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AUDITION NOTICE - TELSEY + COMPANY - TORONTO, ON
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Production name: ALLEGIANCE
Date production rehearsal/job starts: 08/24/2015
Audition date: 04/06/2015
Deadline to submit: 04/06/2015
Email applications to: Not applicable 
Contact name: Craig Burns
Contact email: craig.burns at telseyandco.com
Contact phone: 212-868-1260

Ethno-cultural mandate or ethno-cultural casting statement: 
TORONTO OPEN CALL FOR SINGER

"ALLEGIANCE" - A NEW MUSICAL
BROADWAY PRODUCTION
AEA PRODUCTION CONTRACT 

Producers: Lorenzo Thione and Andrew Treagus 
Director: Stafford Arima
Choreographer: Andrew Palermo
Music and Lyrics: Jay Kuo 
Book: Marc Acito, Jay Kuo, Lorenzo Thione
Music Director: Lynne Shankel
Casting: Telsey + Company/Craig Burns
Rehearsals: August 24
Previews: October 6
Opening: November 8

NOTE: "ALLEGIANCE" is set against the backdrop of the Japanese-American
internment during World War II. 

SEEKING:

Singers to play roles of Asian Males / Females, ages 20s-60s.
Dramatic Actor to play role of Asian Male, ages 20s.
Singers to play roles of Caucasian Females, ages 20s.
Singers (who dance well) to play roles of Caucasian Males, 20s-50s.

Additional information: 
Date: Monday, April 6, 2015

Time: 11:00am - 3:00pm
Sign-in will begin at 10:30am; please do NOT arrive prior to 10:30am.

Location: Elgin & Winter Garden Theatre Centre Studios, 158 Victoria
Street (Stage Door), Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 1T6

Preparation: For all roles except MIKE MASAOKA: Prepare 16 bars of a
classic musical theatre song (Rodgers, Berlin, Gershwin, Porter, etc.)
or 16 bars of a contemporary musical theatre song (Ahrens & Flaherty,
Jason Robert Brown a la PARADE, etc.). Do not sing a pop/rock song.
Bring sheet music; a piano accompanist will be provided. For MIKE
MASAOKA: Prepare a brief contemporary monologue. All should bring a
photo/resume stapled together. Equity performers are welcome to attend.

[TATSUO KIMURA] Actor to play Male, Asian, 50s. A Japanese-born (Issei)
farmer, father of Kei and Sammy. Striving to uphold what he believes are
American ideals, his resistance to their internment drives a wedge
between him and Sam, and leads to his segregation from his family.
Classic baritone to F. PRINCIPAL

[MIKE MASAOKA] Actor to play Male, Asian, mid to late 20s. A real-life
historical figure, Mike is the newly appointed 26-year-old national
spokesman for the Japanese American Citizens League. At the outbreak of
war, he finds himself thrust onto the national stage, so he must summon
the fortitude to speak on behalf of his people. He is sincerely
determined to do what is best and turns to his deeply held faith in God
to eventually find the confidence. But that zeal and certainty will
eventually blind him to moral compromises that sacrifice lives. Requires
a strong actor. This is a non-singing role. Singing is a plus but not
necessary. If you're interested in this role, please prepare a brief
monologue. PRINCIPAL

[HANNAH CAMPBELL] Actor to play Female, Caucasian, early to late 20s. A
small-town girl with big dreams, Hannah's sense of justice motivates her
to volunteer at the internment camps as an army nurse. Her forthright
bravery bonds her with Sammy, in whom she finds an unexpected kindred
spirit. Mezzo/belt to D/Eb. Classic Broadway with a contemporary twist.
Strong mix to E. PRINCIPAL

[UNDERSTUDY FOR SAM KIMURA/KAITO KIMURA ("OJII-SAN")] Actor to play
Male, Asian, 60s-70s. To appear in the ensemble and understudy the
principal roles of SAM/KAITO (to be played by George Takei): Both roles
are played by the same actor, but they are complete opposites. Sam is a
World War II hero, and Ojii-san is his grandfather. Sam is
American-born, resolute and stern, military in bearing, a person who
shut down a lifetime ago and has steadfastly refused to open up since.
Ojii-san, or Ojii, is Japanese-born, sweet-natured and observant, quick
to make a joke, even quicker to laugh at one. Uneducated, he is as free
in spirit as Sam is locked up, though he does rely on the precepts of
Japanese tradition to order his life and sustain him. Bass-baritone to
classic baritone. ENSEMBLE
 
[UNDERSTUDY FOR KEI KIMURA] Actor to play Female, Asian, early 30s. To
appear in the ensemble and understudy the principal role of KEI (to be
played by Lea Salonga): Kei is a single woman at the start of World War
II, having dedicated her life to serving her family. Having lost her
mother as a girl, she is the obedient daughter to her domineering father
and the only mother her much younger brother has ever known. A
hardworking farm girl, there's a sturdy dependability to Kei, as if
she's constructed a solid well around a deep, dark reserve of emotion.
Paradoxically, the internment provides her a liberation she's never
experienced, a chance to make up for the adolescence she lost and
finally find love and become politically outspoken. Mezzo. Solid
belt/mix to Eb. ENSEMBLE 

[UNDERSTUDY FOR SAMMY KIMURA] Actor to play Male, Asian, early to late
20s. To appear in the ensemble and understudy the principal role of
SAMMY (to be played by Telly Leung): Sammy is an industrious and dutiful
son but longs to find his own way in the world. Whip-smart and
irrepressibly friendly, he secretly fears he will never measure up,
particularly since he disappoints his father when he doesn't get into
law school. The internment provides him the opportunity to become an
enthusiastic and effective community leader. He goes on to face
unthinkable carnage as a platoon sergeant in World War II, earning him a
Purple Heart. Strong tenor. Solid A. ENSEMBLE 

[UNDERSTUDY FOR FRANKIE SUZUKI] Actor to play Male, Asian, early 30s. To
appear in the ensemble and understudy the principal role of FRANKIE:
Japanese-American graduate student, bookish and serious. A natural-born
leader, his inherent sense of justice is catalyzed by the internment to
the point of open rebellion in the name of liberty. High baritone. High
baritone to Ab. ENSEMBLE
 
[ASIAN FEMALE ENSEMBLE] To play roles of Female, Asian, 20s - 60s.
Strong singers. Excellent movers. Possible principal understudy
assignments. ENSEMBLE
 
[ASIAN MALE ENSEMBLE] To play roles of Male, Asian, 20s - 60s. Strong
singers. Excellent movers. Possible principal understudy assignments.
ENSEMBLE

[CAUCASIAN MALE ENSEMBLE] To play roles of Male, Caucasian, 20s - 50s.
Strong singers. Must have excellent dancing ability. Seeking a tenor,
high baritone, and baritone. Masculine and authoritative. ENSEMBLE

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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