AUDITIONS
for DISASTER! the Musical

produced by Green Valley Theatre Company
directed by Christopher Cook

WHEN: Sunday June 7 or Monday 8 @ 7:00pm (attend one day only)
Callbacks: If needed, by invitation only based on performer and staff availability

WHERE:
Green Valley Rehearsal Studio
Inside Sac Media Center
915 Fee Drive
Sacramento, CA 95815
NO video submissions will be accepted- in-person auditions only.
Fill out the online audition form HERE (pre-registration will end on noon on June 7)

WHAT TO BRING/PREPARE:
> Resume, if not submitted online ahead of time
> Headshot, if available (don’t go get one just for this), and if not submitted online ahead of time.
> List of rehearsal conflicts, if not submitted online ahead of time. Please review all pertinent dates. Availability will be a key factor in casting.
> No monologue is required. There will be readings from the script only. Sides will be assigned and distributed at the audition.
> Appropriate footwear and clothing for the dance portion of the audition.
> Be prepared to sing a (roughly) one-minute cut of a karaoke version of a disco-era tune or a song from a Broadway musical in an appropriate style that matches your vocal range and abilities. Songs from Disaster are NOT permitted.
Approximately 32 bars is sufficient- a verse and chorus is all we need.
No guide vocals allowed on the track- we want to clearly hear you.
You can provide a link to the karaoke track (spotify, youtube, etc.) when you arrive at auditions or email the link or file to us ahead of time (greenvalleytheatre@yahoo.com) or can be submitted with your online audition form.
Preparation is key! Be memorized and put your best foot forward.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
> Only auditioners and Green Valley staff are permitted in the studio- no guests, observers, or emotional support humans allowed.
> Auditioners may go paperless and fill out our online audition form ahead of time HERE (pre-registration will end on noon on June 7)
> Actors that do not submit their form online in advance may still attend and will fill out a paper form in person.
> We will first hear all auditioners sing their self-selected material.
> There will be a short time to change if needed and several 8 counts of choreography will be taught. Auditioners will be broken up into groups to perform the choreo for the audition panel.
> We will then assign sides and scene partners for readings- you’ll have a short time to read through the scene with your assigned partners and will then perform them for the audition panel. You may be asked to read for a role you aren’t auditioning for to facilitate the audition process- give it your best in every reading. It is not logistically possible to read each auditioner for every possible role you may have indicated you will accept, but each auditioner will read at least once.

REHEARSALS:
> Rehearsals will begin Sunday June 21.
> Rehearsals will occur at the Green Valley Rehearsal Studio and will move to the performance location either one or two weeks prior to tech.
> All rehearsals are Sunday-Thursday 7:00pm-10:00pm.
> Tech Sunday August 2 will have staggered call times and breaks noon -11pm
> Tech week is Monday August 3 through 6, 6pm-11pm
> Absolutely no conflicts permitted during tech week.

PERFORMANCES:
CRC Blackbox Theatre
8401 Center Parkway
Sacramento, CA 95823
8 pm on August 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29
2pm on August 9, 16, 23, 30
Absolutely no performance conflicts permitted.

ABOUT THE SHOW:
It's 1979, and New York's hottest A-listers are lining up for the opening of a floating casino and discotheque. Also attending is a faded disco star, a sexy nightclub singer with her eleven-year-old twins, a disaster expert, a feminist reporter, an older couple with a secret, a pair of young guys who are looking for ladies, an untrustworthy businessman and a nun with a gambling addiction. What begins as a night of boogie fever quickly changes to panic as the ship succumbs to multiple disasters, such as earthquakes, tidal waves and infernos. As the night turns into day, everyone struggles to survive and, quite possibly, repair the love that they've lost... or at least escape the killer rats.

CASTING:
> Please note: Genders listed below refer to the gender of the character. Actors of all genders may audition for any role to which their skillset is suited, and must be willing to play the character as written.
> Actors of all races and ethnicities are encouraged to audition.
> Due to the mature content of this show, only actors 18 and over at the time of auditions will be considered.
> All roles are available- none are precast.
> GVTC is an all-volunteer company- all roles are unpaid.
> We encourage auditioners to message or email us if you have any questions about the demands of a particular role.

THE ROLES:
Chad- A handsome and winning man. Pretends to be a player, but is really still heartbroken over the loss of his first love.
Scott- Goofy guy. A nerd who wants to be cool.
Ted- A disaster expert. Non-emotional. Dry. A serious, professorial type.
Marianne- An attractive and focused journalist. Insecure underneath it all.
Tony- A very unscrupulous but attractive and (sometimes) charming middle-aged man. A schemer.
Jackie- An aging but still sexy showgirl and now lounge singer. Dumb but honest. Goldie Hawn-esque. Tap dancing a plus.
Ben / Lisa- Smart boy and girl twins played by one performer with youthful energy. Honest and direct. Jackie’s son and daughter. A young Michael Jackson/Andrea McArdle type.
Sister Mary Downey- Awkward, judgmental nun with a gambling addiction.
Shirley- Lovable and jolly Jewish woman. Maury’s wife. Tap dancing a plus. Great comedic actress.
Maury- Lovable and jolly. Shirley’s dedicated husband.
Levora Verona- A flamboyant and glamorous faded disco diva. Pushy and sassy but in love with her sweet dog.
Ensemble - Able to play various glamorous party guests/character roles. Great comedic chops, good dance ability, and great voices needed.