THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER Equity Principal Auditions - City of Rancho Cucamonga/Mainstreet Theatre Company Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Friday, November 14, 2014
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Sign up begins at9:00 AM

Contract
TYA
TYA - minimum $461/wk

Location
Theatre @ Boston Court
70 N. Mentor Ave
Pasadena, CA 91106
Parking available in theatre's lot.

Seeking
Six actors will portray 18 characters. Seeking versatile actors who can transform quickly into fully realized characters.
AEA Actors of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition.

Please see breakdown for more information.

Preparation
Please prepare a short monologue. Because everyone will be playing mulitiple roles, we are especially interested in seeing a contrast between upper class and lower class British dialects.

Other Dates
Call backs will be held on Wednesday, Nov 19 in Rancho Cucamonga
1st reh: Feb 3, 2015
1st Perf: Feb 23, 2015
Public Opening: Feb 28, 2015
Final Perf: March 15, 2015

Other
Appointments by invitation only will be held in Rancho Cucamonga on November 17, 2014

www.lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.
Please see breakdown for more information.

Personnel
Producer: City of Rancho Cucamonga/The MainStreet Theatre Company/ Murry Hepner
Director: Abigail Deser
Adapted from Mark Twain by Jonathan Bolt

· EPA Rules are in effect.

· A monitor will be provided.

Appointments
EPA rules in effect. Sign up begins at 9:00 AM.

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

Six actors will portray 18 characters in this streamlined adaptation of Mark Twain’s classic story about a Prince and a Pauper in Tudor England who trade clothes one day and accidentally trade lives as well. Everyone will be playing multiple roles. Seeking versatile actors who can transform quickly into fully realized characters.

The roles of The Prince, The Pauper, and The Lord Chamberlain have been cast.

The Main Street Theatre Company is the resident Equity TYA company at the 536 seat Lewis Family Playhouse, owned and operated by the City of Rancho Cucamonga. We do not provide housing - actors who live over 50 miles from the theatre receive a modest travel stipend. Rehearsals will be held 6 days a week. For more information about MainStreet or the Playhouse, go to
www.lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.

All performances are matinees - weekday matinees for school groups, and weekends for families. Show performs 9 times per week.

Breakdown:

JOHN CANTY: [Male 40’s +] Tom’s cruel, alcoholic father, who sends his son out to beg in order to bring in money.
Also Plays:
RAG MAN: in the slums
LORD HERTFORD: A foppish courtier
ACCUSED MAN: Scotsman accused of murder and brought before Tom for punishment. Must be able to do Scottish accent.

MILES HENDON: [Male, 30’s- 40’s]: The noble, disinherited son of a baronet. He befriends the homeless Edward and becomes his guide and protector as they wander throughout the English countryside. Miles is surprised to learn that the boy he had felt sorry for is really the Prince.
Also plays:
KING HENRY VIII: The ailing father of Edward, Prince of Wales, who entrusts him with the great seal.
A PALACE GUARD: Mistreats both Tom and Edward

LADY JANE: [Female, 20’s – 30]: Edward’s cousin and friend in the Palace
Also plays:
GRANNY: the mean-spirited, drunken mother of John Canty, who treats Tom cruelly.
BLACK BESS: Part of a gang of thieves who capture Edward thinking he’s Tom.