Berkeley Repertory and American Conservatory Theater 2023-24 Equity Principal Actors - Berkeley Repertory and American Conservatory Theater Auditions

Berkeley Repertory and American Conservatory Theater 2023-24 Season - San Francisco, CA EPA

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Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, May 1, 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (P)

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
https://calendly.com/casting-7w4/epa-auditions?month=2023-05. Once you secure your time slot you should also fill out the following form:
https://airtable.com/shrz9s4nmPKEaGRJN.

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$1058 weekly minimum (LORT B) Berkeley Rep.

$1151 weekly minimum (LORT B+) A.C.T. $972 weekly minimum (LORT C) A.C.T.

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Berkeley Repertory and American Conservatory Theater's 2023- 24 Seasons (See breakdown).

Local Bay Area actors are encouraged to audition.

For Berkeley Rep. all roles will be

understudied.

For A.C.T. some roles will be understudied.

PREPARATION

?Please?prepare?a?short?monologue?OR?a?short? song OR a one-minute monologue and 16 bars of a song. Audition may not exceed 3 minutes. An accompanist will be provided;

please bring sheet music. Please bring two copies?of?your?headshot?and?résumé?stapled? together.

LOCATION

American Conservatory Theatre Studios 30 Grant Ave

San Francisco, CA 94108

Near the Powell Street and Montgomery Street MUNI/BART Stations and the Mason/O’Farrell Parking Garage. Take elevator to 8th Floor; follow signs to the EPA waiting room.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Karina Fox, Associate Casting Director & Artistic Associate - Berkeley Rep

Katie Craddock, Literary Manager & Casting Associate - A.C.T.

Maria Arreola, Artistic Fellow - Berkeley Rep

See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production specific dates.

OTHER

berkeleyrep.org

act-sf.org

EPA also on 5/1

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.

BREAKDOWN

Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions 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.

Equity encourages 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.

Holding/Audition room information:

The maximum capacity in the holding room is: 35

The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 66

BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE

HARRY CLARKE

By David Cale

Director TBD

Peet’s Theatre - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B)

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

First Preview: Friday, September 8, 2023

Opening: Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Closing: Sunday, October 15, 2023

Contract End: Sunday, October 22, 2023

SEEKING:

Harry Clarke: (Male identifying, Any ethnicity, 30s-50s) A shy midwestern man who decides to reinvent himself by any means necessary. Charming with a magnetic, sexual energy. Everyone’s best friend?with?something?darker?lurking?beneath.?

POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive By Selina Fillinger

Director TBD

Roda Theatre - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B)

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

First Preview: Friday, October 13, 2023

Opening: Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Closing: Sunday, November 19, 2023

Contract End Date: Sunday, November 26, 2023

SEEKING:

Harriet: (Female identifying, Late 40s-60s, Any ethnicity) Chief of Staff. A political bulldog who has chosen every aspect of her life, appearance, and personality in service of her career

Jean: (Female identifying, Late 40s-60s, Any ethnicity) Press Secretary. A hawk in a turtleneck. A high-strung, quick-witted woman who can handle any pressroom and sterilize any scandal

Stephanie: (Female identifying, 20s-30s, Any ethnicity) Presidential secretary. An obedient and diminutive millennial, terrified of failure and perpetually on the edge of nervous breakdown

Dusty: (Female identifying, 20s-30s, Any ethnicity) President’s plaything. A glowing, curious, sex positive girl with a multitude of skills and a bright future

Bernadette: (Female identifying, Late 30s-60s, Any ethnicity) President’s sister. A total trash fire. Strife and mayhem. A coked-up tornado with raw sexual charisma, fiery temper, and fantastic sense of humor

Chris: (Female identifying, 30s-50s, Any ethnicity) A journalist. Overburdened, under-slept, postpartum, newly divorced, on the brink of irrelevancy. A dogged reporter with much to gain and everything to lose

Margaret: (Female identifying, Late 40s-70s, Any ethnicity) The First Lady. An impeccable combination of high fashion, corporate experience, and legal savvy. Regal, sophisticated, brimming with bitterness and pent-up rage

BULRUSHER

By Eisa Davis

Directed by Nicole A. Watson

Peet’s Theatre - A co-production with McCarter Theatre Center - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B)

McCarter Closing Sunday, October 8, 2023

BRT Tech Begins: Sunday, November 5, 2023

Opening: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Contract End Date: Sunday, December 17, 2023

SEEKING:

Bulrusher: (Female identifying, 18, Biracial but Black-presenting) A poet, storyteller, and burgeoning entrepreneur?with?a?special?gift.?Curious,?headstrong,?independent,?generous,?but?naïve?to?the?world.? Semi-nude onstage.

