JEWISH ENSEMBLE THEATRE 2017-18 SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - Jewish Ensemble Theatre Auditions

Jewish Ensemble Theatre 2017-18 Season - West Bloomfield EPA Days

Jewish Ensemble Theatre

AUDITION DATE

Aug 01, 2017

10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)

Lunch: 1pm-2pm

Aug 02, 2017

10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)

Lunch: 1pm-2pm

APPOINTMENTS

For appointment call (248) 788-2900 - Monday through Friday between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM

CONTRACT

SPT Category 2 $277/wk min

SEEKING

Female and male actors for Jewish Ensemble's 2017-18 season. See breakdown for more information.

PREPARATION

2 contrasting monologues, total 4 minutes. Bring photo and resume

LOCATION

Jewish Ensemble Theatre

6600 W Maple Rd
Aaron Deroy Theatre

West Bloomfield, MI 48322-3003

Located in the lower level of the Jewish Community Center

PERSONNEL

Christopher Bremer: Executive Director and Director (Hard Love & TBA)
Harold Jurkiewicz: Production Stage Manager and Director (The Diary of Anne Frank & TBA)

OTHER DATES

See breakdown

OTHER

An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this 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

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Girl
Rehearsals Start: September 11, 2017
Open: October 5th
Close: October 29th

Billie Holiday - the great jazz singer in the last year of her life (Age 44) - strong actor who can sing with stamina to hold a one woman show.

Jimmy Powers - Afro-American strong piano player - any age.

TBA
Rehearsals Start October 23, 2017
Open: November 16th
Close: December 10th

Man - late 40's

Man - late 40's/

Young Man - Late teens/early 20's

Hard Love
Rehearsals Start: March 19, 2018
Open: April 12th, 2018
Close: May 5th, 2018

Zvi - 40's male who has turned his back on his Jewish religion when he was 19.

Hannah - 37 year old female Ultra-Orthodox who is married to a rabbi 35 years her senior. Zvi's ex-wife.

Casa Valentina
Rehearsals Start: April 30, 2018
Open: May 24th, 2018
Close: June 17th, 2018
(All male characters appears in and out of drag during the play)

The Judge/Amy - male, 70's, Large, distinguished, powerful and imposing as a man and a clunky sort Tugboat Annie woman.

Rita - female 50's. Ten years older than George. A resigned determined but earth-mother has an inner sadness.

Eleanor- Female, 50. The Judge's daughter - brittle, cold and damaged.

Jonathan/Miranda - male 30's. Masculine, shy amd bookish. Overly polite and cautious as a male. As a female, she is ebullient.

Theodore/Terry - male 70's. Sweer and gentle and slightly silly, like a favorite old auntie Appears in drag only.

Albert/Bessie - male 50's. Chubby. Willy Loman by day, Ethel Mertz by night. Quick witted and friendly. Unaffectedly feminine. (appears only in drag).

Michael/Gloria - male 30's. a very handsome and sexually charge chap who is accustomed to compliments, whether dressed as a male or female. (appears only in drag).

George/Valentina - male, 40'w. Married to Rita, An insurance salesman type as a man. Assured and charming as a woman.

The Diary of Anne Frank
(TBA)

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.