THE DANCE AND THE RAILROAD Equity Principal Auditions - Signature Theatre Auditions

THE DANCE AND THE RAILROAD

- Equity Principal Auditions

Signature Theatre Off-Broadway Expected salary: $544/week minimum.

Artistic Dir: James Houghton

Assoc Artistic Dir: Beth Whitaker

Author: David Henry Hwang

Dir: May Adrales

GM: Adam Bernstein

Casting: Telsey + Company

1st reh: 1/8/13. Announced run: 2/5-3/17.

Equity Principal Auditions:

Tuesday, August 7, 2012 Actors' Equity Association Audition Center

9:30 AM – 5:30 PM 165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor

Lunch from 1 – 2. New York City

Please prepare a contemporary monologue, 2 minutes or less. Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.

On a California mountaintop in 1867 near the Transcontinental Railroad, Chinese “coolie” laborers strike to protest low wages and long hours. Faced with the “Gold Mountain's” promises as well as its betrayals, two workers find their humanity in the theatrical traditions of their homeland.

Seeking (both roles are available):

Note: Actors must be able movers. Both roles are very physical and physically comic.

Lone:

Lone is an Asian (Chinese) man, 20-30. Railroad worker in 1867 California. Prideful, disciplined, uncompromising, derisive and mocking of those who don’t meet his standards. Must appear an expert in Chinese Opera movement and dance.

Ma:

Ma is an Asian (Chinese) man, 18-25. Railroad worker in 1867 California. Optimistic, naïve, a dreamer; captivated by the beauty of Chinese Opera. Starts as a novice in it, but achieves a rough competence by the end.