Florida Studio Theatre - Sarastota, FL EPA
Florida Studio Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Sep 23, 2016
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
lunch 1 to 2
APPOINTMENTS
Please call Robin Mackey, Artistic Assistant at 941-366-9017, ext. 347 to schedule an audition time. AEA member without appointments will be seen as time permits.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep
LORT D, current minimum $637/week
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles in the upcoming 2016-17 Season. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
All auditionees should prepare the 60-90 second monologue of their choice. Bring updated picture and resume.
LOCATION
Florida Studio Theatre
1241 N Palm Ave
Sarasota, FL 34236-5602
PERSONNEL
James Ashford, Casting & Hiring Coordinator will conduct these auditions. Richard Hopkins Artistic Director.
OTHER
See breakdown for show dates.
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.
BREAKDOWN
CLEVER LITTLE LIES
by Joe DiPietro
Director: Kate Alexander
Begins rehearsal: November 22, 2016
Show opens: December 16, 2016
Show closes: March 25, 2017
A mother always knows when something is wrong. When Alice notices her beloved husband, Bill has returned home on edge after a tennis match with their son, she grows suspicious and springs into action. Determined to piece together the puzzle, she invites her son, Billy, and daughter-in-law, Jane, over for drinks and dessert. Sidesplitting chaos ensues as Alice digs for the truth, resulting in even more honesty than anyone expected. Shattering and hilarious, Clever Little Lies is a story of long-term love and marriage…for better…and for worse.
Billy – (30-25), A young married man who just had his first child, fit. He is caught up in an extra-marital affair and it is causing him much stress, especially with his parents when they learn of it. Funny, charming, handsome and struggling with his conscience.
Jane – (30-35), Billy's attractive young wife. Just had their first child. She is loving and well-meaning but a bit scattered now in her state, concerned about pleasing Billy. Should have an appealing sense of humor.
Bill Sr. – (50’s), A decent man, attractive, a good sense of humor, and flustered by his son's indiscretions and ultimately revealing of his own complicated past with his wife. Also fit, (plays tennis with his son).
Alice – (50’s), Billy’s mother, attractive, a meddler, strong matriarch with a good sense of humor, but also has a touching softer side to her beliefs on the preservation of family and marriage.
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BROWNSVILLE SONG b-side for tray)
by Kimber Lee
Director: TBA
Begins rehearsal: January 3, 2017
Show opens: January 27, 2017
Show closes: April 1, 2017
Set in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, brownsville song (b-side for tray) is a powerful tale of resilience in the face of tragedy. Moving fluidly between past and present, this bold new play tells the story of Tray, a spirited African-American 18-year-old and his family, who must hold on to hope when Tray's life is cut short.
Tray – (18), Black, male. Works hard at school and spends his afternoons training at the neighborhood boxing gym. Huge heart, but also can carry himself with an edge. Has a terrific sense of humor, and loves his family fiercely. Doesn't see himself as a victim of anything. Very charming.
Lena - (Late 50s/mid 60s), Black, female. Tray's grandmother. A fierce protector and advocate of her family; works two jobs. Unsentimental about the conditions of her life and the lives around her, can be very fierce but also has a great sense of humor; love comes fiercely and fully to and through her.
Devine – (9 years old), Black/Korean American, female. Extremely active inner life, she interacts with the world very cautiously. She can be full of life and fun just like any kid, but when frightened she retreats into memories of her brother to survive. Very observant and intuitive, she sees everything.
Merrell - ( Mid 30s), Korean American, female. Tray's stepmother and Devine's biological mother. Carries herself with an edge, very strong; struggled with a very serious alcohol addiction, now a recovering addict. Has a wry sense of humor; has deep pain about failing others, but is determined to show up and do whatever it takes to be a part of her family’s lives again.
Junior (also doubles as Brooklyn College Student) – (Late teens), Black, male. Tray’s childhood friend from the neighborhood; charming, funny, fast-talking, the life of the party where ever he goes. Has a way of finding trouble.
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RICH GIRL
by Victoria Stewart.
Director: TBA
Begins rehearsal: March 14, 2017
Show opens: April 7, 2017
Show closes: May 27, 2017
Claudine's mother has it all: she's wealthy, successful, and famous, press notes state. Claudine is awkward, shy, and forever living in her mother's shadow. When a dashing artist sweeps Claudine off her feet, her mother is convinced that all he's after is her money. A modern retelling of the Henry James novel 'Washington Square,' which became the stage and screen classic The Heiress, Rich Girl is a moving and funny new play about mothers and daughters, love and money, and whether they can ever coexist.
Eve – (50s), a financial guru, poised, hard as nails, used to talking points, distant.
Claudine – (mid 20s), her daughter, gawky and adolescent even at the age of 26, aloof to most social/romantic cues. Not necessarily naïve, but definitely a bit sheltered having grown up with privilege.
Maggie – (40s), Eve's personal assistant, the Thelma Ritter role, a romantic in a non-romantic world, loyal.
Henry – (27), Claudine’s new found friend from high school, smart, extremely good looking, more than a little suspect, a starving artist who directs experimental plays, and very interested in Claudine.
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STALKING THE BOGEYMAN
Adapted by Markus Potter, Original story by David Holthouse
Based on the true story made famous on “This American Life,” Stalking the Bogeyman follows renowned journalist David Holthouse’s secret pursuit of justice for a crime hidden for 25 years. This new play explores the dangers of vengeance, the power of forgiveness, and the strength of family.
Director: Jason Cannon
Begins rehearsal: December 13, 2016
Show opens: January 6, 2017
Show closes: February 12, 2017
David- (30-40) Narrator and protagonist. An investigative journalist and only child, grew up in Alaska. Plots the murder of the man who raped him when he was seven years old.
