Denver Center Theatre Company, Geva Theatre Company and Cleveland Play House: 2011-12 Seasons Equity Principal Audition - Denver Center Theatre Company, Geva Theatre Company and Cleveland Play House Auditions

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Denver Center Theatre Company, Geva Theatre Company and Cleveland Play House: 2011-12 Seasons

– Equity Principal Auditions

(various) LORT B, C, D *(see salary info under each theatre’s listing)

Casting Director: Paul Fouquet, Elissa Myers Casting

Equity Principal Auditions:

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 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

NOTE: Only Equity Members will be seen at this call.

Prepare either: 1) a brief contemporary monologue; 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 3 (THREE) copies of your picture and resume, each stapled together.

Seeking Equity Performers for the 2011-12 Seasons for the following theatres:

Denver Center Theatre Company

(Denver, CO). LORT B, C and D; $765, $710 and $566/week minimums

Artistic Director: Kent Thompson

Associate Artistic Director: Bruce K. Sevy

Cleveland Play House

(Cleveland, OH) LORT C; $710/week minimum

General Manager: Merlin DeTardo

Geva Theatre

(Rochester, NY) LORT B; $765/week minimum

Artistic Director: Mark Cuddy

Executive Director: Tom Parrish

Company Manager: Julie Madonia

DENVER CENTER THEATRE COMPANY 2011-12 SEASON – BREAKDOWN

Seeking male and female actors and actors who sing for a variety of roles for the DCTC's 2011-2012 season:

THE LIAR

adapted by David Ives from the comedy by Pierre Corneille

Directed by Kent Thompson

1^st reh 8/16/11. Runs: 9/16/11 - 10/16/11

Seeking:

Dorante: A young man just arrived in Paris.

Geronte: Dorante's father.

Cliton: Dorante's servant.

Clarice: A young lady of Paris.

Lucrece: Clarice's best friend.

Alcippe: Clarice's secret fiance.

Philiste: Alcippe's friend.

Isabelle: Vivacious servant to Lucrece.

Sabine: Puritanical servant to Clarice. Note: Isabelle and Sabine are played by the same actress.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

by Christopher Sergel based upon the novel by Harper Lee

Directed by Sabin Epstein

1^st reh 8/30/11. Runs: 9/30/11 - 10/30/11

All roles available.

AMERICAN NIGHT: THE BALLAD OF JUAN JOSE

by Richard Montoya for Culture Clash

Directed by Sam Woodhouse

1^st reh 9/6/11. Runs: 10/7/11 - 11/20/11

Seeking:

Actor #1: Juan Jose

Actor #2: Mexican Revolutionary, Cowboy band, Bad Cop, Mexican Officer Couto, Kyle the Bear, Mexican man, Hobo#2, Bob, Man in Turban, Audience, ICE, Shark, Juan Corona, Ronnie Burke

Actor #3: Dona Tencha, Cowboy Band, Bad Cop, Border Patrol Officer, Teddy Roosevelt, Hobo #1, Foley Man/Mr. Kishi, Sheriff Joe, Audience/ICE, Sumo Wrestler, Cuban Radio Host, Abelardo, Sect Wmn #1, Neil Diamond

Actor #4: Harry Bridges, Mormon, Nicholas Trist, Lewis Explorer #2, KKK, Announcer, Madrigal Singer, ICE, Fidel Castro

Actor #5: Ben Pettus, St. Adrian, Priest, Hop Ling, Ben, Madrigal Singer, Jackie Robinson, Postal Worker, African-American Man #1,George Washington, Sect Woman #2

Actor #6: Jonny Yamamori, Mormon, Calvary Officer, Officer Blanchard, Asian Man, Audience/ ICE, Game Show Host, Sect Woman #3

Actor #7: Lydia, Cowboy Band, Mexican Official, Luis Cervas, Sacajawea, Railera, Ralfie Lazo, Joan Baez, Young Latina, Audience/ICE

Actor #8: Mrs. Finney, Calvary Officer, Clark Explorer #1, KKK Mom, Lt. Seguin, Woody Guthrie, Audience/ICE, Spokes model, Shark

Actor #9: Viola Pettus, Border Patrol Officer, Madrigal Singer, Emmett Till, African-American #2, Audience/ICE, Ben Franklin, Celia Cruz

THE ADVENTURES BY TOM SAWYER

by Laura Eason adapted from the novel by Mark Twain

Directed by Jane Page

1^st reh 10/4/11. Runs: 11/11/11 - 12/18/11

Seeking:

Actor #1: Joe Harper, also plays Townsperson 1, Lawyer for the Defense, and Accomplice

Actor #2: Becky Thatcher

Actor #3: Sid Sawyer, also plays Doc Robinson, and Lawyer for the Prosecution.

