Ojai Playwrights Conference 2017 Summer Festival - Los Angeles EPA
Ojai Playwrights Conference
AUDITION DATE
Jun 30, 2017
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (PDT)
Lunch; 1:00PM - 2:00PM
APPOINTMENTS
EPA rules in effect. In-person sign-ups begin at 8:30AM on 6/30/17
CONTRACT
LOA LOA/LORT Minimum - $512/wk
SEEKING
See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Contemporary monologue no longer than 2 mins.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity Association LA Audition Center
5636 Tujunga Ave
North Hollywood, CA 91601
PERSONNEL
Nicole Arbusto - Casting
OTHER DATES
Performance dates for specific plays are TBD, but between 8/6--13 with one performance of each play
OTHER
www.ojaiplays.org
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
Evanston Salt Costs Climbing by Will Arbery
PETER – male, 30s or 40s -- suicidal, darkness inside him, blue collar
BASIL, male, Greek, 40s or 50s -- a writer, a worker, with a bit of magic in him
MAIWORM, female, Evanstonian, 50s or 60s -- a working woman, optimistic and serious about her job
JANE JR. – female, Evanstonian, 20s -- extremely depressed
Ripe Frenzy by Jennifer Barclay
ZOE (40s, Female, White) She is the town Historian, the mother of the shooter, and is the all-welcoming hostess to the audience. She is ebullient, flirtatious and magnetic.
MIRIAM (40s, F, any ethnicity) An Assistant Professor of Literature at the local college, one of Zoe’s best friends, and the mother of Hadley.
FELICIA (40s, F, any ethnicity) A surgeon, Zoe’s other best friend, a lesbian, and the mother of Matt.
MATT (18, M, any ethnicity) Felicia's son, the class-president-prom-king type. Sweet, fun, magnetic, and a little naughty. He is playing George in Our Town.
HADLEY (18, F, any ethnicity) Miriam's daughter, the class-president-prom-queen type. She is playing Emily in Our Town.
BRYAN JAMES MCNAMARA (18, M, white) The Michigan shooter. Physically, he looks like a normal teenager, but when he speaks it’s clear there’s something off—and a little frightening—about him..
BETHANY (over 18 to play 14, F, any ethnicity) (WILL BE DOUBLED WITH HADLEY) A younger classmate and Zoe's neighbor. Could be played by the same actress who plays Hadley. A socially awkward girl who always seems slightly smelly and vaguely guilty; she constantly films her life from her phone.
The Last White Man by Bill Cain
CHARLIE – Male, 30’s (Hamlet 1) Handsome, Byronic, Passionate, Dark Humor, Expertly Verbal, Just won an academy award. That doesn’t give him any courage. Self-dramatizing. About to be a disaster as Hamlet.
XANDRI – Female, 30 - African-American/British – Young director. University trained. With the courage and vision to cast Tigg as Hamlet in spite of everything. Very bright. Deeply feeling but unsentimental
RAFE – Male 30’s (Hamlet 2) the understudy who will eventually become a serious actor. He is the key to the plot. An actor who thinks he is darker than he is. Unable to accept his own goodness.
TIGG – Male 40 (Hamlet 3) sensitive, charming with a dark side. Should have had a brilliant career in film but misplayed his hand. Rediscovering stage with a series of triumphs. And now dying.
Greater Clements by Sam Hunter
MAGGIE: Female, early-to-mid 60s, white. Working class and proud of it, straight forward. Some might call her abrasive. She has an allergic reaction to outward displays of emotion.
JOE: Maggie’s son, mid-to-late 20s, white. He used to live on the streets up in Anchorage, and it’s left an impression on him. He’s a sweet guy at heart, but he’s also deeply strange and has struggled with psychological issues his entire life.
BILLY: Male, early-to-mid 60s, Japanese-American. Stolid, conservative, very withheld. He’s been a farmer in Idaho his entire life, and even though he’s just been diagnosed with terminal cancer, he doesn’t succumb to his emotions. He was born in Idaho, his parents had memories of being in an internment camp during WWII but he was born shortly after the war and his parents never talked about it.
KEL: Billy’s granddaughter, over 18 to play 14, Japanese-American. Precocious, intelligent, millennial, and fiercely guarded. Her father is a profound alcoholic and her father is taking care of her these days. Her goal in life is to make people face the truth, even if it’s unpleasant. Her hard exterior masks some very deep trauma that only begins to come out toward the end of the play.
OLIVIA: Female, mid 40s, any ethnicity. Maggie’s best friend, even though they aren’t very much alike. If Maggie is more working-class, Olivia is more soccer mom. She loves her family and her community, and is a bit of a town gossip.
WAYNE: Male, mid 40s, any ethnicity. The one cop left in town, carrying on the tradition from his father who retired from the force not long ago. A small town conservative—libertarian even—but sweet, charming, avuncular. He loves authority, personal responsibility, and good stories.
MONA: Female, late 30s, any ethnicity. Compared to everyone else in the cast, Mona sticks out as the lone upper middle class person. She wears nice clothes, tasteful jewelry, and makeup.
What You Are by JC Lee
DON: 50's, white, working class.
HECTOR: 33, good natured. slightly bookish.
KATIE: 23, biracial, strong willed but kind hearted.
SIGOURNEY: 50's, African American, big hearted but easily wounded.
RANDY: 50's, white, blue collar, a good ol boy.
The Siblings Play by Ren Santiago
LEON Male, 20’s Idealist. Dedicated. Defenseless. Leon’s seems like the kinda kid that lives and dies on the block. It’s actually thanks to his parents that he got out (even if the reason was to escape them). Leon looks like a man and a boy.
MARIE (Rie-rie/Sweet-pea) Female 18 . Maternal. Stubborn. Intuitive. Her default is quiet anger, but she’ll fight like a boxer. She doesn’t whine. The nagging is matter-of-fact, and it’s rare to hurt her feelings. Her self-possessed demeanor enhances her maturity, regardless of her frame.
MARIAN (Mars/Butchie) Male, over 18 to play 12 Perceptive. Compelling. Sensitive. Marian is almost a teenager. He’s been the most sheltered, thanks to his siblings. He tries on attitudes and perspectives like he’s browsing at Goorin Hats. He’s the best at code-switching. His siblings can’t hide where they come from, no matter where they go, but Butchie can.
LENORA (Ma/Lenny) Female late 30’s . Fragile. Instinctual. Twisted.Lenora’s probably where Butchie got his code-switching from. Lenora’s very sharp. It’s easy for her to make hard turns on a dime. She’s someone used to balancing on a knife’s edge.
LOGAN (Pops/Lo) Male late 30’s . Broken. Natural. Paranoid. Logan’s life feels like it moves in slow-motion. There’s a mud-like quality to his emotions. He is the living ghost in the play and although his presence mars the space, he fills you with such overwhelming warmth.
Graveyard Shift by Korde Tuttle
JANELLE Female, African American late 20’s — stubborn and unyielding, at times, but also self reflective with a high level of emotional intelligence
KANE, Male, African American late 20’s — janelle’s boyfriend, nonprofit consultant, sports fanatic (and stephen curry worshiper), practical, measured, thoughtful, charismatic (when he wants to be), always right
BRIAN, Male 30,— waller county police officer, endearing, plays “goofy” well, posturing, bravado, insecure, unsatisfied
ELISE Female 27 — waller county administrative police officer, jaded, yet hopeful, stuck, hungry, discontent, musician’s sensibility
TRISH, Female late 30s, — waller county police administrative officer, in control, repressed/selfrepressive, deliberate, lonely, determined
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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