Second Thought Theatre 2024 Season Equity Principal Actors - Second Thought Theatre Auditions

Second Thought Theatre 2024 season - Dallas EPA

Second Thought Theatre | Dallas, TX

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

LOCATION

Bryant Hall on the Kalita Humphreys Campus

3400 Blackburn St

Dallas, TX 75219

Main Performance Space

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Carson McCain, Artistic Director

Parker Davis Gray, Executive Director

Jay Duffer, Director of Heroes of the Fourth Turning

Alejandro Saucedo, Assistant Director of Heroes of the Fourth Turning

Jenna Burnett, Director of Wink

Sasha Maya Ada, Marketing Director, Director of hang

OTHER DATES

Callback auditions for HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING will be held on Monday, January 22nd at 5PM.

Callback auditions for WINK will be held on Monday, February 5th at 5PM.

Callback auditions for HANG will be held on Tuesday, February 13th at 5PM.

OTHER

PLEASE NOTE: All potential cast members will have ample opportunity to review the script and address any questions/concerns with the director and STT staff before accepting any roles and beginning rehearsals.

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An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

AUDITION DATE

Monday, January 15, 2024

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (C)

Lunch 1:00-2:00 pm

APPOINTMENTS

Please e-mail jobs@secondthoughttheatre.com to reserve an audition time. Please provide at least a 1- hour window of availability. Deadline to request an appointment is Friday, January 12th at 6pm CST.

CONTRACT

SPT

$308 weekly minimum (SPT 1)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in 2024 season (see breakdown).

Local actors are encouraged to audition. Performers of all genders and ethnicities are encouraged to audition.

Second Thought Theatre embraces non traditional casting and encourages the casting of ethnic minority actors, female actors, and physically challenged actors where possible.

Second Thought Theatre is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a monologue in the style of the show(s) or character(s) you are interested in auditioning for. 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

HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING by Will Arbery

Directed by Jay Duffer

-1st Rehearsal: 2/26/24

-10/12 Tech: 3/23/24

-1st Preview: 3/27/24

-Open: 3/29/24

-Close: 4/13/24

JUSTIN: (m, 38) A stoic outdoorsman who works at the college.

EMILY: (f, 25) An empathetic daughter of professors at the college who lives with chronic pain. KEVIN: (m, 28) An adrift alcoholic fascinated by the outside world.

TERESA: (f, 29) A passionate disciple of Steve Bannon who lives in New York and writes for a right wing publication.

GINA: (f, 64) A professor at the college and its incoming president, as well as Emily’s mother.

WINK by Jen Silverman

Directed by Jenna Burnett

-1st Rehearsal: 5/27/24

-10/12 Tech: 6/22/24

-1st Preview: 6/26/24

-Open: 6/28/24

-Close: 7/13/24

SOFIE: (Female) Dissatisfied in her marriage. Her cat has gone missing.

GREGOR: (Male) Her husband. He skinned the cat.

WINK (CAST): (Male) The cat. Lithe, dangerous, sensuous.

DR. FRANS: (Male) A psychologist. Doctor to both Sofie and Gregor. A deeply lonely man.

While DR. FRANS, GREGOR, and WINK are male characters and SOFIE is a female character, these roles are open to actors of any gender identity, including genderqueer, transgender, and gender non conforming actors.

hang by debbie tucker green

Directed by Sasha Maya Ada

-1st Rehearsal: 9/16/24

-10/12 Tech: 10/12/24

-1st Preview: 10/16/24

-Open: 10/18/24

-Close: 11/2/24

ONE: Female, any race

TWO: Male or Female, any race

THREE: Female - Black, she has a slight, nervous tremble in her hand(s) only.