Round House Theatre 2023-24 Season - NYC EPA Round House Theatre | Bethesda, MD
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
REVISED
Added show A HANUKKAH CAROL, OR GELT TRIP! THE MUSICAL
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
LORT Non-Rep
$739 weekly minimum (LORT D) Equity Favored Nations Rate: $910/wk
Equity actors for roles in Round House Theatre's 2023-24 Season (See breakdown).
All roles will be understudied.
Please prepare one of the following: a two minute monologue OR 32 bars of a contemporary musical theatre or pop/R&B song and a one-minute contemporary monologue OR 2 contrasting 32 bar cuts of contemporary musical theatre or pop/R&B songs. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center 165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
Artistic Director: Ryan Rilette
Managing Director: Ed Zakreski
Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Sarah Cooney, Associate Artist Casting & Producing
See breakdown for specific production personnel
See breakdown for production dates
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EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The maximum capacity in the holding room is: 80
The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 28
2023-2024 Season Teams and Dates:
(A co-production with Olney Theatre Center, EPA previously held)
Written by James Graham
Directed by Jason Loewith
Dates:
1st rehearsal – 7/25/23
1st preview – 8/30/23
Opening – 9/5/23
Closing 9/24/23
ALL ROLES ARE CAST
Written by Katori Hall
Directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg
Dates:
1st rehearsal - 9/12/23
1st preview – 10/11/23
Opening – 10/16/23
Closing – 11/5/23
[CAMAE] She/Her, 20’s, Black. A Lorraine Motel maid, who is really so much more. Insightful, bold, unapologetic, she is there on a mission from God.
THE FOLLOWING ROLE IS CAST:
[DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR]
Music by Aaron Kenny
Lyrics by Rob Berliner
Book by Harrison Bryan and Rob Berliner
Original Concept by Harrison Bryan
Director & Choreographer Marlo Hunter
1st rehearsal – 10/31/23
1st preview – 12/6/23
Opening – 12/11/23
Closing – 12/31/23
(NOTE: “TRACK 2 - 8” will double as multiple roles and are strong singers with great comedic timing. It is important that this story be told authentically. Seeking Jewish performers of all ethnicities.)
[“TRACK 1”/ CHAVA] She/Her, Mid/Late 20s, Jewish, Mezzo-Soprano. Our “Scroogian” protagonist; we should love to hate her, but eventually love to love her. A Jewish American millennial influencer (known online as “Vava”), obsessed with her social media empire - she has no time or energy for the real world, for actual friendships, or—least of all—for Hanukkah with her family. A hardened mean girl exterior with a tremendous capacity for vulnerability. Her bullied past has turned her heart cold, pushing away all who love her. As a result, she’s built emotional walls to protect herself. Has great comedic timing, with considerable emotional depth - and tremendous stage presence. Singing styles range from “bootleg Britney Spears” to contemporary musical theatre.
[“TRACK 2”] She/Her, 20s-40s, Jewish, Mezzo-Soprano. Doubles as various characters including DICKENSIAN ORPHAN (age 10, a plucky urchin right out of a Dickens novel! Our narrator, with an adorable cockney dialect and great comedic timing), PAST CHAVA (ages 7-21, a sweet kid, who loves Hanukkah - but when high school hits, she is left vulnerable, becoming sadly impressionable and insecure , FUTURE CHAVA (mid 60s, ruthless and angry - hated by millions, with zero privacy and zero friends)
[“TRACK 3”] She/Her, Mid/Late 20s, Jewish, Mezzo-Soprano BIPOC. Doubles as various characters including BARB KRATZYT (Chava’s childhood best friend. She’s smart, loyal, selfless, and authentically radiates warmth and kindness. A strong moral compass, her earnestness comes from a place of strength), HANUKKAH CAROLER, TEACHER, BOYS2MENSCH, etc.
[“TRACK 4”] Non-female identifying, Early/Mid 20s, Jewish, Tenor. Doubles as various characters including MIMI MARLEY (Earnestly and un-satirically a woman. Though she is larger than life, she is not meant to be a cartoon. She struts around in high platform boots, and even higher status. An entitled internet celebrity, she’s everything Chava/(“Vava”) aspires to be, and more.), HARRY (Barb’s younger brother, youthful and caring), FUTURE SCHMUCKHEAD, etc.
