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#25Hair Equity Chorus Call
Posted: 1/8/10 at 12:15am
Some people in this thread really don't know what they are talking about. Here's a legitimate response with facts:
FACT: You *can* attend the AEA casting call, even though you are not an Equity member. Doesn't matter if you are EMC or not.
FACT: They will audition all AEA members first, and then at the end of the day if there is time or they want to see non-Eq, then they will go down the waiting list and audition you.
FACT: You *must* be an Equity member to perform in a Broadway show with a Broadway contract. (Exceptions are dance shows and Cirque du Soliel and the like, which have exceptions and different contracts as per the situation.) HOWEVER, if you are non-Equity, audition at an AEA call for a Broadway show, and they want to cast you, then they will buy you into the union and you will become AEA.
OPINION: I wouldn't waste your time. I have an EMC friend who just moved to NYC and he has already attended several AEA calls for Broadway and non-Broadway shows. He was never seen. Some of the calls were so crowded that they couldn't even audition all of their AEA members. It is true that more often than not, non-Eq males have a better chance at being seen than females. Still, I would anticipate not being seen. You never know, so it's only "worth" it if you can afford it and have the money and time to go in and acknowledge that you probably will not be seen.
Good luck!
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
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Featured Actor Joined: 9/9/06
#26Hair Equity Chorus Call
Posted: 1/8/10 at 3:28am
FACT: At the EPA in Los Angeles last month, Non-Equity talent was put into every single group even as more Equity people showed up during the day AT THE PRODUCERS SPECIFIC REQUEST.
FACT: Even though many Equity members bitched about it, Non-Equity people were still seen BEFORE them.
FACT: When a producer is looking for something in peticular, sometimes the rules are bent.
I'm sorry this wasn't the case in NY.
Disneyland Magic Man
Featured Actor Joined: 9/9/06
#27Hair Equity Chorus Call
Posted: 1/8/10 at 3:35am
And FACT: Equity rules regarding auditioning for Broadway shows are exactly the same in Los Angeles as they are in NY.
And, in FACT, because many Broadway actors move to Los Angeles in hopes of landing a TV show or major film credit so they can go back to Broadway and get parts they deserve, there are special rules that mandate that when major auditions are held in New York, at least agent calls are held in Los Angeles. If not an open call.
#28Hair Equity Chorus Call
Posted: 1/8/10 at 11:38amThey typed the Equity women. No non-eqs were seen.
#29Hair Equity Chorus Call
Posted: 1/8/10 at 4:39pm
They announced a non-Equity call on the 21st at the Public Theatre.
~Steven
#30Hair Equity Chorus Call
Posted: 1/8/10 at 4:41pm
Disneyland Man -- true, but it is generally the case that non-Eq are seen last.
Haven't heard from my friend yet (a male non-Eq) to see if he was seen or not.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
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Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
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Broadway Legend Joined: 6/12/06
#32Hair Equity Chorus Call
Posted: 1/8/10 at 6:06pm
Steven,
They announced it at the audition? If you read it online, could you point us in the right direction? Thanks!
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#33Hair Equity Chorus Call
Posted: 1/8/10 at 11:32pm
They did announce it at the audition, but it actually was posted on Backstage the night before the ECC.
~Steven
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Broadway Star Joined: 9/13/09
#34Hair Non Equity Chorus Call
Posted: 1/15/10 at 12:47pm
AngryYoungMan, Non-Eq open call for new HAIR cast
Hair to Hold Open Casting Call at the Public Theater Jan. 21
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/135994-Hair-to-Hold-Open-Casting-Call-at-the-Public-Theater-Jan-21
Updated On: 1/15/10 at 12:47 PM
#35Hair Non Equity Chorus Call
Posted: 1/15/10 at 1:48pm
Great. Now EVERYONE is going to be there. Ugh.
~Steven
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