Alliance Theatre 2018-19 LORT and TYA Seasons - Atlanta EPA
Alliance Theatre
**Revised Breakdown for ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMLESSLY GORGEOUS**
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Feb 12, 2018
10:00 am (EST)
Lunch 1 to 2
APPOINTMENTS
Please email Hershey Millner at hershey.millner@alliancetheatre.org by February 9th to receive a timeslot. AEA members without appointments seen as time permits.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep $656-887/week LORT B, LORT D, TYA;
TYA
SEEKING
Equity actors and actor/singers for various roles in the upcoming LORT and TYA Seasons. See breakdown.
PREPARATION
Auditioning Performers should prepare EITHER
1) a brief song OR 2) a brief monologue OR 3) a 32 bars of a song and a one-minute monologue
Bring sheet music; an accompanist is provided.
Bring one picture and resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Woodruff Arts Center
1280 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30309-3502
Hamacher Movement Studio, on the third floor of the Woodruff Arts Center
PERSONNEL
Expected at the EPA:
Jody Feldman, Producer and Casting Director
Hershey Millner, Casting and Engagement Associate
Robert Strickland, Accompianist
OTHER DATES
Season First Rehearsal: 5/11/18
Season Opening: 6/9/18
Season Closing: 5/26/19
Specific Show Dates included in Character Breakdown
OTHER
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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
TYA 2018-2019 Season
WINNIE THE POOH
Rich Auditorium
Contract TYA
By A.A. Milne
Dramatized by Le Clanche Du Rand
Directed by Leora Morris
First Rehearsal: 5/11/18 Closing: 7/8/18
*This production has been cast.
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PAIGE IN FULL
Rich Auditorium and Tour
Contract TYA
By Paige Hernandez
Directed by Rosemary Newcott
First Rehearsal: 9/25/18 Closing: 11/18/18
*This production has been cast.
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THE WIZARD OF OZ
Rich Auditorium
Contract TYA
By L. Frank Baum, Adaptation by John Kane, Picture Score by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Directed by Rosemary Newcott, Musical Director TBD
First Rehearsal: 2/5/19 Closing: 4/14/19
Seeking:
Scarecrow/Huck/Puppeteer
Tin Man/Hickory/Puppeteer
Wicked Witch of the West/Miss Almira Gultch
Flying Monkey/Winkie/Puppeteer
Uncle Henry/Winkie Guard/Puppeteer
Glinda Good Witch of the North/Aunt Em/Puppeteer
Wizard of Oz/Professor Chester Marvel/Gatekeeper/Puppeteer
Cowardly Lion/Zeke/Puppeteer
Dorothy Gale/Puppet Toto
Characters are all ethnicities, various ages. All must sing.
2018-2019 LORT Season
ALLIANCE SERIES
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Atlanta Botanical Gardens
Contract, LORT D
By William Shakespeare, Adaptation in progress
Directed by David Caitlin
First Rehearsal: 8/7/18 Closing: 10/21/18
Bottom/Theseus/Pyramus/Oberon
Early 30s to early 40s
Petunia/Prune/Hippolyta/Egeus/Puck/Titania/Sailor
20s
Bulb/Hermia/Lion/Moth/Mermaid
20s
Thorn/Lysander/Mustardseed/Cupid #1/Wall
20s
Miss Thistle/Helena/Mortal Boy/Aphrodite/Moon
20s
Francis Fern/Demetrius/Cobweb/Cupid #2/Thisby
20s
All ethnicities and genders are encouraged. All must have exceptional facility with language. Circus/acrobatic skills a big plus.
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EVER AFTER
Alliance Stage
Contract, LORT B
Book and Lyrics by Marcy Heisler
Music by Zina Goldrich
Directed by Susan Booth, Musical Director TBD
First Rehearsal: 12/11/18 Closing: 2/17/19
Script in development. Subject to change.
