Marin Theatre Company 2018-2019 Season - Mill Valley EPA
Marin Theatre Company
AUDITION DATE
Fri, Feb 09, 2018
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (PST)
Lunch: 12:00PM - 1:00PM
APPOINTMENTS
Dori Jacob 917.843.7140 dorij@marintheatre.org
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep Minimum - $656/wk
SEEKING
Diverse actors of all ages, ethnicities, abilities and types for our upcoming 2018-2019 season.
PREPARATION
2 contrasting, contemporary monologues lasting a TOTAL of 3 minutes.
LOCATION
Marin Theatre Company
397 Miller Ave
Mill Valley, CA 94941-2885
PERSONNEL
Dori Jacob - Casting
OTHER DATES
Oslo - 1st Reh: 9/4/18, Open: 10/2/18. Close: 10/28/18
Jazz - 1st Reh: 12/18/18. Open: 1/22/19, Close: 2/17/19
Wink - 1st Reh: 5/14/19, Open: 6/18/19, Close: 7/14/19
How I Learned What I Learned - 1st Reh: 1/2/19, Open: 1/29/19, Close, 2/17/19.
OTHER
3 additional shows are TBA. Additional EPAs will be held when titles are announced.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this 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
Oslo by J.T. Rogers directed by Jasson Minadakis
Johan Jorgen Holst/Finn Grandal: Foreign Minister; married to Marianne Heiberg/Groundsman at the Borregaard Manor outside Oslo; married to Toril
Jan Egeland/Ron Pundak: Deputy Foreign Minister/Junior professor of Economics at the University of Haifa
Mona Juul: Official in the Foreign Ministry; reports to Jan Egeland; married to Terje Larsen
Terje Rød-Larsen: Director of the Fafo Institute for Applied Social Sciences; married to Mona Juul
Marianne Heiberg/Toril Grandal: Executive with the Fafo Institute; works for Terje Larsen; married to Johan Jorgen Holst/Housekeeper and cook at the Borregaard Manor outside Oslo, married to Finn
Thor Bjornevog: Senior officer with the Police Intelligence Service
Trond Gundersen: Officer with the Police Intelligence Service
Ahmed Qurie (also known as “Abu Ala”): Finance Minister for the Palestine Liberation Organization
Hassan Asfour: Official PLO liaison with Palestinian Delegation at multilateral US-sponsored talks
Shimon Peres/Yair Hirschfeld: Foreign Minister/Senior professor of Economics at the University of Haifa
Yossi Beilin: Deputy Foreign Minister
Uri Savir: Director-General of the Foreign Ministry
Joel Singer: Legal advisor to the Foreign Ministry; senior law partner for a Washington, DC, firm
Jazz by Nambi E. Kelley adapted from the book by Toni Morrison directed by TBD
VIOLET / COUNTRY VIOLET: very dark-skinned African-American, plays herself from late teens to early 50s, a hair dresser, shrinking, slender if not bone skinny, contained rage at any moment that can and will explode, folks in The City call her Violent.
JOE TRACE / COUNTRY JOE : African-American, plays himself from early 20s to early 50s, a sample case man, bold, gregarious, unobviously handsome, folks trust him instantly.
DORCAS : very light-skinned African-American, to play late teens-early 20s, tempestuous, haughty, insecure, unwomanly, a plain jane.
A PIANO: very dark skinned African-American, late teens-early 20s, covers FELICE, Dorcas’ only friend, a pretty girl that doesn’t know she’s pretty, and CIGARETTE GIRL.
A CLARINET: 20s, Mixed race of African-American and Caucasian, looks white, a blonde haired, blue eyed, arrogant Mulatto Adonis who projects a lot of swag; covers GOLDEN GRAY, and PARROT, Violet’s blonde and green pet bird, and ACTON.
A TRUMPET: African-American, 60s, covers ALICE MANFRED, Dorcas’ aunt who is a seamstress, repressed and stern in her repression; also covers TRUE BELLE who is Violet’s truth-telling grandmother.
A SAX: African-American, 50s, covers MALVONNE, Violet and Joe’s busy body neighbor, COUNTRY GOSSIP, CITY MADAM.
A BASS : very dark skinned African-American, 20s-early 30s, covers HENRY LESTROY, an expertly skilled hunter, built to last, strong, virile, can have any woman he wants; doubles as A COUNTRY BANKER, A CITY NUMBERS RUNNER.
Wink by Jen Silverman directed by Mike Donahue
Sophie F — Dissatisfied in her marriage. Her cat has gone missing.
Gregor M — Her husband. He skinned the cat.
Wink M — The cat. Lithe, dangerous, sensuous.
Doctor Frans M — A psychologist. Doctor to both Sofie and Gregor.
How I Learned What I Learned by August Wilson co-conceived with Todd Kreidler directed by TBD
August Wilson - in the later years of his life
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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