Stages
AUDITION DATES
Sat, Jun 04, 2022
10:00 am - 5:00 pm (CST)
(No break)
Sun, Jun 05, 2022
10:00 am - 4:00 pm (CST)
(No break)
Mon, Jun 06, 2022
1:00 pm - 8:00 pm (CST)
(No break)
APPOINTMENTS
To request an appointment please complete this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjhAo5uJs6FOEsyMN7_-nXnW6Uw5VcvJAGM-BUfpRGJO2Vvg/viewform
CONTRACT
SPT $523 weekly minimum (SPT 6)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in Stages' 2022-23 Season (see breakdown).
Houston-local actors are encouraged to attend.
If you cannot or do not wish to attend the in-person audition, you may submit a monologue(s) and/or song(s) no more than two minutes in length to the form found at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdW8SI2bYiVmhed5RQikTQ4ymLHrMq8gvZICgA7CsVaC13MRg/viewform . Accompaniment can be found at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hjens3pcjts0e7n/AABRBMZMWdks1Hgbd4cWZqR8a?dl=0 . Please slate your name, union status, location, and the piece(s) you’re auditioning with as well. Video formats accepted: .mp4, .MOV, Vimeo, Google Drive, and YouTube, with a preference for a URL over a file. Submission Deadline: 11:59 PM CT - Sunday, June 6th, 2022.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a monologue(s) and/or song(s) no more than two minutes in length. An accompanist will be provided for those wishing to sing.
LOCATION
Stages Repertory Theatre
800 Rosine St
Houston, TX 77019
PERSONNEL
Kenn McLaughlin, Artistic Director
Expected to Attend:
Eboni Bell Darcy, Inclusion, Engagement & Training Director
Mitchell Greco, Associate Artistic Director
Elizabeth Keel, Artistic & Community Engagement Administrator
OTHER DATES
See breakdown for specific production dates.
OTHER
www.stageshouston.com
All productions rehearsed and performed indoors at Stages.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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
PANTO SNOW WHITE by Adam Howard
Video submissions viewed by: Kenn McLaughlin (Director & Artistic Director), Steven Jones (Music Director), Eboni Bell (Inclusion, Engagement and Training Director), Mitchell Greco (Associate Artistic Director), Elizabeth Keel (Artistic & Community Engagement Administrator).
Dates:
First Rehearsal: on or around 10/25/22
Opening: 11/25/22
Closing Performance: 12/24/22
Notes: Some characters will double as other roles.
SEEKING:
SNOW WHITE, A Social-Media savvy princess with a heart of gold.
QUEEN KAREN, Gorgeous but bitter. Machiavellian and negative but funny.
BUTTONS, Servant to the Queen, and the IT guy for the castle. Responsible for the Magic Mirror and they have a strained relationship.
MAGIC MIRROR, Sardonic but helpful with a celebrity voice. Metaphor for technology and touch screens. Will be portrayed on a flat screen TV in an ornate picture frame. Moves around the stage on castors.
HUNTSMAN, The queen’s stooge. A pants role.
CODEY, The Zuckerbergian dork.
CRYPTO, The crypto-currency dork.
WEBBY, The web-design dork.
NONNY, The social-justice hacktivist. Doubles as Mr. Robot in a magical forest.
RANSOM, Might be making money in a not-so-legal way.
SPAMMY, The inbox-flooding dork and misinformation specialist. Also, memes.
ROE by Lisa Lomer
Video submissions viewed by: Kim McKean (Director), Kenn McLaughlin (Artistic Director), Eboni Bell (Inclusion, Engagement and Training Director), Mitchell Greco (Associate Artistic Director), Elizabeth Keel (Artistic & Community Engagement Administrator).
Dates:
First Rehearsal: on or around 12/20/22
Opening: 01/20/23
Closing Performance: 03/05/23
SEEKING:
SARAH WEDDINGTON, 20's in Act One, 40's in Act Two, a few moments in her 60's. A feminist, a great lawyer, charming, brilliant, ladylike, and composed. In real life, beautiful with great hair.
NORMA MCCORVEY, 20's in Act One, 40's in Act Two, a few minutes in her 60's. A funny, angry, hard drinking and drugging, lesbian Texan, desperate at heart. In real life, Norma is short, and they called her Pixie.
FLIP BENHAM, 40's, the head of Operation Rescue. Passionate, fiery, folksy, earnest, a good-looking guy and quite a preacher.
CONNIE GONZALEZ, 40's in Act One, 60's in Act Two. An even handed Tex Mex dyke with enormous patience and few words. Loyal, loving, and even wise.
LINDA COFFEE, Late 20's, a shy, bright, awkward and earnest lawyer. Doubles as PREGNANT WOMAN 1.
