THEATRE BY THE SEA ANNOUNCES LOCAL AUDITIONS FOR
EQUITY AND NON-EQUITY ADULTS FOR 2019 SUMMER SEASON
Wakefield, RI – Theatre By The Sea announces Equity and Non-Equity Adult Auditions for its 2019 Summer Season. Seeking strong actors, dancers and singers. Performers must be available for all rehearsal and performance dates. Local talent is strongly encouraged to audition. All roles are open for the following productions:
Love and Other Fables to be presented from May 29 – June 16
Singin’ in the Rain to be presented from June 19 – July 13
Disney’s Newsies to be presented from July 17 – August 10
Saturday Night Fever to be presented from August 14 – September 8
Auditions will be held on Saturday, January 26 and Sunday, January 27, 2019 at:
URI – Fine Arts Building
105 Upper College Rd
Kingston, RI 02881
Parking and entrance behind building.
The schedule for both days will be as follows:
9:00 am – Sign-in begins
10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Open Call
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Dance callbacks
Auditioners should bring their headshot and resume stapled together back to back. Please prepare 16-32 bars of an up-tempo and ballad. (You may not be asked to sing both.) Bring sheet music in correct key. An accompanist will be provided – a cappella is not encouraged. Auditioners may sing from the show for which they are interested. Dance callbacks will be held each afternoon. If called back to dance, please bring appropriate shoes and attire, including tap shoes.
No appointments necessary. Beginning January 21, 2019, members of Actors’ Equity may schedule an appointment by calling (978) 232-7200 x7280. AEA members without appointments will be seen throughout each audition day, as time permits on a first-come first-served basis. No appointments will be given to non-union actors. Non-union actors must attend the open call. Theatre By The Sea is a member of the EMC program.
Please Note: These auditions are for adults only (18 years and older). No children will be auditioned at this call. Auditions for children and young actors will be held at a later date to be announced.
Additional information and character breakdowns are available at
Please email Matthew Chappell, Casting Director, with any questions at mchappell@nsmt.org
Performers of all ethnicity and background are strongly encouraged to attend this audition.
ABOUT THEATRE BY THE SEA:
Theatre By The Sea has had many incarnations since opening on August 7, 1933. Tommy Brent saved the theatre from demolition in 1967 and ran it successfully until FourQuest Entertainment took over the lease in 1988. Following extensive renovations, FourQuest reopened the theatre in the spring of 1989 and continued producing high quality entertainment at the seaside playhouse until the fall of 2003. Bill Hanney purchased the property in 2007 and, with producing partners, successfully mounted a production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, just six weeks later, reopening the historic theatre on August 8, 2007. Since then, Theatre By The Sea has continued to produce a four-musical subscription season, a late-night cabaret series, a children’s theatre festival, and a children’s summer theatre camp.