PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Equity Actors - Hartford Stage Company Inc. Auditions

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE - Headshot/resume submissions Hartford Stage Company Inc. | Hartford, CT

Notice: Submission

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$1058 weekly minimum (LORT B)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (see breakdown).

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS

Please include name of project, role and union status in subject line of email. Submit your headshot/resume for consideration.

Deadline: 06/22/2023

SUBMIT TO

alldaffercasting2@gmail.com

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BREAKDOWN

PERSONNEL

By Kate Hamill

Adapted from the novel by Jane Austen Directed by Tatyana-Marie Carlo

Casting Directors: Alaine Alldaffer, Lisa Donadio

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: September 12, 2023 First Preview: October 12, 2023

Opening: October 20, 2023

Closing: November 5, 2023

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.

NOTE: While the characters are written with he/him or she/her pronouns in the original scripts, we welcome gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to audition 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. In addition, we will list disability when specific to a character, but are otherwise seeking actors of all abilities. Thank you to First Folio Theatre for inspiring the language in this note as we work towards a more inclusive casting process.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: We are committed to a strong anti-racist ethos and a collective recommitment to nurture and sustain a culture of equity, inclusion and belonging at our organization. We seek to build a team that is passionate about theatre and that reflects the abundant vibrancy and diversity of our city, state, and nation. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender-identity, sexual orientation, familial status, religion, ability, age, national origin, class and veteran or immigrant status. Please Note: We are requiring that all Actors and Stage Managers be vaccinated.

SEEKING

LIZZY BENNET: Female. 30s and up. A year or two younger than Jane. Clever, spirited; can be sharp-tongued. Gets flustered, which makes her klutzy. Prides herself on good judgment. Not especially beautiful. Very very scared of marriage, after absorbing the lessons of her parents’ marriage. (LIZZY will not double.) RP British dialect.

MR. DARCY: Male. 30s and up. One of the richest men in England. Too proper for his own good; awkward in most social contexts. Prides himself on self-control and good judgment. (DARCY will not double.) RP British dialect.

JANE BENNET/ MISS DE BOURGH: Female. 30s and up. JANE BENNET – The eldest and most beautiful Bennet daughter. Kind, idealistic, diffident. Always tries to do the right thing. MISS DE BOURGH – Lady Catherine’s daughter; a gremlin. Probably allergic to sun. Underneath all her veils, she may be covered in scales. RP British dialect.

LYDIA / LADY CATHERINE: Female. 30s and up. LYDIA – The youngest Bennet. Lively, prone to imitating others’ behavior and eavesdropping. LADY CATHERINE – Patrician Caesar-meets-drill sergeant. RP British dialect.

MARY/ MISS BINGLEY: Female. 30s and up. MARY- the third Bennet girl. Violent and dark undertones; prone to pedanticism and sulking. A dark goth Bront character trapped in an Austen world. Coughs to get attention, or to make a point; may fancy that she is dying. MISS BINGLEY- a very rich, very beautiful young woman. Fancies herself witty. RP British dialect.

MR. COLLINS/ MR. BINGLEY: Male. 30s and up. MR. COLLINS – A pedantic, obtuse man. The original mansplainer. Rector to Lady Catherine. MR. BINGLEY – Loves the world and the world loves him. Mr. Darcy’s particular friend. Almost literally a dog. RP British dialect.

CHARLOTTE LUCAS/ MR. BENNET: Female/ non-binary. 50s and up. CHARLOTTE LUCAS – A practical girl with a good sense of humor. MR. BENNET – The patriarch of the Bennet family. Finds amusement in absurdity; often looks for a respectable escape from the chaos of his family life. Can be somewhat apathetic; probably a bit depressed, under everything. Enjoys antagonizing. Disappointed in his marriage. RP British dialect.

MRS. BENNET: Female. 50s and up. The matriarch of the Bennet family. Mostly a silly woman, of mean understanding and variable temper. Hypochondriac; when she’s upset, she fancies that she’s dying. The business of her life is to get her daughters married. She traumatizes her family with some regularity. RP British dialect.

PLEASE NOTE: SERVANTS/ ENSEMBLE parts will be played by everyone in the cast other than Lizzy and Mr. Darcy. In addition, the role of WICKHAM will be played by several performers. WICKHAM – An unfairly handsome and charming gentleman. Probably a sociopath. Raised with Darcy.