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      “Fifty Shades of Grey” in
           Pre-Production
By The Auditon Report
The hottest book of the year ‘Fifty
Shades of Grey‘ has been picked
up by Universal Pictures and
Focus Features for a big screen
adaptation. Already on board are
”The Social Network” producers
Michael De Luca and Dana
Brunetti.

Written by author E L James ‘Fifty
Shades of Grey’ is the biggest
selling book of 2012 and will
soon surpass $20 million in
sales. Originally written as fan
fiction for the Twilight series,       characters to life. The writer       characters, names being thrown
the plot consists of a complex         tweeted last week ”We are so far     into the mix by the fan base are
love story between a college           away from casting the Fifty films,   Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper and
literature student; Anastasia Steele   no one has been ruled out… no        Ian Somerhalder. There are also
and a tormented but attractive         one is ruled in. Just so you all     rumours that Angelina Jolie may
billionaire; Christian Grey.           know.”                               direct the adaptation.

With the popularity of the novel,      This film is still in the initial    Everything at the moment is pure
it’s likely the casting director       stages of pre-production but fans    speculation. As soon as anything
will want to work with relatively      of the book are already debating     else is available you will know at
unknown actors to bring the            who should star as the main          The Audition Report.
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                                                                acting news & casting calls
                                      GO Casting, Inc.                        Actors will play multiple roles;        journey, Dolly plays matchmaker,
cw’s The vampire                      6464 Sunset Blvd, Suite 970             choice of material should reflect       and after a ruckus in an upscale
diaries accepting                     Los Angeles,CA 90028
                                      Atlanta
                                                                              range, with different characters
                                                                              and accents. Please bring a photo
                                                                                                                      restaurant, Dolly convinces
                                                                                                                      Horace Vandergelder to marry her,
headshots                                                                     and resume, stapled back-to-back.       making for a very happy ending.
                                      Craig Fincannon                                                                 Begins rehearsals: October 13th
                                      Fincannon and Associates Inc.                                                   Performs: November 1st – 11th
                                      500-D Amsterdam Avenue
                                      Atlanta, GA 30306
                                                                              ‘In the heights’ & ‘hello               Audition Information
                                      404-370-1999 office                      dolly’ - submissions                   Auditions will be scheduled by
                                                                              Casting by TBD                          appointment only in NYC on
                                                                              When: Monday July 23, 2012
                                      ‘Freedom of the city’ -                 Where: By Appointment, NYC
                                                                                                                      Monday, July 23rd. To schedule an
                                                                                                                      audition appointment, please
                                       epas                                   Send: Headshot/Resume                   email picture and resume ASAP.
                                      Casting by TBD
                                      When: Tuesday July 31, 2012
                                      Where: Irish Rep. Theatre
                                                                                                                      ‘you’re gonna love
                                      Prepare: 2 min. Monologue                                                       tomorrow’ - EPAs
                                                                                                                      Casting by Eric Hafen
                                      The Freedom Of The City is                                                      When: Friday 3 August, 2012
                                      set in Derry, Northern Ireland                                                  Where:The Bickford Thtre, NJ
                                      during and in the aftermath of                                                  Prepare: Short song
Casting By Greg Orson, Leli           a civil rights meeting, the play        ‘In The Heights’ is an award-
Gelles and Craig Fincannon            conjures the events of “Bloody           winning musical about life in          ‘You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow’
When: By Submission                   Sunday”. When the police disrupt         Washington Heights, a tight-knit        is a musical revue of Stephen
Where: L.A or Atlanta                 the peaceful protest, three              community where the coffee from         Sondheim’s songs. There are no
Send: Headshot/Resume                 unarmed strangers Lily, Michael          the corner bodega is light and          set characters. The production is
                                      and Skinner take refuge from             sweet, the windows are always           seeking 3 men and 3 women, any
CW’s The Vampire Diaries is           the streets and find themselves          open, and the breeze carries the        age and any type. All actors must
currently in production for           inexplicably in the Mayor’s Parlor       rhythm of three generations             have excellent voices and excellent
season 4 and casting directors        in the Guildhall. Their presence         of music. A gripping story with         movement.
