IN-PERSON AUDITIONS
Day: Saturday, April 6th
Time: Arrive anytime between 2pm and 5pm.
Place: Stage Ten Seventeen - 1017 Waube Lane | Green Bay, WI
Performances: February 13-16 & 20-23, 2025
Performance Location: Stage Ten Seventeen
Number of Performances: 8
Audition Info:
We will be auditioning this show EARLY in order to spend the summer months filming required video sequences with the cast at carnivals, fairs and theme parks. We have performance scripts and resources already in hand.
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Please prepare 16-32 bars of an upbeat musical number. You may be asked for a dance call. You will be asked to read sides from the script.
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Rehearsals are Monday and Tuesday evenings starting November 2024. Rehearsals may be in Appleton or Green Bay (depending on the location of the cast majority).
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The Amazing Karnak
Male - 35-50
Non-singing role; the narrator; a mechanical fortune-telling machine. Karnak will be a puppet operated by the actor portraying the role. If you are auditioning only for Karnak, you will not need to prepare a vocal audition or participate in movement call.
Ocean O'Connell Rosenberg
Female - 18-25
The leader of the group, relentlessly competitive, sometimes cruel, though she sees herself as a virtuous person; high Broadway mix, with a pop quality; big range.
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Misha Bachinski
Male - 18-25
adopted from the Ukraine as a teenager; he has thick Ukrainian dialect and a lot of rage; he is obsessed by Gansgsta Rap (an enormous fan of the auto-tune phenomena); there is a hidden, soulful romantic side; Baritenor with the ability to sing lyrical Ukrainian folk music as well rap.
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Noel Gruber
Male - 18-25
the only gay kid in Uranium; never had a relationship; obsessed by French New Wave cinema, he has fantasies of dying a tragic death. Must be able to sing in the style of a French chanteuse.
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Ricky Potts
Male - 18-25
Begins the play wordless and on crutches; suffers from a degenerative disease that has left him speechless and mostly immobile; he discovers at the beginning of the play that in this strange purgatory, he has regained all of these abilities. Baritone rock voice; basic accordion and/or tumbling a plus.
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Constance Blackwood
Female - 18-25
Overweight, and outwardly okay with it, but there is a very deep self-loathing. Will do anything for Ocean's friendship and allows herself to be used as a doormat; dubbed "the nicest girl in town," a
title she secretly despises. Very likable comic actress; alto belt, with a rock edge.
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Jane Doe
Female - 18-25
She was decapitated in the accident and no one claimed her body; even though she isn't headless in the piece (but often carries around a headless doll). She reacts in a literal way and largely without emotion, almost robot-like; the other contestants are totally freaked out by her. Classically trained soprano with a flexible coloratura upper range, and some grit and meat in the lower register.
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CASTING INFO (all roles can be older performers playing younger characters)
Producer: Stage Ten Seventeen & Newell Entertainment
Director: Erick James Gyrion
Music Director: Molly Schlaak
Stage Manager: Marie Janet Newton
Costume Designer: Aaron Dobberfuhl
VIRTUAL AUDITIONS
Questions? email erick@newellentertainment.com
Virtual Audition Submissions are NOW OPEN
We will be auditioning this show EARLY in order to spend the summer months filming required video sequences with the cast at carnivals, fairs and theme parks. We have performance scripts and resources already in hand. Submissions are due by April 6th, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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Please prepare and submit THREE (3) video files and ONE (1) Headshot Image
Video 1: A 1-3 minute video introducing yourself and talking about your past theatrical experience. You may also send a PDF resume.
Video 2: 16-32 bars of a character song from the show (listed below)
Video 3: 16-32 bars of an upbeat musical number of your choice.
Videos should be raw and unedited. Thank you. If you are auditioning ONLY for The Amazing Karnak, please prepare a memorized 3 minute (minimum) monologue of your choice.
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Please do not forget to attach a headshot image as well.
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Questions? email erick@newellentertainment.com
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The Amazing Karnak
Song: None
Male - 35-50
Non-singing role; the narrator; a mechanical fortune-telling machine. Karnak will be a puppet operated by the actor portraying the role. If you are auditioning only for Karnak, you will not need to prepare a vocal audition or participate in movement call.
Ocean O'Connell Rosenberg
Song: What the World Needs
Female - 18-25
The leader of the group, relentlessly competitive, sometimes cruel, though she sees herself as a virtuous person; high Broadway mix, with a pop quality; big range.
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Misha Bachinski
Song: Talia
Male - 18-25
adopted from the Ukraine as a teenager; he has thick Ukrainian dialect and a lot of rage; he is obsessed by Gansgsta Rap (an enormous fan of the auto-tune phenomena); there is a hidden, soulful romantic side; Baritenor with the ability to sing lyrical Ukrainian folk music as well rap.
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Noel Gruber
Song: Noel's Lament
Male - 18-25
the only gay kid in Uranium; never had a relationship; obsessed by French New Wave cinema, he has fantasies of dying a tragic death. Must be able to sing in the style of a French chanteuse.
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Ricky Potts
Song: Space Aged Bachelor Man
Male - 18-25
Begins the play wordless and on crutches; suffers from a degenerative disease that has left him speechless and mostly immobile; he discovers at the beginning of the play that in this strange purgatory, he has regained all of these abilities. Baritone rock voice; basic accordion and/or tumbling a plus.
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Constance Blackwood
Song: Sugarcloud
Female - 18-25
Overweight, and outwardly okay with it, but there is a very deep self-loathing. Will do anything for Ocean's friendship and allows herself to be used as a doormat; dubbed "the nicest girl in town," a
title she secretly despises. Very likable comic actress; alto belt, with a rock edge.
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Jane Doe
Song: The Ballad of Jane Doe
Female - 18-25
She was decapitated in the accident and no one claimed her body; even though she isn't headless in the piece (but often carries around a headless doll). She reacts in a literal way and largely without emotion, almost robot-like; the other contestants are totally freaked out by her. Classically trained soprano with a flexible coloratura upper range, and some grit and meat in the lower register.
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