RIPCORD - Lawrenceville EPA
Aurora Theatre, Inc.
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Oct 09, 2017
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30-2:30 pm
APPOINTMENTS
For 5 minute appt. slot, send email to casting@auroratheatre.com. If no email access, call Jaclyn Hofmann at 678-226-6226. EMAIL PREFERRED.
CONTRACT
SPT $572 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity male and female actors for Aurora Theatre's production of RIPCORD. Aurora Theatre is fully committed to diversity, inclusion, equal employment opportunity and universal access to auditions for all of our members. It is our intent to cast this show as diversely and inclusively as possible. ALL ETHNICITIES, PLEASE AUDITION.
PREPARATION
Please prepare two contrasting monologues not lasting longer than 2 minutes. Sides emailed with confirmation. Please bring TWO copies of your most current stapled-together picture and resume. NO PAPER CLIPS, PLEASE.
LOCATION
Aurora Theatre
128 E Pike St
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
PERSONNEL
Author: David Lindsay-Abaire
Director: Jaclyn Hofmann
Present at Auditions:
Jaclyn Hofmann - Director
Justin Anderson - Associate Artistic Director
Anthony P. Rodriguez- Producing Artistic Director
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: Week of April 16, 2018
Opening: Thursday, May 10, 2018
Closing: Sunday, June 3, 2018
Performance Schedule: Tues-Sat at 8pm, Sat and Sun at 2:30pm. There will be a 10am matinee on 5/22.
OTHER
Aurora Theatre will consider out-of-town housing on a case by case basis.
Equity members without appointments will be seen throughout the day as time permits.
To best demonstrate our commitment to inclusion in our community, Aurora Theatre encourages ALL actors to audition for ANY role which they feel they can fully embody,
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
**The roles of Abby Binder and Marilyn Dunne have be pre-cast**
Abby Binder: Female, 60-80. A resident of Bristol Place Senior Living Facility, she has successfully resisted all attempts to share her double room. Judgmental, short spoken, misanthropic and unsociable, she is a crisp, take-charge patrician woman with an acerbic wit; nobody wants to be her roommate; her snark and emotional remoteness is a defense against her pain of lifelong disappointment.
Marilyn Dunne: Female, 60-80. Abbey’s new roommate, she is an optimist looking for the good in everyone; she is infuriatingly chipper, impishly jovial, upbeat, endearing and trusting; she also has an underbelly of anger and is surprisingly determined and resourceful.
Scotty: Male, 20-39. A residential aide at the Assisted Living Facility, he is kind, friendly, empathic, patient, honest and direct, with a good sense of humor; he genuinely cares for his residents and is perceptive in a street-smart way about their personalities; in his free time, he is an aspiring actor.
Benjamin: Male, 35-49. Also plays Lewis and Clown; Benjamin is Abby's son; he is a former addict who has let down a lot of people in his past, and he is genuinely hoping to make amends and introduce his child to his mother; he’s been in and out of rehab before, so she will not let him off the hook easily. Lewis is Marilyn's son, an enthusiastic skydiving instructor. The Clown is a scary demon clown in a haunted house.
Colleen: Female, 35-49. Also plays Woman In White; Colleen is Marilyn's daughter; a quirky comic type, she’s competitive, a bit kooky and she’s game for anything, especially if her mother asks and needs her; she’s an open book; very much her mother's daughter. Woman in White is a spooky haunted house character.
Derek: Male, 30-49. Also plays Zombie Butler; Derek is Colleen's husband; a quirky comic type, he is friendly and chipper, but a bit more cautious and practical than his wife, but always on board to help his mother-in-law. Zombie Butler is the absurdly austere tour guide of the haunted house.
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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