Barter Theatre 2023 Season - Abingdon, VA Equity performer audition - Dancing audition
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$750 - $815 weekly minimum (LORT D)
Equity dancers for various roles/ensemble parts in Barter Theatre's 2023 Season (See breakdown).
Year-round, Resident Company Members: Most members of our resident company sing and dance; for these auditions, we encourage you to sing and attend the movement auditions in addition to acting if you are interested in becoming a member of the resident company. Also seeking Local and Non-Local Jobbers for roles for a single show or a single repertory, and actors for six readings and staged productions during the Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights.
Most actors tend to participate in two productions during the same repertory.
Barter Theatre believes that great stories belong to everyone. We welcome actors of all backgrounds, identities, ages, and ethnicities to audition. We encourage BIPOC actors to audition for all roles.
Most actors tend to participate in two productions during the same repertory.
Barter Theatre believes that great stories belong to everyone. We welcome actors of all backgrounds, identities, ages, and ethnicities to audition. We encourage BIPOC actors to audition for all roles.
Off Exit 17 on I-81. Down the street from Barter Theatre. THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.
Producing Artistic Director: Katy Brown Head of Barter Casting: Barrett Guyton Resident Music Director: Dishon Smith
Rehearsals for most plays begin approximately six – eight weeks before they open.
See breakdown for show specific dates.
Respirator or surgical masks are required to be worn at all times indoors, except during your audition. Barter Theatre has instituted a mandatory COVID vaccination program for all employees.
Abingdon is approximately six hours from Washington, D.C. and ten hours from NYC by auto. The nearest airport is Tri-Cities which is a forty-minute drive from Abingdon.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Please prepare either 1 or 2 contrasting monologues, no more than 1 ½ minutes each. If you are doing 2, then make sure they contrast in some way. If you sing, in addition to a monologue, prepare one verse and one chorus of a song (or 16 bars of a song). Have a contrasting piece ready if asked. Bring sheet music in the correct key (no lead sheets or vocal only music); accompanist provided but will not transpose. No recorded
accompaniment or a cappella singing. Please bring THREE (3) copies of your picture and resume.
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.
Theatre Statement: Anyone interested in the Resident Company or any musical, is encouraged to attend the movement/dance auditions, even if you do not consider yourself to be a dancer.
NOTE: Seeking actors for the following productions and roles. Actors auditioning will also be considered for possible future replacements if needed. All of the following roles will be understudied.
RALPH BELLINI - 80, male. Vigorous and full of life
CAROL REYNOLDS - 70s, female. Attractive, proper, and very well-dressed, Ralph’s sister
ROSE TAGLIATELLE - 70s, female. Takes a chance on romance
THE YOUNG MAN - Early 20s, male. Baby-faced with a beautiful, operatic singing voice
MACBETH - 20s-30s male
BANQUO/LADY MACDUFF/GENTLEWOMAN/SOLDIER - 20s-50s, a friend of Macbeth and others
MACDUFF/2ND MURDERER/DOCTOR - 20s-50s, a thane loyal to Duncan and others
MALCOLM/1ST MURDERER - 20s-50s, King Duncan’s eldest son and others
LADY MACBETH/FLEANCE - 20s-30s, female and others
DUNCAN/LENOX - 20s-50s, the king and others
ROSS/SEYTON - 20s-50s, a noble and others
by Douglas Pote, featuring songs by the Original Carter Family
A.P. CARTER - 30s-50s - sings and leads harmony vocals, “bass-in”, and play guitar SARA CARTER - 30s-50s - A.P’s wife, sings lead and harmony vocals, plays guitar and autoharp
MAYBELLE CARTER - 30s-50s- Sara’s cousin, sings harmony and plays guitar: fluidly picks “Wildwood Flower” (Carter scratch)
JANETTE CARTER - A.P. and Sara’s daughter, sings lead and harmony vocals
MALE 1 - Multiple characters including Ralph Peer, plays guitar and sings back-up vocals MALE 2 - Multiple characters, plays guitar, mandolin, and banjo, sings lead and back-up vocals
FAYE - Black, mid to late 50s, working-class woman. Tough, a lifetime of dirt beneath her nails. Somewhere, deep compassion.
DEZ - Black, mid to late 20s, working-class man. Young hustler, playful, street-savvy, flirtatious. Somewhere, deeply sensitive.
SHANITA - Black, mid to late 20s, working-class young woman. Pretty but not ruled by it. Hardworking, by the books. Believes in the work she does. Also, pregnant. Somewhere, a beautiful dreamer.
REGGIE - Black, late 30s, white-collar man. The foreman. Studious, dedicated, compassionate. Somewhere, a fire brims.
