HEADSTRONG Equity Principal Auditions - The Ensemble Studio Theatre Auditions

HEADSTRONG – Equity Principal Auditions

The Ensemble Studio Theatre LOA-NYC (approval/salary level pending; Theatre expects to pay $500/week).

Artistic Dir / Stage Dir: William Carden

Playwright: Patrick Link

Co-directors of EST/Sloan Project: Graeme Gillis, Linsay Firman

CD: Tom Rowan

1st reh: 3/12/12. Runs 4/11-5/6.

Equity Principal Auditions:

Thursday, March 8, 2012 Ensemble Studio Theatre

9 AM – 5 PM 549 W 52nd Street, 2nd Floor

Lunch from 12:30 – 1:30. New York City

Sides will be provided at the audition. Please bring a photo and resume, stapled back-to-back.

The play deals with the controversy surrounding research into brain injuries that can be caused by the repeated head trauma suffered by football players. A family struggles with ethical and personal dilemmas while under pressure to turn the brain of a deceased running back over to a research lab. Is the very future of the game under fire?

Seeking:

Will Mitchell:

AVAILABLE ROLE. Caucasian, 30s."A Harvard grad who looks like one." Played defensive end in college, and has also been a professional wrestler. Now works for a research foundation. His affable manner hides personal secrets.

Duncan Troy:

AVAILABLE ROLE. African American, 60s. Former NFL linebacker."He was once an athlete in

Body, and is still an athlete in heart." Powerful, commanding personality, with a sense of humor.

The following roles are cast. Auditioning performers will be considered as possible (emergency) replacements, should any become necessary.

Sylvia Green:

CAST. African American, 30s. Duncan's daughter. Attractive but not superficial. Wants to do the right thing. Goes to the gym, shops at J. Crew.

Dr. Moses Odame:

CAST. Late 30s. Nigerian-born neuropathologist. Stubborn and wise.