Call Type
Equity Principal
Date of Audition
6/14/2011
Location
Stageworks/Hudson
41A Cross Street
Hudson, NY
Time(s)
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 by APPOINTMENT.
11 AM - 6 PM
No scheduled break.
Equity Members without appointments will be seen
throughout each audition day, as time permits.
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
Please call 518/828-7843 or e-mail
staff@stageworkshudson.org.
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Contract
SPT
$368/week minimum.
Seeking
Actors (m/f). See Breakdown for details.
Preparation
Please prepare a brief contemporary monologue (two - three minutes long, comedy preferred).
Please bring a picture and resume, stapled back-to-back.
Other Dates
1st reh: 7/4/11. Runs 7/20-8/7 (16 perfs total).
Other
If unable to attend, e-mail pic/resume (see Appointments) or mail to Stageworks/Hudson, 41-A Cross St, Hudson, NY 12534.
Personnel
Laura Margolis, Artistic Dir
Phil Elman, GM
Charles Busch, Author
Jen Schilansky, Producing Assoc
John Sowle, Assoc Artistic Dir
Billy Kimmel, Director
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| Breakdown
Regional premiere.
Seeking (all roles are available):
Mother Superior (Susan):
PLAYED BY A MALE ACTOR. Character age: 40-60. St. Veronica's ardent Mother Superior, steadfast in saving her convent school from bankruptcy and maintaining its religiosity during the turbulent 1960s. Extremely funny and quick-witted. Likable and energetic. Tour-de-force role!
Sister Walburga / Mrs. Macduffie:
30-50. Walburga: Visiting nun from Berlin. Severe doctrinarian. Tall and somewhat threatening. Undercover spy, bent on unearthing the buried sarcophagus of Joyce Christ, Jesus's sister, the true Messiah. Think Doctor Zhivago. Actress must be able to do an over-the-top German accent. Mrs. Macduffie: Old Scottish charwoman at St. Veronica's. Actress must be able to do an over-the-top Scottish accent.
Sister Acacius (Lilly):
40-60. St. Veronica's Mistress of Novices and wrestling coach. Wisecracking and hearty athletic gal. Fun-loving and honest. Speaks with a Brooklyn accent.
Agnes:
20-30. Ethereal young postulant who has visions. Clairvoyant, maybe.
Mrs. Levinson / Timothy:
Mrs. Levinson: Jewish, 30-50. Elegant matriarch. Very wealthy. Stern and to-the
point. Eloquent. Dramatic. Atheist. Timothy: Age 12. Sensitive student, struggling with his ineptness at sports.
Jeremy / Brother Venerius:
40s-50s. Jeremy: Handsome. Former suitor of Susan (Mother Superior). Visiting from Hollywood, where he works for a film company. Funny straight man. Venerius: Albino. Sinister monk; an ally to Sister Walburga.
Theater’s statement: “Roles are open to Non-Traditional Casting. The Theater encourages all performers to audition.”
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