OY VEY! THE PLAY Equity Principal Auditions - Theater for the New City Auditions

OY VEY! THE PLAY – Equity Principal Auditions

Theater for the New City Seasonal Showcase $909 project stipend.

Author: David Silberg

Dir: Sue Lawless

1st reh: 10/24/11. Runs 11/22-12/18 (Tu, Th, F, Sa @ 8; W, Sa @ 2, Su @ 3). No performance Th 11/24.

Equity Principal Auditions:

Monday, October 10, 2011 Theater for the New City

10 AM – 6 PM 155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Streets)

Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30 New York City

Sides will be provided at the audition. Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.

Seeking (all listed roles are available):

Sylvia:

70s, Jewish. Mother and grandmother. Wealthy, generous, warm and likable. A bit eccentric. Loves the arts.

Linda:

40s-50s. Anxious, frustrated. Attractive, takes good care of herself. Thrice-divorced, still looking; has a sense of humor about it.

Helen:

40s-50s. Mother of three. Caring and considerate. The middle child.

Judith:

40s-50s. Smart, independent, no-nonsense attorney. When chaos ensues, she stays calm and focused.

Gary:

Late 40s. A truly sensitive “bleeding-heart” liberal. A nice guy. Doesn't always agree with the way other people think; follows his own heart.

Alexander:

30s, British (standard stage speech). Brilliant, charismatic and passionate. An actor/director who runs a theater company.

Rabbi Fogel:

70s. Much-respected pillar of the Jewish community. Tries to hold it together.

Miriam:

70s. Sylvia's sister, “Aunt Miriam”.