AMERICAN STARE Equity Principal Auditions - New Jersey Repertory Company Auditions

AMERICAN STARE

- Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT in NJ

New Jersey Repertory Company Long Branch NJ SPT $302/week minimum + pension, health. Housing provided for out-of-area performers.

Artistic Dir: SuzAnne Barabas

Author: Tony Glazer

Dir: Evan Bergman

1st reh: On/about 5/22/12. Runs 6/14-7/22.

Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 New Jersey Repertory Company

1 PM – 5 PM 179 Broadway

Long Branch, NJ

For an appointment, e-mail
njrep@njrep.org (any time) or call 732/229-3166 (Monday, 3/12, 12 noon – 5 PM only). Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition session, as time permits.

Sides will be provided at the audition. Blind/low vision performers may request an advance copy of sides when making an audition appointment.

Please bring TWO sets of your stapled-together picture/resume.

World premiere of newest play from award-winning playwright. Set in a trailer park in South Florida, this new dark comedy mines the visceral anger of the disenfranchised white lower class. Following the spiraling lives of three sets of people – a widowed woman and her pit-bull, a disabled and accused child-predator, and a couple and their teenage daughter – we are challenged to see the world through their eyes … a world led by a broken moral compass and tainted with the pervasiveness of special interests. In the end, we learn the true meaning of community.

Seeking (all roles are available):

Clark Felix:

Mid - late 30s. Beer-drinking, conspiracy-loving, angry Southern man. Lives in a broken-down trailer in a small South Florida community. Was castrated by an angry mob who believed him to be a child-predator.

Charles Mooney:

28-30. Good-looking, blue-collar construction worker. Married to his former high-school teacher, Allison. Father to Jonatha, and friend to the entire trailer park. Easygoing until he has had too much to drink, which happens often.

Allison Mooney:

Mid - late 40s. Wife to the much younger Charles Mooney and mother to Jonatha. Sexually voracious. Her looks are fading -- she is “rode hard and put away wet”. Bags groceries at a local store.

Jonatha Mooney:

Seeking actress 18+ to play age 15. Jonatha is idealistic, and a strong believer in community. Precocious yet innocent in the ways of the world. Also has an incredible temper.

Margaret Bowie:

35. Recently widowed, having lost her husband to a rare form of cancer. Lonely and angry, but tries to keep it all together and be a support system for her young neighbor, Jonatha. Mostly alone in life, Margaret is the friend of Allison, and has Rusty, a trusty pit-bull, for a companion.

Robert Stimptner:

Early 50s. Slick, corporate shark. Views the world in cynical terms, but still manages to have a sense of humor. Will stop at nothing to get what he wants.

NYC EPA: 3/14/12. See separate notice.

Directions, provided by NJ Rep:

NJ Rep is accessible via NJ Transit, North Jersey Coast Line to Long Branch. It is a 10-minute walk to the theater from the train. For those driving, there is free on-site parking. The parking and entrance is in the rear of the building. Directions on the website,
www.njrep.org

Theatre’s statement: “Non-traditional casting is encouraged, and actors of color, seniors and performers with disabilities are encouraged to audition.”