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Portland Center Stage

AUDITION DATE

Jul 21, 2017

9:30 am - 1:30 pm (EDT)

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep LORT B; $861/week current min

SEEKING

Actor/singers for various roles.

PREPARATION

All actors should prepare 16 bars from a song in the style of the show and a brief monologue. Total audition time not to exceed two minutes in length. Bring sheet music; accompanist provided.

Bring picture and resume.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St
16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel
Books and Lyrics by Lisa Kron
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Directed by Chris Coleman


Harriet Bass from Harriet Bass Casting and Chris Cole Artistic Director of Portland Center Stage and director of this production will be the representatives in the room. John Fischer will be the accompanist.

OTHER DATES

Dates: Aug. 22 - Oct. 22, 2017

OTHER

EPA Procedures are in effect for this 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

ALISON:
Female, Caucasian, 43ish. Lesbian cartoonist. Wry, pragmatic, smarty pants. Alison is stuck artistically, and goes in search of the pieces of the story of her father's demise in an effort to heal herself.

MEDIUM ALISON:
Female, Caucasian, 18-early 20's. The future ALISON. A college freshman. Shy ,bookish not comfortable in her own skin or sexuality yet.

HELEN:
Female, Caucasian, 43ish. Alison mother's. Attractive, composed, with a quiet coiled intensity. Everything looks perfect on the surface: well put together. She aspired to be an actress in NY, but chucked it to have a family in small town, Pennsylvania. Kind, but with low hostility available.

BRUCE:
Male, Caucasian, 43ish. Handsome, closeted gay man. High School English teacher, historic home renovator by night. An artist at heart that never made it out of the small town.. Charming on the surface, with deep layers of shame and anger at the ready when pricked

JOAN:
Female, any ethnicity, 18-early 20's. A college student. She is 19 going on 30. Confident, grounded , warm. A political lesbian

ROY/MARK/PETE:
Male, any ethnicity, a young looking 23-28. This character plays multiple roles that range from 17 - 28. Handsome, versatile, all-American. Both innocent and sexy.

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.