Milwaukee Repertory Theater 2018-19 Season - Chicago EPA Days
Milwaukee Repertory Theater
AUDITION DATES
Fri, Feb 23, 2018
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (CST)
Musical day with piano accompanist. Please schedule dramatic auditions on Monday, February 26th when an accompanist will not be available. Lunch from 1-2.
Mon, Feb 26, 2018
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (CST)
An accompanist will not be provided. Singers should sign up for the audition on Friday, February 23rd. Lunch 1-2pm.
APPOINTMENTS
Equity Members may sign up for an appointment through the Member Portal beginning Friday, February 16th at noon.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep LORT A, B, D; $676-1073/week minimum, depending on show contract. See breakdown for contracts.
SEEKING
Actor/singers for Milwaukee Repertory Theater's 2018-19 Season. Actors of all ethnicities are strongly encouraged to audition. See breakdown for details.
PREPARATION
For musical audition: 32 bars of a song, 1 contemporary monologue (60-90 seconds)
For non-musical audition: 1 contemporary monologue (1-3 minutes)
Please bring headshot/resume.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity Association - Chicago
557 W Randolph St
Chicago, IL 60661
Dial 011 at front door.
PERSONNEL
Frank Honts: Casting Director
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal of the Season: August 14, 2018
Opening of Season: September 9, 2018
Closing of Season: May 26, 2019
See breakdown for show specific rehearsal/performance dates.
OTHER
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
Songs for Nobodies by Joanna Murray-Smith (North American Premiere)
Stackner Cabaret (LORT D)
Director: Laura Braza
1st Rehearsal: 08/14/2018 1st Preview: 09/07/2018 Opening: 09/09/2018 Closing: 11/04/2018
ACTOR (Female, late 30s-mid 50s): Strong, experienced actor/singer who can carry a one-person show. Plays a variety of characters, including a washroom attendant, a back-up singer, and a writer. Sings a variety of styles, from country music to opera to the blues.
Note: the script is under continuing development and will undergo revisions before production.
In the Heights Book and Music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Quadracci Powerhouse (LORT B)
Director: May Adrales Choreographer: William Carlos Angulo
This is a three-way co-production. Co-producing partners will be announced at a later date.
Milwaukee Rep 1st Rehearsal: 08/21/2018 1st Preview: 09/18/2018 Opening: 09/22/2018 Closing: 10/28/2018
Co-Production Partner #1 1st Rehearsal: 11/16/2018 1st Preview: 11/23/2018 Opening: 11/28/2018 Closing: 12/30/2018
Co-Production Partner #2 1st Rehearsal: 01/12/2019 1st Preview: 01/19/2019 Opening: 01/24/2019 Closing: 02/17/2019
USNAVI DE LA VEGA: 24-year-old owner of De La Vega’s Bodega, his parents emigrated from the Dominican Republic and have since passed away. He lives with Abuela Claudia. In love with Vanessa, but comically has no game and is shy. He is the mayor of the streets, the eyes and ears of his Washington Heights neighborhood. Strong actor, must be an excellent rapper and a good mover. Singing a plus.
NINA ROSARIO: 19-year-old Nina is the first one in her family to attend college at Stanford University. The beloved and only daughter of Kevin and Camila Rosario, working class parents who run the car service, love interest of Benny, and best friends with Vanessa. An overachiever, she’s the role model, straight A student but going through tough times. Strong belt/mix to an E. Must be an excellent mover.
KEVIN ROSARIO: 40s, owner of Rosario Car and Limousine, husband to Camila and father to Nina. Born and raised in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, he immigrated to New York City began work as a mechanic before building up to buying his own business. Charismatic and proud, this self-made man is also stubborn, hot tempered, but always wants the best for his family. Strong actor-singer who moves well.
CAMILA ROSARIO: 40s, she is the co-owner of Rosario Car and Limousine with her husband Kevin. Also from Arecibo, Puerto Rico, she fell in love with Kevin at 19 and immigrated with him to New York City. Strong, fiery yet pragmatic woman with a deep love for her family. Singing actor who moves well.
BENNY: 24-year-old driver for Rosario Car and Limousine, where he has worked since a teenager. Ambitious and optimistic, he has aims to have his own business one day. Handsome, charming man who crushes on Nina. Preferably African American. Strong singer and excellent mover.
VANESSA: A 19-year-old shampoo girl at Daniela’s Salon. Sexy, vivacious, charismatic with strong dreams of leaving the Heights, away from her alcoholic mother. With traffic stopping good looks, she knows how to use it except with the shy Usnavi. Strong belt/mix to an E. Must be an excellent dancer.
