AGAINST THE HILLSIDE - NYC EPA
Ensemble Studio Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Fri, Oct 13, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
CONTRACT
LOA-NYC $500 a week (salary approval pending)
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a brief contemporary monologue under 2 minutes. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Ensemble Studio Theatre
549 W 52nd St
New York, NY 10019-5012
PERSONNEL
By Sylvia Khoury
Directed by William Carden
Nicholas Ward, General Manager
OTHER DATES
Run: January 31, 2018-February 25, 2018.
Tentative Rehearsal start: January 2, 2018
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
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.
BREAKDOWN
REEM
Late 20s, a mother living in the mountains of Pakistan, strong and caring. Also plays: WAHIDA, 40s, Sayid and Reem’s daughter. Brilliant, defiant and kind. Middle Eastern or South Asian.
SAYID
Early 30s, her husband, a shopkeeper, intelligent and honorable, Middle Eastern or South Asian.
FARID
Late 60s, his uncle, the authority and wisdom of an elder, a problem solver in the family. Middle Eastern or South Asian.
AHMED
Mid 20s, Sayid’s cousin, goodhearted but not as brave as he’d like to be. Middle Eastern or South Asian.
MOUSSA
14, a student, naïve, vulnerable and angry. Middle Eastern or South Asian.
MATT
Mid 30s, an American RPA (drone) pilot in Nevada, dedicated and loyal but as he becomes fascinated by the people he is watching, withdrawn and troubled. Also plays: MATTHEW, 30s, Matt and Erin’s son. Lost and searching, about to have a child, uncertain about the future. Any ethnicity.
ERIN
Mid 30s, his wife, a physician’s assistant, strong, honest and independent. Any ethnicity.
JARED
Early 40s, Matt’s supervisor, by-the-book military man who understands more than he can show. Any ethnicity.
ANTHONY
Early 20s, an RPA pilot, new, very eager to serve and then susceptible to trouble he doesn’t fully understand. Any ethnicity.
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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