Utah Shakespeare Festival 2018 Season - Chicago EPA
Utah Shakespeare Festival
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Oct 16, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (CDT)
Lunch from 1-2
APPOINTMENTS
Equity members may schedule appointments online through the member portal beginning Monday, October 9th at 12pm.
CONTRACT
LORT RepLORT B; $896/week minimum
SEEKING
Male and Female actors for Utah Shakespeare Festival's upcoming 2018 Season. See breakdown for details.
PREPARATION
Shakespeare verse monologue, contemporary contrasting monologue, song (16 bars) if you sing.
Accompanist will be provided
LOCATION
Actors' Equity Association - Chicago Member Center
557 W Randolph St
1st Fl
Chicago, IL 60661
Dial 011 at front door.
PERSONNEL
Brian Vaughn - Artistic Director
Frank Mack - Executive Producer
OTHER DATES
Contract #1: May 10, 2018 (First Rehearsal) to September 1, 2018
Contract #2: May 10, 2018 to October 20, 2018
Contract #3: July 16, 2018 to October 20, 2018
Contract #4: July 31, 2018 to October 20, 2018
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
2018 Character Breakdown
Contract #1: May 10, 2018 (First Rehearsal) to September 1, 2018
Contract #2: May 10, 2018 to October 20, 2018
Contract #3: July 16, 2018 to October 20, 2018
Contract #4: July 31, 2018 to October 20, 2018
THE FOREIGNER by Larry Shue - 7/6 – 10/20
S/Sgt. “Froggy” LeSueur
Charlie Baker
Betty Meeks
Rev. David Marshall Lee
Catherine Simms
Owen Musser
Ellard Simms
BIG RIVER by Roger Miller and William Hauptman – 7/7 – 9/1
Mark Twain/Doctor
Huckleberry Finn
Widow Douglas/ Sally Phelps
Miss Watson/Strange Woman
Jim
Tom Sawyer
Ben Rogers/Hank/Young Fool
Jo Harper/ Joanna Wilkes
Simon
Dick/ Andy
Pap Finn/ Sheriff Bell
Judge Thatcher/Harvey Wilkes/Silas Phelps
The King
The Duke
Lafe/Counselor Robinson
Mary Jane Wilkes
Susan Wilkes
Alice
Alice’s Daughter
Ensemble
PEARL’S IN THE HOUSE by Art Manke - 8/25 – 10/20
Pearl Bailey (age 39-69) the legendary African-American entertainer, ambassador, author
Renata Jackson (age 30) an attractive, politically correct, light-skinned, African-Americanwoman
Gordon, Richard Nixon and voices of The Announcer, Disk Jockey, and Cab Calloway all playedby a middle-aged, white actor who should bear the resemblance of Richard Nixon, circa 1974.
THE LIAR by David Ives adapted from the comedy by Pierre Corneille 9/15 – 10/20
Dorante, a young man just arrived in Paris
Geronte, Dorante’s father
Cliton, Dorante’s servant
Clarice, a young lady of Paris
Lucrece, Clarice’s best friend
Alcippe, Clarice’s secret fiance’
Philiste, Alcippe’s friend
Isabelle, vivacious servant to Lucrece / Sabine, puritanical servant to Clarice
(Isabelle and Sabine are played by the same actress)
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR by William Shakespeare 7/5 – 9/8
Mistress Ford
Ford
John Robert
Mistress Page
Page
Anne
William
Doctor Caius
Mistress Quickly
Rugby
Sir Hugh
Host of the Garter
Sir John Falstaff
Robin
Bardolph
Pistol
Nym
Fenton
Shallow
Slender
Simple
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by William Shakespeare - 7/7 – 9/7
Portia
Nerissa
Balthazar
Stephano
Prince of Morocco
Prince of Arragon
Antonio
Bassanio
Solanio
Salarino
Gratiano
Lorenzo
Leonardo
Shylock
Jessica
Tubal
Lancelot Gobbo
Old Gobbo
Salerio
Jailer
Duke of Venice
HENRY VI PT. 1 by William Shakespeare - 7/6 – 9/6
King Henry VI
Lord Talbot
John Talbon
Duke of Gloucester
Duke of Bedford
Duke of Exeter
Bishop of Winchester
Duke of Somerset
Richard Plantagenet (York)
Earl of Warwick
Earl of Salisbury
Earl of Suffolk
Edmund Mortimer
Sir William Glansdale
Sir Thomas Gargrave
Sir John Fastolf
Sir William Lucy
Woodville
Vernon
Basset
Charles
Joan la Pucelle
Reignier
Margaret
Duke of Alanson
Bastard of Orleance
Duke of Burgundy
Countess of Auvergne
Master Gunner
Boy
A Shepherd
Ensemble
OTHELLO by William Shakespeare - 7/5 – 10/20
Othello
Desdemona
Brabantio
Iago
Emilia
Cassio
Roderigo
Duke of Venice
Lodovico
Gratiano
Montano
Bianca
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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