A TENNESSEE WALK OPEN - Garden Theatre Auditions

A TENNESSEE WALK - Winter Garden FL OPEN Call by Appt

Garden Theatre, Inc.

AUDITION DATE

Tue, Oct 17, 2017

6:00 pm (EDT)

APPOINTMENTS

For an appointment, visit: https://auditionsmanager.com/registration.php?AU=ujRBZx93

CONTRACT

OAT $389 /week

SEEKING

AEA and non-Equity actors for various roles. Seeking a very diverse range of ethnicity in our actors. All roles are paid.

PREPARATION

•One (1) 60-second monologue. Please read the play to determine the style required. Those auditioning for the role of Willa Fay Moore should also prepare a brief (30 sec.) gospel-style song. You will sing a cappella. *PLEASE SEE MORE INFORMATION IN CHARACTER BREAKDOWN!

LOCATION

Garden Theatre

160 W Plant Street

Winter Garden, FL 34787

Parking available behind the theatre on Tremaine St.

PERSONNEL

Executive Director, NAO TSURUMAKI
Consulting Artistic Director, ROB WINN ANDERSON

by Rob Winn Anderson – Drama
Direction by Aradhana Tiwari
Southeastern United States Premiere

OTHER DATES

Rehearsals: February 12 – March 15, 2018
Performances: March 16 – 31, 2018

Callbacks will be held on October 24, 2017 - BY INVITATION ONLY

OTHER

gardentheatre.org

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.

BREAKDOWN

Adult Actors (18 years and up): Please prepare one (1) 60-second monologue. Please read the play to determine the style required (link provided below).

Those auditioning for the role of Willa Fay Moore should prepare one (1) 60-second monologue and a brief (30 sec.) gospel-style song. You will sing a cappella. No accompanist will be present. Actresses for this role should be able to convincingly portray a 16-year old. Actresses for this role should be 18+ - no minors will be seen for this role.

Those auditioning for the role of Bobby Coleman should read and prepare the Bobby Coleman monologue (link at bottom of character breakdown list, does not need to be memorized). For this role we are seeking a very strong, experienced female actor (age 10-15) who can convincingly portray a 12-year old.

http://www.gardentheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Bobbie-Coleman-Monologue_A-TN-Walk.pdfBOBBIE


COLEMAN
12. A young girl who learns more in a matter of days than she will her whole lifetime.

BOBBIE ADKINS
86. Bobbie Coleman all grown up. She knows the truth.

WILLA FAY MOORE
16. African American. Bobbie’s friend. Sings.

WADE FERGUSON
late 20s-30s. A freelance journalist.

CALEB PITTS
late 20s-30s. Bobbie’s uncle.

CHARLIE SPARKS
40. Owner of Sparks World Famous Shows. Never without his signature Stetson hat and cane.

REVEREND MOORE
40’s. Willa Fay’s father.

AMBROSIA PILAR
20’s. A circus diva.

RED ELDRIDGE
late 20s-30’s. A drifter.

SPIT, NUB, TUCKER
60s-70s Erwin-ites. Shriners. Protective of their drink, and of Bobbie A. Racial makeup is open but should include African American men.

Bobby Coleman Monologue:

http://www.gardentheatre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Bobbie-Coleman-Monologue_A-TN-Walk.pdf

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 audition.