A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY Equity Principal Auditions - Classic Stage Company Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
lunch 1 to 2

Contract
ANTC
$575.00 per week

Location
Actors' Equity Association Audition Center
165 West 46th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10036

Seeking
Equity actors of all ethnicities (Creative team is actively seeking actors of diverse backgrounds for non-traditional casting in this production.)

see breakdown.

Preparation
Please prepare a short dramatic or serio-comic monologue (not in verse, ideally a selection from a modern drama).

Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

Other Dates
Rehearsals begin December 1, 2014
First Preview: January 9, 2015
Scheduled Closing: February 22, 2015

Other
Expected to attend the EPA: James Calleri and Paul Davis. Exact times and schedule still TBD.

Personnel
Artistic Director: Brian Kulick
Casting Director: Calleri Casting
Writer: Ivan Turgenev (translation John Christopher Jones)
Director: Erica Schmidt

· EPA Rules are in effect.

· A monitor will be provided.

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

SEEKING THE FOLLOWING:

ARKADY SERGEICH ISLAEV
Male 40-50. A wealthy landowner. Generous man, willing to look the other way; wants to avoid problems. Love his wife; Interesting and virile man. Not impotent, has a real pulse.

IGNATY ILVICH SHPIGELSKY
Male 45 - 55. A country doctor. Speaks German or is German.

VERA ALEXANDROVNA
Female 18 plus. Natalya’s ward. Innocent, still half a child, but on the cusp; and aware that the world is changing for her. Smart. Odd. Not traditionally attractive. An ingenue who becomes a successful rival. Actively seeking actors of diverse backgrounds for this role

ANNA SEMYONOVNA ISLAEVA
Female 60s. Islaev’s mother. Loves her son; protective, always an eye out for him. Patrician. Regal. Formidable.

LIZAVETA BOGDANOVNA
Female, Late 30s. Her companion. Grew up poor, is practical, a perfect match for the Doctor. Exudes warmth. Actively seeking actors of diverse backgrounds for this role

ALEXI NIKOLAVICH BELVAEV
Male 21. A student, Kolya’s Russian teacher. Open, innocent, can’t believe what happens to him; thinks he is older than he is. Not thrilling good looks but full of life. Awake and sexual. Actively seeking actors of diverse backgrounds for this role

AFANASY IVANOVICH BOLSHINTSOV
Male, late 40s. A neighbor. A good decent man, scared of women. Funny. Avuncular. Maybe fat and bald.

MATVEI
Male 40s. A servant. Content with his station in life.

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THE FOLLOWING ROLES HAVE BEEN CAST:

NATALYA PETROVNA
Female, late 20s. Wife of a rich landowner. CAST- Taylor Schilling

MIKHAIL ALEXANDRVCH RAKITIN
Male, Late 30s. A family friend in love with Natalya. CAST- Peter Dinklage