PAN ASIAN REPERTORY THEATRE, Tisa
Chang Artistic Producing Director, with Tim Dang, director, Sachi
Oyama, playwright, Nathan Wang, composer, and Aaron Coleman, lyricist,
will be holding:
Equity Principal Auditions on Monday January 12, 2009
for IMELDA, A NEW MUSICAL
11:30-5:30pm
At Actors Equity Association
165 West 46 street
2nd fl Audition Center Rm C
Seeking Equity members - versatile actors who act, sing and dance
very well, to portray Filipino characters for LOA production tentatively
planned for Sept production.
Actors should bring 16 bars of own song from musical theatre
genre and be prepared to read from sides of monologues or scenes
from show which will be available at AEA on day of audition.
Non union members can show up and be assigned by AEA monitor
if time permits.
Set against the backdrop of modern Filipino history, IMELDA
traces the rise of a beauty pageant contestant to become First
Lady of the Philippines. It is an involving portrait of a powerful
and controversial figure, and her fall from grace.
Cast of 12 actors who must all act, sing and dance very well.
Most roles will double in other scenes.
Roles:
1. Imelda Marcos – female Asian – wife of Marcos-
ages from 20's to 50's. Sense of determination and humor; excellent
singer and dancer.
2. Ferdinand Marcos - male Asian - ages from 20's to 50's, baritone;
charismatic, handsome; becomes President of Philippines
3. Ninoy Aquino - male Asian - ages from 20's to 50's, high baritone;
strong singer, actor; senator trying to defeat Marcos; once infatuated
with Imelda.
4. Corazon Aquino - female Asian - ages from 30's to 50's, deep
alto; wife of Ninoy, she later succeeds Marcos as President.
5. Verti (Muse 1) – female Asian, 20’s; high belt;
must be able to harmonize, strong dancer.
6. Luz (Muse 2) – female, Asian, 20’s; must harmonize,
strong dancer.
7. Ulli (Muse 3) – female Asian, 20’s mezzo; must
harmonize, strong dancer.
All 3 muses play multiple characters.
8. Mayor of Leyte – male Asian; 30’s must sing and
dance; will double in other roles.
9. Beauty Contest Announcer– male Asian 30’s to 40’s
; part comedian. Must sing and dance. 10. Peasant Father –
male Asian 40’s ; must sing, dance; double as assassin.
11. Peasant mother – female Asian, 40’s ; must sing
and dance.
12. Peasant Daughter - female age 12-15;
double as Dovey Beams – 20’s, Mistress of Marcos;
must sing and dance.
mp3s for the following songs can be accessed by clicking here.
(Please note there are 2 versions of each song, one which includes
the melody and one without. If you are singing Ninoy, the "Butterfly
for Ferdinand" would be your "no melody version,"
and if you are singing Ferdinand's part, the "Butterfly for
Ninoy" would be your "no melody version.)
IMELDA - "A Beautiful Place", "See What I See"
CORAZON - "Myself My Heart"
FERDINAND - "Butterfly"
NINOY - "Butterfly"
MUSES - "Like God"
CHORUS - "Act 2 Opening"
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