Star Spangled Sitcoms: ‘Huzzah’ and ‘John Adams’
Location: Chicago, IL
Type: Theater
AUDITION NOTICE:
STAR SPANGLED SITCOMS: ‘Huzzah’ and ‘John Adams’
Written by: Cody Melcher, Directed by: Dylan Schaefer
STAR-SPANGLED SITCOMS: ‘Huzzah’ & ‘John Adams’ is a pair of American sitcom parodies set during the American Revolutionary period (1773 and 1800) where all of the characters have been replaced with historical figures. The show consists of a two-part parody of the sitcom ‘Cheers’ set during the Boston Tea Party at Sam Adams’ tavern followed by a two-part parody of the spin-off sitcom ‘Frasier’ set during the first Thanksgiving at the White House.
- Show Dates: Saturday, November 12 – Sunday, December 4th, Thurs.-Sat. Evening and Sun. matinee. (No show Thanksgiving Day)
- Tech Week: week of Nov. 6th.
- Theatre: City Lit Theatre (1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave)
- Rehearsals begin in early September
- Non-Equity
- Pay: $50 stipend for all actors
- Calling men and women of all ages and ethnicities.
- All ages will be considered for most roles, however we strongly encourage actors over the age of 40 to audition as we will attempt to cast as close to age appropriately as possible.
- We will be casting all roles color-blind and we strongly encourage actors of all races and ethnicities to audition.
AUDITIONS:
Auditions/Callbacks: Saturday, April 30th @ Mind Art Core Pilates Studio (4945 N Damen Ave). Auditions will be held from 1pm-6pm with a possible callback after your general audition.
Please prepare a 1-2 minute comedic monologue. Monologues cut from an actual ‘Fraiser’ or ‘Cheers’ episode are strongly encouraged, but not required.
To request an audition slot, please email Dylan Schaefer at dylan.m.schaefer@gmail.com and include your headshot and resume. Please specify time preferences if you have any.
Auditions will be held in blocks and we will inform you at the end of your block if we’d like to have you read for a callback. We promise you won’t be waiting long!
If you cannot make auditions and/or callbacks but would still like to be considered for a role, please contact us to make alternate arrangements.
ROLES:
Sam Adams (Sam Malone) — male, 40s
Subject to and satire of masculinity. A promiscuous narcissist. Competitive, impulsive, but still somehow charming.
John Hancock (Woody Boyd) — male, 20s/30s
Off-center mentality, misunderstanding others’ comments. Kind, simple, and eager.
Benjamin Franklin (Cliff Clavin) — male, 40’s-60’s? Ridiculed by friends and enemies alike for his know-it-all attitude. Has a fact for every occasion and doesn’t know when to quit.
Carla Traetta (Carla Tortelli) — female, 40s
A human fireball. Feisty, worldly-wise, sarcastic and always has a wisecrack. Quick to temper, not to forgiveness.
Paul Revere (Norm Peterson) — male, 40s
Always has a beer and a comeback. Best friends with Franklin, though not always. Nothing comes between him and his beer.
Betsy Ross (Diane Chambers) — female, 30s
Full of gumption and chutzpah, sometimes too innocent for her own good, but always ready with a retort.
John Adams (Frasier Crane) — male, 40s
Flawed, silly, pompous, and full of himself, yet kind and vulnerable. Intelligent, insightful, but stubborn.
Gov. Thomas Hutchison — male, 40s/50s
British Governor of Massachusetts. Incredibly posh, self-righteous, quick to judgment, but overall, still, unbelievably posh.
George Washington/John Adams, Sr (Martin Crane) — male, 60s
Very down-to-earth and unpretentious. His tastes are generally simple. Unaffected, yet stubborn in his ways.
Alexander Hamilton/Elihu Adams (Niles Crane) — male, 30s
Fastidious, snobby and fussy. Obsessive-compulsive.
Needs to prove himself, yet is also overly-confident.
Abigail Adams (Roz Doyle) — female, 30s
Strong, gentle, sarcastic, but with a teasing kindness. Forthright when she needs to be, but comforting when it’s called for.
Esther Briesler (Daphne Moon) — female, 30s
Mostly kind and down-to-earth, often perplexed and exasperated by John Adams. Has many eccentricities. Often tells rambling stories.
John Quincy Adams (Frederick Crane) — male, teens/20s
Stubborn, rebellious, and somewhat immature.
Payment: Paid
City or Location of call: Chicago, IL
Please submit to: dylan.m.schaefer@gmail.com
This casting notice was posted by: City Lit Theatre
