Theater Resources Unlimited Announces 6 New Companies Coming To The 2018 Audition Event

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces that Take Wing and Soar/Harlem Shakespeare Festival, Tweiss Productions, The American Renaissance Theatre Company, Open Hydrant Theater Company, Prism Stage Company and Looking Glass Theatre are the most recent companies to join the TRU Audition Weekend, as well as Richard Jordan of Richard Jordan Casting and film/tv casting director Angela Citrola of Citrola Casting! In all, 39 NY area theater companies and commercial production companies,

3 upcoming shows and 12 casting professionals will be sitting in on two days of auditions, with more likely to be confirmed in the next two weeks, making this an exceptional opportunity for actors to be seen for a wide range of opportunities, mostly theater but also some film, TV and commercial work.

The event will take place Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th at The Peoples Improv Theater (PIT), 123 E. 24th Street from 10am to 5:30 pm. The space is handicap accessible, and diversity is encouraged. Singing Auditions will be held Saturday, May 19 10:30am - 6pm (monologues will also be required). Non-singing auditions will be held Saturday, May 19 10am - 11am and Sunday, May 20 10am - 6pm.

As an added incentive, TRU is running a special discount until April 30th midnight: use code PR39 to take $39 off the cost of registering for this exciting opportunity to be seen (the cost at checkout will be $60, or $46 for AEA and TRU members). Register before April 30th at https://truonline.org/events/2018-audition-event - after that the standard registration price of $99 and $85 will be in effect. The final deadline for submissions in May 7th (postmark). Over 50 producers, theater companies, writers and directors will be sitting in on two days of auditions. Sign up to be seen by them, and by at least two top New York agents and/or casting directors*!

Confirmed companies (and shows casting) as of 4/26/18: Adele's Way, American Bard Theatre Co, The American Renaissance Theatre Company, Antonia Arts, August Strindberg Rep, BlakeAve Productions, Break a Leg Productions, Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, Cherry Lane Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Genesis Repertory, Gorilla Rep Theater, Hudson River Repertory, Hugh Hysell Productions, Jay Michaels Arts & Entertainment, J. Jewell Productions, JMTC Theatre, KBO Productions, The Killing Kompany, Looking Glass Theater, Medicine Show Theatre, Nu*ance Theatre, Nylon Fusion, Open Hydrant Theater Co., Paul Michael's The Network, Prism Stage Co., Pulse Ensemble, Reverend Jackson Regrets, Rhymes Over Beats, Rising Sun Performing Company, SceneHouse Productions, Second Stage Syracuse, So Yesterday, Speranza Theatre Co, TAPNYC, Take Wing and Soar/Harlem Shakespeare Festival, Triangle Theatre, TRU Voices Reading Series, Tweiss Productions, vMHF Theatricals, The Wild Whatever and Wildly Productive Productions.

Confirmed industry as of 4/26/18: agents Albert Bramante (Emerging Artists) and Valerie Adami (SW Artists); manager/casting director Bob Giovanelli of SVA Theatre; casting directors Angela Citrola of Citrola Casting, Helene Galek (Helene Galek Casting), Jamibeth Margolis (Margolis Casting), Bob Kale (MKA Casting), Scott Powers and Scott Powers Casting and Tom Rowan of Tom Rowan Casting; manager Bobby Holder of The Talent Express; and casting consultant Bob Luke of Bob Luke Studios. I wanted to thank you for the professional way in which the sessions were held this past weekend. Everyone did an outstanding job. ~Bob Kale, casting director

I am so impressed with the caliber of the actors, I cannot wait to meet more at this year's showcase! ~Albert Bramante, Emerging Talent LLC

I always seem to find someone of interest for our agency. ~Sue Winik, Sheplin-Winik Artists

I just wanted to let you know that we reached out to 13 actors whom we heard audition at the TRU auditions last month. ~Lenore Skomal, Broadway Bound Theatre Festival I am always so happy when we get to put actors to work and think it is great that 3 of them are from the recent TRU audition. ~Cheri Wicks, American Bard Theater Company

To apply: register and pay using the payment options on website at https://truonline.org/events/2018-audition-event/; then scan and email your application and headshot/resume to TRUStaff1@gmail.com -everything (payment, application, headshot, resume) must be received before an application is considered complete.

Only TRU members and Equity members are automatically accepted; non-member applications will be passed in after the final submission date of May 7th, subject to availability. If we do not have room for you, we will issue a check refund of your submission fee minus a $10 processing fee.

Download PDF of application packet at https://truonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/AE18-Audition_Packet-MASTERwritable-1.pdf. Electronic submissions are preferred, but you may also hard copy mail your check and materials (application, headshot, resume, check or money order) to:

Theater Resources Unlimited
Audition Event
309 W. 104th St., #1D
NYC, NY 10025

To be guaranteed a slot, purchase an early bird Membership/Audition Package for $165 (code PR39 may be applied). FINAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 7th (postmark); deadline may be extended if there are available slots. PAYMENT ALONE DOES NOT COUNT AS REGISTRATION. * The presence of a casting director is absolutely not a guarantee or promise of employment.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is the leading network for developing theater professionals, a twenty-five year old 501c3 nonprofit organization created to help producers produce, emerging theater companies to emerge healthily and all theater professionals to understand and navigate the business of the arts. Membership includes self-Producing Artists as well as career producers and theater companies.

TRU publishes an email community newsletter of services, goods and productions; presents the TRU VOICES Annual New Play Reading Series and Annual New Musicals Reading Series, two new works series in which TRU underwrites developmental readings to nurture new shows as well as new producers for theater; offers a Producer Development & Mentorship Program whose mentors are among the most prominent producers and general managers in New York Theater, and also presents Producer Boot Camp workshops to help aspirants develop the business skills they need. TRU serves writers through a Writer-Producer Speed Date, a Practical Playwriting Workshop, How to Write a Musical That Works and a Director-Writer Communications Lab; programs for actors include the Annual Combined Audition, Resource Nights and "Speed Dating" as well as actor workshops.

Programs of Theater Resources Unlimited are supported in part by public funds awarded through the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature the Montage Foundation.

For more information about TRU membership and programs, visitwww.truonline.orgor call 212 714-7628.