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Seeking
Male and female, Equity (AEA). All ethnicities encouraged to submit.
Preparation
Please prepare either a brief contemporary and/or classical monologue not exceeding 3 minutes total. Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.
Other Dates
See breakdown for full details.
Other
www.lajollaplayhouse.org
Personnel
Teresa Sapien - Artistic Assistant
· EPA Rules are in effect.
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
Sign up on the day of the audition beginning at 9:30AM.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
Show Dates: (All productions, dates, and artists are subject to change)
ETHER DOME
Co-production with Hartford Stage and Huntington Theatre
Rehearsal starts – June 10, 2014
First Preview – July 12, 2014
Close – August 10, 2014
About the Show: When a new treatment promises to eradicate pain, a doctor and his student play out an epic battle between altruism and ambition. Based on the true story of the discovery of ether as an anesthetic in 1846, Ether Dome explores the pain that afflicts humankind, our attempts to find relief and the beginning of healthcare as big business
Dr. Horace Wells (Male, 31) – Prominent dentist, discovers nitrous oxide as an anesthetic but fails to prove its worth, betrayed by his former partner, Morton, driven near mad after his failure and Morton’s duplicity, loses everything, dignified, honorable, and determined – until he explodes.
Elizabeth Wells (Female, 27) – Married to Horace and serves as his dental assistant, kind, loving and righteous, only wants what is owed her husband, defends Horace and his good name until the bitter end.
William Morton (Male, 27) – Dentist, Horace’s partner until he breaks off to get married and become a doctor, desperate to please, lives in constant fear of others discovering who he really is.
Dr. Charles Jackson (Male, 37) – Respected surgeon, might well be a genius, (having studied Geology, Chemistry, Astronomy and More) in another field, but in this one he’s constantly mocked because he faints at the sight of blood.
Dr. John Warren (Male, 68) – Renowned surgeon and professor, Beacon Hill Blue-blood, a perfectionist who is constantly disappointed by others, loves being a surgeon, very old school, he is not interested in a new way of doing things.
Elizabeth Morton (Female, 19) – William Morton’s wife, a graduate of Miss Porter’s school where she was given all the skills useful for marrying a wealthy husband, idealistic and engaging.
Dr. Bigelow (Male, 27) – Youngest doctor on staff at Mass General, seems to have it all; wealth, good looks and confidence, treated like a baby by all the other doctors, has a nose for innovation and recognizes a good idea when he sees it.
Dr. Augustus Gould (Male, 18- 64) – Spectacled conchologist and former surgeon, can’t stand the screaming anymore, an outsider, insecure and fragile.
Dr. Hayward (Male, 18-64) – House surgeon, tough and hardworking, should be valued more by the hospital, trying to hide his growing resentment.
Mrs. Wadsworth (Female, 50-59) – Wealthy patient of Horace’s, educated, dignified, has impeccable taste and a dry sense of humor that escapes most people.
Livingston (Male, 20-39) – The top medical student, a bit of a smart ass, ruthless enough to be Chief of Surgery some day
Dr. Colton (Male, 18-64) – legitimately a doctor with a degree but instead of practicing he puts on a stage show pretending to lecture and sell Laughing Gas.
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