What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fiddler on the Roof - LA ECC Singers (Early & Late Afternoon - All Genders) (07.14.26) position at Center Theatre Group?
DESCRIPTION
Notice: Audition Call Type: ECC
AUDITION DATE
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
12:00 PM (P)
AND
5:00 PM (P)
BREAK: 2:00PM - 3:00PM
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
$2029 weekly minimum (LORT A)
SEEKING
Equity Chorus Singers for roles in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (see breakdown).
PREPARATION
Please sing 16 bars from traditional musical theater repertoire (Golden Age) that shows your voice and range. The score is legit. Please bring sheet music in the proper key and have your rep book available in case asked for an additional selection. As an alternative to singing a song of choice, you may sing an excerpt from FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
LOCATION
Center Theatre Group's The Music Center Annex
601 W Temple St
Los Angeles, CA 90012-2621
Parking: Parking is available in the Music Center garage for $3.50 every 15 minutes or $20 max. Civic Center stop is the closest metro stop.
PERSONNEL
See breakdown for production-specific personnel.
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Brandon Ivie, Artistic Producer
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals Begin: On Or About January 19, 2027
First Preview: February 13, 2027
Press Opening: February 18, 2027
Closing: March 14, 2027
OTHER
Venue: Ahmanson Theatre
ECC Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Breakdown
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Personnel:
Producer: Center Theatre Group | Los Angeles, CA
Book: Joseph Stein
Music: Jerry Bock
Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick
Yiddish Translation: Shraga Friedman
Director: Joel Grey
Music Supervisor: Zalmen Mlotek
Associate Director, Production Staging and Choreographer: Staś Kmieć
Associate Director and Supertitle Designer: Motl Didner
Associate Director: Merete Muenter
Casting: Jamibeth Margolis Casting
For Center Theatre Group:
Producing Director: Douglas C. Baker
Artistic Producer: Brandon Ivie
Associate General Manager: Katie Soff
For National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene:
Managing Director: Joseph Mace
Artistic Director: Zalmen Mlotek
Synopsis: Experience Fiddler on the Roof in a new way– in Yiddish, the language of Tevye and his family! The rich Yiddish translation (with English and Russian supertitles) adds new depth and dimension to the most well-known Jewish musical in the world. Don’t miss the beloved story of a community and its struggle to balance traditions and desires in a changing world. The little town of Anatevka will bustle with the sounds of mame-loshn.
All roles are open to performers of all ethnicities. Performers with strong vocal skills, dance training and a working acquaintance with Yiddish or a great ear for language are encouraged to audition. Fiddler On The Roof In Yiddish is performed entirely in Yiddish (with English and Russian supertitles).
SEEKING:
The Constable (Der Gradavoy) - Russian military official stationed near Anatevka who knows the villagers well, however he has superficial relationships with the villagers. Knowledge of Russian a plus.
Male identifying. Age: 35 to 55
Vocal Range: Baritone
Strong mover
Fyedka (Fyedke) - A strong, young Russian soldier who sees past his military obligations and falls in love with Chava. He challenges Tevye's imposed silence. Knowledge of Russian a plus. Male identifying.
Age: 20 to 25
Vocal Range: Tenor.
Strong dancer
Grandma Tzeitel (Bobe-Tsaytl) - Golde's deceased grandmother, who endorses the marriage between Tzeitel and Motel. Female identifying. Age: 35-50.
Vocal range top: D5/ Vocal range bottom: C#4
Fruma-Sarah (Frume-Sore) - Lazar Wolf's deceased first wife. She becomes enraged when her husband plans to wed Tzeitel. Female identifying. Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range top: Eb5/Vocal range bottom: C4
Ensemble: Villagers and Russian Peasant men (including the roles of Sasha, Fyedka’s friend and a menacing Russian, Mendel, the Rabbi’s son, and Yussel, the town hatter)
Singers and Dancers: The cast requires excellent singers who are versatile actors with good movement skills, and dancers or strong movers to play characters ages 20’s – 60’s and to fill principal understudy assignments.
SALARY
LORT Non-Rep $2029 weekly minimum (LORT A)
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UNION
AEA