Musical Audition
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location: San Diego
Category: Theater
Directed by Michael Schwartz
Music Directed and Arranged by Andy Ingersoll
Book, Music & Lyrics by Robert Moutal
Produced by Robert Moutal
“John Doe” is a new original musical coming to the San Diego Repertory Theater in November. It’s a dark comedy that tells the story of a man rushed to the hospital in a coma and with amnesia who must discover his true identity and wake up before he’s disconnected.
More info at https://www.facebook.com/johndoethemusical
Auditions for “John Doe” will be held at on Monday, July 30th starting at 6:00pm.
LOCATION: Ken Jewish Community (@ the San Diego Jewish Academy)
11860 Carmel Creek Rd. Suite G
San Diego, CA 92130
In order to come in through the gate at the location where they will be held, you’ll need an access code (for security reasons we cannot make it public).
Please visit http://www.johndoethemusical.com/auditions/ and fill out the pre-registration form and we will email you the directions and access code as well as an approximate time for your audition.
Callbacks will be held the same evening.
Callbacks will consist of a cold reading from the script and learning a song from the show. Rehearsals may be held at an additional location in central San Diego.
Please be prepared to sing 1 minute of a song from a musical. Bring sheet music in the correct key (an accompanist will be provided). Please bring a headshot and resume.
We will be casting 8 principal characters (5 men, 3 women). As well as a couple of minor characters.
You can find the complete script here: http://scripped.com/script/view/140798
And demos of the songs here: http://soundcloud.com/robertmoutal/sets/johndoe/
Rehearsals will begin the 3rd week of September (evenings) with tech on 10/30, 10/31, 11/1, 11/2, 11/3, 11/4 and shows on 11/7, 11/8, 11/9, 11/10, 11/11, 11/15, 11/16, 11/17, 11/18, (2), 11/21, 11/23, 11/24, 11/25 (2)
Stipend: $1,000
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:
OFFICER looks squeaky clean. He wears his uniform with pride. He’s a man of integrity and high values. Would never do something immoral or crooked.
GLENN (AKA PSYCHO) wears all black-goth clothes. He has no use for authority and is always very aggressive and bellicose. Dry sense of humor. You probably wouldn’t want to bump into him in a dark alley at night.
THORNTON is an expensive suit-wearing successful lawyer. He is selfish, narcissistic, sleazy and egotistical. Always looking out for number one. He will help you… for a price.
JULIE is John Doe’s wife and is the only characters who plays two different versions of herself. In one version her interactions with the rest are always a little off. She never establishes clear eye contact. She acts very strangely, almost as if he had her own, separate dialog going on. In the other version she is a total b… She’s conniving, manipulating, treacherous and destructive.
AVERY JOE is, as his name implies, an average joe. He’s pretty much an under-confident, cowardly loser who has never achieved anything in his life. His dreams are nothing but feeble wishes. He’s completely unmotivated and seldom fights for himself.
DOCTOR PASHENT is a “Freudian-looking” doctor with a heavy German accent. He’s pedantic and condescending.
NURSE ABBY is a pretty and angelical young nurse. She’s very sweet and a bit naive. She genuinely cares for her patients and has developed a cruch for John Doe, even though he’s in a coma.
NURSE OLGA is a much older nurse. She’s bitter and has “seen it all”. Even though she’s very good at what she does, she’s become sarcastic and complacient.
MINOR CHARACTERS:
MARK John Doe’s literary agent. (This actor will also play the role of HOSPITAL SECURITY GUARD
JOHN DOE : Although this is the title character, the role mostly calls for someone to play a comatose patient (although eventually there’s quite a bit of acting and body/facial expressions)
Job type: Paid
Casting Location: San Diego
Contact email: rmoutal@gmail.com