JUSTICE BLACKMUN, 6O'S, deliberate, torn, and thoughtful.
ROXANNE MILLER RODRIGUEZ, 20, an Afro Latina college student, working class, bright, a truth seeker.
RONDA MACKEY, 30's, pretty, earnest, a true believer and good Christian. Doubles as PREGNANT WOMAN 2.
EMILY, Ronda's daughter, 7, a feisty angel.
HENRY MCC LUSKEY, 30's, an adoption lawyer, compassionate, closeted gay.
AILEEN/UMA, 30's, AILEEN: down to earth, working class, African American lesbian nurse. UMA: a Texas reporter, doubles as PREGNANT WOMAN 3.
JUDY, 20's, a true feminist, strong.
HELEN, 20's, a budding feminist, eager to get it right.
BARBARA, 30's, African American, well educated, feminist.
MOLLY, 40's or 50's, middle class, flirting with feminism.
OFELIA, 40's, A housekeeper, Mexican.
NORMA'S DOCTOR, 60's, brusque and superior.
RON WEDDINGTON, 30's, a bright, ambitious lawyer.
MARY, 50's, Norma's mother, poor, a real mean drunk.
WAITRESS, Texan.
JAY FLOYD, 40's, a lawyer in Wade's office, jovial, but not as brilliant as he'd like.
ROBERT FLOWERS, 40's, a lawyer in Wade's office, smarter than Floyd, passionately pro-life.
GLORIA ALLRED, 40's, the feminist lawyer, quite strong.
ABORTION DOCTOR, 40's, white, sometimes has a strange accent.
PEGGY, 30's, a Christian reporter.
TELEVISION NEWS REPORTER/HOST, Charming, conservative.
FLO KENNEDY, African American feminist, funny, powerful.
KATE MICHAELMAN, Feminist, 40's.
ELEANOR SMEAL, Feminist, 40's.
FRED GILMOUR, A speech teacher.
MARY GILMOUR, A speech teacher.
TV NEWSMAN, 40's, important.
FRED FRIENDLY, 60's, used to run CBS.
MICHAEL MANHEIM, A Hollywood TV producer, 40's.
HOLLY HUNTER, The actress.
BEAU
MARIAH
THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES: BURGER, WHITE, DOUGLAS, MARSHALL & STEWART
cullud wattah by Erika Dickerson-Dispenza
Video submissions viewed by: Rachel Dickson (Director), Kenn McLaughlin (Artistic Director), Eboni Bell (Inclusion, Engagement and Training Director), Mitchell Greco (Associate Artistic Director), Elizabeth Keel (Artistic & Community Engagement Administrator).
Dates:
First Rehearsal: on or around 01/10/23
Opening: 02/10/23
Closing Performance: 04/02/23
Note: all characters can hold a note. here, music comes as easily as breathing.
SEEKING:
plum, 9. physically frail, arithmetically sharp African American girl. curious, intuitive & wise. she is blue-blk—like a plum.
marion, 34. a robust cinnamon-colored African American woman worn from care-taking. she is responsible, pragmatic & status quo. a third-generation engine assembly line worker at general motors. a widow. plum & reesee’s mama.
reesee, 17. a queer, brass, honey-colored African American young woman infatuated with yemọja & the spiritual nature of healing. a dancer & aspiring doula.
big ma, 60s. slight build with an elegant presence. a stern but deeply loving, high-yellow African American woman. the widowed matriarch of the cooper family—but only in title. a Mississippi migrant with the south in her mouth; she often talks in pictures. rooted in a Blk southern baptist aesthetic that she finds herself queering.
Ainee, 37. a 34-weeks pregnant African American woman the color of pulled taffy. addiction survivor. frank, humorous & slick-mouthed; a straight shooter. fiercely maternal. the family historian & rebel interested in building political power. Marion’s older sister.
THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE by Matthew Lopez
Video submissions viewed by: Patrick Pearson (Director), Steven Jones (Music Director), Kenn McLaughlin (Artistic Director), Eboni Bell (Inclusion, Engagement and Training Director), Mitchell Greco (Associate Artistic Director), Elizabeth Keel (Artistic & Community Engagement Administrator).
Dates:
First Rehearsal: on or around 04/04/23
Opening: 05/05/23
Closing Performance: 07/02/23
SEEKING:
CASEY, 20’s, white. An Elvis impersonator.
JO, 20’s, African-American. Married to Casey.
MISS TRACY MILLS, 40’s/50’s, any ethnicity. An elegant drag queen.
REXY / JASON, 20’s/30’s, any ethnicity. Rexy: A not so elegant drag queen. Jason: Casey’s friend and landlord.
EDDIE, 50’s/60’s, any ethnicity. Owner of Cleo’s Bar in Panama City.
