Fort Salem Theater is excited to announce auditions for a developmental reading of ICU, a new musical by Dan Costello, directed by Brittany Martel. Auditions are open for a variety of dynamic roles, with rehearsals from November 10-14 and a performance on November 15. Submit your headshot, resume, and materials by October 25 for consideration. Full details are available at FortSalem.com/auditions and posted below.
ICU: A Play That As Is Also A Musical
Written by Dan Costello
Directed by Brittany Martel
Produced by Kyle West
About the show: A developmental reading for ICU, exploring two weeks in a family’s life when a father suddenly goes on life support. The play also explores moving from the city to the country, senior care in America, the medical profession, siblings, religion, and being a parent of young children while also being the child of aging parents. There’s a lot of fishing. And of course, it’s a love story. Did we mention it’s a musical?
Rehearsals: November 10 – November 14 from 6pm-10pm
Performance: November 15 @ 7PM (6pm-10pm actor call)
Location: Fort Salem Theater, Salem, NY
Non-Equity/Unpaid
CASTING BREAKDOWN:
HENRY JOSEPH RUSSELL, late 60s-70s, lyric baritone, cis male, retired college professor. Has dream life as Old Man.
JOANIE RUSSELL, 60s-70’s, Merman style Alto, cis female, retired IT professional, a Jewish Mother/Grandmother who takes care of everyone.
JACOB “JAKEY” RUSSELL, late 30s-40s, Bass/Baritone, cis male, Oldest Brother, a Religious Jewish hippie who lives far away. Doubles Kidney Doctor.
BRANDON “RUSS” RUSSELL, Middle Brother, Construction business owner in a big city. Doubles Boy/Gary the Nurse. ROLE IS CAST
DEVIN “DEV” RUSSELL, Youngest Brother, moved from city to country, now close to childhood home. ROLE IS CAST
CHANI, 30s-40s, Alto, cis female, wife of JAKEY, a Religious Jewish hippie, and a loving mother first and foremost. All of the spouses are the next generation of caretakers in the family, and mirror Joanie in some aspects. Must be able to sing tight vocal harmonies in a trio. Doubles Surgeon.
NIKKI, 30s-40s, Alto/Belter, cis female, spouse to RUSS. Keeps people in line. All of the spouses are the next generation of caretakers in the family, and mirror Joanie in some aspects. Must be able to sing tight vocal harmonies in a trio. Doubles Nurse/Neurologist.
ARROW/ALI, 30s-40s, lyric soprano/tenor, cis female or cis male in the past, NB/genderqueer in the now, spouse to DEV. Kind, full of grace, holds a lot of space. All of the spouses are the next generation of caretakers in the family, and mirror Joanie in some aspects. This role can be played by a person of any gender identity.Must be able to sing tight vocal harmonies in a trio.Doubles Irish Nurse.
SUBMISSIONS:
Please submit a headshot, resume, and any relevant materials by or before 2PM on Friday, October 25 using the link posted at FortSalem.com/auditions. A note from the director: “Relevant material can be a reel, production footage, another audition tape or a short video of you reading a paragraph from any book on your shelf into your front facing camera phone, and maybe a few lines from a song that shows your voice off the best. It doesn’t need to be perfect, we just want to see that you can say words and can sing. Please put YOUR NAME/ROLE(S) you are submitting for in the subject of the email.”
