Halcyon Theatre 2018-19 Season - Chicago EPA Days
Halcyon Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Thu, Jun 07, 2018
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm (CDT)
Fri, Jun 08, 2018
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm (CDT)
APPOINTMENTS
Equity Members may make an appointment through the Member Portal beginning Thursday, May 31st at noon.
CONTRACT
CAT CAT Tier N; $198.50/week
SEEKING
Actors for the 2018-19 Season. See breakdown for details.
PREPARATION
Please prepare two contrasting contemporary monologues, totaling no more than 3 minutes combined.
LOCATION
Halcyon Theatre
c/o Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
3253 W. Wilson Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
Use side door on Spaulding Avenue
PERSONNEL
Tony Adams, Artistic Director will be in attendance with casting authority.
Jenn Adams, ensemble member will also be in attendance
OTHER DATES
See breakdown for rehearsal/performance dates.
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
The Worst Mother in the World by Kari Bentley-Quinn Directed by Tony Adams, A World Premiere
New mom Nina has a healthy baby boy, a loving husband...and is struggling with terrifying nightmares and anxiety attacks. Her therapist, Bonnie, is trying to help her discover how she can be a better mother to her infant son. In the meantime, Bonnie's estranged daughter, Mary, arrives home with some life changing news. When Nina and Mary become friends, Bonnie's professional and personal life gets a lot more complicated.
Tentatively starting rehearsal August 1; Previews starting September 6; Open September 16; Playing through October 20, 2018
BONNIE - F - Mid to late 40s, a therapist
NINA - F - 30s - Bonnie's patient, a new mother, tired
MARY - F - Mid 20s - Bonnie's daughter, newly pregnant
MASKED FIGURE/VOICE (f, any age)
Wolf at the Door by Marisela Treviño Orta, Directed by Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary, A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere
Isadora finds the strength to stand up to her abusive husband Septimo when he forces the very pregnant Yolot to stay against her will. While Septimo makes plans for the baby, Isadora and Yolot devise one of their own. And as a pack of wolves closes in on the hacienda, Isadora must decide what price she’ll pay for her own freedom. Wolf at the Door is the second part of a cycle of fairy tales Marisela is writing inspired by Latino folklore and mythology. (The River Bride was the first.)
Tentatively starting rehearsal around May 1, 2019; Previews starting June 6; Open June 16; Playing through July 20.
ISADORA – F- Latinx - A wife. Barely 20.
YOLOT -F- Latinx. -The interloper. In her 20s.
ROCÍO -F- Latinx - A servant. In her 50s or 60s. ISADORA’s childhood nurse and nanny, now her housekeeper.
SEPTIMO -M - Latinx- A husband. In his 30s. Uncommonly handsome and charming.
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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