Actor #4: Muff Potter, also plays Widow's Brother.

Actor #5: Injun Joe, also plays School Master and Minister.

Actor #6: Tom Sawyer.

Actor #7: Huckleberry Finn, also plays Townsperson 2.

Actor #8: Aunt Polly, also plays Widow Douglas.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

by Charles Dickens, adapted for the stage by Richard Hellesen, music by David de Berry

Directed by Bruce K. Sevy

1^st reh 11/1/11. Runs: 11/25/11 - 12/24/11

All roles available.

THE WHALE

by Samuel D. Hunter

Directed by Hal Brooks

1^st reh 12/6/11. Runs: 1/13/12 - 2/19/12

Seeking:

Charlie: Early to mid 40s, male, weighing around 600 pounds.

Liz: Early to mid 40s, female.

Elder Thomas: 19, male.

Ellie: 17, female.

Mary: Early 40s, female.

TWO THINGS YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT AT DINNER

by Lisa Loomer

Directed by Wendy C. Goldberg

1^st reh 12/13/11. Runs: 1/20/12 - 2/19/12

Seeking:

Myriam: 55, funny, self deprecating, warm, loving, smart, angry, a great big personality. Most of what she says, she says with a smile, lightly and with good humor…except when it comes to Israel.

Jack: 70, Myriam's husband, a lawyer, a good man, genial, likes things to go smoothly.

Nikki: 30s, Myriam's daughter, half African-American/half white, theater director, smart, politically correct and earnest.

Ginny: 40s or 50s, Christian, likes to laugh, says what she thinks, no filter.

Christopher: Early 20s, Ginny's son, trying to be a Buddhist.

Josh: Late 40s or early 50s, son of Holocaust survivors, Zionist, a no-nonsense lawyer.

Kimiko: Josh's wife, 30s, Japanese, a converted Jew, smart, anxious to do it right.

Rachelle: Late teens or early twenties, Josh's daughter, bright, open, caring, but a mess.

Dan: 40s or 50s, a wry secular humanist, TV writer and member of Narcotics Anonymous.

Alice: 50s, Dan's wife, a feminist, a person of peace, always right.

Mabel: 10, Alice and Dan's Chinese daughter, sensitive but direct.

Lupe: 40s, Mexican, a housekeeper for too long, smart, wry, used to Liberals.

Sam: 50s; Arab-American, teaches history, well spoken, looks like he could be Myriam's brother. Peaceful, reasonable, good sense of humor, and sitting on a fury.

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

by William Shakespeare

Directed by Kent Thompson

1^st reh 12/27/11. Runs: 1/27/12 - 2/26/12

All roles available.

SHOW TBA

1^st reh 2/14/12. Runs: 3/16/12 - 4/29/12

All roles available

RING OF FIRE:THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH

created by Richard Maltby, Jr.

Conceived by William Meade

Directed by Jason Edwards

1^st reh 2/21/12. Runs: 3/23/12 - 5/13/12

Seeking:

Man #1: Late 30s to mid 40s, Johnny Cash type but not impersonating; high-baritone to medium-bass singing range; should be able to play guitar.

Man #2: Early 40s to early 50s, otherwise same as Man #1.

Woman #1: Mid 30s to mid 40s, June Carter type, high rock belt but also able to sing a sweet ballad sound; able to sing both country rock style to pure country style, “leading lady” type but also very natural, down-home sensibility with genuine southern charm, confident stage presence, should be able to play simple three-chord guitar pieces.

Woman #2: Early 40s to late 40s, otherwise same as Woman #1

HEARTBREAK HOUSE

by George Bernard Shaw

Directed by Bruce K. Sevy

1^st reh 2/28/12. Runs: 3/30/12 - 4/30/12

All roles available.

GEVA THEATRE CENTER 2011-12 SEASON – BREAKDOWN

ON GOLDEN POND

Mainstage Production LORT B

Author: Ernest Thompson

Director: Skip Greer

1st Reh: 8/9/11. Runs: 9/10/11 – 10/2/11

Seeking: Norman Thayer, Jr., Ethel Thayer, Charlie Martin, Chelsea Thayer Wayne, Billy Ray, Bill Ray

DRACULA (Co-Production with Indiana Repertory Theatre)

Mainstage Production LORT B

Author: Steven Dietz from the Novel by Bram Stoker

Director: Peter Amster

1^st Reh: 10/4/11. Runs: 10/15/11 – 11/13/11

To Be Cast by the Indiana Repertory Theatre

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Mainstage Production LORT B

Author: Charles Dickens; adapted by Mark Cuddy; Music and Lyrics by Gregg Coffin

Director: Mark Cuddy

1st Reh: 11/1/11. Runs: 11/1/11 – 12/24/11

Seeking:

