AMERICAN STAGE THEATRE COMPANY 2012-13 SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - American Stage Theatre Company Auditions

American Stage Theatre Company 2012-13

– Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT in FL

St. Petersburg, FL SPT (approval/salary level pending. Currently $421/week minimum).

Producing Artistic Dir: Todd Olson

Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Raymond James Theatre

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 163 Third Avenue North

10 AM – 5 PM both days. St. Petersburg, FL

No scheduled break. Downtown, across from Williams Park.

For a five-minute appointment, contact T. Scott Wooten at
tscottw@americanstage.org or call 727/ 823-1600, x212. If there is no answer when you call, or if you e-mail, leave your name, phone number and two preferred appointment times. You will receive a confirmation. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout each audition day, as time permits.

Prepare two monologues, not to exceed three minutes total. Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.

There may be callbacks at a later date.

All roles are available (i.e. not yet offered and accepted). At least 60% of each cast will be on Equity contracts.

HYSTERIA: OR FRAGMENTS OF AN ANALYSIS OF AN OBSESSIONAL NEUROSIS by Terry Johnson. Dir: Todd Olson. Co-produced w/Wellfleet Harbor Actor’s Theatre (NEAT, Wellfleet MA). 1st reh (MA): On/about 7/17/13. Runs in MA 8/9-9/23 Runs in FL 9/19-10/28.

Sigmund Freud, an energetic old man.

Salvador Dali, a small, tall Spaniard with a strange mustache and a talent for painting.

Jessica, a woman in her late 20’s or early 30’s.

Abraham Yehuda, a large man in his 60’s, and even greater weight and status than Freud.

WIT by Margaret Edson. Dir: Todd Olson. 1st reh: 9/25/12. Runs 10/21-11/4. American Stage expects this production to be on an Equity Letter of Agreement (LOA) instead of SPT. LOA is pending AEA approval.

Vivian Bearing,
PhD is 50 years old, a professor of seventeenth-century poetry at the university, diagnosed with
stage IV,
metastatic
ovarian cancer. Please know that because of the nature of the story, the performance will require the actress to shave her head, and includes a brief moment of nudity in the final moment.

Harvey Kelekian,
MD – 50 years old, chief of medical oncology at the University Hospital. Actor also plays Mr Bearing, Vivian's father.

Jason Posner,
MD – 28 years old, a clinical fellow at the Medical Oncology branch; former student of Dr Bearing.

Susie Monahan,
RN,
BSN - 28 years old, Dr Bearing's primary nurse.

Dr. E. M. Ashford, - Woman, 80 years old, professor emerita of English literature; Vivian's former college
professor. Assorted lab technicians and students.

A DOLL’S HOUSE by Henrik Ibsen. Dir TBA. 1st reh: On/about 10/23/12. Runs 11/14– 12/23.

Torvald Helmer, 32-45, a bank manager.

Nora, his wife, 30-40, a smart wife and mother.

Doctor Rank, 50-60, a wise man of great feeling.

Mrs. Linde, 30-40, a simple woman seeking companionship.

Nils Krogstad, 30-40, a former bank employee turned blackmailer.

THE PIANO LESSON by August Wilson. Dir: Mark Southers. 1st reh: On/about 12/26/12. Runs 1/16 – 2/24/13.

Doaker Charles, 47, the story teller and owner of the Charles household.

Boy Willie, 30, Berniece's impulsive brother recently out of prison.

Lymon, 29, secretive and shy, wishes to start a new life in the north.

Berniece, 35, the adamant guardian of her ancestors' past.

Maretha, 11 year old daughter of Berniece.

Avery Brown, 38, a preacher who has been attempting to court Berniece. A man of honest and good intentions.

Wining Boy, 56, comical elder brother of Doaker, aspires to become a successful musician and gambler.

Grace, an attractive woman whom the men find desirable.

WHEN THE WORLD WAS GREEN (A CHEF’S FABLE) by Sam Shepard. Dir TBA. 1st reh: 2/26/13. Runs 3/13 – 4/21/13.

Old Man, in his 60’s or 70’s, a prisoner as a result of his murdering a man.

Interviewer, a mysterious young woman about 25.

THE AMISH PROJECT by Jessica Dickey. Dir TBA. 1st reh: 2/26/13. Runs 3/13–5/5/13.

One actress plays 7 roles as diverse as a 14 year old Amish girl, a 16 year old pregnant Hispanic girl, a 31 year old widow, a 50 year old male professor, a 53 year old non-Amish woman, and the 33 year old mass murder, Eddie Stuckey.

7 HOMELESS MAMMOTHS WANDER NEW ENGLAND by Madeleine George. Dir TBD. 1st reh: 4/30/13. Runs 5/22-6/23/13.

Dean Wreen, female, late 40’s. Intense, practical, compassionate, stuck.

Gail Greer, female, late 40’s. Intelligent, and suffering from cancer.

Andromeda, 20’s. Sensual, idealistic, passionate, and sexual.

Early Man 1, male early 20’s. A funny, statuesque cave man.

Early Man 2, female, early 20’s. A funny, statuesque cave woman.

The Caretaker, male, 60-70’s.

MY NAME IS ASHER LEV by Aaron Posner after Chaim Potok. Dir TBD. 1st reh: 6/25/13. Runs 7/10-8/25/13.

“Man” plays multiple roles including Asher’s father, Yitzchok Lev, the Rebbe, and Jacob Kahn.

“Woman” plays multiple roles including Asher’s mother, Anna Schaeffer, and Rachel.

Asher Lev as an adult, but also at ages 6, 7, and 10.

ART by Yasmina Reza. Dir TBD. 1st reh: 6/25/13. Runs 7/10-8/11/13.

Marc, an aeronautical engineer with mainstream aesthetic sensibilities. A mentor and bit of a bully.

Serge, a successful dermatologist who has longed to become part of the elite crowd.

Yvan, a bit of a marshmallow – eager to avoid confrontation and happy to change his views in order to get along.

Note from Equity: American Stage will hold Equity Performer Auditions for its park production of the musical THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEEat a later date. Watch for separate notice.