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Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
Saturday, April 13, 2013
10 AM - 5:30 PM
Lunch 1 to 1:30
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Contract
LORT Non-Rep
D; $566/week current AEA minimum
Location
University of the Arts
Terra Building Room 703
211 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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Seeking
Equity actors, men and women, for the 2013-14 Season.
See breakdown
Preparation
Please prepare a contemporary monologue no more than 2 minutes.
Bring picture/resume stapled together
Personnel
David Stradley, Wilma Theatre Local Casting Director
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
No appointments. AEA members may sign up for times on day of audition at audition location beginning at 9:45am.
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
THE CONVERT
Playwright: Danai Gurira
Director: Michael John Garcés
First Rehearsal: September 17, 2013
First Preview: October 9, 2013
Opening: October 16, 2013
Closing: November 10, 2013 (Possible Extension: November 17, 2013)
Seeking:
MAI TAMBA
A woman, mother of the earth, in her mid fifties. Housekeeper to Chilford; has converted on the surface, but still holds to her tribal faith.
JEKESAI/ESTER
A girl in her late teens. Converts to Christianity to escape a forced marriage in her native village.
CHILFORD
A man in his early to mid thirties. A catechist in the Catholic Church, the only African who holds this position in the Mashonaland region; also occasional assistant to the British Commissioner of Native Areas.
TAMBA
A man in his early to mid twenties. Jekesai’s cousin.
CHANCELLOR
A man in his early to mid thirties. Another member of the Catholic Church; serves as interpreter for white mine owners. A bit of a scoundrel, he is an African opportunist.
UNCLE
A man in his forties or fifties. Jekesai’s uncle.
PRUDENCE
A woman in her early thirties. Engaged to be married to Chancellor.
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CHEROKEE
Playwright: Lisa D'Amour
Director: Anne Kauffman
First Rehearsal: 12/3/13 (Tentative)
Preview, 1/8/14
Opens 1/15/14
Closes 2/8/14
Seeking:
JOHN
55, Caucasian. Just laid off from his long-time job in the oil industry, prompting a mid-life crisis.
JANINE
50, Caucasian, married to John. Working hard to help her husband deal with his layoff. Teaches third grade.
MIKE
50, African-American. Still works at the oil company. Best friend of John since childhood.
TRACI
38, African-American, married to Mike. Trying to have a baby. Assistant manager at a clothing store.
JOSH
26, Half Eastern Band Cherokee, half White. Never lived more than 25 miles from this campsite. Works as a waiter at the casino; not a professional actor.
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DON JUAN COMES HOME FROM IRAQ (working title)
Playwright: Paula Vogel
Director: Blanka Zizka
First Rehearsal: 2/5/14 (Tentative)
Preview: 3/12/14
Opens: 3/19/14
Closes: TBD, likely 4/13/14
An original play (still in development about the experience of returning veterans, inspired by Odon von Horvath's Don Juan Comes Home From the War
seeking:
An ensemble of 8-12 actors, male and female, to develop the script with playwright, director, and dramaturg.
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THE REAL THING
Playwright: Tom Stoppard
Director: David Kennedy
First Rehearsal: April 22, 2014
First Preview: May 21, 2014
Opening: May 28, 2014
Closing: June 22, 2013
seeking:
MAX
Forty-ish; an actor, initially married to Annie. English.
CHARLOTTE
Thirty-five-ish; an actor, initially married to Henry. English.
HENRY
Forty-ish; playwright, initially married to Charlotte, later to Annie. English.
ANNIE
Thirty-ish; an actor, initially married to Max, later to Henry. English.
BILLY
Twenty-two-ish; an actor, has an affair with Annie. English.
DEBBIE
Seventeen; daughter of Henry and Charlotte. English.
BRODIE
Twenty-five; political vandal. Scottish.
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