2017/2018 SEASON AUDITIONS - PLEASE READ THIS AUDITION NOTICE IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE SIGNING UP FOR AN APPOINTMENT - Studio Tenn

2017/2018 SEASON AUDITIONS
PLEASE READ THIS AUDITION NOTICE IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE SIGNING UP FOR
                           AN APPOINTMENT

Franklin, TN – SPT Tier 7 (approval/salary level pending; 2016-17 weekly minimum: $490):

THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN
THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE
DOUBT: A PARABLE
GREASE

Managing Director/Producer: Jake Speck
Artistic Director: Matt Logan
Choreographer: Emily Tello Speck

Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:

Wednesday, April 5, 2017          Studio Tenn Office & Rehearsal Space
Thursday, April 6, 2017           The Factory at Franklin
9:30 AM – 5:30 PM both days       Building 8, Suite 809
Lunch from 1:00 – 2:00            230 Franklin Road
                                  Franklin, TN 37064

To sign up for an audition appointment, please follow this link and complete the online
audition form: http://www.studiotenn.com/audition-sign-ups. Once you fill out the
online form, you will be contacted via e-mail by our Company Manager. If you do not
have access to Internet or e-mail, you may call 615-541-8200 to schedule an
appointment. Please only call if you DO NOT have access to Internet or e-mail. Equity
and Non-Equity performers are welcome to make an appointment, though Equity
members will be given priority. Equity members without appointments will be seen
throughout each audition day, as time permits. Non-Equity actors without appointments
will be seen when no Equity Member is auditioning or waiting. CHILDREN WILL BE SEEN AT
A LATER DATE AS NEEDED. THIS CALL IS FOR ACTORS AND SINGERS WHO ARE HIGH
SCHOOL SENIORS OR OLDER. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Your audition package should total no more than 3 minutes of prepared material. This
audition can include any of the following options:

   1) 32 bars of a song
   2) One 2 minute monologue
   3) 16 bars of a song AND a 1 minute monologue

PLEASE NOTE: Scenes and songs from this year’s productions are available on our
website as an alternative to using your own material. If this is your first time auditioning
with us, we encourage you to audition with your own material.

If singing, bring sheet music in the correct key; accompanist is provided (both days), but
will not transpose. Please do not sing A Cappella. A reader is provided to read sides.

Plan to arrive 15 minutes before your appointment, and bring a full size headshot &
resume, stapled back-to-back. We will not be able to print material for you on site.

Callbacks will be held as needed, currently scheduled for April 7&8. You will be notified
via e-mail if you are needed at callbacks.

THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN (SPT Tier 7)
A remount of the original Studio Tenn production
By A.S. Peterson
Music and Lyrics by Patrick Thomas
Directed by Matt Logan
1st reh: 8/22/17. Runs 9/6/17 – 9/22/17.
Jamison Theater, The Factory @ Franklin
No roles are currently available.

THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE (SPT Tier 7)
From the story by C.S. Lewis
Dramatized by Joseph Robinette
Directed by Matt Logan
1st reh: 11/14/17. Runs 11/30/17 – 12/17/17. TBD Extension through 12/23/17.
Jamison Theater, The Factory @ Franklin
All roles are available.

DOUBT: A PARABLE (SPT Tier 7)
By John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Nat McIntyre
1st reh: 1/30/18. Runs 2/15/18 – 2/25/18. TBD Extension through 3/4/18.
Jamison Theater, The Factory @ Franklin
All roles are available.

GREASE (SPT Tier 7)
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey
Directed by Matt Logan
1st reh: 4/24/18. Runs 5/10/18 – 5/27/18. TBD Extension through 6/3/18.
Jamison Theater, The Factory @ Franklin
All roles and chorus positions are available.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS

THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN – Roles that are cast are noted below
SOLDIER – CAST: Soldier will need to play both Union and Rebels at various points

MINT JULEP (20s) – CAST: a saucy young man, son of Fountain Carter

FOUNTAIN “FB” CARTER (60s) – CAST: A noble/tough old man

HENRY CARTER (20s) – CAST: a slave belonging to Fountain Carter

MARY ALICE MCPHAIL (30s) – CAST: older sister to Mint Julep

CALLIE CARTER – CAST: slave and wife of Henry

GENERAL COX – CAST: Union General, tall, war weary, and exhausted

SOLDIER / SAMUELS / GENERAL HOOD – CAST: Soldier will need to play both Union and Rebels at various
points / Union aide to General Cox, a stooge / Union General

ALBERT LOTZ / SOLDIER / COLONEL MOSCOE – CAST: German immigrant, middle-aged / Soldier will need
to play both Union and Rebels at various points / a confederate recruiting officer

RETHA LOTZ – CAST: wife of Albert, also German.

THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE - All roles are available
ASLAN: Mid to Late Aged Male. The king of Narnia. Noble, brave, regal, and powerful, but with an
underlying passion.

WHITE WITCH: Mid to Late Aged Female. The Villain. Cunningly sweet one moment, then strikingly
wrathful the next.

PETER (Young Adult, Male): The oldest of the four children. A young man of integrity who has played the
roll of parent from a young age and has a somewhat bossy persona.

SUSAN (Young Adult, Female): The second oldest of the four children. A compassionate young woman
who has played the roll of parent from a young age and has a somewhat bossy persona.

