GUTHRIE THEATER 2018-19 SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - Guthrie Theater Foundation Auditions

Guthrie Theater 2018-19 Season - NYC EPA

Guthrie Theater Foundation

AUDITION DATES

Thu, May 10, 2018

9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)

Lunch 1 to 2

Fri, May 11, 2018

9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)

Lunch to 2

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep LORT A, B; $992, $861/week mins

SEEKING

Equity actors and actor/singers for various roles in the upcoming 2018-19 Season. See breakdown.

PREPARATION

One two-minute monologue, either Shakespeare (in verse) or contemporary. If you would like to also sing, then prepare a One minute monologue and up to 1 minute of a song of your choice (please bring sheet music, an accompanist will be provided). Total audition time for all is 2 minutes. Bring picture and resume.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

165 W 46th St
16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Artistic Director: Joseph Haj
Casting Directors: McCorkle Casting, LTD
Additional team info attached in 2018-2019 Season details

Jeffrey Dreisbach, McCorkle Casting expected in attendance at the EPA

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

PLAYING WITH FIRE (LORT A)
by Barbara Field based upon the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley directed by TBD

1st Reh: 08/14/2018 Opening: 09/21/2018 Closing: 10/27/2018

All roles open
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NOISES OFF (LORT B)
By Michael Frayn Directed by TBD

1st Reh: 09/25/2018 Opening: 11/02/2018 Closing: 12/16/2018

The roll of Dotty has been CAST. All other roles open
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL (LORT A)
by Charles Dickens adapted by Crispin Whittell directed by Lauren Keating

1st Reh: 10/16/2018 Opening: 11/17/2018 Closing: 12/29/2018

Roles of Bob Cratchit and Mr. Fezziwig are open. All other roles have been CAST.
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THE GREAT LEAP (LORT B)
by Lauren Yee directed by TBD

1st Reh: 12/18/2018 Opening: 1/18/2019 Closing: 2/10/19

All roles open

MANFORD. 17, male, Chinese American. Intense, scrappy, runs into trouble, attacks the rim, with a ruthless crossover. Not tall. More Allen Iverson than Jeremy Lin.

CONNIE. 25, female, Chinese American, Manford's cousin and UC Berkeley grad student. Level-headed, big picture. A Chris Paul/Klay Thompson type.

WEN CHANG. 43, male, Chinese, coach of Beijing university's men's basketball team. Observant, efficient. favors three pointers over aggressive inside shots. Tim Duncan would appreciate his energy. (His English is formal, but relatively unaccented.)

SAUL. 52, male, Jewish, coach of university of San Francisco's men's basketball team. A shit-talking, shotblocking, washed up Larry Bird.
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AS YOU LIKE IT (LORT A)
by William Shakespeare directed by TBD

1st Reh: 01/08/2019 Opening: 02/15/2019 Closing: 03/17/2019

All roles open
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CYRANO DE BERGERAC (LORT B)
by Edmond Rostand adapted and directed by Joseph Haj

1st Reh: 02/12/2019 Opening: 03/22/2019 Closing: 05/05/2019

All roles open
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METAMORPHOSES (LORT A)
based on the Myths of Ovid written and directed by Mary Zimmerman From the translation by David R. Slavitt
A Guthrie Theater and Berkeley Repertory Theatre co-production

1st Reh: TBD Opening: 04/19/2019 Closing: 05/19/2019

All roles open
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GUYS AND DOLLS (LORT A)
A Musical Fable of Broadway based on a Story and Characters of Damon Runyon
music and lyrics by Frank Loesser book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows directed by TBD

1st Reh: 05/21/2019 Opening: 06/28/2019 Closing: 08/25/2019

All roles open
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FLOYD’S (LORT B)
by Lynn Nottage directed by Kate Whoriskey

1st Reh: 06/25/2019 Opening: 08/02/2019 Closing: 08/25/2019

All roles open

FLOYD White woman – 40s-50s. Restaurant owner. “all steel, unmovable. The gravel in her voice betrays a lifetime of cigarettes and whiskey, a life lived with gusto and no apology.”
All of her employees in the restaurant are ex-cons. She also did time, but we’re not sure for what.

The restaurant staff:

MONTRELLES African American Man - 28-35. The “chef”. Rumor is that he did time on principle. Totally in charge. Very Zen. Teaches other workers to “leve the pain in the pan.” He makes a sandwich art.
“everything Montrelle touches is sublime.”

JASON White Man - 28-35. Single character carried over from Sweat. Did time for assault. Covered with racist tats from prison. Totally lost. Living in a tent in the woods. Has nothing and not sure how he can start over.

RAFAEL Latino Man - 28-35. Did time for “armed” (BB gun) robbery (before Christmas – he wanted to buy his girlfriend a fur coat). Tough with a soft edge. Strong sense of humor. Very caring with Letitia

LETITIA African American Woman - 28-35. Single mother. Did time for robbery. She broke into a pharmacy to get seizure medication for her daughter, but took a little too much of some other stuff. Tough, on edge, frustrated with life. Totally offended by Jason’s tats and what she assumes is his attitude.

THEY ARE ALL JUST TRYING TO KEEP THEIR JOBS.

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.