American Theater Company 2017-18 Season - Chicago EPA 3 Days
American Theater Company
AUDITION DATE
Tue, Sep 12, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (CDT)
Lunch break: 12:30 - 1:30pm
Thu, Sep 14, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (CDT)
Lunch break 12:30 - 1:30
Fri, Sep 15, 2017
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (CDT)
Lunch break: 12:30 - 1:30 PM
CONTRACT
CAT CAT; $298.75/week minimum
SEEKING
Male and Female actors for upcoming unannounced projects in development and Understudies for entire 2017-18 Season. See breakdown for details.
PREPARATION
Please prepare one contemporary monologue.
LOCATION
American Theater Company
1909 W Byron St
Chicago, IL 60613-2731
PERSONNEL
Sarah Slight - Associate Artistic Director
Sonny Das - Associate Artist
Charlie Hano - Casting, Chicago Inclusion Project
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.
BREAKDOWN
Welcome to Jesus
By Janine Nabers
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, 10/3/17; First Preview: Thursday 10/26/17; Opening: Monday, 10/30/17; Closing: Sunday, 12/3/17
DIXIE DANVER, 17, A wondrous flag twirler with long Rapunzel like hair, White.
BUD HENDERSON, 17, Her boyfriend, the most handsome football player in all of town, White.
COACH ARTHUR HENDERSON, 40’s, Father of Bud, white.
OFFICER MIKE DANVER, 20’s, Dixie’s brother. He has a bum leg and limps when he walks. And odd ball. White.
SHERIFF PAUL DANVER SR, 40’s, Dixie and Mike’s father. Stern and Patriotic. White.
MA DANVER, 40’s, Dixie’s Mother. Mournful, barely breathing, White.
HIM, High school aged. Name unknown. Strong-build. A giant if possible, Black.
We're Gonna Be Okay
By Basil Kreimendahl
First Rehearsal: Tuesday 1/2/18; First Preview: 1/25/18; Opening: Monday 1/29/18; Closing: Sunday 3/4/18
Leena, any ethnicity, 30's - 40's, The hostess with the mostess! She lives with a certainty that she can handle what comes her way and she is generous enough to share what she's learned with anybody who comes in contact with her. A assertively positive person.
Efran, any ethnicity, A middle?class guy around the same age as his wife, Leena. He’s a fast talker. The kind of guy who holds everyone hostage with his talk, and is in real need of being “liked” so he over does it.
Mag, any ethnicity, 30's - 40's, She's not soft spoken as much as she is awkward. She is easily startled- she's shy in the sense that she doesn't have a lot of practice hanging out at other people's houses. She doesn't excel at small talk- but that does not make her a shrinking violet- just a little tone deaf when it comes to social situations.
Sul, any ethnicity, A working?class guy around the same age as his wife, Mag. Sul’s a quiet guy, but an extremely thoughtful one. He see’s Efran as the kind of guy he’d like to be, but even when he imitates him, it’s never quite right.
Deanna, 16, any ethnicity, Mag and Sul’s daughter. She’s feminine but a little rock and roll masculine. Like a 60’s lesbian Joan Jett. Slightly apathetic appearing, but it’s because she see’s a lot she also see’s the idiocy of it all.
Jake, 16, any ethnicity, Leena and Efran’s son, like Deanna he’s also around 16. Less mature than Deanna, he’s got that All-¬?American boy thing going for him. He’s energetic and full of vigor, but he’s more than he seems at first.
Diagram of a Paper Airplane
By Carlos Murillo
First Rehearsal: Tuesday 4/10/18; First Preview: Thursday, 5/3/18; Opening: Monday 5/7/18; Closing: Sunday 6/10/18
Alvaro, Latinx, 49. A former artist with a chip on his shoulder. Jaded and a little bit crass.
Herman, Jewish American, 53. A neurotic New Yorker and a disgraced ex- professor. Kind but manipulative.
Valerie, Any Ethnicity, 53. Oh so terribly New England. Direct to the point of being blunt.
Lila, Half Latinx, 28. A young woman living two lives. One of them of the mysterious, rebellious, intellect. The other is clean-cut and a people pleaser.
Mario, White, 29. A regular guy from Boston. Honest and loyal. He's an excellent boyfriend...until he's not.
The Project(s)
All actors will play multiple roles, descriptions below are of the primary character.
Black Like Me
This is a piece in development, for which a script does not yet exist. Actors will work as collaborators with the creators to make the piece.
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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