anyone have a child being called back? my son has a callback this week for little gaspard. two broadway callbacks this week!!! hoorraayyy!!

Congratulations that is great. When did you find out about the callback? What is the second thing he had a call back for? My daughter auditioned last week for the role of Little Lucie.

thanks he went in yesterday and it was a very positive experience and now we just sit and wait..the second was billy elliot for the part of the "little boy"...so i am done stressing for the week ..time to clear my head and move on. good luck to your daughter. my daughter hasnt had much as far as auditions lately and what she has been on she hasnt been callback for but thats ok...it is what it is.
break legs.

What did they have him do yesterday? When was his initial audition? I am asking because my daughters was the later part of auditions all together. How old is your son and daughter?

he had an initial audition last week and was called back for yesterday. it wasnt all done on the same day. you can pm me for more info.
thanks

Congrats to you and your son!

I went to the equity open call a couple weeks ago, but they weren't see non-equity, so I just go to give them my headshot and resume. =(

well mary good luck you just never know. my son went on a different broadway audition in nov...and just got the callback this past week...go figure!
break legs

does anyone know if the little boy was cast yet? how many do you think they will cast for this one role? a friend of mines son is up for this. can a little boy play 8 shows a week?

"Can a little boy play 8 shows a week?"

According to equity, yes, one child can play 8 shows a week. It is completely up to the creative team. If it is a particularly demanding role, (i.e. Billy Elliot), then they will cast more kids. But for some shows, like "Grey Gardens", they felt that the children were mature enough and the roles weren't demanding enough to cast more than one per role.

Here is an article from playbill.com where someone asked a question about kids on broadway.
http://www.playbill.com/features/article/116495.html

i thought that when kids are under a certain age they cant work as much. I thought if you are 7 and under you can work a max of hours> i know that 8 year olds can work a max of 5 hours per day. Does anyone know the truth to this?

I think those laws are very strict in LA, but I don't think NY has taken on such strict laws.

I was curious about that myself, how many children they cast for one role?

also, theatre and camera work is very different.

with theatre, from what we are following on our tour (internationally), the kids do have restrictions.

i can't remember the exact layout of the rules, but they are only allowed so many blocks of time of "work" (which includes school hours) during a week.

so on days off, the kids will bank school hours so they are more free for other things, such as performing.

but theatre is different for sure. on camera work can last 12 hr days. theatre, except tech days, that never happens. rehearsals are usually 8 hrs and performances themselves are likely in 4 hr blocks of time, so there isn't as much a need for time off.

but there are labor laws for theatre, but not as specific or strict as on camera work.

I know people were asking about theater, but I just want to set the record straight about on camera work for kids...kids can't work 12 hours! Adults might be on set for 12 or more hours, but not kids. For AFTRA and SAG projects (and technically, all on camera projects) there are very specific work hours and turn around times. The hours are based on age and are different for school vs non-school days.

Our productions have always followed the CA laws. Here are some school day examples:
6 - 8 yo - total time at location = 8.5 hours
4 hours max work (including hair, mu and wardrobe and travel from base to set)
3 hours education
2 hours r&r
1/2 hour meal

9-15 yo - total time at location = 9.5 hours
5 hours max work (including hair, mu and wardrobe and travel from base to set)
3 hours education
1 hours r&r
1/2 hour meal

In our experience, 2nd ADs (they are responsible for wrangling the child actors) were working with set teachers to keep track of these times to the second!
It is correct that kids can bank education hours, but they are only allowed to bank an additional hour per day.

Info on specific entertainment industry work hours for kids can be found here:

http://www.bizparentz.org/california.html

i certainly didn't suggest a child might work 12 hrs, just that it happens on set, but not in theater. but thank you for your clarification.