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The Beverly Arts Center Presents:
Newsies
The Beverly Arts Center announces auditions for its professional, non-equity production of Newsies, directed by Melody DeRogatis. Auditions will be held from 6:30-9:30 pm, in-person, on December 16 and 17. Invitation-only Callbacks will be held on December 20 from 1:00-5:00pm. Audition slots are 1-hour long, and actors will be asked to sing a 32-bar musical cut in-style of Newsies, participate in a dance call, and potentially cold-read sides from the script.
All actors must be local and able to commute to the southwest side of Chicago for rehearsals and performances. All actors will receive a small stipend for this production. Stipend amounts may differ based on the time commitment of each role.
The Beverly Arts Center welcomes and encourages performers of all genders, ethnicities, and identities. Character breakdowns are based on the age of the characters as written in the script.
Newsies by Alan Menken, Jack Feldman, and Harvey Fierstein
Synopsis:
Newsies follows Jack Kelly and a group of New York City newsboys who go on strike in 1899 after newspaper publishers raise prices. With help from new friends, they band together to fight for fair treatment and ultimately win better conditions through solidarity and persistence.
Character Descriptions:
Note: These breakdowns are based on the age and gender of the character as listed in the script. Nonbinary and genderfluid actors are encouraged to submit for any role they are interested in. Actors of any ethnicity are encouraged to submit for all roles.
All roles must be 16+ with the exception of LES, who can be 10+.
Actors ages 12-15 are encouraged to audition for our Teen Ensemble, who will be featured in several numbers throughout the show. Please note that the Teen Ensemble will not receive a stipend.
JACK KELLY – leader of the newsies
CRUTCHIE – newsie with a bum leg
DAVEY- new, bookish newsie
LES – Davey’s fearless younger brother
RACE, ALBERT, SPECS, HENRY, FINCH, ROMEO, ELMER, MUSH, BUTTONS, SPLASHER, TOMMY BOY, JO JO, MIKE, IKE, etc. – newsies
SPOT CONLON – leader of the Brooklyn newsies
KATHERINE PLUMBER – ambitious young reporter
DARCY – upper-class son of a publisher
BILL – son of William Randolph Hearst
WIESEL – runs the World’s distribution window
MORRIS DELANCEY – heavy at the World’s distribution window
OSCAR DELANCEY – Morris’s equally tough brother
JOSEPH PULITZER – no-nonsense publisher of the World
SEITZ – Pulitzer’s editor
BUNSEN – Pulitzer’s bookkeeper
HANNAH – Pulitzer’s secretary
NUNZIO – Pulitzer’s barber
GUARD SNYDER – warden of The Refuge
MEDDA LARKIN – vaudeville star and theater owner
ENSEMBLE– nuns, “Bowery Beauties”, Mr. Jacobi, policemen, Governor Teddy Roosevelt, scabs, Mayor, and more!
Time Commitment (Note: Rehearsal schedule may shift slightly as needed.):
Rehearsals:
- Monday, January 5– 6:30-9:30pm
- Wednesday, January 7– 6:30-9:30pm
- Sunday, January 11– 2:00-6:00pm
- Monday, January 12– 6:30-9:30pm
- Wednesday, January 14– 6:30-9:30pm
- Sunday, January 18– 2:00-6:00pm
- Wednesday, January 21– 6:30-9:30pm
- Saturday, January 24– 1:00-5:00pm
- Monday, January 26– 6:30-9:30pm
- Tuesday, January 27– 6:30-9:30pm
- Saturday, 1/31– 1:00-5:00pm
- Monday, February 2– 6:30-9:30pm
- Wednesday, February 4– 6:30-9:30pm
- Saturday, February 7– 9:00am-1:00pm
- Monday, February 9– 6:30-9:30pm
- Wednesday, February 11– 6:30-9:30pm
- Friday, February 13– 6:30-9:30pm
- Monday, February 16– 6:00-10:00pm
- Wednesday, February 18– 6:00-10:00pm
Tech Schedule:
- Sunday, February 22– 12:00-8:00pm
- Monday, February 23– 6:00-10:00pm
- Tuesday, February 24– 6:00-10:00pm
- Wednesday, February 25– 6:00-10:00pm
Performances:
- Thursday, February 26– 7:00pm
- Friday, February 27– 7:00pm
- Saturday, February 28– 3:00pm
- Sunday, March 1– 3:00pm
AUDITION SUBMISSIONS
To sign up for an audition, please click this link: Newsies Audition Sign Ups
All actors should arrive at their audition with clearly labeled sheet music, and a headshot and resume stapled front to back.
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Hello, Dolly Auditions
Thank you for your interest in the BAC’s Southside Summer Stage production of Hello, Dolly!
Auditions are open to all community actors ages 16+ and all roles are available.
Auditions will be held in-person at the Beverly Arts Center on Saturday, June 3rd between 2pm and 7pm and on Sunday, June 4th between 2pm and 7pm.
Please click on the links below to sign-up for an appointment time.
When you arrive at the BAC for your audition you will sign-in with the monitor and fill-out an audition form. We will see people on a first-come basis. Please prepare a short musical selection with piano accompaniment for your audition. No more than 2 minutes, please. The song should be in the style of classic broadway (think Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Lowe, Jerry Herman). You must provide sheet music in the correct key for the accompanist, or be prepared to sing a capella. No recorded music, please. We appreciate headshots and resumes if you have them available.
Callbacks may be held by invitation on June 5th or June 6th.
If you have additional questions, please send them to frontdeskstaff@beverlyartcenter.org and put HELLO DOLLY AUDITION in your subject line.
Thank you! We look forward to meeting you!
