A.D. PLAYERS 2021-22 SEASON Submission - A.D. Players Auditions

A.D. PLAYERS 2021-22 SEASON - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS

A.D. Players

CONTRACT

SPT $541 current rate (2021-2022 rate under negotiation) (LOA ref. LORT)

SEEKING

Adult actors (17+), all ethnicities, to supplement the resident acting company. (See breakdown.)

Note: Auditions for THE SOUND OF MUSIC will be held at a later date.

Full season runs in Houston, TX. Local actors encouraged to submit.

INSTRUCTIONS

Actors should prepare a self-tape of the monologue(s) of their choice, not to exceed three minutes. Submit video audition link and headshot/resume using the form at https://forms.gle/K5TUAGir57GyWM489

Deadline: Fri, Jul 30, 2021

PERSONNEL

Viewing auditions:
Artistic Director - Kevin Dean
Executive Director - Jake Speck
Production Manager - Kat Hatcher
Production Coordinator - Hannah Smith

OTHER DATES

Season runs September 2021 through August 2022. See production dates in breakdown.

OTHER

Contact auditions@adplayers.org with questions.

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 submit.

BREAKDOWN

No roles within the season will be understudied.

DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE
by Ken Ludwig
First Rehearsal: September 13, 2021
Performances: October 6-24, Possible Extension through October 31, 2021

JACK - Early to mid-30s. Army doctor. Reserved.

LOUISE - Mid-20s to early-30s. Aspiring actress. Outgoing and stylish.

THE CHRISTMAS SHOES (World Premiere)
by Jessica Peterson
First Rehearsal: November 2, 2021
Performances: November 24 - December 23, Possible Extension December 28-30, 2021

ROBERT LAYTON - 60s. Retired attorney. Married to Kate.

ROBERT LAYTON - 30s. The younger version.

KATE LAYTON - 30s. Nurse. Married to Robert.

MAGGIE ANDREWS - 30s. Married to Jack. Dancer, mother, believer.

JACK ANDREWS - 30s. Car mechanic. Married to Maggie.

JENNY ALLEN - 30s. Ghost writer with a sharp tongue.

DAVID - 30s. Married to Jenny. / ADULT NATHAN ANDREWS - 20s-30s. Med student.

GWEN - 29. Jenny's assistant / FERN - 29. Robert's secretary. / CASHIER

NO ONE OWNS ME (World Premiere)
by Pia Wilson & Chris Cragin-Day
First Rehearsal: January 11, 2022
Performances: February 2-20, 2022.

CARLA - 28, Black. Used to be in the game, but has been out for six years. Now works at a non-profit that helps others leave the game. Has a young daughter with her ex, her former pimp. Great mom and passionate counselor.

MACEY - 18. Currently in the game but just had her first big wake up call. Likes to think of herself as street smart, but still too young to really be. Wants to be a singer/songwriter. Sings and plays guitar.

APOLLO 8 (World Premiere)
by Jayme McGhan
First Rehearsal: April 5, 2022
Performances: April 27 - June 5, Possible Extension through June 12, 2022.

PLAYER ONE - Mid-30s to Early 40s Male. Gus Grissom, Frank Borman, Clifford Charlesworth, Lang Truett, Oscar Dole (out of work mechanic, veteran), Rocket's Dad (a dreamer, VO)

PLAYER TWO - Late 30s to Early 40s Male. Ed White, Jim Lovell, Bill Connell, Fyodor Sleutskya (Russian scientist/engineer), Hal Adler (rock musician)

PLAYER THREE - Early 30s to Mid-40s Male. Roger Chaffee, Bill Anders, Glynn Lunney, George Low, News Announcer

PLAYER FOUR - Early to Late 30s Male. Martin Luther King Jr., Mission Control, Roberto Aviles (Afro-Cuban theologian), Samuel Crowley (computer scientist)

PLAYER FIVE - 50s-60s Male. Lyndon Baines Johnson, Bob Gilruth, Walter Cronkite, Dr. Guenther Neuman (MIT Professor of Mathematics)

PLAYER SIX - Late 40s to Early 60s Male. Clark Clifford, Andrei Grigoryevich Karas, James Webb, Frank Reynolds, Asa Adler (rabbi)

PLAYER SEVEN - 30s Female. Margaret Chase Smith, Marilyn Lovell, Dr. Margaret Hamilton, Valentina Tereshkova, Hattie Bailey (factory worker and mother)

PLAYER EIGHT - Late 20s-30s Female. Geraldine Whittington, Alma Aviles (Afro-Cuban mathematician), Laurel Grier (MIT Lab data key puncher)

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 submit.