PORTLAND CENTER STAGE 2019-2020 SEASON - Portland EPA Days
Portland Center Stage
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Apr 01, 2019
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (PDT)
Lunch: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Tue, Apr 02, 2019
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (PDT)
Lunch: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Wed, Apr 03, 2019
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (PDT)
Lunch: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
APPOINTMENTS
Equity Actors may email Will Cotter at willc@pcs.org to request an appointment
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
LORT B, D Minimums - $696-$941/wk (thru 2/9/20), $717-969/wk (after 2/9/20)
SEEKING
See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Prepare two contrasting monologues and for singers an optional 16 bars of a song, (accompanist will be provided both days). Equity Actor’s audition should be no longer than 4 minutes in length.
LOCATION
Portland Center Stage
128 NW 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97209-4160
Ellyn Bye Studio
PERSONNEL
Marissa Wolf (Artistic Director), Will Cotter (Producing Associate), and Chip Miller (Producing Associate) will be in attendance
OTHER DATES
See breakdown.
OTHER
https://www.pcs.org/about/casting-and-script-submission
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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
In The Heights (by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes)
August 20 2019 – October 13 2019 – Mainstage
USNAVI DE LA VEGA – CAST
NINA ROSARIO – CAST
KEVIN ROSARIO – CAST
CAMILA ROSARIO – CAST
BENNY – CAST
VANESSA – CAST
SONNY – CAST
ABUELA CLAUDIA – CAST
DANIELA – CAST
CARLA – OFFER PENDING
GRAFFITI PETE – CAST
PIRAGUERO – CAST
ENSEMBLE – OFFERS PENDING
FEMALE SWING – CAST
MALE SWING – 20s-30s. Strong dancer and versatile singer (preferably tenor-range) who can cover a variety of roles.
Macbeth (adapted by Lee Sunday Evans)
September 3 2019 – November 24 2019 – Studio
Seeking 3 women, any age, with confident singing ability (specifically with acapella music) who will share the entirety of roles within Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Breakdown is as follows:
MACBETH Et Al – A general hungering to fulfill a legacy once promised. Also plays ROSS, DOCTOR, MURDERER, WITCH, and others
LADY MACBETH Et Al – A future queen consumed by lust for power. Also plays MALCOLM, ROSS, FLEANCE, MURDERER, WITCH, and others
MACDUFF Et Al – A nobleman striving to restore order through vengeance. Also plays BANQUO, ROSS, LENNOX, WITCH, and others
Redwood (by Brittany K. Allen)
October 1 2019 – November 17 2019 – Mainstage
MEG DURBIN - Black woman, twenty-six. A middle-school English teacher with a flair for the dramatic. Partner to Drew
DREW TATUM — White male, thirty-three. A Ph.D. candidate in Quantum Mechanics, a bleeding heart. Partner to Meg.
STEVIE (STEVE) WILSON — Black man, forty-nine. Meg’s uncle. Exuberant and always right.
MOM (BEVERLY DURBIN) — Black woman, fifty. Goofy, but wise.
INSTRUCTOR — Black man, forties. Weary task-master.
HARRIET/HATTIE — Filipino-American woman, fortyish. Also appears as Meg’s best friend, Drew’s step-mother, and an ancestor.
TATUM — White man, thirtyish. Eager, very “Broadway.” Also appears as Drew’s father, and Master Tatum, at which points he becomes very “paternal” and very “Confederate,” respectively.
ALLIE/ALAMEDA — Black woman, thirtyish. Eager, very “Broadway.” Also appears as Meg’s ancestor, at which point she becomes very “Medea.”
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (By Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon)
November 5 2019 – December 29 2019 – Mainstage
MARY BENNET – 20. Finally coming in to her own, she is no longer the plain, boring girl she once was. She has a fire in her now. She is intelligent, curious, and lively, but her family only sees her as a future spinster. She does not suffer fools. She wants to live.
ARTHUR de BOURGH – 25. A studious, unsociable only child who has never been around women or large families. He is a loner who prefers books to people. He has recently inherited a large estate and has no idea what to do next.
ELIZABETH DARCY – 22. Married to Mr. Darcy. Confident, charming and witty. She makes a fun and surprising lady of the house. She is best friends with her sister Jane.
FITZWILLIAM DARCY – 30. A loving, generous, and smart (if slightly stiff) husband. He is quiet and vigilant and thus sees what others often miss. He knows what being lovelorn is like.
JANE BINGLEY – 24, married to Mr. Bingley. She is seven months pregnant with her first child and is sweet and optimistic as ever. The kindest heart in the house.
CHARLES BINGLEY – 25. Gracious, happy, and ever focused on the love of his life, Jane. A good friend and always ready with a smile.
LYDIA WICKHAM – 17. Flirtatious, youthful, self-centered. Her marriage to Mr. Wickham is a sham but she will not admit this. She is the person you want to have at your party: energetic, engaging, unstoppable.
