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"Ragtime (Musical)"-Columbus, OH
- Casting ID # 1614403
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Project Type
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Live Event
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Submission Type
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Open Call
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Location
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Columbus, OH
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Union
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Non-union
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Rate/Pay
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n/a
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Release Date
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07-14-20
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Audition Date
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12-14-20
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Submission deadline
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12-12-20
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Casting Category
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Theatre - Non-Equity
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Written by the award-winning composer/lyricist team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (Once on This Island, Seussical and Lucky Stiff), noted playwright Terrence McNally, and based on E.L. Doctorow's distinguished novel, Ragtime is the winner of the 1998 Tony Awards for Best Score, Book and Orchestrations, and both the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical and Best Score. Called by TIME Magazine "A triumph for the stage,"and by the International Herald Tribune "the best musical in twenty years," this acclaimed musical is filled with pageantry, emotion and hope, bursting onto the stage like no other musical.
At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing… and anything is possible. Set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, three distinctly American tales are woven together – that of a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant and a daring young Harlem musician – united by their courage, compassion and belief in the promise of the future. Together, 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 is just as diverse as the melting pot of America itself, drawing 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. A truly unique and powerful portrait of America, Ragtime is sure to inspire actors and audiences alike!
FOR MUSICALS: You should come to auditions prepared to sing one song, typically a verse & chorus (16 to 32 bars) from a Broadway show that will highlight your vocal strengths (remember to bring music for the accompanist to play on the piano). You should also be prepared to dance in case the choreographer will want to test your abilities (wear comfortable clothes and appropriate shoes).
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| Role # 1 Coalhouse |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Powerful rich baritone with strong high notes. Coalhouse is a proud, sophisticated man who fights to live within his social boundaries and then rebels against them when even that is not good enough. Coalhouse is truly the driving engine behind it all. He must convey strength, polish, and intelligence.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 2 Tateh |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
A haggard, Latvian immigrant who dreams the \"American Dream\" for himself and his daughter, Tateh is a wonderful character. He displays the struggles of the newly arrived immigrants to this country during the turn of the century.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 3 Mother |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
A strong, kind woman who defies social norms to do the things she feels are right, Mother is a remarkable character. She very much represents the rapidly changing ideals and cultural norms at play within the country during this era. She displays warmth, kindness, and grace.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 4 Sarah |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
A washwoman who is adopted into Mother\'s home when Mother finds Sarah\'s baby in the garden. She gets shot and killed and her death gives rise to the transformation within Coalhouse that leads to devastating effect. Sarah is young, passionately idealistic, naïve, innocent, and beautiful.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 5 Younger Brother |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
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. Younger Brother is a bit of a lost soul. He is quite intelligent, very idealistic, and very gifted in his trade, but he lacks direction and focus
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 6 Father |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Father is rich, conservative and staunch in his ways but not intentionally unkind. He makes the decision to leave his family and go off exploring the North Pole and then unsuccessfully, tries to reconnect with the world left behind before his journey. He should be played as a sympathetic, albeit somewhat short-sighted person.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 7 Booker T. Washington |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
A dominant historical figure, Washington strives to embody and provide the voice of restraint and wisdom for his people in the face of injustices and unimaginable trying circumstances that they face. He must speak with great conviction and authority. He must be convincing.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 8 Emma Goldman |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Another historical figure, this Russian born radical anarchist in early 1900\'s New York City, Goldman spends her entire life tirelessly crusading against the injustices faced by the poor working class, uneducated masses who struggled to make a life for themselves.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 9 Evelyn Nesbit |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
The beautiful vaudeville performer was made famous for the murder of her high profile lover by her rich husband. In the show, her character is invariably played, and arguably written to be, very one-dimensional, goofy, gorgeous, a bombshell young actress and model.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 10 Little Boy |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Mother and Father's young and inquisitive and slightly unique son, the Little Boy is often seen as being one of two possible sources of the narrative in the novel. He's intelligent, has sharp diction, is creative, and somewhat clairvoyant. The actor must have a solid sense of comedic timing for the delivery of some wonderful one-liners.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 7 to 18
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 11 Little Girl |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Tateh\'s daughter, Little Girl is a young Eastern European immigrant in a new home. She is quite stoic and unusually mature for her age. She is reserved and quiet, but not necessarily because she is shy. She is intelligent and is raised by her father to be a cautious participant in a world of struggles. Her dead-pan delivery of a few lines provides some wonderful laughs. A command of the dialect will be necessary.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 7 to 18
