Center Stage (Baltimore) 2023-24 Season - Baltimore EPA
Center Stage Associates | Baltimore, MD
Friday, July 28, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Break: 1:00-2:00pm
You may sign up for an appointment at
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LORT Non-Rep
$1058 weekly minimum (LORT B)
Equity actors for roles in Baltimore Center Stage's 2023-24 Season (see breakdown).
Understudies: Some roles in THE HOT WING KING and THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST will be understudied. No other roles will be understudied.
Baltimore Center Stage is committed to actively dismantling systems of oppression and racism in every aspect of our organization and practice, including casting.
Please prepare a contemporary monologue of choice that does not exceed 2 minutes in length. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Baltimore Center Stage
700 N Calvert St
Baltimore, MD 21202-3602
Expected to attend:
Director of Artistic Producing, Sarah Ashley Cain
Associate Producers, Jeff Kirkman III and Bridgette C. Burton
Interim Artistic Director: Ken-Matt Martin
See production-specific dates in breakdown.
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An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. 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.
NOTE: While the characters are written with he/him or she/her pronouns in the original scripts, we welcome gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and non-binary actors to audition for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities. In addition, we will list disabilities when specific to a character, but are otherwise seeking actors of all abilities. Thank you to First Folio Theatre and Hartford Stage for inspiring the language in this note as we work towards a more inclusive casting process.
by Lanie Robertson
Directed by Nikkole Salter
Dates:
First Rehearsal: August 22, 2023
Previews Begin: September 14, 2023
Opening: September 22, 2022
Closing: October 9, 2022
Possible Extension Through: October 13, 2023
All roles in this production have been cast
MEXODUS
Co-production with Mosaic Theater Company
Written and performed by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson
Directed by David Mendizábal
Baltimore Center Stage dates:
First Rehearsal: February 6, 2024
Previews Begin: March 14, 2024
Opening: March 21, 2024
Closing: April 7, 2024
Mosaic Theater Company dates:
First Rehearsal: May 7, 2024
Previews Begin: May 17, 2024
Opening: May 20, 2024
Closing: June 17, 2024
All roles in this production have been cast.
In Association with Hartford Stage
Written by Katori Hall
Directed by Christopher D. Betts
Hartford Stage dates:
First Rehearsal: January 30, 2024
First Preview: February 29, 2024
Opening: March 8, 2024
Closing: March 24, 2024
Baltimore Center Stage dates:
Tech Begins: April 6, 2024
Previews Begin: April 11, 2024
Opening: April 13, 2024
Closing: April 28, 2024
Actors must be available for both production dates.
CORDELL – Black male, 40s. The head chef of the clique. Recently emerged from the closet to co- habitate with Dwayne. In a not so former life, had a wife and 2 kids.
DWAYNE – Black male, 40s. Might not be the head chef, but is the head of the household. Holds Cordell and everyone down. Has been a mentor to his struggling nephew for years. Holds resentment towards Cordell for taking so long to legitimize their relationship.
ISOM – Black male, 30s. New friend. Play lists includes gospel and trap and that’s exactly how he talks. Met the duo at church.
BIG CHARLES – Black male, 40s. Old friend. Met the duo at the barber shop. Observant, laid-back. The Rock.
EVERETT “EJ” – Black male, 16 (18+ to play 16). Dwayne’s nephew. In need of guidance and a new
home.
TJ – Black male, 35. Everett’s father. A long-time dealer who is “about that life.” Struggles with teaching his son how to be a man, but unsure if Cordell and Dwayne can be good father figures to his son.
In Association with Pittsburgh Public Theatre
Written by Oscar Wilde
Adapted and directed by Jenny Koons
Pittsburgh Public Theatre dates:
First Rehearsal: Feb 28, 2024
Previews Begin: March 27, 2024
Closing: April 14, 2024
Baltimore Center Stage dates:
Tech Begins: May 4, 2024
Previews Begin: May 9, 2024
Opening: May 11, 2024
Closing: May 26, 2024
Actors must be available for both production dates.
JOHN WORTHING, J.P.
ALGERNON MONCREIFF
REV, CANON CHASUBLE, D.D.
MERRIMAN
LANE
LADY BRACKNELL
HON. GWENDOLEN FAIRFAX
CECILY CARDEW
MISS PRISM
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