Hartford Stage 2012-13 Season
- EPAs by Appointment in CT
(Hartford, CT) LORT B; $765/week minimum
Maxwell Williams, Resident Director attending audition.
Artistic Director: Darko Tresnjak
Managing Director: Michael Stotts
Equity Principal Auditions by Appointment:
Monday and Tuesday Hartford Stage Rehearsal Studios
May 21-22, 2012 942 Main St., Hartford, CT
10:00AM-6:00PM (2nd Floor of Richardson Building)
Lunch from 1 - 2.
To schedule an audition email Christy Pellegrini, Artistic Assistant at
cpellegrini@hartfordstage.org or call (860) 520-7103. AEA members without appointments will be seen as time permits.
Prepare 2 contrasting monologues, or 1 monologue and 16 bars of a song. Bring picture and resume, stapled together. An accompanist will be provided.
HEDDA GABLER
By Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Jennifer Tarver
Rehearsal: 7/31/12 – 8/30/12. Runs: 8/30/12 – 9/23/12
Seeking:
George Tesman
30s. Intellectual, a bit boyish and (possibly) geeky. Haphazardly good looking, and has a certain kind of charm and sex appeal. Open, clear-headed, and uncomplicated.
Hedda Gabler
30s. Beautiful, fierce and conflicted. But also must have the ability to come across as the perfect lady. Complicated and profoundly unsettled. Agile mentally and physically. Calculating. Broiling beneath the surface.
Aunt Julia
Late 50s. A caregiver. Has energy. Lives for others. Pragmatically optimistic. Loving. Warm. Also shrewd. Not without a sense of humour. Strong (knows how to dig in her heels when necessary).
Mrs. Elvsted
30s. Also beautiful, but with none of Hedda’s fierceness. Soft, vulnerable. Has a quite courage and intellect. Has clarity of purpose. A gorgeous and irresistible grad student.
Judge Brack
30s-40s. Sharp. Sexy. Possibly bisexual. Is able to maneuver to his own purposes through any situation. Smart. Agile. Wants a comfortable position of power. Likes banter and humour and engages in the risqué, but not to any great risk. Likes to be well situated. Slippery, keeps himself floating above the dirt.
Eilert Lovborg
30s. Tormented, ravenous, sexy and conflicted. Is seldom at peace. Extremely bright and creative. An inspired thinker and philosopher. Driven both intellectually and passionately. An alcoholic, has lived wildly for several years. Erratic, but sincerely trying to regain his footing in life. Still handsome but, unlike George, has lost his youthful appearance. Elegant dresser.
Berta
50s or 60s. Somewhat innocent for a woman of her age. Sheltered, and in one house until this change. As a maid she is “part of the family” but knows her place. A touch coarse.
A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
Book and Lyrics by Robert Freedman
Music and Lyrics by Steven Lutvak
Director: Darko Tresnjak
Co-production with The Old Globe
Rehearsals (at Hartford Stage): 9/11/12 – 10/11/12. Runs (at Hartford Stage): 10/11/12 – 11/11/12
Rehearsals (at The Old Globe): 2/19/13 – 3/8/13. Runs (at The Old Globe): 3/8/13- 4/14/13
Set in the elegant Edwardian era, A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder traces the brilliant trajectory of Monty Navarro—a charmer, seducer and avenger—on his quest for recognition and family fortune.
Seeking:
Monty D’ysquith Navarro
20s. High Baritone (low A to G#). Put-upon clerk and nice guy turned callous murderer when he discovers he is the distant heir to a vast titled fortune. Charming, funny, likable, and ruthless, he plots his ascendancy to become the Ninth Earl of Highhurst.
Sibella Hallward
20s. Character Mezzo (low G# to F#). The girl Monty loves. Very pretty, very vain, and very self-absorbed.
Phoebe D’ysquith
20s. Very legit high Soprano (Needs a solid Bb on top and great vocal technique: trills, portamenti, etc.). Monty’s cousin. Kind-hearted, attractive. Has a certain loneliness about her that draws one in.
Ensemble- Male 1
40s-50s. Bass Baritone: Low C to high G. Plays multiple roles throughout.
