VISIT JOE WHITEFEATHER - NYC EPA
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Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
New York, NY 10036
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Tue, Jan 31, 2023
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM (EST)
Lunch: 1:00 - 2:00pm
To schedule an appointment, please email Artistic Fellow Sydney Scott at casting@floridastudiotheatre.org . Please be sure to include your Equity status and preferred time range(s). All EPA appointments must be scheduled by Friday January 13, 2023 at 6PM EST.
Vaccinated Equity actors for roles in Florida Studio Theatre’s final production for the 2022-2023 mainstage season, the World Premiere of VISIT JOE WHITEFEATHER (and bring the family!) (see breakdown).
Actors who are unable to attend in person auditions are welcome to submit a video submission:
Please prepare a 1-2 minute monologue in the style of the show. Selections from the show are available at:
A WORLD PREMIERE by Bruce Graham
Directed by Kate Alexander
Expected to attend auditions:
Alexa Vetter Torres, Casting and Hiring Coordinator
Sydney Scott, Artistic Fellow
Callbacks will be held at a later date.
Rehearsals Begin: March 14, 2023
Previews: April 5, 2023 and April 6, 2023
Performance Run: April 7 - May 21, 2023
Possible extension through May 28, 2023
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of 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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
We encourage members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The audition room (Studio B) can accommodate no more than 28 individuals at a time.
The holding room can accommodate no more than 40 individuals at a time.
A comedy with relevancy. It’s the 1970s and the quirky small town (a Northeastern FARGO) of Beaver Gap, Pennsylvania has a problem. Tourism has declined, and it doesn’t look like there is any hope on the horizon. However, when a passionate resident joins forces with the bewildered city council, they devise a plan to rename the town to honor a dead, Native American war hero who never even visited the town during his lifetime. It’s a plan so wild – so insane – it just might work!
CONTENT WARNING: Please note that this play addresses the mistreatment and exploitation of indigenous peoples in America. There are moments of microaggression, racist language, and various inappropriate comments exchanged between characters. Play requires moments of onstage smoking.
VISIT JOE WHITEFEATHER (and bring the family!)
World Premier
All roles will be understudied.
LUCY – She/Her. White. 28 years old. Grew up in LA and went to Berkeley. Very strong moral compass that guides her decision-making. Owns a gift shop called “Tranquility” in town of Beaver Gap, PA. Her full name is Lucy Stone Dietrichson. No hyphen. Think: A 70s Jane Fonda, Drew Barrymore, Shailene Woodley, Anne Hathaway.
SENIOR LUCY – She/Her. White. 70 years old, but with “more energy than people half her age”. Grew up in LA and went to Berkeley. The strong morals of her youth have been balanced by the wisdom of experience. Think: modern day Jane Fonda, Allison Janney, Meryl Streep in Mamma Mia. ROLE IS CAST – Seeking future replacements only.
WALT – He/Him. White. 50s to early 60s. An eccentric mayor of a small town. Walt has the best intentions but isn’t always the best with execution. Owns a ferret named Beanie. Think: a mix between the characters of Eugene Levy on Schitt's Creek and Michael Scott from The Office.
BOB – He/Him. White. Early to mid-30s. The casually dressed sheriff who enjoys showtunes and doesn’t carry a gun. “A terrible cop.” Dreams of leaving the small town to find a job he is passionate about – and he’s a theatre techie at heart. Think: Jonathan Groff, Darren Criss, Noah Reid.
CIERRA – She/Her. Late 20s to early 30s. Italian-Lebanese American with strikingly black hair. She initially convinces the town council that she is of the birth daughter of Joe Whitefeather. Bold and incredibly confident, wears flannel. The smartest one in the room. Think: Lizzy Caplan, Aubrey Plaza, Emily Hampshire.
MARCUS – He/Him. Black, mid to late 20s. Documentary filmmaker who does his research. Explores injustice and moral conflict through his films. He has been commissioned by the “Hoffbraugh Foundation” to make a documentary about the town history of Joe Whitefeather, PA. Confident and intelligent with the soul of an artist. Think: John Boyega, Tyler James Williams on Abbott Elementary.
ABIGAIL/JOANIE – ABIGAIL: She/Her. White. 30s to 40s. The hardened town librarian. She is Julie Andrews by day – prim, proper and upbeat- and Lenny Bruce by night. Think: Amy Poehler, Vanessa Bayer, Kathryn Hahn. JOANIE: She/Her. White. 30s to 40s. JOANIE takes minutes for the town council meetings. Conservative, uptight and stubborn. Think: an older Katherine Heigl, Julia Louis-Dreyfus in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
PATTY - He/him. White. Mid to late 20s. A serious looking young man trying to prove that he has grown up. The town’s undertaker who recently took over the family business and is the father young boys. Think: Joe Keery in Stranger Things, Will Poulter, Bill Skarsgård.
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