Atticus LLC
CONTRACT
Production (League) $2323 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity actors for future replacement roles in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (see breakdown)
INSTRUCTIONS
SEE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS IN BREAKDOWN. Submit via https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14hB5wJTLyheZBQr2dSTH6O3gz7CDTUwY5sAJMhTauxk/viewform?edit_requested=true . Send the video, with your photo/resume attached, in a downloadable format (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.).
Deadline: Tue, Dec 21, 2021
PERSONNEL
Producers: Barry Diller
General Mgr.: Alchemy Production Group
Director: Bartlett Sher
Writer: Adapted by Aaron Sorkin
Based on the novel by Harper Lee
Casting: The Telsey Office
Casting Directors: Adam Caldwell, CSA, Destiny Lilly, CSA (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
Currently running on Broadway.
OTHER
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD tells a story of racial injustice and childhood innocence. Set
during the Depression in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, small town lawyer
Atticus Finch defends an African-American man, Tom Robinson, who is falsely accused
of rape, before an all-white jury.
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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please prepare sides from the script for one track of your choosing at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zqm13ggyt9iqndt/AACV8h8zTxfuSD_uN6LM7xCqa?dl=0 or prepare a monologue from a 20th century American play.
If you are using an iPhone to video record, be sure to film horizontally and in a well-lit space (not backlit).
At the top of the video, slate your name, location, and height.
Seeking future replacements and understudies for the following roles:
ATTICUS FINCH: (Mid 40’s- 50’s) white. A small-town lawyer in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930’s. Highly intelligent, thoughtful, compassionate, with a strong moral compass and a dry sense of humor. Father to Scout and Jem, he cares for his children deeply.
JEAN MARIE “SCOUT” FINCH: (18+ to play child) Caucasian. Southern. Smart, insightful, independent, she’s forthright and has a strong sense of justice. Articulate and an original thinker. Looks up to her father. Believes in the goodness of people.
JEM FINCH: (18+to play child) Caucasian. Southern. Scout’s brother, older by four years. Very much the older sibling, he’s decisive, bold, quick to act, opinionated and brave. Idolizes his father.
CALPURNIA: (40’s-50’s) African-American. Southern. Works as the housekeeper for the Finches. Smart, strong, outspoken, political, with a strong moral center. Protective of Scout and Jem.
DILL: (18+ to play child) Caucasian. Southern. Dill is staying with his Aunt Rachel in Maycomb while his mother is otherwise engaged. Outgoing, talkative, sensitive, though rather lonely; he is befriended by Jem and Scout.
JUDGE TAYLOR: (60’s) Caucasian. Male, Southern. Maycomb’s judge. Courtly and learned, he’s very much in charge of his courtroom. Thoughtful, shrewd, formidable with a dry and sharp wit. Doesn’t suffer fools.
TOM ROBINSON: (20’S) African-American. Southern. A field hand, hardworking, serious and ethical, falsely accused of rape by Mayella Ewell.
BOB EWELL: (40’s) Caucasian. Southern. Angry, alcoholic, prone to violence. Very smart. A dangerous man, who feels cheated by the world.
MAYELLA EWELL: (Early 20’s). Caucasian. Southern. Daughter of Bob Ewell. Uneducated. Takes care of her many younger siblings, traumatized and volatile. She falsely accuses Tom Robinson of rape.
HORACE GILMER: (30’s) Caucasian. Southern. Prosecuting attorney with the soul of a politician; ambitious and shrewd.
MRS. DUBOSE: (60’s+) Caucasian. Southern. An irascible and unhappy woman, who speaks cruelly to Scout and Jem.
MISS STEPHANIE/ DILL’S MOTHER: Miss Stephanie (30’S) Caucasian. Southern. The town gossip. Funny, highly opinionated. Role doubles with: Dill’s Mother (30’S) Caucasian. Attractive. Growing weary and impatient from her search for a new husband.
SHERIFF HECK TATE: (40’s – Early 50’s) Caucasian. Southern. Maycomb’s town sheriff. Man of the law. He knows the conflicts of the town and has to figure out how to navigate them. Compassionate.
LINK DEAS: (40’s-50’s). Caucasian. Southern. Tom Robinson’s employer, a cotton farmer. Has somewhat removed himself socially from the people of Maycomb, who suspect Deas is an alcoholic. Stands up for Tom Robinson and is revealed to be a man of unlikely and surprising substance.
BOO RADLEY: (Mid 30’s-Mid 40’s) Caucasian. Southern. He’s retreated from the world, is never seen by anyone in Maycomb and has become the subject of much speculation and wild rumors. When he appears, he barely speaks a word. He has a haunted quality, but a profoundly kind spirit. Physically imposing. Not verbal, extremely sensitive.
DR. REYNOLDS: (40’s-50’s) Caucasian. Southern. Male. The town doctor, he’s been treating the Finch children since birth. Trustworthy, sensible, caring.
MR. CUNNINGHAM: (40’s) Caucasian. Southern. A farmer. Uneducated, impoverished.
Note: Some roles may double with other roles, some roles may cover other roles
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 submit.
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