A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE 2023-24 SEASON Equity Principal Actors - A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE Auditions

A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE 2023-24 SEASON - SEATTLE, WA EPA

A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE INC

LOCATION

A Contemporary Theatre

700 Union St

Seattle, WA 98101

AUDITION DATE

Tue, May 9, 2023

2:00 PM to 6:30 PM (PDT)

APPOINTMENTS

To set up an audition appointment please go to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054CABA728A2FF2-20232024 . Once your audition slot has been secured, please fill out the form at: https://airtable.com/shrkSKOIMzD1YeMkm .

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$953 weekly minimum (LORT C & D) - salaries will be on parity between ACT's two venues

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in A Contemporary Theatre's 2023-24 Season (See breakdown).

Local Seattle actors are encouraged to audition.

All available roles in the season are open to actors of all races/ethnicities, gender identities, disabilities, and neuro-diversities, except where particular identities are specified by the playwright and/or director as integral to character and/or narrative. Gender non-conforming, gender-queer, transgender, and non-binary actors, please audition for the roles you most identify with.

PREPARATION

Please prepare two (2) contrasting monologues: 1 classical, 1 contemporary OR 2 contemporary. Total audition should not exceed 3 minutes.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:
Margaret Layne, Casting Coordinator

See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production specific dates.

EPA also on 5/8.

OTHER

www.acttheatre.org

COVID INFORMATION FOR AUDITIONS: Masks must be worn in ACT's building at all times except when Actor is auditioning. Auditors will remain masked and socially distanced.

COVID Information: ACT does not require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Effective June 1, 2023, ACT anticipates moving to mask optional and no regular surveillance testing.

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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.

Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.

Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.

Holding/Audition room information:

The maximum capacity in the holding room is: 250
The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 250

A Contemporary Theatre 2023-24 Season

CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND (LORT C)

(co-production with 5th Avenue Theatre in association with Alley Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Arena Syage, and Center Theater Group)
by Lauren Yee
Featuring music by Dengue Fever
Directed by Chay Yew

1st rehearsal: 9/19/23
1st performance: 9/29/23
Opening: 10/5/23
Close: 11/5/23

FULLY CAST

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

by Charles Dickens, adapted by Gregory F. Falls. (LORT C)
Directed by R. Hamilton Wright

1st rehearsal: 10/31/23
1st performance: 11/24/23
Open: 12/1/23
Close: 12/24/23

Understudy positions available

With the exception of SCROOGE, all actors play more than one role. Only the primary role is listed for each track.

SEEKING:

SCROOGE, 50-80, embittered, miserly, misanthropic, but in the end transformed to be full of joy, warmth, and playfulness

BOB CRATCHIT, 30-50, Scrooge’s clerk, a family man, kind, hopeful, optimistic

FRED, 25-40, Scrooge’s nephew, outgoing, friendly, positive

MRS FEZZIWIG, 40-60, warm, lively, motherly

MIDDLE SCROOGE, 25-35, engaging, ambitious, but already showing signs of misanthropy and greed

BELLE, 20-30, Scrooge’s one-time fiancée, wise, lovely, open-hearted

MARLEY’S GHOST, 40-60, ghost of Scrooge’s late partner, angry, tortured, scary

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT, any age, larger than life, boisterous, bountiful, commanding

6 YOUTH ACTORS, assorted ages under 15 to play CRATCHIT CHILDREN and LONDONERS

3 UNDERSTUDIES, 25+, any gender identity, tracks TBD but can include any adult role, excluding Scrooge. Some roles are covered internally by cast members.

1 UNDERSTUDY, under 15, any gender identity, to cover youth actor roles TBD

A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD

by Samuel D. Hunter (LORT D)
Directed by John Langs

1st rehearsal: 1/9/24
1st performance: 2/2/24
Open: 2/8/24
Close: 2/18/24

SEEKING:

KEITH, mid-to-late 30s, male identifying/male presenting, Black

RYAN, mid-to-late 30s, male identifying/male presenting, White

STEW

by Zora Howard (LORT D)
Director: TBA

1st rehearsal: 2/20/24
1st performance: 3/15/24
Open: 3/21/24
Close: 3/31/24

SEEKING:

LIL' MAMA: A Black girl in her pre-teens

NELLY: A Black girl soon to be 18

LILLIAN: 30s, A black woman in her 30s

MAMA: A mature black woman. Don’t ask her age

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY

by Stefano Massini (Eng. translation by Mirella Cheeseman) (LORT D)
Directed by John Langs

1st rehearsal: 4/2/24
1st performance: 4/26/24
Open: 5/2/24
Close: 5/12/24

Open to all gender identities. All actors play multiple roles.

SEEKING:

HENRY LEHMAN, 35+, the eldest Lehman

EMANUEL LEHMAN, 35+, the middle Lehman

MAYER LEHMAN, 35+, the youngest Lehman