CAST BREAKDOWNS FOR THE BAD MUSICALS FESTIVAL
TO BE PRESENTED BY NY ARTISTS UNLIMITED
APRIL 20-MAY 14
AUDITIONS ARE FRIDAY, FEB. 24, 6-9 p.m. and SUNDAY, FEB. 26, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Reading from sides. Be prepared to sing a cappella (or bring tape/CD) if you do sing. 16 bars or one chorus.
THE DEVIL'S MUSIC: THE TRUE HISTORY OF ROCK & ROLL
NARRATOR, older, grizzled, Western (Stranger from Big Lebowski)
MATTHEW BRADY, 20s/30s, strong, lean, guitar player, hick/redneck, naïve/gullible
MARY GOODWIFE, wife of Matthew, attractive, dark, secretive eyes, bossy
UMBERTO ECO, Italian lover of Mary
BARTENDER, smart-ass
RENEE, beautiful, horrible singer at saloon, French, 20s/30s
DJANGO, evil cowboy, arch nemesis of Brady, guitar
THE DEVIL, Dennis Miller type
BEST LITTLE CRACKHOUSE IN PHILLY
(OR… CRACKWHORE: THE MUSICAL)
(ALL SING, SOME TAPDANCE)
SKANK, female prostitute, heroin addict
PUS BUCKET, male crack dealer
GASH, female prostitute, crack addict
CRACK WHORE, female prostitute, crack addict
LEFTY, male heroin dealer
WE MET THE SPACE PEOPLE!
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL (male/female), also plays SODA JERK
HELEN, teenager
BETTY, teenager
VITO, Italian teenage boy, cynical
ROCCO, Vito's classmate, sincere
MR. MARTIN, father of teenage girls, protective, naïve
MRS. MARTIN, girls' mother, strict, skeptical
THE BEAUTIFUL BROWN DANUBE
(GOOD OPERETTA VOICES & SOME CHARACTER VOICES)
MAN, about 30
WOMAN, late 20s
GOLFER, about 50
BUDDY, 40s
WAITER, about 30
LAD, early 20s
LASS, early 30s
MY MOUSE IS NOT A RAT!
(A PLAY WITH MUSIC)
PANG, middle-aged male, Asian
MOMO, middle-aged female, Asian
OLLIE, male, early 20s
RONNIE MOUSE (aka Ronnie Rat), rodent played by actor
DUTY DOG, canine played by actor
TAMPONVILLE
4 WOMEN & 3 MEN play many roles - all types & ages
LOVE.COM
LEONARD "the Loser," scrawny & unattractive
MARGE, large woman dubbed "Marge the Barge"
MOM, older woman
PAT, Marge's male friend
THE SOUND OF WIZARDS
DOTTY, 62, aging Hippie
GEORGIE-BOY, 58, George W. Bush
BABS, Barbara Bush
NAN, 33 year old nun, think Sound of Music gone wrong
OSAMA VIN LABIA, mid-60s, dark
GEORGE, 70s, cowboy, George H.W. Bush
BOB (Dylan), late 60s
DESIREE OF BEVERLY HILLS
LORRAINE: Glamorous, 1940s movie star (could cast male)
TANGANIKA: The maid, black character actress, Masters from NYU/IQ 152 (could cast male)
RANDY: Boy next door
COUNT: Sexy, Italian/Spanish.
Send P&Rs to R. Cardazone, 552 Driggs Ave., #11, Brooklyn NY 11211.
NOTE: This play will have a separate audition.
MUSIC IS MY FIST
NICK: send-up of Sinatra; in his fifties, talented, nasty, terminally
self-involved
VICKI: his soon-to-be ex-wife; singer/actress, 40s, ambitious, hard-boiled
MEL: Old-time radio guy & Nick's biggest fan; 30-70, professional announcer,
non-singing role but must have good speaking voice
TIMMY: send-up of Sammy Davis, Jr.; African-American and short, 30-50
DOM: send-up of Dean Martin; 30-60, tall, good-looking would be nice
FINDING THE WONDER
Over the hill WONDERWOMAN
IONA, young girl with pet duck
JOE & AL, Fishermen, any age/type
Non-AEA, no pay, but a grand time and good exposure promised. Last year's Bad Plays Festival was sold out nearly every night.
AUDITIONS & PERFORMANCES AT:
Downeast Arts Center
203 Avenue A between 12th & 13th Streets
East Village, Manhattan
Phone: 212-228-2886
Closest train: L crosstown to 1st Avenue/14th Street, walk east one block and south on Avenue A 1 1/2 blocks. Or, take east side trains to Union Square/14th Street and walk east and south from there. All crosstown buses on 14th Street stop at the corner of Avenue A.