Ensemble- Woman 1
50s. Character Mezzo: Low G to high A. Plays multiple roles throughout.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Charles Dickens
Directed/Adapted by Michael Wilson
Rehearsals: 11/13/12 – 11/23/12. Runs: 11/23/12 – 12/30/12
Seeking:
Ebeneezer Scrooge:
50s-60s. A mean old curmudgeon. Rich, greedy and bitter. Deep down a heart of gold.
Mrs. Dilber:
40s-50s, played by the actor who plays Marley. Housemaid. Witty. Knows how to deal with Scrooge.
Bob Cratchit:
40s. A kind, loving and gentle man. Loves his family very much. Sees the good in Scrooge.
1st Solicitor:
40s-60s. Trying to help the poor and needy.
2nd Solicitor:
40s. Trying to help the poor and needy.
Bettye Pigeon:
40s-60s. A hard working and honest woman. Just trying to scrape by. Becomes Christmas Past.
Bert:
40s-50s. A jolly man and a hard worker. A good salesman. Loves food and drink. Becomes Christmas Present.
Mr. Marvel:
20s-30s. A hard working and honest man. Trying to do his best with his work. Becomes Christmas Future.
Mrs. Fred:
30s. Kind and good hearted. Tries to see the good in people. A loving mother.
Beggar Woman:
30s-40s. A crazy hoot. Lurks the streets.
Jacob Marley:
50s. Was a mean and greedy man when he was alive. Now in the afterlife he regrets every moment.
Mr Fezziwig:
40s. A gracious man who loves life and his family.
Mrs Fezziwig:
40s. A kind and happy woman.
Belle:
Teens-20s. A pretty girl who Scrooge engages with. A free spirit. Only wants love and happiness.
Mrs. Cratchit:
30s-40s. A wonderful mother with a strong heart. Endures much hardship but carries on.
Old Jo:
40s. A woman of the gutter & the docks.
Undertaker:
Any age. A dark and mysterious figure. Haunts Scrooge.
Weird Sister:
20-30s. Not quite all there. Socially awkward.
Fred:
30s-40s. Scrooge’s nephew. Jolly, good spirited and only sees good in people.
Young Scrooge:
Teens-20s. A happy and sensitive young man. Nervous around ladies of his age.
Christmas Past:
40s-60s. Female. Whimisical, foreboding, a mysterious spirit.
Christmas Present:
40s. Rambunctious, a bit tipsy and sinister.
Christmas Future:
Any age. A dark spirit. Scrooge’s worst nightmare.
BREATH & IMAGINATION- THE STORY OF ROLAND HAYES
By Daniel Beaty
Directed by Darko Tresnjak
Co-Production with City Theatre, Pittsburgh
Rehearsals (at Hartford Stage): 12/11/12 – 1/10/13. Runs (at Hartford Stage): 1/10/13 – 2/10/13
Rehearsals (at City Theatre): 2/26/13 -- 3/9/13. Runs (at City Theatre): 3/9/13 -- 3/31/13
Before Marian Anderson and Paul Robeson, there was Roland Hayes—the first world-renowned African-American classical vocalist. Breath & Imagination explores the life of an American pioneer through words, movement, spirituals and classical music.
Seeking:
Angel Mo’
30’s to 50’s. Female, African-American. Appears at multiple ages. Hayes’ mother. A teacher, a kind soul, and his spiritual guide.
Officer/Pa/Preacher/Mr. Calhoun/ Miss Robinson/Frenchman/King George V
Male, actor plays multiple ages (20s-50s)
The role of Roland Hayes is cast.
ABUNDANCE
By Beth Henley
Directed by Jennifer Thompson
Rehearsals: 3/5/13 – 4/4/13. Runs: 4/4/13 – 4/28/13
Seeking:
All roles are available.
TWELFTH NIGHT
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Darko Tresnjak
Rehearsals: 4/19/13 – 5/16/13. Runs: 5/16/13 – 6/16/13
The role of Viola is cast. All other roles are available.
Hartford Stage is accepting resumes for Stage Managers and Assistant Stage Managers,
Please submit to Bryan Holcombe, Production Manager, at
bholcombe@hartfordstage.org.
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