AFTERGLOW - Chicago EPA Afterglow 2017 LLC | New York, NY
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Sunday, May 7, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (C)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CAT
$663.50 weekly minimum (Tier 4) + Pension and Health
Equity actors for roles in AFTERGLOW (See breakdown).
Please prepare a 1-minute monologue. Also, bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60614
Producer/Theatre Company: Midnight Theatricals
General Management: Evan Bernardin Productions
Scenic Design: Ann Beyersdorfer
Lighting Design: Jamie Roderick
Sound Design: Alex Mackyol
Expected to attend:
General Manager: Evan Bernardin
Director: S Asher Gelman
Writer: S Asher Gelman
Casting Director: Kate Lumpkin, CSA
Callback date: May 8, 2023
Rehearsals Start: May 30, 2023
Preview: June 15, 2023
Opening: June 29, 2023, 5 shows per week + u/s rehearsals
Closing: September 10, 2023
OTHER
Please note that Equity sign-ups for this audition are starting later than normal, we apologize for any inconvenience.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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.
NOTE FROM CASTING: In reference to the Breakdown information – these are descriptions of the characters as identified in the script and in collaboration with the creative team. They are not meant to be exhaustive of who should play these roles and we seek to cast as expansively and authentically as possible. We are committed to inclusive representation of race, ethnicity, gender, body type, and ability. We welcome performers of all abilities and will make all reasonable accommodations in order to cast performers in any role possible. We also recognize that all characters in this play are written on the binary (use he/him or she/her pronouns) and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to submit for the roles they most identify with. Race/ethnicity is listed only when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities.
There is FULL FRONTAL SEXUAL NUDITY in the play for all characters. The characters shower together and pantomime simulated sex. Nudity will NEVER be required at any point in the audition or callback process. Actors will be provided with a robe and dressing room. There will be an Intimacy Coordinator.
Storyline: S. Asher Gelman’s Off-Broadway hit Afterglow, which played extended runs in New York, Los Angeles, London, and Madrid, will make its Chicago debut. “Afterglow” is a raw, one-act play exploring the emotional, intellectual, and physical connections between three men and the broader implications within their relationships. Josh and Alex, a married couple in an open relationship, invite Darius to share their bed one night. When a new intimate connection begins to form, all three men must come to terms with their individual definitions of love, loyalty, and trust as futures are questioned, relationships are shaken, and commitments are challenged.
[JOSH] 18 to 35, any ethnicity, man. Theater director and Manhattan native. Confident and aware of his own self-worth. Simultaneously sensitive and manipulative. He likes to be in control and demands a lot of attention --- which he often gets by using his inherent sensuality and wealth.
[ALEX] 18 to 35, all ethnicities, man. Working as a chemist. He has mixed feelings about his humble Midwestern upbringing. He is deliberate in his actions and speech --- and is pointedly articulate. Nothing he does or says is accidental.
[DARIUS] 18 to 35, all ethnicities, man. Massage therapist who suffers from low self-esteem. He is intent on pleasing those around him, often putting the needs of others before his own. He identifies as a healer; someone who dispels pain. He is lonely, and is frustrated with trying to make friendships and romantic relationships work in NYC.
[SWING] 18 to 35, all ethnicities, man. To cover JOSH, ALEX, and DARIUS.
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