Asolo Repertory Theatre 2017-18 Season - NYC EPA
Asolo Theatre Company
AUDITION DATE
Apr 03, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
LORT B ($861/wk current min) and LORT D ($637wk current min)
SEEKING
Looking for a company of actors that will be in residence at the Asolo Rep from November 26th through April 14th . The musicals will only have a commitment of the dates listed within this breakdown.
PREPARATION
Please prepare an appropriate short monologue and/or traditional musical theatre song. TOTAL AUDITION TIME NO MORE THAN 2 MINUTES. If singing, bring sheet music accompanist provided. Bring picture and resume
LOCATION
Pearl Studios NYC (500)
500 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10018-6504
12th floor
PERSONNEL
Executive Producer: Michael Donald Edwards
Managing Director: Linda Digabriele
NY Casting Representative: Paul Hardt, Casting Director, STEWART WHITLEY (expected to be in attendance)
OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production dates.
OTHER
EPA 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
Mertz Theatre (LORT B):
EVITA
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Book & Lyrics by Tim Rice, book by
Directed & Choreographed by Josh Rhodes
First Rehearsal: 10/10/17
First Preview: 11/15/17
Closing: 12/30/17
[EVA PERÓN] – Able to play ages 18-33. Female. Latina. Projects both toughness and charisma. Beautiful, ambitious, passionate, and power-hungry. A woman not afraid to use her sexuality to achieve her goals. Must be a trained vocalist with strong vocal stamina and excellent control. A legit Mezzo with a clear, strong mix; can belt to a high G and sing to a low E (below middle C). Strong actor who can move well.
[JUAN PERON] – Mid 40s-Late 50s. Male. Latino. Officer in the Argentine army, later the Argentine President. A man who is dignified, charming, and authoritative. A strong actor and singer. Vocal bass/baritone to high F.
[CHE GUEVARA] – Able to play ages 18-35. Male. Latino. Dashing, impulsive, jealous, and manipulative. A radical political activist, he’s asks tough questions and demands answers. An actor/singer that must move very well with a high, rock tenor voice. Sings a low A to high B, falsetto to high F.
[AUGUSTIN MAGALDI] – 25-50. Male. Latino. A tango singer and charming loser – on the cusp of famous. Thinks he’s bigger than life and has the ego to match, but he’s really not. This actor also appears in the ensemble. Sings high tenor High G.
[PERON’S MISTRESS] – 18-25. Female. Latina. An innocent-looking young woman. Beautiful, vulnerable, sensual, but no match for Eva. Must have a sweet sounding high mix; doubles as ensemble; high mix/belt; Low A to E
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SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
adapted by Lee Hall
based on the screenplay by Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard
Directed by Rachel Rockwell
First Rehearsal: 11/28/17
First Preview: 1/10/18
Closing: 3/28/18
[WILL SHAKESPEARE] – Early-Late 20s. Male. Any ethnicity. A struggling actor-turned-playwright whose creative juices have dried up--until meeting the enchanting Viola de Lesseps. Always cash-strapped, he is currently trying to write “Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter.” Requires a young leading man of exceeding humor and charm and ego and sex appeal. Passionate and sensitive. Must be adept at handling…well, Shakespeare. Some movement skills required. Must have some experience with swordplay.
[VIOLA DE LESSEPS] – Early-Late 20s. Female. Any ethnicity. An elegant beauty from the upper class. In love with the theatre. As she puts it: “I want poetry in my life. And adventure. And Love. Love above all.” There is a rebel inside of her. Must be able to dress convincingly as a teenage boy actor. Requires a young leading lady of unvarnished purity of soul, wit, and charm. She is Juliet and Viola rolled into one. Shakespeare’s muse. Must be very adept at Shakespearean text. Some movement skills required.
[KIT MARLOWE] – Late 20s-mid-30’s. Male. Any ethnicity. Shakespeare’s friend and rival and the public’s current star playwright. A brilliant mind with an appealing sense of danger.
[PHILIP HENSLOWE] – Early 40s-Early 60s. Male. Any ethnicity. The builder and manager of the Rose Theatre, and as such, has a cash flow problem. A bit of a hapless theatre-manager always on the lookout for a new script from Shakespeare gotten cheaply—especially a comedy. Requires an actor with sense of comedy. Some singing required.
