Kansas City Repertory Theatre
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $1,008 weekly minimum (LORT B) $739 weekly minimum (LORT D)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Kansas City Repertory Theatre 2022-23 Season (see breakdown).
We encourage participation of performers from all different backgrounds, including race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, age, sexual identity, and disability.
MISSION: Kansas City Repertory Theatre pursues theatrical excellence and advances the art form, creating and sharing stories at the center of the nation’s creative crossroads. KCRep cultivates passionate audiences, artists, and advocates who are invested in our region’s future. We build community by connecting people through productions and programming that educate, entertain, challenge and inspire.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please email the UNLISTED (BUT NOT PRIVATE) YouTube video with the subject: Name, Equity Status, Location. (ie Terry Smith, AEA, Chicago). Once you have emailed your YouTube link, please submit your headshot and resume at Https://form.jotform.com/kcrepartistic/headshotresume-submission . If there are any complications, please email artisticoffice@kcrep.org. If emailing, please write AUDITION ASSISTANCE in the subject line.
Deadline: Mon, Apr 25, 2022
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Stuart Carden, Artistic Director
Nelson Eusebio, Associate Artistic Director
Jason Chanos, Associate Artistic Director
Yetunde Felix-Ukwu, Artistic Associate (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
See production specific dates in breakdown.
OTHER
www.kcrep.org
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.
BREAKDOWN
KANSAS CITY EQUITY-ONLY PRINCIPAL AUDITIONS – VIDEO SUBMISSIONS (Non-Equity notices will be posted separately.)
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please prepare 2 contrasting monologues. If you are interested in Twelfth Night, please ensure one monologue is in classical language. Video should not exceed 3 minutes.
THE 2022 – 2023 SEASON
Some roles will be understudied.
Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare (LORT B)
Adapted by Nelson T. Eusebio III
Directed by Nelson T. Eusebio III
First Rehearsal - Aug 9, 2022
First Preview - Sep 6, 2022
Opening - Sep 9, 2022
Closing Sep 25, 2022
Character Breakdown:
Viola (F): 20s-30s. A grief-stricken and lovesick young lady who impersonates a man. Funny, plucky, witty, and can carry a tune.
Orsino (M) 30s-50s. A duke in Illyria. Not quite young anymore; a man who is kind, strong, and terrible at being in love. Maybe a tiny bit obsessed.
Sir Andrew Aguecheek (M/F) 20s-40s. Sir Toby’s sidekick. A rich knight who thinks they can dance, fight, sing and romance. Is equally terrible at all of them.
Malvolio (M) 40s-60s. A steward in Olivia’s household. Prim, uptight, and Puritanical in his devotion to order, cleanliness, and the Lady Olivia. All of which serves to hide his desire for more power.
Sebastian (M) 20s-30s. Fraternal twin to Viola. A kind, innocent young man to whom many strange things happen. Potentially in love with both Antonio and Olivia.
Antonio (M) 30s-50s. A sea captain, considered a pirate by Illyrians, who rescues Sebastian and becomes his friend in Illyria.
Fabian/Curio (M/F) 20s-40s. The servant in Olivia’s house/The servant in Orsino’s house.
THESE ROLES ARE CAST:
Olivia (F) 30s-50s: A countess in Illyria who is in mourning due to the death of her brother and father. Strong willed, ice queen exterior that hides a tender heart.
Sir Toby Belch (M)40s-50s Olivia’s uncle. The life of the party; a big man who parties hard and sings loudly. Crude and funny.
Feste (M/F) 30s-60s. A fool who sings, plays, and dances. Sing and play an instrument. Shakespeare’s most musical clown is also the conscience of the rich.
Maria (F) 40s-50s. Olivia’s wise and cunning gentlewoman. Smart, tough, and funny. The real brains in Olivia’s household.
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens (LORT B)
Directed by Jason Chanos
Adaptation by Geoff Elliott
First Rehearsal: Oct 18, 2022
First Preview: Nov 17, 2022
Opening: Nov 27, 2022
Closing: Dec 24, 2022
Character Breakdown:
Storyteller
Scrooge
Bob Cratchit
Fred
Mrs. Cratchit
Marley/Old Joe
Charwomen
Ghost of Christmas Past
Ghost of Christmas Present
Ghost of Christmas Future
Mrs. Fred
Mr. Fezziwig
Mrs. Fezziwig
Male Ensemble 1
Male Ensemble 2
Young Ebenezer
Belle
Female Ensemble 1
The ripple, the wave that carried me home, by Christina Anderson (LORT D)
Directed by Khanisha Foster
First Rehearsal: Feb 14th, 2023
First Preview: March 14th, 2023
Opening: March 17th, 2023
Closing April 2nd , 2023
Community Tour: April 6-16, 2023
Character Breakdown:
Janice: The daughter.
Helen: The mother.
Gayle: Young chipper ambitious black woman/Helen & Gayle’s answering machine – the aunt.
Edwin/Reporter, juror, citizen/Janice’s answering machine: The father.
Peter Pan and Wendy, by Laura Gunderson (LORT B)
Directed by Stuart Carden
First Rehearsal: March 28, 2023
First Preview: May 2, 2023
Opening: May 5, 2023
Closing: May 21, 2023
Possible extension: May 22-28, 2023
Character Breakdown:
The Real World: All British
Wendy Darling: Precocious, smart girl. 14 years old.
Mother / Mrs. Darling: Wendy's mother.
John Darling: Middle son, 10 years old.
Michael Darling: Youngest son, 8 years old.
Mr. Darling: Their father.
Nana: The dog / nanny.
Neverland:
Peter Pan: A rebellious boy. Both 15 and ageless, also American.
Tinkerbell: A spunky fairy.
Tiger Lily: Proud indigenous girl.
Tootles: Lost boy.
Curly: Lost boy.
Slightly: Lost boy.
Twin 1: Lost boy.
Twin 2: Lost boy.
Pirates:
Captain Hook: The one and only.
Smee: Pirate, Hook's right hand.
Starkey: Pirate.
Jukes: Pirate.
Noodler: Pirate.
Flood, by Mashuq Mushtaq Deen (LORT D)
Directed by Ken Prestininzi
First Rehearsal: Jan 3, 2023
First Preview Jan 31, 2023
Opening: Feb 3, 2023
Closing: Feb 19, 2023
Character Breakdown:
DARREN & EDITH are older and white, and their children (EDITH JUNIOR and DARREN JUNIOR) are not like their parents (in terms of gender expression/queerness, ethnicity, tattoos, etc.). If the parents feel very 1950s, their children feel very now in a way that's hard for the parents to understand.
DARREN: 50-60s, man, white, has a 1950s feel.
EDITH: 50-60s, woman, white, has a 1950s feel.
EDITH JUNIOR: 30-40s, BIPOC and queer, raised female, gender-non-normative, uses the pronoun “she,” different in every way from her parents.
DARREN JUNIOR: 30-40s, BIPOC and queer, raised male, gender-non-normative, uses the pronoun “he,” different in every way from his parents.
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.
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