Uptown Players
AUDITION DATE
Sun, May 01, 2022
4:00 pm - 11:00 pm (CST) (
No break)
APPOINTMENTS
Auditions by appointment only. To sign up for an audition appointment, go to http://bit.ly/LittleDogauditions . After signing up, you will be sent the instructions on where to go on the day of your appointment.
CONTRACT
LOA $421 weekly minimum (LOA ref LORT)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED (see breakdown).
Local actors encouraged to attend.
PREPARATION
Auditions will consist of reading selections from the script. Audition sides are available at http://bit.ly/LittleDogauditions . Please bring a copy of your headshot and resume.
LOCATION
Kalita Humphreys Theater
3636 Turtle Creek Blvd
Dallas, TX 75219-5502
PERSONNEL
Written by Douglas Carter Beane
Expected to attend:
Director, Robin Armstrong
Stage Manager, Renee Dessommes
Producers, Jeff Rane and Craig lynch
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals begin: July 26, 2022
Opens: August 19th
Closes: August 28th (4 shows a week)
OTHER
www.uptownplayers.org
All current CDC and Actors' Equity Association COVID health and safety protocols will be in place for this production including auditions, callbacks, rehearsals, and performances. Masks will be required in the building at all times during auditions and callbacks except when the actor is reading for the production team.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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.
BREAKDOWN
Seeking:
No roles will be understudied.
Mitchell: (Male – mid-20’s to mid-30’s) Hollywood star on the rise. A closeted homosexual torn between what he truly wants and what other people want from him. Please note that this character requires some brief nudity.
Diane: (Female – mid-20’s to mid-40’s) Acerbic, cynical, driven, and very, VERY Hollywood. The only person more important than her client Mitchell is herself.
Alex: (Male – early 20’s) NYC rent boy. Alex is very naïve for someone who has experienced so much. He is jaded, yet remarkably idealistic. Love interest for Mitchell. He is also boyfriend/best friend/only friend to Ellen. Please note that this character requires some brief nudity.
Ellen: (Female – early 20’s) NYC party girl. Ellen has made a living being kept by much older men, while still sleeping with Alex. Tough yet innocent, and just damaged enough to make her interesting.
Requirement for proof of vaccination.
Everyone entering the audition venue (i.e., venue employees, Equity members, non-members, casting personnel, creatives, producers, musicians, COVID Safety Managers, etc.) will be required to undergo a symptom check and provide the following prior to entry into the venue:
Proof of full vaccination. Fully vaccinated, as defined by the CDC, is more than 14 calendar days following receipt of a final dose of an FDA or World Health Organization authorized or approved vaccine.
Two-ply cloth face masks, surgical masks, singer's masks and respirators (N95, KN95 or KF94) will be allowed for face coverings. Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not acceptable face coverings. Everyone in the holding room and audition room will always wear a face covering as described above, except for the actor when they are actively auditioning.
The time spent unmasked should be as minimal as possible. Face coverings must be worn correctly (covering the nose and mouth). Singer's masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
If the risk level for Dallas County is trending upwards and may rise to High (Red) we will contact members with appointments at least 24 hours before the first audition appointment time to let them know there is a chance that the auditions May 1, 2022 may need to be postponed or cancelled. Everyone with appointments will be notified if the auditions must be postponed or cancelled.
We encourage members to prepare for their audition at home, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The audition room is 700 square feet and can accommodate no more than 7 individuals at a time.
The holding room is 1500 square feet and can accommodate no more than 41 individuals at a time.
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 audition.
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