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LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO/JACOB AND JACK Equity Principal Audition - New Jewish Theatre Auditions

New Jewish Theatre

Posted May 13, 2011

This audition closed on June 4, 2011. View current auditions →

LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO / JACOB AND JACK
New Jewish Theatre
Creve Coeur, MO


Call Type
Equity Principal

Date of Audition
6/4/2011

Location
Wool Studio Theatre
Staenberg Family Complex
2 Millstone Campus Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63146
off of Schuetz Rd, just west of Lindbergh, upper parking lot, A&E Bldg


Time(s)
Saturday, June 4th, 1-4 PM
Monday, June 6th, 4-8 PM

Appointments
will be taken by the Producer. Contact Kirsten at 314-442-3175, Mon - Fri, 9 AM - 4 PM, or e-mail kwylder@jccstl.org

> EPA Rules are in effect.
> A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Personnel
Producer, Kathleen Sitzer
Artistic Associates, Edward Coffield & Bobby Miller
Directors Gary Wayne Barker & Edward Coffield

Other Dates
BALLYHOO: 1st rehearsal November 7; runs December 1-18
JACOB: 1st rehearsal April 9; runs May 3-20

Breakdown

New Jewish Theatre performs on a 3 week schedule, 4 performances per week. Performances are Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. THERE ARE NO FRIDAY PERFORMANCES.

LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO
1 M, Adolph Freitag, 50's, bachelor brother to Boo, brother-in-law to Reba
1 W, Reba, 40’s, widow, kind-hearted aunt to Lala, Mother of pretty Sunny
1 W, Lala, early-mid 20’s, quirky, unpopular
1 W, Sunny, early-mid 20’s, very pretty, Wellesley student
1 M, Peachy Weil, 20-ish, red-headed garrulous young man of an elite southern Jewish family
1 M, Joe Farkas, mid-late 20’s, a “foreigner in their eyes – of Eastern European heritage


JACOB AND JACK
Each actor plays 2 characters
NOW - THEN
Ted, His Manager - Abe, the Stage Manager, 30s
Don, The Stage Manager - Moishe, A Young Actor, 25-30
Robin, The Ingenue - Rachel, The Ingenue, 25-30
Esther, Jack's Mother - Hannah, Rachel’s Mother, 60-70
Lisa, Jack's Wife - Leah, Jacob’s wife, 50

Contract
SPT
Actor min. $237/wk

Seeking
Male and Female Actors for LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO and JACOB AND JACK. See breakdown.

Breakdown
A breakdown has been added for this notice. See below.

Preparation
Please prepare two contrasting contemporary monologues, not to exceed 2 minutes each. Bring 3 photo/resumes.

Other
New Jewish Theatre website: www.newjewishtheatre.org.

Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.


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