AUDITIONS*
ORDINARY DAYS AUDITION INFO
All Roles Have Been Cast. Thank You!
Music & Lyrics by Adam Gwon
Directed by Matt Austin & Jessica Chesbro
Music Direction by Rodney Loren
PLOT SUMMARY
Ordinary Days is a sung-through musical that originally debuted in 2008, looking at the lives of four New Yorkers as they navigate love, art, passion, purpose and connection in a post 9/11 landscape. We follow aspiring artist Warren, perpetually dissatisfied grad student Deb, and couple-who-just-moved-in-together-and-are-probably-totally-fine-with-it Claire and Jason as their lives come together, break apart, bump up against each other, and interweave in surprising ways as each tries to figure out what, exactly, is beautiful to them in life?
IMPORTANT PRODUCTION DATES
Rehearsals Begin
Approx. April 6th. Rehearsals will be 3 evenings per week. Schedule will be finalized after cast conflicts have been collected and organized.
Tech Week Begins
Tech Sunday – May 31st
Performance Dates
June 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 19th 20th, 21st, 26th & 27th
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Please Note: Actors age 18+ of all backgrounds and gender identities are encouraged to audition. The role is open to all races and ethnicities.
WARREN – Vocal Range: Tenor/Baritone, G#2 – G5
A loveable oddball, WARREN is an artist with something to say, but he’s not quite sure what it is yet. He’s determined, positive, and a bit over-eager, but his heart is always in the right place. His budding friendship with DEB forces him to reflect on his “big picture” in life, while he helps her appreciate the everyday. Comedic delivery is essential.
DEB – Vocal Range: Mezzo, F#3 – E5
A no-nonsense high-achiever, DEB is a disgruntled grad student who is constantly looking elsewhere for happiness. Impatient, a bit neurotic, and despite her protests, overall a negative person, she’s got big dreams but no real idea how to achieve them. When her world collides with WARREN, whom she initially dismisses as a “waste of a life,” her walls come crashing down as she discovers what makes life beautiful. Comedic with strong diction.
JASON – Vocal Range: Tenor, A2 – G#4
A devoted and loving man, JASON has recently moved in with his girlfriend, CLAIRE, and couldn’t be more thrilled to start the next chapter of their lives, even if he has to stay in New York City. He knows exactly what he wants in life, or rather, who he wants, but he doesn’t understand why CLAIRE is so resistant to their relationship’s progression. After his energetic opening number, primarily sings reflective, emotional ballads.
CLAIRE – Vocal Range: Soprano, G3 – E5
Struggling with the progression of her relationship, CLAIRE is a headstrong and emotionally layered woman who can’t seem to let go of the past. While she loves JASON, she’s constantly in her own head and often shuts him out, getting in her own way of happiness. Strong, expressive belter who is very confident in both the comedic and the dramatic.
Please note that the Ridgefield Theater Barn is NOT an equity house. All actors cast in our productions who are current AEA members would need to be granted an AEA “Guest Artist Agreement” (Equity waiver) if cast. RTB would submit such requests to AEA as a condition of being cast. Actors who perform at RTB do so on an unpaid basis.