APPROPRIATE - NYC EPA
Second Stage Theater | New York, NY
Friday, July 14, 2023
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Break 1:00PM - 2:00PM
LORT Non-Rep
$1,778 weekly minimum (LORT A+)
Equity actors for the roles in APPROPRIATE (see breakdown).
All roles will be understudied.
Please prepare a contemporary monologue no more than 2 minutes in length.
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
Studio B
Playwright: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by: Lila Neugebauer
President and Artistic Director: Carole Rothman
Interim Executive Director: Lisa Post
Casting: Carnahan Casting
Expected to attend:
Jonathan Chang, Artistic Assistant
First rehearsal: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
First Preview: Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Opening: Monday, December 18, 2023
Closing: Sunday, February 11, 2024
(w/possible extension)
OTHER
Venue: Hayes Theater
Rehearsals and performances will be indoors. These will be live performances with an audience.
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.
BO: Male, late 40s, white. The middle sibling of the Lafayette family. Has all the appearances of a successful life in New York. He is caught between the needs of his wife and the unreasonable demands of his sister and failing to balance the two.
FRANZ: Male, late 30s-early 40s, white. The youngest sibling of the Lafayette family. Has been estranged from his family for the last 10 years. He has never quite grown up or learned to take responsibility for himself or his actions.
RACHEL: Female, late 40s, white. Bo’s wife. Jewish. Feels like a constant outside whenever the family reunites in Arkansas. She would rather have stayed home in New York than deal with the family issues that are resurfacing.
RHYS: Male, 18, white. Toni’s son. According to his mother he is a, “f**k-up of a son”. Seems to be following in the footsteps of his estranged uncle Franz.
RIVER: Female, early 20s, white. Franz’s fiancée. Naïve to Franz’s past, she believes people can change and that Franz is here to apologize and make amends.
CASSIDY: Female, early teens, white. Has reached an age where she wants to be taken seriously as an adult. She has a crush on her older cousin Rhys.
AINSLEY: Male, 8-10, white. Hyperactive young child.
UNDERSTUDY FOR TONI: TONI: Female, late 40s, white. The eldest sibling of the Lafayette family. As the only girl she was left with many of the household responsibilities, including raising Franz, after the death of their mother. It has left her bitter and frustrated with her family.
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