OLDCASTLE THEATRE 2022 SEASON Submission - Oldcastle Theatre Auditions

OLDCASTLE THEATRE 2022 SEASON - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS

Oldcastle Theatre Company

CONTRACT

LOA $470 weekly minimum (LOA ref COST)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Oldcastle Theatre's 2022 Season (see breakdown).

INSTRUCTIONS

SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Submit a link to the video (do not attach the recording file) along with your headshot and resume. Please ensure that you provide any necessary passwords to access video links. PLEASE LIST THE SHOW(S) YOU ARE AUDITIONING FOR IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL. DEADLINE: 5pm ET, March 14, 2022. No submissions accepted after deadline.

Deadline: Mon, Mar 14, 2022

SUBMIT TO

casting@oldcastletheatre.org

PERSONNEL

Oldcastle Theatre Company Artistic Director: Nathan Stith
Associate Artistic Director: Richard Howe
Executive Director: Jennifer Jasper
Souvenir Director: Nathan Stith
Fully Committed Director: Jennifer Jasper
Sheepdog Director: Kirk Jackson
It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Director: Christine Decker

OTHER DATES

Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins by Stephen Temperley
First Rehearsal May 31
Runs June 17-26

Fully Committed by Becky Mode
First Rehearsal July 5
Runs July 22-31

Sheepdog by Kevin Artigue
First Rehearsal August 9
Runs August 26-September 4

OTHER

oldcastletheatre.org

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

PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Please slate before your audition with full name, title of piece, and what production(s) you are submitting for.

If auditioning for SOUVENIR please present a 1-minute comedic monologue and EITHER an aria of your choosing sung both legit and in the style of Florence Foster Jenkins OR two versions of Ave Maria - one legit and one in the style of Florence Foster Jenkins. Link to Sheet Music: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17H4BLThA5Uxw29b2NQw8T-3x1RwRjJWd/view?usp=sharing. Link to Accompaniment: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17gNGIK1DzVRu2Jy4R8GlnBnhi39kRYEX/view?usp=sharing

If auditioning for FULLY COMMITTED please prepare 2 comedic contemporary monologues that showcase character and vocal range and/or dialects. Excerpts from the play are encouraged in lieu of 1 monologue.

If auditioning for SHEEPDOG please prepare 1 contemporary dramatic monologue.

SOUVENIR by Stephen Temperley

NOTE: Actors auditioning for the role of Florence Foster Jenkins should be able to sing in the style of Jenkins (actors are encouraged to listen to recordings available online) and sing well as a legit soprano.

Florence Foster Jenkins: Eccentric but lovable. A wealthy society woman who, though she believes herself to be a great soprano, has no voice and is incapable of singing two notes in tune. Her belief in her talent, however, and her dedication to music and the art of singing is absolute. She behaves at times as if she is a major vocal artist. There must be no hint of mockery.

Cosme McMoon: CAST. The former accompanist to Florence Foster Jenkins. At the time of the play, he is a dapper man in his late 50s. He has been the resident pianist at an elegant supper club in Greenwich Village for some years. His audience comes to be entertained as much by his abrasive asides as his music. Excellent pianist and singer.

FULLY COMMITTED by Becky Mode.

Sam: (female, any race/ethnicity) An actor from the Midwest. Early to mid-30's she is employed as a reservationist at Manhattan's number-one restaurant. While managing the constantly ringing reservation line and needs of her superiors and co-workers she navigates her relationship with her family, agent and comes to term with her life choices. This is a fast-paced tour de force solo show. Physical comedy, stamina, dialect training are essential. NOTE: This role requires vocal and physical dexterity, as the actor also plays the 31+ additional characters.

SHEEPDOG by Kevin Artigue.

Amina: Female. Early to Mid-30's, African American, ten-year veteran of the Cleveland Police. She is a product of the neighborhood she patrols. Responsible, educated, principled, pragmatic. In love with Ryan, though that relationship is a new adventure that she must navigate around her own sense of caution and personal history. The dramaturgical engine of the play is Amina sharing her story directly with the audience; this is a tour-de-force role requiring accessibility, comfort, and charisma.

Ryan: Male. Early 30's, white, five-year veteran of the Cleveland Police. Escaped small-town Ohio, after high school to do good in the big city. Passionately in love with Amina, though perhaps in an idealistic, or even naïve way. Attractive, fit, curious, with maybe a boyish Irish pink quality. Ryan has had relationships with several women, including Women of Color, before. Looks up to Amina as more experienced, she being from the hood, and also having been a Police officer longer.

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.