audition information for...
 

written by Terry Tocantins & Alex Zola
directed by JJ Mayes

SHOW DATES:
MARCH 23 - APRIL 28, 2012
Fridays & Saturdays @ 8pm
plus two additional shows - dates & time TBA

Rehearsals begin January 29

AUDITION DATES/TIMES:
Thurs, Jan. 12 & Fri, Jan. 13 - 7:30pm – 10:30pm
Sat, Jan. 14 - 10:30am – 6:30pm

LOCATION:
Sacred Fools North
4328 Melrose Ave.
right next to Pizza Paul and around
the corner from the theater
- Directions -

Mon, Jan. 16 - movement callback 7pm-10:30pm
Tues, Jan. 17 & Weds, Jan. 18 – scene reading callback 7-11pm
 

ABOUT THE SHOW:

November 22, 1963. America goes through the looking glass. The only thing anyone knows for sure is that someone murdered The President. Earl Warren had a take on it. So did Oliver Stone. Plenty of other kooks. Why can't we? Come and join our anti-hero Charlie Harrelson as he negotiates a trail littered with murder, betrayal, drugs, ghosts and yes, dear reader, Love.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

You will need to prepare the following: a 1-2 minute “monologue”. And by that I mean anything; you can dramatically interpret song lyrics, deliver a passage from a novel, read a recipe, do an actual monologue, the only catch is that after you finish you MUST be able to explain to me in ONE sentence why it is AMERICAN.

Also you will need to prepare a 1 minute movement exercise. Through nonverbal physical movement you will need to act out a historical assassination or attempted assassination as either the victim or the assassin. Remember this is a MOVEMENT exercise and the story must be told through physical expression.

SIGNUP INSTRUCTIONS

· Chose three slots from the grid below.

· EMail your choices and your contact info to


· You will be contacted via EMail or phone to confirm your slot.

PLEASE NOTE:

ONLINE SIGNUPS ARE FOR COMPANY MEMBERS AND THOSE KNOWN TO THE PRODUCTION TEAM ONLY!  ALL OTHERS, PLEASE SUBMIT VIA THE NOTICE IN BACKSTAGE OR ON NOW CASTING, OR EMAIL A HEADSHOT & RESUME TO

ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY
NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11.

FOR COMPANY MEMBERS: If you are unable to attend any of the initial audition times due to scheduling conflicts, you may request to proceed directly to callbacks. Please notify the producers no later than January 11th. Please note you will still be required to perform the original audition requests (see above).

CALLBACKS:

If called back for JACKIE, please
learn the song "Frim Fram Sauce":
LISTEN        LYRICS

SIDES FOR TUESDAY

Jackie   Lee 1   Lee 2   Marsha 1   Marsha 2   Marsha 3
Dorothy   Earl   Yalies 1   Yalies 2

SIDES FOR WEDNESDAY
The Texan 1   The Texan 2   Specter   Specter & Earl   Ruby
Lee & Bowers   Frank & Louie 1   Frank & Louie 2
Chipmunk, Whykowski & Sanchez
Whykowski, Chipmunk, Texan & Sanchez 1
Whykowski, Chipmunk, Texan & Sanchez 2

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN

Note on Historical Characters - We are looking for the embodiment of the person rather than an exact physical match.

Charlie -Male, late 30s - Accidental assassin of John F. Kennedy. (understudy only)

Chief Justice Earl Warren - Male, 50s – 60s - Head inquisitor of the Warren Commission and nightclub host.

Marsha - Female, late 20s early 30s, strong mover - Girlfriend, exotic dancer, mother to be, and our accidental assassin’s link to the real world.

Lee Harvey Oswald - male, 20s - fall guy for the JFK assassination and a lovable scamp who just wants to see War is Hell starring Audie Murphy.

The Texan - male - A combination of LBJ and E. Howard Hunt with his hands all over the JFK cover-up.

Yalies 1 & 2 - sex and age indeterminate, strong movers - Silver spooned CIA trained operatives.

JFK - male 40s - 35th President of the United States, his bullet-ridden presence wordlessly haunts the protagonist of our play.

Jackie Kennedy (vocal audition additionally required) First lady, the voice of Charlie’s conscience, and nightclub singer.

Frank/Sanchez - Male 30s-40s - Frank is a businessman and cleaner of the Italian Jersey persuasion. Sanchez is a CIA/underworld insider’s insider who knows it all and will tell you if you can keep up.

Louis/Whykowski - Male 30s-40s – Frank’s partner in crime, literally. He has a big heart and a sense of comedia dell’arte. Whykowski represents the military industrial complex that Eisenhower warned you about.

Chipmunk - male 40s or older - A counterintelligence veteran who has seen it all and done it all. Currently working as a bartender.

Jack Ruby - Male 40s - He’s a pimp. From Chicago.

Dorthy Killgallen - 30s - 50s - Reporter and TV personality from shows like What’s My Line. Once referred to by Frank Sinatra as “the chinless wonder”

Lee Bowers/Abraham Zapruder/John Connolly - Male 30s-50s - Blue Collar to play multiple roles.

Arlen Specter - Male 30s - Legal aid and lackey.

Choose three available slots
from the grid below.