Berkshire Theatre Festival 2018 - Pittsfield MA EPA
Berkshire Theatre Festival
AUDITION DATES
Fri, Mar 02, 2018
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST)
no scheduled lunch break
Mon, Mar 05, 2018
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST)
no scheduled lunch break
APPOINTMENTS
Ashlei Melillo at 413.448.8084 ext. 18, or email at ashlei@berkshiretheatre.org for an appointment. AEA members without appointments seen as time permits - but appointments strongly suggested.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep Fitzpatrick Main Stage (LORT C and D; $848 and $676/wk) and Unicorn Theatre (LORT D; $676/wk)
SEEKING
Equity actors and actor/singers for various roles in the upcoming season.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a short contemporary monologue. OR for HAIR please prepare a HAIR-appropriate pop/rock/soul song. If wishing to audition for both plays and musicals, prepare one of each. Seeking all ethnicities for all roles.
LOCATION
Colonial Theatre - Bershire Theatre Festival
111 South St
Pittsfield, MA 01201-6174
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director, Kate Maguire (in attendance)
Casting Director Alan Filderman
Artistic Associates, Allison Rachele Bayles (in attendance) and Kait Stinchcomb
OTHER
Appointments will be taken for Friday, March 2nd first, and then will appointments will be scheduled for Monday, March 5th. If all the slots are not filled for the first day of auditions, the second day of auditions will be cancelled.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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
FITZPATRICK MAIN STAGE
COMING BACK LIKE A SONG
by Lee Kalcheim.
Dir.: Gregg Edelman
1st Rehearsal: Tuesday, June 5th
First Preview: Thursday, June 28th
Opening: Saturday, June 30th
Closing: Saturday, July 12st
HAROLD ARLEN: 50s, world-famous composer, Jewish, a huge heart, must sing well.
The following roles have been CAST:
IRVING BERLIN: 60s, world-famous song-writer, Jewish, matter-of fact and direct. CAST
JIMMY VAN HEUSEN: 40s, very successful song-writer, a charming ladies man. CAST
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THE PETRIFIED FOREST
by Robert E. Sherwood.
Dir.: David Auburn
First Rehearsal: July 9 First Preview: Aug 2 Opening: Aug 4 Closing: Aug 25
MR. CHISHOLM:
50s-60s, upscale, thin, dry, sharp and persnickety MRS. CHISHOLM: early 40s-mid-50s, upscale, attractive, chic, world-weary.
The following roles have been CAST:
GABBY: Cast
ALAN: Cast
BOZE: Cast
DUKE: Cast
JASON: Cast
GRAMPS: Cast
RUBY: Cast
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UNICORN STAGE
CHURCH AND STATE
by Jason Odell Williams.
Dir.: Charlotte Cohn
1st Rehearsal: Monday, May 21st
First Preview: Thursday, June 14th
Opening: Saturday, June 16th
Closing: Saturday, June 30th
ALEX KLEIN: female. 30s-40s. A fast-talking, no-nonsense liberal Jew from New York whose star is on the rise as a go-to campaign manager.
The following roles have been CAST:
CHARLIE WHITMORE: 40s-50s. Born and raised in North Carolina. Though not gunning for it himself, the party is grooming Charlie for a Presidential run in a few years. He has plenty of charisma and sex appeal. He's a rare honest politician and gifted public speaker. CAST
SARAH WHITMORE: 40s. Charlie's wife. A big, brassy, former real estate agent, now stay-at-home mom. She is sweet, charming and instantly likable. CAST
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HAIR
by Galt McDermott, James Rado and Gerome Ragni.
Dir. Daisy Walker.
Mus. Dir.: Eric Svejcar.
First Rehearsal: Monday, June 11th First Preview: Thursday, July 5th Opening: Saturday, July 7th Closing: Saturday, August 11th
Casting all roles except CRISSY. The production will contain nudity on a strictly voluntary basis. No nudity at any auditions.
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SHOW TBA:
First Rehearsal: Monday, July 23rd
First Preview: Thursday, August 16th
Opening: Saturday, August 18th
Closing: Thursday, August 31st
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NAKED
by Luigi Pirandello.
Dir.: Eric Hill
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, September 4th
First Preview: Thursday, September 27th
Opening: Saturday, September 29th
Closing: October 28th
All roles have been CAST:
LUDOVICO: a novelist. CAST
ERSILLA: a beautiful young woman. CAST
SIGNORA ONORIA: a landlady. CAST
ALFREDO: a journalist CAST
FRANCO: a Naval Lieutenant CAST
EMMA: the maid CAST
CONSUL GROTTI: dark and robust. CAST
DIRECTIONS:
Directions:
From New York City:
• Travel North on I-87N
• Merge onto I-90E toward Massachusetts
• Take Exit 2 to Lee/Lenox/Pittsfield. Bear right off the exit ramp
• Travel North on Route 20W through Lee and Lenox to Pittsfield
• Once in Pittsfield, Route 20 becomes Route 7 (South Street)
• The Colonial is on the right side of South Street, just after the intersection of South and E. Housatonic Streets.
From Boston:
• Travel West on I-90
• Take Exit 2 to Lee/Lenox/Pittsfield. Bear right off the exit ramp
• Travel North on Route 20 through Lee and Lenox to Pittsfield
• Once in Pittsfield, Route 20 becomes Route 7 (South Street)
• The Colonial is on the right side of South Street, just after the intersection of South and E. Housatonic Streets.
From Hartford:
• Travel North on I-91 toward Springfield
• Take Exit 14 to I-90 West toward Westfield/Albany
• Take Exit 2 to Lenox/Lee/Pittsfield. Bear right off the exit ramp
• Travel North on Route 20W through Lee and Lenox to Pittsfield
• Once in Pittsfield, Route 20 becomes Route 7 (South Street)
• The Colonial is on the right side of South Street, just after the intersection of South and E. Housatonic Streets.
From Albany:
• Travel East on Route 20 until you reach the intersection of Route 20 and Route 7 (South Street)
• Take a left onto South Street
• The Colonial is on the right
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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