INTO THE BREECHES Equity Principal Actors - International City Theatre Auditions

INTO THE BREECHES - North Hollywood, CA EPA International City Theatre | Long Beach, CA

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (P)

CONTRACT

SPT

$344 weekly minimum (SPT 2)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in INTO THE BREECHES (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare the sides for the character you are interested in auditioning for and bring them with you. Here is a link which has the full script, and instructions about where to start and stop for sides for each character: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/vmdfgns4nrlhwxoqzowwz/h?dl=0&rlkey=bfqnrabxcbvm0dxmubp36h40e.

Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Theatre 68

5112 Lankershim Blvd

North Hollywood, CA 91601

PERSONNEL

Director: Brian Shnipper

Producer/Artistic Director: caryn desai Casting Director: Michael Donovan, CSA Playwright: George Brant

Expected to attend:

Casting Director: Richie Ferris, CSA

OTHER DATES

Callbacks: 5/2 at the theatre (I.C.T.) in Long Beach.

Rehearsal starts: 5/16

Opens: 6/9

Closes: 6/25

Performance schedule: 4 shows per week, Thursday – Saturday evenings (8 PM), plus Sunday matinees (2 PM)

OTHER

ictlongbeach.org

ACTORS MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED.

Please note: we are in the process of gradually ramping up Equity monitor presence at auditions held at venues other than the Equity audition center. This off-site audition will be facilitated by an Equity monitor.

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

Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.

Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.

Holding/Audition room information:

The maximum capacity in the holding room is: 12

The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 50

INTO THE BREECHES

About the play: In George Brant's backstage comedy, a group of mostly amateur actresses keep a Rhode Island playhouse alive during World War II, by taking on all the roles once played by the men now fighting overseas.

SEEKING:

Maggie Dalton - Female, white, early 30s - mid 40s, the talented if untested director of the play. Celeste Fielding - Female, white, 50s, the diva. Plays Henry.

Ellsworth Snow - Male, white, 60s - 70, the conservative board president of the theatre. Winifred Snow - Female, white, 50s - 70, untalented but enthusiastic socialite; plays Falstaff.

Stuart Lasker - Male, white, mid 20s - early 50s, gay, the quip-ready stage manager; plays Mistress Quickly.

Ida Green - Female, Black, 30 - mid 40s, the imaginative costume designer who ends up playing Hotspur.

June Bennett - Female, white, late teens - early 20s, the ingenue; plays the Kates.

Grace Richards - Female, white, early 20s - early 30s, a raw talent, plays Henry IV and V.