La Jolla Playhouse 2018-19 Season - NYC EPA
La Jolla Playhouse
AUDITION DATE
Tue, Jan 09, 2018
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep LORT B; $914/week min
SEEKING
Equity actors and actor/singers for various roles in the upcoming 2018-19 season.
PREPARATION
Please a brief monologue (comedic or dramatic) under 2 minutes; if you’d like to present both a comedic and dramatic monologue then both monologues must be under 2 minutes total.
Please bring a headshot and resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Pearl Studios NYC (519)
519 8th Ave
12th Fl
New York, NY 10018
12th floor - Studio F
PERSONNEL
Teresa Sapien - Artistic Associate (expected to be in attendance at the EPA)
OTHER DATES
See breakdown for show production dates.
OTHER
www.lajollaplayhouse.org
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
THE SQUIRRELS
By Robert Askins
Directed by Christopher Ashley
Rehearsals start – May 8, 2018
First Preview - June 12, 2018
Close - July 15, 2018
SCURIUS – [Male, 40s-60s] Great old Gray Squirrel. Big. Fatish. The greatest gatherer of nuts the forest ever saw. Now gone to seed. Father to CHORDATA. Partner to MAMALIA. Adopted father to RODENTIA.
SCUIRIDAE/SCIENTIST – [Male, 30s-40s] Gray Squirrel. Like Riki-Tiiki-Tavi. He is too smooth. He might stare too long. He is creepy. Also plays SCIENTIST. He is a scientist. Not a real scientist. A cartoon scientist.
CHORDATA – [Female, 20s-30s] Young Gray Squirrel. Squirrel sexy. Squirrel smart. She knows the forest is changing. She is in love with CAROLINIUS. Perhaps a little too sentimental.
MAMALIA – [Female, 40s-60s] Older Gray Squirrel. The long suffering partner to SCURIUS. She loves him. Knows his faults. Has aided his schemes. She is dedicated to her daughter and wants only the best for her.
RODENTIA – [Female, 20s-30s] Adopted daughter of SCURIUS. Young Fox Squirrel. She swims with the tide that raises her boat.
CAROLINIUS – [Male, 20s-30s] Young Fox Squirrel. Fierce. Strong. Idealistic, but hungry. It is, after all, the dead of winter and mating season is coming.
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SEIZE THE KING
By Will Power
Directed by Jaime Castañeda
Rehearsals start – August 21, 2018
First Preview – September 25, 2018
Close – October 28, 2018
RICHARD – [Male, early 30s-mid 40s] any ethnicity, Richard the Duke, Richard the Protector and King Richard III. Brother to deceased King Edward IV.
QUEEN WOODVILLE – [Female, 40s-60s] any ethnicity. Wife of deceased King Edward IV. Sister-in-law to Richard the Duke. Mother of Edward V. And Others.
LORD HASTINGS – [Male, early 30s-mid 40s] any ethnicity. Seen by Queen Woodville as protector and tutor to Edward V. And Others.
LORD BUCKINGHAM – [Male, early 30s-mid 40s] any ethnicity. Accomplice of Richard III. And Others.
ANNE NEVILLE – [Female, 20s-30s] any ethnicity. Daughter Warwick Leader. Inherited vast amounts of land. Locked in tower by King Edward IV. Eventual wife of Richard III. And Others.
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THE YEAR TO COME
By Lindsey Ferrentino
Rehearsals start – October 9, 2018
First Preview – November 11, 2018
Close – December 9, 2018
JEFF – [Male, 60ish-43ish] Cuban/Italian American father of Jim and Roweena, husband of Estelle
ESTELLE – [Female, 60ish-43ish] Jewish American, or rather Russian and German descent sister to Cline, mother of Jim, wife of Jeff.
JIM – [Male, 34-17] gay son of Cuban-Italian-Jewish American parents, husband to Taheem.
CLINE (CAROLINE) – [Female, 60ish-43ish] Jewish American, or rather Russian and German sister to Estelle, mother to none, wife to John
JOHN – [Male, 60ish-43ish, flexible] African American, or rather Jamaican and Ghanian descent, husband to Cline.
TAHEEM – [Male,30s-20s] Muslim American, Turkish and Pakistani descent, gay, husband to Jim.
POP-POP – [Male, 80-60] German-Jewish immigrant father to Estelle and Cline, grandfather to Roweena and Jim.
ROWEENA – [Female, 23] Cuban-Italian-Jewish American descent, sister to Jim, daughter of Estelle and Jeff.
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QUEENS
By Martyna Majok
Rehearsals start – July 3, 2018
First Preview – August 7, 2018
Close – September 2, 2018
RENIA – [Female, 40s] Polish. We see her in the past and in the present. A landlady who once sought refuge in the building she now owns. In the past we see her as lost and careful, eager to please, the newcomer. In the present she is in charge, no nonsense. Trying to disguise a great emotional need in a tough exterior. Speaks English with a Polish accent and speaks in Polish in one scene.
INNA/TANYA – [Female, late 20s-30s] Ukrainian. Resilient, stubborn, determined, dangerous when pushed. Also trying to disguise a great emotional need in a tough exterior. On a quest. Punches a lady in the face in the first scene. Speaks English with a Ukrainian accent and a few lines in Ukrainian. Also plays TANYA - Ukrainian. Inna’s mother, we see her in the past.
PELAGIYA – [Female, 30s] Belarusian. Calculated and careful - always on the lookout for someone trying to screw her. She’s the senior tenant in the building in 2001. The know-it-all who needs to always be on top. Speaks English with a Belarusian accent
AAMANI – [Female, 40s] Afghan. Elegant, grounded. She’s the second most senior tenant in 2001. Very aware, observant, and intelligent. Clear-eyed but also longing for beauty and poetry. Careful. Speaks English with an Afghani accent.
ISABELA/GLENYS – [Female, 20s] Honduran. Except for Renia, she is the newest tenant in 2001, and is about to leave unexpectedly to return to Honduras. She has a clear-eyed perspective and deep love for her family. Loyal and caring but will put you in your place, if need be. Speaks English with a Honduran accent and speaks some Spanish. Also plays GLENYS, 20s, Honduran-American. Isabela’s daughter. Very smart, kinetic, full of energy. A tenant in 2012.
LERA/JOAN – [Female, 30s] Ukrainian. Inna's closest friend in Ukraine. Determined but often falls short. Cares very much - both for people and for the things she can't quite win in in life. Speaks English with an Ukranian accent and some lines in the play in Ukrainian. Also plays JOAN, 30’s. American. A waitress in a diner who’s lived a lot and seen a lot. Major sass.
AGATA – [Female, 30s] Polish. Comes to exact some revenge one night. Speaks English with a Polish accent and speaks in Polish in one scene. WOMAN, 30s, another tenant in 2012.
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.
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