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Call Type
Non-Required Principal
Time(s)
Monday, September 15, 2014
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Lunch is from 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Lunch is from 12:00 - 1:00 PM
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Contract
SPT
SPT 4 (Transitional)-min. $332/wk
Location
Taproot Theatre Company
204 N 85th Street
Seattle, WA 98103
Isaac Studio Theatre
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Seeking
Professional actors of all ages and ethnicities.
Preparation
1 copy of Headshot/Resume required.
Each actor has 5 minutes for audition (1- 2 monologues of any style acceptable.)
Singing not required. No accompanist provided but there will be a CD player.
Callbacks will be by individual contact on a per show basis.
Other Dates
THE EXPLORERS CLUB by Nell Benjamin: Reh12/29/14, open 1/30/15, close 2/28
BEST OF ENEMIES by Mark St. Germain: Reh 2/23, open 3/27, close 4/25
JEEVES INTERVENES adapted by Margaret Raether: Reh 4/13, open 5/15, close 6/13
Continued in Other...
Other
GODSPELL by John Michale Tebelak & Stephen Schwartz Reh 6/1, open 7/10, close 8/8
DRACULA adapted by Nathan Jeffrey: Reh 8/24, open 9/25, close 10/24
www.taproottheatre.org
Personnel
Auditions will be attended by Karen Lund, Associate Artistic Director/ Casting Director
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
Auditions available by contacting Courtney Kessler, Casting Intern at
casting@taproottheatre.org beginning 8/29 at 9am (first come, first scheduled.)
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
THE EXPLORER'S CLUB
Lucius Fretway - a botanist, lacks confidence
Phyllida Spotte-Hume - anthropologist, sees herself as an equal in the science world
Harry Percy - intrepid explorer, charming, confident, good with the ladies, thinks highly of himself but not of others
Luigi - tribesman of the NaKong, eager to learn, trusts Phyllida
Professor Cope - herpetologist, studies snakes, not great socially
Professor Sloane - archeo-theologist, rude, stern, believes women to be inferior
Professor Walling - zoologist, devoted to and very protective of his guinea pigs, not great with people
Sir Bernard Humphries - Private Secretary to the Queen, all business
Beebe - explorer, was left behind by Percy on an exploration
THE BEST OF ENEMIES
C.P. Ellis - white. Middle aged. A KKK leader. Husband to Mary and father of three. Owns a gas station.
Ann Atwater - black. Single mother of two. Outspoken - not afraid of anyone.
Bill Riddick - black. Community organizer. Brings C.P
Mary Ellis - white. C.P.'s pretty, but very tired wife. Not a member of the KKK.
JEEVES INTERVENES
Bertie Wooster - a high society gentleman - one of the idle rich. Easily flustered. Relies on his valet, Jeeves.
Jeeves - Bertie's valet. Unflappable. Knows everyone.
Eustace Bassington-Bassington - former schoolmate of Bertie and nephew of Sir Rupert, whom he relies on for money. Infatuated with Gertrude
Gertrude Winklesworth-Bode - Agatha's god-daughter. Intended as Bertie's betrothed. Very wealthy. Studies Nietzsche.
Agatha Spencer-Gregson - Bertie's aunt. Very direct and has no patience for Bertie's silliness. Has a history with Sir Rupert.
Sir Rupert Watlington-Pipps - Eustace's uncle. A proud former military man. Has a romantic history with Agatha.
Andromache Glamorgan - countess, twin sister of Phyllida, very no nonsense
Irish Assassin - not really great at his job...
GODSPELL
Jesus - charismatic, gentle but strong, a leader
John the Baptist/Judas - charismatic, rebellious, loyal, doubter
Jeffrey - energetic, playful
Lamar - not the sharpest tool in the shed
Herb - class clown
Robin -sweet, open, a tomboy
Joanne - confident, show-off
Peggy - shy, earth-mother
Sonia - sassy, cynical, sexy
Gilmer - goofy, very funny
DRACULA
Jonathan Harker - wholesome, smart, recently made solicitor. 30's
Mina Murray - studious, smart, centered. Late 20's
Lucy Westenra - feminine, kind, vulnerable. Late teens-early 20's
Arthur Holmwood - a man's man. Mid-20's
Jack Seward - lonely, reserved, skeptical, a scientist. Early 30's
Abraham Van Helsing - passionate, knowledgeable, a man of faith and science. Late 50's
Count Dracula - charming, disarming, mysterious. Age fluctuates.
Renfield/Peasant Woman/Sister Agatha - 40's to 50's
If you are unable to attend this audition, you may submit your photo and/or resume to:
Taproot Theatre Company - casting
208 North 85th Street
Seattle, WA 98103
Fax:
(206)297-6882
Email:
casting@taproottheatre.org
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