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Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
9:30 am-5:30 pm
(lunch 1:00-2:00 pm)
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Contract
LOA-NYC
$415 weekly minimum
Location
Actors' Equity Association NYC Audition Center
165 West 46th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10036
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Seeking
Equity female actors. See breakdown.
Preparation
Sides will be provided at the audition.
Please bring a photo and resume stapled together.
Other Dates
1st Rehearsal: January 5, 2016
1st Performance: January 28, 2016
Closing (tentative): March 27, 2016
Other
Stage manager has been hired.
Personnel
Producing Artistic Director: Jonathan Bank
Author: Hazel Ellis
Director: Jenn Thompson
Casting:Judy Bowman CSA
· EPA Rules are in effect.
· A monitor will be provided.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
MISS JEAN WADE: (early 20s) A young and smart new teacher starting her very first job. Timid at first, but with a growing confidence underneath and a good sense of herself. Jean is the only woman at the school with a fiance. Because she is there more by choice than necessity, she often has a hard time fitting in with her colleagues. A bit naive with flashes of temper, she is also immensely appealing and approachable, making her extremely popular with her young students. Please also submit interesting actors who are not typical choices for this role. Irish dialect.
MISS CONNOR: (mid 40s-mid 50s). A leader who doesn’t suffer fools, Miss Connor believes herself to be the smartest person in the room. Prickly and resistant to change, she keeps herself separate from the group. Intimidating and hard to read she often seems older than she is. With little to no social life outside the school: her passion is in writing her book--which is the thing she holds most dear. Great wit. Irish dialect.
MISS RUBY RIDGEWAY: (early to mid 30s.) Vivacious, chatty, and somewhat immature. Loves to gossip and identifies more with her students than the other teachers. Of course, she is their favorite. Great sense of comedy. Irish dialect.
MISS MARJORIE STRONG: (early 40s) Self possessed yet approachable, Miss Strong has worked her way up, and is proud of her accomplishments. She becomes Jean’s only ally and the most receptive to her attempts to change the status quo. Despite wishing things would modernize at the school she has learned somehow to rise above the pettiness. Irish dialect.
MISS MARGARET WILLOUGHBY: (early 40s). Awkward, self-deprecating, and jealous of Jean. The Head-mistress gives her extra duties to perform, knowing that Miss W does what she’s told. Frequently discontent but comfortable playing the victim. Wallows in her fate. Great sense of comedy. Irish dialect.
MRS. NEWCOME: (early 60s) The school Principal. Commands respect but is reasonable about rules and punishment. Not overly friendly, but polite and proper. Irish dialect.
MADAMOISELLE VERNIER: (50s-60s) A French woman and one of the senior teachers. Eccentric, bossy, sensitive with easily hurt feelings. MME can be absent-minded and expects to be catered to. Formerly from a wealthy family that lost all its money, she prides herself in knowing what is and what is not proper behavior/etiquette. Must have excellent, if not authentic French dialect.
MATRON aka MRS. HUBBERT: (50s) The school nurse, tends to the students’ and teachers’ domestic needs. Pleasant, maternal, sympathetic to the women’s hardships, but also finds them humorous. A good shoulder to cry on. Irish or Scottish dialect.
PEGGY SUMMERS: Teenage Female. (12-14) Viewed as ‘naughty’ by the rest of the teachers, except for Miss Wade, who enjoys her spunkiness. Peggy is a talented actress. Doesn’t do bad things out of malice: she just can’t resist the urge. Irish dialect.
DOROTHY BENSON: Teenage Female. (12-14) Enjoys Peggy’s troublemaking. Thinks Miss Wade is terrific. Irish dialect.
PHYLLIS CONWAY: Teenage Female (12-14) Vocal, a bit loud, states the obvious. Follows the rules, afraid of getting in trouble. Secretly wishes she could be more like Peggy. Has an innocent crush on Miss Wade. Irish dialect.
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