GIOVANNI'S ROOM Equity Principal Actors - Quintessence Theatre Group Auditions

GIOVANNI'S ROOM

Philadelphia, PA

Quintessence Theatre Group | Philadelphia, PA

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, December 4, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
BREAK: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS

Please email
Artistic@QuintessenceTheatre.org, and include the character you are submitting for in the subject line.

CONTRACT

SPT
$670 weekly minimum (SPT 7)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in GIOVANNI'S ROOM (see breakdown). A world premiere adaptation by Benjamin Sprunger and Paul Oakley Stovall.

PREPARATION

Sides will be provided for all roles the morning of the audition. Please also prepare a mid-century American monologue. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Sedgwick Theater
7137 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19119

PERSONNEL

Production directed by Paul Oakley Stovall.
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Producing Artistic Director: Alex Burns
Casting Associate - Eleni Delopoulos
Creative Manager: Lee Cortopassi

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: April 30
Tech: May 22 – 25
Opening Night: June 7
Closing: June 29

OTHER

www.qtgrep.org
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this 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

GIOVANNI'S ROOM

SEEKING:

Actor 1 – David – A 20 something all-American with blond hair looking to find himself in Europe. Uses his charm and intelligence to borrow money in order to continue living in Paris. While his girlfriend is away in Spain, he has a love affair with Giovanni.

Actor 2 – Giovanni – A 20 something Italian emigrate working as a bartender in a gay bar. Wandered to Paris after the stillborn birth of his first child. Emotional, dark, with a biting wit.

Actor 3 - Hella / Sue - David’s longtime girlfriend. A 20 something American woman, effervescent, well-read, modern, and stylish looking to find herself in Europe. / A lonely American ex-patriot and contemporary of David’s.

Actor 4 - Jacques / Dad – A wealthy, gay, middle-aged, Belgian-born businessman. Infatuated with David, humorous, insightful, and overwhelmed by loneliness and self-pity. / An all-American dad who struggles with alcohol, women, and being a good father.

Actor 5 – Guillaume – A middle-aged descendent of an aristocratic French family. The flamboyant and manipulative owner of the Parisian gay bar where Giovanni works.

Actor 6 - Caretaker / Clothilde / Aunt Ellen – A middle-aged Provencal housekeeper / an infamous Parisian restaurateur and de facto godmother to Giovanni / David’s aunt, a middle-aged, middle-class American woman, opinionated, judgmental, with a blunt demeanor.

Actor 7 - Joey / Patron / Sailor / Taxi Driver – A young man of color from David’s past who harbors feelings for David but is also resentful toward him.

Actor 8 - Flaming Princess – A trans, non-binary, or gender non-conforming denizen of Guillaume's bar. A seer.