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AUDITIONS – RAGTIME, THE MUSICAL – JANUARY 14 & 15

Posted Date: December 29, 2023 • Front Page, News

RAGTIME, THE MUSICAL
Book by TERRENCE MCNALLY
Lyrics by LYNN AHRENS
Music by STEPHEN FLAHERTY
Based on the novel, Ragtime by E.L. DOCTOROW
Directed by ANNA MARIE PAOLERCIO

AUDITION Dates: January 14 and 15 at 7pm

MAY 2024
Fri & Sat 8pm | May 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18
Sun Matinee 2pm | May 12, 19
Sat Matinee 2pm | May 18

This musical tapestry depicts an African-American family, a Jewish immigrant family, and a wealthy white suburban family in turn-of-the-century America, who collide in pursuit of the American Dream. Nominated for 13 Tony Awards® including “Best Musical,” and winning for “Best Original Score” and “Best Book of a Musical,” Ragtime is a powerful portrait of life during the turn-of-thecentury, exploring America’s timeless contradictions of freedom and prejudice, wealth, and poverty, hope and despair.

Ragtime is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, New York, NY. MTIShows.com

RAGTIME AUDITION FORM

Ragtime Rehearsal Schedule Draft

TOTAL CAST SIZE – approximately 30-35
Coalhouse Walker Jr.
A proud and talented pianist. A Black man who believes that he can take part in the new America and will be treated fairly.
Gender: Male – Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: A4; Vocal range bottom: G2

Sarah
Washwoman. Sarah is a young Black woman, beautiful and filled with a strong will to live, fueled by an innocent spirit. Falls deeply in love with Coalhouse after much resistance.
Gender: Female – Age: 20 to 25
Vocal range top: F#5; Vocal range bottom: G#3

Mother
The consummate wife and mother. A kind woman with incredible moral fiber. Refined, intelligent, graceful, and open minded.
Gender: Female – Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: F#5; Vocal range bottom: G3

Father
Mother’s professionally successful husband. Fancies himself an amateur explorer, he is commanding and attractive. Enjoys being the family breadwinner, a traditionalist.
Gender: Male – Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: F4; Vocal range bottom: A2

Younger Brother
Mother’s younger brother. He is an erratic and passionate soul, a firework waiting to be lit. Influenced greatly by Goldman’s teachings.
Gender: Male – Age: 20 to 25
Vocal range top: F#4; Vocal range bottom: B2

Little Boy
Mother and Father’s son. He is open-hearted and curious with inexplicable clairvoyance. Never passes judgement on others.
Gender: Male – Age: 8 to 12
Vocal range top: D5; Vocal range bottom: E4

Grandfather
Mother’s patrician father. He is a retired professor, and easily irritated by nearly everything.
Gender: Male – Age: 60 to 70

Tateh
A Latvian immigrant. He wears the trials and tribulations of his past on his sleeve but remains optimistic that he will be successful. Full of genuine drive and heart. He lives for his daughter.
Gender: Male – Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range top: F#4; Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Little Girl
Tateh’s daughter. A vulnerable child in a brand-new home, she has lost her mother and is guarded and shy. She clings to her father.
Gender: Female – Age: 7 to 10
Vocal range top: Bb4; Vocal range bottom: C4

Booker T. Washington
Brilliant Black social activist. He is an eloquent and articulate gentleman with no patience for Black Americans leading less than exemplary lives.
Gender: Male – Age: 45 to 55
Vocal range top: Eb4; Vocal range bottom: D3

Emma Goldman
Social activist. Originally from Russia, she is a leader, a fearless advocate for the oppressed.
Gender: Female – Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range top: D5; Vocal range bottom: B3

Evelyn Nesbit
Beautiful vaudeville performer. Thrust into the limelight after the high-profile murder of her lover, the entire world is her stage.
Gender: Female – Age: 18 to 21
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: B3

Harry Houdini
The famous magician, originally from Hungary. With notable physical ability, he stands as a symbol of the “American Dream.”
Gender: Male – Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: E3

Ensemble/Other roles – size TBD (some roles may also be played by above characters)
Baseball Fans; Coalhouse Supporters; Firemen; Immigrants to America; New Rochelle Citizens; Reporters; Vacationers.

Played by Black actors: Coalhouse Walker Jr., Coalhouse’s Lawyer, Sarah, Booker T. Washington, Harlem Citizens, Henson

AUDITION PROCESS:

1. Prepare 16 bars from a Broadway show tune in similar style to RAGTIME.
2. Dress in comfortable clothing for a movement audition – TBD
3. Readings for only those the casting team determines for principal roles and will be assigned from the MTI script.
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