LORT
Berkshire Theatre Festival 2011 Season
– EPAs by Appointment in MA
(Stockbridge, MA) LORT B and D; $765/week, $566/week minimums
Artistic Director: Kate Maguire
Casting Director: Alan Filderman
Equity Principal Auditions by Appointment
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 – accompanist provided at the Berkshire Theatre Festival
AND Unicorn Theatre
Thursday, March 31, 2011 – no accompanist Main Street (see directions below)
Stockbridge, MA
9:30 AM – 5:30 PM each day
Lunch from 1 - 2.
For an appointment, call Kyle Urquhart at 413-298-5536 ext. 20. AEA members without appointments will be seen as time permits.
Please prepare either: 1) a contemporary, comic monologue, or 2) a pop/rock song, or 3) a brief monologue and 16 bars of a song. Note: an accompanist will only be provided on Wednesday 3/30. If singing bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided buy may not transpose.
Bring picture and resume, stapled together.
TOMMY (LORT category TBD)
Director: Eric Hill
Choreographer: Gerry McIntyre
Musical Director: Randy Redd
Dates: 6/13- 7/16/11
Seeking:
Mrs. Walker:
Early-mid 30s, working class British mom, killer high rock belt.
Uncle Ernie:
Late 30s-late 40s, can appear proper on the outside but is a deeply perverted alcoholic, high baritone/tenor.
The Acid Queen:
30s-40s, fierce, powerful, sexy, commanding African American belter.
The following roles have been CAST: Tommy, Captain Walker
SYLVIA (LORT B)
By A.R. Gurney
Director: Anders Cato
Dates: 6/20 - 7/30/11
Seeking:
Sylvia:
Late 20s-late 30s, a street-smart mixture of Lab and Poodle, which means that she is carefree and loyal, and at the same time intelligent and with a bit of an attitude. She is scruffy and yet has a kind of elegance. Sylvia is young, sexually vibrant and at times tough and aggressive. Her instinctual drive is often funny – very much a dog’s and yet so recognizably human. She even has a bit of a philosophical side and is a great thinker.
The following roles have been CAST: Greg, Kate, Tom/Phyllis/Leslie
IN THE MOOD (LORT B)
By Kathleen Clark
Director: TBA
Dates: 7/11 - 8/13/11
Seeking:
Derek Rubin:
Mid 30s-mid 40s, rich, shrewd, seems in control, but easily manipulated by his wife and father, a man with secrets, a business man.
Carolyn Shore:
30s, good hearted, down to earth, dresses well (but is not glamorous), endearing, somewhat innocent, weight watchers group leader.
Edward Horton:
Mid 40s-early 50s, actor, plays every role like an English gentleman, good hearted, wise, looking to belong and for companionship.
Sally Elliott:
Mid 40s-early 50s, musician/pianist, fun and funny, wry sense of humor, quick, insightful, charming, not the settling down type, attractive
The following roles have been CAST: Nick, Perri
PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT (LORT B)
by Tennessee Williams
Director: David Auburn
Dates: 7/25 - 9/3/11
Seeking:
Ralph :
Early-mid 30s. Boyish looking Korean War vet. Southern. Gentle, sensitive, quick-witted and compassionate.
George:
Early-mid 30s. Korean war vet. Handsome but volatile, rough, slightly shell-shocked. Southern.
Mr. McGillicudddy:
50s/60s. A “Southern bull”. Loud, hot-tempered, righteous, parental.
Mrs. McGillicuddy:
50s/60s. Exact match for her husband. Brassy, domineering, hot-tempered Southern mama.
Dotty:
Early-mid 30s. Quiet but strong southern girl, unconventional looks, seemingly shy and awkward but with grace and self-knowledge.
