Greater Boston Stage Company 19-20 Season - Stoneham, MA EPA
Greater Boston Stage Company
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Apr 15, 2019
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 2 to 3
APPOINTMENTS
Please e-mail auditions@greaterbostonstage.org for a five-minute appointment. Give your name, e-mail address, the best phone number by which to reach you and, if applicable, the hour in which you prefer to be seen. You will receive an e-mail that confirms your audition time. Performers without e-mail access may call (781)279-7885x124 Monday through
CONTRACT
NEAT NEAT (weekly minimum approximately $473)
SEEKING
Equity actors and singer for various roles in the upcoming season.
PREPARATION
Non-musical auditioners: actors may choose to perform one or more monologues of their choice, read one or more scenes from the season’s plays, or a combination of scene(s) and monologues(s) within the confines of the time allotted.
Musical auditioners: In addition to preparing a brief song, actors may choose to perform one or more monologues of their choice, read one or more scenes from the season’s plays, or a combination of song(s), scene(s) and monologues(s) within the confines of the time allotted. Bring sheet music; an accompanist will be available all day.
A reader will be provided for those who wish to read from scripts. Copies of the scripts are available at StageSource (15 Channel Center Street, Suite 103, Boston) for review prior to the audition, and will be available at the audition.
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Greater Boston Stage Company
395 Main St
Stoneham, MA 02180-3514
(Please enter through the door marked “Greater Boston Stage Company”, which is two doors to the right of the main Theatre entrance)
PERSONNEL
In attendance: Weylin Symes, Producing Artistic Director, Ilyse Robbins, Associate Artistic Director, and Tyler Rosati.
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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
2019-2020 Main Stage Season:
Last Night at Bowl-Mor Lanes
By Weylin Symes
Director: TBD
1st rehearsal: August 13, 2019. Runs September 5-29, 2019.
RUTH, 70s. A widow. Sweet as pie but with a judgmental streak.
MAUDE, 70s. A widow. Tough old broad with a soft underbelly.
CHARL, 40-ish. Ruth’s daughter and a widowed single mom.
ED, 40-ish. Owner/Manager of recently closed bowling alley. Married, but separated.
TEDDY, 13. Charl’s son.
Note: The roles of MAUDE and CHARL have been cast.
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MARIE and ROSETTA
Co-produced with The Front Porch Arts Collective
by George Brant
Director: TBA
1st rehearsal: September 24, 2019. Runs October 17 – November 10, 2019.
SISTER ROSETTA THARPE, 30s, a well-known African-American gospel singer who also plays piano and guitar.
MARIE KNIGHT, 20s, very pretty, African-American singer and pianist.
Note: ideally, both roles can play instruments as described above, however, we may choose to have a band to play the instruments instead, so facility with the instruments is optional.
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MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
Adapted by Mountain Community Theatre from the novel by Valentine Davies. Based upon the Twentieth Century Fox motion picture Miracle on 34th Street.
Director: TBD
1st rehearsal: November 5, 2019. Runs November 29 - December 22, 2019.
Some roles will be doubled.
DR. PIERCE - Kris Kringle's doctor at the home for the aged
KRIS KRINGLE - the real Santa Claus
FRED GAILEY - (20s-30s) lawyer
DORIS WALKER - (20s-30s) young, professional single mother
MR. SHELLHAMMER - Doris' boss
MISS ADAMS - Macy's employee
MR. MACY - Owner of Macy's
MR. SAWYER - a Santa cynic and psychoanalyst
MR. GIMBLE - Owner of Gimble's
MR. MARA - the DA arguing the case against Santa
JUDGE - Judge
HALLORAN - Judge’s campaign manager
SUSAN WALKER – Doris’ 7-year-old daughter
Various Ensemble Roles for men, women and children
Note: the role of Kris Kringle has been cast.
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show TBA
Director: TBA
1st Rehearsal: February 18, 2020. Runs March 12 – April 5, 2020.
This title has yet to be chosen.
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ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Book by Dennis Kelly
Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin
Director: Ilyse Robbins
Music Director: Steve Bass
1st rehearsal: March 31, 2020. Runs April 23 - May 17, 2020.
Some roles will double.
Matilda Wormwood, (female, 6-10) An imaginative girl who is clever and wise far beyond her years. She has a thirst for learning that cannot be quenched.
Miss Agatha Trunchbull, (any gender, 35-55) The tyrannical headmistress at Matilda's school who despises children.
Miss Honey, (female, 25-40) Matilda's kindhearted teacher. She is tired of living in fear under Miss Trunchbull.
Mr. Wormwood, (male, 35-45) Matilda's uncaring father. A slimy, greedy used-car salesman.
Mrs. Wormwood, (female, 35-45) Matilda's self-absorbed, negligent mother and an amateur ballroom dancer.
Michael Wormwood, (male, 10-15) Matilda's older brother. He is not very bright and favored by their parents.
Bruce, (male, 7-14) Matilda's classmate. He is subject to extreme punishment by Miss Trunchbull.
Lavender, (female, 7-10) Matilda's classmate and friend.
Mrs. Phelps, (female, 25-45) A nice librarian.
The Escapologist, (male) A character in a story Matilda tells to Mrs. Phelps who comes to life in their imagination.
The Acrobat, (female) A character in a story Matilda tells to Mrs. Phelps who comes to life in their imagination.
Rudolpho, (male, 25-45) Mrs. Wormwood's ballroom dance partner.
Doctor, (male, 35-55) Mrs. Wormwood's Doctor when she goes into labor with Matilda.
Children’s Entertainer, (male, 25-55) A party entertainer at the start of the show.
Various other ensemble roles for adults and children ages 7-16.
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MISS HOLMES RETURNS
by Christopher Walsh
Director: Weylin Symes
1st rehearsal: May 12, 2020. Runs June 4-28, 2020.
Some roles will double. Total cast is 9.
SHERLOCK HOLMES, (30s, Female) Private Detective with a strong and quirky personality that bucks the social norms of 1880s London.
DOROTHY WATSON, (30s, Female) A female Doctor in a man’s world (and a novelst) who becomes Sherlock’s partner. A bit more socially aware than Sherlock but equally strong in her own way.
MRS. HUDSON, Sherlock’s housekeeper. She doesn’t quite understand Sherlock and Watson and their chosen lifestyles. She’s definitely more conventional than they are.
MYCROFT HOLMES, (30s-40s, Male) Brother of Sherlock. He both supports his sister and thwarts her. His personality is as quirky as hers. He works for the government and has powerful connections.
GREGORY LESTRADE, Upstanding and skilled Scotland Yard Inspector who wants to discover the truth and is willing to buck social norms to do so – within limits.
PRIYA SINGH, (30s, Female) English woman born to Indian servants. She is suspected of murder and doesn’t know where to turn for help.
ADAM WORTHINGTON, quirky teacher of literature at a prep school who shares much in common with Sherlock, but he has a very dark secret.
OLIVE MCGANN, (female) works for the Ladies’ National Association for the Repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts
JOSEPHINE BUTLER, (female) works for the Ladies’ National Association for the Repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts
MRS WIGGINS, (same actor plays Josephine Butler and Roberta) (female) a member of Sherlock’s “knitting circle” – a group of female informants.
ROBERTA, (same actor plays Josephine Butler and Mrs Wiggins) (female) a member of Sherlock’s “knitting circle” – a group of female informants.
AGNES, (same actor plays Olive McGann) (female) a member of Sherlock’s “knitting circle” – a group of female informants.
Note: the roles of Sherlock Holmes, Dorothy Watson, Gregory Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes and Mrs Hudson are cast.
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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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