A LIFE Equity Principal Auditions - Playwrights Horizons Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions
Friday, July 22, 2016
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM

Contract
Off Broadway
Cat. A; $593/week

Location
Actors' Equity Association NYC Audition Center
165 West 46th Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10036

Seeking
Equity actors for 2 available female roles. The 2 male roles have been CAST.

See breakdown for more info

Preparation
Actors will read from sides, provided at the audition.

Bring picture and resume

Other Dates
1st Rehearsal: 9/6/16. Performs: 9/30/16- 12/18/16

Other
Playwright: Adam Bock
Director: Anne Kauffman

Personnel
The following people will be in attendance at the EPA:
Alaine Alldaffer- Casting Director
Lisa Donadio- Associate Casting Director
Emma Miller- Casting Assistant

· EPA Rules are in effect.

· A monitor will be provided.

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

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

Seeking:

ACTOR 1:
Female, 40s- 50s. Plays more than one role, including Nate's sister from Milwaukee who is a bit overwhelmed by the city; and a medical examiner who is all business and not sentimental about the bodies of the dead people she examines.

ACTOR 2:
Female, 30s. Plays more than one role, including a mortician's assistant. She is chatty and very interested in her own life. Has edge. Working class.


The following roles have been CAST. Actors may be considered for possible replacement, should they become necessary:

NATE:
ROLE CAST. 50s. Male. Trying to figure out why he can’t keep a boyfriend. Turns to astrology and group therapy to understand why, with limited success. A bit of a dreamer.

CURTIS:
ROLE CAST. 40s. Male. Nate's best friend. Able to push back at Nate's unreasonable ideas with generosity, but also firmly.