Portland Playhouse
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Apr 18, 2022
9:00 am - 4:00 pm (PST)
Please note there will be no lunch break.
Tue, Apr 19, 2022
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm (PST)
Please note there will be no lunch break.
APPOINTMENTS
To schedule yourself for a slot, please email us the following to casting@portlandplayhouse.org: In the subject line of your email please list your last name, your first name, and your union status (Example; Smith, Ann AEA). Please email us two (2) time slots that work for you, and we will schedule you accordingly. Time slots will be in 10-minute increments.
CONTRACT
SPT $675 weekly minimum (SPT 8) $540 weekly minimum (SPT 6)
SEEKING
Equity actors, singers, and musicians for roles in Portland Playhouse's 2022-23 Season (see breakdown).
Portland Playhouse does not discriminate against any employee, volunteer or customer on the basis or race, color, cultural heritage, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, size, mental or physical dis/ability or appearance, genetic status, marital status, political affiliation, source of income, veteran status or any other status protected under local, state, or federal law.
PREPARATION
Please prepare EITHER two contrasting contemporary monologues OR one monologue and a brief song for which you accompany yourself on an instrument. Total audition should not exceed four minutes. Please bring a physical copy of your headshot and resume with you to your audition. Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or if there are any accommodations we can provide.
LOCATION
Portland Playhouse
602 NE Prescott St
Portland, OR 97211-3966
PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Brian Weaver, Artistic Director
Charles Grant, Associate Producer
OTHER DATES
Callbacks will take place at various points throughout the summer (June 2022 - September 2022).
See production specific dates in breakdown.
OTHER
Please note; because of the ever changing landscape due to COVID-19, our season is subject to possible alteration. This production may be filmed and/or recorded under Actors’ Equity Association guidelines, and actors will be given at least 24 hours notice per Equity requirement.
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
A note about casting (adopted from language with consent originally created by Kevin Kantor and Emily Traquin of Actors Theatre of Louisville):
Most characters we encounter currently are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns and you will see that in the following character descriptions. However limiting the descriptions are, our casting seeks to be inclusive as possible and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities. Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or if there are any accommodations we can provide.
SEASON & PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Chicken & Biscuits
Written by Douglas Lyons
Directed by TBA
SPT6; Projected minimum: $540/week
First Rehearsal: August 23rd, 2022
First Preview: September 28th, 2022
Opening: October 1st, 2022
Closing: October 30th, 2022 (possible extension through November 6th, 2022)
SEEKING:
BANEATTA MABRY - An upstanding and stern Christian woman. Mother to Kenny and Simone, and wife to Reginald. She’s overbearingly full of love, but quite uptight and stubborn in her religious ways. Late 40’s-mid 50’s, African American, Female identifying.
REGINALD MABRY - Baneatta’s faithful husband and the new pastor of their home church. He’s the peacemaker of the family. Reginald is a ball of love, with a side of corny Dad jokes. 50’s, African American, Male identifying.
KENNY MABRY - Baneatta and Reginald’s youngest child. He’s proudly queer but cowers in the presence of his mother. Kenny bites when he needs to, but at the end of the day he just wants to be loved. Mid-Late 20’s, African American, Male identifying.
LOGAN LEIBOWITZ - Kenny’s neurotic and dramatic Jewish boyfriend of four years. He often spins himself into a tizzy, but always wants to be there for Kenny. Logan's weed pen is his crutch for tough times. Mid-Late 20’s, White, Male identifying.
BEVERLY JENKINS - Baneatta’s younger sister. The “fun Aunt” who's always in a push-up bra. But don’t mistake her vibrance for incompetence. She's a savage, “classy”, not so boujee, but definitely ratchet when necessary. Early 40’s- 50’s, African American, Female identifying.
LA’TRICE FRANKLIN - Beverly’s daughter. She's nosy, loud and in everyone else's business, but her own. When not on her phone, she shows love - but in her own Gen Z way. Sarcasm is her love language. 15, African American, Female identifying.
SIMONE MABRY - Kenny’s older sister and Baneatta’s favorite. She followed the “right path. Though pulled, she can be shady. While fierce on the exterior, Simone is internally wounded from a recent failed engagement. 30’s, African American, Female identifying.
BRIANNA JENKINS - Baneatta and Beverly’s half-sister through an affair. She didn’t know her father but has come to his funeral to gather more details on him. She’s sweet, vulnerable and collected. Early 40’s- 50’s, African American, Female identifying.
