Arden Theatre Co (LORT) 2024-25 Season - Philadelphia, PA EPA Arden Theatre Company | Philadelphia, PA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Thursday, April 25, 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (E)
Lunch 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
No advance appointment necessary. Audition slots will be given on a 1st come, 1st served basis. Sign-ups will begin at 8:30am on the morning of the audition.
LORT Non-Rep
$1011 weekly minimum (LORT C) - F. Otto Haas Stage
$807 weekly minimum (LORT D) - Arcadia Stage
Equity actors for roles in Arden Theatre Company's (LORT) 2024-25 Season (See breakdown).
All roles will be understudied.
Arden Theatre Company is an EOE/AA employer, values diversity in the workplace, and prohibits discrimination. Actors of all backgrounds and abilities are encouraged to audition.
Please prepare one musical selection, clearly marked, approximately 16-bars in length and a one-minute contemporary monologue OR one monologue no longer than two minutes in length. Also, please bring a hard copy of your picture and resume, stapled together.
Arden Theatre Co (LORT) 2024-25 Season
Arden Theatre Company Brown Martin Room 62 North 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Producing Artistic Director: Terrence J. Nolen (he/him)
Expected to attend:
Associate Producer: Jonathan Silver (he/him) Artistic Assistant: Nick Hatcher (he/they)
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates. OTHER
All auditioning actors must be fully vaxed as defined by CDC.
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.
For cast roles, auditioning performers will be considered as possible replacements only.
By Selina Fillinger
Directed by Jennifer Childs
F. Otto Haas Stage
1st Rehearsal: 08.20.24
1st Preview: 09.12.24
Opening: 09.18.24
Closing: 10.13.24
Possible Extension: 10.27.24
HARRIET
JEAN
STEPHANIE
DUSTY
BERNADETTE
CHRIS
MARGARET
Roles Cast:
NONE
By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Amina Robinson
Arcadia Stage
1st Rehearsal: 10.01.24
1st Preview: 10.24.24
Opening: 10.30.24
Closing: 12.08.24
Possible Extension: 12.22.24
ESTHER
MRS. DICKSON
MRS. VAN BUREN
MR. MARKS
MAYME
GEORGE
Roles Cast:
NONE
By Michael Hollinger
Directed by Terrence J. Nolen
A world premiere play
Arcadia Stage
1st Rehearsal: 12.24.24
1st Preview: 01.16.25
Opening: 01.22.25
Closing: 02.24.25
Possible Extension: 03.03.25
NEWTON “NEWT” STOVER III – he/him, mid-30s to early 40s, White. Former Business Manager. Grandson and namesake of Bluff City Tracks’ founder, determined to make something of it and himself.
LEE HARA – they/them, early 20s, any ethnicity. Audio/Visual logistics Manager (i.e., unpaid intern) at Bluff City Tracks. Recent graduate of the University of Memphis. A techno-whiz
DEREK BENOIT – he/him mid 30s to early 40s, African American. Scholar, musician, Newt’s former bandmate. Racing, however half-heartedly, to finish his doctoral dissertation on Deaf Duck Mason before his Ph.D., clock runs down.
GIGI ROBINS – she/her, late 20s or early 30s, African American. Aspiring investigative journalist, currently Home Delivery Manager for the New Paltz Record, but not for long. Committed to justice for her family and herself.
SHEILA WOJCIECHOWSKI – she/her, 50s to 70s, white. President of a regional bank in Memphis. Nobody’s fool, but open to amazement.
ALFRED “DEAF DUCK” MASON – he/him, 60s, African American. Legendary blues guitarist and singer. Died in Bluff City Tracks on October 23, 1966, during his first and only recording session. Deaf from the age of 15; uses ASL. Moves through walls.
Roles Cast:
NONE
By August Wilson
Directed by James Ijames
F. Otto Haas Stage
1st Rehearsal: 02.04.25
1st Preview: 02.27.25
Opening: 03.05.25
Closing: 03.30.25
Possible Extension: 04.06.25
RUBY
MISTER
ELMORE
STOOL PIGEON
Roles Cast:
KING (KING HEDLEY II)
TONYA
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Directed by Terrence J. Nolen and Steve Pacek
Music Direction by Ryan Touhey
F. Otto Haas Stage
1st Rehearsal: 04.22.25
1st Preview: 05.15.25
Opening: 05.21.25
Closing: 06.22.25
Possible Extension: 06.29.25
MIMI
MAUREEN JOHNSON
ROGER DAVIS
MARK COHEN
TOM COLLINS
JOANNE JEFFERSON
NEJAMIN COFFIN III
ANGEL DUMOTT SCHUNARD
MRS COHEN
MR. JEFFERSON
MRS. JERFFERSON
“WILL I” VOCAL SOLO
WOMAN WITH BAGS
THE MAN
EXECUTIVE
“SEASONS OF LOVE” SOLO
ALEXI DARLING
GORDON
PASTOR
WAITER
ROGER’S MOM
PAUL
Roles Cast:
NONE
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