CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (Broadway) - NYC EPA
COALG on Broadway LLC
AUDITION DATE
Tue, Sep 26, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
Wed, Sep 27, 2017**
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
Production (League) $1974/week
SEEKING
Equity actors for 1 role and 4 understudies. See breakdown for info.
PREPARATION
Actors will read from sides provided at the audition. ASL interpreter will be provided. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Pearl Studios NYC (500)
500 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10018-6504
12th floor
**Wednesday 9/27 Location ONLY
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Producers: Hal Luftig
Director: Kenny Leon
Script: Mark Medoff
General Manager: Richards/Climan, Inc.
Casting: Telsey + Company/Bernie Telsey, CSA/Karyn Casl, CSA
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals: February 2018, start date TBD
First Preview: 3/22/18
Opening: 4/11/18
OTHER
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
Seeking the following role:
[MR. FRANKLIN]
male, 40s-50s, any ethnicity. The supervising teacher at the school for the Deaf who takes on a condescending attitude towards his students and staff. He has an ear to the ground across campus and is especially harsh on James’ teaching practices and budding relationship with his student. Hearing role.
Also seeking the following Understudies:
[JAMES LEEDS U/S/MR. FRANKLIN U/S]
male, 30s-40s, any ethnicity. To cover JAMES LEEDS, a bright, charismatic and articulate teacher at a school for the Deaf. He falls in love with one of his students, trying to navigate their relationship through their communication barrier. Also covers MR. FRANKLIN, the supervising teacher at the school for the Deaf who takes on a condescending attitude towards his students and staff. Hearing role. Must be proficient in American Sign Language.
[SARAH NORMAN U/S/LYDIA U/S]
female, 20s-30s, any ethnicity. To cover SARAH NORMAN, a student at the school for the Deaf who stubbornly refuses to learn to lip read. She signs for the entirety of the play, only speaking at the end. Also covers LYDIA, another spunky student at the school for the Deaf, who is open with her advances towards James. Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing role. Must voice. Must be proficient in American Sign Language.
[ORIN DENNIS U/S]
male, 20s-30s, any ethnicity. To cover ORIN, a student at the school for the Deaf who wants to begin a revolution against the hearing world and fight for the Deaf community’s equal rights. Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing role. Must voice. Must be proficient in American Sign Language.
[MRS. NORMAN U/S/EDNA KLEIN U/S]
female, 40s-50s, any ethnicity. To cover MRS. NORMAN, Sarah’s distant mother who, with James’ nudging, reconciles with her daughter over the course of the play. Also covers EDNA KLEIN, a well-intentioned albeit condescending lawyer helping Orin with his discrimination case against the school for the Deaf. Hearing role.
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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