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Call Type
Equity Principal
Date of Audition
4/6/2012
Location
Studio Theatre (Washington DC)
1501 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
Time(s)
Friday, April 6th, 2012 by appointment.
10:00am-6:00pm
Lunch from 1:30 - 2:30.
Equity Members without appointments will be seen
throughout the audition day, as time permits.
? A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
Equity performers may schedule an appointment by contacting: Jenn Harris at 202.232.7267 between the hours of 11-5pm .
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Contract
SPT
Currently $589/week minimum.
Seeking
Actors (m/f) for this co-production with Huntington Theatre (LORT, Boston MA). See Breakdown for details.
Preparation
Please prepare a 2-minute contemporary monologue. Please bring a photo and resume, stapled back-to-back.
Other Dates
Boston Local Equity Auditions: Same day. See separate notice. NYC EPA TBA.
DC-
1st reh: 8/6 (8/13), 2012
Press opening: 9/9
Closing: 10/16
Possible Extension Thru 11/11
Boston-
1st reh: 12/18/12
Runs: 1/4-2/3/13.
Personnel
Adapted for the stage by Oren Jacoby, Based on the novel by Ralph Ellison, Directed by Christopher McElroen
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Breakdown
Ensemble: Casting an ensemble of well train versatile actors that have the range to play multiple parts, ages and character types.
Track #1: African American male characters ranging in age from 40’s – 60’s. Roles: Preacher, Bledsoe, Big Halley, Old Man, Tall Man & Scofield.
Track #2: African American Male characters ranging in age from 20’s – 30’s. Handsome and athletic, charismatic. Roles: Tatlock, Sylvester, Ralston, Man in Derby, Todd Clifton, Hipster & Barefoot Man.
Track #3: African American Male characters ranging in age from 20’s – 30’s. Roles: Trueblood, Ras (West Indian Accent), 1st Man, Man in Crowd, Barrellhouse, Kid in Crowd, Brother Tobitt, & Looter.
Track #4: African American Male characters ranging in age from 30’s – 50’s. Slightly used, streetwise with experience, full of life. Roles: Grandfather, Burnside, Pushcart Man, Yam Man, Short Man, Ras’s Man, Black Policeman, & Dupree.
Track #5: Caucasian male characters ranging in age from 50’s – 60’s. Roles: Buchanan, Mr. Norton, 2nd Policeman, Marshall, Factory Director, & Brother Hambro.
Track #6: Caucasian Male characters ranging in age from 30’s – 40’s. Roles: MC, 1st Policeman, Emerson Jr., Brother Jack.
Track #7: African American Female characters ranging in age from 30’s – 50’s. Roles: Woman, Edna, Old Women, Woman in Dress, Pretty Woman, & Sister Harris
Track #8: African American Female characters ranging in age from 30’s – 50’s. Motherly. Roles: Singer, Hester, Mary, West Indian Woman, & Old Lady.
Track #9: Caucasian Female characters, 30’s. Attractive, leading lady type, sexy. Roles: Stripper, Nurse, Secretary, Emma, White Woman, & The Woman.
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