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Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
Thursday, January 29, 2015
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
lunch 1 to 2
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Contract
Other
contract/salary pending: expected at
$402/week minimum (approval pending)
Location
Actors' Equity Association Audition Center
165 West 46th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10036
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Seeking
Equity actors who sing for various principal roles.
All characters are African-American.
see breakdown.
Preparation
Please prepare a brief song in the American jazz/standard tradition.
Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.
Bring picture and resume.
Other Dates
First rehearsal: on/about 4/20
First preview: on/about 5/18
Closes: 6/21
at the Clurman Theatre, Theatre Row, NYC
Other
Based on the novel The Marble Faun by Nathaniel Hawthorne, For The Last Time
Personnel
Director: Will Pomerantz
Music and Lyrics: Nancy Harrow
Book: Will Pomerantz and Nancy Harrow
Music Director: Cody Owen Stine
Casting Director: Michael Cassara, CSA
· EPA Rules are in effect.
· A monitor will be provided.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
Based on the novel The Marble Faun by Nathaniel Hawthorne, For The Last Time takes place in the city of New Orleans and the country not far from the city. Late 1940s or early 1950s.
SEEKING:
MIRIAM
African-American, female - early to mid 30s – A gifted painter who has had to learn to make her own way in the world. She carries an air of mystery about her that draws others to her. Complex, intuitive and intelligent, she has a passion for art and life that she keeps hidden until she feels safe. A keen observer, both in her art and her life, she also brings with her a sense of longing. Alto.
HILDA
African-American, female, late 20s – A second cousin of Miriam’s, Hilda is a young writer who has led a sheltered life, but is inquisitive about the world and her possible place in it. She is a bit naïve perhaps, with a more simplistic and rigid view of right and wrong than Miriam, but senses she needs more life experience in order to be a real writer. Hilda is loyal, but can be judgmental as well. She and Miriam were very close growing up, but they haven’t seen each other for several years when the play begins. Must be able to belt in bluesy way, should have a solid upper register.
KENYON
African-American, male, late 30s/early 40s – Confident, outgoing; a strong desire for success and sense of what that means for him. On the surface, an operator and a ladies’ man; underneath, a person capable of love who values friendship and loves the city of New Orleans, warts and all. He has worked hard all his life and is well aware of the obstacles he faces as a man of color who wants to control his destiny. A mentor figure to Donatello. Baritone.
DONATELLO
African-American, male, 20s – With an irresistible zest for life, and an almost completely instinctive approach to living, Donatello has grown up in the country and is strongly connected to nature. A prodigiously expressive musical talent, he has learned to play the trumpet with no formal training. Joyous and free, loves deeply and passionately all things beautiful. Light baritone or tenor.
THE OVERSEER and THE TEACHER
[THE OVERSEER] African-American, male, late 40s/50s (but really, ageless) -- A combination of conjurer, shapeshifter, master of ceremonies and griot, The Overseer creates the story of The Marble Faun for the audience. Perhaps a fallen preacher (he knows about sin “from without and within”), he travels from town to town with his battered wagon full of props, summoning spirits through his storytelling and revealing truths about human beings for the benefit of his most current “congregation.” [THE TEACHER] – (played by the same actor who plays The Overseer) African-American, male, late 40s/early 50s – A respected art instructor at an art institute, The Teacher is conservative and well dressed. Under this respectable exterior is a man obsessed with one of his former students, convinced that theirs is a great love, rather than an abusive relationship. He is canny and manipulative when need be. Baritone or bass-baritone.
UTILITY MAN
African-American, Male, 20s or 30s -- plays multiple roles, including Overseer Assistant, Thug, Roland the Bartender, Mardi Gras Reveler. Must be excellent singer. Tenor or Baritone.
UTILITY WOMAN
African-American, Female, 20s or 30s -- plays Overseer Assistant, Sadie the Waitress, Mardi Gras Reveler, and Church Woman. Must be excellent singer.
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