HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY 2012-13 SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - Huntington Theatre Company Auditions

Huntington Theatre Company 2012-13 Season

– Equity Principal Audition

(Boston, MA) LORT B/C; $765/$710 per week minimums

Associate General Manager: Justin D. Haslett

Equity Principal Audition:

Monday, May 14, 2012 at the Calderwood Pavilion, Deane Hall

10 AM – 6 PM Boston Center for the Arts

Lunch from 1 - 2. 539 Tremont

Boston, MA

Slots will be given in 5-minute increments; please prepare either: 1) TWO contrasting monologues or 2) A side from the play. If you plan on doing a side from the play,requesting an appointment please indicate which character you would like to read for and we will email you a side. A reader will be provided for you. Sides will also be available at the auditions for walk-ins. Equity walk-ins are welcome and will be seen from 10am to 12pm.

Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

For an appointment, contact: Rebecca Bradshaw at (617) 273-1543 or

rbradshaw@
huntingtontheatre.bu.edu. Leave a message with your name, primary contact number and your preferred audition time period.

NOW OR LATER

By Christopher Shinn

Directed by Michael Wilson

Stanford Calderwood Pavilion – Wimberly Stage

LORT C

1st rehearsal: Tuesday, September 18th, 2012

1st Preview: Friday, October 12th, 2012

Opens: Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

Closing: Saturday, November 10th, 2012

Possible extension: Sunday, November 18th, 2012

Time: Present Day. The evening of the Presidential Election.
Place: Interior of a hotel room

SEEKING THE FOLLOWING:

JOHN: 20, white male. Son of John Sr. A Psychology major at an Ivy League University. Recently dumped by his boyfriend. Good looking, articulate, and intelligent.

MATT: 20, white male. John’s good friend. Political Science major at same Ivy League University. Thoughtful and empathetic.

MARC: 30’s, Jewish male. Advisor to John Sr. Professional and primarily concerned with John Sr.’s campaign/public image.

JESSICA: early 50s, white female. Married to John Sr. and Mother of John Jr. Classic politician’s wife.

TRACY: 40s, African American female. Works on John Sr.’s campaign. Confidant to John Jr.

JOHN SR.: mid-50s, white male. Presidential candidate. Ambitious Democrat. Trying his best to be a good father.

BETRAYAL

By Harold Pinter

Directed by Maria Aitken

Boston University Theatre- Mainstage

LORT B

1st rehearsal: Tuesday, October 16th, 2012

1st Preview: Friday, November 9th, 2012

Opens: Wednesday, November 14th, 2012

Closing: Sunday, December 9th, 2012

Possible Extension: Sunday, December 16th, 2012

Time: 1977-1968. The play moves backward in time 9 years.

Place: Great Britain

SEEKING THE FOLLOWING:

WAITER: A male waiter at an Italian restaurant. 20s to 50s. Italian speaker.

RAISIN IN THE SUN

By Lorraine Hansberry

Directed by Liesl Tommy

Boston University Theatre- Mainstage

LORT B

1st rehearsal: Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

1st Preview: Friday, March 8th, 2013

Opens: Wednesday, March 13th, 2013

Closing: Sunday, April 7th, 2013

Time: sometime between the end of World War II and present day
Place: the interior of Mama’s house, in the South Side of Chicago

SEEKING THE FOLLOWING:

RUTH YOUNGER – About 30 years old. Wife of Walter Lee, Mother of Travis. We can see that she was a pretty girl, even exceptionally so, but now it is apparent that life has been little that she expected, and disappointment has already begun to hang in her face. In a few years, before thirty-five even, she will be known among her people as a “settled woman.”

WALTER LEE YOUNGER (BROTHER) – 35 years old. Husband of Ruth, Son of Lena. A lean, intense young man in his middle thirties, inclined to quick nervous movements and erratic speech habits—and always in his voice there is a quality of indictment. He is described as an elaborate neurotic. Bitter and unsatisfied with his job as the chauffeur of a wealthy white man, he hopes to start his own business. He drowns his sorrow and frustration at others’ indifference towards his ideas in drink, as he cannot get any of his big ideas considered by his family or others.

