Theatre Horizon
AUDITION DATES
Mon, Mar 09, 2020
9:00 am - 4:30 pm (EST)
Lunch 1 to 1:30
Wed, Mar 11, 2020
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EST)
Lunch 12 to 1
APPOINTMENTS
AEA members Please email Casting@theatrehorizon.org. Include the following: Your name, phone number, all available time slots and preference, as well as any time during the day that you are NOT available. Lunch break will be from 1:00-1:30PM. You will be contacted by a staff member to confirm your appointment within 24 hours.
CONTRACT
SPT $500/week
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles in the upcoming season. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
All actors will be given a 4 minute slot:
Prepare 2 contrasting monologues OR 2 song selections with an accompanist we provide OR 1 of each. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Theatre Horizon
401 Dekalb St.
Norristown, PA 19401
Entrance on E. Penn under red awning. We are located on the 1st floor.
PERSONNEL
Expected in attendance:
Artistic Director- Nell Bang-Jensen; Associate Artistic Director- Rebecca May Flowers
OTHER
Non-Equity talent are not eligible for appointments, but will be seen as time permits on a walk-in basis after all AEA and EMC talent.
Pursuant to the terms of a concession made to this employer's agreement, the employer has agreed that any Equity member who attends this call will have an opportunity to be seen.
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
Theatre Horizon 2020-21
Miss You Like Hell
book and lyrics by Quiara Alegría Hudes
music and lyrics by Erin McKeown
Director Tamanya M. M. Garza
1st Rehearsal: September 14, 2020
First Preview: October 8, 2020
Open: October 14, 2020
Close: November 1, 2020
with possible extension to November 8, 2020
ALL ROLES AVAILABLE:
Olivia- a half-Latina teenager with a sharp intellect and rich imagination, though deeply troubled. in tireless pursuit of community and love. Beatriz’s daughter. (she/her/hers)
Beatriz- a Mexican-American woman in her late 30s- early 40s with a dynamic, “no-nonsense” air. Fiercely independent, to a fault, though disarmingly vulnerable. Olivia’s mom. (she/her/hers)
Pearl- an African-American and/or Black teenager with an infectious, adventurous spirit. Optimistic and intelligent. Loyal friend to Olivia. (she/her/hers)
Mo- A salt of the earth, retired Southern man with enough love in his heart to cover the continental United States. Excellent comedic timing. Open-ethnicity. Higgins’s husband. (he/him/his)
Higgins- Another salt of the earth, retired Southern man with enough love in his heart to cover the continental United States. Excellent comedic timing. Open-ethnicity. Mo’s husband. (he/him/his)
Manuel- a Peruvian day laborer in his mid 30s- mid 50s with a poetic, romantic sensibility and thirst for life. Loves deeply and with abandon. Speaks English with a Spanish accent. Beatriz’s love interest. (he/him/his)
Ensemble/Castaways- 4 actors to play multiple characters.Can be any gender and ethnicity.
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TJ Loves Sally 4Ever
by James Ijames
Director Lauren E. Turner
1st Rehearsal: January 26, 2021
First Preview: February 18, 2021
Open: February 24, 2021
Close: March 14, 2021
with possible extension to March 21, 2021
ALL ROLES AVAILABLE:
Sally- African-American and/or Black. College student. Hella smart. (she/her/hers)
TJ- White. Dean of students. Also smart. (he/him/his)
Annette- African-American and/or Black. Sally’s friend. She’s pre-med. She don’t have time for this. (she/her/hers)
Pam- African-American and/or Black. Sally’s other friend. She’s pre-law. She is better than you. (she/her/hers)
Harold- African-American and/or Black. Sally’s classmate. Fighting for what’s right. (he/him/his)
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The Cake
by Bekah Brunstetter
Director Nell Bang-Jensen
1st Rehearsal: April 19, 2021
First Preview: May 13, 2021
Open: May 19, 2021
Close: June 6, 2021
with possible extension to June 13, 2021
ALL ROLES AVAILABLE:
Della- a late 40s-late 50s, white, North-Carolinian woman with saccharine charm. Religious and socially conservative with an open heart. Avid and accomplished baker. Excellent comedic timing. Tim’s wife. (she/her/hers)
Jen- an early 30s, white, southern-raised, Brooklynite with a kind, considerate, and enthusiastic disposition. At odds with the intersection of her upbringing and liberal lifestyle, but determined to find harmony for herself and those she loves. Macy’s fiancee. (she/her/hers)
Macy- an early 30s, African-American and/or Black outspoken woman with zero tolerance for bigotry. Independent and fiercely intelligent. Passionate and loyal to her pursuit of a healthy, bountiful life of happiness with her fiancee, Macy. (she/her/hers)
Tim- a 50s-60s, white Southern man steeped deep in the American Dream. A plumber by trade. Hardened, though loving, by insecurity. Firm in his traditional values. Della’s husband. (he/him/his)
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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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