Nora Theatre Company 2017-18 Season - Cambridge MA EPA **Revised**
Nora Theatre Company
**Revised Date and Breakdown**
AUDITION DATE
May 08, 2017
10:00 am - 10:00 pm (EDT)
Break from 2pm to 7pm
May 15, 2017
11:00 am - 7:00 pm (EDT)
Break from 2 to 3
APPOINTMENTS
Email akelly@centralsquaretheater.org. Appointment slots are five minutes each. AEA members without appointments seen as time permits on the day of.
CONTRACT
NEAT NEAT 6; $425/wk
SEEKING
Equity performers for various roles in the upcoming season shows
The Revolutionists, A Christmas Carol, Proof, The Women who Mapped the Stars, and Dangerous Liaisons
PREPARATION
Please prepare two contrasting monologues or a scene from the play you are most interested in. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Central Square Theater
450 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139-4106
PERSONNEL
Present at auditions:
Artistic Director of The Nora Theatre Company/Director of Dangerous Liaisons Lee Mikeska Gardner
Director of A Christmas Carol Debra Wise
OTHER
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
THE REVOLUTIONISTS
Dir. Courtney O'Connor
First rehearsal: September 26, 2017
Opening: October 19, 2017
Closing: November 12, 2017
As Olympe de Gouges attempts to write a play about the underrepresented playmakers of the French Revolution, she is visited by an assassin, a queen, and a spy.
CHARLOTTE CORDAY: an assassin in her mid 20s. She is serious and righteous.
MARIANNE ANGELLE: a free woman from the Caribbean. 30 - 45. She is a tough, classy and vigilant spy working with her husband
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Dir. Debra Weiss.
First Rehearsal: October 31, 2017
Opening: November 24, 2017
Closing: December 31, 2017
A new adaptation requiring a diverse ensemble of 5-8 actors (of all genders, different ages and races/ethnicities) who should have skill in Puppetry, and/or who sing and/or play instruments, and dance, juggle or who have acrobatic training And who can demonstrate physicality, inventiveness, precision, vocal range and clarity.
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PROOF
Dir. Michelle Aguillon
First rehearsal: December 26, 2017
Opening: January 18, 2018
Closing: February 18, 2018
In this production, the roles of Catherine, Robert and Claire will be cast as characters of Asian descent.
CATHERINE: a sarcastic, intelligent, volatile ex-mathematician in her 20s.
ROBERT: Catherine’s father. He is is supportive of Catherine’s life choices.
CLAIRE: Catherine’s sister and Robert’s daughter, late 20s, sociable and controlling of Catherine’s actions
HAL: late 20's, any ethnicity.
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THE WOMEN WHO MAPPED THE STARS
World Premiere
Dir. Jessica Ernst
First Rehearsal: March 26, 2018
Opening: April 19, 2018
Closing: May 20, 2018
MINA – brusque, organized. Scottish accent. Any age.
ANTONIA – dreamy, prickly, idealistic. Any age.
HENRIETTA – reserved, meticulous, devoted. Deaf. 30 - 40
ANNIE – charming, sociable, enthusiastic, inexhaustible. Deaf. 40 - 70.
CECILIA – intense, stormy, hungry. English accent. 20’s.
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DANGEROUS LIAISONS
Dir. Lee Mikeska Gardner
First Rehearsal: March 26, 2018
Opening: April 19, 2018
Closing: May 20, 2018
The theatre intends to cast this production with all male actors.
LA MARQUISE DE MERTEUIL is widowed, smart, rebellious, and manipulative.
MADAME DE VOLANGES is the pious, somewhat oblivious, also widowed cousin of Merteuil.
CÉCILE VOLANGES, daughter of Volanges, is a young and naive - age 15.
MAJOR-DOMO is Merteuil’s chief steward.
LE VICOMTE DE VALMONT is deceitful, exploitative, yet charming.
AZOLAN is Valmont’s valet and accomplice.
MADAME DE ROSEMONDE is the lively, intelligent older aunt of Valmont.
LA PRÉSIDENTE DE TOURVEL is smart, well-liked, and trusting.
ÊMELIE is a well-liked courtesan by Valmont.
LE CHEVALIER DANCENY loves Cécile but does not know how to show it. He is an eager and smart but timid man in his 20’s.
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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