JOY AND PANDEMIC - HEADSHOT/RESUME SUBMISSIONS
HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY
NEW
Equity actors for roles in JOY AND PANDEMIC (see breakdown).
No roles will be understudied.
Please email your headshot/resume for consideration. Include Play/ Role/ Union Status in subject line.
Deadline: Wed, Dec 28, 2022
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Playwright: Taylor Mac
Director: Loretta Greco
Casting Directors: Alaine Alldaffer, Lisa Donadio
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Tech Begins: Saturday, April 15, 2023
First Preview: Friday, April 21, 2023
Opening: Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Closing: Sunday, May 28, 2023
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The Huntington Theatre Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages actors of all backgrounds and abilities to 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 submit.
JOY/PILLY: JOY- 45, white. Will survive come hell or highwater. Mother of Pilly. Recently married a second husband, Bradford. Has tethered herself to Christian Science and has faith that if she “Does the Work” she can “Manifest” anything she puts her mind to. She is an infectious taskmaster; excellence is her pleasure. PILLY (ACT III) – 51, Grown daughter of Joy. Finds herself middle aged, still an odd clown having spent her entire unexamined life in service to Joy. Still dutiful and warm hearted, she is alone -- struggling with the tenants of her faith as she cares for her dying mother.
MELANIE/MARJORY: MELANIE: 35, Black. Mother of Marjory. She is absolutely extraordinary. Melanie is a rush of energy and spirit—an unfiltered and hilarious truth teller who is profoundly of this slippery, dangerous and thrilling moment in time. MARJORY – 39, Black, Daughter of Melanie. An internationally renowned contemporary fine artist. Howard alumna. Politicized, self-actualized, sharp, funny, and extremely observant and intuitive, she doesn’t miss a beat, says precisely what she means.
YOUNG PILLY: 17, white. Works with her mother at the art school. Tenderhearted. Tends to be clumsy and uncoordinated. Lives in the shadow of Joy, her own health has held her back from growing up and exploring what she wants out of life. She is an acolyte to her mother, without Joy, there is no direction. Pilly is honest, funny, and a ball of doubt.
ROSEMARY: 70, white. Bradford's mother. Wants the absolute best for her son, and doesn't think his current life is living up to his full potential. She's traditional, outspoken, and opinionated.
BRADFORD: 50, white. Married to Joy. He is an artist. Often allows Joy's whims to dictate his life, she leads and he follows. He has a problem finishing things of his own and feels pressured by his mother's desires for him to be better and reach for more.
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