LORT
Denver Center Theatre Company, Geva Theatre Company and Cleveland Play House: 2011-12 Seasons
– Equity Principal Auditions
(various) LORT B, C, D *(see salary info under each theatre’s listing)
Casting Director: Paul Fouquet, Elissa Myers Casting
Equity Principal Auditions:
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the Actors' Equity Audition Center
9:30 AM — 5:30 PM 165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor
Lunch from 1 - 2. New York, NY
NOTE: Only Equity Members will be seen at this call.
Prepare either: 1) a brief contemporary monologue; 2) a brief song; or 3) a one minute monologue and 16 bars of a song. If singing, bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided but may not transpose.
Bring 3 (THREE) copies of your picture and resume, each stapled together.
Seeking Equity Performers for the 2011-12 Seasons for the following theatres:
Denver Center Theatre Company
(Denver, CO). LORT B, C and D; $765, $710 and $566/week minimums
Artistic Director: Kent Thompson
Associate Artistic Director: Bruce K. Sevy
Cleveland Play House
(Cleveland, OH) LORT C; $710/week minimum
General Manager: Merlin DeTardo
Geva Theatre
(Rochester, NY) LORT B; $765/week minimum
Artistic Director: Mark Cuddy
Executive Director: Tom Parrish
Company Manager: Julie Madonia
DENVER CENTER THEATRE COMPANY 2011-12 SEASON – BREAKDOWN
Seeking male and female actors and actors who sing for a variety of roles for the DCTC's 2011-2012 season:
THE LIAR
adapted by David Ives from the comedy by Pierre Corneille
Directed by Kent Thompson
1st reh 8/16/11. Runs: 9/16/11 - 10/16/11
Seeking:
Dorante: A young man just arrived in Paris.
Geronte: Dorante's father.
Cliton: Dorante's servant.
Clarice: A young lady of Paris.
Lucrece: Clarice's best friend.
Alcippe: Clarice's secret fiance.
Philiste: Alcippe's friend.
Isabelle: Vivacious servant to Lucrece.
Sabine: Puritanical servant to Clarice. Note: Isabelle and Sabine are played by the same actress.
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
by Christopher Sergel based upon the novel by Harper Lee
Directed by Sabin Epstein
1st reh 8/30/11. Runs: 9/30/11 - 10/30/11
All roles available.
AMERICAN NIGHT: THE BALLAD OF JUAN JOSE
by Richard Montoya for Culture Clash
Directed by Sam Woodhouse
1st reh 9/6/11. Runs: 10/7/11 - 11/20/11
Seeking:
Actor #1: Juan Jose
Actor #2: Mexican Revolutionary, Cowboy band, Bad Cop, Mexican Officer Couto, Kyle the Bear, Mexican man, Hobo#2, Bob, Man in Turban, Audience, ICE, Shark, Juan Corona, Ronnie Burke
Actor #3: Dona Tencha, Cowboy Band, Bad Cop, Border Patrol Officer, Teddy Roosevelt, Hobo #1, Foley Man/Mr. Kishi, Sheriff Joe, Audience/ICE, Sumo Wrestler, Cuban Radio Host, Abelardo, Sect Wmn #1, Neil Diamond
Actor #4: Harry Bridges, Mormon, Nicholas Trist, Lewis Explorer #2, KKK, Announcer, Madrigal Singer, ICE, Fidel Castro
Actor #5: Ben Pettus, St. Adrian, Priest, Hop Ling, Ben, Madrigal Singer, Jackie Robinson, Postal Worker, African-American Man #1,George Washington, Sect Woman #2
Actor #6: Jonny Yamamori, Mormon, Calvary Officer, Officer Blanchard, Asian Man, Audience/ ICE, Game Show Host, Sect Woman #3
Actor #7: Lydia, Cowboy Band, Mexican Official, Luis Cervas, Sacajawea, Railera, Ralfie Lazo, Joan Baez, Young Latina, Audience/ICE
Actor #8: Mrs. Finney, Calvary Officer, Clark Explorer #1, KKK Mom, Lt. Seguin, Woody Guthrie, Audience/ICE, Spokes model, Shark
Actor #9: Viola Pettus, Border Patrol Officer, Madrigal Singer, Emmett Till, African-American #2, Audience/ICE, Ben Franklin, Celia Cruz
THE ADVENTURES BY TOM SAWYER
by Laura Eason adapted from the novel by Mark Twain
Directed by Jane Page
1st reh 10/4/11. Runs: 11/11/11 - 12/18/11
Seeking:
Actor #1: Joe Harper, also plays Townsperson 1, Lawyer for the Defense, and Accomplice
Actor #2: Becky Thatcher
Actor #3: Sid Sawyer, also plays Doc Robinson, and Lawyer for the Prosecution.
