Portland Center Stage 2019-2020 Season - NYC EPA
Portland Center Stage
AUDITION DATE
Thu, May 02, 2019
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep LORT B, D Minimums - $696-$941/week (thru 2/9/20), $717-969/week (after 2/9/20)
SEEKING
Equity actors and singers for various roles in the upcoming season. See breakdown.
All AEA SM/ASM positions have been filled.
PREPARATION
Actors should prepare two brief contrasting monologues appropriate to the season OR a brief monologue and a 16-bar song cut appropriate to the season. Total audition time not to exceed 2 minutes.
Actors should bring a headshot and resume properly stapled.
LOCATION
Pearl Studios NYC (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
3rd Floor, Studio 305 (holding room: Studio 306)
PERSONNEL
In attendance:
Chip Miller, Associate Producer
Stephanie Klapper Casting
Stephanie Klapper, Casting Director
Lacey Davies, Casting Assistant
Leah Shapiro, Casting Assistant
Caitelin McCoy, Assistant to Casting
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
PORTLAND CENTER STAGE 2019-2020 SEASON
IN THE HEIGHT
By Lin Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes
Directed by May Adrales
1st Rehearsal: August 20, 2019
1st Performance: August 31, 2019
Closes: October 13, 2019
Produced in association with Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Seattle Repertory Theatre, and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
The following roles have been cast:
USNAVI DE LA VEGA – CAST
NINA ROSARIO – CAST
KEVIN ROSARIO – CAST
CAMILA ROSARIO – CAST
BENNY – CAST
VANESSA – CAST
SONNY – CAST
ABUELA CLAUDIA – CAST
DANIELA – CAST
CARLA – OFFER PENDING
GRAFFITI PETE – CAST
PIRAGUERO – CAST
ENSEMBLE – OFFERS PENDING
FEMALE SWING – CAST
Seeking:
MALE SWING – 20s-30s. Strong dancer and versatile singer (preferably tenor-range) who can cover a variety of roles.
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MACBETH
By William Shakespeare
Adapted by Lee Sunday Evans
Directed by Adriana Baer
1st Rehearsal: September 3, 2019
1st Performance: September 28, 2019
Closes: November 24, 2019
Seeking 3 actors with confident singing ability (specifically with acapella music) who will share the entirety of roles within Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
MACBETH Et al.
Female Identifying. 30s-40s. A general hungering to fulfill a legacy once promised. Also plays ROSS, DOCTOR, MURDERER, WITCH, and others
LADY MACBETH Et Al
Female Identifying. 20s-30s. A future queen consumed by lust for power. Also plays MALCOLM, ROSS, FLEANCE, MURDERER, WITCH, and others
MACDUFF Et Al
Female Identifying. 50s-60s. A nobleman striving to restore order through vengeance. Also plays BANQUO, ROSS, LENNOX, WITCH, and others
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RED WOOD
By Brittany K Allen
Directed by Chip Miller
1st Rehearsal: October 1, 2019
1st Performance: October 26, 2019
Closes: November 17, 2019
A world premiere.
MEG DURBIN - Black woman, mid 20s. A middle-school English teacher with a flair for the dramatic. Partner to Drew
DREW TATUM — White male, early-mid 30s. A Ph.D. candidate in Quantum Mechanics, a bleeding heart. Partner to Meg.
STEVIE (STEVE) WILSON — Black man, late 40s. Meg’s uncle. Exuberant and always right.
MOM (BEVERLY DURBIN) — Black woman, early 50s. Goofy, but wise.
INSTRUCTOR — Black man, 40s. Weary task-master.
HARRIET/HATTIE — Filipino-American woman, 40s. Also appears as Meg’s best friend, Drew’s step-mother, and an ancestor.
TATUM — White man, 30s. Eager, very “Broadway.” Also appears as Drew’s father, and Master Tatum, at which points he becomes very “paternal” and very “Confederate,” respectively.
ALLIE/ALAMEDA — Black woman, 30s. Eager, very “Broadway.” Also appears as Meg’s ancestor, at which point she becomes very “Medea.”
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MISS BENNETT: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLY
By Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon
Director TBA
1st Rehearsal: November 5, 2019
1st Performance: November 30, 2019
Closes: December 29, 2019
MARY BENNET – Earls 20s Finally coming in to her own, she is no longer the plain, boring girl she once was. She has a fire in her now. She is intelligent, curious, and lively, but her family only sees her as a future spinster. She does not suffer fools. She wants to live.
ARTHUR de BOURGH – Mid 20s. A studious, unsociable only child who has never been around women or large families. He is a loner who prefers books to people. He has recently inherited a large estate and has no idea what to do next.
ELIZABETH DARCY – Early 20s. Married to Mr. Darcy. Confident, charming and witty. She makes a fun and surprising lady of the house. She is best friends with her sister Jane.
FITZWILLIAM DARCY – Late 20s -Early 30s. A loving, generous, and smart (if slightly stiff) husband. He is quiet and vigilant and thus sees what others often miss. He knows what being lovelorn is like.
JANE BINGLEY – Mid 20s, married to Mr. Bingley. She is seven months pregnant with her first child and is sweet and optimistic as ever. The kindest heart in the house.
CHARLES BINGLEY – Mid 20s. Gracious, happy, and ever focused on the love of his life, Jane. A good friend and always ready with a smile.
LYDIA WICKHAM – 18+ to play 17. Flirtatious, youthful, self-centered. Her marriage to Mr. Wickham is a sham but she will not admit this. She is the person you want to have at your party: energetic, engaging, unstoppable.
