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Assassins the Musical-Reno, NV
- Casting ID # 1512735
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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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Reno, NV
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Union
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Non-union
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Rate/Pay
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$450.00 per event
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Release Date
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03-15-16
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Audition Date
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04-11-16
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Submission deadline
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04-10-16
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Casting Category
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Theatre - Non-Equity
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Multiple Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force Assassins combines Sondheim’s signature blend of intelligently stunning lyrics and beautiful music with a panoramic story of our nation’s culture of celebrity and the violent means some will use to obtain it.
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| Role # 1 The Balladeer |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Guitar/banjo playing ability is a bonus. The Balladeer is a folk singer, narrator-type character. His lines are all sung, and he represents the voice of America. Tenor (C3-G4).
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 18 to 60 |
| Role # 2 The Proprietor |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
The Proprietor is an ominous character who hands out the weapons and is present as presidents and assassins are killed. He runs the shooting gallery and acts as a seducer, representing that part of the psyche that allows people to commit unspeakable acts. Tenor (Gb2-F4).
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 18 to 60 |
| Role # 3 John Wilkes Booth |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
(1838-1865) Booth was a political radical who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln during a performance at Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C. on April 14, 1865. He is the inspiration to all the other assassins, and he acts as a leader and a mentor, convincing them to commit their acts. Baritone (F2-G4).
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 20 to 40 |
| Role # 4 Leon Czolgosz |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
( “CHOL-gosh”) (1873-1901) Czolgosz assassinated President William McKinley at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo on September 6, 1901. He was an impoverished radical who killed the president for the sake of the common citizen. Bass (G#2-G4).
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 20 to 39 |
| Role # 5 Giuseppe Zangara |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Heavy Italian accent. (1900-1933) An angry Italian immigrant, Zangara attempted the life of President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt as he greeted admirers in Bayfront Park, Miami, FL on February 15, 1922. He blamed capitalists for the fire he felt in his belly and was executed in the electric chair. Bass (G#2-G4).
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 20 to 39 |
| Role # 6 Giuseppe Zangara |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Heavy Italian accent. (1900-1933) An angry Italian immigrant, Zangara attempted the life of President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt as he greeted admirers in Bayfront Park, Miami, FL on February 15, 1922. He blamed capitalists for the fire he felt in his belly and was executed in the electric chair. Tenor (B2-A4).
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 20 to 40 |
| Role # 7 Sara Jane Moore |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
(1930- ) Moore attempted the life of President Gerald Ford at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, CA, on September 22, 1975. A five-times married, frazzled housewife who was a former FBI agent. She requires good comic timing. Soprano (F3-Eb5).
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 35 to 39 |
| Role # 8 Lynette Fromme |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Squeaky. (1948- ) Fromme attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford on September 5, 1975, at the Capitol Park in Sacramento California. She was a flower child and madly in love with Charles Manson. Mezzo (A3-G5).
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 20 to 39 |
| Role # 9 John Hinckley |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Guitar playing ability a bonus.
(1955- ) Hinckley, a lovesick, clinically insane, and depressed college student, used his obsession with Jodie Foster as an excuse to attempt to assassinate President Ronald Reagan as he left the Washington Hilton on March 30, 1981. Baritone (A2-G4).
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 20 to 30 |
| Role # 10 Charles J. Guiteau |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
A beard is a bonus, but not required. (1841-1882) Guiteau was a dashing but deranged charlatan who assassinated President James Garfield in the waiting room of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C., on July 2, 1881. He is a man of many talents, careers, with a strong personality. Tenor (A2-Ab4).
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 30 to 59 |
| Role # 11 Samuel Byck |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Philly accent. (1930-1974) Byck attempted to hijack a commercial jetliner and crash it into the White House to end the life of President Richard Nixon. He was incredibly angry at the government, and he has two extensive, irate monologues in a Santa Claus suit. Any Vocal Range.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 30 to 59 |
| Role # 12 Lee Harvey Oswald |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Slight to average build.
(1939-1963) Oswald assassinated President John F. Kennedy from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, TX, as the president’s motorcade drove through Dealey Plaza. Oswald only sings in the closing number, but is involved in the pivotal climax of the play in his exchange with John Wilkes Booth in the Book Depository. Requires strong dramatic actor. Any Vocal Range.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 20 to 39 |
| Role # 13 Pres. Ford |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Part of ensemble. Seeking for aspiring actor to play this role.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 40 to 65 |
| Role # 14 David Herold |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Part of ensemble. One of John Wilkes Booth’s confederates; aided Booth in his attempted escape.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 20 to 30 |
| Role # 15 Billy / Little Boy |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Part of ensemble. Sara Jane Moore’s son.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Male
Age: from 7 to 12 |
| Role # 16 Emma Goldman |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Part of ensemble. Turn-of-the-century Anarchist agitator and feminist. Speaks with slight Russian accent.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 30 to 50 |
| Role # 17 Housewife |
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Seeking 1 talent(s) for this role
Part of ensemble. Seeking for aspiring actress to play this role.
Searchable talent specs :
Gender: Female
Age: from 20 to 69 |
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