A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE - Addison, TX EPA WaterTower Theatre | Addison, TX
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Saturday, August 17, 2024
1:00 PM - 8:00 PM (C)
To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084AACA62BAAFC1-50404201-astreetcar .
If you are an Equity member and you are having issues scheduling an appointment, please reach out to: EKensek@watertowertheatre.org . Per Equity rules, all Equity members will be guaranteed an audition appointment.
SPT
$605 weekly minimum (SPT 6)
Equity actors for roles in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (See breakdown).
WaterTower Theatre is dedicated to diversity and inclusion as a core value, and as such we encourage actors of all ethnicities, abilities, genders, and ages to audition.
Local DFW actors are encouraged to audition.
Please prepare a monologue of your choice and bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
WaterTower Theatre
15650 Addison Rd
Addison, TX 75001-3285
Check in for auditions will be in the Lobby
Written by: Tennessee Williams
Expected to attend:
Directed by: Terry Martin
Producing Artistic Director: Shane Peterman Associate Producer & Covid Compliance Officer: Elizabeth Kensek
Callbacks at WaterTower Theatre: Monday, August 19, 2024, 5pm-9pm
Rehearsals: 3/4/25-3/25/25 (weekday evenings, and weekends- Mondays off)
Performances: 3/26/25-4/6/25 (Wednesday Saturday evenings, Saturday & Sunday matinees)
OTHER
Venue: The Terry Martin Main Stage
Actors must be willing to follow all infection control policies including any required Covid testing, which will be provided by the theatre if necessary.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this 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.
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
Adult language & content.
Please note the specific requirements for certain roles regarding comfort with intimate acts and the depiction of disturbing scenes. Intimacy/Fight Coordinator will be utilized.
In reference to the character descriptions below—most characters we encounter currently are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns and you will see that in the following descriptions. But however limiting the descriptions are, our casting seeks to be as inclusive as possible and we invite gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender and non-binary actors to audition for the roles they most identify with. We will also list race/ethnicity when specific to the character but are otherwise seeking all races and ethnicities. Let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or if there are any accommodations we can provide (from language developed by Kevin Kantor and Emily Tarquin from the Actors Theatre of Louisville).
Blanche DuBois: A high school English teacher from Laurel, Mississippi, haunted by her husband’s suicide and her own moral and aesthetic superiority. Note: This role involves depicting intimate acts and scenes of sexual violence. Age: 40s.
Stanley Kowalski: Ex-military, working at a factory, with a brutish demeanor and quick temper. Note: This role involves depicting domestic violence and sexual assault. Age: 30s.
Stella Kowalski: Torn between her sister Blanche and her husband Stanley. Pregnant throughout the play. Note: This role involves depicting intimate acts and domestic violence. Age: 30s.
Harold Mitchell (Mitch): Stanley’s shy and nervous friend, devoted to his mother. Note: This role involves depicting intimate acts and sexual harassment/assault. Age: mid-30s-40s.
Eunice Hubbell: The landlady and supportive friend to Stella. Note: This role may require depicting intimate acts.
Steve Hubbell: Eunice’s husband and one of the poker players. Note: This role involves depicting intimate acts.
Ensemble Roles (played by 3 performers):
Pablo Gonzales: The last member of the poker party.
Flower Woman: Sells tin funerary flowers.
Young Collector: A young man collecting money for the newspaper. Note: This role involves depicting an intimate act.
Doctor: Appears at the end of the show to take Blanche away.
Neighbor Woman: Cracks jokes at the top of the show.
Nurse: A cold, clinical assistant to the Doctor.
Prostitute: Note: This role involves depicting intimate acts and could require stages of undress.
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