Pittsburgh Public Theater Corporation
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $926 weekly minimum (LORT C)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Pittsburgh Public Theater's 2022-23 Season (see breakdown).
Pittsburgh Public Theater aims to be accountable to authentic casting whenever possible and to deeply consider casting performers of diverse racial and gender identities and abilities to better reflect our community and enrich the storytelling on our stages. Please visit https://www.ppt.org/ppt_home/about to learn more about our theater’s ongoing work to promote anti-racism and equity on and off our stage.
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please submit a link to an unlisted YouTube video of your prepared monologues along with electronic copies of your headshot and resume at https://pct.formstack.com/forms/pptaudition . If you have any trouble with the online audition form, please let us know at playtime@ppt.org. Deadline: Monday May 16, 2022 at 5:00 PM EDT.
Deadline: Wed, May 18, 2022
PERSONNEL
Managing Director: Louis Castelli
Viewing auditions:
Artistic Director: Marya Sea Kaminski
Casting & Literary Director: Brian Pope
OTHER DATES
See production dates in breakdown.
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
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
In the video, please slate yourself with your full name and the play titles of the pieces you’re presenting.
Please prepare one comedic piece and one piece from the classic American canon (i.e., August Wilson, Alice Childress, Lillian Hellman, Tennessee Williams, etc.). Material should not exceed 4 minutes total.
BREAKDOWN
Some roles may be understudied.
A RAISIN IN THE SUN
By Lorraine Hansberry
Directed by Timothy McCuen Piggee
DATES:
1st Rehearsal: September 13, 2022
Runs: October 30, 2022
SEEKING:
RUTH YOUNGER
WALTER LEE YOUNGER
TRAVIS YOUNGER
BENEATHA YOUNGER
LENA YOUNGER
JOSEPH ASAGAI
GEORGE MURCHISON
MRS. JOHNSON
KARL LINDNER
BOBO
MOVING MEN
A CHRISTMAS STORY
Play by Philip Grecian
Directed by Marya Sea Kaminski
DATES:
1st Rehearsal: November 1, 2022
Runs: December 18, 2022 (Possible extension TBD)
SEEKING:
RALPH (as an adult, doubles as COWBOY, TREE LOT OWNER, DELIVERY MAN, VOICE OF A NEIGHBOR)
RALPHIE PARKER (at 9 years old)
MOTHER
THE OLD MAN
RANDY
MISS SHIELDS
FLICK (doubles as DESPERADO ONE)
SCHWARTZ (doubles as DESPERADO TWO)
HELEN WEATHERS
SCUT FARKAS (doubles as BLACK BART)
SANTA CLAUS (doubles as THE OLD MAN)
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM IN HARLEM
Original by William Shakespeare
Adapted and Directed by Justin Emeka
DATES:
1st Rehearsal: January 3, 2023
Runs: February 19, 2023
SEEKING:
THESEUS/OBERON
HIPPOLYTA/TITANIA
PUCK
PEASEBLOSSOM
MUSTARD SEED
COBWEB
AFRICAN BOY or GIRL
EGEUS
HERMIA
LYSANDRA
HELENA
DEMETRIUS
QUINCE
BOTTOM
FLUTE
SNUG
SNOUT
STARVELING
STEEL MAGNOLIAS
By Robert Harling
Directed by Marya Sea Kaminski
DATES:
1st rehearsal: February 21, 2023
Runs: April 9, 2023
SEEKING:
SHELBY EATENTON-LATCHERIE
M’LYNN EATENTON
OUISER BOUDREAUX
CLAIREE BELCHER
TRUVY JONES
ANNELLE DUPUY-DESOTO
YOUNG AMERICANS
By Lauren Yee
Directed by Desdemona Chiang
DATES:
1ST Rehearsal at PCS: January 17, 2023
Runs at PCS: March 26, 2023
1st Rehearsal at PPT: April 18, 2023
Runs at PPT: May 14, 2023
SEEKING:
JOE
JENNY
LUCY
FRIDA…A SELF PORTRAIT
Written and Performed by Vanessa Severo
Directed by Joanie Schultz
DATES:
1st Rehearsal: May 30, 2023
Runs: June 25, 2023
This production is CAST.
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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