Barter Theatre 2023 Season Equity Actors - Barter Theatre Auditions

Barter Theatre 2023 Season - Abingdon, VA EPA Acting/Singing Barter Theatre | Abingdon, VA

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, December 5, 2022

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)

There are two sessions for Acting/Singing Auditions. Morning Session is 10am to 12:30pm Afternoon Sessions is 3:30pm to 6pm

APPOINTMENTS

Sign up for an audition slot at:
https://form.jotform.com/222986792829174 .

CONTRACT

LORT Rep

$750 - $815 weekly minimum (LORT D)

SEEKING

Equity actors for principal roles in Barter Theatre's 2023 Season (See breakdown).

Year-round, Resident Company Members: Most members of our resident company sing and dance; for these auditions, we encourage you to sing and attend the movement auditions in addition to acting if you are interested in becoming a member of the resident company. Also seeking Local and Non-Local Jobbers for roles for a single show or a single repertory, and actors for six readings and staged productions during the Appalachian Festival of Plays and

Playwrights.

Most actors tend to participate in two productions during the same repertory.

Barter Theatre believes that great stories belong to everyone. We welcome actors of all backgrounds, identities, ages, and ethnicities to audition. We encourage BIPOC actors to audition for all roles.

LOCATION

Barter Rehearsal Hall

201 Trigg Street

Abingdon, VA 24210

Off Exit 17 on I-81. Down the street from Barter Theatre. THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Producing Artistic Director: Katy Brown Head of Barter Casting: Barrett Guyton Resident Music Director: Dishon Smith

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals for most plays begin approximately six – eight weeks before they open.

See breakdown for show specific dates.

OTHER

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COVID PROTOCOLS:

Respirator or surgical masks are required to be worn at all times indoors, except during your audition. Barter Theatre has instituted a mandatory COVID vaccination program for all employees.

Abingdon is approximately six hours from Washington, D.C. and ten hours from NYC by auto. The nearest airport is Tri-Cities which is a forty-minute drive from Abingdon.

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

PREPARATION

Please prepare either 1 or 2 contrasting monologues, no more than 1 ½ minutes each. If you are doing 2, then make sure they contrast in some way. If you sing, in addition to a monologue, prepare one verse and one chorus of a song (or 16 bars of a song). Have a contrasting piece ready if asked. Bring sheet music in the correct key (no lead sheets or vocal only music); accompanist provided but will not transpose. No recorded accompaniment or a cappella singing. Please bring THREE (3) copies of your picture and resume.

BREAKDOWN

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.

Theatre Statement: Anyone interested in the Resident Company or any musical, is encouraged to attend the movement/dance auditions, even if you do not consider yourself to be a dancer.

2023 Season includes:

NOTE: Seeking actors for the following productions and roles. Actors auditioning will also be considered for possible future replacements if needed. All of the following roles will be understudied.

THE LAST ROMANCE

Gilliam Stage

by Joe DiPietro

Dates: March 25, 2023 to April 15, 2023

SEEKING:

RALPH BELLINI - 80, male. Vigorous and full of life

CAROL REYNOLDS - 70s, female. Attractive, proper, and very well-dressed, Ralph’s sister

ROSE TAGLIATELLE - 70s, female. Takes a chance on romance

THE YOUNG MAN - Early 20s, male. Baby-faced with a beautiful, operatic singing voice

MACBETH

Smith Theatre

by William Shakespeare

Dates: April 8, 2023 to April 30, 2023

SEEKING:

MACBETH - 20s-30s male

BANQUO/LADY MACDUFF/GENTLEWOMAN/SOLDIER - 20s-50s, a friend of Macbeth and others

MACDUFF/2ND MURDERER/DOCTOR - 20s-50s, a thane loyal to Duncan and others

MALCOLM/1ST MURDERER - 20s-50s, King Duncan’s eldest son and others

LADY MACBETH/FLEANCE - 20s-30s, female and others

DUNCAN/LENOX - 20s-50s, the king and others

ROSS/SEYTON - 20s-50s, a noble and others

KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE

Gilliam Stage

by Douglas Pote, featuring songs by the Original Carter Family

Dates: April 22, 2023 to May 21, 2023

SEEKING:

