Dance Opportunities for Kids in "Tootsie" Show
Seeking actors ages 16 and up for the "Tootsie" Show. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Michael Dorsey is a skilled actor with a talent for not keeping a job. Desperate and out of work, Michael makes a last-ditch effort to make his dreams come true…by disguising himself as actress Dorothy Michaels. In a meteoric rise to Broadway stardom, Michael (disguised as Dorothy) soon has audiences enamored while falling for his co-star, Julie. It isn’t long before Michael realizes that maintaining his greatest acting success is going to be much harder than he expected. Additional info: For auditions, please be prepared to sing 30-60 seconds of a song in the style of the musical. You can sing with a prerecorded accompaniment or a karaoke track. We will have a Bluetooth speaker available for you to use. There will be a dance portion of the audition, so please come dressed in something that you can move in. Performances: April 25th-27th & May 2nd-4th (2025) If interested, please apply.
11 roles
Michael is an actor’s actor. A focused perfectionist, outspoken, stubborn, abrasive and frustrated at where his career hasn’t taken him. Highly intelligent and desperate to do the one thing he loves more than life itself… act. Dorothy Michaels is strong-willed, understanding, and humorous. Slightly coy, slightly vain and completely lovable. Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: A2
An actor at a crossroad in her life. Focused, self-aware and self-assured. She masks her pain and longs to connect. Vocal range top: G5 Vocal range bottom: E3
Michael's ex-girlfriend, now a friend. She’s neurotic, pessimistic, self-deprecating, childish, and easily flummoxed. She makes her anxieties known incredibly loudly and really just wants to be happy. Vocal range top: E5 Vocal range bottom: G#3
A self-obsessed actor with a limited wit. A firm believer in his own hype who can’t imagine anyone not being attracted to him. Vocal range top: G4
Michael's roommate. A sardonic realist who lacks the ambition and drive to live up to his potential. The voice of reason that swirls just outside the eye of Michael's chaos. Jeff sees the humor of situations and has no reluctance to point out people’s flaws – even his own. Vocal range top: D5 Vocal range bottom: B2
A levelheaded producer. Experienced and the voice of sanity and reason in a swirling pool of crazy. She is always a beat ahead of everyone and is very New York. Vocal range top: B4 Vocal range bottom: F3
Michael’s overworked agent. Always to the point, he plays the game but hates it.
An incredibly successful director. He demands respect and is often disrespectful in return. Vocal range top: B4 Vocal range bottom: F#2
The composer of Juliet's Curse. Vocal range top: G4 Vocal range bottom: Eb3
The lyricist of Juliet's Curse. Vocal range top: Bb4 Vocal range bottom: Bb3
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