New York Theatre Workshop
AUDITION DATES
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
Thu, Jan 23, 2020
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
Off Broadway Cat. A; Minimum : $880 per week
SEEKING
Equity actors for possible replacements for the following productions: ENDLINGS, SANCTUARY CITY, THREE SISTERS
All SM positions have been filled.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a contemporary monologue under two minutes. No TV film please. Bring picture and resume
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Either Casting Director Taylor Williams or Casting Assistant, Borna Barzin, will be in attendance
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
ENDLINGS
Written by Celine Song
Directed by Sammi Cannold
First Rehearsal – January 21, 2020 (on or about)
First Preview – February 19, 2020 (on or about)
Opening – March 9, 2020 (on or about)
Latest Possible Closing – April 12, 2020 (on or about)
HAN SOL—70s-90s, She/her/hers. A Korean haeyneo. Enthusiastic about Hollywood and television. CAST.
GO MIN—70s-80’s, She/her/hers. A Korean haenyeo. Pragmatic and unapologetic. CAST.
SOOK JA—60s-70s, She/her/hers. A Korean haenyeo. Childless and idealistic. CAST.
HA YOUNG – 20s-30s, She/her/hers. A Korean-Canadian Manhattanite. A passionate playwright. CAST.
WHITE HUSBAND—20-30’s, he/him/his. Also a playwright and supportive husband. CAST.
WHITE STAGE MANAGER #1: 20-40’s, he/him/his. White stagehand. CAST.
WHITE STAGE MANAGER #2: 20-40’s, he/him/his. White stagehand. CAST.
WHITE STAGE MANAGER #3: 20-40’s, he/him/his. White stagehand. CAST.
WHITE STAGE MANAGER #4: 20-40’s, he/him/his. White stagehand. CAST.
HAEYNEO UNDERSTUDY: 60s-70s, She/her/hers. Will understudy HAN SOL, GO MIN and SOOK JA. CAST.
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SANCTUARY CITY
Written by Martyna Majok
Directed by Rebecca Frecknall
First Rehearsal: February 4, 2020
First Preview: March 3, 2020
Opening: March 23, 2020
Closing: April 19, 2020
G – ages 17-21, female identified. Any ethnicity. Character identifies as non-white. Born in another country and immigrated to America at a young age. Raised working class without the luxury of a secure household or consistent parental companionship. G is deeply unsentimental, though she has a large capacity for loyalty, love, and humor. Fast on her feet. Resourceful. A problem solver. CAST.
B – ages 17-21, male identified. Any ethnicity. Character identifies as non-white. Born in another country and immigrated to America at a young age. Studious and driven. Exposed to the daily hardships of the American working class at an early age. Looks to others to fulfill the role of the family he never had around. B values honesty and integrity above all else. He knows no one owes him anything and that he has a lot to prove and a lot to lose; he tries to make it so that other people want to be around him. OFFER OUT.
Henry – late 20s/early 30s, male identified. Any ethnicity. Character identifies as non-white. First generation American. Has a strong moral compass. Can be righteous, bold, and cunning in his execution of protecting those he loves. Henry has a protective nature and is not afraid to confront others head-on when provoked. Though raised working class, he’s cultivated a dignified demeanor that allows him to hop between classes. CAST.
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THREE SISTERS
Directed by Sam Gold
Written by Anton Chekhov
First Rehearsal: April 14, 2020
First Preview: May 13, 2020
Opening: June 1, 2020
Possible extension thru: July 12, 2020
OLGA—30-40’s, female identified. The eldest of the three sisters, a hard-working schoolteacher. Pragmatic, strict and compassionate. CAST.
IRINA—20-30’s, female identified. The youngest sister. Irina idealizes her childhood and yearns for a life of excitement and romance in Moscow. She wants to be useful but she’s also a dreamer. CAST.
ANDREI—30’s, male identified. A gifted scholar and musician who is the focus of the family’s hopes and ambitions. When he doesn’t meet his and his sister’s high expectations, he falls apart. CAST.
NATASHA—30’s, female identified. From a lower social class than the Prozorov family, Natasha is initially intimidated by the three sisters and subject to their ridicule. However, after marrying Andrei, Natasha gains and enjoys complete control over the house and the sisters. CAST.
KULYGIN—40’s, male identified. Masha’s older husband and a Latin teacher at a high school. Kulygin is content with his life, loves his wife, and is willing to forgive her transgressions. CAST.
TUZENBACH— 40’s, male identified. First lieutenant in the military who is in love with Irina. Kind, gregarious, open-hearted. CAST.
SOLYONY— 40’s, male identified. An outsider who longs to be the center of attention. A captain in the army who often puts others down in order to appear superior. Odd, competitive, and crude with an underlying violence buried beneath. CAST.
CHEBUTYKIN—60-70’s, male identified. A sentimental army doctor who rents a room in the Prozorov household. Part of the reason why he dotes on the sisters is because he carries a torch for their dead mother. Struggles with living in the past. CAST.
ANFISA—80’s, female identified. A family maid and caregiver who raised the sisters. Dutiful and kind. Continues working despite her age and fatigue. CAST.
FEDOTIK—30-40’s, male identified. A sub-lieutenant and one of Irina’s many admirers. A goofball. CAST.
ROHDE—30-40’s, male identified. A sub-lieutenant who often speaks quite loudly and admires nature. Passionate about coaching local boys in physical fitness. Often seems unaware of his audience. CAST.
FERAPONT—60-70’s, male identified. Old fashioned and hard of hearing servant in the local city council. Dogged and relentless in his work. CAST.
MASHA—30’s, female identified. The middle sister. Masha is unhappy with her marriage and longs for a life of deep complexity and romance in Moscow. Masha is witty, short-tempered, and critical of the world. CAST.
VERSHININ—30-40’s, male identified. Commanding officer in the military with a philosophical bent. Unhappily married, he pursues an affair with Masha. CAST.
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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 audition.
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