A.P. CARTER - 30s-50s - sings and leads harmony vocals, “bass-in”, and play guitar SARA CARTER - 30s-50s - A.P’s wife, sings lead and harmony vocals, plays guitar and autoharp

MAYBELLE CARTER - 30s-50s- Sara’s cousin, sings harmony and plays guitar: fluidly picks “Wildwood Flower” (Carter scratch)

JANETTE CARTER - A.P. and Sara’s daughter, sings lead and harmony vocals

MALE 1 - Multiple characters including Ralph Peer, plays guitar and sings back-up vocals MALE 2 - Multiple characters, plays guitar, mandolin, and banjo, sings lead and back-up vocals

SKELETON CREW

Smith Theatre

by Dominique Morisseau

Dates: May 20, 2023 to June 4, 2023

SEEKING:

FAYE - Black, mid to late 50s, working-class woman. Tough, a lifetime of dirt beneath her nails. Somewhere, deep compassion.

DEZ - Black, mid to late 20s, working-class man. Young hustler, playful, street-savvy, flirtatious. Somewhere, deeply sensitive.

SHANITA - Black, mid to late 20s, working-class young woman. Pretty but not ruled by it. Hardworking, by the books. Believes in the work she does. Also, pregnant. Somewhere, a beautiful dreamer.

REGGIE - Black, late 30s, white-collar man. The foreman. Studious, dedicated, compassionate. Somewhere, a fire brims.

FOOTLOOSE

Gilliam Stage

Stage adaption by Dean Pichford and Walter Bobbie, Based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford, Music by Tom Snow, Lyrics by Dean Pitchford, Additional music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins, and Jim Steinman

Dates: June 3, 2023 to August 20, 2023

SEEKING:

REN MCCORMACK - 20s, male, tenor. Must be able to sing and dance well. Stands for what he believes is right, and changes an entire town along the way

ETHEL MCCORMACK - 40s, female. Ren’s mother

REVEREND SHAW MOORE - 40s-50s, male, baritone. The minister of Bomont

VI MOORE - 40s-50s, female, mezzo soprano. Shaw’s wife

ARIEL MOORE - 20s, female, soprano. Must be able to sing and dance well. Shaw and Vi’s teenage daughter

LULU WARNICKER - 40s-50s, female. Ren’s aunt

WES WARNICKER - 40s-50s, male. Ren’s uncle

COACH ROGER DUNBAR - 30s-60s, male. High school gym teacher

ELEANOR DUNBAR - 30s-60s, female. Coach’s wife

RUSTY - 20s, female, Soprano belter. Must be able to sing and dance well. Ariel’s best friend. URLEEN - 20s, female. Must be able to sing and dance well. Ariels’ friend

WENDY JO - 20s, female. Must be able to sing and dance well. Ariels’ friend

CHUCK CRANSTON - 20s, male, tenor. Must be able to sing and dance well. Ariel’s boyfriend, and a troublemaker

LYLE - 20s, male. Chuck’s buddy, must sing and move well

TRAVIS - 20s, male. Chuck’s buddy, must sing and move well

A COP - 20s-50s, male.

BETTY BLAST - 40s-70s, female. Owner of The Burger Blast

WILLARD HEWITT - 20s, male, baritenor. Must be able to sing and dance well. Ren’s friend, a country boy

PRINCIPAL HARRY CLARK - 40s-70s, male. School principal

JETER - 20s, male. Ren’s friend, must sing and move well

BICKLE - 20s, male. Ren’s friend, must sing and move well

GARVIN - 20s, male. Ren’s friend, must sing and move well

COWBOY BOB - 20s-40s, male, baritone. Lead vocalist at the Bar-B-Que

SENSE & SENSIBILITY

Gilliam Stage

by Kate Hammil, based on the novel by Jane Austen

Dates: June 17, 2023 to August 19, 2023

SEEKING:

ELINOR DASHWOOD - 20s, female. The eldest Dashwood sister; sensible, excellent language and movement skills

