Theater J 2017-18 Season - DC EPA
Theater J
AUDITION DATE
Feb 23, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
Feb 24, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
APPOINTMENTS
No appointments. Slots will be given in order of arrival with priority given to Equity Members then EMC Candidates, and then NON- AEA actors.
CONTRACT
SPT SPT 8; $534/week minimum
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles in the upcoming 2017-2018 season.
PREPARATION
Please prepare two contrasting contemporary monologues of no more than 3 minutes total.
Please bring a stapled picture and resume
LOCATION
Theater J
1529 16th St NW
Washington, DC 20036-1466
Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center. Please enter on the Q St side of the building and check in at reception.
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Adam Immerwahr
Casting Director: Jenna Duncan
Associate Producer: Jonathan David Martin
OTHER
www.theaterj.org
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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
SOTTO VOCE
By: Nilo Cruz
Directed by: Jose Carrasquillo
First Rehearsal: September 5th, 2017;
Performances: October 3rd-29th.
A Cuban man sets out to recover memories of the 1939 voyage of the St Louis which leads him to a German-born novelist living in New York who shares a connection to the ship. Together they fantasize a metaphysical love affair, weaving an inter-generational tale of romance and loss.
BEMADETTE KAHN:
An eighty-year old woman who could be mistaken for sixty. A well-known novelist, she’s guarded, agoraphobic, and haunted. By the end of the play she rediscovers her romantic spirit and the blind love she still holds for her lost lover.
SAQUIEL RAFAELI:
A twenty-eight year old young Cuban man of Jewish descent. The ardor of an artist and the enthusiasm of college freshman, Saquiel’s a charmer enthralled with the life and work of Bemadette.
LUCILA PULPO:
A Colombian woman in her thirties. Caretaker and confident to Bemadette. Although she appears to be tough, it is all a veneer to protect her fragile soul.
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THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO
By: Alfred Uhry
Directed by: Amber McGinnis
1st Rehearsal: October 31st, 2017
Performances: November 29th-December 31st, 2017
Set in the upper class German-Jewish community living in Atlanta, Georgia in December 1939. The Freitags are a Jewish family so highly assimilated they have a Christmas tree in the front parlor. They are looking forward to the big event in the holiday season, Ballyhoo, a lavish cotillion ball sponsored by their restrictive country club.
ADOLPH FREITAG:
Male. Late 40’s. Jewish. A pillar in his community but never married. A strong head for business, a soft heart for family. Good tempered until his sister gets under his skin. Maybe a bit too fond of home cooking for the good of his waistline.
BOO LEVY:
Female. Early 50’s. Jewish. Adolph’s widowed sister, she is a force of nature with an iron will that covers a sense of lost opportunity in life. Charming when she wants to be, manipulative when she needs to, Boo is a bull in the china shop of conversation. She’s determined to get her daughter a husband before it’s too late.
REBA FREITAG:
Female. Mid to late 40’s. Jewish. Adolph’s widowed sister-in-law, she often seems oblivious but is at times immensely perceptive. Colorful and warm, just like the off-beat sweaters she loves to knit. An eternal optimist.
LALA LEVY:
Female. 20’s. Jewish. Boo’s daughter. Obsessed with “Gone With the Wind,” Lala is an awkward, and at times, desperate, young woman who tries to hide her insecurities beneath delusions of grandeur. Always in motion, but never leaves the house.
SUNNY FREITAG:
Female. 20’s. Jewish. Reba’s daughter, Sunny is a sociology major at Wellesley. An independent thinker and a budding intellectual, she thinks Ballyhoo is asinine but shares her family’s desire to fit in with the non-Jewish society around her. Sensible and even-keeled, Sunny is still sensitive to how other’s perceive her.
JOE FARKAS:
Male. Late 20’s. Jewish. Adolph’s new business assistant, Joe is a recent transplant from Brooklyn. He finds himself a bit out of his element in the Freitag home and navigating the vagaries of southern “hospitality.” Persistent and charming, his pride sometimes gets the better of him.
PEACHY WEIL:
Male. 20’s. Jewish. A scion of a wealthy Jewish family from Louisiana. Self-important with a wicked sense of humor.
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TBA PROJECT
First Rehearsal: December 12th, 2017
Performances: January 11th-February 4th, 2018
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BECOMING DR. RUTH
By: Mark St. Germain
Directed by: Holly Twyford
First Rehearsal: January 23rd, 2018
Performances; February 21st-March 18th, 2018
The story of Karola Seigel, the girl who became “Dr. Ruth”, America?s most famous sex therapist.
DR. RUTH:
This role is CAST.
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ROZ AND RAY
By: Karen Hartman
Directed by: Adam Immerwahr
First Rehearsal: March 7th, 2018
Performances: April 4th-April 29th, 2018
The gripping untold story of one doctor’s ethical struggle at the onset of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s. Dr. Roz thinks she’s found the right cure in a new miracle drug for Ray Leon’s twins with hemophilia. However, unspeakable tragedy strikes and it is discovered that Ray’s sons face immediate danger
DR ROZ KAGAN:
Female. Base age 50ish, plays as young as mid 30s. Hospital physician. Warm and direct. Reluctant to give up control but yearns for intimacy.
RAY:
Male. Base age 40ish, plays as young as mid 20s. In context Ray is closeted, but a contemporary audience might know he is gay early on. Originally from Texas, he’s prone to profanity and is angry but not bitter over events in his life. A generous, loving caregiver, he’s fiercely devoted to his children.
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TREIF
By: Lindsay Joelle
Directed by: TBA
First Rehearsal: May 1st, 2018
Performances: May 30th-June 24th, 2018 *possible extension till July 1st, 2018
Zalmy and Shmuel are the kind of best friends who finish each other’s sentences. The two young Chassidic buddies spend their days roving the streets of New York City circa 1991 in an RV blaring Chassidic music—the Mitzvah Tank. Their mission: to get as many passing Jews as they can to partake in a “mitzvah,” a good deed or prayer, with them. Enter Jonathan, a fervent young gentile who bonds with Zalmy over Zalmy’s secret love of secular music and who desperately wants to become a Chassid himself. His arrival drives a wedge between the two friends and forces Zalmy to confront his true desire to no longer be confined by the strictures of the Chassidic community.
ZALMY:
Male. Jewish. Early 20s. A young Chassidic man who lives a secret life listening to rock and roll and going to underground roller discos, Zalmy yearns to experience wider, secular culture. Charismatic and inquisitive.
SHMUEL:
Male. Jewish. Early 20s. A young, deeply devoted Chassidic man who is enthusiastic about his religion and culture. Socially awkward and naive but sure and steadfast in his principles.
JONATHAN
Male. Caucasian. 20s. His appearance as a young Wall Street businessman hides his addictive personality and inner fragility. Obsessive, passionate, and excitable, he’s a persuasive talker, perhaps especially when the one he’s convincing is himself. Jonathan sees a fresh start and a meaningful life in Chassidim’s strictures.
LEAH
Female. 20s. Jonathan’s non-observant Jewish girlfriend, Leah is put-together, straightforward, and loyal. Deeply tolerant and patient but knows her limits.
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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