Portland Stage Co. 2023-24 Season Equity Principal Actors - Portland Stage Co. Auditions

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AUDITION DATE

Thursday, June 15, 2023

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (E)

Break: 1:00-2:00pm

APPOINTMENTS

AUDITIONS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY: Anita Stewart auditions@portlandstage.org , 207 774-1043 ext. 106, M-F

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$776 weekly minimum (LORT D)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in Portland Stage Co's 2023-24 Season (see breakdown).

No roles will be understudied.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a monologue no longer than three minutes in length.

LOCATION

Portland Stage Company

25A Forest Ave

Portland, ME 04101-5809

Portland Stage Theater for Kids. First floor. Enter through main theatre entrance to find sign in sheets.

PERSONNEL

Anita Stewart, Artistic Director (expected to attend)

Saint Dad by Monica Wood

Director: Sally Wood

Play That Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields

Director: Kevin R. Free

Clydes by Lynn Nottage

Director: TBA

Manning by Benjamin Benne

Director: Alex Keegen

OTHER DATES

Saint Dad

1st Rehearsal: 10/03/23

Opening: 10/27/23

Closing: 11/19/23

Play That Goes Wrong

1st Rehearsal: 01/09/24

Opening: 02/02/24

Closing: 02/25/24

Clydes

1st Rehearsal: 03/12/24

Opening: 04/05/24

Closing: 04/21/24

Manning

1st Rehearsal: 05/14/24

Opening: 06/07/24

Closing: 06/16/24

OTHER

portlandstage.org

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

Saint Dad

All ethnicities and gender identities are encouraged to audition for all roles.

Seeking:

Casey, 40, an English professor who has worked hard to leave her Maine roots behind.

Bud Casey, 45, Suzanne's brother, laid-off machine tender, with a great sense of humor who puts up with his sisters

Denise Thibodeau, 50, older sister of Bud and Suzanne, laid-off machine tender with a big heart who has helped hold the Casey family together

Leona Williams, 46, a corporate communications director, She is organized and successful and recently moved to Maine from a big city who is making her dream home on a lake in Maine.

Thomasina, 18, Leona's daughter, 18 going on 45. She “borrowed” her stepmother’s car to drive to Maine. .

The Play that Goes Wrong

All are in their 20s or 30s and physically adept performers. While a comedy, the actors are committed to the truth of the production. All ethnicities and gender identities are encouraged to audition for all roles.

Seeking:

Chris- The confident director of the production, as head of the drama society, he also plays Inspector Carter, the “Sherlock Holmes” of the piece.

Jonathan/Charles Haversham- A physically adept actor whose character thinks of himself as a James Portland Stage Co. 2023-24 Season - Portland, ME EPA Page 2 of 4

Bond type despite a somewhat ordinary exterior.

Robert/ Thomas Colleymoore- Knowing that he is the star of the show, he can persevere/ plow through any obstacle that comes his way.

Dennis/ Perkins- The anxious butler who wants to do thing right.

Sandra/ Florence Colleymoore- A leading lady who is convinced she is going far. Smart and driven, this role is physically challenging.

Max/Cecil Haversham/ Arthur the Gardener- A novice actor who easily gets distracted. He finds joy in simple things and has moments of true inspiration.

Annie- The company’s tentative stage manager who finds herself thrust in the role of lead actress when the star is knocked unconscious, and she grows to fill the role.

Trevor- Any gender. A theater techie who dislikes actors, as the company’s lighting and sound operator they keep the technical side of the production moving forward.

Clyde’s

Seeking:

Jason- Mid-twenties to early 30’s. White. Working class. Funny. Served 8 years in prison. White supremacist affiliation. Goes from being seen as a threat to open and vulnerable. Has comedic chops.

Clyde- late 30’s - 50’s. Any race. Great comedic chops. Able to change the temperature of a room with an entrance. Dominatrix. Loves to expose vulnerabilities. Seductive. Brash. Controls the room. Delights in humiliating others. Wicked. Runs truck stop.

Montrellous- 40’s-late 50’s. Mindful. Served many years in prison. Interested in healing. Kind. Working class. Sensitive and caring, particularly to the younger generation. Uses cooking as a means of meditation. Funny.

Rafael- Mid-late 20’s. Latinx. Formerly incarcerated. A romantic. Loves food. In love with Letitia. Funny. Fun. Playful. Recovering. Working to find a more spiritual path. Full of charm. Terrified of his boss. Has great comedic timing.

Letitia- Mid-late 20’s. Black. Recently released from prison, she is trying to build her life up again. Mother to a daughter with health issues, her job is important to her even when the atmosphere is toxic. A romantic, she is looking to find a genuine partner. She is a survivor and has life skills. She is working towards building a mindful path. Very funny. Has great comedic timing.

Manning

Seeking:

Julio- Male, 50s, Father of Sebastian and Freddy. He is a chef whose first language is Spanish and who has lost the love of his life.

Sebastian- Male, mid 20s, the older of the two sons and a falconer. He has come back to the family home bringing the bird he has trained as a hunter.

Freddy- Male, late teens, the younger of two sons and a gardener. A vegetarian, he is the one who has stayed and is closest to his mother.

Ana- Female 40s to 50s. Ana has died. We hear her voice and see her as the actor manipulating the Zucchini, a vegetable that is exactly Ana’s size, and the hawk that Sebastian brings.