MARIANNE DASHWOOD - 20s, the middle Dashwood sister; sensitive, excellent language and movement skills

MARGARET DASHWOOD/MRS. FERRARS/GOSSIP - 20s, the youngest Dashwood sister / ability to change to different characters quickly and fully

MRS. DASHWOOD/ANNE STEELE/GOSSIP - 30s-40s, mother to the Dashwood sisters / ability to change to different characters quickly and fully

JOHN WILLOUGHBY/JOHN DASHWOOD/GOSSIP - 20s-30s, male, an unusually handsome man / ability to change to different characters quickly and fully

EDWARD FERRARS/ROBERT FERRARS/LADY MIDDLETON/GOSSIP - 20s, a gentleman; a bachelor / ability to change to different characters quickly and fully

FANNY (FERRARS) DASHWOOD/LUCY STEELE/LADY MIDDLETON/GOSSIP - 20s-30s, wife to John Dashwood, nasty / ability to change to different characters quickly and fully

COLONEL BRANDON/THOMAS/LADY MIDDLETON/GOSSIP - 40s+, an older bachelor / ability to change to different characters quickly and fully

SIR JOHN MIDDLETON/DOCTOR/SERVANT/GOSSIP - 50s-60s, a country gentleman / ability to change to different characters quickly and fully

MRS. JENNINGS/GOSSIP - 40s+ male or female, a good-natured, boisterous woman; mother-in-law to Sir John and a terror to the countryside / a gossip

COUNTRY GIRLS

Smith Theatre

by Stephen Brown

Dates: June 23, 2023 to August 12, 2023

SEEKING:

MEGAN - 18+ to play a 14-year-old girl, female. Revenge on the brain

KIMMY - 18+ to play a 13-year-old girl, female. Megan’s best friend, a follower

LARRY - 40s, male. A cop, Megan’s “dad”

CHET - 20s, male. Larry’s partner on the force, a millennial

PATTY - 40s-50s, female. Chief of Police, no-nonsense

RICK - 40s, male. A semi-famous country music singer

MISERY

Smith Theatre

4by William Goldman, based on the novel by Stephen King

Dates: August 24, 2023 to November 4, 2023

SEEKING:

ANNIE WILKES - 40s-50s, female. Paul’s biggest fan, and tormentor

PAUL SHELDON - 40s, male. Best-selling author

BUSTER - 30s+, male. The local sheriff

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Gilliam Stage

From the book by Harper Lee, Adapted by Christopher Sergel

Dates: September 2, 2023 to November 4, 2023

SEEKING:

ATTICUS FINCH - 40s-50s male, Scout and Jem’s father, lawyer

CALPURNIA - 40s-50s Black female, Housekeeper to the Finch household

MAUDIE ATKINSON - 30s-40s female, the Finch’s closest neighbor

TOM ROBINSON - 20s-30s Black male, a young man convicted of a crime he did not commit MRS. DUBOSE - 60s+ female, the Finch’s terror of a neighbor

STEPHANIE CRAWFORD - 30s-40s female, the Finch’s neighbor, a gossip

MAYELLA EWELL - 20s white female, accuses Tom Robinson of a crime

BOB EWELL - 30s-60s white male, Mayella’s father

JUDGE TAYLOR/MR. CUNNINGHAM - 30s-50s male, the judge / a farmer

HECK TATE/NATHAN RADLEY - 30s-60s male, the sheriff / the Finch’s quiet neighbor REVEREND SYKES - 50s-60s Black male, a minister

MR. GILMER/ARTHUR (BOO) RADLEY - 30s-40s male, a public prosecutor / the Finch’s reclusive neighbor

CLERK/TOWNSPERSON - any age or gender

CLUE: ON STAGE

Gilliam Stage adapted from the Paramount Pictures film written by Jonathan Lynn and the board game from Hasbro, Inc. Written by Sandy Rustin, based upon the works by Jonathan Lynn, Hunter Foster, and Eric Price Dates: September 15, 2023 to November 5, 2023

SEEKING:

WADSWORTH - a traditional British butler in every sense: uptight, formal, and “by the book” YVETTE/REPORTER - A loyal and sexy French maid

