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Dundalk Community Theatre is committed to growing our diversity and inclusion at all levels: on our stage, in our audience, on our staff and within our leadership. We seek to be inclusive and color-conscious not only in our casting but also in the works we choose to present. We aim to keep performers from historically underrepresented backgrounds visible and valued in the casting process. As such, we encourage performers of all races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities, abilities, and ages, to attend auditions.

Actors should prepare 32-bars of a song in the style of the show (1950s-1960s) and/or one of the selected songs from A BRONX TALE below. Actors should be prepared with sheet music for selections that are not from the audition song selections below.

Additionally, actors should be prepared to perform cold readings from the script. Actors may also be asked to move, so please dress in comfortable clothing appropriate for movement.

Auditions are by appointment only and are scheduled in 45-minute blocks. Those auditioning for a role are expected to stay for the entire 45 minutes. 

Bringing a photo and resume is highly recommended.

You must register to audition!  Click here to register

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS 

NOTE: Musical Director (Nathan Scavilla) will play the selections below on the piano. Be prepared to sing with piano accompaniment and not a track. Once actors have signed up for an audition, they will be emailed further audition resources and sheet music for preparation. You will not have to learn the entire song.

CALOGERO: Male. Age (17). A young, likeable Italian American teenager. He steps in and out of narrating the show. Sing: “In a World Like This”.
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SONNY: Male. Age (30s/40s). Italian. The number one man in the neighborhood. He’s the leader of the wise guys. Powerful and charismatic. Sing: “One of the Great Ones”.
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The ensemble is very featured in this show. If you are auditioning for the ENSEMBLE, please bring 32 bars of a song in the style of the 50’s/60’s. Actors should also be prepared with sheet music and to sing with piano accompaniment. Examples: Selections from the musical GREASE or JERSEY BOYS would work.

Sample Ensemble Descriptions: 

• Males. Age (30s – 50s). Members of Sonny’s wise-guy group and inhabitants of Calogero’s neighborhood.
• Males. Age (17-18). Calogero’s best friends. Singers in “Doo-Wop” group.
• Males. Age (18 – 20s). African American. Play Jane’s brother and his friend.
• Females. Italian girls in Calogero’s neighborhood.
• Females. Age (17-18). African American. Jane’s friends.

Further questions about this audition or production should be sent to: Kelly Carlson, DCT’s Artistic Director at kcarlsondct@gmail.com.

Tickets may be purchased online:  www.ccbctickets.com or by calling the Box Office (443) 840 – ARTS

Directions to CCBC Dundalk | College Community Center, John E. Ravekes Theatre | www.ccbcmd.edu/dct

A BRONX TALE is presented by special arrangements with Broadway Licensing. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by Broadway Licensing.