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Call Type
Equity Principal
Date of Audition
4/25/2011
Location
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60601
Time(s)
Monday, April 25th
Tuesday, April 26th
10 AM-5 PM each day
Appointments
will be taken by the Equity office beginning Friday, April 15th at 9:30 AM. Call 312-641-0406 9:30 AM-12:30 PM and 3:00-4:30 PM only.
> EPA Rules are in effect.
> A monitor will be provided.
Personnel
Casting Director Adam Belcuore and Casting Assistant Logan Vaughn will attend with casting authority.
Breakdown
Albert Theatre
RED, By John Logan, Directed by Robert Falls (August 17th–October 30th, 2011)
Roles:
[KEN] Mid twenties. A young artist who is serving as an assistant to the established Mark Rothko.
[ROTHKO]: This role is cast.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL, By Charles Dickens, Directed by Steve Scott
Roles:
Bob Crachit (Male)
Mr. Crumb/Party Guest (Male)
Mr. Ortle/Party Guest (Male)
Fred, Scrooge’s Nephew (Male)
Mary’s Ghost/Party Guest/Joe (Female)
Schoolmaster/Undertaker (Male)
Scrooge as a Boy/Turkey Boy † (Male)
Fan/Belinda Crachit/Party Guest † (Female)
Scrooge as a Young Man/Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come (Male)
Dick Wilkins/Young Man (Male)
Mr. Fezziwig/Third Businessman (Male)
Mrs. Fezziwig/Charwoman (Female)
Belle/Young Woman (Female)
Fiddler/Fred’s Guest (Male)
Topper/Party Guest (Male)
Ghost of Christmas Present/party Guest (Male)
Martha Crachit/Party Guest (Female)
Peter Crachit/Party Guest (Male)
Emily Crachit/Party Guest † (Female)
Tiny Tim † (Male)
Ignorance/Party Guest † (Male)
Want/Party Guest †
Abby, Fred’s Wife (Female)
Philomena/Mrs. Dilber/Party Guest (Female)
Roles marked † are young peformers
RACE, By David Mamet, Directed by Chuck Smith, (December 13th–February 26th, 2012)
Roles:
[Henry Brown] African American, Early-Late forties. Attorney. Straight shooter. Smart, calculated and quick. Owns a Law Firm with Jack Lawson.
[Jack Lawson] Caucasian, Early-Late forties. Attorney. Quick tongued and smart. Uncensored. A fighter. Owns a Law Firm with Henry Brown.
[Charles Srickland] Caucasian, Early-Late forties. The client. A man who comes from wealth and privilege and has happily exercised the benefits of this privilege for most of his life. He finds safety in playing the victim.
[Susan] African American, Late twenties. Law firm Associate. Ivy League educated. Bright, articulate and poised. She is much smarter and more calculated than her mentors think.
CAMINO REAL, By Tennessee Williams, Directed by Calixto Beito, (February 7th–April 15th, 2012)
Thirty six characters in total, this will be an ensemble cast of ten; all actors will play multiple roles. We’re looking for skilled and malleable men and women of all ethnicities ranging from early 20s-late 50s.
Plus a fourth show to be announced.
Owen Theatre
THE CONVERT, By Danai Gurira, Directed By Emily Mann
This is a co-production involving three theatres: MCCARTER (December 16-February 12); GOODMAN (February 21-March 25); and CTG/KIRK DOUGLAS (April 15-May 20).
Roles:
MAI KUDA – African, 40s – 60s. A mother figure. Tough. She is not sophisticated, but has status especially within her tribe. Actor should have a sense of humor.
JEKESAI/ESTHER – African, 20s. A fighter. A woman in a little girl’s body.
CHILFORD – African, 40s. A minister in training; he always takes himself seriously. He’s never fit in. He always takes the moral high road. Potentially nerdy.
KUDA – African, late 20s. He’s a few years older than Esther. Very smart and has a big heart. He’s not quick to anger, but has the potential for violence. He is able bodied; a somewhat strapping young man.
CHANCELLOR – African, 40s. He is very charming and knows how to manipulate to get what he wants. He has ambitions to work the system and get as far as he can. Smary and devious; you don’t want to be left alone in room with him.
UNCLE – African, 55 or older. A man’s man. The drunken uncle. You wouldn’t want him in charge of anything, especially your family. Crotchety and full of self importance.
PRUDENCE – African, 30s to early 40s. Married to Chancellor. She’s sophisticated and also willing to work the system but for survival rather than her own ambition. Polished. Poised. Almost regal. Smart and well spoken.
ALL ROLES WILL BE UNDERSTUDIED AND ALL UNDERSTUDY ROLES HAVE YET TO BE FILLED.
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Contract
LORT Non-Rep
Tiers B+ & D; Actor min. $816/wk & $555/wk
Seeking
Male and Female Actors for 2011-2012 Season. Albert Theatre: RED; A CHRISTMAS CAROL; RACE; CAMINO REAL; and a 4th show TBA. Owen Theatre: 1st show TBA; and THE CONVERT. See breakdown for roles available.
Breakdown
A breakdown has been added for this notice.
See below.
Preparation
Please prepare one contemporary and one classical monologue. There is a 3 minute and 30 second time limit in which we ask you to perform both selections. Bring headshot and resume.
Other
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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