POTUS... Equity Principal Actors - Virginia Repertory Theatre Auditions

POTUS... - Richmond, VA EPA Virginia Repertory Theatre | Richmond, VA

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AUDITION DATE

Friday, June 9, 2023

1:00 PM - 9:00 PM (E)

APPOINTMENTS

Please fill out an audition form at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScU19SGbrq0mCkoTXWjigQ7Mecw9qfMkOJdpQ-5aFrzjhYjMQ/viewform .

All actors will fill out the audition form and submit a headshot and resume online. If you wish to submit a video audition, you may do so at the same link.

CONTRACT

SPT

$675 weekly minimum (SPT 6)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in POTUS OR, BEHIND EVERY GREAT DUMBASS ARE SEVEN WOMEN TRYING TO KEEP HIM ALIVE (see breakdown).

In casting POTUS, Virginia Repertory Theatre endeavors to be as inclusive as possible. We invite all performers, including gender non conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors, to submit for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities.

PREPARATION

The AUDITION will consist of a contemporary monologue in the style of the show. Any prepared audition materials/pieces should not exceed 2 minutes.

LOCATION

November Theatre

114 W. Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23220

Auditions will be held in the Theatre Gym in the November Theatre Complex.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Artistic Director, Rick Hammerly

Director, Dorothy Holland

OTHER DATES

Video submissions accepted and due by: June 8, 2023, 1:00 pm ET

**If you are auditioning in person, please do not submit a video audition.

Following the initial audition, individuals will be notified, if needed, for a callback.

In-person callback (in Richmond, VA): June 12, 2023

Rehearsals begin: July 31, 2023

Performance run: August 31-October 1, 2023

OTHER

Please note that Virginia Rep is a fully vaccinated workplace and all employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID 19. Proof of vaccination will be required in order to accept employment. Performers must be masked inside the audition venue. Once inside the audition room, instructions will be given for when to remove your mask for your individual audition.

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

One four-letter word is about to rock 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. When the president unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis, the brilliant and beleaguered women he relies upon most risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble. A female-centric political farce by Selina Fillinger, POTUS is a riotous comedy about the women in charge of the man in charge of the free world.

(Characters listed in order of their emotional proximity to POTUS, closest to furthest.)

HARRIET - She/her, late 40s-60s. Any ethnicity. Chief of Staff. The consummate political bulldog, she writes the President's speeches, puts out fires, and keeps the ship of state afloat behind the scenes. Fiercely competent and decisive, every aspect of her life is in service of her career.

JEAN - She/her, late 30s-50s. Any ethnicity. Press Secretary. A high-strung, quick-witted woman who can handle any pressroom and neutralize any scandal. A single working mother whose pristine life is threatened only by other people withholding information from her, and by her attraction to a disastrous former partner.

STEPHANIE - She/her, late 20s-40s. Any ethnicity. Personal Secretary. Has a photographic memory and speaks five languages, but is painfully unassertive and insecure, in perpetual fear of being fired.

DUSTY - She/her, 20s-30s. Any ethnicity. President's current dalliance. An eagerly patriotic, sex positive, entrepreneurial Midwest farm girl with more resourcefulness than meets the eye.

BERNADETTE - She/her, late 30's-50s. White/Caucasian. The president's jailbird, drug-dealing, lesbian sister. A whirlwind of chaos and mayhem. A savvy kingpin with endless 'connections,' a wicked sense of humor, and raw sexual magnetism. Jean's kryptonite.

CHRIS - She/her, 30s-40s. Black/African American. A journalist. Overburdened, postpartum, newly divorced working mom; a reporter determined to get the story.

MARGARET - She/her, 40s-60s. Black/African American. The First Lady. An impeccable combination of high fashion, corporate experience, and legal savvy; regal, sophisticated, brimming with bitterness and pent-up rage. Goes for the jugular.