The following role has been CAST: Isabel
MOONCHILDREN (LORT D)
by Michael Weller
Director: Karen Allen
Dates: 6/6 - 7/16/11
Seeking:
Mike:
Early 20s. Extremely bright, energetic, and articulate physics student with a love for wordplay and an edgy sense of humor. He and Cootie are the in house clowns of the urban commune they share with six other students. In a solid, loving relationship with Ruth.
Bob:
Early 20s. A musician and composer. Kathy's long term boyfriend. He was once a lighthearted member of the Mike/Cootie comedy team, but he's is the midst of major emotional challenges as the play begins and has retreated inside himself.
Ruth:
Early 20s. A philosophy student and the house mother of sorts of the urban commune she inhabits with six other students. Sensible and straightforward and honest (with a twist). She can hold her own with the guys. She has a solid and loving relationship with Mike and is Kathy's best friend.
Cootie:
Early 20s. Bright, spontaneous and honest. Mike's partner in comedic crime.
Dick:
Early 20s. Bright but cynical with a chip on both shoulders. Trying to bed Kathy even though she is in a long term relationship with one of his housemates.
Ralph/Effing:
Early 20s. Ralph is from a straighter, more conventional world. He yearns for a different life and is a fish out of water inside this urban commune, but desperately wants to fit in. He is selling encyclopedias and going to law school both of which he hates. Effing is a rookie cop who is earnest and very determined to be good at his job.
Shelley:
Early 20s. A college dropout who meets and falls for Norman at an antiwar rally. She wears her neurosis on her sleeve. She is naive and insecure, but determined.
LuckyBream:
Early 50s. A World War ll veteran living in the basement of the communal house with his sick wife. He is fed up with it all and wants the students out of the house. Bream is a been-there-done-that veteran cop on a mission to problem solve.
The following role has been CAST: Norman
DUTCH MASTERS (LORT D)
by Greg Keller
Director: TBA
Dates: 6/27 - 8/6/11
Seeking:
Eric:
Early 20s, African-American. Born and raised in Harlem during the Crack Era. Even if he's never “done dirt”, he's seen dirt. Can talk the talk. Plays with defining and defying Steve's expectations of him as a hood. We're never sure if he's fully in control of himself or the situation. Is full of a dangerous mixture of love and resentment.
Steve:
Early 20s, Caucasian. Born and raised in the Riverdale section of The Bronx. Sensitive, occasionally seems more awkward than he actually is. Was captain of his high school basketball team. (Does not need to be tall).
BIRTHDAY BOY (LORT D)
by Chris Newbound
Director: Wes Granthom
Dates: 8/8 - 9/3/11 (re-open) 9/29 - 10/16/11
Seeking:
Matt:
Attractive, athletic, a youthful 40, works in marketing. Smart, great sense of humor, a bit lost.
Arianne:
Matt's wife, early 40s, very intelligent, a college professor. Always seems a bit stressed.
Julian:
Mid-20s, attractive in a rugged, outdoorsy kind of way, a grad student, overly confident.
The following role has been CAST: Melora
Direction to the theatre:
From New York City:
take the Taconic Parkway North to the Claverack exit. Follow Route 23 East into Massachusetts
left on Route 7 North in Great Barrington. Follow Route 7 for approximately 6 miles. Right at the intersection of Route 7 and Route 102 (Main Street, Stockbridge) for approximately .75 miles. BTF will be on your left
From Boston:
Take the Mass Pike (I-90) West to Exit 2 in Lee. Take Route 102 West for approximately 6 miles. BTF will be on your right.
From Hartford:
Follow Route 91 North. Take the Mass Pike (I-90) West to exit 2 in Lee. Take Route 102 West for approximately 6 miles. BTF will be on your right.
From Albany:
Follow Interstate 90 East. Take the NY State Thruway Exit B3. Follow Route 22 South for .5 miles to the intersection of Route 22 and Route 102. Left onto Route 102 East for approximately 7 miles. Left onto Main Street, Stockbridge for approximately 1.5 miles. BTF will be on your left
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