MEG JO BETH AMY & LOUISA - tier5 Non Equity Auditions

Posted January 16, 2019
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MEG JO BETH AMY & LOUISA - tier5

PRODUCTION DESCRIPTION:

Casting non-equity actors for performances of meg jo beth amy & louisa at the Center at West Park.

Also casting potential replacements for future runs including 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival and beyond.

From the team that brought you the award winning, Ladies in Waiting: The Judgement of Henry VIII, comes their newest production meg jo beth amy & louisa. Inspired by Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, but...This is Not Your Marmee's Little Women!

After the fall 2018 workshop of the piece, the company is looking for additional performers to complete casting for 2019 performances. Performers of all ethnicities and gender identities are encouraged to submit. We also welcome actors of all abilities but regret that our performance venue at Center at West Park is only accessible by stairs.

ROLES

The roles require both comedic and dramatic chops, but we're really looking for actors who come to play.

Marmee (Mrs. March)/Mrs. Alcott/Aunt March (female-identifying characters, ~40+) She is a doer. With an absent husband and four girls (Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy) to raise in 19th century America, Marmee's got her plate full. Her exterior may read cool as a cucumber but looks can be...you know. Come ready to explore Aunt March and her dark side. What a monster!

Laurie (Theodore Laurence) (male-identifying character) Laurie longs to be a member of the March family. Hmm, be alone with grandpa? Or play across the street in a house full of rambunctious girls? He and Jo form an unconventional best friendship. Born into wealth and opportunity, he rebels against the future his grandfather sees for him. Should we trust him to steer for himself? He doesn?t always read signs well...

John Fucking Brooke (male-identifying character) Tutor, gentleman, sister stealer. Sure sure, he's super nice...whatever.

Meg March/Anna Alcott (female-identifying characters) The eldest Miss March and a guiding hand to her younger sisters. She is aware of an underlying vanity in herself. She's torn between longing to reclaim the life of luxury she experienced as a child and finding satisfaction in the reduced means her family now possesses. She's in an awful hurry to be treated like a grownup, but can she even make a proper jelly

Jo March (female-identifying character) Writer, sister, daughter, friend, niece...but is she doing any of it right? Why can't girls run and adventure like boys So many ideas and not enough time with a quill in hand. Jo is the second oldest of the March girls and possesses an energy she struggles to properly channel.

Father (Mr. March)/Bhaer/Jenny Snow/Lily Almy (seeking male-identifying actor) One actor plays all four characters (male & female-identifying characters). Father is off fighting for the North in the Civil War and missing his family every day. He is a transcendentalist.

Bhaer is a German immigrant and former professor who tutors to provide his limited means. He is not the stuff of girls dreams but possesses an intellectual charm. Jenny Snow is a troublemaker and Amy's arch nemesis.

Lily Almy is a Regina George queen bee.We will not be auditioning for Louisa May Alcott, Amy March/May Alcott, Beth March/Lizzie Alcott, Lady, or Thomas Niles.

SYNOPSIS:Assigned with the super boring task of writing a morality tale for girls, Louisa May Alcott finds herself in a state of writer?s block. That is until she turns to figures and stories from her own life. Lines between fact and fiction begin to blur, as Little Women is played out upon the stage. Louisa must confront her characters, family, and a demanding public. Life may be the best inspiration, but what if you are afraid to learn who you are

REHEARSAL AND PRODUCTIONS DATES & LOCATIONS: We're looking to start rehearsals early/mid-March. Actor availability will play some role in scheduling.Tech will take place the week of April 22, 2019. The performances will take place at the Center at West Park in New York, NY on April 24, 25, 26, 27 at 7:30pm, 28 at 7:00pm with additional 2pm matinees on April 25 & 27.

KEY DETAILS To submit for an appointment, please email tier5auditions@gmail.com with the following: - Headshot-Rsum-Character(s) you would like to be considered for-Audition day/time availability -Conflicts from March 1-April 28. Auditions will be by appointment on Tues January 29 and Thurs January 31, 2019 from 7-10pm. Actors given appointments will be asked to read sides.Callbacks will be held on Sunday February 3, 2019 from 10:30am-2pm.

COMPENSATION Pay: Initial offer is a $200 stipend.TIER5 James Cougar Canfield, Hilary Kelman, Ariel Francoeur & Roxane Smyer, producers; Ariel Francoeur, director;Devised and written by the ensembleTwitter: @megjobethamyan1Facebook: @megjobethamyandlouisa

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