Halcyon 2017-18 Season - Chicago EPA Days
Halcyon Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Mar 25, 2017
10:00 am - 4:00 pm (CDT)
Lunch from 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Mar 26, 2017
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (CDT)
APPOINTMENTS
AEA Members may schedule an appointment through the Member Portal beginning March 18 at 12:00 PM.
CONTRACT
CAT CAT Tier N; $192.25/wk min
SEEKING
Male and Female Actors for the upcoming 2017-18 Season. Please see breakdown for more information.
PREPARATION
Prepare two contrasting monologues (actors' choice) totaling no more than 3 minutes combined. Bring headshot and resume.
LOCATION
Halcyon Theatre c/o Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
3253 W. Wilson Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
enter through side door at 4541 N Spaulding Ave
PERSONNEL
Tony Adams - Artistic Director, Halcyon Theatre / Laura Stephenson- Casting Director, Halcyon Theatre
OTHER DATES
See breakdown.
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
MIDWEST PREMIERE of THE OREGON TRAIL, Written by Bekah Brunstetter and Directed by Claire Reinhart
Rehearsals begin August 7, 2017 - Show runs Sept. 14 – Nov. 4, 2017
It’s 1997 and Jane is trapped in her middle school computer lab playing “The Oregon Trail” for what feels like hours. The game becomes life and rips her back to the trail, 1848, where she travels in a covered wagon with her great-great grandmother. As the game transitions from past to present and back again, Now-Jane’s and Then-Jane’s sadnesses are delicately juxtaposed in this play-meets-video game about depression, Then and Now.
Jane, 13, an angsty loner who is growing into her body in a bad way/ 24, a contemporary young lady, prone to
sadness
Mary Anne, 17, Jane’s sister. She’s effortlessly pretty, seemingly perfect, and a bit manic/ 28, she is slightly OCD,
a violinist
Billy, 16 the hottest pre-pubescent guy in school/ 27, has grown a gut and a deep awareness of the reality of all
things
Then Jane, a young girl traversing the country with her family, via the Oregon Trail
Then Mary Anne, her seemingly perfect sister (*played by contemporary Mary Anne)
Clancy, Then Jane and Mary Anne’s father
MIDWEST PREMIERE of DE TROYA, Written by Caridad Svich and Directed by Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary
Rehearsals begin March 26, 2018 - Show runs May 10 – Jun. 20, 2018
A mysteriously wounded girl washes on shore and meets young Mara on the riverbank. Worried sisters Lupe and Lena wonder if tonight is the night that their niece will disappear without a trace. Nostalgic Horacio drives his restless grandson away with another rambling story from his childhood. Boiling under the surface of a violent city, two families wrestle with rebellion, regret, and loss of faith. De Troya is an urban mythical tale about how the weight of our memories can create an insatiable longing for salvation.
Mara, young woman, around 16-18, *Speaks some Spanish
Raya, ageless figure, sometimes seems 18, sometimes seems ancient. Between worlds. *Speaks fluent Spanish
Lena, Mara’s aunt, a seer, 50s, *Speaks fluent Spanish
Lupe, Mara’s aunt, Lena’a sister, a woman of faith, 50s, *Speaks fluent Spanish
Gusty, Mara’s lover, around 16-18, *Speaks some Spanish
Grandpa Horacio, Gusty’s grandfather, 60s, *Speaks fluent Spanish
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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