THE FATHER - DC EPA
Studio Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Sep 01, 2016
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
APPOINTMENTS
No appointments. AEA actors will be seen on a first come, first seen basis.
CONTRACT
SPT
Category 10; Minimum $684 Weekly
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles. See breakdown
PREPARATION
Please prepare a 2 minute contemporary monologue. Please bring a photo and resume stapled back to back
LOCATION
Studio Theatre (Washington, DC)
1501 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
PERSONNEL
by Florian Zeller; Associate Artistic Director: Matt Torney; Casting Assistant: Victoria Gruenberg; Production Associate: Chelsea Cranshaw General Manager: Elisabeth Bayer
OTHER
1st reh: 4/18/17. Runs: 5/21 - 6/25/17
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions
BREAKDOWN
ANNE:
40s. Andre’s daughter. She struggles to balance caring for a difficult parent and the other demands of her personal life, especially her romantic relationships. She is sensitive and loving, but is under immense pressure.
PIERRE:
40s. Anne’s partner. He is resentful of Andre’s presence in his home, and is trying to take care of Anne while imposing some boundaries on the old man. He is occasionally cruel and threatening, but genuinely sensitive to Anne’s needs.
LAURA:
30s. A professional caretaker. She is kind to Andre and seems to understand him. Professional and positive.
WOMAN:
40s. Plays a number of characters in the play who Andre experiences as threatening strangers. Must have the ability to be both sensitive and sinister, and have a strong presence.
MAN:
40s. Plays a number of characters in the play who Andre experiences as threatening strangers. Must have the ability to be both sensitive and sinister and have a strong presence.
The following role has been CAST. Actors may be considered for possible replacement if needed:
ANDRE:
(Role CAST) Late 70s- Early 80s. A complex man who is slowly losing his mind to dementia. At turns ferocious, and at others charming and vulnerable. He slowly unravels along with his memory. (Role Cast)
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