MURDER IN THE FIRST Equity Principal Auditions - The Directors Company Auditions

MURDER IN THE FIRST – Equity Principal Auditions

The Directors Company LOA-NYC (approval/salary level pending; Theatre expects to pay $300/week + health/pension).

Author: Dan Gordon

Dir: Michael Parva

General Manager: Leah Michalos

1st reh: 4/25/12. Final presentation: 7/01/12. Performances at 59E59 Theaters, Theater A.

Equity Principal Auditions:

Friday, March 16, 2012 Actors' Equity Association Audition Center

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

Lunch from 1 - 2. New York City

Please prepare a contemporary monologue, 2 minutes or less.

Please bring a photo and resume, stapled back-to-back.

Seeking (all roles are available unless otherwise specified:

[WILLIE MOORE] - late 20’s - early 30’s, prisoner of Alcatraz on trial for murder

[HENRY DAVIDSON] - late 20’s - early 30’s, attorney in the Public Defender’s office. Fresh out of law

school, first job.

[HAROLD HUMSON] - 50s–60s, Caucasian (historical character). Warden of Alcatraz. Powerful, political figure. Conservative and dignified. Bespectacled. Humane, however has difficulty admitting fault.

[MILTON GLENN] - 40’s, assistant warden at Alcatraz, controlled, smart, not so humane...

[BILL MCNEIL] - 40s–50s, Prosecuting attorney. Straightforward, no-nonsense personality. Determined to bring this case to a quick close.

[MARY McCASSLIN] - 30’s, attorney in the Public Defender’s office, older girlfriend of Henry, under

pressure from her boss

[BLANCHE] - 20’s - Prostitute/court reporter, tough but compassionate.

[SWENSON/FORMAN OF JURY] - 30’s, prison guard at Alcatraz, witness at trial

[SIMPSON/GUARD] - 30’s - prison guard at Alcatraz, witness at trial

[BAILIFF/JAILER] - 30’, Bailiff of Judge Clawson’s courtroom

[JUROR/GUARD/REPORTER] - late 30’s - male

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

[BYRON DAVIDSON] - (CAST) Late 30s–early 40s, Henry’s brother. Successful, ambitious, corporate

attorney. Poster boy for Corporate America. Politically driven.

[HENKIN] - (CAST) 50s, Head of Public Defender's office. Over-worked and under-paid. Always under a great deal of political pressure.

[JUDGE CLAWSON] - (CAST) 60’s - No nonsense, crotchety, presiding Judge.

[HOOLIHAN] - (CAST) - 50’s, cynical tough bird newspaper man.