Job Description

special audition requirements: an accompanist will be provided; bring sheet music or cd (no vocals) in your key. please wear/bring dance attire — note: there is no tap. sides will be provided. open call audition; no appointment necessary. non-equity; no pay.

character breakdown:

florence vassy – female, lead, age 25-40, mezzo/belt (to e). frederick’s chess second; hungarian-born, she’s worked hard to become the cosmopolitan woman she is today — and sometimes tries too hard.

anatoly sergievsky – male, lead, age 25-40, baritone (to g#). russian chess champion. brilliant, unexpectedly charming, romantic, married, but falls in love with florence.

frederick trumper – male, lead, age 25-40, rock tenor (to c). american chess champion, arrogant, temperamental, prideful, a genius, dangerously obsessed.

alexander molokov – male, supporting, age: 40-65, bass (down to f#). anatoly’s second; kgb agent and head of russian delegation, politically manipulative, intellectually formidable and fiercely patriotic. russian accent helpful.

svetlana – female, supporting, age 20-40, strong belt voice. domestic, wholesome, still effortlessly elegant.
arbiter – male, supporting, age 30’s, rock high baritone (to a). judge/referee of chess match; all business, cares only for the match and not for politics. authoritative, with clockwork precision. must move well.

walter de courcey – male, supporting, age 40-60, bass-baritone (down to g#). marketing agent; seemingly respectable, of substance, trustworthy — but secretly a cia agent.

ensemble – dancers who sing and singers who dance. there is featured dancing in several scenes and the vocals will serve as a “pop” choir in many of the solo numbers, with equal members chosen for each voice part.
ages are only a suggestion. all ethnicities are welcomed and encouraged to audition.