Madame: (Female identifying, 40s, Indigenous Pomo but passing for white in this community) Confident and commanding. Proprietor of the local brothel, a dutiful guardian of her employees. A keeper of secrets.

Logger: (Male identifying, 46, Black) Sings. Laidback and a smooth talker but conflicted in love. Did not finish school but is a lover of poetry and knowledge.

Schoolch: (Male identifying, 40s, White) School teacher in Boonville who rarely speaks outside of the classroom. When he speaks, people take notice. A man of very few words but a good dancer.

Boy: (Male identifying, 18, White) Overly confident, mouthy, and flirtatious; he’s used to getting what he wants. Wants to know what to do to win her heart. Sings and plays guitar in scenes. Reads music and sings.

Vera: (Female identifying, 18, Black) Strong and knowledgeable but seeking escape from her circumstances. Scarred by trauma back home. Sings. Semi-nude onstage.

CULT OF LOVE

By Leslye Headland

Directed by Trip Cullman

Roda Theatre - In association with Red Yes Studio, Rachel Sussman, and Seaview - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B)

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Tech Begins: Sunday, January 21, 2024

First Preview: Friday, January 26, 2024

Opening: Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Closing: Sunday, March 3, 2024

Contract End Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024

SEEKING:

Pippa Ferguson: (Female identifying, 30-35, Any ethnicity) Evie's wife, recently married and newly pregnant. She is a proud, queer woman

Johnny Dahl: (Male identifying, 25-30, White) Youngest Dahl. An addict in recovery. Strong singer who can play guitar

Virginia Ginny Dahl: (Female identifying, 60, White) Matriarch of the Dahl family. Strong singer William Bill Dahl: (Male identifying, 60, White) Patriarch of the Dahl family. Strong singer Mark Dahl: (Male identifying, 40, White) Oldest son, a former Lutheran minister. Strong singer Evie Dahl: (Female identifying, 35, White) Second Dahl child. Newly married. Strong singer

Diana Dahl Bennett: (Female identifying, 30, White) Third Dahl child, pregnant with her second child. Strong singer

James Bennett: (Male identifying, 30, White) Diana’s husband. An Episcopal priest Rachel Dahl: (Female identifying, 35, female, Any ethnicity) Mark’s wife

Lauren Montgomery: (Female identifying, 27, Any ethnicity) Johnny’s friend. In recovery

THE FAR COUNTRY

By Lloyd Suh

Directed by Eric Ting

Peet’s Theatre - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B)

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

BRT Tech Begins: Sunday, March 3, 2024

First Preview: Friday, March 8, 2024

Opening: Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Closing: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Contract End Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024

SEEKING:

Gee: (Male identifying, Chinese American, 40s-50s) Strategic and a survivor. Will do whatever it takes to get his way

Moon Gyet: (Male identifying, Chinese American, 20s) Loving and sincere. Devoted to his mother. Hardworking and willing to do what it takes

Low: (Female identifying, Chinese, 40s-50s) Straightforward and sincere. Practical and intelligent with a deep love for her son

Yuen: (Female identifying, 20s female Chinese American) Optimistic yet practical. Wise beyond her years

Yip/One: (Any Gender, Chinese American, 30s-40s) An interpreter. Doubles as ONE, who portrays different detainees giving their depositions

Harriwell/Interpreter: (Male identifying, White, 40s-50s) Honest and direct

Inspector/Dean: (Male identifying, White, 30s-40s) Powerful and cold

GALILEO

Book by Danny Strong

Music and lyrics by Zoe Sarnak & Michael Weiner

Directed by Michael Mayer

Choreographed by David Neumann

by special arrangement with Jordan Roth and Key to the City Productions

Roda Theatre - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B)

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Tech Begins: Sunday, April 21, 2024

First Preview: Sunday, May 5, 2024

Opening: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Closing: Sunday, June 23, 2024

Contract End Date: Sunday, June 30, 2024

SEEKING:

Galileo Galilei: (Male identifying, 45, Any Ethnicity) Brilliant, imaginative, and difficult Cardinal Bellarmine: (Male identifying, 60s, Any Ethnicity) Devout, authoritative, and wise Cardinal Grasso: (Male identifying, 52, Any Ethnicity) Sharp, ambitious, and a zealot Cardinal Maffeo Barberini: (Male identifying, 41, Any Ethnicity) Savy, enlightened, and kind Virginia/Maria Celeste Galilei: (Female identifying, 16, Any Ethnicity) Brilliant and rebellious Vincenzo Tarantalo: (Male identifying, 16, Any Ethnicity) Handsome and smart as a whip Commander Nikolaus Caspari: (Male identifying, 40s, Any Ethnicity) Disciplined and faithful

MOTHER ROAD

By Octavio Solis

Directed?by?David?Mendizábal

Peet’s Theatre - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B)

