EMILIE: LA MARQUISE DU CHATELET Equity Principal Auditions - WAM Theatre Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Monday, January 19, 2015
10 AM to 6 PM
Lunch 1 to 2

Contract
SPT
$371/weekly, pending approval

Location
WAM Theatre Office
45 Walker Street
Lenox, MA 01240
Enter through main door, office is on left.

Seeking
All roles have been CAST.

Seeking Equity actors for possible replacements if necessary in the Staged Reading of Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight by Lauren Gunderson

see breakdown.

Preparation
Please prepare a monologue (less than 2 minutes) for the audition. Please bring picture/resume, stapled together for the audition.

Other Dates
1st Reh: 02/07/2015. No transportation provided. Rehearsals will take place in Williamstown, MA. Staged reading performances are at Williams College, SUNY Albany, and the Berkshire Museum. Final performance on 2/13/15

Other
AEA members without appointments seen as time permits.

Non-AEA actors also seen as time permits.

Personnel
Kristen van Ginhoven, Artistic Director
Lauren Gunderson, Writer

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

Appointments
AEA members Contact Hope Rose Kelly, Company Administrator, at hope@wamtheatre.com. During business hours, call 518-243-9627.

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

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

The following roles have been CAST. Actors will be considered for possible replacements if needed


Emilie du Chatelet
40. Dresses in no particular era, confident and curious.
This role is CAST. Seeking possible replacements.

Voltaire (V)
50. Dresses immaculately in 18th Century fasion, charming, boyish.
This roles is CAST. Seeking possible replacements.

Players:

Soubrette
A young woman, mid twenties, plays Emilie and others: Mary Louise - simple and stupid, Daughter - direct and strong.
This roles is CAST. Seeking possible replacements.

Gentleman
A handsome man, thirties, plays Jean-Francois and others: Jean Francois - young and doting, sincere, The Marquis - serious but warm, very formal, Maupertuis - sexy and academic, Marain - snide and proud.
This roles is CAST. Seeking possible replacements.

Madam
A slightly older woman, fifties, plays Mother and others: Mother - serious and wounded, Madam Fraffigny - obnoxious and rich.
This roles is CAST. Seeking possible replacements.