[QUEEN ELIZABETH] – Mid 50s-Mid 60s. Female. Any ethnicity. Enough said. Woman of great stature. Intimidating and blunt. Exceptionally intelligent and keenly aware of what surrounds her. Understands more about the nature of love than one would expect. Likes a good cheap comedy.
[LORD WESSEX] – Mid-Late 30s. Male. Any ethnicity. The opposite of Shakespeare. Humorless. An ambitious man of title with no money. Looking to wed Viola as a contract for money and status. A bit of a fop (think Cecil Vyse in Room With A View, but thinks he’s a bad-ass. Can be ruthless in attaining his goals. Some singing and movement required. Must have some experience with swordplay.
[RICHARD BURBAGE] – Mid 40s-Mid 50s. Male. Any ethnicity. England’s greatest actor and one of the Lord Chamberlain’s men. Owner of the rival Curtain Theater. Full of ego. Some singing and movement required. Must have some experience with swordplay.
[FENNYMAN] – Mid 40s-60. Male. Any ethnicity. Theatrical money-lender who can be brutal in getting his money back. Like many producers, a shrewd combination of genial and (almost literally) cut-throat. His soft spot is a true, awestruck love for the theatre. Some singing required.
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RHINOCEROS
by Eugène Ionesco, adapted by Frank Galati
Directed by Frank Galati
First Rehearsal: 12/29/17
First Preview: 2/7/18
Closing: 4/14/18
[BERENGER] – Early 30s-Late 40s. Male. Any Ethnicity. Drinks too much. Unkempt, and disaffected with society, but warm-hearted. Doesn’t feel like he fits in, isn’t sure he should try to. Deeply disturbed by the rhinoceroses and feels guilty about their rise.
[JEAN] – Early 30s-Late 40s. Male. Any Ethnicity. Well kept, stern, a little pompous and self-righteous. Favors reason over emotion, and rationalizes away the rhinoceros crisis.
[DAISY] – 20s-30s. Female, Any Ethnicity. Warm-hearted and kind. Innocent, wants to see the best in everyone and in the world around her. Seemingly horrified by the rhinoceroses.
[DUDARD] – 20s-40s. Male, Any Ethnicity. A handsome and well-spoken young hot shot at Berenger’s office; constantly makes excuses for the rhinoceroses.
[BOTARD] – 20s-40s. Male, Any Ethnicity. Considers himself to be a working-class hero. A blowhard and a bit of a know-it-all who constantly contradicts himself.
[MR. PAPILLON] – 30s-50s. Male. Any Ethnicity. Earnest. Shows genuine distress about the rhinoceros issue, but is more concerned about his business.
[MRS. BOEUF] – 30s-50s. Female. Any Ethnicity. A devoted wife. Loyal to the nth degree. Extremely distraught about her missing husband, and having been chased by a rhinoceros.
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THE MORNING AFTER GRACE
by Carey Crim
Directed by Peter Amster
First Rehearsal: 11/28/17
First Preview: 1/17/18
Closing: 3/4/18
[ANGUS] – Early 60s-70. Male. Any Ethnicity. Retired human rights lawyer. Curmudgeonly and cantankerous, with a biting wit that’s a bit of a defense mechanism. Physically fit. Recently bereaved.
[ABIGAL] – Mid 50s-Mid 60s. Female. Any Ethnicity. Grief counselor. Attractive, assertive, and quirky, yet also well-mannered. Knows who she is and isn’t afraid to embrace it. An empathetic woman of many passions.
[OLLIE] – Early-Late 60s. Male. Any Ethnicity. Former major league baseball player – though he’s long past his playing days, should retain the vague outline of an athlete’s build. Robust, feels younger than he is. Extroverted, warm, and a bit of a gossip.
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ROE
by Lisa Loomer
Directed by Lavina Jadhwani
First Rehearsal: 2/6/18
First Preview: 3/14/18
Closing: 4/14/18
[NORMA McCORVEY] – Must be able to play 20-40 and believably aged up to 60 with makeup. Female. White. Funny, angry, heavy drinking and drugging, hippie lesbian Texas sinner who is, at heart, either a true Christian or a liar…and an accidental heroine of history.
[SARAH WEDDINGTON] – Must be able to play 20-40 and believably aged up to 60 with makeup. Female. White. A feminist, a great lawyer, charming, brilliant, ladylike and quite composed. Texan.