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 12 Henry Ford |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Ford is a historical American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company. Considered to be egotistical and full of himself, no one can doubt the contributions Ford gave to industrialization in America and the world. His processes for manufacturing lead to the rapid rise of a new class of citizens in this country who enjoyed vastly increased financial gains and creature comforts in the decades that followed. He\'s an innovator. His passion for his business is felt and reflected in every waking second of his life. The actor must emote the energy and enthusiasm this man embodied.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 13 Houdini |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
This true historical figure, Houdini was a famous magician who immigrated to America and made a name for himself largely as an escape artist. He's a magician who gains worldwide notoriety for his feats as an escapist. He embodies the story of an immigrant's success in America. He also reflects the rise of the fame and celebrity status that was newly emerging in this era due vastly improved communication.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 14 Willie Conklin |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
A racist volunteer fireman who destroys Coalhouse\'s car, Conklin is the spark that ignites Coalhouse\'s mini revolution. He is the very epitome of racial intolerance. His lack of intelligence and utterly palpable displays of racial superiority echo the deep divisions that existed between the various races, creeds, and ethnicities within the country both at the time of the show and nowadays. This character is brash, brazen, abrasive, offensive, and just plain ugly. He's not a guy with whom anyone can empathize.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 15 J.P. Morgan |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
The historically rich and famous financier, J. P. Morgan is a man advancing in years who reflects status and wealth. He likes mummies and forms a club with his friend Henry Ford. He is a pompous and shrew financier, oblivious to the plight of the common man.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 16 Grandfather |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Mother\'s conservative father, Grandfather is a retired professor who is irritated by everything. He\'s written as very simple, clichéd crotchety old man who serves as comedy relief, given his one – liners.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 17 Sarah's Friend |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
A friend of Sarah's who is the soloist at her funeral.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 18 Conductor |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
He mans the train that brings Tateh and the Little Girl to New Rochelle.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 19 Policeman |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
He's ready to throw Sarah in jail for the mistreatment of her newborn.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 20 Charles S. Whitman |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
District Attorney with ambition.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 21 Admiral Perry |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Historical figure who joins father on the expedition to the North Pole.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 22 Kathleen |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
She's the family's Irish born maid. Irish accent needed.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 23 Bridget |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
She's the family's impertinent new maid.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 24 Matthew Henson |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Historical figure who assisted Admiral Perry at the North Pole.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 25 Fireman |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
A racist volunteer fireman.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 26 Harlem Man |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
A man from Harlem.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 27 Harlem Woman |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
A woman from Harlem.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 28 TH Bureaucrat 1 |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Enforces the red tape as he is told.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 29 TH Bureaucrat 2 |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Enforces the red tape as he is told.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 30 Welfare Official |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Enforces the red tape as he is told.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 31 Baron Ashkenazy |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Film Director of Houdini and Evelyn Nesbit's film.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 32 Baseball Fan |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
He loves baseball, but he's an obnoxious fan.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 33 People of Rochelle |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
People of New Rochelle, ensembles.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 34 People of Harlem |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Harlem Dancers, part of an ensembles.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 35 Immigrants |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Jewish, Italian, Haitian, part of an ensembles.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 36 Ship Personnel |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Ship Passengers, part of an ensembles.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 37 Judge |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Jurors / Press, part of an ensembles.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 38 Reporters |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Lawyers, part of an ensembles.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 39 Workers |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Neighbors, part of an ensembles.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 40 Strikers |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Rallyers / Militia, part of an ensembles.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 41 Coalhouse Followers |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Part of an ensembles.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 42 Policemen |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Crowd, part of an ensembles.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 43 Emerald Isle Fireman |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Part of an ensembles.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 44 Umpire |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Baseball Fans, part of an ensembles.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 45 Baron's Assistant |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Vice-President Candidate, part of an ensembles.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 46 Vacationers |
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Seeking 5 talent(s) for this role
Atlantic City Vacationers- part of an ensembles.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 47 Vigil Harlem Women |
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Seeking 5 talent(s) for this role
Part of an ensembles.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 48 Newsboys |
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Seeking 5 talent(s) for this role
Part of an ensembles.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
| Role # 49 Specialty Dancers |
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Seeking 5 talent(s) for this role
Part of an ensembles.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 35
Ethnicity: Any - |
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