THEATER J 2015-16 SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - Theater J Auditions

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THEATER J 2015-16 SEASON - Theater J

Theater J 2015-16 Season - DC EPAs
Theater J | Washington, DC

Date of Audition:
4/21 and 4/22/2015


Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions (2 days)
Tuesday April 21, 2015
10 AM to 6 PM. Lunch 1 to 2
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Lunch 1 to 2

Contract
SPT
$518/week

Location
Washington DCJCC
1529 16th Street NW
(Corner of Q St. NW)
Washington, DC
Please Enter on the Q st. side of the building and check in at the desk.


Seeking
Equity actors for the upcoming season.

see breakdown.

Preparation
Please bring 2 contrasting 1 minute monologues; please avoid Shakespeare.
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.

Other
http://washingtondcjcc.org/center-for-arts/theater-j/

Personnel
Acting Artistic Director : Shirley Serotsky
Casting Director: Naomi Robin
Associate Producer : Delia Taylor
Production Manager : Ryan Breen

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
AEA members will be given audition slots in order of arrival. EMC Candidates and NON- UNION may also be seen as time permits after AEA mebmers.

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

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.


Breakdown

Queens Girl in the World
By Caleen Sinnette Jennings
Director : Elenor Holdridge
Performance Dates: September 16, 2015 -October 11, 2015

The following role has been cast. Potential Understudies will be seen

Jacqueline Marie Butler /Narrator
Role CAST. Affrician Ammerican woman , Later 30's -Early 40's, plays multiple characters

________

Sons of the Prophet
By Stephen Karam
Director: TBA
Performance Dates: November 18, 2015-December 20, 2015
First Rehearsal: October 19, 2015
Seeking:

Joseph Douaihy
29, Lebanese American, a former potential Olympic runner sidelined by a series of ailments, Charles’ brother, Gloria’s assistant, distant relative of Khalil Gibran

Gloria
59, eccentric former book editor

Charles
18, Lebanese American, Joseph’s brother

Bill
74, Charles and Joseph’s older and ailing uncle

1 Female Actor
Plays Physician’s Assistant / Doctor Manor/ Board Member #1: Age 40s or 50s

Timothy
28, journalist

1 Female Actor
Plays Ticket Agent / Board Member #2 / Mrs. McAndrew: Age 60s

Vin
18, high school football star, an African-American boy who has grown up in a foster home

_________

The Sisters Rosensweig
By Wendy Wasserstein
Director: TBA
Performance Dates: January 13, 2016 – February 21,2016
First Rehearsal: December 14, 2015
Seeking:

Tess Goode
17, Sara’s daughter from her second marriage, a champion of the Lithuanian cause, in a relationship with Tom

Pfeni Rosensweig
40, the youngest sister, a globe-trotting feminist journalist has spent her life journeying around the world, writing travel books. In a long-distance relationship with Geoffrey Duncan.

Sara Goode
54, the oldest sister, twice divorced working woman, Tess’s mother
Geoffrey Duncan – 40, bisexual theater director who claims to be madly in love with Pfeni

Mervyn Kant
58, business associate of Geoffrey, serves as Sara's romantic foil. He appreciates traditional values and a nice Jewish lady. He is a successful furrier, but of the politically correct variety: he designs, makes, and sells fake furs.

Gorgeous Teitelbaum
46, the middle sister. She can't help but boast about her loving husband, her adorable children, and her promising new career as an advice guru on a local cable channel. Of the three sisters, she is the most rooted in their Jewish heritage, as well as the most stringent believer in the American Dream.

Tom Valiunus
20, a friendly, soft-spoken young man from Lithuania, in a relationship with Tess. Because the Soviet Union is on the eve of its collapse (1991), Tom wants to travel to Lithuanian and be part of his homeland's struggle for independence.

Nicholas Pym
58, Sara’s casual date, pompous and very British

____________

Show 4 TBA and Auditioned for at a later Date

___________

The Body of an American- Regional Premiere
By Dan O’Brien
Director: TBA
Performance Dates: April 27, 2016 – May 29, 2016
First Rehearsal: March 28, 2016
Seeking 2 Male Actors, each plays multiple parts

DAN
Male in his 30s

PAUL
Male around 50

NOTE: The older of these two actors has the first line of the play, and with each new character-heading— even when it’s the same character—the actors alternate.

____________

Another Way Home
By Anna Ziegler
Director: Shirley Serotsky
Performance Dates: June 23, 2016 – July 24, 2016
First Rehearsal: May 23, 2016

the following role is CAST. (Understudy Candidates will be seen)

Philip
Jewish, upper middle class, in his 50s, married to Lillian- CAST


Seeking:

Lillian
Jewish, upper middle class, in her 50s, married to Philip

Joey
Lillian and Philip’s 17- year-old son*

Nora
Lillian and Philip’s 16-year-old daughter*

Mike T.
Joey’s camp counselor, early-mid 20s

* These roles can be played by slightly older actors who can pass for teenagers.

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