CLYDE'S Equity Principal Actors - TheatreWorks Inc. Auditions

Posted February 27, 2023
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CLYDE'S - TheatreWorks Inc.

CLYDE’S - NYC EPA

THEATERWORKS INC.

SIGNUP INFO

Signups begin Mar 10, 11:45 am (EST)

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St

New York, NY 10036

AUDITION DATE

Fri, Mar 17, 2023

9:30 AM to 5:30 PM (EST)

Break: 1:00 - 2:00pm

CONTRACT

SPT

$857 weekly minimum (SPT 10)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in CLYDE’S (see breakdown).

PREPARATION

Actors are being asked for a 90 second contemporary monologue.

PERSONNEL

Rob Ruggiero, Artistic Director
Lynn Nottage, Playwright
Mikael Burke, Director

Expected to attend:
Stephanie Yankwitt, Casting Director
Mayra Amaya, Casting Assistant

OTHER DATES

1st Rehearsal: 6/13/23
Tech: 7/1/23
1st Preview: 7/7/23
Opening: 7/14/23
Closing: 7/30/23
Possible Extension: 8/1/23 - 8/13/2

OTHER


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As a condition of employment, all TheaterWorks Hartford staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and all Actors and Stage Managers for the 2022-2023 Season will be required to be vaccinated as well.

An Equity monitor will be provided.

EPA Procedures are in effect for 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.

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 audition room can accommodate no more than 28 individuals at a time.

The holding room can accommodate no more than 80 individuals at a time.

SYNOPSIS: A truck stop sandwich shop offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff a shot at redemption. Even as the shop’s owner tries to keep them under her thumb, the staff members are given purpose and permission to dream by their shared quest to create the perfect sandwich.

SEEKING:

CLYDE (she/her 30's-40's, Black) Formerly incarcerated. Owner of the sandwich shop. Frighteningly charming. Her way or the highway. Knows she’s the shit and doesn’t care what anyone else thinks. Her tough love is heavy on tough and very light on love. Invulnerable. Insensitive. Tyrannical. Fire and ice. Sees the worst in people. Delights in humiliating others. Dangerously funny.

MONTRELLUS (he/him 50's-60's, Black) - Formerly incarcerated. Head sandwich chef. Mindful. Smooth as silk. Guides others to find their own way. Accepts himself fully and needs no one else’s approval. Patient. Kind. Inspiring. Experiences sandwich making as necessary healing. Sees the best in people. Relishes in empowering others. Wit as sharp as his wisdom.

RAFAEL (he/him, 20's30's Latinx)— Formerly incarcerated. Recovering addict. A romantic. In love with Letitia. Big personality. Bigger heart. Full of charm. Shows off and shows out with machismo and bravado. Takes everything a little too seriously because he fears no one takes him seriously. Sensitive but defensive. Needs this job to stay clean.

LETITIA (she/her 20's -30's, Black) — Formerly incarcerated. Single mother to a child with health issues. A dreamer. Likes Rafael. Loves to laugh. Quick witted. Sharp tongued. Independent to a fault because she fears being vulnerable. Trust issues. Wants stability. Hopeful but impatient. Needs this job to stay afloat.

JASON (he/him, 20's-30's, white) - Formerly incarcerated. White supremacist affiliation. A survivor. Proud. Hard. Standoffish. A lone wolf. Quick to anger. Keeps his distance from people because he fears he is the monster they see. Wants someone to really see him. Earnest but lost. Needs this job to stay alive.

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