are auditioning actors for guest      causes panic amongst the security        incredible dancing, ‘In The            1st Rehearsal: August 27th
starring, recurring and day player    forces and rumors fly that               Heights’ is an authentic and           Opens: September 20th
roles in both L.A. and Atlanta.       terrorists have captured the seat of     exhilarating journey into one          Closes: October 14th
                                      government. Tensions escalate and        of Manhattan’s most vibrant
The Vampire Diaries tells the story   ominous preparations are made            communities.                           Audition Information
of two vampire brothers Stefan        to deal with the crisis. Oblivious to                                           Friday, August 3, 2012
(Paul Wesley) and Damon (Ian          these dangers, the three marchers       Begins rehearsals: August 18th          10 AM – 6 PM (Sign Up 9AM)
Somerhalder) who are obsessed         drink the municipal whiskey             Performs: September 13th – 23rd         Lunch from 12:30 – 1
with the same girl Elene Gilbert      and enjoy the luxury of their                                                   The Bickford The. Morris Museum
(Nina Dobrev). The series follows     surroundings.                                                                   6 Normandy Heights Road
this story and unfolds the towns                                                                                      Morristown, NJ 07960
mysterious past.                      Tuesday, July 31, 2012
  Those interested in Principal       10 AM – 6 PM                                                                    Notes/What to bring:
Acting Auditions should mail          Lunch from 1 – 2.                                                               Prepare a short song that best
their headshots and resumes to        Irish Repertory Theatre
                                                                                                                      displays the range and talents
the following addresses based on      132 West 22nd Street
                                                                                                                      for Stephen Sondheim music.
where they would like to attend.      New York City                           ‘Hello, Dolly!’ is the story of Dolly   Bring sheet music in correct key;
                                                                               Gallagher Levi, one of musical         accompanist provided but may
Los Angeles                           Notes/What to bring:                     theatre’s favorite characters, and     not transpose. Bring picture and
Greg Orson, Lesli Gelles-Raymond      Prepare a contemporary                   her efforts to marry the wealthy       resume, stapled together.
                                      monologue, 2 minutes or less.            Horace Vandergelder. Along her
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acting news & casting calls
                                       1st rehearsal: February 19 2013
‘BIG Knife’ - epa on BW                Opens: February 22 2013
                                                                            immature blind passion, hatred
                                                                            and prejudice.Romeo Montague
                                                                                                                  Where: Burgdorff Center, NJ
                                                                                                                  Prepare: N/A - Cold Read
Casting by Jim Carnahan                Closes: June 23 2013                 and Juliet Capulet are young
When: Wednesday, August 8                                                   teenagers who fall deeply in          After taking advice from Medea
Where:Ripley Grier Studios             Audition Information                 love but their families are bitter    (the murderess next door), Hedda
Prepare: Short song                    Wednesday, August 8, 2012            enemies. Regardless of the feud       Gabler resolves not to commit
                                       10 AM – 6 PM                         between their families they marry     suicide ever again. Abetted by
                                       Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30               in secret. They make every effort     her servant, Mammy, Hedda
                                       Ripley-Grier Studios                 to conceal their actions but the      sets out on a perilous quest
                                       520 Eighth Avenue, 16th Floor        story ends in tragedy when Romeo,     through literary limbo. Along the
                                       New York City                        Juliet, Tybalt, Mercutio and Paris    way, they meet characters from
                                                                            all die.                              science fiction, Black feminist
                                       Notes/What to bring:                                                       theater, TV cop shows, Biblical
                                       Sides will be provided at the        Audition Information                  dramas, as well as a couple of he
 In the golden age of Hollywood        audition. Please bring a photo and   Tuesday, July 31, 2012                wisecracking Boys in the Band.
 cinema, actors may have all the       resume, stapled back-to-back.        Wednesday, August 1, 2012             Once Hedda and Mammy arrive
 glory, but studio execs have all                                           Thursday, August 2, 2012              at their fiery destination, they
 the power. The Hoff-Federated
 studio has had its most successful    ‘Romeo and juliet’ - EPA             9:30 AM – 5:30 PM all three days.
                                                                            Lunch from 1 – 2.
                                                                                                                  face a heartbreaking truth about
                                                                                                                  themselves, their creators, and
 star, Charlie Castle, over a barrel
 ever since it helped cover up a        on BW                               Actors’ Equity Association Audition
                                                                            Center
                                                                                                                  the forces that make them eternal.