Louise
Female, servant in the Chateau De Barbarac
Maurice
Male, married to Louise, servant
Danielle De Barbarac
Female, daughter of Auguste De Barbarac
Gustave
Male, Danielle’s servant and best friend
Auguste De Barbarac
Male, a farmer
Baroness Rodmilla Du Ghent
Female, Auguste’s new wife
Marguerite Du Ghent
Female, her daughter
Jacqueline Du Ghent
Female, her daughter
King Francis of France
Male
Queen Marie of France
Female
Prince Henry
Male, their son
Captain Laurent
Male, his minder
Leonardo Da Vinci
Male, a genius, brought to be an artist in residency at the court of Francis
Pierre Malette
Male, a wealthy landowner
Chorus of various courtiers, gypsies, servants, and townspeople (16)
Male, Female
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Cobb Energy Center
Contract, LORT B
Book by Charles Dickens, Adapted by David Bell
Directed by Rosemary Newcott
First Rehearsal: 11/20/18 Closing: 12/24/18
An ensemble of 17
Multiple ethnicities, genders, and ages.
Theatre is intending to cast this will all local Atlanta actors.
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ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMLESSLY GORGEOUS (World Premiere)
Alliance Stage
Contract, LORT B
By Pearl Cleage, In Development
Directed by Susan Booth
First Rehearsal: 2/19/19 Closing: 4/14/19
Script in development. Subject to change.
Woman 1
Female, African-American, 65, has been active in progressive politics for decades
Woman 2
Female, African-American, 65, has been active in progressive politics for decades, also an artist
Woman 3
Female, African-American, 40, high level political strategist
Woman 4
Female, African-American, 30 to 35, well-educated and independent
Woman 5
Female, African-American, 30 to 35, well-educated and independent
Woman 6
Female, African-American, 27, former dancer and burlesque performer
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RIDE THE CYCLONE
Alliance Stage
Contract, LORT B
Music and Lyrics by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond
Book by Jacob Richmond
Directed by TBD, Musical Director TBD
First Rehearsal: 4/2/19 Closing: 5/26/19
Narrator
Male, The Amazing KARNAK…a mechanical fortune-telling machine. A deep rumbling baritone voice, with a steady, measured, calm inflection that exudes gravitas but it is never pushed to comedic extremes. There is never any archness in the voice. Think an ominous mechanical Santa Claus—or God—or Hal 3000.
Ocean O’Connell Rosenburg
Female, Belter, Alto/Soprano, 17
Mischa Bachinski
Male, Rapper/Folksinger, Baritone, 18
Noel Gruber
Male, Smooth cabaret voice, tenor, 17
Ricky Potts
Male, Rock voice, Baritone, 17
Constance Blackwood
Female, Rock voice, Alto, 17
Jane Doe
Female, Classical/Operatic voice, Soprano, age TBD
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HERTZ SERIES
NICK’S FLAMINGO GRILL (World Premiere)
Hertz Stage
Contract, LORT D
By Phillip DePoy
Directed by TBD
First Rehearsal: 9/4/18 Closing: 10/28/18
Script in development. Subject to change.
Truck Davis
Male, Large Jew, son of a Cantor, 34
Bechet Thompson
Male, Black singer/songwriter, 34
Claudine Thompson
Female, French and Black, Bechet’s wife, 29
Nick Thibodeaux
Male, Doubled with Napier, Cajun cook, mid-40s
Chi-Chi Lopez
Female, Cuban singer, Truck’s common-law wife, 30
Harold Napier
Male, gay Episcopalian real estate owner, mid-40s
John Hammond
Male, historical figure with Columbia Records, 48
Billie Strayhorn
Male, historical figure, songwriter, 43
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KNEAD (World Premiere)
Hertz Stage
Contract, LORT D
By Mary Lynn Owens
Directed by David De Vries
First Rehearsal: 10/16/18 Closing: 12/02/18
*This production has been cast.
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GOODNIGHT TYLER (World Premiere)
Hertz Stage
Contract, LORT D
By B.J. Tindal
Directed by TBD
First Rehearsal: 1/22/19 Closing: 3/10/19
Script in development. Subject to change.
Tyler Evans
Male, Black, 26
Fannie Evans
Female, Black, 76
Davis
Male, White, 26
Chelsea
Female, White, 26
Shana
Female, Black, 22
Drew
Male, White, 25
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APPROVAL JUNKIE (World Premiere) (One Woman Show)
Hertz Series, Hertz Stage, LORT D
By Faith Salie
Directed by TBD
First Rehearsal: 3/12/19 Closing: 4/28/19
*This production has been cast.
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.
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