Ebenezer Scrooge

Bob Cratchit/Dick Wilkins/Miner/Undertaker’s Man

Fred/Apprentice Ebenezer/Young Husband

Sub Gent/Marley/Schoolmaster/Fezziwig Party Guest/Topper

Fezziwig/Present/Sailor/Businessman

Belle/Fred’s Wife (Ginger)/Martha/Young Wife

Mrs Fezziwig/Mrs Cratchit/Mrs Dilber

PERFECT WEDDING

Mainstage Production LORT B

Author: Robin Hawdon

Director: Bruce Jordan

1st reh: 12/13/11. Runs: 1/14/12 – 2/12/2

Seeking: Rachel, Bill, Tom, Judy, Julie, Daphne

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

Mainstage Production LORT B

Author: Lorraine Hansberry

Director: TBA

1st Reh: 1/24/12. Runs: 2/25/12 – 3/25/12

Seeking: Ruth Younger, Travis Younger, Walter Lee Younger (Brother), Beneatha Younger, Lena Younger (Mama), Joseph Asagai, George Murchison, Karl Lindner, Bobo, Moving Men

SUPERIOR DONUTS

Mainstage Production LORT B

Author: Tracy Letts

Director: Mark Cuddy

1st Reh: 3/9/12. Runs: 4/7/12 – 4/29/12

Seeking: Max Tarasov, Officer Randy Osteen, Officer James Bailey, Lady Boyle, Franco Wicks, Luther Flynn, Kevin Magee, Kiril Ivakin

COMPANY

Author: George Furth

Music and Lyrics by Steven Sondheim

Director: Mark Cuddy

1st Reh: 4/17/12. Runs: 5/12/12 – 6/17/12

Seeking: Sarah, Harry, Susan, Peter, Jenny, David, Amy, Paul, Joanne, Larry, Martha, Kathy, April (all also play as Company)

CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE 2011-12 SEASON – BREAKDOWN

GALILEO

by Bertolt Brecht

Directed by Michael Edwards.

1^st Reh: 8/23/11. Runs: 9/21/11 – 10/9/11

Seeking: Bursar, Sagredo, Cardinal Inquisitor, Federzoni, Little Monk, Signora Sarti.

DADDY LONG LEGS

by John Caird and Paul Gordon

Directed by John Caird.

1^ST Reh: 10/18/11. Runs: 10/26/11 – 11/13/11

All roles have been CAST.

THE GAME’S AFOOT, OR HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS

A new play by Ken Ludwig. Directed by Aaron Posner.

1^ST Reh: 11/1/11. Runs: 11/30/11 – 12/23/11

Seeking:

William Gillette: 40s, acclaimed actor, shares many traits with his famous character Sherlock Holmes, strikingly handsome, good-humored, and full of life

Simon Bright: 25, sweet, enthusiastic, good-natured and affectionate, actor

Inspector Goring: 40-50, wry, knowing, imperturbable, the sort of person who can find you out when you're lying

Martha Gillete: 70s, Williams mother, vague and indecisive, seems innocent and forgetful

Madge Geisel: 40s, married to Felix, flamboyant, wry, “smart-mouthed gal about town”, actress

Aggie Wheeler: 25, beautiful, bright-eyed, full of spunk, affectionate and good-natured, Simon's girlfriend, actress

Daria Chase: 30s-40s, bluntly harsh journalist and critic, glamorous, full of show-biz cattiness, eye-catching, admired even when not liked

TEN CHIMNEYS

by Jeffrey Hatcher. Directed by Michael Bloom.

1^ST Reh: 12/12/11. Runs: 1/18/12 – 2/12/12

Seeking: Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Uta Hagen, Hattie Sederholm, Sydney Greenstreet, Carl Sederholm, Louise Greene.

RADIO GOLF

by August Wilson. Directed by Lou Bellamy.

1^ST Reh: 2/7/12. Runs: 2/15/12 – 3/4/12

This is a co-production, originating at Indiana Repertory Theatre before moving to Cleveland.

All roles have been cast.

RED

by John Logan. Directed by Anders Cato.

1^ST Reh: 3/13/12. Runs: 3/21/12 – 4/8/12

This is a co-production, originating at George Street Playhouse before moving to Cleveland.

Seeking: Mark Rothko, Ken.

IN THE NEXT ROOM, OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY

by Sarah Ruhl. Directed by Laura Kepley.

1^ST Reh: 3/20/12. Runs: 4/18/12 – 5/13/12

Seeking: Dr. Givings, Catherine Givings, Sabrina Daldry, Annie, Leo Irving, Elizabeth, Mr. Daldry.