HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY 2011-12 **Revised** SEASON Equity Principal Audition - Huntington Theatre Company Auditions

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Huntington Theatre Company 2011-12 Season

– Equity Principal Auditions

(Boston, MA) LORT B+ and D; $832 and $566/week minimum

Artistic Director: Peter DuBois

Casting Director: Alaine Alldaffer

Associate Casting Director: Lisa Donadio

Casting Assistant: Darragh Garvey

Equity Principal Auditions:

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the Actors' Equity Audition Center

9:30 AM — 5:30 PM 165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor

Lunch from 1 - 2. New York, NY

Prepare either: 1) a brief monologue, or 2) a brief song, or 3) a one minute monologue and 16 bars of a song. If singing, bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided buy may not transpose.

Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

CANDIDE

Music: Leonard Bernstein. Lyrics: Richard Wilbur. Newly adapted from Voltaire by Mary Zimmerman

Director: Mary Zimmerman

1^st Rehearsal: 8/23/11. 1^st Preview: 9/16/11. Runs: 9/21 – 10/16/11

AEA NOTE 4/28/11: The following breakdown of this production has been completely revised since originally posting.

Seeking:

Old Lady:

(Female) Open Ethnicity – Late 40s-Late 50s OR OLDER- The supreme comedic character; she is spunky and amusing, BUT NOT AT ALL A CARTOON, NOT TO BE PLAYED TOO BROADLY. AN OLD, CUNNING EASTERN EUROPEAN SURVIVOR WHO HAS SEEN IT ALL. We are looking for great character actors who are singers or actors who can sing. MEZZO (Low G-High G or A)

Paquette:

(Female) Open Ethnicity — Early 20s-Late 30s. Seductive and charming; Paquette is the saucy maid; with great comedic timing. She will play multiple characters. We are looking for singers who are true MEZZO/SOPRANO (Low A-E).

Soldier/Governor:

(Male) Open Ethnicity — Early 40s-Early 60s. Powerful and manipulative; he has a menacing quality that is disturbing to others. We are looking for great character actors who are malleable and able to play multiple roles. We are looking for very strong singers - high BARITONE/TENORS (Middle E-flat-High A).

Innkeeper/Schoolteacher:

(Male) Open Ethnicity — Early 30s-Late 40s - We are looking for a very strong true BASS (who ideally has a low E-flat). THIS TRACK GENERALLY PLAYS FIGURE OF AUTHORITY: PRIESTS, ETC.

Orator/Grand Inquisitor:

(Male) Open Ethnicity - Early 30s-Late 40s - We are looking for a very strong FIRST TENOR (who sings to a high B-flat).

Orator's Wife:

(Female) Open Ethnicity - Late 20s-Late 30s - We are looking for a very strong FIRST SOPRANO (who sings to a High C).

Anabaptist, Captain and others:

(Male) Open Ethnicity - Early 30s-Late 40s - We are looking for a HIGH TENOR (with a strong voice to a B flat).

Servant and others:

(Male) Open Ethnicity – 20s – We are looking for a BARITONE who moves well.

*NOTE: As is Mary Zimmerman's style all performers will play multiple characters.

The following roles have been CAST. Actors may be considered for replacements if necessary.

Pangloss:

CAST (Male) Open Ethnicity - Late 40s-Mid 60s - Scrawny and lecherous; Pangloss is mischievous with a devilish appeal. Odd and off putting to others he is ironically optimistic. The first tutor to Candide. BASS/BASS-BARITONE (Low A-High F)

Candide:

CAST (Male) Open Ethnicity - Early 20s-Mid 30s - Sensitive and Charming, Candide has an inner complexity that is endearing and warm. He is handsome and charismatic. TENOR (Low A-High A or C)

Cunegonde:

CAST (Female) Open Ethnicity - Early 20s-Mid 30s - Quirky ingenue; with great comedic timing; she is charming and lovely. Others are drawn to her beautiful energy and open creative spirit. SOPRANO (Low A-High E-Flat above High C)

Maximilian:

CAST (Male) Open Ethnicity - 30s-Mid 40s - Vain and self centered; Maximilian is always aware of his appearance. He is set in his ways and blind to the feelings and wants of others. He is handsome with a great stature. BARITONE/TENOR (Low A-High G)

Baroness, Vanderdendur:

CAST (Female) Open Ethnicity - Late 40s-Late 50s - A worldly woman of a certain age, confident in her authority. ALTO (Up to G)

Baron, Martin:

CAST (Male) Open Ethnicity - Mid 40s-Late 50s - Strong character actor who sings well. BARITONE.

