TROUBLE IN MIND - Headshot/resume submissions Hartford Stage Company Inc. | Hartford, CT
Notice: Submission
LORT Non-Rep
$1008 weekly minimum (LORT B)
Equity actors for roles in TROUBLE IN MIND (see breakdown).
Please submit your headshot and resume for consideration. Please include the name of project, the role you are interested in and your union status in the in subject line.
Deadline: 01/17/2023
alldaffercasting2@gmail.com
,
By Alice Childress
Directed by Christopher D. Betts
Casting Directors: Alaine Alldaffer, Lisa Donadio
First Rehearsal: April 25, 2023
1st Preview: May 25, 2023
Opening: June 2, 2023
Closing: June 18, 2023
Hartford Stage is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages actors of all backgrounds and abilities to audition.
We are requiring that all Actors and Stage Managers be vaccinated against Covid-19.
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.
WILETTA MAYER: Black female. Late 30s- 50s. A veteran actor, initially agreeable, though savvy. Has come to view show business as just that- a business. She has learned from experience how to swallow her feelings, get along, and say the right thing. Typically, does not rock the boat. She accepts compliance as a means of survival and a catalyst toward stardom. When pushed, her true colors unfold, and we see a woman who can no longer be relegated to a stereotype. As the play goes on, she grows increasingly confident and direct, becoming an outspoken critic of the production.
HENRY: White male. Late 70s. A veteran of 50 years in show business, first as an electrician and now the doorman. He’s Irish and proud of it. His work is exact, precise, and all business though he is innately compassionate. He is long-winded, slightly hear of hearing, and a real character.
JOHN NEVINS: Black male. 20s- early 30s. A novice actor making his Broadway debut. He is a college graduate aspiring to rise to the top of his profession who believes his formal training to be superior to experience gained by playing into stereotypes. He tries to look self-assured, but it is evident that he is new to the theater and fighting hard to control his enthusiasm. John is charismatic and ready to play the game to get ahead. He initially scoffs at the idea that he would need to ingratiate himself with his white colleagues by being less that his authentic self. As the play goes on, he becomes seduced by the idea of success, aligning himself with the director and the White cast members.
MILLIE DAVIS: Black female. 30s. An experienced actor who is not afraid to speak her mind. She is an intelligent, politically active, and impeccably dressed woman who knows how to make an entrance. Like Wiletta, she has spent her career performing Black stock characters, and she readily voices her dissatisfaction concerning dialogue and actors that demean Black people. Unlike Wiletta, she stops short of pursing her objections. Though she knows what’s right- she also knows what she needs to do to keep her job.
JUDY SEARS: White female. 20s. A young energetic actor who recently graduated from Yale Drama School. This is her professional theatre debut, and she is eager to please. While earnest and well meaning, her innocent belief in her “progressive” attitudes can make her seem cloying. Though she is ignorant of her privilege, she has more self-awareness than expected.
AL MANNERS: White male. Late 30s- early 40s. The play’s director, making his Broadway debut. Confident, passionate, but patronizing in his manner. Underneath a veneer of kindness, he can be self-concerned, tactless and manipulative. Calculating. Can’t take criticism. Believe firmly that he is
progressive, and is thusly unwilling to interrogate his capacity for bias. Though he considers himself liberal, he treats Black and White cast members with inequity. As the racial tensions rise, he becomes more intense, exposing his deep-rooted racial biases.
EDDIE FENTON: White male. 30s. The stage manager and good-hearted side kick to Al Manners. In Act 1, he is easy-going. As he absorbs the conflict around him, he grows visibly nervous and drawn, lacking the easy-going attitude of the first act.
BILL O’WRAY: White male. 40s- 50s. A season and lauded actor. The only cast member who finds steady work. When playing a part, he is dynamic and radiates strength and power. When he is only himself- he is a shadow of a man, appearing to be worried all the time and avoiding the company of others. He insists that he is not prejudiced but is reluctant to commune with the black actors.
Videos
