AUDITIONS
Wednesday, April 26, 6:45-9:30 p.m. and Friday, April 28, 5:30-9:30 p.m.,
Education Building, 35 W. 4th St, rm 307 (3rd fl)
Thursday, April 27, 7-9:30 p.m.,
Pless Hall Annex, 82 Washington Sq E, rm 220 (2nd fl)
Sign up online at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F054AADA922A13-newplays
Prepare a one-minute monologue for the audition.
If auditioning for the musical, be prepared to sing 16-32 bars acapella of a prepared song.
Bring an acting resume and headshot to your audition and know your schedule for 6/4-25.
Be prepared to stay 15-30 minutes past your audition time to read sides with other actors.
This is an educational experience; no financial compensation is available to actors.
We can only accept AEA actors who are NYU students during the series. All others must be non-Equity.
2017 Reading Series
The 2017 series runs June 4-25. All rehearsals and readings take place at the Provincetown Playhouse (133 MacDougal). You can audition for one, two, or all three scripts. See each script’s description below for specific dates/times.
Week One (6/4-11): Siamese Cycle by Tidtaya Sinutoke Director: Nana Dakin
Siamese Cycle is a semi-biographical play-in-cycle of a young Thai artist living in New York City dealing with cultural differences, language barrier, food preference, and of course, being an immigrant in this lonely city. Rehearsals are 6/4-6/9, 6-10pm and 6/10, 2-6pm. Rehearsed readings are on Saturday, June 10, at 7:30pm and Sunday, June 11, at 3pm.
Character Breakdown: Ploy (F), 4 Ensemble members (M/F), Stage Directions
Week Two (6/11-18): John Henry by Elise Forier Edie Director: Karl O’Brian Williams
Based on the American folk-ballad, John Henry takes place in a railroad camp a decade or so after the American Civil War. A young African American boy and his best friend, an Irish American girl, grapple with discrimination as their fathers struggle to keep their jobs in a burgeoning industrialized world. Rehearsals are 6/11-6/17, 6-10 pm. Rehearsed readings are on Saturday, June 17, at 2pm and Sunday, June 18, at 3pm.
Character Breakdown: JayJay (African Am, age 11 – casting age 12+), John Henry (African Am, late 20s/30s), Polly Ann (African Am, late 20s/30s), Grace Flynn (Irish Am, age 11 – casting age 12+), Dan Flynn (Irish Am, late 20s/30s), Agnes Bligh (Scots-Irish/Am, mid/late 20s), Jaryl Walker (30s/40s), Boss Huntington/Vinnie (40s/50s+), Stage Directions
Week Three (6/18-25): Now Comes the Dust book & lyrics by Laurie Brooks; music by Paul Carrol Binkley Director: Jeff Church
Now Comes the Dust tells the story of Ellie, a girl who the town believes is an angel that can call rain from the skies and make crops grow again. The ravages of the Dusters that caused the death of her mother are bad enough, but even worse, Ellie knows she’s just an ordinary girl who cannot perform miracles. The phenomenon of one brave family who stayed through the Dustbowl and the prescient topic of climate change are embedded in this story. Rehearsals are 6/18-6/23, 6-10pm and 6/24, 2-6pm. Rehearsed readings are on Saturday, June 24, at 7:30pm and Sunday, June 25, at 3pm.
Character Breakdown: Ellie (15), Robert (10 – casting age 12+), Mama (early 30s), Daddy (early 30s), Cole (18), Preacher Tom (50s), Maisie (50s), Charles Lindbergh (late 20s), Ma Blackburn (African Am, late 60s), Stage Directions
Questions? - Contact Teresa Fisher, Producer/Production Manager at taf263@nyu.edu
New Plays for Young Audiences is supported by The Nancy and Lowell Swortzell Permanent Fund in Educational Theatre and with thanks to NYU Steinhardt’s Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions.
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/edtheatre/programs/summer/newplays
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