Stage adaption by Dean Pichford and Walter Bobbie, Based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford, Music by Tom Snow, Lyrics by Dean Pitchford, Additional music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins, and Jim Steinman
REN MCCORMACK - 20s, male, tenor. Must be able to sing and dance well. Stands for what he believes is right, and changes an entire town along the way
ETHEL MCCORMACK - 40s, female. Ren’s mother
REVEREND SHAW MOORE - 40s-50s, male, baritone. The minister of Bomont
VI MOORE - 40s-50s, female, mezzo soprano. Shaw’s wife
ARIEL MOORE - 20s, female, soprano. Must be able to sing and dance well. Shaw and Vi’s teenage daughter
LULU WARNICKER - 40s-50s, female. Ren’s aunt
WES WARNICKER - 40s-50s, male.Ren's uncle
COACH ROGER DUNBAR - 30s-60s, male. High school gym teacher
ELEANOR DUNBAR - 30s-60s, female. Coach’s wife
RUSTY - 20s, female, Soprano belter. Must be able to sing and dance well. Ariel’s best friend. URLEEN - 20s, female. Must be able to sing and dance well. Ariels’ friend
WENDY JO - 20s, female. Must be able to sing and dance well. Ariels’ friend
CHUCK CRANSTON - 20s, male, tenor. Must be able to sing and dance well. Ariel’s boyfriend, and a troublemaker
LYLE - 20s, male. Chuck’s buddy, must sing and move well
TRAVIS - 20s, male. Chuck’s buddy, must sing and move well
A COP - 20s-50s, male.
BETTY BLAST - 40s-70s, female. Owner of The Burger Blast
WILLARD HEWITT - 20s, male, baritenor. Must be able to sing and dance well. Ren’s friend, a country boy
PRINCIPAL HARRY CLARK - 40s-70s, male. School principal
JETER - 20s, male. Ren’s friend, must sing and move well
BICKLE - 20s, male. Ren’s friend, must sing and move well
GARVIN - 20s, male. Ren’s friend, must sing and move well
COWBOY BOB - 20s-40s, male, baritone. Lead vocalist at the Bar-B-Que
by Kate Hammil, based on the novel by Jane Austen
ELINOR DASHWOOD - 20s, female. The eldest Dashwood sister; sensible, excellent language and movement skills
MARIANNE DASHWOOD - 20s, the middle Dashwood sister; sensitive, excellent language and movement skills
MARGARET DASHWOOD/MRS. FERRARS/GOSSIP - 20s, the youngest Dashwood sister / ability to change to different characters quickly and fully
MRS. DASHWOOD/ANNE STEELE/GOSSIP - 30s-40s, mother to the Dashwood sisters / ability to change to different characters quickly and fully
JOHN WILLOUGHBY/JOHN DASHWOOD/GOSSIP - 20s-30s, male, an unusually handsome man / ability to change to different characters quickly and fully
EDWARD FERRARS/ROBERT FERRARS/LADY MIDDLETON/GOSSIP - 20s, a gentleman; a bachelor / ability to change to different characters quickly and fully
FANNY (FERRARS) DASHWOOD/LUCY STEELE/LADY MIDDLETON/GOSSIP - 20s-30s, wife to John Dashwood, nasty / ability to change to different characters quickly and fully
COLONEL BRANDON/THOMAS/LADY MIDDLETON/GOSSIP - 40s+, an older bachelor / ability to change to different characters quickly and fully
SIR JOHN MIDDLETON/DOCTOR/SERVANT/GOSSIP - 50s-60s, a country gentleman / ability to change to different characters quickly and fully
MRS. JENNINGS/GOSSIP - 40s+ male or female, a good-natured, boisterous woman; mother-in-law to Sir John and a terror to the countryside / a gossip
MEGAN - 18+ to play a 14-year-old girl, female. Revenge on the brain
KIMMY - 18+ to play a 13-year-old girl, female. Megan’s best friend, a follower
LARRY - 40s, male. A cop, Megan’s “dad”
CHET - 20s, male. Larry’s partner on the force, a millennial
PATTY - 40s-50s, female. Chief of Police, no-nonsense
RICK - 40s, male. A semi-famous country music singer
4by William Goldman, based on the novel by Stephen King
ANNIE WILKES - 40s-50s, female. Paul’s biggest fan, and tormentor
PAUL SHELDON - 40s, male. Best-selling author
BUSTER - 30s+, male. The local sheriff
From the book by Harper Lee, Adapted by Christopher Sergel
ATTICUS FINCH - 40s-50s male, Scout and Jem’s father, lawyer
CALPURNIA - 40s-50s Black female, Housekeeper to the Finch household
MAUDIE ATKINSON - 30s-40s female, the Finch’s closest neighbor
TOM ROBINSON - 20s-30s Black male, a young man convicted of a crime he did not commit MRS. DUBOSE - 60s+ female, the Finch’s terror of a neighbor
STEPHANIE CRAWFORD - 30s-40s female, the Finch’s neighbor, a gossip
MAYELLA EWELL - 20s white female, accuses Tom Robinson of a crime
BOB EWELL - 30s-60s white male, Mayella’s father
JUDGE TAYLOR/MR. CUNNINGHAM - 30s-50s male, the judge / a farmer
HECK TATE/NATHAN RADLEY - 30s-60s male, the sheriff / the Finch’s quiet neighbor REVEREND SYKES - 50s-60s Black male, a minister
