THE STUDIO THEATRE 2011-12 SEASON Equity Principal Audition - The Studio Theatre Auditions
The Studio Theatre
The Studio Theatre 2011-12
– Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT in DC
Washington DC SPT (approval/salary level pending; 2010-11 minimum weekly salary: $571).
Artistic Dir: David Muse
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 The Studio Theatre
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 1501 14th Street NW
10 AM - 6 PM both days Washington DC 20005
Lunch from 2-3 (Tu) and 2:30-3:30 (W)
For an appointment, call Jenn Harris at 202/232-7267, M–F, 10:30 AM – 5:30 PM. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout each audition day as time permits.
Please prepare a brief contemporary monologue.
Please bring a current picture & resume, stapled back-to-back.
All roles are available unless otherwise specified; for pre-cast roles, auditioning performers will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary.
THE HABIT OF ART by Alan Bennett. Dir: David Muse. 1st reh: 8/8/11. Runs 9/7-10/16.
Note: THE HABIT OF ART contains “a play-within-a-play” about the relationship between W. H. Auden and Benjamin Britten. Each member of the company is rehearsing a character in the play-within-a-play, and plays a character in the play.
Henry:
British man, 50s-60s. Actor playing composer Benjamin Britten in the play-within-a-play.
Donald:
British man, 30s-40s. Actor playing a biographer of W. H. Auden, Humphrey Carpenter, in the play-within-a-play.
Tim:
British man, 20s. Actor playing Stuart, a rent boy.
Charlie:
British boy, age 10. Sings.
Brian:
British man, 30s-40s. Actor who plays Boyle, W. H. Auden’s scout.
Neil:
British man, 30s-40s. The playwright of the play-within-a-play.
Kay:
British woman, 40s-50s. The stage manager; plays May in the play-within-a-play.
George:
British man, 20s. Assistant stage manager for th
e play-within-a-play.
Joan:
British woman, 50s, Charlie’s chaperone, child minder.
Matt:
British man, 20s-30s. The sound operator.
Ralph:
British man, 30s-40s. The play’s dresser.
Tom:
British man, 20s. The rehearsal pianist.
Fitz:
CAST. British man, 60s. Actor playing poet W. H. Auden in the play-within-a-play.
LUNGS by Duncan MacMillian. 1st reh: 8/29/11. Runs 9/28-10/16.
M:
Man, late 20s - early 30s. The play follows a couple through pregnancy/miscarriage/breakup/reunification, and actor must be able to change emotional states quickly and convincingly.
W:
Woman, late 20s - early 30s, Play follows a couple through pregnancy/miscarriage/breakup/reunification, and actor must be able to change emotional states quickly and convincingly.
THE GOLDEN DRAGON by Roland Schimmelpfennig. Translation: David Tushingham. Dir TBA. 1st reh: 10/3/11. Runs 11/2-12/11.
Male Actor 1:
Track age: 20s. Ensemble player. Actor plays The Grandfather, Asian Man, The Waitress and The Cricket.
Female Actor 1:
Track age: 50-60s. Ensemble player. Actor plays The Granddaughter, Asian Woman, The Ant and The Shopkeeper.
Female Actor 2:
Track age: 20s. Ensemble player. Actor plays The Man with the Striped Shirt, Asian Man with Toothache, The Barbie-Fucker.
Male Actor 2:
Track age: 60s. Ensemble player. Actor plays A Young Man, Asian Man and Second Stewardess.
Male Actor 3:
Track age: 30s. Ensemble player. Actor plays The Woman in the Dress, Asian Man and First Stewardess.
TIME STANDS STILL by Donald Margulies. Dir TBA. 1st reh: 12/5/11. Runs 1/4/12 – 2/12/12.
James Dodd:
Early 40s. Freelance journalist and Sarah’s partner. Warm, protective. Borderline possessive.
Richard Ehrlich:
55. News magazine photo editor. The couple’s closest friend. Empathetic yet grimly humorous.
Mandy Bloom:
25. Event-planner. Richard’s girlfriend. Naïve, and even daffy.
Sarah Goodwin:
CAST. Early 40s. Photojournalist who thrives when covering war stories and global strife. An intelligent, guarded professional with ironic sense of humor.
SUCKER PUNCH by Roy Williams. Dir TBA. 1st reh: 1/30/12. Runs 2/29/12 – 4/8/12.
Leon:
Black British male of Jamaican descent, 16-20. Thief/schoolboy-turned-boxer, looking for approval and love.
Troy:
Black British male of Jamaican descent, 16-20. Thief/schoolboy-turned-boxer, ambitious and angry.
Becky:
Caucasian British female, 16-20. Charlie’s daughter and Leon’s love interest.
Charlie:
Caucasian British man, 46-50. Abrasive boxing trainer.
Tommy:
Caucasian British man, 18-22. Boxer training in Charlie’s gym.
Ray:
African American man, 35. Boxing-event promoter.
Squid:
Black British man, 40s. Leon’s dad. A rogue and a skirt-chaser.
BACHELORETTE by Leslye Headland. Dir: David Muse. 1st reh: 4/23/12. Runs 5/23/12 – 7/1/12.
Gena:
Woman, late 20s. “A force to be reckoned with. She always wants to be the sexiest woman in the room. She is rarely as condescending as she wants to be.”
Katie:
Woman, late 20s. “Katie is all elbows and knees. She has a childlike unawareness of her sexuality. She always hates whatever job she’s working.”
Regan:
Woman, late 20s. “She’s a queen bee is there ever was one. She is perfect, with a penchant for meanness that no amount of beauty can hide.”
Jeff:
Man, early 30s. “A self-assuredly good-looking guy who actually swaggers.”
Joe:
Man, mid 20s. “Joe is a variation of those easygoing stoner types that have become so fashionable to fuck right now. But he’s in no way the fashionable version. More like the listens-to-jam-bands-and-John-Zorn version.”
Becky:
Woman, late 20s. “She is indeed overweight but pretty. This is partly due to the fact that she carries herself in a confident way. There’s never a hint of insecurity in her demeanor ... except when she’s talking to Regan”