MISS SCARLET - a dry, sardonic D.C. madam, more interested in secrets than sex MRS. PEACOCK - the wealthy wife of a senator. A bit batty, neurotic, and quick to hysteria

MRS. WHITE - a pale, morbid, and tragic woman. She may or may not be the murderer of her five ex husbands

COLONEL MUSTARD - a puffy, pompous, dense, blowhard of a military man

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PROFESSOR PLUM - an arrogant academic, easily impressed by himself

MR. GREEN - a timid yet officious rule follower. He’s awfully anxious

ENSEMBLE WOMAN - plays The Cook, Singing Telegram Girl, Auxiliary Scarlet, and Backup Cop. - Any age with good comic skills

ENSEMBLE MAN- plays Mr. Boddy, The Cop, Auxiliary Mustard, Auxiliary Wadsworth, FBI Agent – Any age with good comic skills

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (musical)

Gilliam Stage

Music by Doug Smith, Book and lyrics by Vern Stefanic, Based on the story by Valentine Davies Dates: November 16, 2023 to December 27, 2023

SEEKING:

KRIS KRINGLE - 60s+ male, the real Kris Kringle, baritone

DORIS - 20s-30s female, fierce mother to Susan, and takes a chance on Christmas magic, mezzo soprano

FRED - 30s male, Doris’s neighbor, and a lawyer who defends Kris Kringle, baritenor

PERCY SHELLHAMMER - flexible age, Doris’s co-worker and confidant

DR. PIERCE/LOU/GIMBEL - mature, a doctor / a post office worker / owner of competing department store

MCNAMARA/DR. SAWYER - flexible age, a psychiatric doctor who believes Kris is lying MR. MACY - 40s-60s, runs Macy’s Department Stores

FINLEY/PHOTOGRAPHER/REPORTER - male, multiple roles

MACY’S SHOPPER/BRIDGETTE’S GUARDIAN/JUDGE HARPER/GIMBAL’S ASSISTANT/ET AL - any gender, multiple roles, including the Judge who hears Kris’s case

SALES PERSON/SHOPPER/ALICE/ET AL - female, multiple roles

SHOPPER/REPORTER/ET AL - any gender, multiple roles

MACY’S SHOPPER/MARA/ET AL - any gender, multiple roles, including Judge Harper’s assistant

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Smith Theatre

by Catherine Bush

Dates: November 22, 2023 to December 24, 2023

SEEKING:

CHERYL DEAN/SID ZADNICHECK - 30s-40s female, Cheryl is a hard-working gate attendant at the airport, trying to finish her job and get home to her kids for Christmas. Sid is a military officer waiting to board her flight

MARY MARGARET GILMORE/ROSIE ARMELINO - late 20s female to play late 20s and 60s, Mary Margaret is brash and funny, pregnant and on her way to family for the holidays. Rosie is an Italian mother who may or may not have lasagnes packed in her carry on.

JOEL HARTMAN/RANDALL KING - 30s male to play 30s and 40s- Joel is a young Jewish man preparing to board his flight, Randall has won a turkey calling contest and is headed home to be in a parade

*All titles and dates are subject to change due to availability of rights and licenses.

Requirement for proof of vaccination:

Everyone entering the audition venue (i.e., venue employees, Equity members, non-members, casting personnel, creatives, producers, musicians, etc.) will be required to show proof of COVID vaccination prior to entry into the venue. (Anyone with a medical or religious exemption from vaccination, should e-mail ahoeschen@actorsequity.org with Vaccination exemption in the subject line and attach proof of exemption in advance of their appointment. Information provided will be kept confidential.) Anyone with symptoms of COVID, flu, or any other infectious disease that can be transmitted by casual contact should not attend the auditions.

Everyone participating in the auditions is encouraged to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.

If the risk level for Washington County is trending upwards and may rise to High (Red) we will contact members with appointments at least 48 hours before the first audition appointment time to let them know there is a chance that the auditions may need to be postponed or cancelled. All members with appointments will be notified at least 24 hours in advance if the auditions must be postponed or cancelled.

We encourage members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.