CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE **Updated** Equity Principal Auditions - Classic Stage Company Auditions

CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE – Equity Principal Auditions

Producer: Classic Stage Company (NYC) ANTC; $542/week minimum

Artistic Director: Brian Kulick

Director: Brian Kulick

Original Music by: Duncan Sheik

Writer: Bertolt Brecht

Casting Director: James Calleri & Erica Jensen, Calleri Casting

First Rehearsal: 3/26/13. Runs: 5/2/13 – 6/9/13 (possible extension to 6/23/13)

Seeking all ethnicities. Actors who sing are a plus.

Grusha

A young, innocent kitchen maid, (20s – 30s) who has a intuitive instinct for goodness, even when it is not in her best interest. Decent, down to earth, idealistic.

Azdak

(60s – 70s) a fellow who has fallen on hard times. Brecht describes him as "a man who has known great disappointment and is allergic to disappointing others." Something of an operator who actually has a heart for the down trodden.

Simon/As cast

A young, down to earth, good hearted soldier (20s – 30s) with a wry sense of humor who is in love with Grusha.

The Governor's Wife/The Mother In Law/as cast

Older Character Actress (40s/50s) with good comedian chops. Should be able to play a range of roles from Aristocratic to Farmer's wife.

The Corporeal/Shuva/The Fat Prince/as cast

Older Character Actor (40's/50"s) who should have strong comedic chops. Needs to play an array of characters that ranges from a disaffected aristocrat, a pompous military man, and a not too smart officer of the law.

Yussef/Iron Shirt/as cast

Comic Actor (30s/40s) who needs to play a variety of roles which includes Yussef a young man who is avoiding going to war by pretending to be on his deathbed, a not too bright dog soldier, a prosecuting attorney.

Cook, Peasant Woman, Young Lady, Wedding Guest/As Cast

Young Woman (20s/30s)- to play a variety of roles that act as a foil to the good intentions of Grusha.