Friday, April 30, 2021

United Colours of Arizona Theatre announce Auditions for their upcoming production of THE LAST FIVE YEARS

 
UCAT is are looking for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) performers for their first summer show: The Last Five Years/Los Últimos Cinco Años. They will be producing an English and Spanish version of this musical. Performances will be in person.

Please fill out this Google Form:  https://forms.gle/Gc86FdYUaK6e4w9ZA

and abide by the following video submission requirements to submit an audition. You will be uploading your video submission in the Google Form as well.

 
Video Submission Requirements

Video Submission should be no longer than 4 minutes. Please include:

16 bars of an uptempo song

16 bars of a downtempo song

1 monologue (comedic or dramatic)

Please record in landscape not portrait mode

 
Plot:

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 backward while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show.

 
Breakdown of Roles:

Catherine Hiatt (2 performers)

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.

Gender: Female

Age: 25 to 35


Jamie Wellerstein (2 performers)

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 sabotages his own happiness.

Gender: Male

Age: 25 to 35


There will be compensation Provided.

Preliminary Rehearsal Schedule:

May 7th to June 31st: Monday thru Friday  5pm to 10pm

Sat & Sun  All Day Availability

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July 1st to July 15

Monday thru Friday - 5pm to possibility of staying later for tech

We will have both ZOOM and in-person rehearsals. Please list all conflicts in the Google Form.

 
Performance Dates:

Friday evening July 16th and 23rd

Saturday evening with possible matinees for July 17th and 24th

Sunday matinee July 18 and 25th


Location of Performances:

Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts, Stage 2
7380 East Second Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251

If you have any questions please email unitedcoloursaztheatre@gmail.com

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