THE WHALE Equity Principal Auditions - Cygnet Theatre Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Thursday, December 13, 2014

Friday, December 14, 2014

10:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Lunch is 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Contract
SPT
SPT Category 8 minimum - $518/wk

Location
Cygnet Rehearsal Hall (NEW)
2555 State Street
Suite 104
San Diego, CA 92101
Rehearsal Hall, door to suite is on Maple Street

Seeking
Equity/Non-Equity Actors for production of THE WHALE.

Preparation
Sides will be provided.

Other Dates
1st Rehearsal: April 14th, 2015
1st Preview: May 14th, 2015
Open: May 23rd, 2015
Close: June 14th, 2015

Other
Please note that auditions for this project will only be held in San Deigo, Ca


cygnettheatre.com

Personnel
Director: Shana Wride

· EPA Rules are in effect.

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
Contact:
auditions@cygnettheatre.com
Please email for appointment, with attached headshot and resume.
Deadline: Wednesday December 10th

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

CHARLIE: 40s, male. A morbidly obese gay man who is dying of congestive heart failure throughout the play. He is a well-educated, literature professor with a dry sense of humor and kind heart. He is deeply connected to his estranged daughter even though he has not seen her since she was 2. He maintains an optimistic view in spite of his life’s circumstances.

LIZ: Late 30s – 40s, female. Charlie’s best friend. A working-class nurse who does not sugar coat her feelings or reactions. She is fiercely protective of Charlie but also enables his destructive eating behavior. She is an ex-Mormon who is no longer a fan of the Church. She’s funny, warm and down to earth but has an angry reactive side that is sometimes difficult to control.

ELDER THOMAS: 19, male. A Mormon missionary who is desperate to help people and maintain his faith. He is naïve and a bit lost, but he has his secrets.

ELLIE: 17, female. Charlie’s daughter whom he hasn’t seen since she was a baby. An angry, lonely, intelligent teenager who keeps the world at bay with her sharp wit and uncompromising honesty.

MARY: 40s, female. Ellie’s mother and Charlie’s ex-wife, who has also not seen Charlie in 17 years. An alcoholic smoker who has had a rough life. A blue-collar worker who has made a lot of bad choices, but deep down still cares what happens to the people she loves.