A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE 2023-24 SEASON - SEATTLE, WA EPA
A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE INC
A Contemporary Theatre
700 Union St
Seattle, WA 98101
Tue, May 9, 2023
2:00 PM to 6:30 PM (PDT)
To set up an audition appointment please go to: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054CABA728A2FF2-20232024 . Once your audition slot has been secured, please fill out the form at: https://airtable.com/shrkSKOIMzD1YeMkm .
LORT Non-Rep
$953 weekly minimum (LORT C & D) - salaries will be on parity between ACT's two venues
Equity actors for roles in A Contemporary Theatre's 2023-24 Season (See breakdown).
Local Seattle actors are encouraged to audition.
All available roles in the season are open to actors of all races/ethnicities, gender identities, disabilities, and neuro-diversities, except where particular identities are specified by the playwright and/or director as integral to character and/or narrative. Gender non-conforming, gender-queer, transgender, and non-binary actors, please audition for the roles you most identify with.
Please prepare two (2) contrasting monologues: 1 classical, 1 contemporary OR 2 contemporary. Total audition should not exceed 3 minutes.
Expected to attend:
Margaret Layne, Casting Coordinator
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
EPA also on 5/8.
OTHER
www.acttheatre.org
COVID INFORMATION FOR AUDITIONS: Masks must be worn in ACT's building at all times except when Actor is auditioning. Auditors will remain masked and socially distanced.
COVID Information: ACT does not require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Effective June 1, 2023, ACT anticipates moving to mask optional and no regular surveillance testing.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The maximum capacity in the holding room is: 250
The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 250
(co-production with 5th Avenue Theatre in association with Alley Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Arena Syage, and Center Theater Group)
by Lauren Yee
Featuring music by Dengue Fever
Directed by Chay Yew
1st rehearsal: 9/19/23
1st performance: 9/29/23
Opening: 10/5/23
Close: 11/5/23
FULLY CAST
by Charles Dickens, adapted by Gregory F. Falls. (LORT C)
Directed by R. Hamilton Wright
1st rehearsal: 10/31/23
1st performance: 11/24/23
Open: 12/1/23
Close: 12/24/23
Understudy positions available
With the exception of SCROOGE, all actors play more than one role. Only the primary role is listed for each track.
SCROOGE, 50-80, embittered, miserly, misanthropic, but in the end transformed to be full of joy, warmth, and playfulness
BOB CRATCHIT, 30-50, Scrooge’s clerk, a family man, kind, hopeful, optimistic
FRED, 25-40, Scrooge’s nephew, outgoing, friendly, positive
MRS FEZZIWIG, 40-60, warm, lively, motherly
MIDDLE SCROOGE, 25-35, engaging, ambitious, but already showing signs of misanthropy and greed
BELLE, 20-30, Scrooge’s one-time fiancée, wise, lovely, open-hearted
MARLEY’S GHOST, 40-60, ghost of Scrooge’s late partner, angry, tortured, scary
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT, any age, larger than life, boisterous, bountiful, commanding
6 YOUTH ACTORS, assorted ages under 15 to play CRATCHIT CHILDREN and LONDONERS
3 UNDERSTUDIES, 25+, any gender identity, tracks TBD but can include any adult role, excluding Scrooge. Some roles are covered internally by cast members.
1 UNDERSTUDY, under 15, any gender identity, to cover youth actor roles TBD
by Samuel D. Hunter (LORT D)
Directed by John Langs
1st rehearsal: 1/9/24
1st performance: 2/2/24
Open: 2/8/24
Close: 2/18/24
KEITH, mid-to-late 30s, male identifying/male presenting, Black
RYAN, mid-to-late 30s, male identifying/male presenting, White
by Zora Howard (LORT D)
Director: TBA
1st rehearsal: 2/20/24
1st performance: 3/15/24
Open: 3/21/24
Close: 3/31/24
LIL' MAMA: A Black girl in her pre-teens
NELLY: A Black girl soon to be 18
LILLIAN: 30s, A black woman in her 30s
MAMA: A mature black woman. Don’t ask her age
by Stefano Massini (Eng. translation by Mirella Cheeseman) (LORT D)
Directed by John Langs
1st rehearsal: 4/2/24
1st performance: 4/26/24
Open: 5/2/24
Close: 5/12/24
Open to all gender identities. All actors play multiple roles.
HENRY LEHMAN, 35+, the eldest Lehman
EMANUEL LEHMAN, 35+, the middle Lehman
MAYER LEHMAN, 35+, the youngest Lehman
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