MOTHER COURAGE - Lincoln, NE EPA
Nebraska Repertory Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Sat, Apr 28, 2018
9:00 am - 5:00 pm (CDT)
Callbacks held later in the day.
APPOINTMENTS
Email: brad.buffum@unl.edu or telephone (402) 472-1620
CONTRACT
SPT SPT 7; $530/week minimum.
SEEKING
Principal actors: Nebraska Rep is seeking to cast our upcoming production of Mother Courage. Actors must be strong singers. If you play an instrument appropriate for the Civil War era, please bring it and play (possible instruments: reeds, snare, woodwinds, brass, strings, harmonica, banjo, guitar, acoustic bass guitar, etc.). See breakdown for details.
PREPARATION
Please prepare one contemporary monologue and 16 bars from the musical theater canon if singing, and two (1-2 minute) contrasting monologues if not singing. Please bring and prepare a song on your instrument if you play.
LOCATION
Temple Building on UNL Campus
12th & R Streets
Lincoln, NE 68588
PERSONNEL
Andy Park: Show director and the Artistic Director of Nebraska Rep.
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: 9 October 2018
Opening: 7 November 2018
Closing: 18 November 2018
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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
Mother Courage: Female, 50-60 a woman who has seen better days, but knows she'll figure out any problem. A war-worn, tough as nails canteen women who is driven to succeed at all costs. Excellent singer required.
Yvvette/Other Parts as Cast: Female, 30-40 a woman who has been known to sell her body to a soldier or two; she's seen better days, but she maintains her looks, wit, spunk, and ambition. Excellent singer required. Actor will play an instrument if able.
Sergeant/Clerk/Soldiers/Farmer/Regimental Secretary/Other Parts as Cast: Male, 30-39 comic/cynical/been around the block/seen everything/surprised by nothing. Actor will sing in ensemble and play an instrument if able.
General/The Colonel/Older Soldier/Injured Farmer/Other Parts as Cast: Male, 46-59 seeking an actor with a certain girth and gravitas, comfortable playing characters with outsized desires. Actor will sing in ensemble and play an instrument if able.
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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