A WOMAN AMONG WOMEN - NYC EPA The Bushwick Starr | Brooklyn, NY
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Mini
$733 weekly minimum - Pending negotiations
Equity actors for roles in A WOMAN AMONG WOMEN (See breakdown).
Please prepare a 1-minute monologue from a mid-century play in the style of Arthur Miller; you may also use material from one of Arthur Miller's plays. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
A.R.T./New York Studios
520 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018
Audition room - Haimes Studio, Holding room - New Georges' The Room - Please note: Government ID required for entrance to building.
Produced by The Bushwick Starr (with co producer New Georges)
Co-Producer, Lucy Jackson
Line Producer, Lucy Powis
Written by Julia May Jonas
Directed by Sarah Hughes
Expected to attend:
Julia May Jonas, Plawright
Sarah Hughes, Director
Susan Bernfield, New Georges Artistic Director/Producer
Jaynie Saunders Tiller, New Georges Executive Director/Producer
Sonya Sobieski, New Georges New Play Advocate
Fall 2024 Rehearsal and Production Calendar (exact dates may shift a day or two either direction)
September 8 - 30 Rehearsals
October 1 - 7 Tech
October 8 - 11 Previews
October 12 Opening
November 16 Closing
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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 WOMAN AMONG WOMEN
Cleo (Mid-60s/Any Race) The matriarch. Biological mother of Grace and Jo. The play takes place in her backyard. Confident, Funny, Loud, Jocular. Life of the party.
Tammy (Late 30s/Any Race) Stay-at-home mom. Married to Christine. Original thinker, proud to buck convention. This part requires above-the-waist nudity.
Lane (40s/Any Race) Married to Sarah. Musician—proficient in either guitar or piano. Stay-at-home dad, jovial but defensive.
Rida/Trisha (Any Age/an 8-year-old and a 70-year-old, respectively/Any Race) Rida is an 8-year-old girl, brash and feisty. Trisha is in her 70s, folksy and kind.
Tina (40-60/Any Race) Lives with Cleo in a non-romantic way. Tough as nails and also hugely sentimental.
Roy [CAST] (30s/Any Race) Married to Cleo’s daughter, Jo. Sensitive, agreeable, and easy-going unless he is pressed too hard.
Sarah [CAST] (Early 40s/Any Race) Cleo’s next-door neighbor. Works with Cleo at a psychological wellness center for women as an MD. Married to Lane, mother of Beatrix, an 8-year-old girl. Self Aware, Self-Critical, Prone to crying jags and laughing fits.
Christine [CAST] (Late 40s/Any Race) Cleo’s other next-door neighbor. A lawyer with two kids. Loves drama and gossip.
Grace [CAST] (Late 30s/Any Race) Daughter of Cleo. Lives nearby, works with her mother at The Center. A listener, introspective, earnest, anxious.
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