Equity Library Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Wed, Oct 09, 2019
10:00 am - 2:00 pm (CDT)
APPOINTMENTS
Appointments may be made by emailing ELTChicago@gmail.com with your preferred audition time. Walk-ins will also be seen.
CONTRACT
Staged Reading Code
Staged Reading Contract: $50 for a maximum of 12 hours rehearsal and 1 performance
SEEKING
Seeking: AEA actors for a staged reading of the new play In the End, by Sharai Bohannon. Please
see the breakdown for details.
PREPARATION
Please prepare one contemporary monologue. You may be invited to read a side.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity Association - Chicago Member Center
557 W Randolph St
1st Fl
Chicago, IL 60661
Dial 011 for entry at front door.
PERSONNEL
Tomica Jenkins (Director),
Emma Gruhl (Casting Director),
Carrie Lee Patterson (Literary Manager) will attend with casting authority.
OTHER DATES
The reading will be performed the evening of Monday, November 18th, and rehearsals will take
place during the preceding week. The rehearsal schedule will be created based on the schedules
of the actors who are cast.
OTHER
Audition is from
10:00am - 2:00pm
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of audition.
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
Seeking Equity actors for the next reading in Equity Library Theatre's All Access series, which features new plays with central characters who are women, people of color, people with disabilities, and/or LGBTQ+.
2019 Selection: In the End , by Sharai Bohannon
Description: Emmy and Bridget continually cross paths during the worst of times. Emmy deviates from her usual routine of comforting dying people to spend more time among humans in hopes of inspiring them to get off of their predetermined course. Meanwhile, Bridget races the clock to find her missing sister in hopes that she can still be brought home alive.
Characters (as designated by playwright):
Notes on Casting This script MUST have a diverse cast. It doesn’t make sense to be in a city where everybody looks the same. Also, gender pronouns may be changed to they/their/them to accommodate actors who identify as non-binary and/or non-gender conforming. Also, please keep in mind that transgender people can and should be considered for these roles as well.
Emmy - Ethnic Woman of any age
Faith/Reporter 1/Macy - Ethnic Woman, 20-30
Server/Jamie/Reporter 2 - African American male, mid-20’s
Bridget - Early 30’s Woman of any ethnicity
Sarah - Early 40’s African American Woman
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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