Uptown Players
CONTRACT
LOA $421 weekly minimum (LOA ref LORT pending)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in TORCH SONG (see breakdown).
There will be no understudies cast.
INSTRUCTIONS
Auditions will consist of reading selections from the script which will be posted at www.uptownplayers.org (on the audition page) by December 1. A headshot and resume are required with video submissions. You may sign up at https://bit.ly/Torchsongauditions to let us know you plan to submit. If you sign up and we haven't received your audition submission 24 hours prior to the submission deadline, we'll send you a reminder.
Deadline: Mon, Dec 13, 2021
PERSONNEL
Written by Harvey Fierstein
Viewing auditions:
Cheryl Denson, Director
Jeff Rane, Producer
Craig Lynch, Producer
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals begin February 28, 2022.
Production Opens March 25 and closes April 3 with 4 shows a week.
OTHER
www.uptownplayers.org
All current CDC and Actors Equity Association COVID health and safety protocols will be in place for this production. including callbacks, rehearsals, and performances. Masks will be required in the building at all times during callbacks except when the actor is reading for the production team.
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
Arnold – (age 25-32) A Jewish, homosexual, New York City drag queen. Unconventionally attractive without being beautiful, Arnold is extremely articulate, smart, and funny, and often uses his wit to protect himself. He goes after what he wants voraciously. He talks a good game and he's often cynical, but underneath has a gigantic heart.
Ed – (age 35-45, any ethnicity) Handsome and charming, he is the love of Arnold’s life. A school teacher, he is square, traditional, heteronormative, and so unbending that he might break. He isn’t comfortable coming out of the closet. He is of a slightly older generation than Arnold.
Mrs. Beckoff (age 49-65) Arnold’s Jewish mother, she is a force of comedy and pathos. Stubborn and feisty, she is Arnold’s ultimate sparring partner. Loves her son but deeply rooted in tradition and doesn’t understand his lifestyle or his ideas of family and becoming a parent.
Laurel – (age 30-45, any ethnicity) Ed’s girlfriend and then estranged wife. Intelligent, but naive in her optimism. Intrigued by Ed’s bisexuality, she considers herself a forward thinker.
Alan – (early 20s, any ethnicity) Arnold’s considerably younger boyfriend. Since arriving in NYC at the age of 14 he has survived as a hustler and model but aspires to be an actor. His looks almost always get him what he wants. Youthful and free, he doesn’t seem to have ever struggled with his sexuality.
David – (age 15-18, any ethnicity) Arnold’s foster son. David has had a tough childhood so he has an edge that hints of danger, but as a survivor, he makes the most of his situation and lives life with humor, honesty, and sarcasm. Unapologetic about being gay or about anything else.
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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