MR. GILMER/ARTHUR (BOO) RADLEY - 30s-40s male, a public prosecutor / the Finch’s reclusive neighbor
CLERK/TOWNSPERSON - any age or gender
Gilliam Stage adapted from the Paramount Pictures film written by Jonathan Lynn and the board game from Hasbro, Inc. Written by Sandy Rustin, based upon the works by Jonathan Lynn, Hunter Foster, and Eric Price Dates: September 15, 2023 to November 5, 2023
WADSWORTH - a traditional British butler in every sense: uptight, formal, and “by the book” YVETTE/REPORTER - A loyal and sexy French maid
MISS SCARLET - a dry, sardonic D.C. madam, more interested in secrets than sex MRS. PEACOCK - the wealthy wife of a senator. A bit batty, neurotic, and quick to hysteria
MRS. WHITE - a pale, morbid, and tragic woman. She may or may not be the murderer of her five ex husbands
COLONEL MUSTARD - a puffy, pompous, dense, blowhard of a military man
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PROFESSOR PLUM - an arrogant academic, easily impressed by himself
MR. GREEN - a timid yet officious rule follower. He’s awfully anxious
ENSEMBLE WOMAN - plays The Cook, Singing Telegram Girl, Auxiliary Scarlet, and Backup Cop. - Any age with good comic skills
ENSEMBLE MAN- plays Mr. Boddy, The Cop, Auxiliary Mustard, Auxiliary Wadsworth, FBI Agent – Any age with good comic skills
Music by Doug Smith, Book and lyrics by Vern Stefanic, Based on the story by Valentine Davies Dates: November 16, 2023 to December 27, 2023
KRIS KRINGLE - 60s+ male, the real Kris Kringle, baritone
DORIS - 20s-30s female, fierce mother to Susan, and takes a chance on Christmas magic, mezzo soprano
FRED - 30s male, Doris’s neighbor, and a lawyer who defends Kris Kringle, baritenor
PERCY SHELLHAMMER - flexible age, Doris’s co-worker and confidant
DR. PIERCE/LOU/GIMBEL - mature, a doctor / a post office worker / owner of competing department store
MCNAMARA/DR. SAWYER - flexible age, a psychiatric doctor who believes Kris is lying MR. MACY - 40s-60s, runs Macy’s Department Stores
FINLEY/PHOTOGRAPHER/REPORTER - male, multiple roles
MACY’S SHOPPER/BRIDGETTE’S GUARDIAN/JUDGE HARPER/GIMBAL’S ASSISTANT/ET AL - any gender, multiple roles, including the Judge who hears Kris’s case
SALES PERSON/SHOPPER/ALICE/ET AL - female, multiple roles
SHOPPER/REPORTER/ET AL - any gender, multiple roles
MACY’S SHOPPER/MARA/ET AL - any gender, multiple roles, including Judge Harper’s assistant
CHERYL DEAN/SID ZADNICHECK - 30s-40s female, Cheryl is a hard-working gate attendant at the airport, trying to finish her job and get home to her kids for Christmas. Sid is a military officer waiting to board her flight
MARY MARGARET GILMORE/ROSIE ARMELINO - late 20s female to play late 20s and 60s, Mary Margaret is brash and funny, pregnant and on her way to family for the holidays. Rosie is an Italian mother who may or may not have lasagnes packed in her carry on.
JOEL HARTMAN/RANDALL KING - 30s male to play 30s and 40s- Joel is a young Jewish man preparing to board his flight, Randall has won a turkey calling contest and is headed home to be in a parade
*All titles and dates are subject to change due to availability of rights and licenses.
Requirement for proof of vaccination:
Everyone entering the audition venue (i.e., venue employees, Equity members, non-members, casting personnel, creatives, producers, musicians, etc.) will be required to show proof of COVID vaccination prior to entry into the venue. (Anyone with a medical or religious exemption from vaccination, should e-mail ahoeschen@actorsequity.org with "Vaccination exemption" in the subject line and attach proof of exemption in advance of their appointment. Information provided will be kept confidential.) Anyone with symptoms of COVID, flu, or any other infectious disease that can be transmitted by casual contact should not attend the auditions.
Everyone participating in the auditions is encouraged to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
If the risk level for Washington County is trending upwards and may rise to High (Red) we will contact members with appointments at least 48 hours before the first audition appointment time to let them know there is a chance that the auditions may need to be postponed or cancelled. All members with appointments will be notified at least 24 hours in advance if the auditions must be postponed or cancelled.
We encourage members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
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