[CONNIE GONZALEZ/OFELIA/ENSEMBLE] – Plays 40s-60s. Female. Latina. Connie: An even handed Tex-Mex lesbian with enormous patience and few words; loyal, loving. Ofelia: A housekeeper.
[RON WEDDINGTON/JAY FLOYD/FLIP BENHAM/MICHAEL MANHEIM/ENSEMBLE] – 30s-40s. Male. White. Ron Weddington: Sarah’s husband, a bright, ambitious lawyer, in his wife’s shadow. Jay Floyd: A lawyer in Wade’s office – not stupid but not brilliant either. Flip Benham: The head of Operation Rescue; charismatic, sincere, working class, attractive, passionate, folksy, fiery, a preacher. A true believer. Michael Manheim: A Hollywood TV producer.
[JUSTICE BLACKMUN/NORMA’S DOCTOR/FRED FRIENDLY/ENSEMBLE] – 50s-60s. Male. White. Justice Blackmun: Deliberate to a fault, torn, thoughtful. Dr. Kennedy: A leading Christian Evangelist (Ph.D.), smooth and powerful. Norma’s Doctor: Brusque and superior. Fred Friendly: Used to run CBS.
[MOLLY/MARY/ELEANOR SMEAL/ENSEMBLE] – 40s-50s. Female. White. Molly: Flirting with feminism. Mary: Norma’s mother, a real mean drunk. Eleanor Smeal: Famous feminist. Founded the Feminist Majority Foundation in 1987.
[HELEN/2nd PREGNANT WOMAN/RONDA/GLORIA ALLRED/ENSEMBLE] – 20s-30s. Female. Any Ethnicity. Helen: A budding feminist, eager to get it right. Ronda Mackey: A true believer and good Christian. Gloria Allred: Feminist lawyer. Quite strong.
[HENRY McCLUSKY/ROBERT FLOWERS/ABORTION DOCTOR/TV REPORTER/ENSEMBLE] – 30s-40s. Male. White. Henry McClusky: An adoption lawyer, compassionate, closeted gay. Robert Flowers: A passionately pro-life lawyer in Wade’s office. TV Reporter: Charming and conservative.
[LINDA COFFEE/JUDY/1st PREGNANT WOMAN/PEGGY/KATE MICHELMAN/ENSEMBLE] – 20s-30s. Female. White. Linda Coffee: A shy, bright, somewhat awkward, earnest lawyer. Judy: An early feminist, strong, from Boston. Peggy: A Christian reporter. Kate Michelman: Famous feminist activist who supported the pro-choice movement. Co-chair for activist campaign WomenVotePA.
[AILEEN/BARBARA/UMA/FLO KENNEDY/3rd PREGNANT WOMAN/ENSEMBLE] – 20s-30s. Female. African-American. Aileen: Down to earth lesbian nurse. Barbara: African American, well educated, feminist. Uma: A Texas reporter. Flo Kennedy: African American feminist, funny, powerful.
[ROXANNE/ENSEMBLE] – 20s. Female. Afro-Latina. A college student, working class, bright, a truth-seeker.
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RAGTIME
by Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens, & Stephen Flaherty
Directed by Peter Rothstein
First Rehearsal: 4/3/18
First Preview: 5/1/18
Closing: 5/27/18
[COALHOUSE WALKER, JR. / ENSEMBLE] – 20s-30s. Male. African-American. Vocal Range: G2 - F#4. A proud, sophisticated man who fights to live within his social boundaries and then rebels against them when even that is not good enough.
[TATEH / ENSEMBLE] – 20s-40s. Male. Caucasian. Vocal Range: Db3 – F#4. Eastern European/Jewish immigrant. A haggard, Latvian immigrant who dreams the American Dream for himself and his daughter.
[FATHER / JP MORGAN / ENSEMBLE] – 30s-40s. Male. Caucasian. Vocal Range: B2 – E4. Father: rich, conservative, staunch, stuck in his ways but not intentionally unkind. J.P. Morgan: the rich, famous financier.
[SARAH / ENSEMBLE] – 20s-30s. Female. African American. Vocal Range: G#3 – F#5. A washer-woman who is adopted into Mother's home when Mother finds Sarah's baby in the garden. Humble, sweet, strong, and determined. A gentle, goodness of spirit radiates from her.
