[NEohioPAL] NWT AUDITIONING LARGE, RACIALLY DIVERSE CAST FOR RAGTIME

[Sara Radak]

Auditions
for Ages 16 & Up

RAGTIME

February 28, 29 & March 1, 2012
(Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
Teens and adults:  7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

This is a group audition.  Come one of these evenings.
Plan to stay for the entire time specified.

Audition Location: 1340 W. 78th St.
Cleveland, OH 44102

St Luke's is at the corner of W 78th and Lake Ave, a small white church with a white picket fence around it.  Use the church's front RED DOOR, off of Lake Rd.
Parking is available alongside the church and on the street.

Arrive 15 minutes early to register
Anyone arriving after the starting time will not audition that day.

About the Show:

Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Based on the novel "Ragtime" by E. L. Doctorow

Called by Time Magazine, "A triumph for the stage," and by the International Herald Tribune, "the best musical in twenty years," this acclaimed musical won 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations. It also won both the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical and Best Score. RAGTIME is a powerful portrait of life in turn-of-the-century America, and a relevant tale for today. Based on E.L. Doctorow's distinguished novel, the musical intertwines the stories of three extraordinary families, one upper middle-class white, one socialist immigrant Jewish and one Harlem black family, as they confront history's timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to live in America. The Tony-winning score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty is just as diverse as the melting pot of America itself. It draws upon many musical styles from the ragtime rhythms of Harlem and Tin Pan Alley to the klezmer of the Lower East Side, from bold brass band marches to delicate waltzes, from up-tempo banjo tunes to period parlor songs and expansive anthems. Will be performed by an EXPANSIVE, MULTI-CULTURAL CAST!

 About the Audition:
Looking to build a large, racially & ethnically diverse cast of characters.  All roles are open.  No experience necessary.  No prepared material needed.  A relaxed, playful and friendly atmosphere.  Wear comfortable clothing &shoes for dancing so you can move easily.

Group audition process.  Actors are led through multiple improvisational exercises including acting, movement and singing.

Rehearsals begin Sunday, March 11, 2012*(Off site at St. Luke's, Return to performance space in St. Pat's Sunday, March 25)

The show runs May 4 - 20, 2011

RAGTIME Casting Information

NEAR WEST THEATRE IS AUDITIONING TO BUILD A LARGE, DIVERSE CAST FOR ITS UPCOMING MUSICAL PRODUCTION OF RAGTIME!  The Company of actors will be multi-racial and intergenerational.  This will be an extravagantly produced production with set design by Laura Carlson, choreography by Stephanie Morrison-Hrbek, musical direction by Jordan Cooper and direction by Bob Navis Jr.

We are casting 40-50 teens and adults

Cast Type: HIGHLY DIVERSE Ensemble Cast - Many featured roles, Ethnic Roles, Older Roles.
2 principal children's roles (1 boy, 1 girl) Any child who has played a leading role in a major theater may set an appointment with Director, Bob Navis Jr, by emailing him at RNavisjr at aol.com<mailto:RNavisjr at aol.com>  Children's auditions are by appointment/invitation only.
Character Breakdown of Principal Roles:
THERE ARE MANY OTHER MINOR, SUPPORTING ROLES THROUGOUT
(Our director, Bob Navis Jr, will be flexible with ages and vocal ranges listed below.)

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON: The dominant figure in the Black community of the United States at the turn of the century - 45-55 yrs old / C4 - E5
CHORUS: To play Citizens of New Rochelle and Harlem, Coalhouse supporters, reporters, and various other supporting roles - Various Ages
COALHOUSE: a proud, sophisticated black man who fights to live within his social boundaries and then rebels against them when even that is not good enough - 25-35 yrs old / G3 - B5
EMMA GOLDMAN: the Russian born radical anarchist in early 1900's New York City - 30-40 yrs old / E3 - D5
EVELYN NESBIT: the beautiful vaudeville performer, famous for the murder of her high profile lover by her rich husband -18-25 yrs old / B3 - D5
FATHER: Rich. Caucasian. Conservative. Staunch in his ways but not intentionally unkind. - 30-45 yrs old / A3 - F5
GRANDFATHER: mother's conservative father. A retired professor. Irritated by everything. - 50-65 yrs old
HENRY FORD: an American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company - 35-45 yrs old/ D4-f5
HOUDINI: the famous magician who immigrated to America and made a name for himself largely as an escape artist - 25-35 yrs old / C4 - G5
J.P. MORGAN: the rich, famous financier - 60-65 yrs old / D4 - E5
LITTLE BOY: Mother and Father's son. Caucasian. Curious. Kind. - 8-12 yrs old / D4 - E5
LITTLE GIRL: Tateh's daughter, a young Latvian girl in a new home - 7-10 yrs old / C4 - D5
MOTHER: a strong, kind woman who defies social norms to do the things she feels are right - 25-35 yrs old / G3 - E5
SARAH: a washwoman, African-American, who is adopted into Mother's home when Mother finds Sarah's baby in the garden - 18-25 yrs old / G3 - F5
SARAH'S FRIEND: a friend of Sarah's who attends her funeral - 18-25 yrs old / D3 - D5
TATEH: a haggard, Latvian immigrant who dreams the "American Dream" for himself and his daughter - 30-40 yrs old / A3 - F5        *Must either look or be made to look older than his "age"
WILLIE CONKLIN: a racist volunteer fireman who destroys Coalhouse's car - 25-40 yrs old / D4 - F5
YOUNGER BROTHER: Mother's younger brother who has his heart broken by Evelyn Nesbit and joins Coalhouse in his protests towards discrimination. He is a young man in search of something. - 20-30 yrs old / B3 - F5

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