MARCUS/EMMA Equity Principal Auditions - InterAct Theatre Company Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Thursday, May 12, 2016
9:30 AM to 3 PM

Contract
SPT
Tier 7; $490/week

Location
302 S. Hicks Street
302 S. Hicks Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Seeking
The role of Marcus has been cast.

Seeking actors for the role of:

EMMA: Caucasian female. 44-71.

See breakdown for more info.

Preparation
Please prepare one contemporary monologue of no longer than two (2) minutes.

Bring picture and resume

AEA members without appointments seen as time permits.

Other Dates
1st rehearsal: December 26, 2016. Runs January 20-February 12, 2017 (Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 7, Thursdays - Saturdays at 8, Sundays at 2).

Other
Local accommodations and $125 travel stipend provided for out-of-town actors.

Personnel
Producing Artistic Director: Seth Rozin
Stage Director: Rebecca Wright
Author: Mary Tuomanen

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

Appointments
AEA members Email or call for appointments: srozin@interacttheatre.org (preferred) or 215-568-8077

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

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

SYNOPSIS: Two of American history’s most iconic revolutionaries -- Jewish anarchist Emma Goldman and African American civil rights activist Marcus Garvey -- are mashed together to spin their legacies in the desperate hope of regaining prominence and changing the future of our increasingly inequitable society. Their resulting battle ignites a firestorm of racial subjugation, social significance, moral righteousness, gender revision, and sexual domination.


SEEKING:

EMMA
Caucasian female, ages 44-71; anarchist, occasional proponent of violence.


The following role has been CAST. Actors may be considered for possible replacements if needed.

MARCUS
ALREADY CAST. African American male, ages 20-52; non-violent black power
activist