ANNE de BOURGH – 20s. Only daughter of the late Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Lived in her mother’s very large shadow, never having to ask for anything or speak for herself her entire life. Judgmental and impatient, just like her mother.
Hedwig and the Angry Itch (By John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask)
December 3 2019 – February 23 2020 – Studio
HEDWIG – Tenor. 20s-30s. Hedwig is a genderqueer rock star and a transcendent talent. Perpetually abandoned, perpetually resilient.
YITZHAK – Mezzo Soprano. 20s-30s. A Jewish drag queen from Zagreb, and Hedwig’s backup singer. Verbally abusive to Hedwig, obviously threatened by her exceptional talent.
Schoolgirls, Or; the African Mean Girls Play (By Jocelyn Bioh) - Co-pro with Artists Repertory Theatre
December 24 2019 – February 16 2020 – Mainstage
PAULINA SARPONG – Ghanaian, 18 years old. Most popular girl in school and knows it. She is beautiful, talented, vindictive yet somehow loveable.
ERICKA BOAFO – Ghanaian, 18 years old. She is a transfer student and is new to school. She is seemingly nice but people do not know much about her.
AMA – Ghanaian, 18 years old; the sensible, smart one of Paulina's pack. Is not afraid to say it like she means it.
NANA – Ghanaian, 16 years old; the simple pseudo dumb one of Paulina's pack. She struggles with her love of food and snacks. Very sensitive.
MERCY – Ghanaian, 16 years old; the witty sidekick to Gifty and will do and say anything to stay a member of Paulina's pack.
GIFTY – Ghanaian, 16 years old; the 'Frick' to Mercy's 'Frack' ; loves being part of Paulina's pack and will do anything to be considered cool.
HEADMISTRESS FRANCIS – Ghanaian, 40's; the Headmistress of Aburi Girls Boarding
School; loves the girls but is also constantly exhausted by them.
ELOISE AMPONSAH – Ghanaian, 40's; Extremely poised and well mannered former Miss Ghana 1976. She now is a recruiter for the Miss Ghana Pageant. She speaks with a slightly affected British accent and prides herself in always being a lady.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (By Simon Stephens)
February 11 2020 – April 5 2020 – Mainstage
CHRISTOPHER: OFFER PENDING
SIOBHAN: OFFER PENDING
ED – 40s-50s. CHRISTOPHER’s father and a recent widower to wife JUDY. A loving father who occasionally reacts explosively to Christopher’s behavior. Protective to a fault.
JUDY – 30s-50s. CHRISTOPHER’s mother. Equally loving a parent as Ed. Alternatingly independent, strong-willed, and doubtful of her abilities to care for Christopher.
MRS. SHEARS Et Al: OFFER PENDING
ROGER SHEARS Et Al – 40s-60s, also plays DUTY SERGEANT, MR. WISE, MAN BEHIND COUNTER, DRUNK ONE, and VOICE TWO
A POLICEMAN Et Al – 20s-40s, also plays POLICEMAN, MR. THOMPSON, DRUNK TWO, MAN WITH SOCKS, LONDON POLICEMAN, and VOICE THREE
REVEREND PETERS Et Al: OFFER PENDING
NO. 40 Et Al – 20s-40s, also plays LADY IN STREET, INFORMATION, PUNK GIRL, and VOICE FIVE
MRS. ALEXANDER Et Al – 40s-60s, also plays POSH WOMAN and VOICE SIX
9 Parts of Desire (By Heather Raffo)
February 11 2020 – April 26 2020 – Studio
MULLAYA Et Al – 30s – 50s, one actor to play nine Iraqi women at varying stages of their lives, from early childhood through old age.
Howards End (Adapted by Caroline Hewitt)
March 17 2020 – May 10 2020 – Studio
MARGARET Et Al: OFFER PENDING
HELEN Et Al: OFFER PENDING
HENRY Et Al: 20s – 40s. The Patriarch of the family. Imperialist masculinity manifest – a man emboldened by stoicism who only lets his feelings be shown as he falls for Margaret. Also plays AUNT JULEY and COUSIN
LEONARD Et Al: 20s – 40s. Intellectually ambitious and romantic, but trapped in a dead-end job he hates. A young man prematurely worn by the stress of obsessive self-improvement. Also plays PAUL WILCOX, TIBBY, BUTLER, NIECE, DOCTOR, LITTLE BOY, and TICKET AGENT
Cambodian Rock Band (By Lauren Yee) - Co-pro with Oregon Shakespeare Festival and La Jolla Playhouse – CAST
May 23 2020 – June 28 2020 – Mainstage
CHUM: OFFER PENDING
NEARY: OFFER PENDING
TED: OFFER PENDING
DUCH: OFFER PENDING
ROM: OFFER PENDING
POU: OFFER PENDING
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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