WILL GEER THEATRICUM BOTANICUM 2021 SEASON Submission - Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum Auditions

WILL GEER THEATRICUM BOTANICUM 2021 SEASON - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

CONTRACT

LOA Actors: $15.00 per rehearsal hour & $99.00 per performance (LOA ref. LORT - periodic performances)

SEEKING

Equity actors of all ages and ethnicities for Theatricum's 2021 (Outdoor Theatre) Summer Repertory Season (see breakdown). Los Angeles actors particularly encouraged to submit. All races and ethnicities are encouraged to apply.

Theatricum will be following all COVID safety protocols as designated by Equity and LA County Department of Public Health. All actors will need to show proof of vaccination completion 2-weeks prior to first rehearsal. If you are unwilling to meet the vaccination requirement please do not submit.

INSTRUCTIONS

Slate at the beginning, with name and height. 3 minutes should include two Shakespeare monologues or one Shakespeare and one contemporary. Shakespeare monologues do not need to be from the plays in the season. To submit, please e-mail theatricumcasting@gmail.com by no later than 11:59pm PDT on May 16th 2021 to request submission form. -.mov or .m4v files accepted, at a resolution no higher than 1080p.

Deadline: Sat, May 15, 2021 (PDT)

SUBMIT TO

theatricumcasting@gmail.com

PERSONNEL

Viewing auditions:
Ellen Geer - Artistic Director/Producer
Melora Marshall - Director
Willow Geer - Director
Steve Fisher - Casting Director
Kim Cameron - Production Manager

OTHER DATES

If invited for a callback they will take place at Theatricum May 29th and 30th. A Midsummer Night's Dream and Julius Caesar begin rehearsals in June and open the weekend of July 10th/11th. The Last Best Small Town will begin rehearsals in June and open July 22nd. Shakespeare plays will tentatively perform during weekday mornings in the fall for our School Days program pending school and bus protocols. All shows will close in early November. Productions will perform once per week.

OTHER

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

Theatricum Botanticum
2021 Season Casting Breakdown

JULIUS CAESAR
By William Shakespeare

Julius Caesar/soldier
Calpurnia/citizen
Mark Antony
Lepidus/citizen
Antony’s Servant /citizen
Octavius/Flavius /citizen
Soothsayer
Brutus
Portia/citizen
Lucius - slave of Brutus
Cassius
Casca
Marcellus
Metellus Cimber/citizen
Trebonius/citizen
Pindarius/citizen - slave of Cassius

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
By William Shakespeare

Theseus- King of Athens/Oberon- King of the Faeries (seeking one actor to play both roles)
Hippolyta- Queen of the Amazons/Titania- Queen of the Faeries (seeking one actor to play both roles)
Egeus- A noble of Athens/Nick Bottom- A weaver. Presents the part of Pyramus. (seeking one actor to play both roles)
Hermia- A young woman of Athens, daughter of Egeus. In love with Lysander/First Faerie (Seeking one actor to play both roles)
Helena- A young woman of Athens. Hermia’s oldest friend. In love with Demetrius/First Faerie (Seeking one actor to play both roles)
Lysander- A young man of Athens. In love with Hermia.
Demetrius- A young man of Athens. In love with, and betrothed to, Hermia.
Puck- Trickster spirit, footman to Oberon.
Peter Quince- A carpenter and aspiring director.
Frances Flute- A bellows-mender. Presents the part of Thisbe.
Tom Snout- A tinker. Presents the part of Wall.
Snug- A joiner. Presents the part of Lion.
Robin Starveling- A tailor. Presents the part of Moonshine.

THE LAST BEST SMALL TOWN
By John Guerra

PLAYWRIGHT - A sort of ephemeral narrator, existing seamlessly between the world of the play and the world of the audience. LATINÉ.

CHUY - (Late 60s). His full name is Jesús Gonzalez Muñatones, but everyone has always called him Chuy. He is Elliot's paternal grandfather and a plumber at a local plumbing company.

BENNY - (Late 40s at the start of the play). Benito Gonzalez is a son, a father, a husband, and a provider. Married to Della, he is a Southern California native who has lived his entire life in Fillmore, California. He spends his days working as a mechanic at a car dealership in Valencia. He does not own a car.

HANK - (Early 50s at the start of the play). Hank William Miller is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, the editor of the local paper (known as the Fillmore Gazette), and Willow's husband. He likes a green lawn.

DELLA - (Late 40s at the start of the play). Dolores Gonzalez is an unwavering supporter of her family. She works as a cleaning lady for the Fillmore Best Western during the week and runs her own home-maid service on the weekends to help pay the bills.

WILLOW - (Late 40s at the start of the play). A force to be reckoned with, Willow Miller is a college graduate who met Hank at a Vietnam protest. Now she is a housewife who manages almost every aspect of Miller house with aplomb.

ELLIOT - (18 at the start of the play). Elliot Gonzalez is the Fillmore High School valedictorian of 2005. People call him Eli (pronounced El-EE).

MAYA - (17 at the start of the play). Maya Miller is the Fillmore High School debate team captain elect, an all around great student, and a complete badass.

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.