Virginia Stage Company 2024-25 Season - NYC EPA Virginia Stage Company | Norfolk, VA
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
AUDITION DATEMonday, July 1, 2024
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM (E)
Breaks 11:30 AM -12:00 PM, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM and 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM.
CONTRACTLOA
$847 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT)
SEEKINGEquity actors for roles in Virginia Stage Company's Season 46 (2024-25 Season). See breakdown.
Some roles will be understudied.
Virginia Stage Company requires, as a condition of employment, documentation of the COVID-19 vaccine or be provided a valid religious or medical reason not to be vaccinated.
Virginia Stage Company strives for an inclusive creative work environment and actively embraces a diversity of people, ideas, talents, and experiences. We highly encourage people of color, individuals with disabilities, and other historically
underrepresented groups to audition.
PREPARATIONPerformers should prepare a 1-2 minute contemporary comedic or dramatic monologue. An accompanist will be provided for performers interested in auditioning for LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. Those actors should bring a short song in the style of the show. Please bring a current headshot and resume to the audition.
LOCATIONPearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
Holding room - Studio 406
PERSONNELProducing Artistic Director - Tom Quaintance
Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Katja Zarolinski, CSA
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
OTHER DATESSee breakdown for production specific dates. 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.
BREAKDOWNVirginia Stage Company 2024-25 Season
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
Director: Nick Minas
By: Joseph Kesselring
First Rehearsal: August 13, 2024
Opening: September 7, 2024
Closing: September 22, 2024
SEEKING:[Elaine Harper]: Any Race or Ethnicity, She/Her, late 20s-early 40. Stylish, smart, witty, sharp. Daughter of Rev. Dr. Harper and fiancée to Mortimer. Surprisingly wise in the ways of the world for a minister’s daughter. She and Mortimer engage in witty, flirtatious banter. She becomes terrorized by Jonathan sending her into twisted confusion and stark fear, and eventually godsent relief. Strong physical comedy skills and versatility.
[Mortimer Brewster]: Any Race or Ethnicity, He/Him, late 20s- early 40s. A good hearted cynic who is stylish, likable, and witty. A drama critic who hates the theater. He is in love with Elaine who lives next door to his Aunts, Abby and Martha, so he visits often. His world gets turned upside down when he learns his sweet aunts are murdering lonely gentlemen and burying them in the cellar. Strong physical comedy skills.
THE FOLLOWING ROLES ARE CAST:
[Jonathan Brewster]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. Any Race or Ethnicity, He/Him, 40s-50s. Nephew of Abby and Martha Brewster, brother to Teddy and Mortimer. Jonathan is a psychopathic, murderous gangster who has had plastic surgery and now looks like Boris Karloff (Frankenstein’s Monster) with a face full of scars. Ominous presence. Sends a chill down the spine of anyone he comes in contact with. Plots to kill Mortimer throughout the play.
[Abby Brewster]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. Any Race or Ethnicity, She/Her, 60-70. Sweet, bright, spry. She’s an affable hostess and the model of Victorian charm and grace. She and her sister Martha are the embodiment of the values of polite society of a bygone age. Aunt to Mortimer, Teddy, and Jonathan. Friend to the entire neighborhood. Merciful serial killer.
[Martha Brewster]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. Any Race or Ethnicity, She/Her, 60-70. Sweet, bright, spry. She and her sister, Abby, have lived together their entire lives. Their routines and manners are firmly rooted. Martha wears a high collar to cover an acid burn caused by her father, a mad scientist. Aunt to Mortimer, Teddy, and Jonathan. A great cook. Friend to the entire neighborhood. Mixes the poisoned concoctions used to murder lonely men.
[Teddy Brewster]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. Any Race or Ethnicity, He/Him, 40s-50s. Brother to Mortimer and Jonathan. Wholeheartedly believes he is President Theodore Roosevelt. Buries the bodies of his Aunts' victims in the cellar as he is convinced the bodies are yellow fever victims and the cellar is Panama. Strong physical comedy skills.
[Elaine Harper]: Any Race or Ethnicity, She/Her, late 20s-early 40. Stylish, smart, witty, sharp. Daughter of Rev. Dr. Harper and fiancée to Mortimer. Surprisingly wise in the ways of the world for a minister’s daughter. She and Mortimer engage in witty, flirtatious banter. She becomes terrorized by Jonathan sending her into twisted confusion and stark fear, and eventually godsent relief. Strong physical comedy skills and versatility.
