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Auditions

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Submission Instructions

All Submissions are due April 20th by 11:59pm. Callbacks will be May 11th in Torrance in the evening, please let us know if you are unavailable for that day.

Vocal Audition for Leads and Supporting Characters

Submit an unlisted Youtube Link of a Vocal Audition to maya@phantasmaarts.org

  • Please slate at the top of your video with your name, location and role preferred.

  • Please submit an approximately 60-second cut of you singing an UP-TEMPO song from either a Broadway or Movie musical from 1968 or later.

  • Please do not sing from Next To Normal.

  • Please do not sing from Grease, Rent or A Chorus Line.

  • Please no ballads.

  • There is a Fundraiser Performance on May 30th and will have rehearsals before that day based on cast availability. If you are unable to attend the Fundraiser please let us know if your submission email.

Dance Audition for Shadow Dancers/Ensemble

Submit an unlisted Youtube Link of a Vocal Audition to maya@phantasmaarts.org

  • Please slate at the top of your video with your name & location

  • You can submit a dance reel you have or create one, contemporary style preferred

  • If you like to or are comfortable singing please submit a vocal clip as well. (Not a requirement, only if you’d like)

Thank you for your submission!

Important Dates & Locations

Fundraiser Performance May 30th, with a rehearsal sometime before

Rehearsals begin June 12 (most evenings and possibly some weekends); tech week July 12-15; performs July 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 both rehearsals and performance located in Torrance.

Roles, Compensation & Contract

Wage hours are an estimate, could be more or less and also do not reflect a pre-tax rate. Current listing is based on the Backstage posting.
Character Breakdowns from MTI

Diana Goodman: Lead (Vocal Heavy)
Delusional, bipolar, and depressed. The sexiness of her yesterdays has only recently begun to soften. She is determined to make her family perfect but is tortured by a death in the family.
Gender: Female
Presents Age: 40 to 45
Vocal range top: F#5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Rate: $18.75 / hour
Total Pay: $1,406.25 (est. 75 hours of work)

Dan Goodman: Lead (Vocal Heavy)
Diana's husband. He is handsome and genuine. Though a constant in Diana's tumultuous life, he has grown tired and weary of her antics.
Gender: Male
Presents Age: 40 to 45
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Rate: $18.75 / hour
Total Pay: $1,406.25 (est. 75 hours of work)

Natalie Goodman: Lead (Vocal Heavy)
Diana & Dan's troubled daughter. An accomplished pianist and hardworking student, her struggles are exacerbated by her mother's behavior. She greatly admires Henry.
Gender: Female
Presents Age: 16
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Rate: $18.75 / hour
Total Pay: $1,406.25 (est. 75 hours of work)

Gabe Goodman: Lead (Vocal Heavy)
Diana & Dan's son. Dashing, athletic, and bright. He is a playful man and everything a mother could imagine.
Gender: Male
Presents Age: 18 to 21
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: B2
Rate: $18.75 / hour
Total Pay: $1,406.25 (est. 75 hours of work)

Henry: Supporting (Vocal Heavy)
Natalie's classmate. The all-around musician, philosopher, and slacker. He has an intoxicating capacity for sympathy and romance.
Gender: Male
Presents Age: 17
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: G#2
Rate: $18.75 / hour
Total Pay: $1,218.75 (est. 65 hours of work)

Dr. Madden: Supporting (Vocal Heavy)
Diana's handsome psychiatrist. Quite assured in his practice and considered somewhat of a rock star.
Gender: Male
Presents Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: A2
Rate: $18.75 / hour
Total Pay: $1,218.75 (est. 65 hours of work)

Shadow Dancer: Chorus / Ensemble (Light Vocal or None)
Gender: Female
Presents: early - mid 20s
Rate: $500 flat rate
Total Pay: $500 (est. 30 hours of work)