SONNY: 15 years old and Usnavi’s cousin, Sonny works for Usnavi at the bodega. Loud mouthed, though endearing with his naïvete and youth. Smart young man and also a smartass who genuinely loves the barrio. Comic actor, must be a good rapper and an excellent mover.
ABUELA CLAUDIA: Late 60’s, who raised Usnavi after his parents passed away and continues to live with him. She emigrated from Cuba when she was very young. Abuela Claudia has been in the Heights the longest and is the veritable matriarch to all, always caring, feeding everyone in the neighborhood. She has had a difficult immigrant life with the stress of years of low-paying jobs and struggles with the language; it shows in her physically. Strong belt to a C.
DANIELA: late 20s-early 40s, Latina. Quick witted, brassy and outspoken, she is a no-nonsense successful owner of Daniela’s Salon. Gossip queen of the neighborhood. Confident and strong, she is a big sister figure to Vanessa and Carla. Comic actress with a strong belt. Should be an excellent mover.
CARLA: mid-20s to early 30s, a hairdresser at Daniela’s Salon. She is Dominican, Cuban, Chilean and Puerto Rican but born and raised in Queens. Funny, perhaps unintentionally, and not the brightest bulb in the room, but has a sunny disposition all the same. Comic actor with strong belt mix. Should be an excellent mover.
GRAFFITI PETE: 18-year-old graffiti artist, any ethnicity, talented though undiscovered artist, always dancing with boom box in tow. Buddies with Sonny. Rough around the edges with a dangerous quality. Must be an extremely strong dancer. Acrobatics a plus.
PIRAGUA GUY: Mid-30s, he diligently sells piraguas (flavored ice shavings) in the Heights to earn a living. He represents a rhythm of the islands in the big city. Bright, soaring tenor.
ENSEMBLE: (Male and Female, 20s and 30s, Latinx) Good singers, must be excellent creative movers and dancers with some attitude and swagger of the Heights.
Guards at the Taj by Rajiv Joseph
Stiemke Studio (LORT D)
Director: Brent Hazelton
1st Rehearsal: 08/29/2018 1st Preview: 09/26/2018 Opening: 09/28/2018 Closing: 11/04/2018
HUMAYUN BABUR The All Night Strut! Conceived by Fran Charnas, Musical Arrangements by Tom Fitt, Gill Lieb, Dick Schermesser, Additional Orchestrations by Corey Allen Stackner
Cabaret (LORT D)
Director: JC Clementz
1st Rehearsal: 10/16/2018 1st Preview: 11/09/2018 Opening: 11/11/2018 Closing: 01/13/2019
SOPRANO- already cast
ALTO (Woman of color, 20s-50s) Strong blues/jazz singer with dance experience. Comfortable singing tight harmonies. All actors in the production will play instruments—we are especially looking for people who play piano, percussion, or bass. (Multi-instrumentalists who can play in the Big Band style are especially encouraged.)
TENOR (Male, 20s-50s, any ethnicity) Strong singer and dancer. Comfortable singing tight harmonies. All actors in the production will play instruments—we are especially looking for people who play piano, percussion, or bass. (Multi-instrumentalists who can play in the Big Band style are especially encouraged.)
BASS (Male, 20s-50s, any ethnicity) Strong singer and dancer. Comfortable singing tight harmonies. All actors in the production will play instruments—we are especially looking for people who play piano, percussion, or bass. (Multi-instrumentalists who can play in the Big Band style are especially encouraged.)
PIANIST (Any gender, any ethnicity) Experienced pianist comfortable playing jazz, blues, swing, and pop music from the 1930s-1940s. Strong singer comfortable singing tight harmonies. Dance experience a plus. (Multi-instrumentalists who can play in the Big Band style are especially encouraged.)
Miss Bennet Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon
Quadracci Powerhouse (LORT B)
Director: Kimberly Senior
1st Rehearsal: 10/16/2018 1st Preview: 11/13/2018 Opening: 11/16/2018 Closing: 12/16/2018
“The writers encourage diverse casting—Jane Austen belongs to everyone.”
MARY BENNET (Female, 20, any ethnicity) Finally coming into her own, she is no longer the plain, boring girl she once was. She has a fire in her now. She is intelligent, curious, and lively, but her family only sees her as a future spinster. She does not suffer fools. She wants to live.
