Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
CONTRACT
SPT $579 weekly minimum (SPT 7)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT TIME (see breakdown).
All Actors must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. We are working with an Equity-approved safety plan that includes vaccination, testing, masking, cleaning and distancing protocols. Pursuant to current Equity guidelines, proof of full vaccination no later than two weeks prior to in-person work is a required condition of employment.
INSTRUCTIONS
Submit your application by using the form at https://www.artshhi.com/about/auditions , or by emailing your audition materials with the subject line: CURIOUS INCIDENT, [YOUR NAME] . Prepare the sides available on www.artshhi.com/auditions. If a reader is not accessible to you, please prepare a monologue. Upload your video audition to Vimeo and Youtube include a link for viewing in your email submission. Please state your name first, scene second.
Deadline: Sat, Oct 30, 2021
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Viewing auditions :
Richard Feldman, Vice President & General Manager
Whitaker Gannon, Director
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal - January 11, 1st Preview - February 2, Opening - February 4, Closing - February 20, 2022.
Performances Tuesday - Saturday 7:30PM & Sunday 2:00PM.
OTHER
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Rehearsals and performances held indoors at The Arts Center.
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
Christopher Boone - Male Identifying (15 - 21)
Any ethnicity. English accent. A British teenager who is an outsider due to his unique perception of the world. He has a brilliant mind, can be fixated on certain topics, and thinks in a highly logical way. He notices things in minute detail around him, yet has difficulty understanding social and emotional cues. This lack of understanding often makes the world seem frustrating and frightening to him, and he can lose control when he has to deal with too many overwhelming external stimuli. Christopher feels things deeply but struggles know how to express or articulate them. His behavior suggests he is probably on the autism spectrum, though it is not explicitly mentioned in the script. Neurodivergent actors encouraged to submit.
Ed Boone - Male-identifying (30 - 55)
Any ethnicity. English accent appropriate to working middle class. Christopher’s father, and a plumber and heating engineer by trade. He is estranged from his wife, Judy, and struggling as a single parent trying to raise his son the best he can. A working class man. Proud and brusque, he loves his son deeply, but he does not openly express it often and struggles to cope with the pressures in his life.
Judy - Female-identifying (30 - 55)
Any ethnicity. English accent appropriate to working middle class. Christopher’s mother, estranged from her husband, Ed, after having an affair with her neighbor Roger. She works as a secretary and is a working class woman with a tough exterior who has no support system to raise her son and blames herself for her inability to cope with him effectively. BIPOC actors are encouraged to submit.
Mrs. Alexander / Others - (55 - 75)
Any ethnicity. English accents appropriate to class. One of Christopher’s neighbors who has probably lived in Swindon her entire life. May be middle class or middle working class. A lonely older woman without a lot of means. BIPOC actors are encouraged to submit.
Mrs. Shears / Mrs. Gascoyne / Others - Female-identifying (30 - 55)
Any ethnicity. English accents appropriate to class. Mrs. Shears is Roger’s ex-wife and Christopher’s neighbor, rough around the edges. She is furious at the world as a result of being betrayed and abandoned by her husband. Worn out by life, disappointed. It is her dog, Wellington, that was found killed in the night. Mrs. Gascoyne is the headmistress of the school for “special needs” children that Christopher attends. Condescending and lacking in sensitivity, nuance and imagination. BIPOC actors are encouraged to submit.
No. 40 / Information / Punk Girl / Others - (20 - 35)
Any ethnicity. English accents appropriate to class. No. 40 is a neighbor of Christopher’s who he interviews during his investigation of who killed Wellington. They try to gently suggest to Christopher that he should talk to his father before asking these questions. Information is a busy information clerk in a London Railroad Station. Punk Girl is in the tube station who tries to help Christopher. Athletic and is able to move well. BIPOC actors are encouraged to submit.
Policeman One / Mr. Thompson / Man with Socks / Others - (20 - 35)
Any ethnicity. English accents appropriate to class. The Policeman is a Swindon police officer who arrests Christopher after Christopher hits him while being questioned about the death of Wellington. They have no patience or understanding of Christopher’s way of thinking. Mr. Thompson is a neighbor that Christopher interviews during his investigation of who killed Wellington, the dog. The Man with Socks is waiting for the tube in London who suddenly has to help convince Christopher to get up from the train tracks. Athletic and is able to move well. BIPOC actors are encouraged to submit.
Reverend Peters / Rhodri / Station Policeman / Others - (40 - 59)
Any ethnicity. English accents appropriate to class. Reverend Peters is a vicar, pleasant enough, tries to answer Christopher’s questions about religion and is later tasked with supervising Christopher during a test. The Station Policeman gets stuck on a train to London while trying to convince Christopher to get off the train. Athletic and is able to move well. BIPOC actors are encouraged to submit.
Roger Shears / Deputy Sergeant / Others - Male-identifying (30 - 55)
Any ethnicity. English accents appropriate to class. Roger Shears is Mrs. Shears ex-husband. A middle class man who works at a bank. Has left his wife as a result of his relationship with Judy, which not built on sturdy ground. Doesn’t have a clue or any interest in understanding Christopher. The Duty Sergeant is a local Swindon desk sergeant (policeman) Firm, experienced, tough but fair-minded. Athletic and is able to move well. BIPOC actors are encouraged to submit.
Siobhan - Female-identifying (20 - 35)
Any ethnicity. English, Irish, Welsh or Scottish accent. Christopher’s teacher and mentor, she is the only person in Christopher’s life with a consistent understanding of his situation. She strives to teach Christopher how society works and how to behave within its guidelines. Constantly negotiating around Christopher’s unpredictable temperament, she is professional, warm, caring, calm, gentle and self-possessed, and also sensitive to his strained relationship with his family. She often serves as the narrator of Christopher’s story and of his feelings. BIPOC actors are encouraged to submit.
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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