The Gamm Theatre 2012-13 – EPAs by Appointment in RI
(Pawtucket, RI) NEAT’
Communications & Marketing Director: Gail Hubert
Equity Principal Auditions by Appointment
Sunday, March 25, 2012 at The Gamm Theatre
AND 172 Exchange Street
Monday, March 26, 2012 Pawtucket, RI.
10 AM – 5:30 PM each day
Lunch from 1:30 - 2.
Each performer will be allotted a maximum of 5 minutes. Prepare a 1-2 minute monologue of their choice. You may choose to read from the script(s). Sides will be provided at the auditions and two copies of each play will be available at StageSource's Boston office, 88 Tremont St., Ste. 714, Boston, Mass., at least 10 days before the audition for Equity members' perusal. Copies will also be available at the auditions. Also bring picture and resume, stapled together.
For an appointment, please email to
auditions@gammtheatre.org. When you email please offer a time block of 2 hours on one of the days. We will email you back with a specific slot. Email is preferred. If you do not have email, however, please call 401-723-4266 x18. Interested stage managers may send a resume to
jess@gammtheatre.org. AEA members without appointments will be seen as time permits.
The 2012-13 Season runs: September and runs through May. The following roles are available:
AFTER THE REVOLUTION
By Amy Herzog. Director: Tony Estrella
1st rehearsal: 8/20/12. Runs 9/13 – 10/14/12
Seeking:
Emma Joseph: 26, fiercely intelligent, committed leftist activist. Complex, vulnerable, tough.
Ben: 50s, Emma’s father. Gentle, loving but committed idealist.
Mel: Late 40s, Emma’s stepmother. Intelligent, straightforward, loving.
Leo: 50s, Emma’s uncle and Ben’s brother. More practical and less idealistic than Ben.
Miguel: 26, Puerto Rican-American. Emma’s boyfriend. Shares her ideals perhaps with a gentler touch.
Vera: 70s-80s, Emma’s grandmother. The last of the Mohicans. An old communist who isn’t about to give in.
Morty: 70s, old sympathetic progressive. Rich, Mordantly funny. A contributor to the cause.
Jess: 30, Emma’s sister. A life-long emotional train wreck. Black sheep, getting it together.
RED
By John Logan. Director: Tony Estrella.
1st rehearsal: 10/15/12. Runs 11/8 – 12/16/12
Seeking:
Ken: 20’s, Rothko’s new assistant. Eager, wide-eyed but not naïve. Real depth and spine.
The role of Rothko has been CAST.
ANNE BOLEYN
By Howard Brenton U.S. Premiere
Directors: Rachel Walshe and Tony Estrella
1st rehearsal: mid-December. Runs 1/10 – 2/10/13
All roles require commanding language skills, a strong ear for dialects and versatility, as there is much doubling. Please be prepared to demonstrate a British dialect at the audition.
Seeking:
Anne Boleyn: 20s, whip smart, sexy, a powerhouse that could turn the world upside down by dint of will.
Thomas Cromwell: 40s, cunning Machiavel. Ruthless and sees things before they happen.
William Tyndale: 40s, appears rustic, but with a scholar’s mind and soldier’s force of will.
Lady Rochford: 40s, court veteran and Anne’s protector. Knows where the bodies are.
Cardinal Wolsey: 50s, court schemer and power broker. Ruthless.
King Henry VIII: 40s, strong, charismatic, lovestruck, imperious. Not yet the debauched fatso of later Holbein.
George Villiers: 20s, young and vain, Court favorite of James.
Robert Cecil: 50s, been around the block. Runs James’ Court over.
The role of James I has been CAST.
THE REAL THING
By Tom Stoppard. Director: Fred Sullivan, Jr.
1st rehearsal: mid-February 2013. Runs 3/14 – 4/14/13
All roles require a strong ear for dialects. Please be prepared to demonstrate an appropriate British Isles dialect.
Seeking:
Annie: 30s-40, direct, vulnerable, funny. A very talented actress.
Charlotte: 40, tough, a talented actress. No delusions.
Max: 40, solid. Appears a rock but capable of crumbling.
Billy: 20s, slick, a budding confident leading man type.
Brodie: 20-30s, Scottish. A thug. Tough and arrogant.
Debbie: 17, Henry and Charlotte’s daughter. Funny, direct. Highly intelligent.
The role of Henry has been CAST
BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE
By Martin McDonagh. Director: Judith Swift
1st Rehearsal: 4/8/13. Runs 5/2 – 6/2/13
Seeking:
Ray Dooley: Early 20s, like a ferret on a double espresso. Hilarious, wired, stupid. A hooligan.
Pato Dooley: Mid 30s -40, appears sensitive and a bit broken but sweet. Deep connection with Maureen.
The roles of Mag and Maureen have been CAST.
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