DEATH OF A SALESMAN - DC EPA
Ford's Theatre Society
AUDITION DATE
Oct 13, 2016
10:00 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)
Break 1 - 1:30
APPOINTMENTS
No appointments. But questions specific to Ford’s Theatre casting may be submitted by e-mail to auditions@fords.org. No phone calls, please.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
LORT A; $992/week current min
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles. Note, the roles of Willy and Linda have already been CAST. see breakdown. All roles will be understudied. Stage managers and local performers unable to attend these auditions may send their resumes to: Casting, Ford’s Theatre, 514 Tenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20004
PREPARATION
Please prepare one 20th century classic American monologue (Miller, Williams, Hellman, Odets, Hansberry, etc) that’s no more than 90 seconds.
LOCATION
Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint
916 G St NW
Washington, DC 20001-4571
PERSONNEL
By Arthur Miller. Directed by Stephen Rayne. In attendance: Patrick Pearson, Director of Artistic Programming and Shayla Roland, Special Programming Manager
OTHER
1st Rehearsal: August 22, 2017. 1st Performance: September 29, 2017. Opens: October 4, 2017. Closes: October 29, 2017. Programming and dates subject to change.
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
FORD’S THEATRE is looking for a racially diverse cast for this production, and strongly encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to audition.
The roles of WILLY and LINDA have both already been cast.
All roles will be understudied.
SEEKING:
BIFF
34 (17 in flashbacks). Tall, handsome. Bears a worn air and seems less self-assured than Happy. Was the star quarterback in high school. Needs great emotional range and vulnerability.
HAPPY
32 (15 in flashbacks). Tall, powerfully built. Sexuality is a visible color on him. Hard-skinned, and seemingly more content than Biff. Masculine, handsome.
CHARLEY
50s-60s. A self-made business man. Slow in speech, laconic, immovable. In contrast to Willy, he is stable, secure and a strong presence.
BERNARD
34 (17 in flashbacks). The non-sporty neighbor of the Loman’s. A clear contrast to Biff and Happy. He turns into a quiet, earnest, self-assured young man and a very successful lawyer.
UNCLE BEN
50s-60s Willy’s older brother. Has an authoritative air and is utterly certain of his destiny. Presented as an ideal memory of Willy’s.
HOWARD
36. Willy’s employer, and the son of Willy’s former boss who inherited the business and continues to make it a success. Affluent, polished and self satisfied family man.
JENNY
40s/50s. The long lasting secretary to Charley.
THE WOMAN
40s and older. An office worker/secretary with whom Willy had an affair. She appears only in flashbacks. Comfortable in her skin.
MISS FORSYTHE
20s. A beautiful young woman who meets Happy and Biff at Frank’s Chop House.
LETTA
20s. A beautiful young woman who meets Happy and Biff at Frank’s Chop House.
STANLEY
20s-30s. A New Yorker with wit.
WAITER
20s-40s. A New Yorker with wit.
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