CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS Equity Principal Actors - The New Group Auditions

CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS - NYC EPA

The New Group | New York, NY

AUDITION DATE

Thursday, September 5, 2024
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
BREAK: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

Off Broadway
$1024 weekly minimum (cat. BB)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS (see breakdown). No roles will be understudied. All Stage Managerial positions are currently filled.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a contemporary monologue. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

A.R.T./New York Studios
520 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018
Studio A for auditions; Studio C for holding

PERSONNEL

Curse of the Starving Class
Written by Sam Shepard
Directed by Scott Elliott

ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Ian Morgan, The New Group's Associate Artistic Director
Judy Henderson, Judy Henderson Casting
Adrian Alea, The New Group's Artistic Line Producer
Emily Grayce, Judy Henderson Casting
Preston Crowder, The New Group’s Playwright-in-Residence

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: 01/07/2025
First Preview: 02/04/2025
Opening: 02/23/2025
Closing: 03/30/2025

OTHER

http://www.thenewgroup.org/
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will be provided.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

EQUITY STATEMENT

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

CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS

Storyline: Sam Shepard’s fiercely funny, OBIE award-winning play returns to the stage. With their family home on the verge of collapse and the creditors closing in, the Tate family white knuckles to their past, while scratching and clawing their way towards a better future. Told through a contemporary biting lens, this classic story dismantles the American dream in its look at a family fighting to stay alive.

SEEKING

[ELLA] CAST – 50-60s. The matriarch of a dysfunctional family. All she wants is a better life.
[WESLEY] CAST – 18-25. The young adult son of Ella and Weston. Fearful, introspective and hopeless.
[EMMA] – 18+ to play teenage. The teenage daughter of Ella and Weston. Headstrong, passionate, loud, violent, realistic and uncooperative.
[WESTON] CAST - 50-60s. The alcoholic, dysfunctional middle-aged husband of Ella and father of Emma and Wesley.
[ELLIS] – 50-70s. The nightclub owner. Doubles as [EMERSON] – 30-50s. The violent crook.
[SERGEANT MALCOLM] – 40-50s. The law-abiding highway patrol officer. Doubles as [SLATER] – 30-50s. The partner of Emerson who helps blow up Weston's car.
[TAYLOR] – 40-60s. The real estate con man.