La Jolla Calls Aug12

Please see info below and if you are right for any of the roles, email pictures and resumes to Merri Sugarman at Tara Rubin Casting:
MSugarman@TaraRubinCasting.com

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
La Jolla Playhouse World Premier
Artistic Director: Christopher Ashley
Managing Director: Michael Rosenberg
Associate Producer: Dana Harrel
LORT B Contract/$765 wkly. minimum
Producers: La Jolla Playhouse
Story by Wayne Coyne and Des McAnuff
Music and Lyrics by The Flaming Lips
Conceived and Directed by Des McAnuff
Musical Supervisor/Director: Ron Melrose
Casting: Tara Rubin Casting

Yoshimi Yasukawa is involved in a war between her boyfriends, Ben Nickel and Booker. Before that gets resolved she finds herself fighting for her life. ³Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots² is a magical story that takes place in the modern world and simultaneously on a science fiction landscape where there is an army of pink robots. It is a story of love and the struggle for survival. It will be an ambitious technological production featuring singing, dancing, and puppetry.

BEN: Late 20¹s-mid 30s. This character is Caucasian; Rock Tenor/gentle alt-rock voice w/strength up to Tenor ?A¹ and gentle float¹ up to Tenor ?B¹. A mercurial spirit in a three-piece suit and an open bow tie, which serves as a kind of uniform in a Chaplin-esque fashion. A computer graphics designer for a publishing house. Must be capable of dance and physical clowning gawky but also charming and attractive. He is in love with YOSHIMI. MUST BE COMFORTABLE W/AERIAL WORK AND HEIGHTS.

BOOKER: Late 20s-mid 30s. Rock Tenor/Gentle tenor/Bari-tenor w/strength up to ?F¹ sharp and also gentle float up to tenor ?B¹; This character is African-American. A tall, athletic, good-looking business-man in a suit, white shirt and tie. An investment counselor and broker. Must be a good mover. He is in love with YOSHIMI. MUST BE COMFORTABLE W/AERIAL WORK AND HEIGHTS.

YOSHIMI: 27. Rock belt & folk mezzo/gentle alt-rock soloist comfortable singing strongly or with frailty up to ?D¹ (?D¹ on the staff not soprano high ?D¹). Asian. A beautiful, first generation Asian-American. A visual artist and later a Freedom Fighter. MUST BE COMFORTABLE AS A DANCER WITH LIFTS AND CONTACT. MUST BE COMFORTABLE WITH AERIAL WORK AND HEIGHTS.

DR. PETERSEN: UNDERSTUDY ONLY - Late 40s-50s; High baritone or tenor. A compassionate, devoted cancer specialist. He should be tall and imposing with great implicit authority.

MR. YASUKAWA: 50s; Rock Tenor or high; May look frail but must sing with surprising confidence, passion and strength; Baritone Asian 1st generation Asian immigrant. YOSHIMI¹s father, a rather stern, concerned parent middle class business man. Capable of moving.

MRS. YASUKAWA: 50s; Rock Alto/Folk Mezzo may look frail but should sing with confidence, passion and strength; Asian. 1st generation Asian immigrant. Yoshimi¹s loving, dedicated mother. Capable of moving.

ENSEMBLE: Seeking men and women (20¹s-30¹s) Must be excellent dancers and strong singer/actors. Dance style is a mix of contemporary, modern, and hip-hop. Acrobatics, tumbling, martial arts, and/or puppeteering experience a plus. Singing style veers towards alternative rock, a la The Flaming Lips.

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	Casting Call from La Jolla Please see info below and if you are right for any of the roles, email pictures and resumes to Merri Sugarman at Tara Rubin Casting: MSugarman@TaraRubinCasting.com Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots La Jolla Playhouse World Premier Artistic Director: Christopher Ashley Managing Director: Michael Rosenberg Associate Producer: Dana Harrel LORT B Contract/$765 wkly. minimum Producers: La Jolla Playhouse Story by Wayne Coyne and Des McAnuff Music and Lyrics by The Flaming Lips Conceived and Directed by Des McAnuff Musical Supervisor/Director: Ron Melrose Casting: Tara Rubin Casting 1st Rehearsal: Sept. 18, 2012 1st Preview: Nov. 6, 2012 Closes: Dec. 16, 2012 Auditions in NY August 2012 Yoshimi Yasukawa is involved in a war between her boyfriends, Ben Nickel and Booker. Before that gets resolved she finds herself fighting for her life. ³Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots² is a magical story that takes place in the modern world and simultaneously on a science fiction landscape where there is an army of pink robots. It is a story of love and the struggle for survival. It will be an ambitious technological production featuring singing, dancing, and puppetry. BEN: Late 20¹s-mid 30s. This character is Caucasian; Rock Tenor/gentle alt-rock voice w/strength up to Tenor ?A¹ and gentle float¹ up to Tenor ?B¹. A mercurial spirit in a three-piece suit and an open bow tie, which serves as a kind of uniform in a Chaplin-esque fashion. A computer graphics designer for a publishing house. Must be capable of dance and physical clowning gawky but also charming and attractive. He is in love with YOSHIMI. MUST BE COMFORTABLE W/AERIAL WORK AND HEIGHTS. BOOKER: Late 20s-mid 30s. Rock Tenor/Gentle tenor/Bari-tenor w/strength up to ?F¹ sharp and also gentle float up to tenor ?B¹; This character is African-American. A tall, athletic, good-looking business-man in a suit, white shirt and tie. An investment counselor and broker. Must be a good mover. He is in love with YOSHIMI. MUST BE COMFORTABLE W/AERIAL WORK AND HEIGHTS. YOSHIMI: 27. Rock belt & folk mezzo/gentle alt-rock soloist comfortable singing strongly or with frailty up to ?D¹ (?D¹ on the staff not soprano high ?D¹). Asian. A beautiful, first generation Asian-American. A visual artist and later a Freedom Fighter. MUST BE COMFORTABLE AS A DANCER WITH LIFTS AND CONTACT. MUST BE COMFORTABLE WITH AERIAL WORK AND HEIGHTS. DR. PETERSEN: UNDERSTUDY ONLY - Late 40s-50s; High baritone or tenor. A compassionate, devoted cancer specialist. He should be tall and imposing with great implicit authority. MR. YASUKAWA: 50s; Rock Tenor or high; May look frail but must sing with surprising confidence, passion and strength; Baritone Asian 1st generation Asian immigrant. YOSHIMI¹s father, a rather stern, concerned parent middle class business man. Capable of moving. MRS. YASUKAWA: 50s; Rock Alto/Folk Mezzo may look frail but should sing with confidence, passion and strength; Asian. 1st generation Asian immigrant. Yoshimi¹s loving, dedicated mother. Capable of moving. ENSEMBLE: Seeking men and women (20¹s-30¹s) Must be excellent dancers and strong singer/actors. Dance style is a mix of contemporary, modern, and hip-hop. Acrobatics, tumbling, martial arts, and/or puppeteering experience a plus. Singing style veers towards alternative rock, a la The Flaming Lips. Please submit electronically ASAP. __._,_.___ Home \| News \| Calendar \| Directory \| Plays \| Library/Storefront \| Timeline Copyright 2012, Roger W. Tang Questions? Email

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