ANNE de BOURGH – 20s. Only daughter of the late Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Lived in her mother’s very large shadow, never having to ask for anything or speak for herself her entire life. Judgmental and impatient, just like her mother.
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HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
By John Cameron Mitchell
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Trask
Director TBA
1st rehearsal: December 3, 2019
1st performance: December 28, 2019
Closes: February 23, 2020
HEDWIG – Tenor. 20s-30s. Hedwig is a genderqueer rock star and a transcendent talent. Perpetually abandoned, perpetually resilient.
YITZHAK – Mezzo Soprano. 20s-30s. A Jewish drag queen from Zagreb, and Hedwig’s backup singer. Verbally abusive to Hedwig, obviously threatened by her exceptional talent.
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SCHOOL GIRLS; OR THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY
By Jocelyn Bioh
Director TBA
1st rehearsal: December 24, 2019
1st performance: January 18, 2020
Closes: February 16, 2020
A co-production with Artists Repertory Theatre.
PAULINA SARPONG – Ghanaian, 18 years old. Most popular girl in school and knows it. She is beautiful, talented, vindictive yet somehow loveable.
ERICKA BOAFO – Ghanaian, 18 years old. She is a transfer student and is new to school. She is seemingly nice but people do not know much about her.
AMA – Ghanaian, 18 years old; the sensible, smart one of Paulina's pack. Is not afraid to say it like she means it.
NANA – Ghanaian, 18 + to play 16 years old; the simple pseudo dumb one of Paulina's pack. She struggles with her love of food and snacks. Very sensitive.
MERCY – Ghanaian, 18+ to play 16 years old; the witty sidekick to Gifty and will do and say anything to stay a member of Paulina's pack.
GIFTY – Ghanaian, 18 + to play 16 years old; the 'Frick' to Mercy's 'Frack' ; loves being part of Paulina's pack and will do anything to be considered cool.
HEADMISTRESS FRANCIS – Ghanaian, 40's; the Headmistress of Aburi Girls Boarding
School; loves the girls but is also constantly exhausted by them.
ELOISE AMPONSAH – Ghanaian, 40's; Extremely poised and well mannered former Miss Ghana 1976. She now is a recruiter for the Miss Ghana Pageant. She speaks with a slightly affected British accent and prides herself in always being a lady.
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THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTIME
By Simon Stephens
Directed by Marissa Wolf
1st Rehearsal: February 11, 2010
1st Performance: February 29, 2020
Closes: April 5, 2020
CHRISTOPHER: OFFER PENDING
SIOBHAN: OFFER PENDING
ED – 40s-50s. CHRISTOPHER’s father and a recent widower to wife JUDY. A loving father who occasionally reacts explosively to Christopher’s behavior. Protective to a fault.
JUDY – 30s-50s. CHRISTOPHER’s mother. Equally loving a parent as Ed. Alternatingly independent, strong-willed, and doubtful of her abilities to care for Christopher.
MRS. SHEARS Et Al: OFFER PENDING
ROGER SHEARS Et Al – 40s-60s, also plays DUTY SERGEANT, MR. WISE, MAN BEHIND COUNTER, DRUNK ONE, and VOICE TWO
A POLICEMAN Et Al – 20s-40s, also plays POLICEMAN, MR. THOMPSON, DRUNK TWO, MAN WITH SOCKS, LONDON POLICEMAN, and VOICE THREE
REVEREND PETERS Et Al: OFFER PENDING
NO. 40 Et Al – 20s-40s, also plays LADY IN STREET, INFORMATION, PUNK GIRL, and VOICE FIVE
MRS. ALEXANDER Et Al – 40s-60s, also plays POSH WOMAN and VOICE SIX
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9 PART OF DESIRE
By Heather Raffo
Directed by Evren Odcikin
1st Rehearsal: February 11, 2010
1st Performance: March 7, 2020
Closes: April 26, 2020
MULLAYA Et Al – 30s – 50s, one actor to play nine Iraqi women at varying stages of their lives, from early childhood through old age.
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HOWARD'S END
Based on the novel by E.M. Forster
Adapted by Caroline Hewitt
Directed by Marissa Wolf
1st Rehearsal: March 17, 2020
1st Performance: April 18, 2020
Closes: May 10, 2020
A world premiere.
MARGARET Et Al: OFFER PENDING
HELEN Et Al: OFFER PENDING
HENRY Et Al: 20s – 40s. The Patriarch of the family. Imperialist masculinity manifest – a man emboldened by stoicism who only lets his feelings be shown as he falls for Margaret. Also plays AUNT JULEY and COUSIN
LEONARD Et Al: 20s – 40s. Intellectually ambitious and romantic, but trapped in a dead-end job he hates. A young man prematurely worn by the stress of obsessive self-improvement. Also plays PAUL WILCOX, TIBBY, BUTLER, NIECE, DOCTOR, LITTLE BOY, and TICKET AGENT
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CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND
By Lauren Yee
Director TBA
1st Rehearsal: May 23, 2020
1st Performance: May 30, 2020
Closes: June 28, 2020
A co-production with Oregon Shakespeare Festival and La Jolla Playhouse
CHUM: OFFER PENDING
NEARY: OFFER PENDING
TED: OFFER PENDING
DUCH: OFFER PENDING
ROM: OFFER PENDING
POU: OFFER PENDING
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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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