BALTIMORE CENTERSTAGE 2011-12 SEASON Equity Principal Audition - Baltimore Centerstage Auditions

LORT

Baltimore Centerstage 2011-12 Season

– Equity Principal Auditions

(Baltimore, MD) LORT B and C; $765 and $710/week minimums

Artistic Director: Irene Lewis

Artistic Administrator: Katie Byrnes

Casting Director: Janet Foster

Casting Associate: Kim Moarefi

Equity Principal Auditions:

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at the Actors' Equity Audition Center

9:30 AM — 5:30 PM 165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor

Lunch from 1 - 2. New York, NY

Prepare EITHER 1) a brief monologue, 2) a brief song, or 3) a one-minute monologue and 16 bars of a song. If singing, bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided but may not transpose.

Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

Baltimore CENTERSTAGE is a premiere regional theater presenting both contemporary and classical plays annually. The 2011-2012 Season includes:

THE RIVALS

by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Director: David Schweizer

1^st rehearsal: 9/2/11. Runs: 9/28 – 10/30/11, in The Pearlstone Theater (LORT B)

All roles available.

AMERICAN BUFFALO

by David Mamet

Director: Liesl Tommy

1^st rehearsal: 10/7/11. Runs: 11/2 -12/11/11, in The Head Theater (LORT C)

All roles available.

JAZZ

By Toni Morrison, Adapted by Marion McClinton

Director: Marion McClinton

1^st rehearsal: 12/2/11. Runs: 1/4/12 – 2/5/12, in The Pearlstone Theater (LORT B)

All roles available.

The play is still a work in progress, so some of the roles may change.

Violet Trace:

African American woman, 50s, emotionally unstable and lonely

Joe Trace:

African American man 50-65, quiet, respectable cosmetic salesman

Dorcas:

African American woman, 20s, independent, exciting, adventurous

Narrator:

African American woman, 20-35, gossipy, mysterious, complicated, mercurial, deceptive

There will also be 6 other ensemble roles with descriptions still yet to be determined. All characters are African American, various ages and types

A SKULL IN CONNEMARA

By Martin McDonough

BJ Jones, Director

1^st rehearsal: 1/3/12. Runs: 1/25 – 3/4/12, in The Head Theater (LORT C)

All roles available.

INTO THE WOODS

A co-production with Westport Country Playhouse

Music and Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim. Book: James Lapine

Mark Lamos, Director

1^st rehearsal: 2/7/12. Runs: 3/7 – 4/15/12, in The Pearlstone Theater (LORT B)

All roles available.

THE WHIPPING MAN

By Matthew Lopez

Director: Kwame Kwei-Armah

1^st rehearsal: 3/9/12. Runs: 4/4 – 5/13/12, in The Head Theater (LORT C)

All roles available.

Center Stage welcomes actors of all ethnicities, and actors with disabilities.

Theater mailing address: 700 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202