A.D. Players
CONTRACT
LOA $541 weekly minimum (LOA ref LORT B)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in A.D. Players 2022-23 Season (see breakdown).
Local actors encouraged to submit.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please prepare a self-tape of a monologue(s), not to exceed three minutes. Submit video audition link and headshot/resume at https://forms.gle/wz8ukwTExj2EWeTF6
Deadline: Wed, May 11, 2022
PERSONNEL
Viewing auditions:
Artistic Producer - Kevin Dean
Executive Director - Jake Speck
Executive Artistic Director - Jayme McGhan
Production Manager - Kat Hatcher
Production Coordinator - Hannah Smith
OTHER DATES
MISS MAUDE
First Rehearsal: August 23, 2022.
Performances: September 21 - October 23, 2022
A TEXAS CAROL
First Rehearsal: November 1, 2022
Performances: November 30 - December 30, 2022
EVERY BRILLIANT THING
First Rehearsal: January 10, 2023
Performances: February 1-19, 2023
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
First Rehearsal: March 15, 2022
Performances: April 19 - May 14, 2023
OTHER
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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 will be understudied.
MISS MAUDE (World Premiere), by Martin Casella
SEEKING:
EUGENE SMITH - White. Early 30s, looks older. Worn, worldly. (OFFER EXTENDED).
MAN 2 - Black. Joshua Freeman (smart young Geechie Boy) and Sinclair Freeman (Maude's adopted son).
MAN 3 - Black. Building Super. Uncle Dwight, Ralph Freeman (Joshua's father), William Callen (Maude's husband), Frankie Proctor, Life Editorial Board Member.
MAN 4 - White. Police Officer. Ed Thompson (Gene's boss), Dr. Eldard Dooley, Young Husband, Rattlesnake Joe, Henry Bedoe (farmer), Isaiah Burder (South Carolina Govenor's office rep), Dr. Russell.
MAUDE CALLEN - Black. Early 50s. Midwife. Determined. (OFFER EXTENDED).
WOMAN 2 - White. Carmen Smith (Gene's wife), Irma, Racist Nurse.
WOMAN 3 - White. Hospital Nurse. Pregnant Woman. Carthy Snipes (young laundress), Lizzie Salter (sick woman), Life Editorial Board Member.
WOMAN 4 - Black. Elmita (student), Alice Freeman (pregnant girl), Sister Mina, Juno Freeman (Joshua's mother), Sudie Proctor, Hysterical Girl, Life Editorial Board Member.
A TEXAS CAROL (World Premiere), by Jayme McGhan and Kevin Dean
SEEKING:
This is a newly commissioned world premiere work. Exact character breakdown is subject to change.
Seeking:
Gretta Dinkel-Berry - Late 40s. Oldest granddaughter of Mee-Maw Jane. Emerging matriarch. Suburban.
Van Berry - Late 40s. Husband to Gretta, father to Mya. Owns an oil supply company. Salt of the earth.
Mya Berry-Dinkel - 17. High school senior. Survivalist/Prepper/You-Tube Personality. Wildcat.
Erik Dinkel - Early 40s. Brother to Gretta and Ginny. Perpetual screw-up. Always looking for the next scheme.
Ginny Laughlin - Mid 40s. Single mother to Blake (Blaze). Anxious. Fitness guru.
Hugo LaToussiant - Late 40s. Boyfriend of Ginny. Ex-NHL Superstar. French-Canadian, clearly not from Texas.
Blake (Blaze) Laughlin - 18. High school senior. Moody goth.
Jerry Tate - Late 80s. Santa Claus-esque.
EVERY BRILLIANT THING, by Duncan Macmillan, with Jonny Donahoe
SEEKING:
THE NARRATOR - Any ethnicity, any age, any gender. Comfortable interacting with a live audience and improvising based on those interactions.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG (Regional Premiere), by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, & Henry Shields
SEEKING:
All characters are physically adept and comedic actors.
ANNIE - the company’s stage manager. After being forced onstage to cover for Sandra, she’s initially terrified by acting, but willing to kill for it by the end of the play. Her terror turns to joy, and then to fury. She starts small but grows and grows.
CHRIS - the director of the play-within-a-play Murder at Haversham Manor, head of the drama society, and plays Inspector Carter. This is the biggest day of his life. He is rigid and uptight. The experience of performing the show is both nerve-wracking and exciting. His pain is evident and every time someone laughs, the pain deepens.
ROBERT - plays Thomas Colleymore. Wants to be Richard Burton, as evidenced by his presentational style. But he’s not a parody of a bad actor, just unaware of others around him. He does not feel bad when things go wrong and never learns from his mistakes. There’s a power struggle between Robert and Chris to be head of the drama society.
DENNIS - plays Perkins and has no real desire to be involved in the theatre; he just wants friends. He believes if he does well in the show, he’ll be more successful socially. Laughter from the audience is agony and a personal tragedy for him. He’s slightly oblivious but understands when he gets things wrong.
TREVOR - the play’s curmudgeonly lighting and sound operator. He simply wants to get on with the show. He doesn’t like actors. He is easily distracted and does many things he shouldn’t, including talking to the audience. When things go really sideways, he is forced to act in the play.
JONATHAN - plays Charles Haversham. A bit bland personality-wise but sees himself as a James Bond-type. Excited and having fun. He technically has to drive the show. He cares about the play, but it’s mostly just for fun for him. Very physically demanding.
MAX - plays Cecil Haversham and Arthur. Has never been onstage before. He learned his lines and does exactly what he’s told to do. He has zero connection with any of the actors, but when he gets a laugh, he breaks the fourth wall and engages with the audience. Childlike and naïve. His mistakes are fundamental. He doesn’t think anything through.
SANDRA - plays Florence Colleymore. Vain and has a huge ego. She wants to be loved. She has ambitions to go to Hollywood and will hurt anyone standing in the way of what she wants but is smart enough to stay on the good side of someone who can help her (like the director). The stakes are high for her. Very physical.
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.
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