Virginia Stage 2017-18 Season - VA EPA
Virginia Stage Company
AUDITION DATE
Jun 01, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:00-2:00 pm
Jun 02, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:00-2:00 pm
APPOINTMENTS
Please contact auditions@vastage.org to make an appointment.
CONTRACT
LOA $650 weekly minimum (2016-17 rate)
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in 2017-18 plays. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Prepare a brief monologue, or a brief song, or a one-minute monologue with 16 bars of a song. An accompanist will be provided. Bring picture and resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Wells Theatre
Education Space
108 E Tazewell St
Norfolk, VA 23510
Main Lobby Sign-in
PERSONNEL
Tom Quaintance, Producing Artistic Director
Patrick Mullins, Associate Producer
(See breakdown for directors of each production)
OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production dates.
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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
The 2017-2018 Season:
RING OF FIRE
By: William Meade, Director: TBA
1st rehearsal: August 22, 2016. First Performance: September 13, 2016. Closing: October 1, 2016
This musical, conceived by William Meade explores love, family, and heartache through the tumultuous biography of Johnny Cash. This energetic and exhilarating musical rocks more than two dozen of Cash's iconic hits, sharing the stories of four multi-generational couples and the similarities and differences through their struggles in life.
Seeking:
Male 1—25-55. Must play guitar and evoke the style of Johnny Cash.
Male 2—25-55. Instruments may include acoustic/electric guitar, bass, mandolin, fiddle, dobro, Ukelele. Strong musicianship and ability to harmonize. Bass/baritone
Male 3—25-55. Instruments may include guitar, bass, mandolin, fiddle, Ukelele. banjo a plus. Strong musicianship and ability to harmonize. Bari/tenor
Female 1—25-55. guitar, bass, mandolin, and/or fiddle. autoharp a plus. mezzo with country sound in the style of June Carter.
Female 2—25-55. Guitar, bass, mandolin, fiddle and/or ukulele. Strong mezzo/belt and harmony skills.
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THE PARCHMAN HOUR
SONGS AND STORIES OF THE ‘61 FREEDOM RIDERS
By: Mike Wiley Director: Mike Wiley
1st rehearsal: October 3, 2016. 1st performance: October 25, 2016. Closing: November 12, 2015
Journey through the Deep South with the pioneers who fought discrimination and paved the way for the future. Adapted from real life accounts of the 1961 Freedom Rides, this play shares these struggles through music that ranges from Bob Dylan to spirituals.
Seeking:
Actor 1 - Forsyth / Stephen Green / G. Patterson / Policeman – 20s, C Male
Actor 2 - Janie Forsyth / Mimi Real / R. Kennedy – 20s, C Female
Actor 3 - Mama Forsyth / J.T. Mulholland / Bill Svanoe / Bull Connor – 20s, C Female
Actor 4 - Elwood / H. Thomas / J. Zwerge / Simeon Booker – 20s, C Male
Actor 5 - Pearl / L. Collins / Jimmy McDonald / Jessie Harris – 30s, AA Female - strong gospel singer
Actor 6 - John Lewis – 20s, AA Male
Actor 7 - James Farmer – 40s, AA Male
Actor 8 - Stokely Charmichael – 20s, AA Male
Actor 9 - Carol Silver / Pauline Knight / James Farmer's Mother – 20s, AA Female
Actor 10 - Deputy Tyson – 50s, C Male
Actor 11 - Pee Wee / MLK Jr. – 30s, AA Male
Actor 12 - Freddie Leonard / James Farmer Sr. – 20s, AA Male
Actors 13-15 - Prison guards / mob members – 20s-50s, C Male
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Charles Dickens, adapted by Patrick Mullins. Director: Patrick Mullins
1st rehearsal: November 14, 2016. 1st performance: December 6, 2016. Closing: December 24, 2016.
Ebenezer Scrooge and his travels with the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future reawaken the spirit of Christmas in all of us accompanied by period music and instruments. This timeless tale is a heartwarming tradition for many Hampton Roads families.
Seeking: Christmas Past, Christmas Present, Marley, Bob Cratchit
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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
By: by Jane Austen, adapted for the stage by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan. Director: Tom Quaintance 1st rehearsal: December 26, 2016. 1st performance: January 17, 2018 Closing: February 4, 2018
This stage adaptation of Jane Austen's most beloved novel will sweep you away with its witty, fast-paced exploration of expectations that has become the template for modern romance. Sparks fly when the charming, vibrant Elizabeth clashes with the aloof, enigmatic Mr. Darcy.
Seeking: Elizabeth Bennett, Mr. Bennett, Mrs Bennett, Mr. Darcy, Jane Bennett
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THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
By adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle’s novel by Steven Canny and John Nicholson. Director: TBA
1st rehearsal: January 30, 2017. 1st performance: February 21, 2017. Closing: March 11th, 2017
Three actors play more than 20 characters in this hilarious spoof of beastly proportions. A fast-paced comedic ride, filled with verbal and visual ingenuity, follows the dynamic pair of Watson & Holmes as they debunk a family ‘curse’. “A sublimely funny adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's classic!
Seeking: Actor 1, Actor 2, Actor 3
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DISGRACED
By Ayad Aktar. Director: TBA
1st rehearsal: March 13, 2017 First Performance: April 4, 2018. Final Performance: April 22. 2018.
Aktar’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play sits you at the table for delectable drama where secrets are exposed and prejudices unearthed. At a dinner party hosted by a Pakistani-American lapsed Muslim and his Caucasian wife and attended by his African-American law partner and her Jewish husband, tensions rise when the conversation turns to religion, the economy, and Islamophobia; what could go wrong?
Seeking: Amir Kapoor, Emily, Isaac, Jory, and Abe
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CROWNS
By Regina Taylor, adapted from the book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry. Director: TBA
1st rehearsal: April 17, 2018 First Performance: May 9, 2018. Final Performance: May 27, 2018.
One of the most popular productions in Virginia Stage’s history returns! In this gospel musical, 17-year-old Yolanda travels south in a coming of age story that is a testament to love, sisterhood, and family, where she learns that a hat can be more than a fashion statement. Multi-generations of women tell stories of life’s most memorable moments with their hats serving as allegories about the wonders of life – all with a flair of “hattitude.”
Seeking: Wanda, Jeanette, Velma, Yolanda, Mother Shaw, Mabel, and The Man
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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