NO SUCH THING Equity Principal Actors - Rivendell Theatre Ensemble Auditions

NO SUCH THING - Chicago EPA

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble | Chicago, IL

AUDITION DATE

Friday, December 6, 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (C)
BREAK: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

CAT
$309 weekly minimum (Tier 1)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in NO SUCH THING. All roles will be understudied.

SEEKING:

• REN: Female identifying, Mid-60s, a once very successful screenwriter who has been in a bit of a slump. Smart, complicated, accomplished, articulate, and dissatisfied.
• FALLON: Male identifying, 40s. He's smart, articulate, confident, and a charismatic storyteller and a very good teacher.
• TED: Male identifying, mid-60s, Ren’s husband, overworked and loving but a bit disengaged.
• MARILYN: Female identifying, 50s to mid-60s, any ethnicity, Ren’s agent and longtime friend. She's funny, raucous, and often cutting.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a 60-90 second contemporary monologue. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

LOCATION

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
5779 North Ridge
Chicago, IL 60660
Street parking on Glenwood and area around Senn High School

PERSONNEL

No Such Thing by RTE member Lisa Dillman
Directed by Malkia Stampley

EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Ashley Neal, Rivendell Casting Director
Glenn Obrero, Rivendell Casting Associate
Tara Mallen, Rivendell Artistic Director
potentially Playwright Lisa Dillman

OTHER DATES

World premiere of NO SUCH THING by Lisa Dillman
First rehearsal 2/21/24
Opening 3/30/2024
Closing 4/27/24 with possible 2 week extension
Developmental workshops:

• THE FOLDED MAP PLAY: Inspired by Tonika Lewis Johnson's FOLDED MAP PROJECT
  January 2025 workshop
  Full production TBD 2025-26 season
• DO SOMETHING PRETTY: February 2025 workshop
  Full production TBD 2025-26 season

OTHER

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided. Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

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