BUTLER Equity Principal Auditions - Barrington Stage Company Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Friday, January 30, 2015
10 AM to 6 PM
Lunch 1 to 2

Contract
SPT
Tier 8; $518/week current min.

Location
Barrington Stage Company Mainstage
30 Union Street
Pittsfield, MA

Seeking
Equity actors for 4 available male roles.

see breakdown.

Preparation
Prepare a brief dramatic monologue and a comedic monologue of no more than 2 minutes in total length. Bring a headshot and resume stapled together.


For more information about BSC and the season, please visit our website at www.barringtonstageco.org.

Other Dates
Rehearsal Dates (in Pittsfield, MA) : April 21st – May 13th
Performances at BSC – St. Germain Stage (Stage 2): May 14th – June 13th

Other
**You will be called back to confirm your time slot within 24 hours of receiving your request. AEA members without appointments seen as time permits.

Personnel
Casting Director: Pat McCorkle

By Richard Strand
Producer: Barrington Stage Company, Pittsfield, MA
Artistic Director: Julianne Boyd
Director: Joseph Discher

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
AEA members call the hotline at 413- 997- 6130; leave message with preferred audition time-frame and phone number.**

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

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

Play Description
This play is based upon historical events. It’s the first week of the American Civil War and Major General Benjamin Butler has just been placed in command of the Union Fort Monroe in Virginia. Three escaped slaves arrive seeking sanctuary despite the Fugitive Slave Act, which requires fugitive slaves be returned to their owners. Among the fugitives is Shepard Mallory, a man unlike any that Butler has ever met. The play skillfully balances pathos with well-crafted humor as Mallory challenges Butler to “see things differently,” leading Butler to establish a legal precedent, which marked the beginning of the end of slavery in the U.S.

SEEKING:

Major General Benjamin Butler
Late 40s/mid 50s. Butler is a lawyer turned commanding officer. He is highly intelligent and self- assured, bordering on arrogant. He does not have the crisp neatness associated with military men and in fact appears quite frumpy.

Lieutenant Kelly
Early 30s. Serves as Butler’s adjutant. He is a West Point graduate and career army man. Kelly is all military and has earned his stripes. He has found few reasons to like or respect his new commander.

Shepard Mallory
Late 20s/Early 30’s. An escaped slave. Mallory is a collection of contradictions; brash but wary, respectful and flippant, humble yet arrogant in a moment, simultaneously scared and over-confident. His education is a blessing and a curse to him, as is his impassioned demeanor. He argues relentlessly to save his life and the lives of his fellow fugitives. Ultimately, his passion, intelligence and charm win out.

Major Cary
Late 40s/mid 50s. Confederate Army officer. Southern accent necessary. Former head of a military academy for boys. Major Cary is formal, dignified and showy. Relies on spit and polish, but has the ability to threaten. He comes to the fort under the orders of his commander to reclaim the fugitive slaves and detests being sent to negotiate with Butler.