Long Wharf Theatre Announces Local Equity Auditions

Local actors, ages 18+, are invited to audition for the 2011/2012 Season at the Tony Award-winning Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, CT.

Equity actors will be seen at the theater from 11:00am to 2:30pm and 3:30pm to 7:00pm on Wednesday, June 8. Auditions for non-Equity actors will be announced at a later date. Actors should prepare one classical monologue and one contemporary monologue, not to exceed three minutes in combined length. Actors are also invited to prepare 16 bars of a song from standard or contemporary musical theater in place of one of the monologues (please inform reception when you sign up for your appointment). An accompanist will be provided. All actors should bring a current resume and headshot. Equity actors should also bring their Equity membership cards. While walk-ins will be accommodated, appointments are strongly recommended and may be made beginning May 25th by calling (203) 787-4282 between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm. For more information: www.longwharf.org.

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions:

Because Long Wharf Theatre holds auditions in NYC for each production, we are especially seeking actors with access to local housing at this call.

Actors will be seen by Eric Ting, Associate Artistic Director and/or Maryna Harrison, Artistic Associate.

Long Wharf will be casting for all available roles for the 2011/2012 season (see attached list).

Directions:

Train: Metro North to Union Station, New Haven, CT, and take a cab to the theatre.
Car: Take Exit 46 off I-95 and follow the signs.

Equity actors must bring their Equity membership cards. If you have questions about your Equity status, contact Actors' Equity Association, 165 West 46th Street, New York, NY. The phone number is 212-869-8530. You cannot be seen without your membership card.

Following are the roles that Long Wharf Theatre is currently casting*:

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'. Book by Murray Horowitz and Richard Maltby Jr. Music by Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller. Directed by Richard Maltby Jr.
1st rehearsal: October 11, 2011. Runs October 26, 2011-November 20, 2011
Andre
Armelia
Charlaine
Ken
Nell
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IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE - A LIVE RADIO PLAY. By Joe Landry. Director: Eric Ting
1st rehearsal: November 8, 2011. Runs: December 7, 2011 - December 30, 2011
A 1940s period radio drama.
Seeking:
Actor 1: Male
Actor 2: Female
Actor 3: Male
Actor 4: Male
Actor 5: Female
All ethnicities and ages encouraged.

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MACBETH. By William Shakespeare. Conceived and Adapted by Eric Ting Director: Eric Ting
1st rehearsal: December 20, 2011. Runs: January 18, 2012 - February 12, 2012
Seeking:
Soldier 1: Early-mid 30s, Male
Soldier 2: Late 20s, Male
Nurse 1: Early 40s, Female
Nurse 2: Early 30s, Female
Nurse 3: Early 20s, Female
Lieutenant/Radio: 50s, Male
All ethnicities and ages encouraged.

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FEBRUARY HOUSE. Songs and Lyrics by Gabriel Kahane. Libretto by Seth Bockley.
Directed by Davis McCallum
1st rehearsal: January 10, 2012. Runs: February 15, 2012-March 18, 2012
George Davis: 34, a radiant, slightly overweight, New York Personality.
Carson McCullers: 23, a precocious Southern novelist.
Wysten Hugh Auden: 33, the British poet. Tall, lithe, schoolmasterly.
Chester Kallman: 19, a Jewish-American student from Brooklyn.
Benjamin Britten: 27, a British composer and musician.
Peter Pears: 30, Britten's partner- a rather broad-shouldered British tenor.
Reeves McCullers: 27, Carson's husband.
Erika Mann: 34, a refugee intellectual and cabaret artist from Germany.
Gypsy Rose Lee: 29, the celebrity stripper at the height of her powers.

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BELL, BOOK & CANDLE. By John Van Druten. Director: Darko Tresjnak
1st rehearsal: February 7, 2012. Runs: March 7, 2012 - April 1, 2012
Seeking:
Gillian Holroyd: 20-35, Female, a modern witch.
Shepherd Henderson: 25-40, Male, Gillian's love interest.
Aunt Queenie Holroyd: 40-70, Female, Gillian's aunt.
Nicky Holroyd: 20-35, Male, Gillian's brother.
Sidney Redlitch: 35+, Male, an author.

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SOPHIE'S CHOICE. By David Rintels. Based on the novel by William Styron. Directed by Gordon Edelstein
1st rehearsal: April 2, 2012. Runs: April 25, 2012 - May 20, 2012
Seeking:
Von Niemand: Male, 30-45.
Rudolph Hoess: Male, 35-50.
Coney Island Barker: Male, 30-50.
Juggler: Male, 30-50.
Larry Landau: Male, 40-50.
Youngstein: Male, 35-50.
Nathan Landau: Male, 30-40.
Yetta: Female, 50-70.
Sholom Weiss: Male 40-60.
Sophie's Father: Male, 55-70.
Morris Fink: Male, 35-50.
Casimir: Male, 35-50.
Stingo: Male, 20-30.

* subject to change

 

 

NON-TRADITIONAL CASTING POLICY

Long Wharf Theatre as an Equal Opportunity Employer recognizes the need for expanding the participation of ethnic minorities (African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American and Native American), women Actors and Actors with disabilities in their artistic process and will make an effort to cast these individuals in roles where race, ethnicity, gender, or the presence or absence of a disability is not germane.

 

UNDERSTUDY POLICY

Long Wharf Theatre as a general rule does not employ understudies.

 

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