BENEATHA YOUNGER – About 20 years old. Mama’s daughter, Walter’s Sister. She is as slim and intense as her brother. She is not as pretty as her sister-in-law, but her lean, almost intellectual face has a handsomeness of its own. Her speech is a mixture of many things; it is different from the rest of the family’s insofar as education has permeated her sense of English—and perhaps the Midwest rather than the South has finally—at last—won out in her inflection; but not altogether, because over all of it is a soft slurring and transformed use of vowels which is the decided influence of the Southside. She attends college, studying to become a doctor. She is strong willed and stubborn in her ideals and is searching for her identity.

LENA YOUNGER (MAMA) – A woman in her early sixties, full-bodied and strong. She is one of those women of a certain grace and beauty who wear it so unobtrusively that it takes a while to notice. She is a woman who has adjusted to many things in life and overcome many more; her face is full of strength. She has, we can see, wit and faith of a kind that keep her eyes lit and full of interest and expectancy. She is, in a word, a beautiful woman. Her bearing is perhaps most like the noble bearing of the women of the Hereros of Southwest Africa – rather as if she imagines that as she walks she still bears a basket or a vessel upon her head. Her speech, on the other hand, is as careless as her carriage is precise—she is inclined to slur everything—but her voice is perhaps not so much quiet as simply soft. The head of the family since her husband died months before. She aims high and does everything for her family.

JOSEPH ASAGAI – A handsome young man from Nigeria who goes to school with Beneatha. He is a Yoruba. Studied in Canada for the summer. An intellectual and sophisticate, an idealist. He has genuine charm and a soft sense of humor, at times playful and romantic.

GEORGE MURCHISON – A young college man from a wealthy family. Considers himself well-traveled and culturally informed. The sort to wear carefully casual tweed sports jacket over cashmere V-neck sweater over soft eyelet shirt and tie, and soft slacks, finished off with white buckskin shoes.

BOBO –A very slight, little, pitiful man in his thirties or forties. He wears a not too prosperous business suit and has haunted frightened eyes.

KARL LINDNER – A quiet-looking middle-aged white man in a business suit with hat and briefcase. A member of Clybourne Park Improvement Association. He is a gentle man; thoughtful and somewhat labored in his manner.

“M”

Adapted by Ryan Landry

Directed by Caitlin Lowans

Stanford Calderwood Pavilion – Wimberly Stage

LORT C

1st Rehearsal: Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

1st Preview: Friday, March 29th, 2013

Opens: Wednesday, April 10th, 2013

Closing: Saturday, April 27th, 2013

Possible Extension: Sunday, May 5th, 2013

A re-imagining of the 1931 Fritz Lang film, “M”. Script still in progress.

We are seeking four actors, at least one female. Actors with puppetry experience encouraged to audition.

RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN

By Gina Gionfriddo

Directed by Peter DuBois

Stanford Calderwood Pavilion – Wimberly Stage

LORT C

1st rehearsal: Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

1st Preview: Friday, May 24th, 2013

Opens: Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

Closing: Saturday, June 22, 2013

Possible Extension: Sunday, June 30th, 2013

Time: Present Day
Place: A college town in New England

SEEKING THE FOLLOWING:

CATHERINE: 37-41. Attractive highly successful academic grappling with old yearnings and new regrets. Ever poised and competent, a new vulnerability is peeking through. Smart, subtly sexy soft-spoken. This is a steady, successful overachiever finding herself unmoored at midlife by the prospects of love and loss.

GWEN: 37-41. Married to Don. Gwen has adopted a can-do, bright and positive cheerleader personality to stave off darkness, fear, and the wish to drink (she’s been sober for 15 years). A pretty and winning stay at home mom with reserves of anger and frustration she struggles to suppress.

DON: 37-41. Married to Gwen. A super smart, charismatic and sexy underachiever. An academic who could have achieved so much more, Don is a golden boy who just didn’t work hard enough. At 40, he’s cultivated a languid, mellow, “it’s all good” personality to mask frustration and disappointment.

ALICE: 70s. Catherine’s mother. Sweet and gentle, Alice was a stay-at-home mother devoted to her daughter almost to the point of obsession. A dedicated homemaker who chose not to think too deeply and keep everything happy and nice. Now a widow facing her mortality, Alice is asking questions, examining her past for the first time and finding her discoveries exhilarating.

AVERY: 20. Cute, bright, energetic, and utterly confident, Avery has her future all figured out. On the brink of entering the adult world, she has the poise and vigor of one who hasn’t been disappointed yet. Aggressively striving to succeed and happy to argue down anyone who opposes her. A little bit of disappointment will soon soften her and reveal reserves of compassion underneath.