TWO TRAINS RUNNING Equity Actors - Hartford Stage Company Inc. Auditions

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Hartford Stage Company Inc. | Hartford, CT

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$1100 weekly minimum (LORT B)

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in TWO TRAINS RUNNING (see breakdown).

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit your headshot and resume for consideration. Please include name of project, role, and union status in subject line.

Deadline: 09/23/2024

SUBMIT TO

alldaffercasting2@gmail.com

PERSONNEL

By August Wilson

Directed by Gilbert McCauley

Casting Directors: Alaine Alldaffer, Lisa Donadio

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal: December 17, 2024

First Preview: January 23, 2025

Opening: January 31, 2025

Closing: February 16, 2025

NOTE: There will be an unpaid holiday break the week of 12/23/24.

OTHER

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.

Notice: Submission

BREAKDOWN

TWO TRAINS RUNNING

NOTE: While the characters are written with he/him or she/her pronouns in the original scripts, we welcome gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to audition for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities. In addition, we will list disability when specific to a character, but are otherwise seeking actors of all abilities. Thank you to First Folio Theatre for inspiring the language in this note as we work towards a more inclusive casting process.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER - We are committed to a strong anti-racist ethos and a collective recommitment to nurture and sustain a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging at our organization. We seek to build a team that is passionate about theatre and that reflects the abundant vibrancy and diversity of our city, state, and nation. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender-identity, sexual orientation, familial status, religion, ability, age, national origin, class and veteran or immigrant status.

SEEKING:

MEMPHIS: Male. Black. 50s-60s. Owner of a Pittsburgh diner – once flourishing, now quite empty. Memphis is estranged from his wife of 22 years. The restaurant is struggling financially, and though there are potential buyers, he stubbornly refuses to accept anything less than his asking price of twenty-five thousand dollars. He was forced out of his plot of land in Jackson, MO more than thirty years ago and still fantasizes about his return. Hardworking, honest, logical, and slightly embittered.

WOLF: Male. Black. 30s-40s. Notorious and popular as the community’s numbers runner. Much to Memphis’s frustration, he uses the restaurant’s telephone as his personal business line. Struggles to find female companionship, possibly a philanderer. A hustler, slick, observant, and critical.

RISA: Female. Black. 20s-30s. Working as a waitress in Memphis’s restaurant. Young and in control of her body and womanhood, she has scarred her legs with a razor in an act of defiance. She is often acutely aware of the emotional needs of the patrons and shows particular care for the downtrodden. Empathetic, self-assured, determined.

HOLLOWAY: Male. Black. 60s-70s, an elder at Memphis’s restaurant who always has a piece of advice for anyone who walks in, whether or not they're asking. Knows everything about everyone. Possesses a spiritual perspective on things and pursues life with zest and vigor. A long-time follower of Aunt Esther, the 349-year-old seer who lives up the road.

STERLING: Male. Black. 30s. Recently released from a five-year stint in a penitentiary for a bank robbery. Perpetually down on his luck, often of his own (un)doing. Possesses a straightforward manner, and a charming mix of naivete and optimism. Self-assured but not self-aware. Is moved by Malcolm X and the Black Power movement, and often tries to enlist Risa and others in whatever he is passionate about.

HAMBONE: Male. Black. Late 40s-50s. Singularly focused on getting repayment for work he did many years prior. The payment was in the form of a ham. The injustices he has faced have contributed to the decline of his mental state. The majority of his speech is a variation of “He gonna give me my ham,” though Sterling attempts to teach him new phrases centered around Black Power.

WEST: Male. Black. 60s. Owns the funeral home across from Memphis’s restaurant. The funeral home is one of the few profitable businesses in Pittsburgh, and West works hard to keep it that way. Widower, dresses in all black. Overwhelmed by grief, he has “allowed his love of money to overshadow other possibilities of life” following the death of his wife.