STANDING ON CEREMONY: THE GAY MARRIAGE PLAYS Equity Principal Auditions - Minetta Lane Theatre Auditions

Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays

– Equity Principal Auditions

Producers: Joan Stein and Richard Frankel Off-Broadway $969/week minimum. Producers state that they will pay $1,200/week, “favored nations”. Note: The Off-Broadway Agreement does not require the Producers to house of out-of-area actors.

Conceived by Brian Shnipper

Authors: Jordan Harrison, Wendy MacLeod, Doug Wright, Jeffrey Hatcher, Joe Keenan, Neil LaBute,

Paul Rudnick, Moisés Kaufman and Jose Rivera.

Dir: Stuart Ross

Casting: Tara Rubin Casting

First cycle (i.e. first cast; see below) dates: 1st reh: On/about 10/13/11. Runs 10/18-11/27 at the Minetta Lane Theatre. Dates of the second cycle and any cycle afterward are TBD.

Equity Principal Auditions:

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Actors' Equity Association Audition Center

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 165 West 46th Street, 2nd Floor

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 New York City

10 AM – 5:30 PM all three days.

Equity Monitor begins sign-up at 8:30 AM.

Lunch from 1:30 – 2.

Please prepare a contemporary monologue, 2 minutes or less.

Please bring a picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.

Piece involves a cast of six actors – three men and three women. There is a minimal set design and each actor uses stools and music stands for scripts onstage. Every member of the company is asked to perform multiple roles across the selected plays. The cast will change every 4 - 6 weeks.

STANDING ON CEREMONY consists of the following plays:

The Revision by Jordan Harrison

This Flight Tonight by Wendy MacLeod

On Facebook by Doug Wright

White Marriage by Jeffrey Hatcher

This Marriage Is Saved by Joe Keenan

Strange Fruit by Neil LaBute

The Gay Agenda by Paul Rudnick

London Mosquitoes by Moisés Kaufman

Pablo and Andrew At the Altar of Words by Jose Rivera

Seeking (all tracks are available):

Man 1: Track includes the following roles:

Nate in THE REVISION:

Smart. A near perfectionist who has to have everything in order. A mathematician.

Shane in ON FACEBOOK:

20s - early 40s. Really smart, and aggressively detests bigots. Doesn't hold anything back.

Man 1 in STRANGE FRUIT:

A real “guy”, who has left his wife and kids because he really is gay. He’s the guy you would least expect to be gay. He's almost a jock. He’s an ex-frat boy.

Stuart in THE GAY AGENDA:

30s-40s. A kind, caring gay man next door.

Andrew in PABLO AND ANDREW…:

Caucasian. Totally in love with Pablo. Very open and honest in his exchange of vows.

Man 2: Track includes the following roles:

Oliver in ON FACEBOOK:

Smart gay man who is very patient with bigots and the unenlightened. He is also very sardonic and articulate.

Joe in LONDON MOSQUITOES:

Very down-to-earth, caring man. Character's age is late 60s or 70s. Due to the style of the production, character could be played by any actor (of any adult age) who can do so convincingly. Joe has spent 46 years in a relationship.

Man 3: Track includes the following roles:

Wallace in THE REVISION:

20s – early 40s. A stressed writer, trying to write his wedding vows for his hypercritical fiancé, Nate. Wallace is smart, caring and intelligently emotional.

Bob in ON FACEBOOK:

30s-40s. A writer. A mediator; tactful. Smart, proactive observer. Seems to be everyone's friend, but don't cross him.

Charles in WHITE MARRIAGE:

40s-50s. Smart, urban husband and father. His son is about to get married, and he's concerned that his son might be gay -- because he reminds him so much of himself. Charles is funny and bright and witty. He is a film and theatre buff. Appreciates style and wit. He has been mistaken for gay throughout his life.

Man 2 in STRANGE FRUIT:

30s-40s. Smart, intelligent, openly gay. In a deeply committed relationship. Has an incredibly positive outlook on his life.

Pablo in PABLO AND ANDREW:

Latino, 20s-40s. Smart, somewhat “sassy”. Fun-loving and sentimental. Has a flamboyant side, but can be very, very tender.

Woman 1: Track includes the following roles:

Mary Abigail in THE GAY AGENDA:

Early 40s-50s. A normal American housewife – gone disturbingly bewildered. Appears to be a little eccentric.

Fran in ON FACEBOOK:

Slightly skittish, concerned woman who doesn't quite know how Facebook works.

Woman 2: Track includes the following roles:

Hannah in THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT:

The strong, decisive fiancée of Allie. Has to hold it together while her lover has doubts about their impending marriage.

Beverly in ON FACEBOOK:

Very sincere, anti-gay-marriage Facebook user. Loses it when she is trapped in an emotional Facebook thread about the right of same-sex couples to be married.

Sylvia in WHITE MARRIAGE:

40s-50s. Smart, sophisticated. Very well educated East Coast, Katharine Hepburn-type. Her husband is often mistaken for gay, but we don't really know if he is or not.

Woman 3: Track includes the following roles:

Allie in THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT:

A bride, getting cold feet before she leaves Los Angeles to travel to Des Moines, Iowa, where she is to be married. A waffler. Has to confront her fears in the airport lounge.

Sheila in ON FACEBOOK:

Strong, street-wise lesbian. Very savvy and smart when it comes to calling people on their bullshit.

One Male Understudy:

To Understudy all the men’s tracks.

One Female Understudy:

To Understudy all the women’s tracks.