SoHo Repertory Theatre Inc.
AUDITION DATE
Thu, Oct 17, 2019
9:30 am - 5:30 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1 to 2
CONTRACT
LOA-NYC $623/week min
SEEKING
Seeking A diverse cast of Equity actors for Soho Rep’s spring show.
Also seeking a PSM. See separate notice on casting call for info.
PREPARATION
Prepare a contemporary, language driven monologue under 2 minutes. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Sarah Benson
Producer: Meropi Peponides
Director: Dustin Wills
Writer: Hansol Jung
Casting Director: Stephanie Yankwitt, Margaret Dunn
Expected In the room for EPA:
Stephanie Yankwitt, Casting Director
Margaret Dunn, Casting Director
OTHER DATES
1st Rehearsal: 2/17/2020
1st Preview: 3/17/2020
Opening night: 3/28/2020
Closing: 4/19/2020
Poss Extension: 5/10/2020
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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
Logline: A Korean boy is ushered into a new house by his adopted American father. This new house belongs to an American boxer and her wife. American father un-adopts boy by a sin-gle signature on a piece of paper. But just before he leaves the new house, ex-father finds out that the new couple to whom he has re-homed his ex-son to, is a lesbian couple. American Ex-father spends the rest of the play trying to get the boy back. In his corner is Ryan, the Boxer's coach, and Wife's brother. The boy is actually not a real boy. He is a puppet. The puppeteer is the Emcee of the evening, and spinner of the night’s tale: a lone wolf who slips in and out of the story as is needed. Yes, the puppeteer is a wolf. At least he believes that he is. Because wolves are a god figure in many Eastern myths, a frequent villain in many Western tales and biologically famous for their adherence to pack mentality.
WOLF
Cis-male/male-presenting/transmasculine/masculine-of-center, ageless, of East Asian descent. Is a child who believes he is a wolf, he is also a wolf, and he is also right here in the audience with us - he guides us by the hand. WOLF has ferocity, but is also deeply sensitive. Mercurial. Mischievous. Captivating. Dynamic and agile: physically, vocally, emotionally. Skill and ease with direct address. He holds tightly to his imagination, so tightly it may snap at any moment (and eventually it does). This actor also puppeteers the physical object who represents the child, Jeenu.
ROBIN
Cis-female, mid 30s-early 40s. Any ethnicity except East Asian. Is a married, queer woman who reluctantly adopts a re-homed child from the internet. She hopes and believes this child is the final puzzle piece to complete her idealized family picture. Nurturing. Motherly. Diligent. Eager. Overwhelming desire to feel loved. ROBIN is willing to make great sacrifices and fight tooth-and-nail to keep her family together, often at the expense of her own well-being.
ASH
Cis-female, late 20s-early 30s. Any ethnicity except East Asian. Is ROBIN’s wife blindsided by a surprise adoption. She is a professional southpaw boxer deep into her training for a career-defining fight. Di-rect. No-nonsense. Matter-of-fact. Gutsy. Beneath a rough exterior—that she doesn’t have to work to show—beats a mighty heart capable of profound love. Her steady assurance dizzies when she suddenly finds herself at a life-changing crossroads. This role requires a great deal of specialized physicality/fight choreography.
RYAN
Cis-male, late 20s-mid 30s, younger than ROBIN. Any ethnicity except East Asian. Is ROBIN’s straight younger biological brother and also ASH’s boxing trainer. He is physically strong, takes up a lot of space, and is highly reactive. His charm, boyishness, and inviting allure allows him to get away with things he probably shouldn’t. Eventually, his impulsive self-serving audacity gets him (and everyone) into deep shit.
PETER
Cis-male, mid 30s. Any ethnicity except East Asian. Is a straight, married father who re-homes his child to a new family. He tries to do his best, even though he is unsure what “best” is. Bookish. Tradition-al. Shrinking. Sinking. A wet dishrag: limp unless wound up and snapped—and then it stings. He grows a backbone by the end of the story, but it’s tender and likely to crack. The actor should have a keen sense of comedic timing, even clown.
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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