[Dr. Einstein]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. Any Race or Ethnicity, He/Him, 50s. A plastic surgeon and an alcoholic. Dr. Einstein has changed Jonathan’s face three times. German accent. He is the short, comedic, ratty, Igor-type assistant to Jonathan.
[The Reverend Dr. Harper]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. Any Race or Ethnicity, He/Him, 50s. Minister of the church next door, father to Elaine, and a widower. Mild mannered, sensitive, and polished. The Brewster sisters have seen many ministers come and go over the years, but they are particularly fond of Dr. Harper and vice versa. He is not in favor of Mortimer and Elaine’s relationship.
[Officer Brophy]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. Any Race or Ethnicity, He/Him, 30s-50s. A police officer and a thoroughly likable sort of fellow. He is making his rounds collecting Christmas toys for the needy. The Brewster home is on his regular beat, and he stops over often to experience the hospitality and food offered by Abby and Martha.
[Officer Klein]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. Any Race or Ethnicity, He/Him, 30s-50s. A flatfoot Brooklyn officer who makes his rounds with Officer Brophy collecting Christmas toys. Also enjoys the hospitality of the Brewster sisters.
[Officer O’Hara]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. Any Race or Ethnicity, He/Him. 30s-40s. Full of life, good natured, and clueless. A would-be playwright who pesters Mortimer to read his play. Irish dialect. Strong physical comedy skills.
[Mr. Gibbs]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. Any Race or Ethnicity, He/Him, 70s. A lonely man who wishes to rent a room from the Brewster sisters and nearly falls victim to their murderous act of charity. He is a little gruff, but he warms up fairly quickly upon being offered a treat he hasn’t had since he was a child.
[Lieutenant Rooney]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. Any Race or Ethnicity, He/Him, 50s. The man in charge at the local police precinct. A tough and dominating police lieutenant. He has very little patience for blunder and mistakes and runs a tight ship. He is loud, decisive, and takes charge of every situation in which he finds himself.
[Mr. Witherspoon]: THIS ROLE IS CAST. Any Race or Ethnicity, He/Him, 40s-60s. The superintendent of Happy Dale Sanitarium. Very mild mannered and kind.
DRACULA: A FEMINIST REVENGE FANTASY, REALLY
Director: Melissa Mowry
By: Kate Hamill, based loosely on the novel by Bram Stoker
First Rehearsal: September 24, 2024
Opening: October 19, 2024
Closing: November 3, 2024
SEEKING:[Doctor Van Helsing]: Black/African American, She/Her, 40s+. American. A female vampire hunter. She takes no crap from anybody. She is badass – and 19th century men do not, as a rule, appreciate it.
[Mina Harker]: (Mixed/Biracial/Asian/Black, She/Her, 20s-30s. Very smart. Caring. Loyal. Wants to do the right thing. Standard British/RP dialect.
[Dracula]: (White/Caucasian, He/Him, late 30s – late 50s. A physically imposing man. He is.... extremely confident. Strong. Funny. Charming. Sexy. You’d like him, reader - no, really, you would. Standard British/RP or Eastern European dialect.
[Jonathan Harker]: Any Race or Ethnicity, He/Him, 20s-40s. A nice man. A truly decent man. A lawyer; a man of letters; a slight man; a slightly fussy man. If being unkind, one could say he’s delicate. Standard British/RP dialect.
[Renfield]: Latina/Hispanic/Non-white, She/Her, 20s-30s. A madwoman. Worships Dracula. Believes that if she can earn his approval, she will be free. Standard British/RP dialect.
[Lucy Westerna]: White/Caucasian, She/Her, 20s-30s. Bright, funny, vivacious, playful, and mischievous. Standard British/RP dialect.
[Marilla]: Any Race or Ethnicity, She/Her, 20s-30s. A vampire. More animal than human. Standard British/RP dialect.
[Drusilla]: Any Race or Ethnicity, She/Her, 20s-30s. A vampire. More animal than human. Standard British/RP dialect.
[Merchant]: Any Race or Ethnicity, Any Gender, 20s+. A merchant looking to make a sale. Standard British/RP dialect.
[Doctor George Seward]: White/Caucasian, He/Him, 30s-40s. The head physician of a lunatic asylum. Standard British/RP dialect.
