Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $591.20 weekly minimum (LORT D Experimental Agreement)
SEEKING
Equity actors for the 2022 New Playwrights Conference (see breakdown).
Performers of all races and ethnicities are encouraged to apply.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please prepare a contemporary monologue that is no longer than 90 seconds. You may also submit an
additional contrasting monologue if you desire. Please submit your video submission with your headshot/resume at: https://airtable.com/shrn3xA3VLoKPaExA
Deadline: Fri, Jun 10, 2022
PERSONNEL
Viewing Auditions:
Wendy Goldberg, Artistic Director for the National Playwrights Conference
David Caperelliotis, Casting Director for the National Playwrights Conference
Jorge Lopez Rivera, Line Producer
OTHER DATES
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center will present staged readings of six new plays during the National
Playwrights Conference. Each play will be in residence for one week between June 16th through July 15th.
OTHER
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The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and subscribes to the LORT Agreement Non-Traditional Casting policy, encouraging participation by and casting of ethnic Actors (African American, Asian American, Hispanic American and Native American), women and Actors with disabilities in roles where race, ethnicity, gender, or the presence or absence of a disability is not germane.
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
No roles will be understudied.
THE APIARY by Kate Douglas
ROLES:
Cece/Kara/Anna/Bryn- women at a threshold in which anything seems possible.
Zora- stoic and determined with an engineer's eye.
Pilar- a social butterfly who doesn't get out much.
Gwen- as anxious as she is ambitious.
YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING by Brittany Fisher
ROLES:
HELEN- mild stages of Alzheimer’s, black.
VANESSA- a single mother and Helen’s daughter, black.
CURTIS- a single father and Helen’s son, black.
LOTTIE- Vanessa’s smart mouth daughter, biracial.
GOLDEN- Curtis’s scholar-roll son, black.
BIG BLACK SUNHATS by Mallory Jane Weiss
ROLES:
PENELOPE- 70-year-old woman; married to OWEN; proud, vain, put-together, has never been good at lonely or boring.
BOBBI- 70-year-old woman; married to PERCY; measured, resourceful, her peace took a very long time to achieve, and so she watches it very closely.
EVELYN- 70-year-old woman; married to HUGO; brash, capricious, earnest, an adventure always just out of reach.
OWEN- 30-year-old man; married to PENELOPE; self-assured, bombastic, the life of the party (at least, if you ask him), lover of novelty.
PERCY- 29-year-old man; married BOBBI; diplomatic, loyal, a kindness that frustrates, a hidden temper that he pushes, pushes, pushes away.
HUGO- 30-year-old man; married to EVELYN; headstrong, dramatic, attention-seeking and maybe a little power hungry, driven by selfish curiosity.
KATE SUSPENDED by Neena Beber
ROLES:
BUCK- a man-child of 38; luckier than he has a right to be.
DR. KEEN- a psychiatrist, boyish and perhaps a tennis player.
NURSE GEE- used to it and a little tired of it.
ROXY- Kate's best friend, annoyed to be relegated to the role of Best Friend.
MR. KARIMOVA- an octogenarian who spent his life as a violinist.
KATIE- a 25-year-old who looks a lot like you might imagine Kate once did.
KATHARINE- a 75-or-so-year-old who looks a lot like you might imagine Kate will someday.
K.T.- a young man, a poet.
KATYA- a young woman, a do-gooder who really does shine with goodness.
HOUSE OF INDIA by Deepak Kumar
ROLES:
JACOB- (male) Wants to be an entrepreneur, Thai, early 20s.
ANANYA- (female) Runs “House of India”, Vikram and Vaidehi’s mother, South Asian, late 50s /early 60s.
VIKRAM- (male) Wants to be a writer, South Asian, early 30s.
VAIDEHI- (female) Wants to be an artist, South Asian, mid-late 20s.
NIGHTWATCH by Max Yu
ROLES:
Leo- male, first-generation Chinese American, 20.
Bonnie- female, 0.5 generation Chinese American, 20.
ç¸ pronounced “ba”- means Father. Chinese. Plays a range of ages.
奶奶 pronounced “nai nai”- means Grandmother. Chinese. Plays a range of ages.
ç·ç· pronounced “ye ye”- means Grandfather. Chinese. Plays a range of ages.
Jia- female, doubles as Bonnie. Chinese, 17
Song- male, doubles as Leo. Chinese, 17.
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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