 40s.
Peter Van Daan: Shy, awkward, 16 years old
Margot Frank: 18, Beautiful, quiet & shy
Anne Frank: 16, intelligent, cheeky
Edith Frank: gentle, reserved, slight German accent, 40s
Mr. Kraler: Dependable, Dutch, kind,. He lives downstairs.
Jan Dussel: Dutch, dentist, 50s, meticulous and finicky
Bay Street Theatre is located in Sag Harbor, NY. It is a LORT C theatre.
Bay Street Theatre is a not-for-profit regional theater presenting new, classic and contemporary works, with a commitment to challenging and entertaining our diverse community. This commitment extends to innovative educational programs that highlight the power of live theater. It is our mission to be an artistic haven for an extended family of artists and audience, while continuing to provide a gathering place to share in the unique collective theatrical experience.
