Denver Center for the Performing Arts
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $1,050 weekly minimum (LORT D) The Singleton Theatre
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF (see breakdown).
Actors of color are encouraged to submit.
Bass/Valle Casting encourages people of all races, ages, ethnicities, abilities and gender identities to apply.
The Denver Center intends to lead all decisions from selecting each play to the final bow, with empathy and respect. We acknowledge that race, gender, ethnicity and physical abilities of the actors on stage have meaning and we want to be mindful of that throughout our practices. Our casting process will be led with thoughtfulness and appreciation of the artists we encounter and any level of discrimination will not be tolerated. We do not want to assume that the space you are entering or have entered is fully inclusive of your needs, but instead want to create an environment and expand our conditions that allows for your multi-faceted personhood to thrive and feel welcome.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please, submit an electronic photo and resume to Bass/Valle Casting. We will invite performers to send in a video audition after reviewing their materials.
Deadline: Mon, Oct 4, 2021 (MST)
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Playwright: Edward Albee
Director: Margot Bordelon
DCPA Artistic Director: Chris Coleman
DCPA Director of Casting: Grady Soapes, CSA
NYC Casting: Bass/Valle Casting
Casting Directors: Harriet Bass and Gama Valle
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal: November 29th 2022
1sr Preview: January 7th 2022
Opening: January 14th 2022
Closing: March 6th 2022
Callbacks: 10/11, 10/12 & 10/16 in-person by appointment only
OTHER
All performers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as defined by the CDC (i.e., more than 14 calendar days following receipt of a final dose of an FDA or World Health Organization authorized or approved vaccine) by 11/15/2021. Any actor requiring a medical or religious exemption must provide written documentation for the exemption during the hiring process.
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.
BREAKDOWN
SEEKING:
Booze. Books. Cigarettes and Arguments.
GEORGE - he/him/his, mid to late 40’s, any race/ethnicity. George is: Desperate. Tired. George is married to Martha, in a once loving relationship now defined by sarcasm and frequent acrimony. Keeps up the fight but does not have the same taste for it as Martha. A member of the history department at New Carthage University.
MARTHA - she/her/hers, early 50’s, any race/ethnicity. Martha is ambitious and outspoken, often brash. Loves to spar. Possesses an earthy, grounded sensuality. Hates getting older. She’s not ready to give up her internal fantasy as the wife of an important professor. She is married to George (but thought she was marrying a version of her father), though disappointed with his aborted academic career. Martha is the daughter of the president of New Carthage University.
NICK - he/him/his, late 20’s, any race/ethnicity. Athletic, good-looking, Midwestern, and clean-cut. Nick is: Eager. Smart. Ambitious. More complicated than he appears. Nick has just become a new member of the biology faculty at New Carthage University. Nick is married to Honey.
HONEY - she/her/hers, mid to late 20’s, any race/ethnicity. Kind, polite, eager to please. Trying to uphold the societal expectations of women at the time, but perhaps there’s a part of her that questions it. She has a low alcohol tolerance, and a weak stomach. Honey is the “slim-hipped”, accommodating wife of Nick.
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.
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