E-DRIVE [AUDITION - MUSICAL WORKS IN CONCERT (3 of 3) - TORONTO, ON]

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AUDITION - MUSICAL WORKS IN CONCERT (3 of 3) - TORONTO, ON
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Audition day 1: 06/08/2015
City: Toronto

Artistic Director or casting person in attendance: tracy michailidis
Deadline to submit: 06/03/2015
Email applications to: musicalworksinconcert at gmail.com
Contact name: tracy michailidis
Contact email: musicalworksinconcert at gmail.com
Contact phone: 9177103434
Engager website: musicalworksinconcert.com
Link to detailed casting information: musicalworksinconcert.com
Agreement: ITA - Workshop

Ethno-cultural mandate or ethno-cultural casting statement: Musical Works in Concert is particularly interested and strongly encourages submissions from artists from all ethno-cultural backgrounds.

Additional information: 

FACTORY THEATRE: August 20-23rd 2015

SHOW: OUT OF THE LENS
CREATORS: DAVID KINGSMILL, NICHOLAS CHAVE

MUSICAL WORKS: A FESTIVAL CELEBRATING NEW MUSICAL THEATRE
After five successful years of programming at Toronto's SummerWorks Festival, Musical Works in Concert is teaming up with Theatre 20 to present a weekend-long Festival of three new Canadian musicals. 

SYNOPSIS: This two-man musical explores the stages of friendship of a young, straight photography student looking to broaden his horizons, and a homosexual dilettante with a mind for causing mischief. What begins as a chance meeting rife with ulterior motives becomes a much deeper and more meaningful encounter. While light and humorous, the show explores themes of prejudice, first impressions, the nature of relationships and their importance.

CASTING:
Joseph Wright (Male, 20's-30's)
Joseph is a student working towards his MA in photography. He comes from a traditional, middle-class background, is a little introverted and reserved, and is trying to escape from the business career that his parents (accountant and lawyer) are trying to manipulate him into. He is trying to broaden his own horizons and break away, but lacks the impetus to do so. He is in his early twenties and has clear speech that speaks of a good education, but which has a contemporary side to it. Familiarity with camera equipment would be helpful, but is not necessary. Vocally, he is a baritone with a strong higher register. He sings a top Ab, but the tessitura of the role is lower than that.

Ryan Stevenson (Male, 20's-30's)
Ryan is a homosexual man in his early twenties. He is living off the financial generosity of his (separated) parents, and has not yet developed an appreciation for the responsibilities of adulthood. He has spent much of his past playing the field and sleeping with various men, but has never had a true relationship. He comes from a middle-class background and speaks well, but this characteristic is not as pronounced as it is for Joseph, and he has a definite wild side and street-earned slant to his dialect. He keeps himself in good shape. Vocally, he must be a strong tenor, and be able comfortably to sing a top A in full voice.

Please submit picture and resume to musicalworksinconcert at gmail.com with OUT OF THE LENS and the character's name you are submitting for in the subject header of the email.

Theatre20 is the engager for this production.

Equity members will be seen first at all open audition calls. Equity members cast in this production will be engaged under an Equity form of contract. CAEA members: please bring your membership card to the audition.

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