NEW CENTURY THEATRE 2011 SEASON Equity Principal Audition - New Century Theatre Auditions
New Century Theatre
New Century Theatre 2011 Season
– Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT in MA
Northampton MA LOA (approval/salary level pending. 2010 minimum weekly salary: $405).
Producing and Artistic Dir: Sam Rush
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:
Friday, March 25, 2011 Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts, Rm. T209
Saturday, March 26, 2011 122 Green Street
9 AM – 5 PM both days Smith College Campus
Break from 12:30 – 1:30. Northampton, MA 01063
For a five-minute appointment, please e-mail
info@newcenturytheatre.org or call Sam Rush at 413/587-3933. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout each audition day, as time permits.
Please prepare a brief, contemporary comic monologue, preferably two minutes or less.
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled back-to-back.
All dates are in 2011. All roles are available unless otherwise specified. Auditioning performers will be considered as possible replacements for pre-cast roles, should replacements become necessary.
PAINTING CHURCHES by Tina Howe. Dir: Gloria Muzio. 1st reh: 6/7. Runs 6/16-6/25.
Fanny Church:
60s. Bostonian, from a fine old family.
Gardner Church:
70s. Fanny’s husband, an eminent New England poet from a finer family.
Margaret Church:
Early 30s. Their daughter, a painter.
DISTRACTED by Lisa Loomer. Dir: Sam Rush. 1st reh: 6/21. Runs 6/30-7/9.
Mama:
30s - early 40s. Smart, warm, wry. Unfailingly positive person who keeps her ironic sense of humor (as long as possible!) and will go to any lengths to help her son.
Dad:
30s or 40s. A guy's guy. Bright, with quick impulses. Working-class background; designs car crashes. Easygoing -- till pushed -- and even then, the tone of his anger is more incredulous than dark.
Jesse:
Age 9. Funny, wild, sweet, impulsive, impatient, exuberant, angry … with a mouth. Mostly an offstage voice.
Dr. Zavala / Dr. Broder / Dr. Jinks / Dr. Karnes:
30s. All played by one actor. Doctors include a child psychologist, a psychiatrist and an environmental physician.
Mrs. Holly / Dr. Waller / Carolyn / Nurse / Waitress:
40s-50s. Played by one actor. An overworked school teacher, a neuropsychologist, mother of an autistic child, a down-to-earth nurse and a spacey waitress.
Sherry:
Well-off suburban mother who wants the best for her kids.
Vera:
Neighbor with no people skills.
Natalie:
Teenager with big mood swings. Open-hearted. A cutter.
DINNER WITH FRIENDS by Donald Margulies. Dir: Ed Golden. 1st reh: 7/5. Runs 7/14-7/23.
Karen:
CAST. 40s. Married to Gabe. She and her husband are world-traveling food writers. They live in suburban New England with their two boys.
Gabe:
CAST. 40s. Married to Karen. See Karen’s description above.
Beth:
CAST. 40s. Married to Tom, though in the process of getting divorced. Artist.
Tom:
CAST. 40s. Married to Beth. Lawyer.
SUPERIOR DONUTS by Tracy Letts. Dir: Sam Rush. 1st reh: 7/19. Runs 7/28-8/6.
Arthur Przybyszewski:
Polish American, 59. Owner of Superior Donut Shop. Former 1960s radical who’s flying under life’s radar.
Franco Wicks:
African American, 21. Charismatic. Dreams of being a writer.
Max Tarasov:
Russian, 49. Electronics shopkeeper. Ambitious, with a soft spot.
Kiril Ivakin:
Russian, 35. Recently immigrated to the US from Russia. Big as a truck. Shy.
Lady Boyle:
Irish American, 72. Nearly homeless. Eccentric. Drunk most of the time.
Officer Randy Osteen:
Irish American woman, 49. Rough-around-the-edges cop. Heart of gold.
Officer James Bailey:
African American, 43. Hard-edged cop and “Star Trek” fanatic.
Luther Flynn:
Irish/Italian American, 45. Hoodlum afflicted by a painful ulcer.
Kevin Magee:
Irish American, 28. Low-level hoodlum. A henchman.
Theatre’s statement: “New Century Theatre has an inclusive casting policy where performers of all racial, ethnic, age, sex and disability are encouraged to attend.”
