Alabama Shakespeare Festival 2018-19 Season - NYC EPA
Alabama Shakespeare Festival
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Aug 13, 2018
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $676-873/week min
SEEKING
Equity actors and actor/singers for various roles in the upcoming season. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Please prepare, one monologue, or one song, or one monologue and one song not to exceed two minutes in length. Singers, please bring sheet music in the proper key. An accompanist will be provided. Bring a picture and resume with you to the audition.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Rick Dildine
Casting Director: Paul Fouquet
Casting Associate: Karie Koppel
In Attendance:
Casting Director: Paul Fouquet
OTHER
www.asf.net
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
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Book by: Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Music by: Richard Rogers
Lyrics by: Oscar Hammerstein II
Directed by: Rick Dildine
First Rehearsal: October 23rd, 2018
Opening: November 16th, 2018
Closing: December 30th, 2018
All roles available except Freidrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta, and Gretl.
Maria Rainer – 20s/30s Female. Any ethnicity. Curious, confident.
Georg von Trapp – 40s. Male. Caucasian. Sensitive; hardenend from losing his wife. Patriot.
Liesl – teenager. Female. Any ethnicity. Curious, mischievous, coming of age teenager.
Rolf/Nazi/Partygoer – teenager. Male. Caucasian. Impressionable.
Mother Abbess/Partygoer – 50s+. Female. Any ethnicity. Wise, honest, leader.
Franz/Nazi – Any age. Male. Caucasian. Franz is the butler for the von Trapp family.
Elsa Schraeder/Nun 6 – 40s. Female. Caucasian. Rich, gentle, decisive.
Max Detweiler – 40s/50s. Male. Caucasian. Ruling class, humorous, shape-shifter.
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NINA SIMONE: Four Women
Playwright: Christina Ham
Directed by: TBD
First Rehearsal: January 9th, 2019
Opening: February 1st, 2019
Closing: February 17th, 2019
All roles available.
NINA SIMONE (30) African American: A woman of dark skin and temperament. A symbol of resistance and rebellion. Complexity is her complexion and resistance and rebellion her anthem. An excellent singer and piano player. She lives hard and loves the same. She should possess the attributes of a modern-day prophet.
SARAH (40s) African American: A dark skin woman who bears the signs of a rough life of working her whole life for volatile white folks. She doesn’t sing the blues, but has lived it.
SEPHRONIA (30s-40s) African American: A soft, vulnerable woman with yellow skin, who has suffered a violent childhood. She’s joined the Civil Rights Movement hoping this will make her black enough to be accepted.
SWEET THING (Late 20s) African American: An enticing woman, whose skin is tan. She’s lived on the streets for quite some time and been in and out of trouble most of her life.
SAM WAYMON (20s) Nina’s younger brother. Plays piano, Hammond B-3 Organ, and tambourine. Stays out of her way.
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Romeo & Juliet and Our Town will perform in repertory. We are looking for an ensemble based cast.
ROMEO & JULIET
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Rick Dildine
First Rehearsal: January 18th, 2019
Opening: March 1st, 2019
Closing: April 28th, 2019
All roles available.
Romeo – 20s/early 30s. (actor can be older but must read young) Male. Any ethnicity. Son of Montague and Lady Montague. Middle-class family. Handsome, intelligent, sensitive. Impulsive and immature, but his idealism and passion make him extremely likable character. Affectionate, devoted. Must be superb with text and thought. Stage combat experience; certified in knife fighting is preferred.
Prince – Any age. Any gender. Any ethnicity. Prince of Verona. A relative of Mercutio and Paris. Holds the seat of power in Verona and is concerned with maintaining public peace at all costs.
Montague – 50s. Male. Any ethnicity. Patriarch of the Montague family. Romeo’s father. Bitter rival to Capulet.
Capulet – 50s/60s. Male. Any ethnicity. Patriarch of Capulet family, father of Juliet, husband to Lady Capulet, and enemy for unexplained reason to Montague. Deeply loves his daughter but doesn’t understand her as a person. Prudent, commands respect and propriety; flies into rage easily when disrespected.
Mercutio – 20s/early 30s. Male. Any ethnicity. Friend to Romeo. Imaginative, full of wit. Brooding satirist. Sexual being. Quickly becomes hotheaded. Hates pretension. Must be superb with text and thought. Stage combat experience; certified in knife fighting is preferred.
Benvolio – 20s. Male. Any ethnicity. Montague’s nephew and Romeo’s cousin and thoughtful friend. Genuine. Makes every effort to diffuse tension and help Romeo. Stage combat experience; certified in knife fighting is preferred.
Tybalt – 20s/30s. Male. Any ethnicity. Juliet’s cousin on her mother’s side. Vain, pretentious. Aggressive, violent, quick to anger. Prideful. Must be superb with text and thought. Excellent fighter. Stage combat experience; certified in knife fighting is preferred.
Friar Lawrence – 50s/60s. Male. Any ethnicity. A Franciscan friar, friend to both Romeo and Juliet. Kind, civic-minded, a proponent of moderation. Always has a plan. Believes his secret decision to marry Romeo and Juliet will heal the familial division and bring peace to the community.
Old Man/Friar John – 60s/70s. Male. Any ethnicity. An older friar.
