| Opera Français de New York is casting non-singing and singing actors for its American premiere production of Kurt Weill’s Marie Galante, a rare piece of French music-theater set in Panama in the 1920s. Jean-Philippe Clarac and Olivier Deloeuil, dirs.; Yves Abel, conductor. Rehearsals start Oct. 27. Performances run Nov. 13, 15 & 16 at Florence Gould Hall, French Institute Alliance Française. Dialog in English, songs in French, German, Spanish.
Seeking-Tokujiro Tsamatsui: middle-aged, Japanese, kindly spy masquerading as elegant antiques dealer, non-singing; Oswald Staub: early 50s, German, alcoholic spy under guise of shop owner, formerly military officer, pedophile, one acappella song in spanish; William Crawbett: 40s, clean-cut American, cynical and egotistical spy under guise of jovial functionary, non-singing; Josiah: black, 60s, mild-mannered, sickly with a limp, non-singing; Letuvier (also plays GI, Massoubre): 40s, French/American, lustful sea-captain/john in a bar/cynical consulate worker, non-singing; Pastolle (also plays Dance Hall Owner): 40s, European, sailor/bossy businessman, one acappella song in French; Senora Tapia: late 50s, hispanic,distinguished but poor, mute.
Auditions will be held by appt. only Sept. 5 & 6, 3-6 p.m. at 353 Studios. To schedule an audition appt., send pix & resumes by Aug. 21 to aebin@ofny.org or PO Box 33, Rockefeller Center Station, New York, NY 10185. Sides to be provided on scheduling. Pay provided. |
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