FUCKING A - NYC EPA
Signature Theatre Company Inc.
AUDITION DATE
Apr 05, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
CONTRACT
Off Broadway $669/week minimum
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles.
PREPARATION
Sides will be provided at the audition.
If asked, actors who sing should be prepared with 16 a cappella bars of a hymn/gospel/spiritual/contemporary ballad of their choice. If asked, actors who play accordion/guitar/horn/ percussion should be prepared with 30 seconds of material played on their own instrument.
Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Signature Theatre
480 W 42nd St
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Paige Evans
Associate Artistic Director: Beth Whitaker
Author: Suzan-Lori Parks
Director: Jo Bonney
General Manager: Gilbert Medina
Casting Director: Caparelliotis Casting
One or more of the following are expected to be in attendance (exact schedule TBD)
David Caparelliotis, Casting Director
Lauren Port, Casting Director
Joseph Gery, Casting Assistant
Nathaniel French, Signature Theatre Artistic Line Producer.
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: July 25th, 2017
First Performance: August 22nd, 2017
Final performance: October 1st, 2017 (possible three week extension)
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
FUCKING A: Hester Smith, the revered and reviled local abortionist, hatches a plan to buy her jailed son’s freedom—and neither murder nor deceit will deter Hester from her quest. In this post-apocalyptic remix of story and song, Hester’s branded letter A becomes a provocative emblem of vengeance, violence, and sacrifice.
**NOTE: Several actors cast in this production will play multiple roles. The ability to play a musical instrument may be incorporated into any role.
SEEKING:
HESTER SMITH
Female, any ethnicity, 40s-60s. The abortionist. A loving and fierce mother who will always figure out a way to clothe and feed her children before herself. Hester has one goal: to free her son. Tough-minded, devoted, practical, and ultimately willing to do anything to avenge an injustice done to her family.
CANARY MARY
Female, any ethnicity, 20s-30s. A friend of Hester’s and a kept woman to the Mayor. Generous to her friends and ruthless to her enemies.
THE MAYOR/SCRIBE/OTHERS (and others AS CAST)
Male, any ethnicity, 30s-50s. Elected mayor to rule for one hundred thousand years, his primary concern is to produce an heir. Boisterous and self-confident. May also play Guard, Freshly Freed Prisoner.
THE FIRST LADY
Female, any ethnicity, 20s-early 40s. The Mayor’s wife. Desperate to remain in her husband’s good graces by producing an heir. Lonely and seeking human connection. As a child, she “told on” Hester’s son when she caught him stealing, leading to his imprisonment.
MONSTER
Male, any ethnicity, 20s-30s. Charismatic but troubled. Was sent to prison as a child for stealing food. Life in prison has forced him to do some terrible things, but the gem of the open-hearted young boy he was still shines in his eyes.
BUTCHER
Male, any ethnicity, 40s-60s. Works as a butcher of animals. Owns his own sheep. Kind-hearted and generous. Has long admired Hester’s strength and resilience, and hopes to marry her. Cares deeply for his work, and tries to be as humane as possible in a violent profession.
FIRST HUNTER/OTHERS (and others AS CAST)
Any gender, any ethnicity, 20s-60s. A bounty hunter searching for Monster. Takes delight in torturing his/her captives. May also play Freedom Fund Lady, Guard, Jailbait, Waiting Woman 1 or 2, Freshly Freed Prisoner. Must play an instrument; percussion, accordion, guitar, tuba, or horn preferred.
SECOND HUNTER/OTHERS (and others AS CAST)
Any gender, any ethnicity, 20s-60s. A bounty hunter searching for Monster. Takes delight in torturing his/her captives. May also play Freedom Fund Lady, Guard, Jailbait, Waiting Woman 1 or 2, Freshly Freed Prisoner. Must play an instrument; percussion, accordion, guitar, tuba, or horn preferred.
THIRD HUNTER/OTHERS (and others AS CAST)
Any gender, any ethnicity, 20s-60s. A bounty hunter searching for Monster. Takes delight in torturing his/her captives. Wife thinks he’s a loser. May also play Freedom Fund Lady, Guard, Jailbait, Waiting Woman 1 or 2, Freshly Freed Prisoner. Must play an instrument; percussion, accordion, guitar, tuba, or horn preferred.
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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