ARTHUR DE BOURGH (Male, 25, any ethnicity) A studious, unsociable only child who has never been around women or large families. He is a loner who prefers books to people. He has recently inherited a large estate and has no idea what to do next.
ELIZABETH DARCY (Female, 22, any ethnicity) Married to Mr. Darcy. Confident, charming, and witty. She makes a fun and surprising lady of the house. She is best friends with her sister Jane.
FITZWILLIAM DARCY (Male, 30, any ethnicity) A loving, generous, and smart (if slightly stiff) husband. He is quiet and vigilant and thus sees what others often miss. He knows what being lovelorn is like.
JANE BINGLEY (Female, 24, any ethnicity) Married to Mr. Bingley. She is seven months pregnant with her first child and is sweet and optimistic as ever. The kindest heart in the house.
CHARLES BINGLEY (Male, 25, any ethnicity) Gracious, happy, and ever focused on the love of his life, Jane. A good friend and always ready with a smile.
LYDIA WICKHAM (Female, 17, any ethnicity) Flirtatious, youthful, self-centered. Her marriage to Mr. Wickham is a sham but she will not admit this. She is the person you want to have at your party: energetic, engaging, unstoppable.
ANN DE BOURGH (Female, 20s, any ethnicity) Only daughter of the late Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Lived in her mother’s very large shadow, never having to ask for anything or speak for herself her entire life. Judgmental and impatient, just like her mother.
A Christmas Carol adapted by Mark Clements
Pabst Theater (LORT A)
Director: TBD
1st Rehearsal: 11/06/2018 1st Preview: 11/25/2018 Opening: 11/30/2018 Closing: 12/24/2018
DICKENS
ASSISTANTS
EBENEZER
SCROOGE
FRED
CHARITABLE WORKERS
BOB CRATCHIT
GHOST OF MARLEY
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST
THOMAS’S MOTHER AND FATHER
YOUNG SCROOGE
MR. FEZZIWIG
MRS. FEZZIWIG
BELLE
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT
MRS. CRATCHIT
TOPPER
CAROLINE
CAROLINE’S HUSBAND
GENTLEMEN
OLD JOE
MRS. DILBER
Junk by Ayad Akhtar
Quadracci Powerhouse (LORT B)
Director: Mark Clements
1st Rehearsal: 12/18/2018 1st Preview: 01/15/2019 Opening: 01/18/2019 Closing: 02/17/2019
ROBERT MERKIN (Male, 40s, White): “Bob.” Junk Bond trader at Sacker-Lowell, an investment bank. Merkin is an unusual combination of charismatic leader and behind-the-desk functionary. On the strength of unparalleled focus and remarkable intellectual gifts, he has emerged as the financier of the age.
RAÚL RIVERA (Male, mid 30s, Cuban-American): Lawyer for Sacker-Lowell. Wry, playful, ruthless.
ISRAEL PETERMAN (Male, late 30s, White): “Izzy.” A corporate raider. Sacramento-born. Intense, rough-hewn, tenacious. Eager to propel himself—by whatever means necessary—to the front ranks of American business.
BORIS PRONSKY (Male, late 40s, White): An arbitrageur. Makes money off rumor and intrigue. All façade, no substance. The proverbial little man in a big man’s body.
THOMAS EVERSON, JR (Male, 50s, White): “Tom.” Chief Executive of Everson Steel and United, the erstwhile manufacturing behemoth and still-member of the Dow Industrial Average. The steel business has fallen on hard times, and Everson Jr continues to see through the diversification of the company begun under his father’s regime. Though not quite the brilliant businessman his father was, Everson Jr makes up for it with heart and in loyalty.
MAXIMILIEN CIZIK (Male, late 40s, White): “Max.” Investment Banker at Lausanne & Co. Adviser to Everson. Urbane, measured, sophisticated. Born in Prague, but brought up in America. Lausanne & Co. is a leading advisory investment bank, and one of the last such still connected to the great 19th century European merchant banks.
JACQUELINE BLOUNT (Female, late 20s, African-American): “Jackie.” Lawyer for Lausanne & Co. Harvard Law. Harvard Business. Appealing, ambitious. With balls and charm to boot.
LEO TRESLER (Male, mid 50s, White): A private equity magnate. Passionate, pompous, lovable, and very rich. A lion of a man with something of a Texas swagger, despite being born and raised in Connecticut.
GIUSEPPI ADDESSO (Male, mid 40s, White): “Joe.” US Attorney of New York, Southern District. Ambitious. Italian-American.
KEVIN WALSH (Male, early 30s, African-American): Assistant US Attorney, Fraud Unit. Punctilious and indefatigable.
