A virtual open call has been announced for Non-AEA actors for principal and supporting roles in Lerner and Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY. Originally produced by Lincoln Center Theatre and directed by Bartlett Sher. This open call for principal roles – not for the ensemble.
TROIKA Entertainment is a theatrical production company producing touring musical theatre productions throughout North America and internationally. They are based in Rockville, MD.
TROIKA Entertainment LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms our Company’s commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.
Creative Team:
Producer: TROIKA Entertainment
Executive Producer: Kori Prior
General Manager: Maddy McCluskey
Book & Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner
Music: Frederick Loewe
Original Direction by Bartlett Sher
Original Choreography by Christopher Gattelli
Casting: Binder Casting/Chad Eric Murnane, CSA &
Amber Snead, CSA
SEEKING
- [ELIZA DOOLITTLE] Female Identifying, late 20s-30s, any ethnicity. A poor girl who dreams of working in a flower shop while she sells flowers in England’s Covent Garden. She employs Henry Higgins to help her with her speech and begins to transform herself into a regal figure fit to consort with nobility. In the end, she not only passes for a duchess, but becomes an independent woman. Character speaks in a Cockney dialect until she learns to speak “proper” English. Legit soprano: A3-G5. LEAD
- [HENRY HIGGINS] Male Identifying, 40s-early 50s, any ethnicity. A middle-aged, confirmed bachelor, a professor of phonetics and an expert elocutionist. He is an unconventional man who goes in the opposite direction from the rest of society in most matters. He is impatient with high society, forgetful in his public graces, and inconsiderate of normal social niceties. He has no desire to have romance of any kind in his life. Character speaks in RP or Standard British. Baritone: B2-E4. LEAD
- [COLONAL PICKERING] Male Identifying, 40s-60s any ethnicity. A kindly, middle-aged man who shares Higgins’ passion for phonetics. Pickering is always considerate and a genuine gentleman who helps in the Eliza experiment by making a wager of it, saying he will cover the costs if Higgins does indeed make a convincing duchess of Eliza. It is Pickering’s thoughtful treatment towards Eliza that teaches her to respect herself. Character speaks in RP or Standard British. Baritone: C3-D4. PRINCIPAL.
- [ALFRED DOOLITTLE] Male Identifying, 50s-60s, any ethnicity. Eliza’s father. A dustman, or trash collector, who has a unique ‘morality’, in that he is very happy to be a freeloader. When he learns that his daughter has entered the home of Henry Higgins, he quickly follows to see if he can get some money out of the circumstance. His unique brand of rhetoric, unembarrassed, non-hypocritical advocacy of drink and pleasure (at other people’s expense), is amusing to Higgins. This character speaks in a Cockney dialect. Baritone: G3-E4. PRINCIPAL.
- [FREDDY EYNSFORD-HILL] Male Identifying, mid 20s-early 30s, any ethnicity. An aristocrat, although he has no income of his own. He becomes lovesick for Eliza, and courts her with letters. A romantic. Character speaks in RP or Standard British. Baritenor: C3-F4. PRINCIPAL.
- [MRS. HIGGINS] Female Identifying, 60s-70s, any ethnicity. Professor Higgins’ mother; a very refined lady of the upper-middle class. She sees the Eliza Doolittle experiment as idiocy and is the character to have the most qualms about the whole affair. She is very tough on her son. She is very smart. She dresses impeccably. She is a gracious hostess and politely proper. She grows very fond of Eliza over the course of the play. Character speaks in RP or Standard British. Alto/Mezzo Soprano. PRINCIPAL.
- [MRS. PEARCE] Female, 50s, any ethnicity. Higgins’ housekeeper who helps to care for the well-being of Eliza Doolittle. She is an observer of this experiment and watches to make sure that Eliza is kept safe. Mrs. Pearce runs the house with strength and precision. Character speaks in a Scottish dialect. Alto/Mezzo Soprano. PRINCIPAL.
- [PROFESSOR ZOLTAN KARPATHY] Male Identifying, 30s-40s, any ethnicity. A Hungarian phonetician and a former student of Higgins. He is also a rival phonetics expert, in his own mind if not in Higgins’, and quite proud of his linguistic accomplishments. He hires out his services to the queen of Transylvania. He looks and acts important. Loves to talk and gossip. He is a threat to Eliza in the truth about her background. Character speaks in a Hungarian dialect. Baritone. FEATURED ENSEMBLE.
Prepare the sides packet for the role that you want to be considered for. If the role has multiple scenes and songs, for this initial round, please only prepare the materials labeled “Initial Audition.”
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 6/21/22
Please include a slate at the start of your video with your name and a full body pan or zoom (head to toe).
Audition materials can be accessed here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tgc66x843plvqc9/AACeSqORvqilbSpjWSFwZPyAa?dl=0
Taped submissions need to be uploaded here: https://airtable.com/shrKk6p4lmREbR6a1
Producers will provide Actors with travel & double occupancy housing in addition to full health insurance coverage. Plus, weekly per-diem of $280 upon the first night spent in Producer provided housing.
The Producers have elected to rehearse the production in Paducah, KY. Transportation and housing will be provided during rehearsals.
All touring employees will be required to adhere to strict COVID-19 protocols and guidelines when traveling with the tour. The Producer’s protocols will be in addition to any local city, or state guidelines that are in place
Source: Playbill