THE CRUCIBLE Equity Principal Actors - Bay Street Theater Auditions

THE CRUCIBLE - NYC EPA Bay Street Theater | Sag Harbor, NY

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)

Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CONTRACT

TYA

$594 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in THE CRUCIBLE (See breakdown).

Actors of all races and ethnicities are encouraged to audition for all roles.

Local Sag Harbor, NY actors are encouraged to audition.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a 2-minute monologue. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.

BREAKDOWN

THE CRUCIBLE

SEEKING:

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center 165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

PERSONNEL

Tracy Mitchell: Executive Director

John Sullivan: Associate Producer

Written By: Arthur Miller

Director: Will Pomerantz

OTHER DATES

October 19 - November 23, 2023

OTHER

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.

THOMAS PUTNAM — An influential landowner in Salem, he has a sense of privilege and is always careful to protect his interests, both personal and in business. He has a vested interest in seeing certain people being found guilty of witchcraft. (50s) — Doubles as Danforth.

DEPUTY-GOVERNOR DANFORTH — The judge within the witch trials, Danforth has a strong sense of his own infallibility. Although he is set in his ways, he is intelligent, if blinkered by his own preconceptions as to how the world should work. (60s) — Doubles as Putnam.

REVEREND JOHN HALE — The most intellectual and open-minded of the prosecutors, Hale has both a sense of decency and practicality that is lacking in the more extreme believers in witchcraft. He trusts his instincts regarding whether someone is a good person or not, and refuses to march in lock step with forces he believes are moving in the wrong direction. (40s/50s).

REBECCA NURSE — Older, wise and respected within the community, Rebecca has earned the high regard she is given through her integrity and adherence to the teachings of Christianity. She is tough, but sensible, humble and slow to anger. (60s/70s) — Doubles as Ann Putnam.

ANN PUTNUM — The wife of Thomas Putnam, Ann has the same sense of privilege, coupled with her belief that she lost almost all her children as a result of witchcraft. She also has a vested interest in finding certain folks guilty of witchcraft. (40s/50s) — Doubles as Rebecca Nurse.

MARY WARREN — A young woman who works for the Proctors, Mary is easily frightened and influenced. However, there is within her an inner core of goodness that will be tested by the events of the play. Mary looks up to Abigail, but also allows herself to think for herself, when the circumstances demand it. (20s).

ELIZABETH PROCTOR — Married to John Proctor, a successful farmer and landowner, Elizabeth is a devoted wife and mother. That said, there has been a rupture within the marriage, which is proving hard to heal. She is a true Christian and finds strength in the knowledge of that fact. (40s).

MERCY LEWIS — A young follower of Abigail’s, Mercy has a cruel streak in her and can sense weakness in others. She allows herself to be caught up in the witchcraft hysteria, which also serves as a means of self-preservation. (Late teens/early 20s).

JOHN PROCTOR — A devout, hard-working farmer, Proctor is also his own man and sometimes goes his own way. Although his spiritual life is less tied to the physical church, his belief is no less real than those who are in the pews every Sunday. He is unpretentious and is suspicious of pretensions in others. He carries the burden of the sin of adultery, committed with Abigail Williams (40s/50s).

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS — Charismatic and wise beyond her years, Abigail is a skilled manipulator, as well as a rebel within this tight-knit, religious community. Intelligent and resourceful, Abigail is ready to ride whatever opportunity might present itself to her. (20s/30s).

REVEREND SAMUEL PARRIS — The local pastor, Parris is not well-loved by the community, and he knows it. He is constantly balancing the need to keep his parishioners happy, with his own very sensible needs for decent housing, heat and pay. He is also the surrogate parent and protector of his niece, Abigail Williams. (40s/50s).