PUMA - Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT in NJ
New Jersey Repertory Company Long Branch NJ SPT Currently $284/week minimum. Housing is provided for out-of-area performers.
Authors: Julie Gilbert & Frank Evans
Dir: Suzanne Barabas
1st reh: On/about 2/1/11. Runs 2/24–4/3.
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:
Monday, November 1, 2010 New Jersey Repertory Company
10:30 AM - 6:30 PM 179 Broadway
Lunch from 2:30 - 3:30. Long Branch, NJ
For an appointment, e-mail
njrep@njrep.org (any time after October 11) or call 732/229-3166 (only on 10/26 and 10/27 from 12 Noon – 5 PM). Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.
Sides will be provided at the audition (20 minutes before your appointment). Visually impaired performers may request an advance copy of sides when making an audition appointment.
Please bring a picture & resume, stapled together.
World premiere. The life-long obsessive love affair between Marlene Dietrich and Erich Maria Remarque simmers against the steamy backdrop of Hollywood during its Golden Age. Add to the mix Jimmy Stewart and Paulette Goddard, and sparks ignite.
Seeking (all roles are available (i.e. not yet offered and accepted):
Note on character ages: The play takes place in Paris, New York and Hollywood from 1937 until 1971. All characters age during the course of the play, but with no special make-up effects. Most of the play takes place in flashbacks, when the characters are in their 30s.
Marlene Dietrich:
30s-40s (see note on character ages, above). The film and show business icon … but also a hausfrau, capable of being nurturing one moment and destructive the next. No Madeline Kahn imitations, please. Marlene speaks English with a German accent, but not overblown. She is glamorous, extremely sexual when provoked -- but the conquest may be more important than the act, not that she minds repeating it. Determined, organized and most importantly, loyal. Her loyalty to Germany switches to America when she becomes a US citizen and entertains US soldiers during World War II.
Erich Maria Remarque:
40s-50s (see note on character ages, above). Wunderkind with the publication of his anti-war novel “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Handsome, suave but not oily, always a gentleman, controlled unless truly provoked. With a slight German or continental accent, he speaks as he writes: with precision, thought and imagery. But most of all, he is an émigré who cannot find his roots outside his native Germany, where his books were burned and his life would be in grave danger if he were to return.
James Stewart:
30s-40s (see note on character ages, above). More complicated and smarter than his motion picture roles would imply. Yes, there is the Stewart drawl, the enormous physical presence … but he is canny about his career. More of a ladies’ man than you would believe. Not awkward with Hollywood beauties. As he ages, his personality becomes more conservative.
Jutta Remarque / Paulette Goddard / Gloria Hatrick Maclean:
One actress plays three characters. Late 20s-40s (see note on character ages, above). Jutta: The first and second Mrs. Remarque. Her German accent may be a bit more pronounced than the others. Beautiful, but without an ounce of humor. Angry, and probably not particularly grateful for favors. Paulette: Born in America. Raven-haired beauty. Runner-up for Scarlett in “Gone With the Wind”. Started out as a Ziegfeld Follies blonde at age 15, and worked her way up to being a Paramount movie star, working past her prime. Shrewd, funny when it suits her, practical, alluring and somewhat selfish, but not that you would know on first meeting. She will become the third Mrs. Remarque. Gloria: Quintessentially American. Good breeding; Social Register. Demure but not bland. She will become the first and only Mrs. James Stewart.
Directions, provided by the Theatre: “[Theatre’s location] is accessible via NJ Transit, North Jersey Coast Line to Long Branch. It is a 10 minute walk to the theater from the train. For those driving there is free on-site parking. The parking and entrance is in the rear of the building. Directions can be found on the NJ Rep website: www.njrep.org.”
Theatres' statement: “Non-traditional casting is encouraged, and actors of color, seniors and performers with disabilities are encouraged to audition.”
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