THE SPEED OF DARKNESS - Greene, NY EPA
Chenango River Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Jul 09, 2017
4:30 pm - 8:30 pm (EDT)
APPOINTMENTS
AEA members, For an appointment, email info@chenangorivertheatre.org, or call 607-656-8778. Equity actors are welcome to show up with or without an appointment. Non-equity actors seen as time permits.
CONTRACT
SPT SPT Level 1 ($236) except first two rehearsal weeks are paid at $290/week. Housing and transportation provided
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles.
PREPARATION
Two-minute contemporary monologue from an American author. Sides will be posted on our website prior to auditions Bring picture and one-page resume.
LOCATION
Chenango River Theatre
991 State Hwy 12
Greene, NY 13778-2211
PERSONNEL
Bill Lelbach, Artistic & Managing Director (in attendance at the audition)
Regional Premiere by Steve Tesich
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals Sept 11-28, performances Sept 29-Oct 15. All rehearsals and performances in Greene, NY.
OTHER
http://www.chenangorivertheatre.org
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.
BREAKDOWN
SETTING & TIME: early 1990’s. Joe is an unsung Vietnam war hero, one of many who served his country and came home to find that his country had turned its back on those who’d served. After floundering to adapt, Joe eventually steadies his life, so much so that now, twenty plus years later, he’s one of four finalists for “South Dakota Man of the Year.” That’s when Lou shows up, his long-ago Vietnam best friend, who Joe rescued in combat and is godfather to Joe’s 18-year-old daughter Mary. Lou’s been following the traveling exhibit of “The Wall” as it tours the country. Penniless, homeless, possibly unstable, Lou knows secrets about his and Joe’s past that could forever change Joe and his family’s life in his community.
ROLES AVAILABLE
Joe:
late 40’s to 50. A successful building contractor and Vietnam veteran. A good family man, easy to be around and a bit sarcastic by nature, who has largely successfully buried his past. Not a big socializer by nature, or one to easily show his emotions, he’s earned his respect in the small South Dakota town where he’s now been nominated as Man of the Year.
Lou:
late 40’s to 50. Joe’s old Army buddy, homeless now for a long time. A grown man with the open, guileless temperament of a child, he reminds Joe of everything Joe would like to forget, despite their deep friendship of the past. He’s come to forgive Joe for past transgressions. Joe's daughter Mary is his goddaughter.
Anne:
mid to late 40’s. Joe’s wife and Mary’s mother, the peacekeeper in the family. Still deeply in love with Joe-they depend on each other. As tough in her own way as Joe is in his, she can easily see through Joe’s façade to know when something is on his mind.
Mary:
17, a high school senior. Joe and Ann’s lovely and caring daughter, on the brink of high-school graduation and beginning to dread the thought of leaving home and her seemingly idyllic life. She is as open with her emotions as Joe is shut down.
Eddie:
17, high school senior, not tall, not stocky, nicely average looking. Mary’s boyfriend, he hero-worships Joe and is oblivious to Joe’s discomfort with that. A likeable earnest kid, not a jock, who tries a little too hard to please. Feels like he’s lucky to be Mary’s boyfriend and knows that.
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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