LORT THEATRES 2012-13 SEASON Equity Principal Auditions - Lort Theatres Auditions

LORT Theatres 2012-13 Season – EPAs

Denver Center Theatre (Denver, CO)

Cleveland Playhouse (Cleveland, OH)

Alabama Shakespeare Festival (Montgomery, AL)

Casting Director representing all three theatres:

Paul Fouquet, Elissa Myers Casting

Equity Principal Auditions:

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 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

Prepare either 1) a brief monologue under 2 minutes, 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 COPIES of your picture and resume, stapled together.

DENVER CENTER THEATER

Kent Thompson, Artistic Director; Bruce K. Sevy, Associate Artistic Director
Season runs from August 14, 2012 - May 26, 2013

All roles are available with the exception of A WEEKEND WITH PABLO PICASSO which has been fully cast. Some roles in some productions will be understudied.

FENCES by August Wilson, directed by Lou Bellamy
Production dates: 8/14/12. 9/14/12- 10/14/12

THE THREE MUSKETEERS adapted by Linda Alper, Douglas Langworthy and Penny Metropulos, directed by Art Manke
Production dates: 8/21/12. 9/21/12-10/21/12

Lois Lowry's THE GIVER adapted by Eric Coble, directed by Christy Montour-Larson
Production dates: 8/28/12. 9/28/12- 11/18/12

WHEN WE ARE MARRIED by J. B. Priestley, directed by Bruce K. Sevy
Production dates: 10/9/12. 11/16/12-12/16/12

Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin, Book by David Ives and Paul Blake, directed by Kent Thompson, choreographed by Patti Colombo, Music Direction by Gregg Coffin
Production dates: 10/15/12. 11/23/12-12/24/12

ED, DOWNLOADED by Michael Mitnick, directed by Sam Buntrock
Production dates: 12/4/12. 1/11/13-2/17/13
Seeking:

Edward: Male, 20s

Selene: Female, 30s

Marionette/Ruby: Female 20s

GRACE, OR THE ART OF CLIMBING by Lauren Feldman, directed by Mike Donahue
12/7/12. 1/18/13- 2/17/13
Seeking:

Emm: Female, 25 -- an underdog, trying to climb

Abe: Male, 30s-40s and 50s-60s -- an elementary physical education teacher and Emm's father

Sims: Male, 30s - a rock-climbing coach for the Kids' Team|

Sam: Male, 30s-40s - an English professor and Emm's ex-boyfriend (also plays Joey - age 8-9)

Mick: Male, 20s - a pediatrician and Emm's childhood friend and first boyfriend (also plays Ernesto - age 10)

Dell: Female, 20s - an energetic healer and Emm's best friend (also plays Isabella - age 11)

Ky: Female, 30s - a world-class, professional climber living in Colorado (also plays Jackie - early teens)

ROMEO & JULIET by William Shakespeare, directed by TBA
12/18/12. 1/25/13- 2/24/13

A WEEKEND WITH PABLO PICASSO by Herbert Siguenza, directed by TBA
3/5/13. 3/22/13- 4/28/13
This show is fully cast.

OTHER DESERT CITIES by Jon Robin Baitz, directed by TBA
3/1/13. 3/29/13-4/28/13

Show TBA

2/26/13. 4/5/13-5/26/13

CLEVELAND PLAYHOUSE

Director of Theatre Operations: Merlin De Tardo

TBA. A production may be added with the following tentative dates:

First Rehearsal – July 10, 2012. Opening – Aug. 1, 2012. Closing – Aug. 19, 2012.

LOMBARDI, by Eric Simonson. Directed by Casey Stengl.

First Rehearsal – Aug. 21, 2012. Opening -- Sep. 19, 2012. Closing -- Oct 7, 2012.

This is a co-production, moving to Arizona Theatre Company after closing in Cleveland.

Seeking: Vince Lombardi, Michael McCormick, Marie Lombardi, Paul Horning, Dave Robinson, Jim Taylor.

THE WHIPPING MAN, by Matthew Lopez. Directed by Giovanna Sardelli.

First Rehearsal – Oct. 9, 2012. Opening -- Nov. 7, 2012. Closing -- Nov. 25, 2012.

Seeking: Caleb, John.

A CAROL FOR CLEVELAND, by Eric Coble. Directed by Laura Kepley.

First Rehearsal – Nov. 6, 2012. Opening -- Dec. 5, 2012. Closing -- Dec. 23, 2012.

This is a new play, and is not yet written.

BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE, by John Van Druten. Directed by Michael Bloom.

First Rehearsal – Dec. 18, 2012. Opening -- Jan. 16, 2013. Closing -- Feb. 3, 2013.

Seeking: Gillian, Shep, Miss Holroyd, Nicky, Sidney.

THE DEVIL'S MUSIC: THE LIFE AND BLUES OF BESSIE SMITH, by Angelo Parra. Directed by Joe Brancato.

First Rehearsal – Feb. 12, 2013. Opening -- Feb. 20, 2012. Closing -- Mar. 10, 2012.

All roles have been CAST.

GOOD PEOPLE, by David Lindsay-Abaire. Directed by Laura Kepley.

First Rehearsal – Feb. 26, 2013. Opening -- Mar. 27, 2013. Closing -- Apr. 14, 2013.

This is a co-production, moving to Syracuse Stage after closing in Cleveland.

Seeking: Margie, Stevie, Dottie, Jean, Mike, Kate.

RICH GIRL, by Victoria Stewart. Directed by Michael Bloom.

First Rehearsal – Apr. 16, 2013. Opening -- Apr. 24, 2013. Closing -- May 12, 2013.

This is a new play.

Seeking:

Eve - 50, a financial guru, poised, hard as nails, used to talking points, distant

Claudine - her daughter, gawky and adolescent even at the age of 26;

Maggie - 40s, Eve's personal assistant, the Thelma Ritter role, a romantic in a non-romantic world;

Henry - 27, smart, exteremely good looking, starving artist who directs experimental plays, and very interested in Claudine.

ALABAMA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

LORT C AND D; $710 & $566/week minimums

A CHRISTMAS STORY

by Philip Grecian

Based upon the motion Picture

1st Reh: 10/26/12 Runs: 11/23/12 – 12/23/12

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

by Joe Landry

1st Reh: 11/9/12 Runs: 11/29/12 - 12/23/12

THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

by William Shakespeare

1st Reh: 12/26/12 Runs: 1/23/13 – 5/18/13

TIMON OF ATHENS

by William Shakespeare

1st Reh: 1/29/13 Runs: 2/27/13 – 5/17/13

HOUSE & GARDEN

by Alan Ayckbourn

1st Reh: 3/2/13 Runs:4/12/13 - 5/19/13

LES MISERABLE

Book by Alain Boubill and Claude-Michel Schönberg

Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg

Lyrics by Hebert Kretzmer

1st Reh: 6/11/13 Runs: 7/11/13 – 8/4/13