Each year Know Theatre chooses an intrepid duo of performers to help us spread love and advanced mathematics to students with our tour of Matheatre’s Calculus: The Musical, and it’s time to hold open auditions for local Cincinnati artists!
Do you act, sing, have intermediate or better guitar and/or piano skills, and have Calculus in your heart? If so, this may be the perfect gig for you!
Calculus: The Musical is a comic “review” of the concepts and history of Calculus, blending sketch comedy and classroom lecture with musical parodies that span genres from light opera to hip-hop. The show has become an integral part of Calculus curricula in local and national high schools and we’re excited to send the show back out on the road with a revamped score and libretto.
Roles Available
Isaac Newton: (Lead) Males and Females, 18-35. All Ethnicities.
Actors must play piano and/or guitar at an intermediate level, as they accompany themselves. An interest in teaching or mathematics is preferred but not required.
All Other Roles: (Supporting) Males and Females, 18-35, All Ethnicities.
Actors must play piano and/or guitar at an intermediate level, as they accompany themselves. An interest in teaching or mathematics is preferred but not required.
Schedule and Pay
Contract runs from February 22nd, 2016 to May 7th, 2016.*
The tour pays $300/wk during rehearsals and for in-town performance weeks, $405/wk for out-of-town performance weeks.
*Exact dates for rehearsals and performances TBD ASAP as we finalize bookings.
Auditions
Please prepare a one-minute, family-friendly comedic monologue and up to 32 bars of a self-accompanied song on piano or guitar. (If both instruments can be played, please be prepared to demonstrate this.) A piano and guitar will be available for use. Please be prepared to move and do math.
All auditions are by appointment only. To schedule an audition, please e-mail a headshot and resume to Kristen Ruthemeyer with the subject line “Calculus Audition Request” at kristenr@knowtheatre.com.