07/18/2017
Hello JBCN ACTORS! (We do hope to return with workshops in 2018. We're not gone forever!) WE HAVE AN AUDITION NOTICE TO SHARE: SEE BELOW:
So this is happening.
AUDITION
West Coast Premiere of
THE VIEW UPSTAIRS
Theatre
AEA
Los Angeles Membership Company Rule
Venue: Celebration Theatre @ The Lex
Producers: Andrew Carlberg, Jay Marcus, Michael Kricfalusi,
Artistic Directors: Michael Matthews, Michael A. Shepperd,
Director: Michael A. Shepperd
Book and Music by Max Vernon
Casting Director: Jami Rudofsky
Casting Associate: Brittany S. Wheeler
Auditions: July 17th-19th
Callbacks: Mon July 24th
First Rehearsal: Monday July 31st
Previews Start: September 8th
Opening: Friday, September 15th
Performances: Thursday-Saturday , Sunday
Venue: Celebration Theatre @ The Lex
Pay Rate: $25 reimbursement per show.
SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY
Multi-Ovation Award Winning Celebration Theatre - “The nations longest-continually producing LGBTQ theatre in the country", Presents THE WEST COAST PREMIERE of The View Upstairs
Directed by Michael A. Shepperd, the Ovation-Award Winning Director of The Boy From Oz.
Celebration Theatre is committed to diverse, inclusive casting. Please submit performers without regard to disability, race, ethnicity or gender unless specified.
[WES](mid-late 20's) .
Please submit: African American, Hispanic, Asian, East Indian, Filipino, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Native American, Pacific Islander or Mixed Ethnicity.
20-something fashion designer from the current day. Self-consciously hip, prematurely jaded, and perpetually anxious. Wes wears a fabulous facade, but deep down harbors real insecurities and dissatisfaction with his life. Has never experienced real tragedy or love. - TENOR with wide range, pop, R&B vocal sound
[PATRICK] (early 20's) :Any Ethnicity Young, runaway hustler who projects innocence and fragility, but is a lot tougher than he appears. Patrick creates fantastic, imaginative stories to distract from the harsher realities of his life. Has the ability to see a vulnerability and sweetness in Wes. TENOR belt up to A. A clean pop vocal. A crisp, innocent, boyish quality is ideal.
[BUDDY] (50's) : The resident piano player of the UpStairs Lounge. Charismatic, but also very temperamental and somewhat bitter. Loves the attention he commands within the community, but also resents being stuck in it. Dreams of one day being a big star, but knows it will never happen. Closeted, with a wife. All Ethnicities. Must play Piano, TENOR, with some low notes. (Bb3-Bb5) Strong R&B soul/rock is good. Think Elton John in the 70s.
[WILLIE] (40's-60's, Black) : Holdover from another era of gay life with a more camp sensibility. Might know all the secrets of the universe, might be in the early stages of dementia. TENOR. Need unique vocal stylists, personas & theatricality. Jazz/Gospel/Opera
[HENRI] (30's-40's) : Female, Tough as nails, no-nonsense, old school butch. Henri is the bartender of the UpStairs Lounge and runs a tight ship. Although she comes across as a bit severe, she cares very deeply for the community within the bar. Rock Soprano, should be comfortable belting Fs. Great to have a singer who can rock the s**t out of her song. A little grit-y, etc. Need someone with thicker tone.
[FREDDY] (20's-30's, Latino) : A construction worker by day, Freddy also doubles as the drag queen Aurora Whorealis by night. Big personality, energetic, and bright. A close friend to Willie and on good terms with everyone else in the bar. High Tenor with strong falsetto belt. Lots of riffing, diva skills required. (E3-E5)
[INEZ/REALTOR]Female (late 40's-60's, Latino) :Freddy's mother and also occasionally a mother to the other men in the UpStairs Lounge. Born in Puerto Rico, she moved her family to America when Freddy was still young. Lovable, warm, and supportive, Inez assists with her son's drag performances. As realtor, she is smarmy, fake, smiles too much, etc. Soprano
[RICHARD] (40's) : Any Ethnicity Priest of the Metropolitan Community Church. Perhaps more conservative than other patrons in the bar, but level-headed and warm. Baritenor (highest note is an F #)
[DALE] (30's-40's) : Caucasian Arsonist. Sensitive and more radical in his sexual politics. A raw nerve and someone who's experienced a good deal of hardship at society's hand. - Baritenor
[COP](30's-40's) : Caucasian In the past the cop is a corrupt, homophobic, and violent. In the present, the cop is still stern, but has a sense of humor, and seems to be in service of justice.
STORYLINE: Max Vernon's new musical sends a contemporary man back to 1973 and the UpStairs, a real New Orleans gay bar destroyed by arson.