[“TRACK 5”] She/Her, Late 40s-60s, Jewish, Mezzo-Soprano. Doubles as various characters including CHAVA’S MOM (authentic Jewish mom vibes; she unconditionally loves her daughter), NYC PREGNANT LADY, 60'S ACTIVIST BUBBE, etc.
[“TRACK 6”] He/Him, 40s-60s, Jewish, Baritone. Doubles as various characters including CHAVA’S DAD (authentic Jewish dad vibes; a family man, who cares deeply, in his mind, like Tevye), CAVEWOMAN BUBBE, BULLY, etc.
[“TRACK 7”] She/Her, 40s-70s, Jewish, Mezzo-Soprano. Doubles as various characters including THE SPIRIT OF HANUKKAH PAST (a bubbe of a bubbe of a bubbe of a bubbe. A “Maccabubbe,” with Yente-like honesty. A “Xena-Warrior Grandma.”), BARB’S MOM (generous, warm, patient, compassionate), HANUKKAH CAROLER, etc.
[“TRACK 8”] He/Him, 40s-60s, Jewish, Baritone. Doubles as various characters including THE SPIRIT OF HANUKKAH PRESENT (AKA “The Hanukkah Fairy” – if Santa and The Tooth Fairy had a very jolly baby, this would be it), LITTLE KID, PAST SCHMUCKHEAD, BARB’S DAD, etc.
Music by Tom Kitt
Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
Directed by Alan Paul
Dates:
1st rehearsal – 12/19/23
1st preview – 1/24/24
Opening – 1/29/24
Closing – 3/3/24
[DIANA] She/Her, 40s, any ethnicity. Delusional, bipolar, and depressed, but sharper than people think she is. She is determined to make her family perfect but is tortured by a death in her family. Vocal range G3-F#5
[DAN] He/Him, 40s, any ethnicity. Diana’s husband. Handsome, genuine, a constant in Diana’s tumultuous life, but growing weary after years of dealing with her struggles. Vocal range Ab2-B4
[GABE] He/Him, *Over 18 to play teens, any ethnicity. Diana and Dan’s son. Dashing, athletic, bright, he lights up the room. Everything a mother could imagine. Vocal range B2-C5
[NATALIE] She/Her, *Over 18 to play teens, any ethnicity. Diana and Dan’s troubled daughter. An accomplished pianist and hardworking student, obsessed with perfection. She fears that she may one day become like her mother and longs to run far away. Vocal Range G3-G5
[HENRY] He/Him, *Over 18 to play teens, any ethnicity. Natalie’s boyfriend and classmate. A musician, a philosopher, and a slacker, with a wiser than his years capacity for sympathy. Vocal Range G#2-B4
[DR. MADDEN] He/Him, 30s-40s, any ethnicity. Diana’s psychiatrist. Assured of his methods. A bit of a rock star. Vocal Range A2-A4
*World Premiere Production*
Written by Inda Craig-Galván
Directed by Jade King Carroll
Dates:
1st rehearsal – 3/5/24
1st preview 4/10/24
Opening – 4/15/24
Closing – 5/5/24
[LESLIE WALLACE] She/Her, late 30s-early 40s, Black. A successful writer, a rising superstar in fact. On the cusp of her dreams coming true. She has worked hard to get into the rooms she now runs. Protective of her art.
[MIRIAM FOREST] She/Her, mid-late 30s, Black. Leslie’s best friend. Supportive, fun, she has been Leslie’s sounding board for years and will always have her back.
[ANDREW LITTLEFIELD] He/Him, mid-late 30s, White. Leslie’s nemesis. A taker, who questions why the world hasn’t been handed to him in the way his privilege led him to believe it would. Unafraid to claim what he thinks is owed to him.
Written by Suzan-Lori Parks
Director TBA
Dates:
1st rehearsal - 4/30/24
1st preview – 5/29/24
Opening – 6/3/24
Closing – 6/23/24
Possible ext – 6/30/24
[BOOTH] He/Him, mid 30s, Black. “aka 3-Card”, the underdog. Younger brother of Lincoln, hotblooded, a hustler. Wants to make a name for himself but he can’t quite level up to his brother. Insecure, clumsy, lonely, obsessed with attracting women and making money. A longtime looser who’s tired of losing.
THE FOLLOWING ROLE IS CAST:
[LINCOLN]
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