AthensWest Theatre Company
AUDITION DATE
Sat, Dec 07, 2019
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Sun, Dec 08, 2019
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Callbacks: Monday, December 9th from 7-10pm
APPOINTMENTS
Auditions by appointment only by emailing athenswestauditions@gmail.com. Please include in your email which days and times you are available, as well as an indication as to whether or not you belong to Actors’ Equity Association. You will be emailed back with a confirmed appointment. Please note that actors must audition in person in order to be considered.
CONTRACT
SPT SPT 3 $343 Per week minimum.
SEEKING
Actors for upcoming production of
MAPLE AND VINE
See Breakdown
*LOCAL ACTORS ENCOURAGED TO AUDITION*
PREPARATION
Preparation:
The audition will consist of cold readings from the script. Please bring a resume and
headshot.
Auditionees interested in reading the play in advance may do so at the Lexington
Downtown Public Library, 140 East Main Street, where the script is kept on reserve.
LOCATION
Sayre Middle School
194 N. Limestone Street
Lexington, KY 40507
Sayre Middle School is located at the intersection of N. Limestone Street and W. 2nd Street, directly across Limestone from Columbia Steakhouse.
PERSONNEL
In attendance at auditions:
Director Jerre Dye,
Producing Artistic Director Bo List
Associate Artistic Director Mark Mozingo,
Associate Producer Marianne Miller.
OTHER DATES
PRODUCTION DETAILS
Jordan Harrison’s Maple and Vine begins rehearsals Monday, March 16, 2020, and runs at the Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center April 10-26, 2020.
OTHER
ABOUT THE THEATRE
AthensWest Theatre Company operates on an SPT 3 contract with Actors’ Equity Association. Roles are available for both Equity and non-Equity performers, and non-Equity performers have the opportunity to earn EMC points through this production. Salary for Equity actors is $343 plus pension/health. Stipend for non-Equity actors is $400.
EPA Procedures are in effect for audition.
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
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN Note: actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition.
Please note that the role of Katha has been cast, and will be played by Marianne Miller.
Katha: female, White / European Descent, 30-40 Married to Ryu. Beaten down by modern city life and looking for a change.
Ryu: male, Asian, 30-40 Married to Katha. Uncertain of Katha’s plans to live a simpler life, but supportive.
Dean: male, White / European Descent, 30-45 Advocates living a simpler lifestyle (in the 1950s!) but has secrets that threaten that simple life.
Ellen: female, White / European Descent, 30-45 Charismatic salesperson for a 1950s lifestyle. Also plays Jenna, Katha’s coworker.
Roger: male, White / European Descent, 30-45 Serious factory manager, with a secret. Also plays Omar, Katha’s coworker.
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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