Hunchback of Notre Dame

2024-07-20

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2024-07-20

Town Hall Arts Center is thrilled to announce auditions for The Hunchback of Notre Dame

IN CONCERT

This production will be a first-of-its-kind for Town Hall Arts Center!

We will be collaborating with the Littleton Symphony Orchestra and the Voices West choir to create a semi-staged concert version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Littleton United Methodist Church! Our actors will take on several roles (each!) and be supported by a FULL CHOIR and a FULL SYMPHONY ORHCESTRA!!

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Book by Peter Parnell
Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Music by Alan Menken
Directed by Matthew Kepler
Music Director – Zach Stailey
Stage Manager – Jane Stewart
Performances will be conducted by Catherine Sailer

Rehearsals

October 1 – 13

See rehearsal schedule below.

There may also be a couple of additional rehearsals on Monday evenings prior to October 1st in which the actors will attend the rehearsal of Voices West and/or Littleton Symphony. These will be as needed and will be scheduled with as much notice as possible.

Tech:
October 14 & 16

Performances:
October 18 – 7:30pm
October 19 – 3:00pm
October 20 – 3:00pm

All actors are paid a $1500 stipend for this production

No AEA/Equity contracts are available for this production.

NEEDED:

There are 6 Storyteller roles that will cover a multitude of characters

We are looking for character Actors with strong singing voices of all ethnicities/races, abilities, and gender identities. Please see role breakdown below. There will be limited choreography, but lots of movement changing into and out of a multitude of characters.Though this production is a semi-staged concert, we are contractually obligated to perform the entire piece so there will be a large amount of memorization (both lines and lyrics) as well as characterization and playing multiple characters.This will be a FAST & FURIOUS process conjoining three separate creative groups. Those wishing to participate should be strong of character, patient, flexible, and fast learners.

AUDITIONS

Saturday July 20th from 12:00pm to 5:00pm

Location: Town Hall Arts Center
2450 W. Main St, Littleton, CO 80120

Requirements

32 bars of a song in the style of the show that highlights your range
1-minute monologue
Headshot and Resume (upload virtually prior to audition as well as bring hard copy to audition)

CLICK THE SIGN UP BUTTON TO SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION SLOT AND SUBMIT A HEADSHOT AND RESUME VIRTUALLY USING THE UPLOAD BUTTON (Please also bring a hard copy to the audition)

IF YOU ARE HAVE A SCHEDULING CONFLICT WITH AUDITIONS OR ARE UNABLE TO SECURE A SLOT, YOU MAY SEND A VIDEO AUDITION. THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT THIS VIDEO IS 11:59PM FRIDAY JULY 19. YOU CAN SEND IT TO MKEPLER@TOWNHALLARTSCENTER.ORG AND IT WILL BE FORWARDED ON TO THE DIRECTING TEAM.

Invited callbacks will be held Saturday July 27th 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: Town Hall Arts Center
2450 W. Main St, Littleton, CO 80120

Town Hall Arts center adheres to the Community Standards for Theatre for Colorado as set forward by the Colorado Theatre Guild.

Rehearsal and Performance calendar below (subject to change). There is also a downloadable version on the SignUpGenius link.

Rehearsal and Performance Schedule:

Character Breakdown

All actors will play a large number of roles and may be singing music outside of their gendered range. Strong character actors with strong singing voices needed.

Storyteller 1 – Male presenting
Vocal Range: High Tenor
Main Role: Quasimodo
Other Roles: Congregant(s), Choir Ensemble vocals

Storyteller 2 – Female presenting
Vocal Range: Alto/Belt
Main Role: Esmeralda
Other Roles: Congregant(s), Gypsy, Statue/Gargoyle, Choir Ensemble vocals

Storyteller 3 – Any gender
Vocal Range: Bari-Tenor to High Belt
Main Role: Clopin
Other Roles: Congregant(s), Beggar, King Loui XI, Saint Aphrodisius, Frederic, Statue/Gargoyle, Soldier, Choir Ensemble vocals

Storyteller 4 – Male Presenting
Vocal Range: Bari-Tenor
Main Role: Frollo
Other Roles: Congregant(s), Gypsy, Statue/Gargoyle, Choir Ensemble vocals

Storyteller 5 – Female presenting
Vocal Range: Alto to Soprano
Main Role: Florika
Other Roles: Congregant(s), Haughty Gentleman, Gypsy, Madam, Statue/Gargoyle, Choir Ensemble vocals

Storyteller 6 – Male presenting
Vocal Range: Bari-Tenor
Main Role: Phoebus
Other Roles: Congregant(s), Jehan, Haughty Gentleman, Reveler, Statue/Gargoyle, Choir Ensemble vocals

Town Hall Arts Center Operating Statement

By acknowledging this statement, you confirm your understanding that Town Hall Arts Center operates as a Semi-Professional Theater and not a Regional, Equity, LORT, or Professional Theater. While THAC is proud of the high-quality productions we have come to be known for, and the fact that we pay our artists comparable to, or better than, other local non-professional theaters, we are not currently able to operate as a living wage theater. We are also financially unable to offer amenities often available at Equity- or LORT-level houses. We are entirely transparent about our pay scale from the moment auditions are announced, in our offer letters, and as disclosed in our contracts. By receiving this statement, auditioning, signing a contract, and acknowledging this statement, you are stating that you are ready and willing to perform duties as specified in your contract, and have been made aware of THAC’s:

Audition stipends – THAC pays a rehearsal stipend. While professional theaters have the resources to pay actors per day or per week, from first rehearsal to closing performance, we are not able to do so at this time. Our stipends are offered in good faith to assist contractors offset costs accrued during the process.

Performance pay – THAC will compensate every performer for every performance, as well as additional rehearsals after opening (such as put-in/Swing rehearsals) at the contracted per-show rate.

Rehearsal schedules – THAC is entirely transparent about the rehearsal schedule from the time auditions are announced, in our offer letter, and as disclosed in our contracts. Performers who are cast in our productions will be expected to attend every rehearsal to which they are called, unless conflicts were approved prior to casting. The Directing Teams will do their best to not call actors who are not in the scenes/songs being worked and will release actors at a point when they are no longer being utilized in rehearsal. While we work hard to respect everyone’s time, there will be instances when an actor will have down time at rehearsal. We encourage you to use down time to work independently on your materials.