Merrimack Repertory Theatre 2012-13 Season – EPAs in Boston
(Lowell, MA) LORT D; $566/week minimum
Peter Crewe, Casting Director
Edgar Cyrus, General Manager
Equity Principal Auditions:
Thursday, May 31, 2012 at the Merrimack Repertory Theatre
9 AM – 5 PM 132 Warren Street
Lunch from 12 – 1 Lowell, MA 01852
*Please note this is NOT the address of the performance venue*
Prepare one contemporary monologue under 2 minutes.
Bring picture and resume, stapled together.
For an appointment, call 978-654-7563 between 10am and 4pm or email
auditions@merrimackrep.org. AEA members without appointments will be seen as time permits.
No roles will be understudied
Homestead Crossing
By William Donnelly
Directed By: Kyle Fabel
The lives of two couples, one middle aged and married, the other young and just starting, intersect in a suburban living room in this fanciful, sometimes mysterious, comedy. (Being co-produced with Berkshire Theatre Festival and Portland Stage Company)
This show has been fully cast.
Memory House
By Kathleen Tolan
Directed By: Melia Bensussen
A poignant drama laced with recognizable family humor as a mother and her adopted Russian daughter fill out college application forms.
1st rehearsal:10/2/12. 1st Preview: 10/25/12. Opening: 10/28/12. Closing: 11/18/12
Maggie
Caucasian woman; In her 50s Was once a dancer, so she still has the grace and mobility associated with someone good with movement. Warm, funny, smart, with a dry wit. Is more resilient than would first appear, as she might be perceived as “soft” or “vulnerable” but she can hold her own when needs to. A good mom and a fundamentally self-less person, but not without edge and self-awareness.
Half n’ Half n’ Half
By John Kolvenbach
Directed by: Kyle Fabel
A zany comedy about a marriage between an actress and an actor working in a repertory theatre company, and how their off-stage lives infect and are reflected in the plays they are performing onstage.
1st rehearsal: 11/6/12. 1st Preview: 11/29/12. Opening: 12/2/12. Closing: 12/23/12
George
a middle aged actor at a repertory company, playing the following roles in two different shows:
? Dodik – a character in a Russian melodrama in the style of The Philosopher’s Concubine
? Mr. Dundleworthy – a character in an American comedy in the style of Kaufman and Hart similar to Stalemate.
Frances
the daughter of George & Loretta also acts in the Rep company playing the following roles in the
two shows:
Fanya – A character in Russian melodrama in the style of The Philosopher’s Concubine
Dorthy – a character in an American comedy in the style of Kaufman and Hart similar to
Stalemate.
Michael
A young actor in the Rep company, plays the following roles in two shows:
Nikolai
A character in Russian melodrama in the style of The Philosopher’s Concubine
Stanley
a character in an American comedy in the style of Kaufman and Hart similar to Stalemate., The Assistant to Mrs. Dundleworthy
Shakespeare’s Will
By Vern Thiessen
Directed By: Miles Potter
A one-woman show about Shakespeare’s widow, Anne Hathaway, who tells a fascinating tale of life, love and loss.
This show is fully CAST
Red
By John Logan
Directed By: Charles Towers
This show is fully CAST
PROOF
By David Auburn
Directed by: TBD
1st rehearsal: 2/26/13. 1st Preview: 3/21/13. Opening: 3/24/13. Closing: 4/14/13
Robert – 50s
Catherine – 25
Claire – 29
Hal – 28
Glengarry Glen Ross
By David Mamet
Directed by: Charles Towers
1st rehearsal: 3/2/13. 1st Preview: 4/25/13. Opening: 4/28/13. Close: 5/19/13
Baylen – male 40s
Roma – male 40s
Levene - male 50s
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