Aurora Theatre Company 2018-2019 Season - Berkeley EPA
Aurora Theatre Company
AUDITION DATE
Mon, May 07, 2018
10:30 am - 5:00 pm (PDT)
Lunch: 12:30PM - 1:00PM
APPOINTMENTS
Please email casting@auroratheatre.org by May 1 at 1pm with your Name, Equity Status, and availability for Monday May 7. No phone inquiries.
CONTRACT
Bay Area Theatre Minimum - $592/wk
SEEKING
Seeking women and men of all ethnicities and ages for roles in our 2018-2019 Season. We are particularly seeking actors of color.
SF Bay Area local hires preferred.
PREPARATION
Bring headshot/resume to audition. Please prepare one or two contemporary monologues for a total of no more than three minutes. One play will require British accents, so monologues featuring well-rehearsed British accents are welcome (but not required).
LOCATION
Aurora Theatre
2081 Addison St
Berkeley, CA 94704-1103
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Tom Ross
OTHER DATES
DETROIT '67 first rehearsal 8/7/18, opens 9/6/18; EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED first rehearsal 10/16/18, opens 11/15/18; CREDITORS first rehearsal 1/2/19, opens 1/31/19; ACTUALLY first rehearsal 2/12/19, opens 3/14/19; THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST first rehearsal 3/19/19, opens 4/18/19.
OTHER
www.auroratheatre.org
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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
DETROIT '67 by Dominique Morisseau, directed by Darryl Jones
CHELLE, female, 30's, African-American
BUNNY, female, 30's, African-American
LANK, male, 30s, African-American
SLY, male, 30s, African-American
CAROLINE, female, 20s/30s, white
Jonathan Safran Foer's EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED, adapted by Simon Block, directed by Tom Ross
Alex/Sofiowka, male, early 30s, Ukranian accent
Grandfather/Yankel, male, 60s, Ukranian accent
Jonathan, male, early 30s, Jewish
Waitress/Brod, female, plays multiple roles
Old Woman, female
CREDITORS by August Strindberg, a new version by David Grieg, directed by Barbara Damashek
TEKLA, female, 30s/40s
GUSTAV, male, 30s/40s
ADOLPH, male 30s
ACTUALLY by Anna Ziegler, directed by Tracy Ward
Amber, female, 18, Jewish
Tom, male, 18, African-American
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde, directed by Josh Costello
CECILY, female, 20s, actors of color strongly encouraged
GWENDOLYN, female, 20s/30s, actors of color strongly encouraged
LADY BRACKNELL, female, 50s/60s, actors of color strongly encouraged
MISS PRISM, female, 50s/60s, actors of color strongly encouraged
DR CHASUBLE/LANE/MERRIMAN, 50s/60s, actors of color strongly encouraged
(other roles already cast)
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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