APPROPRIATE Equity Principal Actors - Second Stage Theater Auditions

APPROPRIATE - NYC EPA Second Stage Theater | New York, NY

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Friday, July 14, 2023

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)

Break 1:00PM - 2:00PM

CONTRACT

LORT Non-Rep

$1,778 weekly minimum (LORT A+)

SEEKING

Equity actors for the roles in APPROPRIATE (see breakdown).

All roles will be understudied.

PREPARATION

Please prepare a contemporary monologue no more than 2 minutes in length.

LOCATION

Actors' Equity New York Audition Center 165 W 46th St

16th Fl

New York, NY 10036

Studio B

PERSONNEL

Playwright: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed by: Lila Neugebauer

President and Artistic Director: Carole Rothman

Interim Executive Director: Lisa Post Casting: Carnahan Casting

Expected to attend:

Jonathan Chang, Artistic Assistant

OTHER DATES

First rehearsal: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 First Preview: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 Opening: Monday, December 18, 2023 Closing: Sunday, February 11, 2024 (w/possible extension)

OTHER

Venue: Hayes Theater

Rehearsals and performances will be indoors. These will be live performances with an audience.

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.

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BREAKDOWN

SEEKING:

BO: Male, late 40s, white. The middle sibling of the Lafayette family. Has all the appearances of a successful life in New York. He is caught between the needs of his wife and the unreasonable demands of his sister and failing to balance the two.

FRANZ: Male, late 30s-early 40s, white. The youngest sibling of the Lafayette family. Has been estranged from his family for the last 10 years. He has never quite grown up or learned to take responsibility for himself or his actions.

RACHEL: Female, late 40s, white. Bo’s wife. Jewish. Feels like a constant outside whenever the family reunites in Arkansas. She would rather have stayed home in New York than deal with the family issues that are resurfacing.

RHYS: Male, 18, white. Toni’s son. According to his mother he is a, “f**k-up of a son”. Seems to be following in the footsteps of his estranged uncle Franz.

RIVER: Female, early 20s, white. Franz’s fiancée. Naïve to Franz’s past, she believes people can change and that Franz is here to apologize and make amends.

CASSIDY: Female, early teens, white. Has reached an age where she wants to be taken seriously as an adult. She has a crush on her older cousin Rhys.

AINSLEY: Male, 8-10, white. Hyperactive young child.

UNDERSTUDY FOR TONI: TONI: Female, late 40s, white. The eldest sibling of the Lafayette family. As the only girl she was left with many of the household responsibilities, including raising Franz, after the death of their mother. It has left her bitter and frustrated with her family.