MAPLE AND VINE Equity Principal Audition - Playwrights Horizons Auditions

Maple and Vine - Equity Principal Auditions

Playwrights Horizons Off-Broadway Currently $539/week minimum.

Author: Jordan Harrison

Dir: Anne Kauffman

CD: Alaine Alldaffer

Assoc CD: Lisa Donadio

Casting Asst: Darragh Garvey

1st reh: On/about 10/27/11. Runs 11/19-12/23 (closing date approximate; may extend).

Equity Principal Auditions:

Friday, June 17, 2011 Actors' Equity Association Audition Center

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM 165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor

Lunch from 1 - 2. New York City

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

Seeking (roles are available unless otherwise specified):

Katha:

Late 30s. Urban professional who has just suffered a miscarriage. While she is beaten down by her current situation and lifestyle, she is desperate to make a change. Has an ironic edge to her, but looking for earnestness in her life. Hard-edged but relatable. Depressed but funny. In the 21st Century, she is vulnerable and reliant on her husband for emotional support and a way out; in the 1950s, she has a very strong and charismatic core that was waiting to come out.

Ryu:

Japanese American, late 30s. Katha's husband. Plastic surgeon. Caring, generous, masculine, witty and urbane. Loves his wife deeply, but is growing weary of her inability to bounce back from the miscarriage. A wise skeptic whose love for his wife forces him to take a leap that throws him off-kilter.

Dean:

Late 30s - mid 40s. Leader in the 1950s community -- an incredibly charismatic man who seems to be from a different era, out of place in the 21st Century. Disarming, warm and earnest; has an ease about him. People immediately want to invest in him. Not unlike a great spiritual leader, on the surface. But there is considerable darkness and guilt underneath. Dean harbors secrets that color his warmth, bringing an edge to his interactions from time to time. Feels he's doing the right thing, and is hard-pressed to really take in how that may negatively affect others.

Roger / Omar:

Roger: Late 30s. Dean's lover. Manager at a factory -- a very likable blue-collar-type guy. Has a sexual charisma that makes him a little dangerous. Willful and passionate. Beneath his rugged and handsome exterior, there lurks a poet, an artist. Seemingly simple, but actually quite dark and complex. Omar: Very urbane, gay co-worker of Katha's in the 21st Century. Power-hungry and a bit bitchy, without being over the top. One gets the sense that even though he's ambitious, his own petty fascinations will get in his way of truly succeeding.

Ellen / Jenna:

CAST. Auditioning performers will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary. Ellen: Late 30s – mid 40s. Dean’s wife. Head of the Authenticity Committee. Meticulous and fierce keeper of protocol in the community. Cheerful in a slightly metallic way. Takes her role and the rules of the community very seriously. Intelligent, and able to capitalize on the mores of the world to suit herself; savvy, persuasive and very good at keeping secrets. Deeply in love with her husband, who is her Achilles heel. The strong mask she's created for the community covers a very vulnerable and insecure interior. Can be a bit like a wounded animal, striking out when she's hurt. Jenna: 30s. Katha's co-worker and subordinate. Although intelligent and ambitious, she's a bit bored with her position, and so is very interested in all things unrelated to work. Concerned with other people's business so that she understands her own place in the pecking order. Takes cues from Omar, who has a bit more history with the company.

Theatre’s statement: “Playwrights Horizons does not believe in discrimination based on color, race, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, disabilities, gender, or otherwise. All performers, including those of color, seniors, women, and performers with disabilities, are encouraged to audition and will be given full consideration.”