Mercury Theater Chicago / Southport Theater LLC

(CAT)

Chicago, IL

********************Chicago, IL 60613

***-***-****

https://www.mercurytheaterchicago.com

****@*********************.*** | *******@*********************.***

Theatre Info

Contract: (CAT)
Submission Preference (Actors): Subscriber Access

Musicals

2023 / 2024 Season

Jul 14, 2023 — Sep 10, 2023

ROCK OF AGES
by Chris D'Arienzo
Music & Lyrics by Various Artists

Oct 13, 2023 — Dec 31, 2023

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
by Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan

Auditioned: 03/21/23- View Info

Prior Audition Info

audition

Mar 20

Audition Type: EPA
Union: UNION
Contract: CAT
Audition Dates: March 20, 2023 — March 21, 2023

Audition Personnel:

Keely Vasquez (Associate — Casting)

Audition Location:
Mercury Theater Chicago
3745 N Southport Ave
Chicago, IL60613-3718

Comments: Please prepare to sing a short cut of a traditional musical theater, vaudeville or music hall song. Bring your sheet music. An accompanist will be provided. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

Original Audition Notice: Monday, March 20, 2023

UNION

audition

Mar 21

Audition Type: EPA
Union: UNION
Contract: CAT
Audition Dates: March 21, 2023 — March 21, 2023

Audition Personnel:

Christopher Chase Carter (Artistic Director)
L. Walter Stearns (Executive Director)
Eugene Dizon (Executive Producer)
L. Walter Stearns (Executive Director)
Keely Vasquez (Associate — Casting)

Audition Location:
Mercury Theater Chicago
3745 N Southport Ave
Chicago, IL60613-3718

Original Audition Notice: Tuesday, March 21, 2023

UNION

Mar 15, 2024 — May 19, 2024

JERSEY BOYS
by Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice

Auditioned: 09/11/23- View Info

Prior Audition Info

audition

Sep 11

Audition Type: EPA
Union: UNION
Contract: CAT
Audition Dates: September 11, 2023 — September 12, 2023

Audition Personnel:

Keely Vasquez (Associate — Casting)
Christopher Chase Carter (Artistic Director)

Audition Location:
Mercury Theater Chicago
3745 N Southport Ave
Chicago, IL60613-3718

Comments: Bring sheet music in the proper key and prepare to sing a brief cut of a 1950's - 1960's pop, rock n' roll song. Accompanist will be available. Please bring headshot and resume.

Original Audition Notice: Monday, September 11, 2023
Original Audition Notice: Tuesday, September 12, 2023

UNION

Oct 13, 2022 — Jan 01, 2023

CLUE
by Jonathan Lynn, Sandy Rustin

Auditioned: 04/29/22- View Info

Prior Audition Info

submit by

Apr 29

Audition Type: Appointment
Union: UNION
Contract: CAT

Submit to: *******@*********************.***
Submission Deadline: April 29, 2022

Audition Personnel:

Christopher Chase Carter (Artistic Director)
L. Walter Stearns (Executive Director)

Online/Video Submission

Comments: Chicago-based actors are encouraged to submit. Mercury Theater Chicago is committed to diversity and encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, ages and abilities to submit video auditions. INSTRUCTIONS Please prepare one comic monologue less than 3 minutes long which may highlight your physical comedy abilities. Most cell phones will give you high enough quality for your submission. Please film in â€œLandscapeâ€ (horizontal) mode, from the waist up. Please submit your video via a link to YouTube or Vimeo. We are not able to take individual file attachments, WeTransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive, or downloadable files. For more privacy, you can mark your tape as â€œunlisted."

