NOISES OFF - NYC appointments
Syracuse Stage
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep LORT D - $676 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in NOISES OFF. See breakdown.
INSTRUCTIONS
Electronic submissions preferred.
SUBMIT TO
Harriet Bass Casting
RE: Noises Off
135 W 36th St 13th fl
New York, NY 10018
PERSONNEL
Director: Robert H. Hupp
Playwright: Michael Frayn
Casting: Harriet Bass Casting
Casting Director: Harriet Bass
Casting Assistant: Gama Valle/Brandy Zarle
OTHER DATES
Auditions: 04/16/18 - 04/17/18
Callback: 04/18/18
First Rehearsal: 8/21/18
Opening: 9/14/18
Closing: 9/30/18
OTHER
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
NOTE: We are looking for diverse cast of experienced character actors who are very adept at verbal and physical comedy and can nail a British accent.
LLOYD DALLAS – Male, any ethnicity, mid 40s, Director of the play-within-the-play, Nothing On. He is very temperamental and in a love triangle with Poppy and Brooke. NOTE: Actors of color are highly encouraged to submit.
DOTTY OTLEY – Female, any ethnicity, 50-65 a middle-aged actress who is very forgetful. She has a romantic relationship with Garry and provokes him by showing interest in Freddy. NOTE: Actors of color are highly encouraged to submit.
GARRY LEJEUNE – Male, any ethnicity, 40s, a stuttering actor, easily fired up. Has a romantic interest in Dotty, and is driven by jealousy to attack Freddy repeatedly. His speech impediment disappears onstage. Constantly stutters and ends sentences with you know.... NOTE: Actors of color are highly encouraged to submit.
BROOKE ASHTON – Female, any ethnicity, 25-30, A young inexperienced actress from London. She pays no attention to others, either in performance or backstage. She rarely takes direction, and persists in role regardless of any interruption. She is always losing her contact lenses. Part of the Lloyd–Poppy–Brooke love triangle. NOTE: Actors of color are highly encouraged to submit.
FREDERICK FELLOWES – Male, any ethnicity, 40s, An actor who has a serious fear of violence and blood. Gets nosebleeds easily. He lacks confidence and is rather dim-witted and pompous. NOTE: Actors of color are highly encouraged to submit.
BELINDA BLAIR – Female, any ethnicity, 35-40, Cheerful and sensible, a reliable actress. Has a rather protective attitude towards Freddy. NOTE: Actors of color are highly encouraged to submit.
POPPY NORTON-TAYLOR - Female, any ethnicity, early 30s Assistant Stage Manager. Emotional and over-sensitive, and envious of Brooke, whom she understudies. Part of the Lloyd-Poppy-Brooke love triangle. NOTE: Actors of color are highly encouraged to submit.
SELSDON MOWBRAY: Male, any ethnicity, 65+, Elderly and with actorly mannerisms. If he is not in sight while rehearsing, the stage crew must find him before he finds the whisky. NOTE: Actors of color are highly encouraged to submit.
TIMOTHY ALLGOOD: Male, any ethnicity, 20s, An over-worked Stage Manager. Understudies Selsdon and Freddy. NOTE: Actors of color are highly encouraged to submit.
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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