Actor #4: Muff Potter, also plays Widow's Brother.
Actor #5: Injun Joe, also plays School Master and Minister.
Actor #6: Tom Sawyer.
Actor #7: Huckleberry Finn, also plays Townsperson 2.
Actor #8: Aunt Polly, also plays Widow Douglas.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Charles Dickens, adapted for the stage by Richard Hellesen, music by David de Berry
Directed by Bruce K. Sevy
1st reh 11/1/11. Runs: 11/25/11 - 12/24/11
All roles available.
THE WHALE
by Samuel D. Hunter
Directed by Hal Brooks
1st reh 12/6/11. Runs: 1/13/12 - 2/19/12
Seeking:
Charlie: Early to mid 40s, male, weighing around 600 pounds.
Liz: Early to mid 40s, female.
Elder Thomas: 19, male.
Ellie: 17, female.
Mary: Early 40s, female.
TWO THINGS YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT AT DINNER
by Lisa Loomer
Directed by Wendy C. Goldberg
1st reh 12/13/11. Runs: 1/20/12 - 2/19/12
Seeking:
Myriam: 55, funny, self deprecating, warm, loving, smart, angry, a great big personality. Most of what she says, she says with a smile, lightly and with good humor…except when it comes to Israel.
Jack: 70, Myriam's husband, a lawyer, a good man, genial, likes things to go smoothly.
Nikki: 30s, Myriam's daughter, half African-American/half white, theater director, smart, politically correct and earnest.
Ginny: 40s or 50s, Christian, likes to laugh, says what she thinks, no filter.
Christopher: Early 20s, Ginny's son, trying to be a Buddhist.
Josh: Late 40s or early 50s, son of Holocaust survivors, Zionist, a no-nonsense lawyer.
Kimiko: Josh's wife, 30s, Japanese, a converted Jew, smart, anxious to do it right.
Rachelle: Late teens or early twenties, Josh's daughter, bright, open, caring, but a mess.
Dan: 40s or 50s, a wry secular humanist, TV writer and member of Narcotics Anonymous.
Alice: 50s, Dan's wife, a feminist, a person of peace, always right.
Mabel: 10, Alice and Dan's Chinese daughter, sensitive but direct.
Lupe: 40s, Mexican, a housekeeper for too long, smart, wry, used to Liberals.
Sam: 50s; Arab-American, teaches history, well spoken, looks like he could be Myriam's brother. Peaceful, reasonable, good sense of humor, and sitting on a fury.
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Kent Thompson
1st reh 12/27/11. Runs: 1/27/12 - 2/26/12
All roles available.
SHOW TBA
1st reh 2/14/12. Runs: 3/16/12 - 4/29/12
All roles available
RING OF FIRE:THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH
created by Richard Maltby, Jr.
Conceived by William Meade
Directed by Jason Edwards
1st reh 2/21/12. Runs: 3/23/12 - 5/13/12
Seeking:
Man #1: Late 30s to mid 40s, Johnny Cash type but not impersonating; high-baritone to medium-bass singing range; should be able to play guitar.
Man #2: Early 40s to early 50s, otherwise same as Man #1.
Woman #1: Mid 30s to mid 40s, June Carter type, high rock belt but also able to sing a sweet ballad sound; able to sing both country rock style to pure country style, “leading lady” type but also very natural, down-home sensibility with genuine southern charm, confident stage presence, should be able to play simple three-chord guitar pieces.
Woman #2: Early 40s to late 40s, otherwise same as Woman #1
HEARTBREAK HOUSE
by George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Bruce K. Sevy
1st reh 2/28/12. Runs: 3/30/12 - 4/30/12
All roles available.
