THE BABYLON LINE - NYC EPA
Lincoln Center Theater
AUDITION DATE
Aug 08, 2016
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:00 - 2:00 pm
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
$861 weekly minimum salary
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in THE BABYLON LINE. ALL PRINCIPAL ROLES ARE CAST. SEEKING UNDERSTUDIES AND POSSIBLE FUTURE REPLACEMENTS.
PREPARATION
Sides will be provided at the EPA.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 West 46th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
DIRECTOR: TERRY KINNEY; WRITER: RICHARD GREENBERG; CASTING: DANIEL SWEE; Casting Associate: Camille Hickman Camille Hickman (Casting Associate) expected to attend the EPA.
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal: October 6, 2016; 1st Preview: November 10, 2016; Opening: December 5, 2016; Closes: January 22, 2017
OTHER
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
ALL PRINCIPAL ROLES ARE CAST. SEEKING THE FOLLOWING UNDERSTUDIES AND POSSIBLE FUTURE REPLACEMENTS:
The play takes place in 1967 in Levittown, Long Island.
AARON PORT – L30’s. Married. Jewish. A published writer, he still has to teach to earn a living. Commutes from his home in Greenwich Village to teach an Adult Education Creative Writing course in Levittown, Long Island. Attractive, intelligent, charming, self-deprecating, he has no great design for how his life is mapped out and is very much aware that some of his contemporaries have found greater success than he has. He tries to be a patient teacher, but it’s not easy. Role is cast
JOAN DELLAMOND – L30’s-E40’s. A student in Aaron’s class. Not originally from Levittown and viewed by the other students as an outsider: she’s not Jewish, she doesn’t share their interests, she’s not social (in fact she’s been living as a recluse for many years). Attractive, feminine, highly literate and articulate, with an emotional fragility that’s defended by a wry sense of humor. An avid reader with a true desire to write. Role is cast
FRIEDA COHEN – M-L 40’s. Jewish. One of the local women in Aaron’s class. Taking Creative Writing because Current Events was full. The queen bee of her social group, the proud mother of two teenage sons. Outspoken, Self-confident, quick to judge, has opinions on everything and doesn’t hold back. She is the leader of her social set and expects everyone to fall in line. Smart, nothing gets past her. Role is cast
ANNA CANTOR – E40’s. Jewish. Mother of young twins. Friend and next door neighbor of Frieda Cohen. Enthusiastic and something of a follower, she’s taking the class because Frieda told her to. Has led a somewhat sheltered life. The class becomes an escape from a home life that is much more difficult than it seems. Role is cast
MIDGE BRAVERMAN – M-L40’s. Jewish. Married to a CPA. Mother of 2 teenage boys. Only taking the class because French Cooking was full. Seems entirely conventional on the surface and indeed shares opinions and interests with her social set. Ultimately, though, has a more open and inquiring mind. Role is cast
JACK HASSENPFLUG – 50’s. A student in Aaron’s creative writing class. A man of few words whose writing focuses solely on memories of his time spent fighting in WW II. In his own world, much of the time. Doesn’t easily show his feelings. Role is cast
MARC ADAMS – Late 20’s. He was a high school football star and golden boy, now a shell of his former self, someone vacant, a cipher. It’s presumed by the others that drug use ruined him. Lives with his mother as he works on his “magnum opus.” Role is cast
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
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