WATCHING CHEKHOV WATCHING – EPAs by Appointment in Atlanta
Theater Emory (Atlanta, GA) SPT; $487/week minimum
Managing Director: Rosalind Staib
Adapter/Director, Antosha Chekhonte: A Childhood Suite: Lisa Paulsen
Adapter/Director, In the Ravine: Michael Evenden
Note: Theater Emory casts entirely from the Atlanta / North Georgia area.
No housing is available to out-of-area performers.
First Rehearsal- January 22, 2013. Performances- February 14-24, 2013.
Equity Principal Auditions:
Saturday, December 1, 2012 at the Theater Emory Administrative Offices
10 AM – 6 PM Emory University campus, Rich Building
Lunch from 1 - 2. 1602 Fishburne Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322
Location Note: Second floor, room 205. Parking in Fishburne Parking Deck.
For an appointment, call 404-712-9118 M-F 9-4 beginning Monday, November 19, 2012. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.
Prepare a monologue, preferably by Chekhov or a Chekhov contemporary, of no more than 3 minutes length. Please bring a picture and a resume, stapled together.
Callbacks, if needed, will be held on Monday, December 3 in Atlanta
NOTE: 3-5 Equity contracts are available to be cast among the following available roles:
Anton Chekhov stared at humanity with a physician’s eye and wrote mesmerizing tales of daily life and the absurd complexities of human impulse. Watching Chekhov Watching features two original stage adaptations of the master storyteller's short stories: In the Ravine, adapted and directed by Michael Evenden, is based on the short story of the same name; Antosha Chekhonte: A Childhood Suite is an ensemble piece comprised of five adaptations from Chekhov’s early stories, and directed by Lisa Paulsen. Perusal copies of these scripts will be available at the theater and/or online.
(Actors will be cast in either the 1st Piece or the 2nd Piece. There is no crossover between them.)
IN THE RAVINE
(1st Piece in Watching Chekhov Watching)
Seeking:
GRIGORY
Male (50s – early 60s). Grigory is the co-protagonist of the drama: his decline is the decline of his whole family. A well-meaning, befuddled, middle-aged man, father of a prosperous household, who adores his family and is clueless about his own cruelty to the poor and the betrayals and lies among his own children. Like a lot of Chekhov's characters, he endures much, never sees the light, and - still puzzled - keeps going.
THE OLD MAN:
Male (60s and up). "Great is Mother Russia" is his cry—he is an "old" man for the day (60s?) who has
seen great suffering, lost those he loves, been banished and alone, and has reconciled to it all. Humorous, kindly, a survivor inclined to wise old sayings. He provides the model of embracing life even in its harshness. The actor who plays this role will double in two small ensemble roles.
THE ACTRESS
(Female, or Male in drag) (mid 30s – 40s). The Actress, who may be played either by a woman or by a man in period drag, embodies both the antagonist of Chekhov's story, the beautiful, ambitious, merry,
and heartless daughter-in-law Aksinya, and the spirit of nineteenth-century granddame acting, posing a la DelSarte (think early silent movie postures) and reciting passages from Camille. Obviously, there is a comic element here, but we also want to explore the allure of such high drama and seriousness.
ANTOSHA CHEKHONTE: A CHILDHOOD SUITE
(2nd Piece in Watching Chekhov Watching)
The acting company will portray roles and serve in the ensemble for the 5 vignettes that
comprise the piece: 1- Grisha, 2- Children, 3- Home, 4- Joy, 5- Misery.
Seeking:
TRACK #1:
Male (35-60) (Physical acting and/or mime skills are desirable). To play the following:
TRACK #2:
Female (30-40) (Robust and capable. Singing ability is a plus). To play the following:
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