A Christmas Carol
Written by Charles Dickens
Directed by Brian Weaver
SPT8; Projected minimum: $675/week
First Rehearsal: November 2nd, 2022
First Preview: November 25th, 2022
Opening: December 2nd, 2022
Closing: December 30th, 2022
SEEKING:
For this production we cast a company of actors who all play multiple roles across gender, age, and race. Actors also sing and play multiple instruments. Strong musicians are encouraged to audition.
EBENEZER SCROOGE - 18+. The miserly owner of a London counting house.
MARLEY/PAST/PRESENT/FUTURE - 18+. The spirits who visit Ebenezer Scrooge.
BOB CRATCHIT/MR. FEZZIWIG/BUSINESSMAN/OLD JOE - 18+. Scrooge's clerk, a kind, mild, and very poor man with a large family / The jovial merchant with whom the young Scrooge apprenticed / A gentleman who visits Scrooge seeking charitable contributions / A shop owner who buys the belonging of Scrooge.
MRS. CRATCHIT/MRS. FEZZIWIG/MRS. DILBER - 18+. Bob's wife / Fezziwig’s wife / Scrooge’s laundress who steals his clothing and sells it to Old Joe.
FRED/FAN/BUSINESSMAN - 18+. Scrooge's nephew / Scrooge's sister; Fred's mother / A gentleman who visits Scrooge seeking charitable contributions.
ELIZABETH/MOLLY/BELLE - 18+. Fred’s wife / A woman who sells some of Scrooge’s belongings to Old Joe / Young Scrooge’s ex-fiancé who loved him deeply.
YOUNG SCROOGE/TOPPER/BUSINESSMAN - 18+. The younger version of Scrooge / One of Fred’s party guests / A gentleman who visits Scrooge seeking charitable contributions.
What I Learned in Paris
Written by Pearl Cleage
Directed by Lou Bellamy
Portland Playhouse dates
SPT 6; Projected minimum: $540/week
First Rehearsal: January 10th, 2023
First Preview: February 8th, 2023
Opening: February 11th, 2023
Closing: March 26th, 2023
SEEKING:
EVE MADISON - 50-year-old African American woman; ex-wife of J.P. Madison.
LENA JEFFERSON - 35-year-old African American woman; campaign operative.
JOHN NELSON - 35-year-old African American man; junior law partner of J.P. Madison.
J.P. MADISON - 50-year-old African American man; lawyer, campaign advisor.
ANN MADISON - 25-year-old African American woman; 2nd wife of J.P. Madison.
The Sounds of Afrolitical Movement
Co-Created by Ramona Lisa Alexander,
Oluyinka Akinjiola, Darrell Grant, and Charles Grant
Directed by Ramona Lisa Alexander
Portland Playhouse
SPT 6; Projected minimum: $540/week
First Rehearsal: April 25th, 2022
First Preview: May 24th, 2022
Opening: May 27th, 2022
Closing: June 18th, 2022
SEEKING:
ENSEMBLE: Actors, singers, dancers, musicians, and performers for a newly devised, multimedia performance, inspired by Afrofuturism’s call to lift up Black creativity, joy and political power across time and space, that uses music, dance and documentary footage to explore the past, present and future of BIPOC-led protest movements.
Requirement for proof of vaccination/negative test.
Everyone entering the audition venue (i.e., venue employees, Equity members, non-members, casting personnel, creatives, producers, musicians, COVID Safety Managers, etc.) will be required to undergo a symptom check and provide one of the following prior to entry into the venue:
- Proof of full vaccination. “Fully vaccinated,” as defined by the CDC, is more than 14 calendar days following receipt of a final dose of an FDA or World Health Organization authorized or approved vaccine.
Two-ply cloth face masks, surgical masks, singer’s masks and respirators (N95, KN95 or KF94) will be allowed for face coverings. Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not acceptable face coverings. Everyone in the holding room and audition room will always wear a face covering as described above, except for the actor when they are actively auditioning. The time spent unmasked should be as minimal as possible. Face coverings must be worn correctly (covering the nose and mouth). Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
If the risk level for Multnomah County is trending upwards and may rise to High (Red) we will contact members with appointments at least 24 hours before the first audition appointment time to let them know there is a chance that the auditions Revised March 14, 2022 may need to be postponed or cancelled. All members with appointments will be notified if the auditions must be postponed or cancelled.
We encourage members to prepare for their audition at home, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms. Additional information required in notice:
Audition Space Information:
The audition room: 625 square feet and can accommodate no more than 6 individuals at a time.
The holding room: 320 square feet and can accommodate no more than 8 individuals at a time.
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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