For Performers
Mad Cow holds open season auditions each summer for the coming season. Periodic auditions, as needed, occur during the year.
How to get on the Audition mailing list:
If you would like to receive information on auditions please join our Mailing List. When you are registering for our email list, be sure to select from the options to the right "Classes & Auditions List". Mad Cow seeks a diverse company of actors and is committed to equal opportunity employment and a flexible, non-traditional casting policy.
Mad Cow Theatre is holding general season auditions by appointment only on June 22 – 24, 2013, for our 17th Season of plays, including Other Desert Cities, Venus in Fur, Table Manners, The Mountaintop, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The History Boys, and The Letters. Performance dates are available on Mad Cow’s website.
We are looking for strong professional actors, ages 16 and over. Mad Cow
is seeking a diverse company of actors and is committed to equal
opportunity employment and a flexible, non-traditional casting policy.
Non-traditional casting is defined as the casting of ethnic minorities,
senior actors, female actors or actors with disabilities in roles where
race, ethnicity, age, gender or ability is not germane.
For those performers interested in musical projects, please attend our
general auditions as our musicals require singers with strong acting
abilities. Please also find the audition announcement for The Light in the Piazza below. Auditions for Hair will be held at a later date.
Callbacks for specific productions will be held on future dates as needed.
Please prepare two contrasting 1-minute monologues and bring a picture and resume. Mad Cow
requests that monologues be from published plays. Please be familiar
with the plays before auditioning. Perusals of the plays are available
at the theatre from 12 noon to 5:30pm beginning June 1, 2013, with
extended hours on performance days.
Audition appointments will be on Saturday, June 22; Sunday, June 23; and Monday, June 24.
The auditions will take place at
Mad Cow Theatre
54 West Church St. – 2nd floor
Orlando, FL 32801
To schedule an audition appointment, e-mail auditions@madcowtheatre.com
(preferred). If you do not have access to the internet, please call
the audition line at 407.297.8788 x3 and leave a message for
our audition coordinator to contact you. All performers are paid a fee;
AEA performers perform under the OAT Contract and are encouraged to
audition.
Mad Cow Theatre announces auditions for The Light in the Piazza
MAD COW THEATRE is holding auditions for its upcoming production of The Light in the Piazza
with music and lyrics by Adam Guettel and book by Craig Lucas.
Production dates are December 6, 2013, through January 5, 2014, with a
possible extension.
Mad Cow
Theatre is seeking professional singers/actors/dancers. Auditioners
should prepare 32 bars of a legit musical theatre song or an art song
and bring a picture and resume. An accompanist will be provided.
Character descriptions can be found below
The audition will be held at
Mad Cow Theatre
54 W. Church Street - 2nd floor
Orlando, FL 32801
Audition time is as follows:
Sunday, June 30 from 5:30pm to 9pm.
Callbacks, which are by invitation only, will be held in the evening on Monday, July 1.
Mad Cow is
seeking a diverse company of actors and is committed to equal
opportunity employment and a flexible, non-traditional casting policy.
Non-traditional casting is defined as the casting of ethnic minorities,
senior actors, female actors or actors with disabilities in roles where
race, ethnicity, age, gender or ability is not germane.
You may schedule an audition by e-mailing our audition coordinator at auditions@madcowtheatre.com (preferred).
If you do not have access to the internet, please call the audition
line at 407.297.8788 x3 to leave a message and an audition coordinator
will contact you. All performers are paid a fee. AEA performers and Mad
Cow work together under an Equity OAT contract
| Principals: |
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Margaret Johnson: 40s - 50s.
An elegant, self-possessed,
practical and attractive American woman in middle age.
Legit soprano ranging
from G below middle C up to G#.
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Clara Johnson: 26. Margaret's daughter, young and naïve for her
age.
Strong legit soprano ranging from low A, strong belt/mix to high E with
a nice ring.
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Fabrizio Naccerelli: Early 20s. A good-looking and charming
Florentine.
Lyrical tenor to a high B.
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| Giuseppe Naccerelli: Late 20s - mid-30s. Fabrizio's slightly
older brother. Baritone. |
| Franca Naccarelli: Late 20s - mid-30s. Giuseppe's wife. Legit
soprano. |
| Signor Naccarelli: Mid-40s - 50s. Fabrizio's father. Baritone. |
| Signora Naccarelli: Mid-40s - 50s. Fabrizio's mother. Legit
soprano. |
| Roy Johnson: 40s - 50s. Margaret's husband. Non-singing. |
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| Ensemble: |
| In addition there is a very active ensemble who play a number
of smaller roles: |
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Ensemble Woman One: Early - mid-20s.
An actress with a strong
soprano (legit) low A to high A strong belt mix to high E.
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| Ensemble Man One: Must play early 20s. An actor who is a
lyrical tenor and sings to a high B. |
| Ensemble Woman Two: An actress in her 40s - 50s with legit
soprano. |
| Ensemble Man Two: An actor in his mid-40s - 50s. Baritone. |
| Ensemble Woman Three: An actress in her late 20s - 30s. Legit
soprano. |
| Ensemble Man Three: An actor in his 30s. Baritone. |
| Ensemble Woman Four: Actress in her 50s - 60s with any vocal
range. |
| Ensemble Man Four: Actor in his 50s - 60s. Baritone. |
For Designers and Production Professionals
Mad Cow Theatre is seeking experienced Directors, Designers, Stage Managers, Assistant Stage Managers, Prop Designers, Scenic Painters and Technicians for its current and upcoming season. All positions are paid a fee. Please send resumes and supporting materials to our production coordinator. Mad Cow Theatre is an equal opportunity employer.