                                                                                                                  Opens: August 20, 2012
 mistake that could have ended         Casting by JV Mercanti
                                       When: July 31st - August 2nd         165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor       Closes November 7, 2012
 his career. When a woman with                                              New York City
 insider knowledge threatens to        Where: Actors’ Equity Center
                                       Prepare: Shakespeare Mono.                                                 Submission:
 come forward, the studio heads                                             Notes/What to bring:                  To make an appointment, send a
 will stop at nothing to protect                                            Please prepare a brief                headshot/resume to
 Charlie’s secret… but how far is                                           Shakespearean monologue. Please       bevsheehan@verizon.net
 he willing to go before he quits                                           bring a photo and resume, stapled
 the movie business for good?                                               back-to-back.                         Audition Information:
                                       This drama is one of the great
                                       tragedy themed plays by William                                            Evening of Mon, July 23
 Set in a glossy world of rumor
 mills and rocky friendships, ‘The     Shakespeare. The famous story of     The further                           Appointment required.
                                                                                                                  Burgdorff Center for the
                                       the “star-crossed” young lovers
 Big Knife’ is a riveting, bitingly
 funny look at how challenging it      Romeo Montague and Juliet            adventures of hedda                   Performing Arts, 10 Durand St,
                                                                                                                  Maplewood, NJ
 can be to stay true to yourself—      Capulet. The themes running
                                       through the play address the
                                                                            gabler auditions
 when everyone expects you to                                               Casting by Bev Sheehan                Notes/What to Bring:
 play a part.                          issues of the consequences of
                                                                            When: Monday, July 23                 Sides Provided at the Audition
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                                                                                                                     casting calls
                                      Wojcik | Seay Casting                      memory of his two sisters. Kali, a      Closes: December 2nd 2012
‘Miracle on 34th st’ -                247 West 38th Street 10th Floor            manic musician, is the piece’s          Audition Information:
 submissions                          New York, NY 10018
                                      Attn: Miracle on 34th Street/AEA
                                                                                 composer, moving in and out of “her”
                                                                                 band as the story unfolds. Simone, a
                                                                                                                         NYC auditions will be held
                                                                                                                         on an upcoming date TBD
Casting by Wojcik/Seay
When: Monday August 6                 Submission                                 young painter, controls the evolution   by appointment only. For
Where: TBD, NYC                       Deadline for submissions: By               of what begins as a blank set, and      consideration, email picture and
Send: Headshot/Resume                 August 1, 2012.                            comes to life through the addition of   resume to: casting@twusa.org
                                                                                 her visual art. A Lasting Impression
                                                                                 is about impressions that we make       Subject line of email must include
                                      ‘once’ - submissions                       through love, on those close to us,
                                                                                 and through art, on those we may
                                                                                                                         show and role submitting for, and
                                                                                                                         actor’s height.
                                       on bw                                     never meet.
                                      When: TBD February 2013
When Doris Walker frantically         Where: TBD, NYC                            Submission Information:                 ‘what rhymes
recruits a last minute replacement
for a drunken Santa for Macy’s
                                      Send: Headshot/Resume                      Attn: A LASTING IMPRESSION
                                                                                 Michael Cassara Casting
                                                                                                                          with america’ -
Christmas parade, he seems just
ideal for he job and perhaps for
                                                                                 333 W. 39th Street – Suite #601          Submissions
                                                                                 A New York,                             When: August 9 2012
good reason - he says his name                                                   NY 10018                                Where: Actors’ Equity Cnt.
is Kris Kringle and that he’s the                                                                                        Prepare: Monologue
real Santa Claus. She pays him                                                   Submission Deadline for
no mind and at the department         Based on the Academy Award                 submissions: by July 19                 A father and his teenage daughter
store, he’s proving be popular as     winning film, Once tells the story                                                 stand on either side of a closed
well. He seems to be able to speak    of an Irish musician and a Czech           For consideration, email, mail or       door. Life is unraveling for him,
many languages and knows just         immigrant drawn together by their          messenger picture and resume to         and is entirely uncertain for her.
what kids would like to have and      shared love of music.                      submissions@michaelcassara.net          So begins Melissa James Gibson’s
creates a bit of a sensation when                                                                                        poignant, funny new play about
he refers shoppers to other stores    Submission Information:
rather than Macy’s. When Kris         NYC auditions will be held on an           ‘We the people’ -                       estrangement and the partially
                                                                                                                         examined life.
has a run-in with the Department
store’s psychological tester, the
                                      upcoming date TBD by appointment
                                      only. For consideration, email a brief
                                                                                  Submissions                            With her spare style, mordant wit,
                                                                                 Casting by Michael Cassara
man tries to have him committed       cover letter and your picture and                                                  and compassionate insight, one of
                                                                                 When: By Appointment
leading to a court case where         resume to:                                                                         the most emotionally penetrating
                                                                                 Where: TBD, NYC
Doris’ lawyer neighbor Fred Gailey    oncethemusicalcasting@gmail.com                                                    and unique voices in theater today
                                                                                 Send: Headshot/Resume
tries to prove in court that Kris                                                                                        wonders ‘What Rhymes With
is the real Santa Claus. More
important to Kris throughout          ‘A LASTING impression’ -                   ‘We The People’ is a musical. All
                                                                                  actors must be funny, quirky,
                                                                                                                         America’.

