Goodman Theatre
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $1096 weekly minimum - LIFE AFTER (LORT B+) $739 weekly minimum- SWING STATE (LORT D)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in The Goodman Theatre's Mainstage Season to include SWING STATE and LIFE AFTER (see breakdown).
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Please submit your self-tape link via this Google Form: https://forms.gle/A4koqS6nAYWQKsAp9 . YouTube unlisted links, Dropbox links, and Vimeo links are preferred. Please make sure your video link settings are set to anyone with the link may view Please let us know if you are interested in one show over the other, or if you are interested in both shows.
Deadline: Wed, Jan 19, 2022
PERSONNEL
See production specific personnel in breakdown.
OTHER DATES
SWING STATE Commitment Dates:
Dates are subject to change
First Rehearsal: 3/1/22
First Tech: 3/29/22
First Preview: 4/1/22
Opening: 4/11/22
Closing: 5/1/22
Possible Extension: 5/8/22
LIFE AFTER Commitment Dates:
Dates are subject to change
First Rehearsal: 5/3/22
First Tech: 6/2/22
First Preview: 6/11/22
Opening: 6/22/22
Closing: 7/24/22
OTHER
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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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please self-tape one contemporary monologue, not to exceed 90 seconds. If you are interested in being considered for LIFE AFTER, please include a brief cut of a contemporary musical theatre song of your choosing. Or you may also choose to sing an audition cut of a song from LIFE AFTER at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qcpyllzelfjt3xv/AABTGN4aiCva5Fv5i9uwX_QYa?dl=0
All roles will be understudied.
SWING STATE Character Breakdown
Written by Rebecca Gilman
Directed by Artistic Director: Robert Falls
Executive Director: Roche Schulfer
Managing Producer: Adam Belcuore
Producer: Malkia Stampley
Casting Director: Lauren Port, CSA (viewing submissions)
Associate Casting Director: Rachael Jimenez, CSA (viewing submissions)
Casting Assistant: Emma Gruhl (viewing submissions)
RYAN - Male, mid 30s, white. Midwestern vocational worker. Seems quiet, close-mouthed, and eerily calm to those that don’t know him well. Once people get to know him, he is disarmingly charming, attractive, and charismatic. He has an edge to him and can be surprisingly witty. Before serving two years in prison for beating someone in the town that everyone disliked, he was pretty popular and happy. Can be prone to angry outbursts and impulsive behavior, especially when he drinks.
MIA - Female, early 30s, Korean American. A curious, frenetic, and driven woman, Mia has recently moved to rural Wisconsin from Evanston, with her wife, Emma. High energy, ambitious, an activist, and a very talented graphic artist. She’s really into fermented foods, kombucha, meditation, and restoration projects. Able to balance humor and wit, she can be quite fun to be around. She has some unmanaged anxiety. Her high energy and drive can be overwhelming at times.
PEG - Female, 50s, white. This role has been cast.
SHERIFF KRIS - Female, 50s, white. This role has been cast.
DANI - Female, late 20s/early 30s, white. This role has been cast.
LIFE AFTER Character Breakdown
Book, Music and Lyrics by Britta Johnson
Directed by Annie Tippe
Music Supervisor: Lynne Shankel
Choreographer: Ann Yee
Artistic Director: Robert Falls
Executive Director: Roche Schulfer
Managing Producer: Adam Belcuore
Producer: Malkia Stampley
New York Casting: Tara Rubin Casting
Casting Director: Lauren Port, CSA (viewing submissions)
Associate Casting Director: Rachael Jimenez, CSA (viewing submissions)
Casting Assistant: Emma Gruhl (viewing submissions)
ALICE CARTER - Female, 18+ to play 16, open ethnicity. Principal. Mezzo with strong mix and Joni-Mitchell-esque ability to flip. Frank’s daughter. Alice is the production’s central character; strong, confused, open, and vulnerable. There is humor in her defiance.
FRANK CARTER - Male, 40s-50s, open ethnicity. Principal. Bari-Tenor. Charismatic, somewhat self-involved and still loving Father. He is a well-known Self-Help author and motivational speaker.
KATE CARTER - Female, early 20s, open ethnicity. Principal. Mezzo Soprano with strong mix. Sister to Alice, daughter to Frank - 20 years old. Kate is away at school and glad to be so. She is intense, smart, and vegan.
BETH CARTER - Female, 40s-50s, open ethnicity. Principal. Soprano with strong high mix to F. Mother to Alice and Kate, wife to Frank. Beth tries hard to be all that she thinks she should be; mother and wife - and somewhere along the way, she got a bit lost.
HANNAH - Female, 18+ to play 16, open ethnicity. Principal. Mezzo. Alice’s best friend. She is funny, charming, a bit wise, a bit zany.
MS. HOPKINS - Female, 30s-40s, open ethnicity. Principal. Mezzo. Alice’s favorite teacher. Intelligent, passionate, and guarded.
THREE (3) ENSEMBLE / THE FURIES - Female, late 20s-40s, open ethnicity. Multiple roles throughout the piece. All have a great sense of humor to play a broad range of characters and with the facility to cover different vocal styles. Strong Singers and Dancers. Lots of 3-Part Harmony singing. All are able to hold a part.
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 submit.
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