MR. BEAVER (Mid to Late Age Adult, Male): A cranky pessimist with a good heart who helps the children in
their journey.

MRS. BEAVER (Mid to Late Age Adult, Female): Plucky and boisterous who helps the children in their
journey.

UNICORN (Young to Mid Age Adult, Male or Female): Spirited and naïve who helps the children.

CENTAUR (Young to Late Age Adult, Male or Female): Bold and brave who longs for Aslan’s victory of the
White Witch.

MR. TUMNUS (Young to Mid Age Adult, Male): Quirky and nervous, the good-hearted faun gets mixed up
in the wrong crowd.

FENRIS ULF (Young to Late Age Adult, Male): A wolf, head of the Witch’s secret police.

DWARF (Young to Late Age Adult, Male or Female): The crusty character serves as the witch’s main
servant and underling.

FATHER CHRISTMAS (Mid to Late Age Adult, Male): A Santa-like character, though lacking many of the
overt stereotypes, leaves a profound sense of hope and cheer.

ELF (Preteen to Young Adult, Male or Female): Father Christmas’ plucky assistant.

WHITE STAG (Preteen to Young Adult, Male or Female): The elusive Narnian creature everybody longs to
catch for the good luck it brings.

ENSEMBLE: Aslan’s Followers, Forest Animals, Witch’s Army, Wood Nymphs.

The roles of Lucy and Edmund will be cast at a later date, and will be selected through our affiliate youth
theatre, The Theatre Bug.

DOUBT: A PARABLE – All roles are available

SISTER ALOYSIUS BEAUVIER (50s/60s, Caucasian): The head nun and principal of St. Nicholas School. She is
stern and conservative, and becomes suspicious of inappropriate behavior between a popular priest
and one of the students.

FATHER BRENDAN FLYNN (late 30s, Caucasian): The charismatic and personable pastor at St. Nicholas
Catholic Church and School, he is well-liked by nearly all. He must fight to defend himself against
accusations toward him which are not supported with fact.

SISTER JAMES (20s, Caucasian): A young and inexperienced teacher at St. Nicholas School, with a bit of
sunshine in her heart. She wants the best for all students, and is unsure of the conflict between the nun
and the priest.

MRS. MULLER (30/40s, African-American): The mother of St. Nicholas School’s first black student. She is
fiercely protective of her son, but is wary of the path it took to get him there.

GREASE – All roles are available
Rydell High Students

DANNY: The leader of the “Burger Place Boys”. Well built, good looking, with an air of cool, easy going
charm. Strong and confident. (TENOR)

KENICKIE: Second-in-command of the “Burger Place Boys”. Tough looking, tattooed, surly, avoids any
show of softness. Has an off-beat sense of humor. (TENOR)

DOODY: Youngest of the guys. Small, boyish, open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping
attitude toward the other guys. He Also plays guitar. (TENOR)

ROGER: The ‘anything for a laugh’ stocky type. Full of mischief, half-baked schemes and ideas. A clown
who enjoys putting other people on. (TENOR)

SONNY: Italian looking with shiny black hair and dark oily skin. A braggart and wheeler-dealer who is a
wannabe tough guy who thinks he’s a real lady killer. (BARITONE)

EUGENE: The class valedictorian. Physically awkward, with weak eyes and a high pitched voice. A nerdy
apple polisher, smug and pompous but gullible. (TENOR)

JOHNNY CASINO: A ‘greaser’ student at Rydell who leads a rock’n’roll band and likes to think of himself
as a real rock’n’roll idol. (TENOR)

SANDY: Danny’s love interest. Sweet, wholesome, naïve, cute, like Sandra Dee of the ‘Gidget’ movies.
Must be able to play sassy and sultry after her transformation. (SOPRANO)

RIZZO: Leader of the “Pink Ladies”. She is tough, sarcastic and outspoken, but vulnerable during a
pregnancy scare. Italian, with unconventional good looks. (ALTO)

FRENCHY: A dreamer. Good natured but a little dumb. Heavily made-up, fussy about her appearance –
particularly her hair. She can’t wait to finish high school so she can be a beautician. (ALTO)

MARTY: The ‘beauty’ of the Pink Ladies. Pretty, looks older than the other girls, but betrays her real age
when she opens her mouth. Tries to act sophisticated. (ALTO)

JAN: Energetic, bubbly, compulsive eater. Loud and pushy with the girls, but shy with the boys. (ALTO)

PATTY: Typical all American cheerleader. Attractive and athletic. Aggressive, sure of herself, given to
burst of disconcerting enthusiasm. Catty, but in an all American girl sort of way. Can twirl a baton. (ALTO)

CHA-CHA: Kenickie’s blind date. Slovenly, loud mouthed and homely. Takes pride in being ‘the best
dancer at St Bernadette’s’. (ALTO)

ENSEMBLE: Six men and six women, all very strong singers and dancers.

Adults

MRS. LYNCH: Older Adult. An old maid English teacher.

VINCE FOUNTAINE: Adult. A typical ‘teen audience’ radio disc jockey. Slick, egotistical, fast-talking. A
veteran ‘greaser’.

TEEN ANGEL: Older Adult. Good looking, falsetto voiced crooner. A singer who would have caused the
girls to scream and riot back in 1958. (TENOR)