A Noise Within
AUDITION DATES
Sat, Jul 09, 2022
10:00 am - 7:00 pm (PST)
Lunch 1:00-2:00 pm
Sat, Jul 16, 2022
10:00 am - 7:00 pm (PST)
lunch 1:00-2:00 pm
APPOINTMENTS
Contact Alison Rodriguez - arodriguez@anoisewithin.org Please include your preferred date and up to three preferred appointment times. Please include any day/times you would NOT be available to audition. Please submit auditions requests no later than 48 hours prior to the audition.
CONTRACT
LOA Pending/Being Negotiated (LOA ref LORT)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in 2022-23 season (see breakdown).
Some roles will be understudied.
PREPARATION
One classical or contemporary monologue of your choosing
LOCATION
A Noise Within
3352 E Foothill Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91107
Parking is available in Metro station. Visit www.anoisewithin.org/plan-your-visit/maps-parking/ for more information.
PERSONNEL
Expected to attend:
Producing Artistic Directors Geoff Elliott & Julia Rodriguez-Elliott
OTHER DATES
See production dates in breakdown.
OTHER
www.anoisewithin.org
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.
BREAKDOWN
ANIMAL FARM
First Rehearsal 7/26/22
Opening 9/3/22
Closing 10/2/22
Old Major
Ensemble
RADIO GOLF
First Rehearsal 9/13/22
Opening 10/22/22
Closing 11/13/22
Harmond Wilks: Real-estate developer. Seeking mayoral candidacy. Well-placed local leader.
Mame Wilks: Harmond’s wife of over twenty years. Professional public relations representative.
Roosevelt Hicks: Bank Vice President. Harmond’s business partner and college roommate. Avid golfer.
Sterling Johnson: Self-employed contractor and neighborhood handyman. Robbed bank 30 years ago.
Elder Joseph Barlow: Recently returned to the Hill District, where he was born in 1918.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
First Rehearsal 11/15/22
Opening 12/1/22
Closing 12/23/22
Several Ensemble roles
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
First Rehearsal 1/3/23
Opening 2/11/23
Closing 3/12/23
Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon.
Don John, his bastard brother.
Claudio, a young lord of Florence.
Benedick, a Young lord of Padua.
Leonato, Governor of Messina.
Antonio, an old man, his brother.
Balthasar, attendant on Don Pedro.
Borachio, follower of Don John.
Conrade, follower of Don John.
Friar Francis.
Dogberry, a Constable.
Verges, a Headborough
A Sexton.
A Boy.
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
First Rehearsal 2/21/23
Opening 4/1/23
Closing 4/23/23
Valentin Arregui Paz, a Marxist revolutionary
Luis Alberto Molina, a gay window dresser
THE BOOK OF WILL
First Rehearsal 4/4/23
Opening 5/13/23
Closing 6/11/22
Henry Condell, 40; feisty, hofule friend and actor in the King’s Men
John Heminges – 50; reasonable friend and financial manager of the King’s Men
Richard Burbage – 50s; seasoned lion of the stage
Alice Heminges – 35; John’s daughter and alewife, knows everyone and hangs with the boys
Boy Hamlet – young actor
Barman – Ruffian
Ben Johnson – Poet laureate of England
Elizabeth Condell – Henry’s wife, savvy and fun
Rebecca Heminges – John’s wife, a woman who has weathered much, but lovesd her husband and sons and God
Ed Knight – “Stage Manager” for the King’s Men
Ralph Crane – Humble scrivener of the King’s Men
William Jaggard – Successful if shady publisher of books
Isaac Jaggard – William’s sone, sensitive artist ar heart
Marcus – 20, printer’s apprentice
Compositor – works for Jaggard, young
Emilia Bassano Lanier – 50, fiery Italian feminist and poet
Anne Hathaway Shakespeare – 60, Shakespeare’s now ailing wife
Susannah Shakespeare – 30, good girl and daughter of Shakespeare
Crier – Newsboy
Bernardo, Francisco – Actors playing those roles
Sire Esward Dering – 60, book and theatre lover
Horatio
Fruit seller
Marcellus
Everyone entering the audition venue (i.e., venue employees, Equity members, nonmembers, casting personnel, creatives, producers, musicians, COVID Safety Managers, etc.) will be required to undergo a symptom check and provide one of the following prior to entry into the venue:
Proof of full vaccination. “Fully vaccinated,” as defined by the CDC, is more than 14 calendar days following receipt of a final dose of an FDA or World Health Organization authorized or approved vaccine.
(OR)
Proof of a negative PCR test result taken no earlier than 48 hours prior to entry into the audition venue.
(OR)
Proof of two negative antigen test results (e.g., the first taken the night before and the second taken no less than 2 hours) prior to entry into the venue. Results of non-proctored at-home antigen tests will not be accepted.
Two-ply cloth face masks, surgical masks, singer’s masks and respirators (N95, KN95 or KF94) will be allowed for face coverings. Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not acceptable face coverings. Everyone in the holding room and audition room will always wear a face covering as described above, except for the actor when they are actively auditioning. The time spent unmasked should be as minimal as possible. Face coverings must be worn correctly (covering the nose and mouth). Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
If the risk level for LA County is trending upwards and may rise to High (Orange) we will contact members with appointments at least 48 hours before the first audition appointment time to let them know there is a chance that the auditions may need to be postponed or cancelled. All members with appointments will be notified at least 24 hours in advance if the auditions must be postponed or cancelled.
We encourage 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 Room Capacity – We will allow no more than 20 people in the holding room at one time to allow for proper social distancing. This number will be strictly adhered to and clearly posted.
Audition Room Capacity - 5 person maximum at one time, this number will be strictly adhered to and clearly posted.
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 audition.
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