YALE REPERTORY THEATRE 2011-12 SEASON **Revised** Equity Principal Audition - Yale Repertory Theatre Auditions

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Yale Repertory Theatre 2011-12 Season

– Equity Principal Auditions

(New Haven, CT) LORT D; *theatre states it pays above minimum.

Artistic Director: James Bundy

Associate Artistic Director: Jennifer Kiger

Managing Director: Victoria Nolan

Casting Director: Tara Rubin Casting

Equity Principal Auditions

Friday, May 6, 2011 at Pearl Studios

10 AM – 5:30 PM 500 Eighth Avenue, 12^th Floor

Lunch from 1:30 – 2. New York, NY

Please prepare a classical monologue (comedic or dramatic).

Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

• • • • * Salary note: Theatre states it pays above minimum at a range of $900-$1125 weekly. NY - New Haven

• • • • Train Fare included.

THREE SISTERS

By Anton Chekhov. New version by Sarah Ruhl

Directed by Les Waters

A co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre

1st Rehearsal: 8/29/11. Runs: 9/16 – 10/8/11

*Please note that the co-production of THREE SISTERS, with Berkeley Rep, is already running in Berkeley; the same cast will come to Yale this fall.

BELLEVILLE (World Premiere)

By Amy Herzog

Directed by Anne Kauffman

1st Rehearsal: 9/12/11. Runs: 10/21 – 11/12/11

Seeking:

Abby:

(28 years old, American, Caucasian) Bright, vulnerable, and maybe a little neurotic. Big-hearted but occasionally jagged. Still recovering from the death of her mother, and still figuring out how to find purpose for her many gifts.

Zack:

(28, American, Caucasian) A bright and apparently eminently capable guy and husband with a dark side and low level marijuana dependency. He is deeply loving and that occasionally verges on controlling.

Didier:

(25, French-Senegalese) A landlord. A really nice and understanding guy who does not appreciate being taken advantage of. A family man and hard worker, upstanding, and friendly but boundaried.

Samina:

(25, French- Senegalese) Fierce and fiercely loyal mama bear. Tells it like it is when no one else will. A commanding, almost haughty presence.

A DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF

By Molière. New adaptation by Christopher Bayes and Steven Epp

Directed by Christopher Bayes

A co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre

1st Rehearsal: 10/24/11. Runs: 11/25 – 12/17/1

Seeking the following roles only:

Léandre:

All ethnicities encouraged.

Valère:

All ethnicities encouraged.

Show TBD

Directed by TBD

1st Rehearsal: 1/2/12. Runs: 2/3 – 2/25/12

All roles availble

THE WINTER’S TALE

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Liz Diamond

1st Rehearsal: 2/6/12. Runs: 3/16 – 4/7/12

Seeking:

Leontes, King of Sicilia

Husband of Hermione, father of Perdita. He grieves for sixteen years, until his wife and daughter are miraculously restored to him.

Hermione, Queen of Sicilia

Queen and loving mother, Hermione is obedient to her husband's wishes and loyal to him despite his treatment of her. She dies of grief and shock after her son dies, but at the end of the play she is miraculously restored by Paulina.

Perdita, Princess of Sicilia

Unaware of her royal parentage, Perdita grows to strength and beauty under the roof of the kindly Shepherd who finds her after she is abandoned by her father. Her romance with Bohemia's prince threatens her safety, and she is forced to flee with him to Sicilia.

Mamillius, Prince of Sicilia

Mamillius is the charming and beloved heir of the Sicilian throne. Still a young child, he dies from worry during his mother's trial.

Polixenes, King of Bohemia

Best friend of Leontes, targeted for assassination by Sicilia's king in the first act. Leontes believes that Polixenes has become Hermione's lover. Later, Polixenes' son Florizell falls in love with Perdita. Polixenes becomes angry that his son is planning to marry a commoner, and he threatens to execute the girl.

Florizell, Prince of Bohemia

Florizell is willing to abandon his throne to marry Perdita. A wholesome, loyal youth, his is devoted to Perdita.

Paulina

Wife of Antigonus and lady at the Sicilian court, fearless advisor to Leontes. At the end of the play, her magic restores the queen.

Camillo

Camillo is a lord first in the service of Leontes and then in the service of Polixenes- he is a loyal friend and administrator. When Leontes orders him to poison Bohemia's king, Camillo chooses the dictates of his conscience over obedience.

Antigonus

Husband of Paulina, Antigonus is a decent man who tries and fails to bring Leontes back to reason. Under oath to obey his king, Antigonus carries the infant Perdita to the wilds of Bohemia and abandons her. The gods punish him for his part in the unjust act, and he is eaten by a bear.

Shepherd

This kindly old man finds the infant Perdita and raises her as his own child. For his kindness, he is richly rewarded by King Leontes.

Shepherd's Son

A rustic and naïve man whose bumbling, rural ways provide comic relief. He is duped by Autolycus.

Autolycus

Formerly in the service of Florizell, Autolycus is now a rogue who cons innocents out of their money. Yet he, too, proves loyal to his prince. Because of his actions, Perdita's true identity is uncovered.

Mopsa and Dorcas

Two country girls involved with the Shepherd's Son.

Emilia

Lady-in-waiting to Hermione.

Cleomenes and Dion

Lords in the Sicilian court, Cleomenes and Dion are sent by Leontes to consult the oracle of Apollo.

Jailer

Hermione's jailer. He allows Paulina to speak with Emilia, and he also allows Paulina to take the baby to Leontes.

Officer at the Court

Officer who works at Hermione's trial.

Archidamus

Bohemian courtier staying as a guest in Sicilia.

Mariner

Sailor on the ship that carries Antigonus and Perdita to Bohemia.

THE REALISTIC JONESES (World Premiere)

By Will Eno

Directed by Sam Gold

1st Rehearsal: 3/19/12. Runs: 4/20 – 5/12/12

Seeking:

Jennifer Jones: Female, 40s

Bob Jones: Male, 40s

Sally Jones: Female, 30s to late 30s

John Jones: Male, 40s