VIRGINIA STAGE 2011-12 SEASON Equity Principal Audition - Virginia Stage Auditions

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Virginia Stage 2011-12 Season — Equity Principal Auditions

(Norfolk, VA) LORT D; $566/week minimum

Associate Artistic Director: Patrick Mullins

Equity Principal Auditions:

Thursday, July 7, 2011 at the Pearl Studios “500”

10 AM – 6 PM 500 8th Avenue. Studio 405

Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30. New York, NY.

Prepare a brief monologue, or a brief song, or a one-minute monologue with 16 bars of a song. Have a contrasting piece ready in case asked. Note: All material should be 2 minutes or less in total.

If singing, bring sheet music in correct key; accompanist provided but may not transpose.

Bring picture and resume, stapled together.

The 2011-2012 Season:

GOD OF CARNAGE

By: Yasmina Reza

Director: Christopher Hanna

1st rehearsal: 8/23/11. Runs: 9/13 – 10/2/11

A playground skirmish brings together two sets of parents for a calm and rational discussion that rapidly devolves into a hilarious evening of name-calling, tantrums and tears… and that’s among the adults. What lies underneath the polished veneer of polite society is so much more intriguing – and funny!

Seeking:

Veronique Vallon, Michel Vallon, Annette Reille, Alain Reille

RED

By: John Logan

Director: Chris Hanna

1st rehearsal: 9/27/11. Runs: 10/18 – 11/6/11

Abstract expressionist Mark Rothko struggles to create the commission of his lifetime for the famed Four Seasons Restaurant, exposing the layers of the creative process as the canvas grows with each layer of paint.

Seeking:

Ken

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

By Charles Dickens, adapted by Patrick Mullins

Director: Patrick Mullins

1st rehearsal: 11/8/11. Runs: 12/2 – 12/24/11

It wouldn't be the holidays without Dickens' A Christmas Carol at VSC. Ebenezer Scrooge and his travels with the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future reawaken the spirit of Christmas in all of us. This timeless tale is a heartwarming tradition for many Hampton Roads families.

Seeking:

Mrs. Dilber, Christmas Present

BLACK PEARL SINGS

By: Frank Higgins

Director: TBD

1st rehearsal: 12/27/11. Runs: 1/17 – 2/5/12

Imprisoned for murder, Pearl is the living storehouse of dozens of spirituals and folk songs passed down from her African-American ancestors. When a Library of Congress song collector finds her, Pearl must decide whether to entrust the woman not only with the songs of her ancestors, but with her chance at freedom. Pearl’s stirring acapella songs touch the soul, as will the story of two strangers united by a common love.

Seeking:

Alberta ‘Pearl’ Johnson, Susannah Mullally

DEATH OF A SALESMAN

By Arthur Miller

Director: Chris Hanna

1st rehearsal: 1/24/12. Runs: 2/21 – 3/11/12

Willy Loman’s insatiable quest for the “American Dream” has kept him blind to the people who truly loved him. A thrilling play of deep and revealing beauty that remains one of the most profound dramas in American theater, Death of a Salesman won the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play.

Seeking:

Willy Loman, Biff, Happy, Bernard, The Woman, Charley, Uncle Ben, Howard Wagner, Jenny, Stanley, Miss Forsythe, Letta

THE FANTASTICKS

By Harvey Schmidt, Lyrics by Tom Jones

Director: Jose Zayas

1st rehearsal: 3/6/12. Runs: 3/27 – 4/15/12

Seeking:

El Gallo, Matt, Luisa, Hucklebee, Bellomy, Henry, Mortimer, The Mute

Theatre mailing address: Virginia Stage, PO Box 3770, Norfolk, VA 23514