PlayMakers Repertory Company 2024-25 Season - Chapel Hill, NC EPA
PlayMakers Repertory Company | Chapel Hill, NC
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Friday, May 3, 2024
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM (E)
To schedule an appointment please email playmakersauditions@gmail.com
LORT Non-Rep
$875 weekly minimum (LORT D)
Equity actors for roles in PlayMakers Repertory Company's 2024-25 Season (see breakdown).
No roles will be understudied. All Stage Managerial positions are currently filled.
Playmakers Repertory Company is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in all areas of our work, including the casting of our plays. We seek to hire actors who reflect our world to tell the stories we put onstage, and therefore strongly encourage people of underrepresented groups and diverse backgrounds to audition.
Please prepare two contrasting contemporary selections that give us an idea of you and the scope of your work. Those auditioning for Little Shop of Horrors: also prepare 32 bars of a song of your choice.
PlayMakers Repertory Company, Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Arts
University of North Carolina
120 Country Club Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Studio 101
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Vivienne Benesch – Producing Artistic Director
Jefferey Meanza – Associate Artistic Director
See breakdown for production-specific dates.
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
by Lynn Nottage
Directed by Tia James
DATES:
August 13, 2024 First Rehearsal.
September 14, 2024 OPEN.
September 29, 2024 CLOSE.
LILY ANN GREEN – (Female-identifying character, mid-30s, Black) - Extroverted, craves much more beyond what 1950 America can offer her race and gender.
by Heidi Shreck
Directed by Aubrey Snowden
DATES:
September 17, 2024 First Rehearsal
October 19, 2024 OPEN
November 3, 2024 CLOSE
STUDENT – (Female-identifying/non-binary character, casting 13-18, any/all ethnicities) - Shows up in the show's second half to debate the Constitution with Heidi.
by Howard L. Craft and Mike Wiley
Co-Directed by Vivienne Benesch & Kathryn Hunter-Williams
DATES:
October 29, 2024 First Rehearsal
November 30, 2024 OPEN
December 15, 2024 CLOSE
ENSEMBLE – (any/all gender identities/ages/ethnicities) - To play elves and townspeople.
by Aurthur Miller
Directed by Michael Wilson
DATES:
January 2, 2025 First Rehearsal.
February 1, 2025 OPEN.
February 16, 2025 CLOSE.
BIFF LOMAN – (Male-identifying character, 20-35, white) - The older son, peaked in high school where he was a football star. A realist.
HAROLD “HAPPY” LOMAN – (Male-identifying character, 20-35, white) - The younger son, in Biff’s shadow, strives to keep peace in the family, a womanizer, looks for approval from his parents.
HAROLD WAGNER – (Male-identifying character, 50-65, any ethnicity) - Willy's boss for over 30 years, proud of his wealth and his family.
BERNARD – (Male-identifying character, 20-35, any ethnicity) - Charley's son, hero-worshipper of Biff, a nerd when younger, very successful personally and professionally as a young adult.
CHARLEY – (Male-identifying character, 45-65, any ethnicity) - Willy's neighbor, a kind and successful businessman. Unlike Willy, he is a pragmatic, realist. Father to Bernard.
UNCLE BEN LOMAN – (Male-identifying character, 45-65, white) - A ruthless, self-made millionaire. He is solely seen from Willy’s viewpoint.
JENNY – (Female-identifying character, 18-80, any ethnicity)
LETTA – (Female-identifying character, 20-35, any ethnicity)
MISS FORSYTHE – (Female-identifying character, 20-35, any ethnicity)
MS. FRANCIS – (Female-identifying character, 35-45, any ethnicity)
STANLEY – (Male-identifying character, 20-64, any ethnicity)
by Dominique Morisseau
Directed by Christopher Windom
DATES:
February 4, 2025 First Rehearsal
March 8, 2025 OPEN
March 23, 2025 CLOSE
SARA – (Female-identifying character, early 20s, Black) - Tenacious, spunky, tough, and resilient. An enslaved woman with a fighting spirit, unwilling to be broken by her circumstances. Crafty and a sharp, witty tongue. Slowly becoming a Union Spy. MISSY SUE/CANDICE: (Doubled Role)
(1) MISSY SUE – (Female-identifying character, late 30s-40s, white). Spirited, driven, a strong sense of duty and mission. Somewhat oblivious. Emotionally free and open. Daughter of Sara’s enslaver. Sara’s former childhood friend.
(2) CANDICE – (Female-identifying character, mid 20s, white). Loquacious, intellectually curious, and uncensored in her ideas. Can be misinterpreted as insensitive but is likely unaware. Emotionally free and open. Student and Assistant to Sandra.
LUANNE/JADE: (Doubled Role)
(1) LUANNE – (Female-identifying character, early 20s, Black). Curious, eager, and inquisitive. A fellow enslaved person with Sara who has been afforded privileges Sara has not. In an affair with their enslaver. Pushing for kinship with Sara.
(2) JADE – (Female-identifying character, late 30s-40s, Black). Straight shooter, unafraid of confrontation, down-to-earth. Fellow professor and colleague to Sandra. Navigates institutional racism more directly.
ABNER – (Male-identifying character, early 20s, Black). Energetic and driven. A bit stubborn but strong-willed. A runaway enslaved person and soldier for the Union. Brother of Sara. Loves his sister fiercely.
MALIK – (Male-identifying character, early 20s, Black). Studious and focused on his education. Driven and intellectually stimulating. A student of Sandra’s.
by Howard Ashman (Book) and Alan Menken (Music)
Directed by Jeffrey Meanza
DATES:
March 11, 2025 First Rehearsal.
April 12, 2025 OPEN.
April 27, 2025 CLOSE.
SEYMOUR KRELBORN – (Male-identifying character, mid-20s - 30s, any ethnicity) - An insecure put upon florist’s clerk and menial laborer at Mushnik’s Flower Shop. He is a genuine, well-meaning man who is taken for granted because of his deep insecurities. Comedic, in addition to a certain tragically adorable quality.
AUDREY – (Female-identifying character, mid-20s - mid 30s, any ethnicity) - The street smart, secret love of Seymour’s life. She has poor self-worth and education, and a sweet and vulnerable demeanor. Excellent voice (and unique) with nuanced comedy chops.
CRYSTAL, RONNETTE, and CHIFFON – (Female-identifying characters, 20 - mid-30s, any ethnicity) - AKA: the URCHINS. Three street urchins who function as participants in the action and a Greek Chorus outside it. They are young, hip, smart, and the only people in the whole cast who really know what's going on. In their Greek Chorus capacity, they occasionally sing to the audience directly. And when they do, it's often with a secret-smile that says we know something you don't know. Excellent singers with strong knowledge of doo-wop/R&B who move (or dance) well.
THE PLANT (AUDREY II) – (Anthropomorphic, any age, any ethnicity) - A cross between a Venus flytrap and an avocado. A manipulative, charismatic, alien being with a monumentally single objective of world domination. Excellent voice and strong mover (or dancer). An all-around vivid, captivating energy.
ORIN SCRIVELLO, D.D.S – (Male-identifying character, 30s - late 40s, any ethnicity) - Audrey’s boyfriend. An egotistical, maniacal, motorcycle-riding, dark, handsome dentist with a passion for leather and abusive, dominant, and sadistic tendencies. Strong comedic chops (that can border on absurd) with strong vocals and physicality.
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