SHAW VS. TUNNEY - Chicago EPA Grippo Stage Company | Park Ridge, IL
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Friday, January 20, 2023
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (C)
Break: 1:10 - 2:10pm
CAT
$350 weekly minimum (CAT 2)
Equity actors for roles in SHAW VS. TUNNEY.
All roles will be understudied.
Gene Tunney: Recently retired Heavyweight boxing champion. 30-50. Physically fit and imposing, erudite, man of faith, on a search for purpose.
Polly Tunney: Elegant, empathic New England socialite. 25-30. The referee and the emotional center of the play.
GBS: Famous Anglo-Irish playwright. 70+ but still very active. Brilliant, witty, and a true boxing fanatic. Anglo-Irish dialect.
Please prepare 1 monologue, no longer than 2.5 minutes, from 20th century dramatic writing that you feel might be appropriate for this material and these characters. And please bring 2 copies of your headshot and resume.
Actors' Equity Association - Chicago Member Center
557 W Randolph St
1st Fl
Chicago, IL 60661
Director: Nick Sandys
Playwright: Douglas Post
Producer: Charles Grippo
DATES
First Rehearsal: April 24, 2023
First Preview: May 25, 2023
Opening: May 30, 2023
Closing July 8, 2023
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 audition room can accommodate no more than 45 individuals at a time.
The holding room is can accommodate no more than 35 individuals at a time.
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