Company
East/West Players
Tim Dang, dir.; Marc Oka, choreographer; Marc Macalintal, musical dir.; Andy Lowe, prod. manager.
Chess
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Production Description
The East/West Players are casting "Chess," a rock musical. Tim Dang, dir.; Marc Oka, choreo.; Marc Macalintal, musical dir.; Andy Lowe, prod. mgr.
Rehearsal and Production Dates & Locations
Rehearsals begin Apr. 9. Performances run May 15–June 9, with possible extension to June 23, at the David Henry Hwang Theater in downtown L.A.
Compensation & Union Contract Details
$347 min. Equity LOA to BAT Contract.
Seeking Talent Select a role below for more information and submission instructions.
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Frederick (
Supporting):
Male, 25-35, All Ethnicities
U.S. champion, self-absorbed, fame-and-fortune-seeking, short-tempered, bad boy of the chess world, rock tenor to C5, must move well.
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Anatoly Sergievsky (
Supporting):
Male, 25-35, All Ethnicities
Soviet Union champion, a troubled husband who despises the propaganda and politics of the tournament, eventually deciding to defect from his... more
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Florence Vassy (
Supporting):
Males & Females, 25-35, All Ethnicities
Freddie's strong-willed second and paramour, she feels strained by Freddie's brashness and falls in love with Anatoly, eventually becoming ... more
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The Arbiter (
Supporting):
Male, 30-39, All Ethnicities
Coldly objective, no-nonsense referee of the championship tournament and also the president of the International Chess Federation, baritone/... more
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Molokov (
Supporting):
Males & Females, 30-49, All Ethnicities
Anatoly's slick second who is also a manipulative KGB agent, bass or bass-baritone A3-F4.
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Walter de Courcey (
Supporting):
Male, 30-49, All Ethnicities
Media personality of the tournament and a secret CIA agent, bass-baritone Gsharp2–F4, good mover.
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Svetlana Sergievsky (
Supporting):
Female, 20-39, All Ethnicities
Anatoly's estranged wife who, under Molokov's machinations, tries to persuade Anatoly to return to his homeland, mezzo-soprano F3 to E5 belt... more
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Chorus Ensemble (
Chorus / Ensemble):
Males & Females, 20-39, All Ethnicities
Soprano (to Csharp6), alto (G3-D5), tenor (A3-B flat 5), bass (F2-F4), who can sing and move well, chorus to play various roles such as repo... more
