2013 FALL FESTIVAL OF STAGED READINGS
Artemisia, a Chicago Theatre | Chicago, IL
Date of Audition:
6/14/2013
Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Friday, June 14th from 10a-3p
Contract
Other
Staged Reading Code; $25 per performance
Location
Actors' Equity Building
557 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60661
1st Floor; Member Center
Seeking
Male and Female Actors. Please see Breakdown.
Preparation
Please prepare a 2 minunte monologue from a contemporary play (written after 1940). Please
avoid poetry, excerpts from novels, classical plays, etc. Artemisia produces new plays; we want
to see your work as it specifically relates to stories written directly for the stage. Bring
headshot and resume.
Other Dates
First Rehearsal September 3, 2013
Performances September 20th through September 28th.
Other
Artemisia will comply with AEA Staged Reading Code, 11 hours of rehearsal per reading,
performance with scripts in hand, etc.
Personnel
Founding Artistic Director Julie Proudfoot and Artistic Associate Jeri Frederickson will attend
with casting authority.
EPA Rules are in effect.
A monitor will be provided.
Appointments
will be taken by the Equity office beginning Friday, June 7th at 9:30 AM. Call 312-641-0406
9:30 AM-12:30 PM and 3:00-4:30 PM only.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
Breakdown
SOLDIER'S HEART
by Tammy Ryan – 3 W, 3 M, 2 boys
-CASEY JOHNSON – female, 30 years old, Sergeant in the Marines, Assistant
Commander of Convoy Security, Military Police.
-MARGIE – female, 58 years old, Casey’s mother. Former alcoholic, chain
smoker, works at Foodland
-KEVIN – male, 32, Casey’s ex-husband and father to her son, ex-Marine, rides a
Harley, works at Home Depot, African-American.
-SEAN – male, 10, Casey and Kevin’s son, mixed race, Caucasian/African-American
-STAFF SERGEANT THOMAS WILLIAMS - male, early 30’s, Casey’s immediate
superior, African-American.
-LANCE CORPORAL JAMIE HERNANDEZ – female, 25 years old, a gunner in
Casey’s humvee, Hispanic.
-FIRST LIEUTENANT CHRISTOPHER BAINES – male, 30’s, her Commanding Officer, -
Caucasian.
-IRAQI BOY – male, same age as Sean, Casey’s son
GREEN WHALES
by Lia Romeo, 2 W, 2 M
-KAREN WILSON, female, 38, but looks like she’s in her early teens. Seriouslooking.
-JOANNA WILSON, female, 33, Karen’s alcoholic sister. Pretty, but losing her looks.
-RAY PRATT, 35, male, a policeman. Well-built.
-IAN MILTON, 40, male, a suspected pedophile. Handsome and distinguished.
BELFAST GIRLS
by Jaki McCarrick, 5 W
-Judith Noone – female, 20s, feisty, hyper-intelligent, hungry for knowledge.
Born in Jamaica, raised in Ireland.
-Molly Durcan – female, 17 or 18, sensitive, optimistic, idealistic
-Hannah Gibney – female, 20s/early 30s, big-hearted, full of life but inwardly very
damaged
-Ellen Clarke – female, 20s, Lovable but lacks confidence, thinks herself
inadequate, but she is in reality very smart and capable.
-Sarah Jane Wylie – female, 19, smart, deceptive, righteous, her tendency to
bitterness masks a broken heart
ART APPRECIATION
by Benjamin Dean, 2 W, 2 M
-EVE: female, late 20’s to early 30’s. A determined and self-centered artist
-VIVIAN: female, 30’s to early 40’s. A bookkeeper and Eve’s older sister.
Caring, smart and conventional.
-ELTON: male, late 20’s to early 30’s. Big-hearted, relentless and hopelessly
romantic.
-RICHARD: male, late 20’s to early 30’s. The model. An intelligent, fearless and
altruistic filmmaker.
-JOYCE: female, 60’s, A gallery owner. Telephone voice.
-JAMES: male, 20’s. A previous model. Telephone voice.
TYLER FAMILY PORTRAIT
by Allison Brown, 4 W, 1 M
-CAROLYN JANE TYLER: female, 17, and the youngest of the 3 sisters. A senior in
high school, she is level headed, caring and con?dent.
-CHARLOTTE ROSE TYLER: female, 21 or 22 years old. The middle daughter,
Charlotte was recently released from a rehabilitation program after being expelled from college for drug and alcohol abuse. Deeply intelligent and angry, Charlotte hides a dark secret behind a veil of cynicism and sarcasm.
-AMY LYNN TYLER: female, 24/25 years old. The oldest daughter, Amy typifies the
girl good who uses denial to make her dysfunctional life seem perfect.
-MEREDITH TYLER: female, mid-?fties. Meredith is an intelligent, attractive woman
who longs to regain control of her abusive marriage and dysfunctional family.
-DON TYLER: male mid-fities. A republican, and a man of secrecy, consumed with
his work and determined to make sure his family is seen in a positive light.
CHEWING ON BACKETT
by Ed Proudfoot, 5 W
-VIOLA (ROLE CAST), female, 40s, neurotic and overwhelmed
-ELOISE, female, 50s or 60s, battles dementia and memory loss
-PAOLA, female, 40s, a big, overbearing hedonist
-BECKY, female, 20s, Paola's daughter/slave
-OLD WOMAN, female, 70’S+, caretaker of the wasteland they all long to escape
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