JUDY CHEN (Female, early 30s, Chinese-American): A writer. Thoughtful, penetrating, and undaunted by the titans about whom she is writing.
AMY MERKIN (Female, 40s, White): Robert’s wife. Merkin’s business school sweetheart. A financial wizard in her own right. Merkin’s deepest collaborator.
MARK O’HARE (Male, 40s, White): An arbitrageur. Irish-American. Born and raised in heyday of Hell’s Kitchen. A street fighter who rides the market’s currents.
CORRIGAN WILEY (Male, 50s, White): Attorney for O’Hare. Gruff and loyal. Hailing from a family that has served counsel to generations of the Irish Mob.
DEVON ATKINS (Male, late 20s, White): An arbitrageur. A kid, in over his head.
MURRAY LEFKOWITZ (Male, 50s, White): One of Merkin’s investors.
CHARLENE STEWART (Female, 20s, White): Assistant to Merkin.
LAWYERS AND OTHERS
Mark Twain’s River of Song by Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman (World Premiere)
Stackner Cabaret (LORT D)
Director: Randal Myler
1st Rehearsal: 12/26/2018 1st Preview: 01/18/2019 Opening: 01/20/2019 Closing: 03/17/2019
ACTOR/MUSICIAN 1- Already cast
ACTOR/MUSICIAN 2
ACTOR/MUSICIAN 3
Note: This play is in development and breakdown is subject to change.
The Chinese Lady by Lloyd Suh Stiemke
Studio (LORT D) Director: May Adrales
1st Rehearsal: 01/08/2019 1st Preview: 02/13/2019 Opening: 02/15/2019 Closing: 03/24/2019
AFONG (Female, early 20s-early 50s, Chinese): The first woman from China to set foot in the United States. Born in China in 1820, Afong was sold into service to traders in New York and on display in side shows throughout the United States over a 45-year period.
ATUNG (Male, 20s-40s, Chinese): Manservant to New York traders and translator for Afong. Note: This play is in development and breakdown is subject to change.
Things I Know To Be True by Andrew Bovell (North American Premiere)
Quadracci Powerhouse (LORT B) Director: Mark Clements
This is a co-production. Co-producing partners will be announced at a later date.
1st Rehearsal: 01/29/2019 1st Preview: 03/05/2019 Opening: 03/08/2019 Closing: 03/31/2019
Co-Production Partner #1: 1st Rehearsal: 04/08/2019 1st Preview: 04/20/2019 Opening: 04/26/2019 Closing: 05/11/2019
Co-Production Partner #2: 1st Rehearsal: 05/13/2019 1st Preview: 05/16/2019 Opening: 05/18/2019 Closing: 06/02/2019
BOB (Male, 63): A retrenched auto factory worker. Married to Fran.
FRAN (Female, 57): A senior nurse. Married to Bob. PIP (Female, 34): Fran and Bob’s oldest child. An education department bureaucrat.
MARK (Male, 32): Fran and Bob’s second oldest child. An I.T. specialist.
BEN (Male, 28): Fran and Bob’s next oldest child. A financial services worker.
ROSIE (Female, 19): Fran and Bob’s youngest child, who doesn’t know who she is or what she wants to be yet. Note: This play is in development and breakdown is subject to change.
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash Created by Richard Maltby, Jr., Conceived by William Meade
Stackner Cabaret (LORT D)
Director/Music Director: Dan Kazemi
1st Rehearsal: 02/26/2019 1st Preview: 03/22/2019 Opening: 03/24/2019 Closing: 05/26/2019
TRENNA
JASON
EDDIE
DAVID
MARK
Two Trains Running by August Wilson
Quadracci Powerhouse (LORT B)
Director: Timothy Douglas Co-producing partner TBA.
Co-Production Partner: 1st Rehearsal: 02/05/2019 1st Preview: 03/02/2019 Opening: 03/07/2019 Closing: 03/30/2019
Milwaukee Rep: 1st Rehearsal: 04/09/2019 1st Preview: 04/16/2019 Opening: 04/19/2019 Closing: 05/12/2019
MEMPHIS
WOLF
RISA
HOLLOWAY
STERLING
HAMBONE
WEST
Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan MacMillan with Jonny Donahoe
Stiemke Studio (LORT D)
Director: TBD
1st Rehearsal: 04/09/2019 1st Preview: 04/12/2019 Opening: 04/14/2019 Closing: 05/05/2019
NARRATOR The role of the narrator is cast.
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.
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