ARENA STAGE 2012-13 SEASON **Updated** Equity Principal Auditions - Arena Stage Auditions

Arena Stage 2012-13 Season – Equity Principal Auditions

Washington, DC LORT B/D; $765/week and $566/week minimums

Artistic Associate and Casting Director: Daniel Prusksarnukul

Equity Principal Auditions:

Monday, May 7, 2012 at the Actors' Equity Audition Center

9:30 AM — 5:30 PM 165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor

Lunch from 1 - 2. New York, NY

Please prepare either: 1) a short monologue under 2 minutes; or 2) a brief song; or 3) a one-minute monologue and 16 bars of a song. If singing, bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided but may not transpose.

Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN

Written and Directed by Randy Johnson

Kreeger Theater: LORT B

Co-Production with Cleveland Playhouse

Cleveland Playhouse:

First Rehearsal: July 10, 2012. First preview: July 27

Open: August 1. Close, with possible one week extension: August 19

Arena Stage:

First preview: September 28. Open: October 4

Close, with possible one week extension: October 14

With a voice like whiskey and a laugh like pure joy, Janis Joplin took the music scene by storm. Simultaneously rough and vulnerable, Joplin was dubbed the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, proving music wasn’t just a man’s world anymore. The show also shines the spotlight on trailblazers who influenced Janis – like Bessie Smith, Etta James and Aretha Franklin. Now, in a new musical event, playwright-director Randy Johnson creates a compelling portrait of an artist through the words, inspiration and music of one of America’s greatest rock ’n’ roll originals.

Seeking:

Janis Joplin – Music legend. Age portrayed in show is 27 years old. Strong acting and vocal skills required. Must be able to vocally carry and perform the show 8 performances per week. Guitar skills a plus but not required.

The Blues Singer – Character portrays Janis Joplin’s musical influences over the years. Needs to be able to vocally cover; Bessie Smith, Nina Simone, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Odetta, Big Mama Thornton. Age range is 25 – 35 years. Not looking for impersonators.

Casting understudies for both roles. Understudies will also perform as on stage back up singers in the production.

MY FAIR LADY

Based on Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw

Adaptation and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner

Music by Frederick Lowe

Directed by Molly Smith

Fichandler Stage: LORT B

1st rehearsal: 10/2/2012. Open: 11/15/2012. Close: 1/6/2012

Seeking:

Eliza Doolittle

Freddy Eynsford-Hill

Mrs. Eynsford-Hill

Colonel Pickering

Henry Higgins

Alfred P. Doolittle

Mrs. Pearce

Zoltan Karpathy

Cockney Quartet (1st, 2nd, et al)

Lady Boxington

Lord Boxington

PULLMAN PORTER BLUES

CO-PRODUCTION WITH SEATTLE REPETORY THEATER

Book, Music, & Lyrics by Cheryl L. West

Directed by Lisa Peterson

Kreeger Theater: LORT B

Open: 11/29/2012. Close: 1/6/2013

Set in 1937 on the Panama Limited train, Pullman Porter Blues centers on three generations of African-American porters working the sleeping cars as tensions flare and the Midwest blues flavor the night.

NOTE: All casting will be handled by Seattle Repertory Theater

GOOD PEOPLE

By David Lindsay-Abaire

Directed by Jackie Maxwell

Kreeger Theater: LORT B

1st rehearsal: 1/2/2013. Open: 2/7/2013. Close: 3/10/2013

Seeking:

MARGARET

50s, Caucasian Woman

STEVIE

Late 20s, Caucasian Man

DOTTIE

Mid 60s, Caucasian Woman

JEAN

50s, Caucasian Woman

MIKE

50s, Caucasian Man

KATE

Early 30s, African-American Woman

MARY T & LIZZY K.

Written and Directed by Tazewell Thompson

Kogod Cradle: LORT D

1st rehearsal: 2/12/2013. Open: 3/28/2013. Close: 4/28/2013

Tazewell Thompson stitches together an insider's look at the unlikely friendship between First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln and her talented seamstress, the successful freed slave Elizabeth Keckly.

Seeking:

MARY TODD LINCOLN

Middle aged, Caucasian Woman. Well-educated, vain, vulnerable, and excitable woman with aristocratic airs.

ELIZABETH KECKLY

Late 40s-50s, African-American Woman. Smart, ambitious, and self-possessed attractive woman with great taste. Hard-working.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Mid 50s, Caucasian Man. 16th president of the United States. Tall, charismatic, and down to earth. Highly intelligent with the worn, weathered face of a farmer.

IVY

Early 20s, Caribbean Woman. Lizzie’s student. Extraordinarily beautiful with a patch over one eye. Speaks in broken English/Caribbean patois. Illiterate. Very talkative.

THE MOUNTAINTOP

By Katori Hall

Directed by Robert O’Hara

Kreeger Theater: LORT B

1st rehearsal: 2/26/2013. Open: 4/4/2013. Close: 5/12/2013

Seeking:

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR

39, African-American, Man. Nobel Peace Prize winning civil rights movement leader

CAMAE

20s, African-American, Woman. Lorraine Hotel maid. Beautiful. Sassy.

OTHER DESERT CITIES

By John Robin Baitz

Directed by Kyle Donnelly

Fichandler Stage: LORT B

1st rehearsal: 3/26/2013. Open: 5/2/2013. Close: 5/26/2013

Seeking:

Polly Wyeth (60s-70s, Woman)

Brooke Wyeth (30s-40s, Woman)

Lyman Wyeth (60s-70s, Man)

Silda Grauman (60s-70s Woman)

Trip Wyeth (30s-40s, Man)

Update, posted 5.3.12: The following shows/roles have been added.

RED HOT PATRIOT: THE KICK-ASS WIT OF MOLLY IVINS
Written By Margaret Engle & Allison Engel
Directed By David Esbjornson
Kogod Cradle: LORT D
First Rehearsal: 8/16/12
Opens: 8/26/12
Closes: 10/28/12

Starring Kathleen Turner

Helper (20s-30s Male):
AVAILABLE ROLE. Actor must be agile and reasonably strong. Performs onstage set moves. Must have a presence.


METAMORPHOSIS
Based on the classic poem by Ovid
Directed by Mary Zimmerman
First Rehearsal: 1/29/13
Opens: 2/14/13
Closes: 3/17/13
Arena Stage states that all casting will be handled by Lookingglass Theatre Company.