DRAG WONDERETTES by Roger Bean
Video submissions viewed by: Kenn McLaughlin (Artistic Director), Eboni Bell (Inclusion, Engagement and Training Director), Mitchell Greco (Director & Associate Artistic Director), Jonathan Craft (Music Director), Courtney D. Jones (Choreographer), Elizabeth Keel (Artistic & Community Engagement Administrator), Roger Bean (Playwright)
Dates:
First Rehearsal: 04/18/23
Closing Performance: 07/02/23
Opening: 05/19/23
SEEKING:
Note: Seeking actors/singers. All characters will be portrayed in High Drag.
CINDY LOU, (18, 28) knows she is the prettiest girl at Springfield High. She assumes she will be named Prom Queen and acts out against best friend Betty Jean when things don't go her way. She makes the biggest change between Act 1 & 2, having learned the lessons of true love and loss. Cindy Lou wears pink.
MISSY, (18, 28) is the over-achiever of the group. Very controlled and controlling, and extremely concerned that everything at the prom turns out wonderful and perfect. An elementary school teacher in-the-making, she is head of the prom decorations committee, and absolutely smitten with her music teacher, Mr. Lee. Her best friend is Suzy. Missy wears orange/apricot.
BETTY JEAN, (18, 28) is the class clown and tomboy, always vying for attention with her best friend Cindy Lou. It's highly probable that Betty Jean wants to be with Cindy Lou herself, but doesn't even know what those feelings really are. Cindy Lou steals Betty Jean's boyfriend away, which causes a lot of the friction at the prom. She holds a grudge against Cindy Lou until they make up at the 10-year reunion. Betty Jean wears green.
SUZY, (18, 28) is sometimes stereotyped as the ditzy blonde because she is always smiling and giggling—nothing ever seems to bother her. Suzy is in love with the lighting operator, Ritchie Stevens, and completely surprised when named prom queen. Her best friend is Missy. Frustrated, sad, hormonal, and pregnant in Act 2. Suzy wears blue.
THUNDER KNOCKING ON THE DOOR by Keith Glover, words and music by Keb Mo and Anthony Edwards
Video submissions viewed by: Tevyn Washington (Director), Cesar Jaquez (Assistant Director), Kenn McLaughlin (Artistic Director), Eboni Bell (Choreographer & Inclusion, Engagement and Training Director), Mitchell Greco (Associate Artistic Director), Elizabeth Keel (Artistic & Community Engagement Administrator).
Dates:
First Rehearsal: on or around 05/22/23
Opening: 06/16/23
Closing Performance: 08/06/23
SEEKING:
JAGUAR SENIOR, 40s+, the Father. Doubles as his twin brother, DREGSTER DUPREE.
GLORY DUPREE, 20s, Jaguar’s twin. Blind although she magically regains her sight. Plays blues guitar.
JAGUAR DUPREE, 20s, Glory’s twin. Longing to prove himself. Plays blues guitar, if not as well as Glory.
GOOD SISTER DUPREE, 40s+, the Mama.
MARVELL THUNDER, 30s+, the Visitor. A hypnotic presence. Also plays blues guitar and harmonica.
Requirement for proof of vaccination/negative test.
Everyone entering the audition venue (i.e., venue employees, Equity members, non[1]members, casting personnel, creatives, producers, musicians, COVID Safety Managers, etc.) will be required to undergo a symptom check and provide one of the following prior to entry into the venue:
Proof of full vaccination. “Fully vaccinated,” as defined by the CDC, is more than 14 calendar days following receipt of a final dose of an FDA or World Health Organization authorized or approved vaccine.
(OR)
Proof of a negative PCR test result taken no earlier than 48 hours prior to entry into the audition venue.
(OR)
Proof of two negative antigen test results (e.g., the first taken the night before and the second taken no less than 2 hours) prior to entry into the venue
Two-ply cloth face masks, surgical masks, singer’s masks and respirators (N95, KN95 or KF94) will be allowed for face coverings. Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not acceptable face coverings. Everyone in the holding room and audition room will always wear a face covering as described above, except for the actor when they are actively auditioning. The time spent unmasked should be as minimal as possible. Face coverings must be worn correctly (covering the nose and mouth). Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
If the risk level for Harris County is trending upwards and may rise to High (Red) we will contact members with appointments at least 24 hours before the first audition appointment time to let them know there is a chance that the auditions may need to be postponed or cancelled. All members with appointments will be notified if the auditions must be postponed or cancelled.
We encourage members to prepare for their audition at home, 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 is 1730 square feet and can accommodate no more than 17 individuals at a time.
The holding room is 2390 square feet and can accommodate no more than 66 individuals at a time
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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