THE SHOPLIFTERS - Equity Principal Auditions
1812 Productions | Philadelphia, PA
Date of Audition:
2/23/2015
Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015
10:00 am-6:00 pm
(lunch 1:30-2:30 pm) Contract
SPT
$518 weekly minimum
Location
1812 Rehearsal Studio
2329 S. 3rd Street
Wolf and Ritner
Philadelphia, PA 19148
Located in the old Our Lady of Mt. Carmel school.
Seeking
Equity actors, male and female for THE SHOPLIFTERS, by Morris Panych.
See breakdown for details.
Preparation
Please prepare a brief comedic, contemporary monologue (no longer than 2 minutes.) Bring a photo and resume, stapled together.
Other Dates
First Rehearsal: Tuesday August 4th, 2015
First Preview: Thursday August 27th, 2015
Opening: Wednesday September 2nd, 2015
Closing Sunday September 20th, 2015
Other
Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.
Number of Equity roles available: 3
Personnel
Jennifer Childs, Artistic Director
Noah Herman, Assistant to the Artistic Director
ï A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
Appointments will be in five-minute time slots – e-mail noah@1812productions.org or call Noah Herman at 215-592-9560 (ext. 16) for an audition time.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
Breakdown
Show Synopsis:
A contemporary comedy about two female shoplifters who are caught by two grocery store security guards.
Casting Breakdown:
ALMA: Mid-60s, female, any race. A professional shoplifter for many years, tough, cagy and sardonic. This role is already cast.
PHYLLIS: Mid-30s, female, any race. Alma’s friend and shoplifting protégée. Nervous and naïve, her dreams are small and her fears are big.
OTTO: Mid 60s, male, any race. The head security guard at the grocery store. Blue collar, tough but with a heart so big it is failing him.
DOM: Early 20s, male, any race. The new security guard at the grocery store. Young and overzealous, so eager to do what’s right that he does everything wrong.
Other Info:
- 1812’s mission is to entertain and educate through comedy. Comedy is all we do. For more info check out 1812’s web address - www.1812productions.org
- We do not have housing for out of town actors, any out of town performers will be expected to provide their own local housing should they be cast.
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