CLYBOURNE PARK Equity Principal Auditions - Aurora Theatre Inc. Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Saturday, April 12, 2014
10 AM to 6 PM
lunch 1 to 2

Contract
SPT
Tier 6; $417/week

Location
Aurora Theatre
128 East Pike Street
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
GPS to Parking Garage: 153 Crogan Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30045

Seeking
Equity actors, men and women.

see breakdown.

Aurora Theatre does not supply housing to out-of-town actors.

Preparation
Sides will be sent for the audition after appointment is scheduled.

Sides will also be available at the auditon.

Please bring TWO copies of your most current stapled-together picture and resume. NO PAPER CLIPS, PLEASE.

Other Dates
First Rehearsal: Week of September 9, 2014
Opening: Thursday, October 2, 2014
Closing: Sunday, October 26, 2014

Other
AEA members without appointments seen as time permits.

Personnel
Director: Melissa Foulger
Author: Bruce Norris

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
AEA members may email to casting@auroratheatre.com. If no email access, call Justin Anderson at 678-226-6234. EMAIL PREFERRED.

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

SYNOPSIS: On two separate afternoons, 50 years apart, a modest bungalow on Chicago's northwest side becomes a contested site in the politics of race. September 1959: Russ and Bev are moving out to the suburbs. They've inadvertently sold the house to the neighborhood's first black family and ignited a community showdown. September 2009: the neighborhood is ripe for gentrification and the house is again changing hands. This time to a young white couple with plans for demolition and a knack for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. In a provocative nod to A Raisin in the Sun, Pulitzer Prize winner Bruce Norris takes a smart and frequently uproarious look at what happens when home becomes a battleground. This satire is the first play ever to win the triple crown of the Pulitzer, Tony, and Britain's Oliver Award.
**ALL ROLES ARE AVAILABLE, NONE HAVE BEEN PRECAST**

Actor 1:
In Act I (1958): Russ (Caucasian, late 40s), a man who is unable to get over the loss of his son and is moving out of the house in which his son committed suicide. In Act II (2008): Dan: Workman beginning the renovations for the home’s new owners.

Actor 2:
In Act I (1958): Bev (Caucasian woman, 40s). Married to Russ. Cheerful woman who wants to help her husband overcome his grief for the loss of their son. In Act II (2008): Kathy: Lawyer helping the new homeowners negotiate a petition brought against them by the homeowners’ association concerning planned renovations for their home.

Actor 3:
In Act I (1958): Francine (African American woman, late 30s), Russ and Bev’s housekeeper who is inadvertently pulled into a debate concerning the neighborhood and the possible change of its demographic. In Act II (2008): Lena: Determined to keep her neighborhood a historical district and prevent the new homeowners’ planned renovations.

Actor 4:
In Act I (1958): Jim (Caucasian, late 20s): The local pastor. Asked by the homeowners’ association to convince Russ and Bev not to sell their home to a black family. In Act II (2008): Tom: Neighbor arguing for preserving the historical look of the community.

Actor 5:
In Act I (1958): Albert (African American, late 30s). Married to Francine. Helpful man, trying to keep himself and his wife out of the neighborhood’s argument. In Act II (2008): Kevin: Married to Lena. Defending his wife’s desire to preserve the neighborhood.

Actor 6:
In Act I (1958): Karl (Caucasian, late 30s). Determined to preserve his neighborhood and property value by trying to stop the sale of the home to a black family. In Act II (2008): Steve: Married to Lindsey. The new homeowner who wants to renovate his new house to a larger scale than the historical single-family-home model.

Actor 7:
In Act I (1958): Betsy (Caucasian, late 20s). Karl’s pregnant, deaf wife. Becomes lost in the conversation as it turns more volatile. In Act II (2008): Lindsey: Steve’s pregnant wife. Hearing. Fighting to understand why the community is against her renovations and to convince them otherwise.