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Tech Begins: Sunday, June 9, 2024

1st Preview: Friday, June 14, 2024

Opening: Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Closing: Sunday, July 21, 2024

Contract End Date: Sunday, July 28, 2024

SEEKING:

Martín Jodes (Male identifying, Latinx, 20s-30s) A Mexican-American young man who is looking for a home but always seems to find trouble instead

Roger Graves/State Trooper (Male identifying, White, 30s- 50s) Will’s friend and lawyer. A good attorney and businessman

Mo?(Female?or?Non-Binary?identifying,?Latinx,?20s-30s)?Martín ’s migrant worker 'cousin'. Scrappy and funny, defiant and deeply intuitive about the land. Queer Chicana from Fresno

Amelia?(Female?identifying,?Latinx,?20s-30s)?Martín ’s love. A migrant worker. Incredibly intelligent and leads with her heart

James?(Male?identifying,?Black,?30s-40s)?Martín ’s friend from Juvee. Strong and grounded and deeply connected with the earth

Ivy/Williams Mom/Officer Hamilton (Female identifying, White, 30s-50s) Waitress whose family also traveled out west from Oklahoma but settled along the way. Proud of her family and where she came from

Abelardo/Ranch Hand (Male identifying, Latinx, 50s-60s) A motel clerk with a complicated family history with the Joad’s.

Curtis/Abelaro’s Father (Male identifying, Indigenous, 30s-40s) A Choctaw ranch hand with a good heart. Deeply protective of his people

AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER

To read more about our commitment to inclusive casting at A.C.T., please visit our website.

HIPPEST TRIP: THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL

Written by Dominique Morisseau

Choreographed by Camille A. Brown

Directed by Kamilah Forbes

Toni Rembe Theater - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B+) World Premiere

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, July 11, 2023

First Tech: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

First Preview: Friday, August 25, 2023

Opening: Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Closing: Sunday, October 1, 2023

Extension TBD: Sunday, October 15, 2023

SEEKING:

COMPANY MEMBER 5: 30s-40s, Black, female identifying, Soprano (high C) soulful belter. Flexible between a rotating group of Soul Train personalities within the ensemble. Voice, presence, and humor. No dance necessary. Understudies 'Delores': Don’s ex-wife. Mother of Tony. Strong, independent, unapologetic. Weary from all the games with Don, but not broken. Fully accepts things as they are, and only wants Don to step up where he’s needed most. Open to submissions from Alto's (belt to C5 optimal).

COMPANY MEMBER 7: 20s-40s, Black, male identifying, Tenor with a soulful funk and old gospel sound. Flexible between a rotating group of Soul Train personalities within the ensemble. Voice, presence, and humor. No dance necessary. Understudies 'Tony': Don’s eldest son. The only one who came around Soul Train, and shares a similar presence. Loyal, ambitious, on his way to being the next Don Cornelius, if only his father would let him. Wants his father’s love and respect most of all.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Written by Charles Dickens

Adapted by Carey Perloff and Paul Walsh

Music by Karl Lundeberg

Choreography by Val Caniparoli

Directed by Peter J. Kuo

Based on the Original Direction by Carey Perloff

Toni Rembe Theater - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B+)

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, November 7, 2023

First Tech: Wednesday, November 29, 2023

First Preview: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Opening: Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Closing: Sunday, December 24, 2023

Fully Cast

BIG DATA

Written by Kate Attwell

Directed by Pam MacKinnon

Toni Rembe Theater - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B+) World Premiere

First Rehearsal: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

First Tech: Friday, February 9, 2024

First Preview: Thursday, February 15, 2024

Opening: Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Closing: Sunday, March 10, 2024

SEEKING:

JOE - 60s+. Male identifying. Didi’s husband; Lucy and Sam’s dad.

DIDI - 60s+. Female identifying. Joe’s wife; Lucy and Sam’s mother. LUCY - 30s/40s. Female identifying. Optometrist.

MAX - 30s/40s. Male identifying. Lucy’s partner. Writer. TIMMY - 30s/40s. Male identifying. Sam’s partner. In tech. SAM - 30s/40s. Male identifying. Teacher.

M –? any age; male identifying.

KRISTINA WONG, SWEATSHOP OVERLORD

Written by Kristina Wong

Directed by Chay Yew

The Strand Theater - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT C)

First Rehearsal: March 18, 2024

First Tech: March 28, 2024

First Preview: March 30, 2024

Opening: Thursday, April 4, 2024

Closing: May 5, 2024

Fully Cast solo show

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY

Written by Stefano Massini

Adapted by Ben Power

Directed by Sam Mendes

Toni Rembe Theater - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B+)

First Tech: May 24, 2024

First Preview: May 25, 2024

Opening: May 29, 2024

Closing: June 23, 2024

Fully Cast