WILD BOAR - Chicago EPA
Silk Road Rising
AUDITION DATE
May 16, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (CDT)
Lunch from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
APPOINTMENTS
AEA Members may schedule an appointment online through the Member Portal beginning May 9.
CONTRACT
CAT $246.25/wk min
SEEKING
Male and female Actors for the upcoming production of WILD BOAR. Please see breakdown for more information.
PREPARATION
2 contrasting monologues, max one minute each. Bring headshot and resume.
LOCATION
Chicago Temple Building
77 W Washington St
Pierce Hall
Chicago, IL 60602-2801
2nd Floor (James Parlor). Enter on Washington and take the stairs or elevator up to the second floor. Please note, only select elevators reach the second floor. You need to hit the button marked 2 (rather than the up arrow) to summon an elevator that will take you to the 2nd floor.
PERSONNEL
Wild Boar by Candace Chong, adapted by David Henry Hwang, directed by Jess McLeod.
OTHER DATES
First rehearsal 9/11/17, opening 10/12/17, closing 11/12/17, possible extension through 11/19/17
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
Ruan: Chinese. Male. Mid-late 50s. Ruan is a senior journalist, an editor. He tries his best to pursue justice at work and in the society. He is respectable, calm and normally good at bargaining. Ruan is Tricia’s husband, Johnny’s mentor. He is ‘the sun’ for everyone: the good boss, the good husband, and the good mentor… But he is a realist, so he has fear when he realizes that the oppression is beyond his imagination.
Tricia: Chinese. Female. Mid-late 30s. Tricia is a photographer who is passionate about her profession. She is stylish, elegant but emotionally detached sometimes. She married to Ruan when she was young and never figures out whether it is out of respect or romance. She is attracted to Johnny’s wit and wildness. Tricia has good insight and not fear of making quick decision.
Johnny: Chinese. Male. Early- mid 30s. Johnny is a journalist. He is Ruan’s apprentice, Tricia’s lover. Johnny is an idealist who hates being labeled as one. He is competent but also arrogant. He always acts like he does not know the boundary at work. Unfortunately he does not use such attitude in love, which causes him lots of pain and regret.
Karrie: Chinese. Female. Mid-late 20s. Karrie is pretty. She was once a problematic young girl but Johnny helped her. She once looked up to Johnny and crazy about him. Karrie had gone through many abandons and disappointments in her life. She was devastated by her toddler son’s death. Since then she has been re-educated and motivated by a secret organization, believing what she had learned from her misfortunes could help the others.
Yam: Chinese. Male. 30s. Yam is not a physically attractive man. But he is funny in his own unique way. Yam does not have a real job. He is a computer genius and a hunting lover. Yam is rather simple and direct when it comes to relationship. He treats Johnny as his best friend and is ready to do anything for him. If Yam hadn’t grown up with Johnny, Yam probably would have used his talent on bigger crime. He is desperate to get a girlfriend.
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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