Bird and others:

CAST (Female) Open Ethnicity - 20s - versatile young actress who moves well. SOPRANO (High C/E Flat)

Soldier, Cacambo:

CAST (Male) Open Ethnicity - early 30s-early 40s - versatile character actor who moves well. NON SINGING ROLE

Soldier, Senor and others:

CAST (Male) Open Ethnicity - 20s-30s - young actor with a strong dance background. BARITONE

SAILOR and others: (Male) Open Ethnicity - 20s - An innocent - TENOR (up to A)

Queen Of El Dorado and others:

CAST (Female) - early 30s-mid40s - Strong actress and singer. ALTO (up to G)

GOD OF CARNAGE

Author: Yasmina Reze.

Director: TBD

1^st Rehearsal: 12/13/11. 1^st preview: 1/6/12. Runs: 1/11 – 2/5/12

Seeking:

Alan Raleigh:

(35-45) – a corporate lawyer, very engaged with his high-stress job, to the point of distraction. The schoolyard spat between his son and the Novak’s son is trivial to him, and he doesn’t think the parents should be a part of the reconciliation.

Annette Raleigh:

(35-45) – self-identifies as working in “wealth-management,” it is important to her that she takes responsibility for her sons actions and doesn’t look like a negligent mother in front of the Novak’s. She is stressed and high-strung at the start of the play, but reveals a dark side as things unravel.

Michael Novak:

(35-45) – a wholesaler, who is low-key, warm and welcoming. He is a peacekeeper and aims for fast resolution.

Veronica Novak:

(35-45) – is a writer and anthropologist, who has spent time studying and researching in Africa and the Middle East. She is uptight, resolute and firm, yet attempts to have a calm, easygoing demeanor. She too, reveals a dark quality in her personality.

MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM

Author: August Wilson

Director: Liesl Tommy

1^st Rehearsal: 2/14/12. 1^st preview: 3/9/12. Runs: 3/14 – 4/8/12

Important Note: For roles that describe the character playing an instrument, actors must play those instruments described.

Seeking:

Sturdyvant:

(Male) mid-50s - Causasian - preoccupied with money and insensitive to the performers with whom he prefers to deal with at arms length.

Irvin:

(Male) mid-50s - Caucasian - is a tall, fleshy man who prides himself on his knowledge of African American culture.

Cutler:

(Male) mid-50s - African American - plays trombone and guitar and is the leader of his group, which includes Toledo and Slow Drag. His knowledge of music is limited to the chord he is playing at the time he is playing it. He is the most sensible and energetic of his band mates and he has all of the qualities of a loner except introspection.

Toledo:

(Male) mid-50s - African American - is the piano player, in control of his instrument, understands it, and recognizes that its limitations are an extension of himself. He is the only one of the group who can read. He is self-taught but misunderstands and misapplies his knowledge, though he is quick to penetrate to the core of a situation and his insights are thought-provoking.

Slow Drag:

(Male) mid-50s - African American - is the bass player and is the most bored by life. He resembles Cutler, but lacks his energy. He is deceptively intelligent, though appears to be slow. He is a large man with a wicked smile.

Levee:

(Male) early 30s - African American - has a flamboyance that is sometimes subtle and sneaks up on you. His temper is rakish and bright. He lacks fuel for himself and is somewhat of a buffoon, but it is intelligent buffoonery, clearly calculated to shift control of the situation where he can grasp it. His voice is strident and totally dependent on his manipulation of breath. He is a trumpet player who often plays wrong notes. He often gets skill and talent confused with each other.

Ma Rainey:

(Female) 40s to 50s - African American - her manner is simple and direct, sometimes fierce, she carries herself in a royal fashion.

Policeman:

(Male) 30s to 50s - Caucasian - a policeman who tries to arrest Ma Rainey. He is firm and official.

Dussie Mae:

(Female) 20s-30s - African American - her greatest asset is the sensual energy which seems to flow from her.

Sylvester:

(Male) 20s-30s - African American - is an Arkansas country boy, the size of a fullback, a little overwhelmed by the people and atmosphere in the city. Most of the time, he stutters when he speaks.

LUCK OF THE IRISH

Author: Kirsten Greenidge

Director: Melia Bensussen

1^st Rehearsal: 3/6/12. 1^st preview: 3/30/12. Runs: 4/11 – 4/29/12. Possible extension to 5/6/12

Seeking:

Nessa Charles:

mid to late 20s, African American, Hannah’s younger sister, laidback, superstitious, loyal

Hannah Douglass:

early 30s, African American, married to Rich, mother to Mile’s, protective, a stalwart with a strong desire to be nurturing but at times she is overwhelmed by the demands of her family

Joe Donovan:

early 30s, in the late 1950’s, Irish American, a dreamer, friendly, follows his whims, he cares for his wife and family but is unable work an unfulfilling job to support them financially.

