Company: Kokandy Productions
Show: American Psycho: The Musical
Category: Non-Equity Audition
Pay: $650 stipend

Description:
Kokandy Productions is currently accepting VIRTUAL SUBMISSIONS for the Chicago premiere of American Psycho: The Musical, directed by Producing Artistic Director Derek Van Barham. The show will be produced at The Chopin Theatre in Wicker Park. Additional creative team will be announced soon. 

We are seeking submissions from all ethnicities, genders and abilities (18+). Any role can be played by all ethnicities. 

VIDEO SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE BY WEDNESDAY, MAY 10. INVITED VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON CALLBACKS WILL BE SET UP ONCE THE SUBMISSION WINDOW IS CLOSED. (We WILL be accepting later submissions, as possible. Please reach out with any questions.) 

ABOUT THE SHOW
American Psycho is a ruthless and daring new musical from Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening) and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Riverdale, The Muckle Man, The Picture of Dorian Gray). Based on the electrifying novel by Bret Easton Ellis, the musical tells the story of Patrick Bateman, a young and handsome Wall Street banker with impeccable taste and unquenchable desires. Patrick and his elite group of friends spend their days in chic restaurants, exclusive clubs and designer labels. But at night, Patrick takes part in a darker indulgence, and his mask of sanity is starting to slip…

We are looking for a cast of 16 to play all roles, including:

PATRICK BATEMAN 

JEAN, Patrick’s secretary

EVELYN WILLIAMS, Patrick’s girlfriend

LUIS CARRUTHERS, co-worker, dating Courtney

COURTNEY LAWRENCE, dating Luis

TIMOTHY PRICE, Patrick’s best friend

CRAIG McDERMOTT, co-worker, one of the foursome

DAVID VAN PATTEN, co-worker, one of the foursome

PAUL OWEN, that guy 

SEAN, Patrick’s brother

MRS. BATEMAN, Patrick’s mother

DETECTIVE DONALD KIMBALL

Several of the cast will also portray waitresses, bartenders, club kids, trainers, neighbors, prostitutes, doormen, Wall Street types and… Tom Cruise.

NOTE: Due to its content, we encourage interested performers to research the show before submitting. The West End recording is available on Spotify and other platforms for your reference, though it differs a bit from the currently licensed version. We have also uploaded a full script HERE. 

The script contains nudity, sex, alcohol/drug use, violence, graphic language (including homophobic and sexist slurs).

The creative team will include a choreographer as well as a violence and intimacy team. All scripted moments of intimacy and violence will be created in collaboration with the cast. This production will not always be going for realism, utilizing a wide vocabulary of styles to capture the events that unfold over the course of the show… many of which may not actually occur. Is it all in Patrick’s head? We’ll find out.

Time Commitment:
Rehearsals will begin in late July (4-5 rehearsal per week; a mix of weekday evenings and weekend morning/afternoons). Tech begins mid-September. First preview is Thursday, September 14. Opening night Friday, September 29. Regular performance week is Thur-Sat 7PM, Sun 5PM. The show will run through Sun, November 26. Note that the final (Thanksgiving) week schedule includes a Wednesday evening performance, but no performance on Thanksgiving Day. 

Material to Prepare:
Please submit one 32-bar cut (around 1 minute) that best shows off your voice, and allows you to share your style and vibe. Please submit your headshot & resume along with your video, and indicate whether you are interested in a specific role(s).

Also include any major conflicts with the rehearsal and production period (late July-late November. This production will utilize swings and understudies, so some conflicts may be accommodated. 

Reply to Email: casting@kokandyproductions.com
Website: https://www.kokandyproductions.com

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
VIDEOS: Please submit one (1) video file containing song submitted as either a direct YouTube or Vimeo link, or any method *not* requiring the video to be downloaded for viewing.

HEADSHOT/RESUME: Please submit together as one PDF file named LastName_FirstName. (ex. Bateman_Patrick.pdf). 

TO SUBMIT: Please send one (1) email to casting@kokandyproductions.com with your full name in the subject line, your one (1) video link in the body of the email and attach your one (1) PDF with your headshot & resume. Indicate if there are specific role(s) that interest you. 

Submissions are due by Wednesday, May 10. If you have any difficulties formatting your submission as requested, please let us know and we will be happy to work with you to find an alternative solution. Have fun. Get weird. Indulge yourself.