Wilma Theater 2017-18 Season - Philadelphia PA EPA
Wilma Theater
AUDITION DATE
Apr 05, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
APPOINTMENTS
No appointments. AEA members may sign up for times on day of audition at audition location beginning at 9:45am
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
LORT D; $637/week current min
SEEKING
Equity actors for a few roles in the upcoming 2017-18 Season to include:
BLOOD WEDDING
PASSING STRANGE
PASSAGE
PREPARATION
ACTORS WILL HAVE UP TO 3 MINUTES TO PERFORM.
Prepare EITHER:
1) Two contrasting monologues; OR
2) Two song selections; OR
3) One monologue and One song.
Bring sheet music if singing; an accompanist will be provided. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Wilma Theater Studios
1213 Gerritt Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
PERSONNEL
Csaba Horvath will direct Blood Wedding (HAS BEEN CAST), Tea Alagic will direct Passing Strange, and Blanka Zizka will direct Passage.
In attendance at auditions:
Kellie Mecleary, Producing Artistic Associate
Gianna McDevitt, Literary Intern
Ava DeFrancesco, Literary Intern
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
WILMA THEATRE 2017-18 SEASON
265 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia PA 19107
BLOOD WEDDING
by Frederico Garcia Lorca, directed by Csaba Horvath
First Rehearsal: 9/12/2017
First Preview: 10/25/2017
Opening: 11/1/2017
Closing: 11/19/2017
All roles have been CAST.
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PASSING STRANGE
by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, directed by Tea Alagic
First Rehearsal: 12/12/2017
First Preview: 1/10/2018
Opening: 1/17/2018
Closing: 2/18/2018
Optional Extension Closing: 2/23/2018
NARRATOR: Male, Middle-aged, African American. All-knowing, clever, charismatic. Tenor
YOUTH: Male, teenage-early twenties, African American. Intelligent. Awkward. Lost . Tenor
MOTHER: Middle aged, middle class, African American. Smart, isolated, composed. Soprano
ENSEMBLE: Male, African American, plays Terry (a bad kid at church), Christope (an academic who moonlights, Dutch), and Hugo (a militant essayist, German) Tenor
ENSEMBLE: Female, African American, plays Sherry (a bad kid at church), Renata (an abstract artist and café waitress, Dutch), and Desi (a den mother and social engineer, German). Soprano
ENSEMBLE: Female, African American, plays Edwina (a teenage goddess), Marianna (a neo-hippy, Dutch), and Sudabey (an avant-garde filmmaker and writer, German) . Soprano
ENSEMBLE: Male, African American, plays Franklin (church pianist, choir director, reverand's son), Joop (a body liberationist, Dutch,) and Mr. Venus (a performance artist). Tenor
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PASSAGE
by Christopher Chen, directed by Blanka Zizka
First Rehearsal: 3/13/2018
First Preview: 4/18/2018
Opening: 4/25/2018
Closing: 5/13/2018
Optional Extension Closing: 5/20/2018
B: Doctor. Citizen of a colonized country. Any race, any gender.
G: Professor. Citizen of a colonized country. Any race, any gender. Also plays Mosquito and Gecko
H: Activist. Citizen of a colonized country. Any race, any gender.
O: Friend of B, G, and H. Citizen of a colonized country. Any race, any gender.
S: Servant of B. Citizen of a colonized country. Any race, any gender.
D: Doctor. Head of a hospital. Citizen of a colonizing country, living in the country it colonized. Any race, any gender.
J: Member of law enforcement. Citizen of a colonizing country, living in the country it colonized. Any race, any gender.
Q: Engaged to R. No current occupation. Citizen of a colonizing country, living in the country it colonized. Any race, any gender.
R: Engaged to Q. Occupation unclear. Citizen of a colonizing country, living in the country it colonized. Any race, any gender.
F: Teacher. Citizen of a colonizing country, living in the country it colonized. Any race, any gender.
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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