Mr. Donovan:

mid 80s, but spry, Irish American, still all he was in the 1950’s but worn down by time and circumstance

Patty Ann Donovan:

early 30s, in the late 1950’s, Irish American, married to Joe Donovan, mother of six, fiery, responsible, determined. Has capacity for compassion but this is often overshadowed by the hard work she needs to do to keep her family afloat

Mrs. Donovan:

mid 80s, Irish American, still as she was in the 1950’s but she has been so depleted by hard living that she is now quite cantankerous.

Lucy Taylor:

early 30s, in the late 1950’s, African American, married to Rex, mother of two, house wife, intelligent, loving, passionate, always on guard to protect her family, stubborn

Rex Taylor:

early 30s, in the late 1950’s, African American, married to Lucy, a successful doctor, practical, resourceful and caring, knows how to put his foot down when necessary.

Rich Douglass:

early 30s, African American, married to Hannah, Mile’s father, a voice of reason, but not immune to the stress put on his marriage and family.

Miles DouglassL

Nine, full of boyish pluck, African American, Rich and Hannah’s son

BEFORE I LEAVE YOU

Author: Rosanna Yamagiwa Alfaro

Director: Mark Brokaw

1^st Rehearsal: 9/20/11. 1^st preview: 10/14/11. Runs: 10/26–11/13/11. Possible extension to 11/20/11

Seeking:

Jeremy:

64, a professor and novelist, quiet, kind, observant, worried to death about his health.

Trish:

58, Jeremy’s sister, an ex-realtor, high energy, talkative, well intentioned but a bit oblivious and self-involved

Koji:

62, Asian American, a theater professor and director, charming and ambitious, also bitter with a sharp tongue

Emily:

61, Koji’s wife, an artist, thoughtful, discrete

Peter:

22, half Asian American, son of Koji and Emily, a grocery store bagger, sensitive and caring like his mother but with his father's caustic wit

TARTUFFE

Author: Moliere. Translated by: Richard Wilbur

Director: Peter DuBois

1^st Rehearsal: 5/1/12. 1^st preview: 5/25/12. Runs: 5/30 – 6/24/12

Seeking:

Orgon:

(40s, Open Ethnicity) - Wealthy, gullible and foolhardy. Comes under the influence of the hypocrite Tartuffe. Once a trustworthy and respected person, Orgon tries to become the epitome of the pious person and goes to absurd extremes both in his words and deeds.

Elmire:

(40s, Open Ethnicity) - Orgon's second wife has reasonable attitude toward life. Sensible but firm.

Damis:

(30s, Open Ethnicity) - Orgon's son. Tries to prove Tartuffe a hypocrite and succeeds only in having himself disinherited. He is righteous, quick-tempered and determined.

Mariane:

(20s, Open Ethnicity) - Orgon's sometimes flippant daughter who is in love with Valère but being forced to marry Tartuffe. Sweet and demure.

Madame Pernelle:

(60s, Open Ethnicity) - Orgon's mother who is totally deluded and charmed by Tartuffe. Stern with her son and others. Believes she has the most well adjusted outlook on life.

Valère:

(30s, Open Ethnicity) - Mariane's hopelessly romantic suitor who is rejected by Orgon in favor of Tartuffe. He is not as cunning or charming as Tartuffe, but makes up for it in his exuberance and capacity to love.

Cléante:

(40s, Open Ethnicity) Orgon's brother-in-law who tries to get everyone to view things with calm and reason.

Dorine:

(30-40s, Open Ethnicity) - Mariane's maid. A cunning manipulator, outspoken and bold. She sees through all pretenses and though inferior in social position, she is the superior in wit and logic.

Flipote:

(20s, Open Ethnicity) - Madame Pernelle's maid.

M. Loyal:

(40s, Open Ethnicity) - An officer of the law. Full of grand flourishes of civic pride.

The following role has been CAST. Actors may be considered for possible replacements if needed.

Tartuffe:

CAST (30-40s) - The religious hypocrite who weasels his way into Orgon's confidence and then betrays him. He is smooth, charming and cunning, and easily dupes most people.

Non-Traditional Casting THE HUNTINGTON Theatre does not believe in discrimination based on color, race, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, disabilities, gender, or otherwise. All performers, including those of color, seniors, women, and performers with disabilities, are encouraged to audition and will be given full consideration.

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