Farewell My Concubine – Open Call
Tara Rubin Casting
New York, NY 10036
US
Job Details
DESCRIPTION
FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE
A NEW MUSICAL
Book by Kenneth Lin
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Directed Moisés Kaufman
Producers – Robert Minkoff, Philip Lee
Casting by Tara Rubin Casting
Based on the 1993 motion picture
OPEN CALL IN NEW YORK CITY
Thursday, January 9th, 2020
Sign-in begins at 11:00am and end promptly at 1:00pm//Auditions commence at 12:00pm
Location: Pearl Studios – 500 8th Ave, New York – 4th Floor
SEEKING
ASIAN AND/OR ASIAN AMERICAN ACTORS FOR THE FOLLOWING ROLES:
BOYS
LITTLE BEAN (Douzi) – Unbroken voice, high, very strong singer. Should be able to play a range from prepubescent to mid teens. Later in life he will be the Dan – the man who plays women– in Chinese Opera.
LITTLE STONE – Partially broken voice, tenor range, also very strong singer– the masculine yang to Little Bean’s yin.
LAIZI – Unbroken voice, high
MALE ENSEMBLE 1 – Teens broken voice
MALE ENSEMBLE 2 – Teens strong singer of any voice type
WOMEN
YANHONG Little Bean/Dieyi’s mother – 20’s– lyric soprano, a prostitute who finds a better life for her son by putting him in training at the opera.– lyric soprano,
CHRYSANTHEMUM –20’s –Very versatile voice, belting and soprano. The object of Xiaolou’s desire, she is the most sought after courtesan in all of Beijing. But, she’s also a smart worldly survivor in a world that is coming apart at the seams.
MADAME BLOSSOM – 40’s – 50’s – Madame at a brothel – good comedian and singer
FEMALE ENSEMBLE 1 – Soprano, legit
FEMALE ENSEMBLE 2 – Mezzo-soprano
FEMALE ENSEMBLE 3– Strong singer
MEN
DIEYI – 20’s – 30’s – Very strong high tenor with strong falsetto, perhaps countertenor. Little Bean as a young adult in his early 20s. Can be catty, but also carries the weight of someone who has trained for a lifetime and mastered a difficult art. He is steadfast in his devotion to his craft and his stage partner — with whom he has fallen in love.
XIAOLOU –20’-30’s – Strong high baritone in the Rodgers and Hammerstein mold Little Stone as a young adult in his early to mid 20s. He has also spent a lifetime in training, but unlike Dieyi who is still working and going deeper into his role, Xiaolou, a man of adult appetites, is seeking satisfaction in the world beyond the theater.
MASTER GUAN –50’s – Strong singer. The exacting teacher at a ragtag Peking Opera school. A master of the craft who is still waiting for a big break.
LAIZI – 20s’– The Rebel – strong high baritone/tenor. Carries the training he received as a young opera singer in his body, but that is tempered by the life he’s spent on the streets as a young revolutionary. Has raised a child while fighting for the future of China. Knows that he will not survive long enough to see his son become a man.
YUAN SHIQING – Tenor – 30’s –A handsome, wealthy aristocrat. He is an opera fan, and Dieyi is the culmination of his lifetime of searching for perfection in the art.
GENERAL AOKI – Good baritone – 50’s – the head of the occupying Japanese forces in Japan. Believes that opera can unite the Chinese and the Japanese.
MALE ENSEMBLE 3 – 20’s/30’s – good singer to play various roles
What to Bring:
-Picture and Resume if you have one
-Please prepare a short musical theatre song to sing. Please provide your own sheet music.
An accompanist will be provided.
Please bring an ID.
AEA Staged Reading Dates (in NYC):
February 3rd – 8th, February 11th
DURATION
February 3, 2020 – February 11, 2020
Union
AEA Staged Reading
SALARY
AEA Staged Reading
Audition Information
WHEN
January 8, 2020 at 11:00AM –
Where
Pearl Studios – 500 8th Avenue – 4th Floor
WHAT TO PREPARE
What to Bring:
-Picture and Resume if you have one
-Please prepare a short musical theatre song to sing. Please provide your own sheet music.
An accompanist will be provided.
Please bring an ID.
Minors must be accompanied by an adult