LANTERN THEATER COMPANY 2022-23 SEASON Submission - Lantern Theater Company Auditions

LANTERN THEATER COMPANY 2022-23 SEASON - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS

Lantern Theater Company

CONTRACT

SPT Salary pending (SPT 8)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Lantern Theater Company's 2022-23 Season (see breakdown).

INSTRUCTIONS

Please perform one monologue OR two contrasting monologues – up to 3 minutes total. Feel free to begin with your monologue(s); no introductions are necessary. Please upload your video to YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox, or other third-party platform; do not send your audition video as a file attachment. Please email the link to your audition video along with a current picture/resume with “EPAs 2022/23” in the subject line.

Deadline: Fri, May 6, 2022

SUBMIT TO

hspear@lanterntheater.org

PERSONNEL

Viewing auditions:
Charles McMahon, Artistic Director/Director
Hannah Spear, Artistic Associate/Director

OTHER DATES

TRAVESTIES
First Rehearsal: August 16, 2022
Performances: September 8 - October 9, 2022

THE ROYALE
First Rehearsal: October 18, 2022
Performances: November 10 - December 11, 2022

THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT
First Rehearsal: January 10, 2023
Performances: February 9 - March 5, 2023

TWELFTH NIGHT
First Rehearsal: April 25, 2023
Performances: May 18 - June 18, 2023

OTHER

Lantern Theater Company’s 2022/23 season is not yet public. Please do NOT post any season information on social media, including play titles, roles, etc. Thank you in advance for your support and discretion.

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

TRAVESTIES, by Tom Stoppard

SEEKING:

All roles are cast. Actors will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.

HENRY CARR: CAST. British diplomat. Male, alternately 35 and 65 years old.

JAMES JOYCE: CAST. Irish writer. Male, about 30 years old.

TRISTAN TZARA: CAST. Romanian Artist. Male, 20s.

CECILY: CAST. A librarian. Female, early 20s.

GWENDOLYN: CAST. Niece to Henry Carr. Female, 20s.

VLADIMIR LENIN: CAST. Russian political theorist. Male, Mid 40s.

NADYA LENIN: CAST. Wife of Vladimir. Mid 40s.

BENNETT: CAST. Butler to Henry Carr. Male, Mid 40s.

THE ROYALE, by Marco Ramirez

The roles of FISH and MAX are cast. Actors will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.

SEEKING:

JAY: The Heavyweight Champion. Male, Black, late 20s/early 30s.

WYNTON: Jay's trainer. Male, Black, 50s.

NINA: Jay's fierce big sister. Female, Black.

FISH: CAST. An amateur boxer.

MAX: CAST. A fight promoter and referee. White, 40s.

THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT, by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell

The role of JOHN D'AGATA is cast. Actors will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.

SEEKING:

EMILY PENROSE: Editor-in-Chief of a high-profile magazine. Female, late 40s to late 50s.

JOHN D'AGATA: CAST. An essayist. Male, 40s-60s.

JIM FINGAL: A fact-checker for the magazine. Male, mid-20s.

TWELFTH NIGHT, by William Shakespeare

SEEKING:

VIOLA: A young woman of Illyria. Female, 20s. She disguises herself as a young man called Cesario and goes to work for Orsino.

OLIVIA: A wealthy heiress in Illyria. Female, 20s-30s.

ORSINO: The duke and the governor of Illyria. Male, 20s-40s.

SIR TOBY BELCH: A relative of Olivia's, often drunk and mischievous.

MALVOLIO: Olivia's steward.

SIR ANDREW: A wealthy friend of Sir Toby.

MARIA: Olivia's maid.

FESTE: Olivia's jester.

SEBASTIAN: Viola's twin brother. Male, 20s.

ANTONIO: A sea captain.

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.