Main Street Theater
CONTRACT
SPT $370 weekly minimum (SPT 2)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Main Street Theater's 2022-2023 Season (see breakdown).
Houston based actors encouraged to submit.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please prepare a monologue not to exceed two minutes. Label the file with your name and save it as .mp4 (preferred) or .mov and upload to https://www.dropbox.com/request/5x8L5SLAr7qS6Nv1B68H . Upload your headshot and resume and other info to
https://airtable.com/shrjOl52CevC5FN6t .
Deadline: Fri, Jul 1, 2022
PERSONNEL
Viewing Auditions:
Artistic Director, Rebecca Udden
Associate Artistic, Director Andrew Ruthven
Director of Artistic Engagement, Sloane Teagle
Directors: Robin Robinson, Sophia Watt, Claire Hart-Palumbo
OTHER DATES
The Wickhams, Christmas at Pemberley
First rehearsal: Monday, October 24, 2022
Performances: Saturday, November 19 - Sunday, December 18, 2022
Permanent Collection
First rehearsal: Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Performances: Saturday, February 11 - Sunday, March 5, 2023
The Oldest Boy
First rehearsal: Monday, March 6, 2023
Performances: Saturday, April 1 - Saturday, April 23, 2023
The Best of Everything
First Rehearsal: Monday, Apri 24, 2023
Performances: Saturday, May 20 - Sunday, June 18, 202
OTHER
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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
Unless otherwise noted, actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to submit for all roles.
THE WICKHAMS, CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY, by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon
Seeking:
Mrs. Reynolds, housekeeper, 60s.
Brian, a footman, 20s.
Cassie, a parlor maid, 20s.
Fitzwilliam Darcy, owner of Pemberley estate, 30s.
Elizabeth Darcy, his wife, late 20s.
George Wickham, scoundrel married to Lydia, 30s.
Lydia Wickham, sister of Elizabeth Darcy, 20s.
PERMANENT COLLECTION, by Thomas Gibbons
Seeking:
Sterling North, African American, mid 40s, newly hired Executive Director of the Foundation.
Ella Franklin, African American, 60s, former Assistant to the Director.
Paul Barrow, white, 40s, Foundation’s Director of Education.
Kanika Weaver, African American, late 20s, Sterling North’s assistant.
Gillian Crane, white, mid-40s, journalist.
Alfred Morris, white, 50s, established the Foundation, a ghost.
THE OLDEST BOY, by Sarah Ruhl
Seeking:
Mother, American, mid-thirties to mid-forties.
A Monk, Tibetan, younger than the lama.
A Lama, Tibetan, older than the monk.
The Oldest Boy, older than the lama, speaks for and moves the puppet, Tibetan.
Father, Tibetan, mid-thirties to mid-forties.
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
Seeking:
Caroline Bender, (Early 20s) Pretty, smart, nursing a broken heart.
Brenda Zaleski, (20s) Schemer with a slight Queens accent.
Mary Agnes Russo, (20s) Naïve and gossipy but not mean-spirited.
April Morrison, (early 20s) Beautiful small-town girl, a little clueless.
Amanda Farrow, (mid-to-late 30s) Smart, put-together and intimidating, only female editor.
Gregg Adams, (early 20s) An actress and a temp, sophisticated.
Eddie Harris, (early 20s) Caroline’s ex-fiancé, Harvard man.
Track 1, Male. Mike Rice (40s) handsome but dissipated. David Savage (30’s) Dashing, smart, too charming. Mr. Shalimar(60s) Editor-in-chief of Fabian Publishing. Ronnie Wood (20s) Small-town boy, handsome, sweet, a slight stutter
PRESENT LAUGHTER
Seeking:
Garry Essendine, aging matinee idol. THIS ROLE IS CAST.
Daphne Stillington, ingénue, 20s, a recent conquest.
Miss Erikson/Lady Saltburn, 40s - 50's.
Fred/Hugo Lyppiatt, 40s - 50s.
Monica Reed, 30s, Garry's secretary.
Liz Essendine, 40s, Garry's ex-wife.
Roland Maule, 30s - 40s a writer.
Morris Dixon, 40s.
Joanna Lyppiat, 30s, recent conquest.
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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