MRS. PACKARD - NYC EPA
Bridge Repertory Theatre of Boston
AUDITION DATE
Aug 15, 2016
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EDT)
CONTRACT
LOA
$300 (contract and salary pending)
SEEKING
Actors who identify as women for 3 available roles. This will be performed at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge, MA as a co-production between Bridge Repertory Theater (www.bridgerep.org) and Playhouse Creatures Theatre Co (www.playhousecreatures.org). Although this piece is inspired by historical events that happened in Illinois in the 1860's, actors of all ethnicities and identities are strongly encouraged to attend.
PREPARATION
Prepare a heightened or higher language monologue that is NOT in verse. Examples include Chekhov, Ibsen, Williams, Miller, and Shaw. Monologues should not exceed 90 seconds in length. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 West 46th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Olivia D'Ambrosio, Producing Artistic Director of Bridge Repertory Theater; Joseph W. Rodriguez, Co-Producer, and Producing Artistic Director of Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company; Emily Ranii, Director
OTHER
1st reh: Feb 21, 2017; Opens: Mar 19, 2017; Closes: Apr 9, 2017
An Equity monitor will be provided.
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
AVAILABLE ROLES:
MRS. BONNER
A matron in the asylum who uses brute force to wrest compliance from her patients. Her position of authority, combined with the difficult conditions of the asylum, have shaken her own sanity, and she finds a dangerous pleasure in her power over the inmates. IF READING FOR THIS ROLE, PLEASE PREPARE AN IRISH DIALECT.
MRS. TENNEY
The meek and gentle matron of the 8th Ward for the violent and hopelessly insane. She attempts to make her patients comfortable, despite the limited resources afforded them by the asylum, and becomes one of Mrs. Packard’s closest allies.
FEMALE WITNESSES
In this production, one actor will play all of the Female Witnesses who testify at the trial of Elizabeth Packard. IF READING FOR THIS TRACK, PLEASE PREPARE MULTIPLE CHARACTERIZATIONS OF ONE MONOLOGUE, OR PREPARE THREE VERY BRIEF CONTRASTING MONOLOGUES, NOT TO EXCEED 2 MINUTES COMBINED TOTAL.
ALL OTHER ROLES HAVE BEEN CAST
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