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Call Type
Equity Principal
Date of Audition
5/23/2012
Location
Jewish Ensemble Theatre
6600 W. Maple Road
W. Bloomfield, MI 48322
JCC Lower Level - Aaron DeRoy Theatre
Time(s)
Wednesday, May 23rd
5-9 PM
Appointments
will be taken by the Producer. Call 248-788-2900, M-F, 10 AM-4 PM.
> EPA Rules are in effect.
> A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Personnel
Directors David Magidson, Tony Caselli, Christopher Bremer, Lynnae Lehfeldt, Mary Bremer, Stacy White & Harold Jurkiewicz will attend with casting authority.
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Contract
SPT
Tier 4; Actor min. $267/wk
Seeking
Male and Female Actors and Actor/Singers for PHOTOGRAPH 51; MY NAME IS ASHER LEV; MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS; LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR; I DO! I DO!; END DAYS; and THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK. See breakdown.
Breakdown
A breakdown has been added for this notice.
Preparation
Please prepare 2 monologues (1 comic/1 dramatic) not to exceed 4 minutes total; or 1 monologue and 1 song. Bring sheet music in your key; an accompanist will be provided. Bring headshot and resume.
Other
JET will also be represented at the Williamston, Tipping Point, and Performance Network auditions May 20-22; reps from those theatres will be present at these auditions.
Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
Breakdown
MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS by Ron Hutchinson
Christopher Bremer, Director
Ben Hecht – male, 45
Victor Fleming – male, 50
David O. Selznick – male, 37
Miss Poppenghul – female, 30s–40s
LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR by Neil Simon
Lynaee Lehfeldt, Director
All characters late 20s-50s
Max Prince (strong comic lead, originally played by Nathan Lane)
Carol Wyman
Val Slotsky
Lucas Brickman
Ira Stone
Helen
Brian Doyle
Kenny Franks
Milt Fields
I DO! I DO! (Musical) Book by Tom Jones, Music by Harvey Schmidt, Lyrics by Tom Jones, Based on THE FOURPOSTER by Jan de Hartog
Mary Bremer, Director; Stacy White, Musical Director
Agnes – Soft but independent , romantic but practical woman ages from 20s to old age. Must have excellent musical background; also plays an instrument (Originally played by Mary Martin).
Michael – Occasionally overbearing, vaguely chauvinistic writer. An egotist who adores his wife. Must a strong musical background; also plays a musical instrument. Ages from 20s to Old Age (Originally played By Robert Preston).
PHOTOGRAPH 51 by Anna Ziegler
David Magidson, Director
Rosalind Franklin – mid-30s , Jewish, British.
Maurice Wilkins – late 30s/early 40s, British, formal, Rosalind’s sparring partner, a wounded soul but not bumbling or buffoonish.
James Watson – early/mid-20s, American, all confidence, arrogance, hunger and drive.
Don Caspar – late 20s/early 30s, Jewish, American, open and affable, honest.
Ray Gosling – mid/late-20s, British, awkward, endearing.
Francis Crick – early/mid-30s, British, very proper, not unkind, brash, a philosopher.
END DAYS by Deborah Zoe Laufer (co-production with Williamston Theatre & Michigan State University)
Tony Casseli, Director
Rachel Stein – 16 year-old nihilistic Goth. Feels angry and orphaned since 9/11, as both of her parents have withdrawn into their own worlds.
Sylvia Stein – Her mother, 40s. Newly Evangelical, with a close, personal relationship to Jesus.
Nelson Steinberg – Also 16 years old. Their new neighbor. Passionate about science, dresses as Elvis, love Rachel.
Jesus and Stephen Hawkings – played by same actor.
MY NAME IS ASHER LEV by Aaron Posner (co-production with Performance Network)
David Magidson, Director
Asher Lev – 30s
Man & Woman – play multiple roles from teens to old age.
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (new version)
Harold Jurkiewicz, Director
Also seeking possible replacements for MEAN GIRLS, I WAS JUST KIDDING, and WORD, and actors for The Festival of New Plays.
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