Utah-Paying Utah Repertory Theater Company is excited to announce auditions for: THE LAST 5 YEARS
Posted by Craze Agency on Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Utah Repertory Theater Company is excited to announce auditions for:
THE LAST 5 YEARS
Auditions Thursday, Sept. 4, from 6-10 p.m.
and Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Date of callbacks will be determined later.
Sugar Space Warehouse Theater, River District
130 S. 800 West, Salt Lake City
Please prepare 16 bars of a contemporary musical theater selection in the style of the show and bring sheet music to audition. A pianist will be provided.
Equity Guest Artist contracts may be available.
THE LAST 5 YEARS auditions will be held in conjunction with Utah Rep's [TITLE OF SHOW] auditions.
You may audition for one or both shows.
Note: If you are also auditioning for [TITLE OF SHOW], you may choose to use the same audition selection or prepare two cuttings to perform back to back.
LIVE ORCHESTRA
Each performance of THE LAST 5 YEARS will be accompanied by a live six-piece orchestra under direction of Anne Puzey. The orchestra will include two cellos, bass, guitar, and violin.
ABOUT THE SHOW
An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show’s unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show.
Composer Jason Robert Brown based his writing off of his failed marriage to actress Theresa O'Neill. He used the idea of rarely having the two characters interact and using one to tell the relationship story backwards to compare each moment when the characters are at their best and worst.
CONTENT
Utah Rep will produce THE LAST 5 YEARS as the author intended, with no editorial cuts. Music Theatre International, which licenses all productions of the show, lists the show as rated PG.
http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000240
There is only one authorized THE LAST 5 YEARS script. (A very small number of scripts have two versions: the orignal text as the authors wrote and a second version that has been edited with authors' approval. "Next to Normal" and "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" are two examples of this very rare exception.)
It is a policy of Utah Rep to honor the author's text as written. Any effort to intentionally obliterate a word/lyric without permission from licensing company is in violation of performance contracts.
CHARACTERS
►Catherine Hiatt: Character arcs from an ambitious, fresh-faced girl in a new relationship to a woman stunned by a betrayal and a divorce that she is only beginning to understand. Female, 25-35 yrs old. Range: F3 - D#5.
►Jamie Wellerstein: Character arcs from an ambitious guy on a promising first date with a dazzling career to someone who is blinded by success and ego. He is very lovable, yet makes unintentional choices that sabotage his own happiness. Male, 25-35 yrs old. Range: A2 - Bb4.
PERFORMANCE DATES/THEATER LOCATIONS
Feb. 27-March 7 ● Sugar Space Theater, Sugarhouse
March 13-14 ● Covey Center for the Arts, Provo
March 20-22 ● Ogden
PRODUCTION TEAM
Directed by Jim Martin
Music Direction by Anne Puzey
Produced by Blair Howell
THE LAST 5 YEARS
Auditions Thursday, Sept. 4, from 6-10 p.m.
and Saturday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Date of callbacks will be determined later.
Sugar Space Warehouse Theater, River District
130 S. 800 West, Salt Lake City
Please prepare 16 bars of a contemporary musical theater selection in the style of the show and bring sheet music to audition. A pianist will be provided.
Equity Guest Artist contracts may be available.
THE LAST 5 YEARS auditions will be held in conjunction with Utah Rep's [TITLE OF SHOW] auditions.
You may audition for one or both shows.
Note: If you are also auditioning for [TITLE OF SHOW], you may choose to use the same audition selection or prepare two cuttings to perform back to back.
LIVE ORCHESTRA
Each performance of THE LAST 5 YEARS will be accompanied by a live six-piece orchestra under direction of Anne Puzey. The orchestra will include two cellos, bass, guitar, and violin.
ABOUT THE SHOW
An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show’s unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show.
Composer Jason Robert Brown based his writing off of his failed marriage to actress Theresa O'Neill. He used the idea of rarely having the two characters interact and using one to tell the relationship story backwards to compare each moment when the characters are at their best and worst.
CONTENT
Utah Rep will produce THE LAST 5 YEARS as the author intended, with no editorial cuts. Music Theatre International, which licenses all productions of the show, lists the show as rated PG.
http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000240
There is only one authorized THE LAST 5 YEARS script. (A very small number of scripts have two versions: the orignal text as the authors wrote and a second version that has been edited with authors' approval. "Next to Normal" and "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" are two examples of this very rare exception.)
It is a policy of Utah Rep to honor the author's text as written. Any effort to intentionally obliterate a word/lyric without permission from licensing company is in violation of performance contracts.
CHARACTERS
►Catherine Hiatt: Character arcs from an ambitious, fresh-faced girl in a new relationship to a woman stunned by a betrayal and a divorce that she is only beginning to understand. Female, 25-35 yrs old. Range: F3 - D#5.
►Jamie Wellerstein: Character arcs from an ambitious guy on a promising first date with a dazzling career to someone who is blinded by success and ego. He is very lovable, yet makes unintentional choices that sabotage his own happiness. Male, 25-35 yrs old. Range: A2 - Bb4.
PERFORMANCE DATES/THEATER LOCATIONS
Feb. 27-March 7 ● Sugar Space Theater, Sugarhouse
March 13-14 ● Covey Center for the Arts, Provo
March 20-22 ● Ogden
PRODUCTION TEAM
Directed by Jim Martin
Music Direction by Anne Puzey
Produced by Blair Howell
