THE FEARS - NYC EPA
Producing Org TBD | ,
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Thursday, March 2, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Break: 2:00 - 3:00pm
Members may audition on a first-come, first served basis.
Off Broadway
$976 weekly minimum (Off-Broadway CC)
Equity actors for roles in THE FEARS (see breakdown).
All stage managerial positions have been filled.
Please prepare a contemporary monologue of your choice and bring a copy of your headshot/resume.
Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
Studio 305 (holding)
Author: Emma Sheanshang
Producer: Steven Soderbergh
Executive Producer: John Hart
Director: Dan Algrant
Casting: Avy Kaufman Casting
Casting Associate: Daniel Frankel (expected to attend)
First Rehearsal: on or about Monday, March 27, 2023
First Performance: on or about Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Final Performance: on or about Sunday, July 9, 2023
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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.
The audition room can accommodate no more than 4 individuals at a time.
The holding room can accommodate no more than 50 individuals at a time.
MAIA (OFFER OUT) – Character is a female in her 50s-70s, any ethnicity. The group leader at a Buddhist center in New York City – she is naturally warm with a “beneficent but somewhat hesitant and disoriented demeanor.” She helps navigate the group through their fears and traumas through a peaceful and delicate approach but is forced to confront her own past.
THEA – Character is a female in her 30s, any ethnicity. Over-educated and displays her book-bright qualities regularly, but she’s also smart and attractive or she’d never get away with it. She’s the “new girl” in the group and her boyfriend is Mark, a five-year group member, who brought her there. She is skeptical at first but gradually surrenders herself to the process.
MARK – Character is a Black male, age 40. He is still waiting tables and hasn’t had the break as an actor you’d need to continue the profession without misgivings. He’s a big, strong guy who turns to Buddhism to manage his rage. He is a five-year group member who brings his girlfriend Thea to her first meeting.
ROSA – Character is a Latina in her 40s. Vibrant, emotionally volatile, outspoken and super smart. She lives in the Bronx with her husband and three children. Her husband built his way up from a worker to a construction manager. Her home life is quite different – indeed, at times at odds – with the culture of the Buddhist center. Role requires limited Spanish speaking.
CAST:
SUZANNE – Character is a white female in her late 60s. Grew up in a poor Irish Catholic family, she is blunt to a fault. As the most senior member of the group, she feels protective over the younger, more vulnerable members – unafraid to speak her mind and take action, she can overstep boundaries.
KATIE – Character is a female in her early 20s, any ethnicity. She’s the youngest, sweetest, possibly most damaged person in the group – she comes from a rural upbringing and has lately cultivated a semi-goth look (which might change week to week) which might be a way of protecting herself. Her outward image belies her fragility.
FIZ – Character is a queer Middle-Eastern or South Asian male in his 40s. Raised in a first-generation, strict Muslim household, his primary defense mechanism is his wicked sense of humor. He is image conscious and defensive – he develops a strong rapport with Rosa, whom he shares a rat-tat-tat banter with.
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