GEVA THEATRE CENTER 2011-12 SEASON – BREAKDOWN
ON GOLDEN POND
Mainstage Production LORT B
Author: Ernest Thompson
Director: Skip Greer
1st Reh: 8/9/11. Runs: 9/10/11 – 10/2/11
Seeking: Norman Thayer, Jr., Ethel Thayer, Charlie Martin, Chelsea Thayer Wayne, Billy Ray, Bill Ray
DRACULA (Co-Production with Indiana Repertory Theatre)
Mainstage Production LORT B
Author: Steven Dietz from the Novel by Bram Stoker
Director: Peter Amster
1st Reh: 10/4/11. Runs: 10/15/11 – 11/13/11
To Be Cast by the Indiana Repertory Theatre
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Mainstage Production LORT B
Author: Charles Dickens; adapted by Mark Cuddy; Music and Lyrics by Gregg Coffin
Director: Mark Cuddy
1st Reh: 11/1/11. Runs: 11/1/11 – 12/24/11
Seeking:
Ebenezer Scrooge
Bob Cratchit/Dick Wilkins/Miner/Undertaker’s Man
Fred/Apprentice Ebenezer/Young Husband
Sub Gent/Marley/Schoolmaster/Fezziwig Party Guest/Topper
Fezziwig/Present/Sailor/Businessman
Belle/Fred’s Wife (Ginger)/Martha/Young Wife
Mrs Fezziwig/Mrs Cratchit/Mrs Dilber
PERFECT WEDDING
Mainstage Production LORT B
Author: Robin Hawdon
Director: Bruce Jordan
1st reh: 12/13/11. Runs: 1/14/12 – 2/12/2
Seeking: Rachel, Bill, Tom, Judy, Julie, Daphne
A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Mainstage Production LORT B
Author: Lorraine Hansberry
Director: TBA
1st Reh: 1/24/12. Runs: 2/25/12 – 3/25/12
Seeking: Ruth Younger, Travis Younger, Walter Lee Younger (Brother), Beneatha Younger, Lena Younger (Mama), Joseph Asagai, George Murchison, Karl Lindner, Bobo, Moving Men
SUPERIOR DONUTS
Mainstage Production LORT B
Author: Tracy Letts
Director: Mark Cuddy
1st Reh: 3/9/12. Runs: 4/7/12 – 4/29/12
Seeking: Max Tarasov, Officer Randy Osteen, Officer James Bailey, Lady Boyle, Franco Wicks, Luther Flynn, Kevin Magee, Kiril Ivakin
COMPANY
Author: George Furth
Music and Lyrics by Steven Sondheim
Director: Mark Cuddy
1st Reh: 4/17/12. Runs: 5/12/12 – 6/17/12
Seeking: Sarah, Harry, Susan, Peter, Jenny, David, Amy, Paul, Joanne, Larry, Martha, Kathy, April (all also play as Company)
CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE 2011-12 SEASON – BREAKDOWN
GALILEO
by Bertolt Brecht
Directed by Michael Edwards.
1st Reh: 8/23/11. Runs: 9/21/11 – 10/9/11
Seeking: Bursar, Sagredo, Cardinal Inquisitor, Federzoni, Little Monk, Signora Sarti.
DADDY LONG LEGS
by John Caird and Paul Gordon
Directed by John Caird.
1ST Reh: 10/18/11. Runs: 10/26/11 – 11/13/11
All roles have been CAST.
THE GAME’S AFOOT, OR HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS
A new play by Ken Ludwig. Directed by Aaron Posner.
1ST Reh: 11/1/11. Runs: 11/30/11 – 12/23/11
Seeking:
William Gillette: 40s, acclaimed actor, shares many traits with his famous character Sherlock Holmes, strikingly handsome, good-humored, and full of life
Simon Bright: 25, sweet, enthusiastic, good-natured and affectionate, actor
Inspector Goring: 40-50, wry, knowing, imperturbable, the sort of person who can find you out when you're lying
Martha Gillete: 70s, Williams mother, vague and indecisive, seems innocent and forgetful
Madge Geisel: 40s, married to Felix, flamboyant, wry, “smart-mouthed gal about town”, actress
Aggie Wheeler: 25, beautiful, bright-eyed, full of spunk, affectionate and good-natured, Simon's girlfriend, actress
Daria Chase: 30s-40s, bluntly harsh journalist and critic, glamorous, full of show-biz cattiness, eye-catching, admired even when not liked
TEN CHIMNEYS
by Jeffrey Hatcher. Directed by Michael Bloom.
1ST Reh: 12/12/11. Runs: 1/18/12 – 2/12/12
Seeking: Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Uta Hagen, Hattie Sederholm, Sydney Greenstreet, Carl Sederholm, Louise Greene.
RADIO GOLF
by August Wilson. Directed by Lou Bellamy.
1ST Reh: 2/7/12. Runs: 2/15/12 – 3/4/12
This is a co-production, originating at Indiana Repertory Theatre before moving to Cleveland.
All roles have been cast.
RED
by John Logan. Directed by Anders Cato.
1ST Reh: 3/13/12. Runs: 3/21/12 – 4/8/12
This is a co-production, originating at George Street Playhouse before moving to Cleveland.
Seeking: Mark Rothko, Ken.
IN THE NEXT ROOM, OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY
by Sarah Ruhl. Directed by Laura Kepley.
1ST Reh: 3/20/12. Runs: 4/18/12 – 5/13/12
Seeking: Dr. Givings, Catherine Givings, Sabrina Daldry, Annie, Leo Irving, Elizabeth, Mr. Daldry.
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