AthensWest Theatre Company
AUDITION DATES
Sat, Sep 21, 2019
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Sun, Sep 22, 2019
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Callbacks: Monday, September 23 from 7-10pm
APPOINTMENTS
Auditions by appointment only by emailing athenswestauditions@gmail.com. Please include in your email which days and times you are available, as well as an indication as to whether or not you belong to Actors’ Equity Association. You will be emailed back with a confirmed appointment. Please note that actors must audition in person in order to be considered.
CONTRACT
SPT SPT 3 $343 Per week minimum per equity appoval
SEEKING
Actors for upcoming production of
FENCES
PREPARATION
The audition will consist of cold readings from the script. Please bring a resume and
headshot.
Auditionees interested in reading the play in advance may do so at the Lexington
Downtown Public Library, 140 East Main Street, where the script is kept on reserve.
LOCATION
Schmidt Vocal Arts Center
412 Rose St
Lexington, KY 40506
The Schmidt Vocal Arts Center is located at the corner of Rose Street and Rose Lane, across the street from the Singletary Center for the Arts.
PERSONNEL
Director Baron Kelly
Producing Artistic Director Bo List
Associate Artistic Director Mark Mozingo Associate Producer Marianne Miller
OTHER DATES
August Wilson’s Fences begins rehearsals Monday, January 13, 2020, and runs at the Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center February 7-23, 2020.
OTHER
AthensWest Theatre Company, now in its fifth season, operates on an SPT3 contract with Actors’ Equity Association. Roles are available for both Equity and non-Equity performers, and non-Equity performers have the opportunity to earn EMC points through this production. All actors will be paid. For more information, go to www.athenswest.net
EPA Procedures are in effect for audition.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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.
BREAKDOWN
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN Note:
actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition.
Troy Maxson, African-American male, 45-55 Former baseball star in the Negro Baseball League, now a sanitation worker.
Rose Maxson, African-American female, 45-55 Troy's wife and mother of his second child,
Cory. Cory Maxson, African-American male, 17-23 Troy and Rose Maxsons’ son.
Lyons Maxson, African-American male, 30-40 Troy's son from a previous relationship, step-brother to Cory.
Gabriel Maxson, African-American male, 40-55 Troy's younger brother.
Jim Bono, African-American male, 50-60 Troy's best friend.
Raynell Maxson, African-American female, 8-12 Troy's daughter, conceived with another woman while Troy was married to Rose.
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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