[MOTHER / ENSEMBLE] – 30s. Female. Caucasian. Vocal Range: G3 – Eb5. A strong, kind woman who defies social norms to do the things she feels are right. Has an open-heart and a naturally embracing warmth.
[YOUNGER BROTHER / ENSEMBLE] – 20s. Male. Caucasian. Vocal Range: B2 – F#4. Baritone. Fiery, impulsive, a bit out of control. Mother's younger brother who has his heart broken by Evelyn Nesbit and joins Coalhouse in his protests towards discrimination. He is a young man in search of something.
[BOOKER T. WASHINGTON / ENSEMBLE] – 30s-50s. Male. African-American. Flexible vocal range. Serious and thoughtful, imposing. The dominant figure in the Black community of the United States at the turn of the century.
[EMMA GOLDMAN / ENSEMBLE] – 30s-50s. Female. Caucasian. Vocal Range: G#3 – Db5. Eastern European/Jewish immigrant. The Russian born radical anarchist in early 1900s New York City. She’s firm and uncompromising – doesn’t take kindly to those who shrink from the good fight.
[GRANDFATHER / HENRY FORD / ENSEMBLE] – 50s-60s. Male. Caucasian. Vocal Range: Baritone. Grandfather: mother's conservative father. A retired professor. Irritated by everything. Henry Ford: an American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company.
[HARRY HOUDINI / WILLIE CONKLIN / ENSEMBLE] – 30s-40s. Male. Caucasian. Vocal Range: C3 – G4. Houdini: friendly and likeable, he’s the famous magician who immigrated to America and made a name for himself largely as an escape artist. Willie Conklin: base and brutal, he’s a racist volunteer fireman who destroys Coalhouse's car.
[EVELYN NESBIT / ENSEMBLE] – 20s-30s. Female. Caucasian. Vocal Range: C4 – Db5. The beautiful vaudeville performer, famous for the murder of her high profile lover by her rich husband. Vapid, bubbly, and somehow likeable.
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Historic Asolo Theater (LORT D):
GLORIA
by Branden-Jacobs Jenkins
Directed by Greg Leaming
First Rehearsal: 3/9/18
First Preview: 4/4/18
Closing: 4/29/18
[DEAN / DEVIN] – Extra-late 20s. Male. White. Dean: An assistant; aggressive, driven, desperately trying to break out of his position and potentially killing himself in the process; he is gay. Devin: An IT guy with a good heart. Has become impatient and nasty after years of being overworked and underappreciated.
[KENDRA / JENNA] – Mid-late 20s. Female. Asian-American or half Asian-American. Kendra: an assistant; fabulous, trendy, you may mistake her for flighty but she's potentially the sharpest person in the room; loud and opinionated; must have comic chops; graduated Berkeley and Harvard. Jenna: Callie’s boss. A hard worker, friendly and excitable; a little nosy.
[ANI / SASHA / CALLIE] – Early 20s. Female. White. Ani: an assistant; exacting, a pretty nerd – the kind of girl who wears her mother's dresses; she did a Fulbright and speaks too many languages for her own good; she does a lot, but she doesn't really know what she wants to do. Sasha: an editor at a publishing house. Nan’s assistant in Act II. Shrewd and entrepreneurial. Callie: reads book options at a television company in LA. Fluttery, excitable, a little emotional. A big book nerd.
[GLORIA / NAN] – Extra-late 30s. Female. Any ethnicity. Gloria: A copy editor; she's worked at the magazine too long and is now worn out in a way that's given her a manic, wired, testy energy. Nan: An opportunist. Tries to be a good boss but is a little too self-centered. Shallow but likeable.
[MILES / SHAWN / RASHAAD] – Early 20s. Male, African-American. Miles: the intern; quiet, keeps to himself, doesn't make much of an impression; he works hard, but that could be ambition or just because he has nowhere else to go; goes to Harvard, got this internship through an acclaimed professor. Shawn: A Starbucks employee with a sense of humor. No filter, but responsible and stands up for himself. Rashaad: A young, high-level, newly promoted employee at a television company in LA. Friendly and professional, but a little detached.
[LORIN] – Late 30s. Male. Any ethnicity. Recently promoted head fact checker; a sad sad sad sad guy; he's been at the magazine for way too long and resents his own success in the fact checking department.
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 audition.
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