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WRITER'S THEATRE 2011-12 SEASON Equity Principal Audition - Writer's Theatre Auditions

Writer's Theatre

Posted March 16, 2011

This audition closed on March 30, 2011. View current auditions →

2011-2012 SEASON AUDITIONS
Writers' Theatre
Glencoe, IL


Call Type
Equity Principal

Date of Audition
3/28/2011

Location
Actors' Equity Building
557 W. Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60661


Time(s)
Monday, March 28th - NON-MUSICAL
Tuesday, March 29th - NON-MUSICAL
Wednesday, March 30th - MUSICAL
10 AM-4 PM each day

Appointments
will be taken by the Equity office beginning Monday, March 21st at 9:30 AM. Call 312-641-0406 9:30 AM-12:30 PM and 3:00-4:30 PM only.

> EPA Rules are in effect.
> A monitor will be provided.

Personnel
Associate Artistic Director Stuart Carden will attend with casting authority.

Other Dates
Season titles and dates will be posted in breakdown on Thursday, March 17th.

Breakdown

THE REAL THING
Written by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Michael Halberstam
1st rehearsal: Aug 16, 2011
Show runs Sep 13-Nov 20, 2011
Roles being auditioned:
Max -- male, 40-ish, an actor
Charlotte -- female, 35-ish, an actress
Harry -- male, 40-ish, a writer
Annie -- female, 30-ish, an actress


THE CARETAKER
Written by Harold Pinter
Directed by Ron OJ Parson
1st rehearsal: Oct 11, 2011
Show runs Nov 8, 2011-March 25, 2012

Roles being auditioned:
Mick -- male, late 20s
Aston -- male, early 30s
Davies -- an old man


HESPERIA
Written by Randall Colburn
Directed by Associate Artistic Director Stuart Carden
1st rehearsal: Dec 27, 2011
Show runs Jan 24-March 18, 2012

Roles being auditioned:
Ian -- male, 28, a former porn star looking for a new life. Magnetic, adrift.
Claudia -- female, 29, a former porn star who has found her new life. Beautiful, committed.
Trick -- male, 25, a y

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
Written by Hugh Wheeler and Stephen Sondheim
Directed by William Brown
1st rehearsal: Mar 27, 2012
Show runs May 1-Jul 8, 2012

Roles being auditioned:
Madame Armfeldt -- female, the matriarch
Desiree Armfeldt -- female, Madame's daughter, an actress
Frederik Egerman -- male, a lawyer
Anne Egerman -- female, 18, Frederik's second wife
Henrik Egerman -- male, 19, Frederik's son
Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm -- male, a dragoon
Countess Charlotte Malcolm -- female, the Count's wife


THE BLONDE, THE BRUNETTE AND THE VENGEFUL REDHEAD
Written by Robert Hewett
Directed by Joe Hanreddy
1st rehearsal: Apr 24, 2012
Show runs May 22-Jul 29, 2012

Roles being auditioned:
Woman -- plays multiple characters, including a 40 year old woman, an English doctor, a 4 year old boy, a 40 year old man and an elderly woman.

Contract
CAT
Tier 5; Actor min. $725/wk

Seeking
Male and Female Actors and Actor/Singers for THE REAL THING; THE CARETAKER; HESPERIA; A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC; and THE BLONDE, THE BRUNETTE AND THE VENGEFUL REDHEAD. See breakdown for roles available and show dates.

Breakdown
A breakdown has been added for this notice. See below.

Preparation
Bring headshot and resume.
NON-MUSICAL: Prepare 2 two-minute monologues, one contemporary and one classical.
MUSICAL: Prepare 1 two-minute classical monologue and 16 bars of music that shows your range. Please bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided.

Other
If auditioning for both Musical AND Non-Musical, make your appointment on Wednesday, March 30th, the only day an accompanist will be provided. A cappella not allowed.

Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.


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