Mark Taper Forum/Kirk Douglas Theatre 2018-19 Seasons - Los Angeles EPA
Center Theatre Group
AUDITION DATE
Wed, May 02, 2018
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (PDT)
Lunch: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
APPOINTMENTS
EPA rules in effect. In-person sign-up begins at 9:00AM on 5/2/18.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep LORT A, D Minimums - $1300/wk, $750/wk
SEEKING
Actors of all ages, abilities and ethnic backgrounds (unless specifically stated) for all roles.
PREPARATION
3 minutes total- strict time limit. 2 short (1min) contrasting CONTEMPORARY monologues or 1 (2min) monologue; preferably from a published play (NO original compositions, NO classical monologues)
MUST bring Picture and Resume, stapled together
LOCATION
Music Center Annex
601 W Temple St
Los Angeles, CA 90012-2621
PERSONNEL
Andrew Lynford, Casting Associate for CTG
OTHER DATES
See breakdown.
OTHER
No stage management positions available. SM resumes can be sent to: Production Dept., Center Theatre Group Annex, 601. W Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Actors unable to attend this call may submit h/r to: Casting@ctgla.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
PLEASE NOTE: Some roles are already *CAST* and indicated as such. However, there is understudy possibility for most of the roles listed.
THE MARK TAPER FORUM:
Sweat
By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Lisa Peterson
August 29 – October 7, 2018
First Reh: Jul 31, 2018
Tech begins: Aug 24
1st Preview: Aug 29
Open: Sep 5
Close: Oct 7
All characters are from Berks County, Pennsylvania.
EVAN – 40’s, African-American, a parole officer.
JASON – 21/29, white American, of German descent. A steel worker with deep working class roots. A white supremacist.
CHRIS – 21/29, African-American. A steel worker, Jason’s best friend. Warm, cheerful and youthful.
STAN – 50’s, White American, former steel worker now running a local bar. A tough character, unwise to cross him.
TRACEY – 45/53, white American (female). Funny, brassy, likes to be in control, opinionated.
CYNTHIA – 45/53, African-American. Focused and ambitious, Tracey’s friend since they were teenagers. Chris’s mother.
JESSIE – 40’s, Italian-American. Female. Former hippie, alcoholic and often depressive.
BRUCIE – 40’s African-American. Chris’s father, Cynthia’s ex-partner.
OSCAR – 22/30, Colombian-American. Works in the bar with Stan, hard-working and quiet until provoked.
Valley of the Heart
Written and Directed by Luis Valdez
October 30 – December 9, 2018
First Reh: Sep 29
Tech begins: Oct 24
1st Preview: Oct 30
Open: Nov 11
Student Mats: Two, Nov 13 and 14
Close; Dec 9
Asian/American characters:
ICHIRO YAMAGUCHI – 62, a first generation “Issei” American Japanese farmer.
HANA – 46, his wife.
JOE “YOSHI” – 21, their son.
THELMA “TERUKO” – 23, their daughter.
CALVIN SAKAMOTO – 22, a potential suitor.
Mexican/American characters:
CAYETANO MONTANO – 52, an immigrant farm worker.
PAULA – 49, his wife.
BENJAMIN – 27, their ‘Chicano’ son.
ERNEST “TITO” – 18, a younger son.
MARUCA – 16, their daughter.
KUROGO – Kabuki style stage assistants, covered in black.
Linda Vista
By Tracy Letts
Directed by Dexter Bullard
January 9 – February 17, 2019
First Reh: Dec 11 or Dec 18, 2018
Tech begins: Jan 4, 2019
1st Preview: Jan 9
Open: Jan 16
Close: Feb 17
MINNIE – Can be aged between19 and 39 years, Vietnamese-American, tough talking millennial. Pregnant and boyfriend-less. NOTE: Some nudity is required.
DICK WHEELER – 50’s, white male. Newly divorced, he is seeking to start life anew. Tough, opinionated but vulnerable. Self-destructive. Take a job in a camera shop. CAST.
PAUL – Wheeler’s best college friend, a similar age, passive and spineless. CAST.
MARGARET – Paul’s partner, 50’s, another college friend. Well meaning, think’s she has found a perfect woman for Wheeler CAST
JULES – late 30’s, a life coach. Sincere and emotional. CAST.
ANITA – 30’s white, Wheeler’s droll co-worker in the camera shop. CAST.
MICHAEL – 40’s/50’s, white. A salacious owner of a camera shop. CAST.
Lackawanna Blues
Written, Performed and Directed by Ruben Santiago Hudson
March 5 – April 21, 2019
First Reh: Feb 26
Tech begins: Feb 28
1st Preview: Mar 5
Open: Mar 13
Close: Apr 21
Ruben Santiago, Jr. will play himself, talking about his life growing up in Lackawanna, New York
Happy Days
By Samuel Beckett
Directed by James Bundy
May 15 – June 30, 2019
First Reh: Apr 25
Actors on stage: May 7
Tech begins: May 12
1st Preview: May 15
Open: May 22
Close: Jun 30
WINNIE - Winnie is a woman of about fifty, who passes her time between the bell for waking and the bell for sleepby following a very exact daily routine. She spends her time buried in the ground to her waist – and then to her neck. CAST.
WILLIE – Winnie’s husband, henpecked and subservient, his main function is for his wife to have someone to talk at…
THE KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE:
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
By Jocelyn Bioh
Directed by Rebecca Taichman
September 2 – September 30, 2018
First Reh: Aug 14, 2018
Tech begins: Aug 29
1st Preview: Sep 2
Open: Sep 8
All characters are black and of West African descent:
PAULINA SARPONG - senior in high school; most popular girl in school and knows it. She is beautiful, talented, vindictive yet somehow likeable. CAST.
ERICKA BOAFO - senior in high school; Light/fair skin; transfer student and is new to school. Seemingly nice but has a streak of mean layered in. Must be able to sing.
AMA - senior in high school; the sensible, smart one of Paulina's pack. Is not afraid to say it like she means it.
NANA - junior in high school; the shy and simple one of Paulina's pack. She struggles with her love of food and snacks. CAST.
MERCY - sophomore in high school; the witty sidekick to Gifty and will do and say anything to stay a member of Paulina's pack. CAST.
GIFTY - sophomore in high school; the 'Frick' to Mercy's 'Frack'; loves being part of Paulina's pack and will do anything to be considered cool. CAST.
HEADMISTRESS FRANCIS - 40's; the Headmistress of Aburi Girls Boarding School; cares for the girls with a stern yet nurturing love. CAST.
ELOISE AMPONSAH - 40's; Extremely poised, witty, and overly confident. former Miss Ghana 1976. She now is a recruiter for the Miss Ghana Pageant. She speaks with a slightly affected British accent. CAST.
Quack
By Eliza Clark
Directed by Neel Keller
October 27, 2018 - November 17, 2018
First Reh: Sep 24
Open: Oct 27
Close: Nov 17
DR IRVING BAER – white, early 50’s, a TV doctor, in good shape.
KELLY HEMMING – Asian (Female); 30s. Studious, sensible, his assistant.
MEREDITH BAER - Dr. Baer’s wife. White, 50’s. She’s tightly wound and tightly muscled, the empress of a diet empire.
RIVER THUMBOLT – African-American, 20’s/30’s. A journalist whose career is on an upswing. Has recently lost a lot of weight.
BROCK SILVER – white, 30’s. A successful online blogger whose fame has gone to his head.
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.
Videos