all of this is to get Doris and her
daughter Susan to believe in him.
                                       Submissions                                versatile performers along the lines   Audition Information
                                                                                                                         Thursday, August 9, 2012
                                      Casting by Michael Cassara                  of Saturday Night Live or Forbidden
                                      When: By Appointment                        Broadway. All actors must be strong    9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Audition Information:                                                                                                    Lunch from 1 – 2
                                      Where: TBD, NYC                             singers with a pop sensibility.
NYC auditions will be held on                                                                                            Actors’ Equity Association Audition
                                      Send: Headshot/Resume                       These are not the founding fathers
Monday, August 6, 2012 by                                                                                                Center
                                                                                  you know from the history books,
appointment only.                                                                                                        165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor
                                      In ‘A Lasting Impression’, each of          but 4 rockin’ revolutionaries,
                                      the three lead characters chose their       America’s original boy band, who       New York City
Seeking submissions from Actors’
                                      own artistic medium – book, music           travel in time to teach Dawn about
Equity Members only for these                                                                                            Notes/What to bring:
                                      or visual design – to express one           the importance of the American
auditions.                                                                                                               Please prepare a contemporary
                                      shared story. Josh, a once guarded          Government.
                                      journalist, acts as the play’s narrator,                                           dramatic or comic monologue, 2
For consideration, mail picture                                                                                          minutes or less. Please bring a
                                      using old taped interviews and             Rehearses in NYC: 9/17/12-9/30/12.
and resume to:                                                                                                           photo and resume, stapled.
                                      pictures to guide us through his           Opens: October 1st 2012
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casting calls
                                       who sing                                  The double-feature project will           This wickedly funny and fiercely
 ‘fiddler on the roof’ -               2 PM – Equity Female Singers who          explore how a young married couple        provocative play about race, real
  epas                                 dance
                                       (there is no female dancer call)
                                                                                 in New York City deals with an
                                                                                 emotional, life-altering experience,
                                                                                                                           estate, and the volatile values of
                                                                                                                           each has won nearly every honor
  When: August 10 2012
  Where: Nola Studios, NY              at Nola Studios                           both from the perspective of the          the theatre has to give, including
  Prepare: Song/Dance                  250 W 54th St 11th floor                  husband, Conor Ludlow, and of             the Tony Award for Best Play,
                                       New York, NY                              the wife, Eleanor Rigby. The first        Olivier Award, the Evening
                                       (line up/enter at 250 W.54 ONLY           installment will specifically detail      Standard Award and the
                                       NOT 244 W.54!)                            Chastain’s decision to return to          Pulitzer Prize.
                                                                                 college, in turn shocking her
                                       Notes/What to Bring:                      restauranteur husband.                    Clybourne Park explodes in two
                                       Singers: Please prepare 16 bars of a                                                outrageous acts set 50 years
                                       song in the style of the show. Some       The drama, written and directed           apart. Act One takes place in
                                       may be asked to stay and dance            by Ned Benson and produced and            1959, as nervous community
                                       after all have sung. Be prepared with     distributed by Myriad Pictures and        leaders anxiously try to stop
 ‘Fiddler on the Roof’, the Tony       appropriate dance clothes/shoes           Eagle Films, respectively, will feature   the sale of a home to a black
  Award winning musical has won        (character shoes/jazz sneakers)           the talents of Jessica Chastain as        family. Act Two is set in the same
  the hearts of people all around      Dancers: Be warmed up and ready           Eleanor Rigby, James McAvoy as            house in the present day, as the
  the world. Filled with a rousing,    to dance when the call begins.            Conor Ludlow, Viola Davis, Ciarán         now predominantly African-
  heartwarming score, which            Character shoes or jazz sneakers.         Hinds, William Hurt, Bill Hader,          American neighborhood battles
  includes “Tradition,” “Matchmaker,   Some may be asked to sing after all       Isabelle Huppert, Jess Weixler,           to hold its ground in the face of
  Matchmaker,” “If I Were A Rich       have danced. Please prepare 16 bars       and Nina Arianda as the couple’s          gentrification.