Bogeyman- (40’s) Grew up the all-star athlete of a small town in Alaska and has the ego to match. Never quite lived up to the hype that surrounded him as a teenager, lived with parents after high school into young adulthood. Goes through enormous range in the play from rebellious/disturbed 17 year old, to a remorse-filled and deeply sorry man at 43 years of age.
Nancy Holthouse/Neighbor #1- (50’s) David's mother. Deeply committed to husband and son. Gentle with every motherly instinct, supports son in all that he does.
Robert Holthouse/Emmit- (50’s) David's father. Easy-going, lively loving man. Deeply cares for son and wife, dotes on son, their only child. Considers himself a friend as well as a father to David. Becomes best friends with the Crawfords. Comes face to face with a deep family secret which he must painfully confront. Emmit is a gunsmith & owner of a Phoenix gun shop, former Marine and ATF employee.
Russ Crawford/Payaso/Coach Billy- (50’s) Bogeyman's father. Blue collar, stern conservative, intelligent alpha male with a unique sense of humor. Has high hopes and demands for son, becomes best friends with the Holthouses. Former athlete and college football star. Payaso is the leader of La Victoria Loca, the largest Chicano gang in Arizona. Coach Billy is the youth basketball coach for Alaskan Youth League. Teaches the kids how to shotgun beers and thinks that porn is a good idea at a team pizza party.
Carol Crawford/Dr. Sarah Leavitt- (50’s) Bogeyman's mother. Tough blue collar house wife, not afraid to speak mind. Welcomes the Holthouse family to Alaska with open arms, becomes best friends with them. Dr Sarah Leavitt is a very distinguished, well-respected clinical Psychologist, expert on sexual abuse. Been in the profession for a long time, potentially past prime.
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GROUNDED
by George Brant
Director: Kate Alexander
Begins rehearsal: February 28, 2017
Show opens: March 24, 2017
Show closes: April 23, 2017
From the award-winning playwright of Elephant's Graveyard, George Brant, comes the story of an ace fighter pilot whose career in the sky is ended early due to an unexpected pregnancy. Reassigned to operate military drones from a windowless trailer outside Las Vegas, she hunts terrorists by day and returns to her family each night...
The Pilot - (25-35) A hot-rod, almost cocky F16 fighter pilot who gets along best with her male counterparts, but falls for one and in an unexpected pregnancy begins to lose control.
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GIDION'S KNOT
by Johnna Adams
Director: Jason Cannon
Begins rehearsal: January 24, 2017
Show opens: February 17, 2017
Show closes: March 19, 2017
Over the course of a parent/teacher conference, a grieving mother and an emotionally overwhelmed primary school teacher have a fraught conversation about the tragic suicide of the mother's son, the teacher's student, Gidion. Gidion may have been bullied severely -- or he may have been an abuser. As his story is slowly uncovered, the women try to reconstruct a satisfying explanation for Gidion's act and come to terms with excruciating feelings of culpability.
Corynn Fell – 30s-50s, All ethnicities; A literature professor at Northwestern University. Her son has committed suicide after being expelled from his elementary school.
Heather Clark – 30s – 50s; All ethnicities; An emotionally overwhelmed 5th grade teacher.
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THE EXONERATED
by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen
Director: Kate Alexander
Begins rehearsal: April 4, 2017
Show opens: April 14, 2017
Show closes: April 23, 2016
Culled from interviews, letters, transcripts, case files and the public record, The Exonerated tells the true stories of six wrongfully convicted survivors of death row in their own words. Moving between first-person monologues and scenes set in courtrooms and prisons, the six interwoven stories paint a picture of an American criminal justice system gone horribly wrong—and of six brave souls who persevered to survive it.
Delbert – 60s, African American; a seminary dropout, radical and poet. His whole personality is like an old soul song: smooth, mellow and with an underlying rhythm that never lets up. Actors playing Delbert should take care to find his substantial sense of humor; in addition to his obvious depth.
Sunny – 50s, White; a bright, pixie-ish yoga teacher from California, her lightness and positivity contrast with moments of great depth and clarity.
Robert – 30s, African American; a former horse groomer from the deep south; hardened but not lacking a sense of humor. Deep rural Mississippi accent.
Georgia/Female Ensemble 1 – 30s, African American; Robert’s wife, also southern; opinionated, outspoken, and extremely warm. She and Robert have a loving contentious relationship. Loves to speak her mind.
Gary – mid 40s, White; a Midwestern hippie and an organic farmer. Clearly was in his element in the late 60s and early 70s. He is generally good-natured, friendly, and quite smart.
Kerry – mid 40s, White; a 19 year old trapped in a 45-year-old’s body, born and bred in Texas. Kerry was imprisoned for 22 of his 45 years and is eager to rediscover the world. Always wants to make sure he connects with whomever he is talking to. Strong Texas accent.
Delbert – 40, African American; a gentle, sad man, born and raised in northern Florida (otherwise known as Southern Alabama). Has a very strong spiritual sense and had aspirations to the ministry before being put on death row at 18. He is continually engaged in a battle between resignation and hope.
Sandra/Sue/Female Ensemble 2 – early 40s, White; Sandra is married to Kerry. Sweet nurturing, loves Kerry dearly and has a great sense of humor about her. She has a strong Texas accent. Sue is married to Gary. Salt of the earth; she is also an organic farmer. She has a strong upper Midwestern accent – think Fargo.
Male Ensemble 1 and 2 – 35-50s, both white; play a variety of roles. Both actors should be good with dialects and characterization, and different from each other in build and appearance. Both roles require highly versatile, commanding actors.
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