MEADOW BROOK THEATRE 2022-23 SEASON Submission - Meadow Brook Theatre Auditions

MEADOW BROOK THEATRE 2022-23 SEASON - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS

Meadow Brook Theatre

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep $739 weekly minimum (LORT D)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Meadow Brook Theatre's 2022-23 Season (see breakdown).

INSTRUCTIONS

SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please email your headshot/resume and your video submission with Season Audition in the subject line.

Deadline: Fri, May 13, 2022

SUBMIT TO

Casting.mbt@gmail.com

PERSONNEL

Viewing auditions:
Managing Director - Cheryl Marshal
Artistic Director - Travis Walter

OTHER DATES

Little Shop of Horrors
1st rehearsal: 9/13/22
Closing: 10/30/22

A Christmas Carol
1st rehearsal: 10/25/22
Closing: 12/24/22

Birthday Club
1st rehearsal: 12/20/22
Closing: 2/05/23

Blues in the Night
1st rehearsal: 1/24/23
Closing: 3/12/23

Harry Townsend's Last Stand
1st rehearsal: 2/28/23
Closing: 4/16/23

Honky Tonk Angels,
1st rehearsal: 4/04/23
Closing: 5/21/23

Noises Off
1st rehearsal: 5/09/23
Closing: 6/25/23

OTHER

www.mbtheatre.com

All rehearsals & performances are currently planned to be held indoors at the theatre.

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

PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:

At the start of video, please give your name and the titles of your monologues or monologue/song.

Please prepare two contrasting monologues no longer than three minutes total. Those who wish to be considered for Little Shop of Horrors, “Blues in the Night, or “Honky Tonk Angels should substitute one monologue with a brief cut of a song in the style of one of the season's shows. You may also use the accompaniment at https://www.mbtheatre.com/auditions

SEEKING:

All roles will be understudied

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

The Plant (Audrey Two) - Puppeteer who manages four puppets of various sizes.

Crystal, Ronnette, Chiffon - Black, female, young. Hip and smart urchins.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Scrooge

Ensemble: Multiple roles.

BIRTHDAY CLUB

Cheryl - Fifty, female, married, business owner, control issues.

Emily - Forties, female, lots of work done. High school teacher, divorced twice.

Abbie - Thirties, female, married. Stay-at-home wife. Easy life.

Kathy - Forty, female, works in law enforcement, married, four kids, very tough.

Sarah - Twenties, works for Cheryl, member of strict religion, wholesome and naive.

BLUES IN THE NIGHT

The Lady From the Road - Black, female, late 50s/early 60s, rich voice.

The Woman of the World - Female, indeterminate age, beautiful and mysterious.

The Girl with a Date - Female, very young, warm voice, innocent but capable of great bitterness.

The Man in the Saloon - Male, charming and dangerous, in control.

HARRY TOWNSEND'S LAST STAND

Harry Townsend - Male, almost 85 years old. Spunky and spirited. Struggles with fragility of old age.

Alan Townsend - Male, flip, sarcastic, and efficient. Not as energetic as his father.

HONKY TONK ANGELS

Angela - Female, mid-thirties, Texas housewife with great sense of humor and very independent.

Darlene - Female, late teens to early twenties, from the deep south. Pretty, sweet, and simple. Clogs and plays guitar.

Sue Ellen - Female, mid-thirties, Citified country girl. Smart, attractive, sexy. Great dancer. Roller skates, twirls baton, and clogs.

NOISES OFF

Dotty Otley - Female.

Lloyd Dallas - Male.

Garry Lejeune - Male.

Brooke Ashton - Female.

Poppy Norton-Taylor - Female.

Frederick Fellowes - Male.

Belinda Blair - Female.

Tim Allgood - Male.

Selsdon Mowbray - Male.

Electrician - Any gender.

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.