BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE 2012-13 SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - Berkeley Repertory Theatre Auditions

Berkeley Repertory Theatre 2012-13 Season

– Equity Principal Auditions

(Berkeley, CA) LORT B; $765/week minimum

Artistic Associate/Casting Director: Amy Potozkin

Equity Principal Auditions:

Monday, April 16, 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

Prepare one contemporary monologue. If auditioning for EMOTIONAL CREATURE, also prepare a contemporary pop or pop/rock song. Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

Season includes:

EMOTIONAL CREATURE (World Premiere)

Written by Eve Ensler

Directed by Jo Bonney.

rehearses May 18 2012, running June 14- July 15 2012 with poss ext. into mid August. This is part of our current 2011-2012 season.

There is a strong probability that the show will move to New York off-Bway post Berkeley. Actors need to be able to provide their own New York residence.

EMOTIONAL CREATURE deals with many issues that face girls across the globe. Some of the issues dealt with in EMOTIONAL CREATURE are body image, name-calling, anorexia/bulimia, gender stereotypes, diseases, sexuality, sexual orientation, teenage pregnancy and abortion, abuse, sex slavery, rape, female circumcision, education, empowerment, etc.

This is NOT a musical, but a play in which some of the characters sing.

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Casting Note: Seeking Six actresses: 18+ to play teen girls 14 – 18. We are assembling a multi-talented ensemble of young women of all ethnicities to represent the Global World of this piece. All need to have great singing voices and dance/move well (a “real” quality vs. musical theatre quality). Seeking at least one actress who can rap. All must be able to play teenagers credibly. They could be poets or stand-up comics, rappers and singers, androgynous to feminine. All must have citizenship or be permanent resident (ie: green card).

Actress One: Asian American.

Actress Two: Latina, Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern, or Native American.

Actress Three*: African.

Actress Four*: African American or African-American/Latina mixed race.

Actress Five and Six: Caucasian.

*Note about Actresses Three and Four: Both should be pretty fabulous musically. One of them must be able to rap. Ideally one of them could have stand up comic skills/experience, be a rapper…etc.

CHINGLISH (West Coast Premiere)

By David Henry Hwang

Directed by Leigh Silverman

RODA Theatre

Rehearses July 31, runs August 24 – Oct 7. poss ext. Oct 21.

Daniel Cavanaugh

40s, Caucasian male. A Midwestern American businessman making his first trip to China. Attractive, affable and earnest, his straightforward sincerity conceals a darker and more complicated past.

Xu Yan

30s, Asian female. Vice Minister of Culture for the provincial Chinese capital of Guiyang, she has a curt and professional demeanor, as well as a more romantic side. Her strong sexuality never obscures her practical outlook on life. Fluent Mandarin ability required, in speaking and reading (characters or pinyin).

Minister Cai

40s-50s, Asian male. Minister of Culture for Guiyang, he has successfully navigated his way up the Communist Party hierarchy, yet is currently torn between his genuine love for artists and the demands of the new market economy. Fluent Mandarin ability required, in speaking and reading (characters or pinyin).

Peter Timms

30-50. A Caucasian Australian man who has lived and worked in China for many years, and speaks fluent Mandarin. Very winning, charming, but underneath a little desperate. Actor must speak and read fluent Mandarin (either in characters or pinyin form) as well as be able to speak English with a convincing Australian accent.

Zhao

20s-30, Asian female. A Chinese-English translator with a decided weakness for gossip and celebrity. Fluent Mandarin ability required, in speaking and reading (characters or pinyin).

Miss Qian

30s, Asian female, a Chinese-English translator earnestly trying to succeed at her job, but easily flustered. Actor doubles as PROSECUTOR LI, a tough, no-nonsense Chinese judicial official. Also covers XU YAN. Fluent Mandarin ability required, in speaking and reading (characters or pinyin).

Bing

30s-40s, Asian male, a Chinese-English translator overly confident in his language skills who reacts defensively to any criticism. Actor doubles as JUDGE GEMING, Xu’s husband, charismatic, handsome and well-spoken. Fluent Mandarin ability required, in speaking and reading (characters or pinyin).

AN ILIAD

Adapted from Homer

By Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare, 1 performer TBD.

Translation by Robert Fagles

Directed by Lisa Peterson

Thrust Stage

rehearses TBD, runs October 12–November 11th. poss ext. Nov. 25th.

All roles available.

THE WHITE SNAKE

Written and directed by Mary Zimmerman

A co-production with Oregon Shakespeare Festival (World premiere production)

Main Season | Roda Theatre

Rehearses October 26, runs November 9–December 23, 2012 poss. ext. Jan 6, 2013.

This show is transferred from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and is fully cast.

TROUBLEMAKER, OR THE FREAKIN KICK-A ADVENTURES OF BRADLEY BOATRIGHT.

(World Premiere) Written by Dan LeFranc, Director TBD

Limited Season | Thrust Stage

rehearses December 4th, runs January 4–February 3, 2013 poss. ext. February 17.

Characters: Note: For the Children, seeking Adult actors 18+ for all roles.

Bradley Boatright

our hero around 12 years old.

Mikey Minkle

his dorky best friend, around 12 years old

Jake Miller

his nemesis, around 12 years old.

A-Holes #1 And #2

Jake Miller’s goons/ double as Homeless Pirate Zombie Guys #2 And #3

Loretta Beretta

around 12 years old. A bad girl with good grades.

Sturgis Durang / doubles as Bus Ticket Vendor Guy

around 15 years old.

Patricia

30s/40s: Bradley’s mother / doubles as SUPERINTENDENT, a disciplinarian from Wisconsin.

Jake Miller’s Dad

30s/40s doubles as PRINCIPAL PUTTERS/and HOMELESS PIRATE ZOMBIE GUY #1

FALLACI (World Premiere)

Written by Lawrence Wright

Directed by Greg Mosher

Main Season / RODA Theatre

Rehearses Jan. 29, runs March 1 – April 14, 2013 with poss. ext. to April 28th.

Oriana Fallaci

the famous female journalist, 71

Ezzat Karimi

female, Persian, dual citizenship, late 20s.

PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE

Written by William Shakespeare

Directed by Mark Wing-Davey

Main Season | Thrust Stage

rehearses March 12, runs April 12–May 26, 2013 with poss. ext. to June 9.

Role of GOWER is cast. All other roles open. Roles will be double cast with a cast of 8 actors.

FINAL SHOW– TBD

Rehearse April 16, run May 17-June 30, 2013 poss ext. July 14, 2013.