Berkshire Theatre Festival 2019 Season - Pittsfield MA EPA
Berkshire Theatre Festival
AUDITION DATE
Thu, Mar 07, 2019
9:00 am - 4:00 pm (EST)
No lunch break
Fri, Mar 08, 2019
9:00 am - 4:00 pm (EST)
No lunch break
APPOINTMENTS
Ashlei Melillo at 413.448.8084 ext. 18, or email at ashlei@berkshiretheatre.org for an appointment. Appointments will be taken for Thursday, March 7th first, and then will appointments will be scheduled for Friday, March 8th. If all the slots are not filled for the first day of auditions, the second day of auditions will be cancelled.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep Contracts will be LORT C Colonial Theatre, LORT D Fitzpatrick Main Stage and LORT D Unicorn Theatre.
SEEKING
Equity actors and actor/singers for various roles in the upcoming season. see breakdown.
Understudies are not used.
All stage manager positions have been filled.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a short contemporary monologue. For WORKING or ROCK AND ROLL MAN please prepare a pop/rock/contemporary Broadway song. If auditioning for both musicals and plays, prepare one of each.
LOCATION
Colonial Theatre - Berkshire Theatre Festival
111 South St
Pittsfield, MA 01201-6174
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director, Kate Maguire;
Casting Director Alan Filderman;
Artistic Associates, Travis Daly and Alex James
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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
Seeking:
Equity male and female actors for Berkshire Theatre Festival’s following productions:
FITZPATRICK MAIN STAGE
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH
by Thornton Wilder, directed by David Auburn.
1st Rehearsal: Monday, June 17th
First Preview: Thursday, July 11th
Press Opening: Saturday, July 13th
Closes: Saturday, August 3rd
All roles available except MRS. ANTROBUS and MR. FITZPATRICK/ANNOUNCER.
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WHAT WE MAY BE
by Kathleen Clark, directed by Gregg Edelman
First Rehearsal: Monday, July 15th
First Preview: Thursday, August 8th
Press Opening: Saturday August, 10th
Closing: Saturday, August 31st
JOAN STEM: 50s, sardonic, gifted with one liners, feels unappreciated by her fellow community theatre members, tough exterior covers up a sensitive heart.
COLLEEN HARAN: 40s, librarian in a small town, quiet, trying to find her creative voice, married to a policeman who doesn't understand her need to go out at night, especially to the community theatre.
SUMMER OLIVER: 20s, a photographer's assistant, returned to her small town after college, perceptive, enthusiastic, easily intimidated, stifled by her small town, but too nervous to leave it.
GLEN GEER: 30s, lives alone, owns a copy shop, arrogant in order to hide his insecurities, president of the community theatre and enjoys the authority.
HAL POLICK: 60s, retired cardiologist, small town doctor, widower, no children, joined the community theatre to be with others of like mind.
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UNICORN STAGE
THE GOAT
by Edward Albee directed by Eric Hill
First Rehearsal: Wednesday, April 24th
First Preview: Friday, May 24th
Press Opening: Saturday, May 25th
Closes: Saturday, June 15th
All roles cast.
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OUTSIDE MULLINGAR
by John Patrick Shanley, directed by Karen Allen
First Rehearsal: Monday, May 27th
First Preview: Wednesday, June 19th
Press Opening: Saturday, June 22nd
Closes: Saturday, July 13th
ROSEMARY
ANTHONY
TONY- Cast
AIOFE- Cast
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WORKING
by various authors, directed by James Barry.
First Rehearsal: Monday, June 24th
First Preview: Thursday, July 18th
Press Opening: Saturday, July 20th
Closes: Saturday, August 24th
Seeking all genders, ages and ethnicities for a company of 10. Everyone must be an excellent pop/rock/contemporary Broadway singer with major chops.
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WHAT THE JEWS BELIEVE
written and directed by Mark Harelick
First Rehearsal: Monday, September 2nd
First Preview: Thursday, September 26th
Press Opening: Saturday, September 28th
Closes: Sunday, October 20th
DAVE EASTANITSKY: 40s son of a Jewish immigrant
RACHEK: 30s, his wife, from Kansas City.
SARAH: 60s Rachel's aunt, also from Kansas City.
RABBI BINDLER: 50s, a northerner now with a congregation in El Paso.
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COLONIAL STAGE
Rock and Roll Man
music and lyrics by Gary Kupper, book by Gary Kupper, Larry Marshak, and
Rose Caiola, directed by Randal Myler
First Rehearsal: Wednesday, May 29th
First Preview: Thursday, June 27th
Press Opening: Saturday, June 29th
Closes: Sunday, July 21st
ALAN FREED: Cast
MORRIS, LEO: Cast
HOOVER: Cast
BETTY, ALANA, BOB'S DAUGHTER: Cast
INGA, ENSEMBLE, AS CAST: Female, Caucasian, 30s-early 40s: Professional, present, nurturing and supportive. Alan’s biggest fan. Must be a strong classic pop singer and a strong mover/dancer.
JACKIE, ENSEMBLE, AS CAST: Female, Caucasian, 30s: Strong-willed, intelligent, driven and confident. Must and have a great sense of humor and be a strong sultry pop singer and a strong mover/dancer.
LAVERN BAKER, EMSEMBLE, AS CAST: Female, African American, Late 20s-Early 30s: A charismatic and dynamic singer with a big voice, big attitude and an even bigger presence. Must move/dance well.
BILL HALEY, SENATOR: Cast
JUDGE, NY D.A.: Cast
LITTLE RICHARD: Cast
CHUCK BERRY, SCREAMING JAY, ENSEMBLE: Cast
BUDDY HOLLY, PAT BOONE, ENSEMBLE, AS CAST: Male, Caucasian, 20s-30s: Lean, charismatic and handsome. A dynamic performer, with a great sense of humor who can play distinct characters ranging from the clean cut, vanilla, and smooth Pat Boone to the charming, and appealing Buddy Holly. Bari-tenor. Must be a strong mover/dancer.
JERRY LEE LEWIS, DICK CLARK: Cast
FRANKIE LYMON, DAVE COOPER, ENSEMBLE: Cast
QUARTET, AS CAST: Cast
QUARTET, ENSEMBLE, AS CAST: Cast
QUARTET, FATS DOMINO, ENSEMBLE, AS CAST: Cast
QUARTET, NATE, AS CAST: Cast
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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 side of South Street, just after the intersection of South
Street and Route 20.
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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