LUNCH BUNCH Equity Actors - The Play Company Auditions

LUNCH BUNCH - NYC EPA

Play Company, The

Signups begin Mon, Nov 14 11:45 AM (EST)

AUDITION DATE

Mon, Nov 21, 2022

9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EST)

Break

1:00-2:00pm

CONTRACT

LOA-NYC

$688 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in LUNCH BUNCH (See breakdown).

4 roles available (additional 4 roles are already cast from previous Equity contract)

All stage managerial positions have been filled.

PREPARATION

Please prepare one of the sides at
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MFzt1j 3bEZacsc4ffvcuZNAUTGu-s-KS?usp=sharing

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center

Studio B

165 W 46th St, 16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

Studio B

PERSONNEL

Written by Sarah Einspanier

Directed by Tara Ahmadinejad

For PlayCo:

Founding Producer, Kate Loewald (expected to attend)

Executive Producer, Rob Bradshaw

Stephanie Yankwitt, Casting Director (expected to attend)

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal on/about Feb. 13 2023

First Preview on/about March 15, 2023

Opening on/about March 26, 2023

Closing April 16, 2023

OTHER

playco.org

AGMA members who have been in good standing for at least one year, Canadian Equity members, Equity Membership Candidates (EMCs), and non-Equity actors may sign up for the audition waiting list by completing the form at
https://forms.office.com/r/P6VLSGTQs9. Any appointments available after the deadline has passed for Equity members to sign up will be assigned from the waiting list.

EPA Procedures are in effect for 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.

Dragon Fruit! Black Beluga Lentils! Perfectly Soft-Boiled Eggs! Amidst the distinct fear/feeling that the world is, always has been, always will be going to sh*t, seven public defenders seek meaning, belonging, and some semblance of order via their frenzied quest for the perfect lunch.

This play draws inspiration from a NYC public defender office. Racial diversity is a must. Actors of color encouraged to audition. Technical facility with language, physical comedy and rapid-fire comic timing. Enjoy ensemble work.

SEEKING:

GREG (mid to late 30s, male-identified) Packs the same lunch every day (it's healthy) and somehow finds time to volunteer on the weekend. A vegan who still likes cheeses and might have a bit of that thing called perspective.

TAL (mid 20s-30s) Totally into cheeses. Goes to Paris (on vacation) and then, unfortunately, comes back (to work). Unique and independent, makes space for finer things. Non-binary actors encouraged to audition.

MITRA (mid–late 30s) New to the public defender office, Mitra is a confident, focused lawyer, who rises to the occasion. An alpha dog who likes an underdog. Stands up to Jacob, head of lunch bunch, but is as capable of failure as everyone else. Good poker face when called upon.

HANNAH (late 20s-30s) Alpha dog, really good at her job and at lunch bunch. Direct, has capital B Boundaries, might not notice/care that she has a massive thing on her eye that keeps switching sides.

CAST FROM PREVIOUS AEA CONTRACT

TUTTLE (mid 20s-30s) - CAST Chatty and thin-skinned. More transparently affected by the stresses of the job.

JACOB (mid to late 30s) - CAST Has worked the job longer than the others. Reigns the lunch bunch with a firm grip, yet his whole world could fall apart at any moment.

NICOLE (mid 20s-30s) - CAST New to the office and to cooking. A total underdog.

DAVID (30s-60s) - CAST That guy who thought pretzels qualified as a side dish.

Everyone entering the audition venue (i.e., venue employees, Equity members, non-members, casting personnel, creatives, producers, musicians, etc.) will be required to show proof of COVID vaccination prior to entry into the venue. (Anyone with a medical or religious exemption from vaccination, should e-mail ahoeschen@actorsequity.org with Vaccination exemption in the subject line and attach proof of exemption in advance of their appointment. Information provided will be kept confidential.) Anyone with symptoms of COVID, flu, or any other infectious disease that can be transmitted by casual contact should not attend the auditions.

Everyone participating in the auditions is encouraged to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.

If the risk level for New York County is trending upwards and may rise to High (Red) we will contact members with appointments at least 48 hours before the first audition appointment time to let them know there is a chance that the auditions may need to be postponed or cancelled. All members with appointments will be notified at least 24 hours in advance if the auditions must be postponed or cancelled.

We encourage members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.

Holding room capacity = 40

Audition room capacity = 28

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.