Berkshire Theatre Festival 2018 - NYC EPA
Berkshire Theatre Festival
AUDITION DATE
Tue, Mar 06, 2018
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep Fitzpatrick Main Stage (LORT C and D; $848 and $676/wk) and Unicorn Theatre (LORT D; $676/wk)
SEEKING
Equity actors and actor/singers for various roles in the upcoming season.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a short contemporary monologue. OR for HAIR please prepare a HAIR-appropriate pop/rock/soul song. If wishing to audition for both plays and musicals, prepare one of each. Seeking all ethnicities for all roles.
LOCATION
Pearl Studios NYC (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
12th floor
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director, Kate Maguire
Casting Director Alan Filderman (in attendance)
OTHER
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.
BREAKDOWN
FITZPATRICK MAIN STAGE
COMING BACK LIKE A SONG
by Lee Kalcheim.
Dir.: Gregg Edelman
1st Rehearsal: Tuesday, June 5th
First Preview: Thursday, June 28th
Opening: Saturday, June 30th
Closing: Saturday, July 12st
HAROLD ARLEN: 50s, world-famous composer, Jewish, a huge heart, must sing well.
The following roles have been CAST:
IRVING BERLIN: 60s, world-famous song-writer, Jewish, matter-of fact and direct. CAST
JIMMY VAN HEUSEN: 40s, very successful song-writer, a charming ladies man. CAST
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THE PETRIFIED FOREST
by Robert E. Sherwood.
Dir.: David Auburn
First Rehearsal: July 9 First Preview: Aug 2 Opening: Aug 4 Closing: Aug 25
MR. CHISHOLM:
50s-60s, upscale, thin, dry, sharp and persnickety MRS. CHISHOLM: early 40s-mid-50s, upscale, attractive, chic, world-weary.
The following roles have been CAST:
GABBY: Cast
ALAN: Cast
BOZE: Cast
DUKE: Cast
JASON: Cast
GRAMPS: Cast
RUBY: Cast
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UNICORN STAGE
CHURCH AND STATE
by Jason Odell Williams.
Dir.: Charlotte Cohn
1st Rehearsal: Monday, May 21st
First Preview: Thursday, June 14th
Opening: Saturday, June 16th
Closing: Saturday, June 30th
ALEX KLEIN: female. 30s-40s. A fast-talking, no-nonsense liberal Jew from New York whose star is on the rise as a go-to campaign manager.
The following roles have been CAST:
CHARLIE WHITMORE: 40s-50s. Born and raised in North Carolina. Though not gunning for it himself, the party is grooming Charlie for a Presidential run in a few years. He has plenty of charisma and sex appeal. He's a rare honest politician and gifted public speaker. CAST
SARAH WHITMORE: 40s. Charlie's wife. A big, brassy, former real estate agent, now stay-at-home mom. She is sweet, charming and instantly likable. CAST
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HAIR
by Galt McDermott, James Rado and Gerome Ragni.
Dir. Daisy Walker.
Mus. Dir.: Eric Svejcar.
First Rehearsal: Monday, June 11th First Preview: Thursday, July 5th Opening: Saturday, July 7th Closing: Saturday, August 11th
Casting all roles except CRISSY. The production will contain nudity on a strictly voluntary basis. No nudity at any auditions.
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SHOW TBA:
First Rehearsal: Monday, July 23rd
First Preview: Thursday, August 16th
Opening: Saturday, August 18th
Closing: Thursday, August 31st
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NAKED
by Luigi Pirandello.
Dir.: Eric Hill
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, September 4th
First Preview: Thursday, September 27th
Opening: Saturday, September 29th
Closing: October 28th
All roles have been CAST:
LUDOVICO: a novelist. CAST
ERSILLA: a beautiful young woman. CAST
SIGNORA ONORIA: a landlady. CAST
ALFREDO: a journalist CAST
FRANCO: a Naval Lieutenant CAST
EMMA: the maid CAST
CONSUL GROTTI: dark and robust. 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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