  Man” and “Sunrise, Sunset,”          of a song in the style of the show.       therapist.
  Fiddler on the Roof is a timeless                                              ‘clybourne park’ -                        Audition Information
  classic. No other musical has so
  magically woven music, dance,
                                       ‘THe Disappearance                         submissions
                                                                                                                           NYC auditions will be held on
                                                                                                                           July 31st and August 1st, by
  poignancy and laughter into such      of eleanor rigby’ full                   Casting by Rich Cole                      appointment only.
                                                                                 When: July 31st, NY
  an electrifying and unforgettable
  experience. Relive a glorious         cast announced                           Where: TBD, NYC                           For consideration, mail a picture
  tradition of the musical theatre.     By Emily Nash                            Send: Headshot/Resume                     and resume to:
                                       ‘The Disappearance of Eleanor                                                       Rich Cole
  Audition Information:                 Rigby’ is the first installment of                                                 648 Broadway
  Equity Chorus Calls                   an upcoming two-film premise, is                                                   Suite 912
  Friday August 10, 2012                fully cast and is currently filming in                                             New York, NY 10012
  10 AM – Equity Male Singers who       New York! The film is scheduled for                                                RE: CLYBOURNE PARK (name of
  dance                                 release in 2013.                                                                   role) / AEA submission
  12:30 PM – Equity Male Dancers
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       SHOW                            CASTING DIRECTOR           ADDRESS
       Arrow                           Meg Simon                  1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, USA
       Beauty and the Beast            Mikie Heilbrun             1325 Ave. of the Americas, 30th Floor, Suite 3002, New York, NY
       The Carrie Diaries              Jessica Kelly              55 Chrystie St., 5th Floor, New York, NY 10002
       Cult                            Meg Simon                  1325 Ave. of the Americas, 30th Floor, Suite 3002, New York, NY
       Emily Owens, M.D.               Mikie Heilbrun             1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, USA
       Elementary                      Mark Saks                  500 S. Buena Vista St, Bldg 21, Office 17, Burbank, CA 91521, USA
       Friend Me                       Matthew Skrobalak          7800 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, USA
       Golden Boy                      Natalie Hart               9336 W Washington Blvd, Bldg O, Ste 275, Culver City, CA 90232, USA
       Vegas                           Shiela Jaffe               Walken/Jaffe Casting, 235 W 76th Street #2A, New York, N.Y. 10023
       Made in Jersey                  Ross Meyerson              568 Broadway, Ste 301, New York, NY 10012, USA
       666 Park Avenue                 Patrick Rush               3808 W Riverside Dr, Ste 201, Burbank, CA 91505, USA
       Family Tools                    Wendy O’Brien              2233 Barry Ave, 2nd Fl, Los Angeles, CA 90064, USA
       How To Live With Your Parents   Janet Murphy               157 Columbus Ave., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10023
       Last Resort                     Jen Rudin                  1450 Broadway, Suite 300, New York, NY 10018
       Mistresses                      Marci Phillips             77 W 66th St, New York, NY, 10023-6201, USA
       Nashville                       Marci Phillips             77 W 66th St, New York, NY, 10023-6201, USA
       Red Widow                       Janet Murphy               157 Columbus Ave., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10023
       The Neighbors                   Janet Murphy               157 Columbus Ave., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10023
       Zero Hour                       Marci Phillips             77 W 66th St, New York, NY, 10023-6201, USA
       1600 Penn                       John Ort                   77 W 66th St, New York, NY, 10023-6201, USA
       Animal Practice                 Jennifer McNamara-Shroff   30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1625E, New York, NY 10112
       Chicago Fire                    Jennifer McNamara-Shroff   30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1625E, New York, NY 10112
       Do No Harm                      Lynn Kressel               Chelsea Piers, Pier 62, Room 304, New York, NY 10011, USA
       Go On                           Jennifer McNamara-Shroff   30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1625E, New York, NY 10112
       Guys With Kids                  Jennifer McNamara-Shroff   30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1625E, New York, NY 10112
       Hannibal                        Jennifer McNamara-Shroff   30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1625E, New York, NY 10112
       Infamous                        Jennifer McNamara-Shroff   30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1625E, New York, NY 10112
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