Original Audition Notice

UNION

Jan 27, 2023 — Mar 26, 2023

LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL
by Lanie Robertson

Apr 21, 2023 — Jun 11, 2023

BIG RIVER
by William Hauptman
Music & Lyrics by Roger Miller

Auditioned: 11/30/22- View Info

Prior Audition Info

submit by

Nov 30

Audition Type: Appointment
Union: UNION
Contract: CAT V

Submit to: *******@*********************.***
Submission Deadline: November 30, 2022

Online/Video Submission

Comments: Email (LINK 1) your headshot/resume and video submission. Please submit your video via a link to YouTube or Vimeo. Unfortunately, at this time, we are not able to take individual file attachments. Your submission must be sent as a link to a site that is stream ready. We are not able to accept WeTransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive, or downloadable files at this time. For more privacy, you can mark your tape as â€œunlisted."

Original Audition Notice: PRINCIPAL
Original Audition Notice: CHORUS SINGERS

UNION

Nov 05, 2021 — Jan 09, 2022

SISTER ACT: THE MUSICAL
by Bill Steinkellner, Cheri Steinkellner
Music & Lyrics by Alan Menken, Glenn Slater

Auditioned: 07/26/21- View Info

Prior Audition Info

submit by

Jul 26

Audition Type: Appointment
Union: UNION
Contract: CAT

Submit to: *******@*********************.*** | *************.******.***************************************************
Submission Deadline: July 26, 2021

Audition Personnel:

Christopher Chase Carter (Artistic Director)

Online/Video Submission

Comments: Please prepare two contrasting 32-bar selections, one that shows off your voice within a pop, disco, R&B and/or soul genre, and a second (in any contrasting genre) that showcases your comedic chops as a singing actor. If you don't have access to accompaniment for a song of your own choosing, you may use the accompaniment for "Raise Your Voice" (see link).

Original Audition Notice

UNION

Jan 27, 2022 — Mar 13, 2022

WOMEN OF SOUL
by Daryl Brooks
Music & Lyrics by Various Artists

Auditioned: 09/23/21- View Info

Prior Audition Info

submit by

Sep 23

Audition Type: Appointment
Union: UNION
Contract: CAT

Submit to: *******@*********************.***
Submission Deadline: September 23, 2021

Audition Personnel:

Christopher Chase Carter (Artistic Director)

Online/Video Submission

Comments: SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Submit video as instructed.

Original Audition Notice

UNION

Jun 10, 2022 — Aug 07, 2022

PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT
by Stephan Elliott, Allan Scott
Music & Lyrics by Various Artists

Auditioned: 12/08/21- View Info

Prior Audition Info

submit by

Dec 08

Audition Type: Appointment
Union: UNION
Contract: CAT

Submit to: *******@*********************.***
Submission Deadline: December 8, 2021

Audition Personnel:

L. Walter Stearns (Executive Director)

Online/Video Submission

Comments: SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please submit your video via a link to YouTube or Vimeo. Unfortunately, at this time, we are not able to take individual file attachments. Your submission must be sent as a link to a site that is stream ready. We are not able to accept WeTransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive, or downloadable files at this time. For more privacy, you can mark your tape as "unlisted."

Original Audition Notice

UNION

Aug 30, 2019 — Dec 29, 2019

SPAMALOT
by Eric Idle
Music & Lyrics by Eric Idle, John Du Prez

Feb 07, 2020 — Apr 12, 2020

SHEAR MADNESS
by Paul Porter

Mar 20, 2020 — Jun 28, 2020

PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT
by Stephan Elliott, Allan Scott
Music & Lyrics by Various Artists

Auditioned: 01/19/20- View Info

Prior Audition Info

audition

Jan 19

Audition Type: EPA
Union: UNION
Contract: CAT II
Audition Dates: January 19, 2020 — January 20, 2020

Audition Location:
Mercury Theater Chicago
3745 N Southport AVE
Chicago, IL60613

Original Audition Notice

UNION

Staff

Christopher Chase Carter
Artistic Director

Honey West
Cabaret Director

L. Walter Stearns
Executive Director

Eugene Dizon
Executive Producer

Kristi J. Martens
Managing Director

Keely Vasquez
Associate — Casting

Archived

Shane Murray-Corcoran
Managing Director

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