Gregory – 20s. Male. Any ethnicity. Servants of the Capulet family. Hate the Montagues. Stage combat experience; certified in knife fighting is preferred.
Sampson – 20s. Male. Any ethnicity. Servants of the Capulet family. Hate the Montagues. Stage combat experience; certified in knife fighting is preferred.
Balthasar – 20s. Male. Any ethnicity. Romeo’s dedicated servant.
Abraham – 20s. Male. Any ethnicity. Servant to the Montague family. Stage combat experience; certified in knife fighting is preferred.
Peter – Any age. Male. Any ethnicity. Servant to the Capulet family. Illiterate.
Apothecary – Any age. Any gender. Any ethnicity. Values money over morals.
Paris – 20s. Male. Any ethnicity. A relative to the Prince. Suitor to Juliet. Presumptuous in his actions. Stage combat experience; certified in knife fighting is preferred.
Juliet – 20s. (actor can be older but must read younger). Female. Any ethnicity. Daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet. Upper-class family. Naïve child who has thought little about love but grows up quickly when she falls in love with Romeo. A girl with little freedom but much courage. Views love as idealistic and intense. Must be superb with heightened text and thought.
Lady Capulet – 40s. Female. Any ethnicity. Juliet’s mother; wife to Capulet. She married young and became a mother young. Ineffectual mother. Lacks the ability to provide moral support to her daughter.
Lady Montague – 40s/50s. Female. Any ethnicity. Romeo’s mother. Montague’s wife. Carries great guilt after Romeo is exiled. Dies of grief.
Nurse – 40s. Female. Any ethnicity. Juliet’s nurse who breast-fed her when she was a baby. A bit vulgar, long-winded, and sentimental. Faithful confidante to Juliet. Views love as earthy and sexual.
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OUR TOWN
Playwright: Thornton Wilder
Directed by: TBD
First Rehearsal: January 22nd, 2019
Opening: February 22nd, 2019
Closing: April 27th, 2019
All roles available.
George Gibbs – Starts play at 16 yo; ends play at 30s. Male. Any ethnicity. Proud; a lover.
Simon Stimson – 30s-50s. Male. Any ethnicity. Choir teacher. Drinker. Our hearts break when we think of him.
Dr. Gibbs – 40s. Male. Any ethnicity. George’s father. Practical.
Stage Manager – 40s+. Male. Any ethnicity. Ageless.
Constable Warren – 60s. Male. Any ethnicity. Elderly policeman.
Si Crowell – 20s. Male. Any ethnicity. Ambitious, incredulous.
Mr. Webb – 50s. Male. Any ethnicity. Practical; matter-of-fact. Leader in the community.
Joe Crowell – 11 yo. Male. Any ethnicity.
Howie Newsome – Any age. Male. Any ethnicity. Milkman. Cordial.
Professor Willard – 50s/60s. Male. Any ethnicity. Rural savant.
Joe Stoddard – 30s-50s. Male. Any ethnicity. Undertaker.
Emily Webb – starts play at 16 yo. Ends play at 30s yo. Female. Any ethnicity. Smart, curious.
Mrs. Webb – Mid-30s/40s. Female. Any ethnicity. Serious, crisp.
Mrs. Gibbs – Mid-30s/40s. Female. Any ethnicity. Pleasant, warm.
Mrs. Soames – 40s/50s. Female. Any ethnicity. Gossip.
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Steel Magnolias and Into the Breeches will perform in repertory. Currently we have matched the following roles:
Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie & June
M’Lynn Eatenton & Celeste
Ouiser Boudreaux & Maggie
Clairee Belcher & Ida
Truvy Jones & Winifred
Annelle Dupuy-Desoto & Grace
STEEL MAGNOLIAS
Playwright: Robert Harling
Directed by: Rick Dildine
First Rehearsal: February 18th, 2019
Opening: March 22nd, 2019
Closing: May 5th, 2019
All roles available except Ouiser Boudreaux and Annelle Dupuy-Desoto.
Truvy Jones – 40ish, Owner of the beauty shop
Clairee Belcher – 50-60s Widow of former mayor. Grande dame.
Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie – 25. Prettiest girl in town
M’Lynn Eatenton – 50ish. Shelby’s mother. Socially prominent career woman
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INTO THE BREECHES
Playwright: George Brant
Directed by: Shana Gozansky
First Rehearsal: February 26th, 2019
Opening: April 5th, 2019
Closing: May 4th, 2019
All roles available except Maggie and Grace.
Celeste Fielding – white female in her 50’s, the diva, plays Henry Fifth and Fourth
Ellsworth Snow – white male in his 60’s, the Board President of the Oberon Play House
Winifred Snow – white female in her 50’s, untalented but enthusiastic socialite, plays Falstaff
Stuart Lasker – white male in his 40’s, the quip-ready Stage Manager, plays Mistress Quickly
Ida Green – African-American female in her 30’s, the imaginative costume designer, plays Hotspur
June Bennet – white female in her early 20’s, the ingénue, plays the Kates
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Non-Traditional Casting: Alabama Shakespeare Festival does not believe in discrimination based on race, color, creed, gender, national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, age, or disability. All performers, including those of color, seniors, women, and performers with disabilities, are encouraged to audition and will be given full consideration
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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