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Ivoryton Playhouse Foundation, Inc.
AUDITION DATE
Fri, Jan 25, 2019
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
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APPOINTMENTS
No appointments; actors seen on first come, first seen basis.
CONTRACT
SPT $500 minimum/week
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Sides will be available at www.ivorytonplayhouse.org/auditions, as well as at the auditions.
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together
LOCATION
Ivoryton Playhouse Rehearsal Studio
22 Main St
Centerbrook, CT 06409
PERSONNEL
The following are expected to attend the EPA:
Executive/Artistic Director: Jacqueline Hubbard
Director: Kathryn Markey
Associate AD: Daniel Nischan
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal – April 9
Open: April 24
Close: May 12, 2019
Performance Schedule: Wednesday and Sunday matinees at 2pm; Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30pm; Friday and Saturday at 8pm.
OTHER
Theatre’s mailing address: Ivoryton Playhouse, PO Box 458, Ivoryton CT 06442.
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
Matilda Binks - 50s, black; has worked as a maid for the Draytons for the past 27 years. Has a special closeness and protectiveness with the Drayton family.
Hilary St. George– 30s, - 40s white; works as the associate director of the Drayton Gallery. Chic, gossipy
Christina Drayton - 50s – 60s white; Joanna’s mother, runs the Drayton Gallery. Strong and articulate, she is the steady figure her family revolves around.
Matt Drayton -late 60s, white; Joanna’s father and the publisher of San Francisco newspaper The Guardian. An accomplished, hard-working person, sees himself as open-minded and intellectual, but his world view is shaken when Joey announces she is marrying Dr. Prentice.
Joanna Drayton - early 20s, white; Matt and Christina’s daughter, a medical researcher, engaged to Dr. John Prentice. Optimistic, forward thinking, willful and filled with love.
Dr. John Prentice - mid 30s, black; a medical research doctor who is renowned in his field. Impressive and assured, he is realistic about the world and willing to challenge the status quo. He has survived the death of his wife and young son, and his relationship with Joanna is beginning to rebuild his faith in the world.
Monsignor Ryan 50s – 70s. longtime family friend of the Draytons, and advisor to Matt.
John Prentice, Sr. - 60s black; John’s father, a schoolteacher Dignified, proud, capable of rage.
Mary Prentice 50s – 60s black; John’s mother who works as a department store clerk. Solid, serious, trustworthy.
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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