FAT HAM
Director; Jerrell Henderson
By: James Ijames
First Rehearsal: January 7, 2025
Opening: February 1, 2025
Closing: February 16, 2025
SEEKING:[Juicy]: Black/African-American, He/Him, early 20s. Thicc. He’s beautiful. He is lonely. He is smart. A kind of Hamlet.
[Tedra]: Black/African-American, She/Her, 40s-50s. Juicy’s mother. She is a good mother. A kind of Gertrude.
[Rev/Pap]: Black/African-American, He/Him, 40s-50s. [REV]: Tedra’s husband. Her dead ex husband’s brother. Pig farmer and pit master. Electric. A kind of Claudius. Will double as [PAP]: The ghost of Juicy’s father. Was in prison for killing someone ‘cause their breath stank, ‘til he got shanked on the way to dinner. A kind of Hamlet’s father.
[Opal]: Black/African-American, She/Her, early 20s. One of Juicy’s only friends. She loves Juicy and worries about him. A kind of Ophelia.
[Larry]: Black/African-American, He/Him, early-mid 20s. A boy that is attracted to Juicy. A marine. Trying to heal from PTSD. Has a secret. Awkward. A kind of Laertes.
[Rabby]: Black/African-American, She/Her, 40s-50s. Larry and Opal’s mother. Tedra’s friend. Semi churchy but honestly she just wanna drink and praise the Lord. A kind of Polonius.
[Tio]: Black/African-American/Afro-Latinx, He/Him, 20s-40. Clever.. Juicy’s cousin. Oldest friend. A kind of Horatio.
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Director: Tom Quaintance
Book and Lyrics: Howard Ashman
Music: Alan Menken
1st Rehearsal: February 18, 2025.
Opening: March 15, 2025.
Closing: April 6, 2025
SEEKING:[Seymour Krelborn]: Any Race or Ethnicity, He/Him, mid 20s – mid 30s. Vocal range: Top G4- Bottom A2. An insecure, put-upon florist's clerk and eventual hero. He is a genuine, well-meaning man who is taken for granted because of his clumsy ways and poor social skills.
[Audrey]: Any Race or Ethnicity, She/Her, mid 20s – mid 30s. Vocal range: Top D5-Bottom G#3. Bleached-blond, Billie-Dawn-like, secret love of Seymour's life. She has poor self-worth and education, but incredibly good looks and a sweet and vulnerable demeanor.
[Mr. Mushnik]: Any Race or Ethnicity, He/Him, mid 50s – mid 60s. Vocal range: Top F4-Bottom G2. The seasoned owner of the failing East Side flower shop and Seymour's nosy boss. He is profit-driven, greedy, and manipulative.
[Orin Scrivello]: Any Race or Ethnicity, He/Him, 30s – 40s. Vocal range: Top G4-Bottom G2. An egotistical dentist with a passion for leather and sadistic tendencies. Audrey's abusive boyfriend, who is targeted by Seymour.
[The Plant (Audrey II)]: Puppeteering skills. A puppet. An anthropomorphic cross between a Venus flytrap and an avocado, the plant has an appetite for human flesh that is appeased by Seymour. Puppeteer doubles as other sizes of the plant.
[Voice Of The Plant]: Any Race or Ethnicity, Any Gender, 20s – 50s. Vocal range: Top G4-Bottom G2. A vocalist located offstage. The voice is that of a conniving, street-smart 'villain.' A funky Rhythm and Blues voice is best.
[Crystal]: Black/African-American, She/Her, 20s – mid 30s. Vocal range: Top F5-Bottom Ab3. Crystal, Ronnette and Chiffon are Black street urchins, acting as the occasional Greek Chorus. Young, hip, and smart, these girls are the only ones who have a grip on reality.
[Ronnette]: (Black/African-American, She/Her, 20s – mid 30s. Vocal range: Top F5-Bottom Ab3. Crystal, Ronnette and Chiffon are Black street urchins, acting as the occasional Greek Chorus. Young, hip, and smart, these girls are the only ones who have a grip on reality.
[Chiffon]: Black/African-American, She/Her, 20s – mid 30s. Vocal range: Top F5-Bottom Ab3) Crystal, Ronnette and Chiffon are Black street urchins, acting as the occasional Greek Chorus. Young, hip, and smart, these girls are the only ones who have a grip on reality.
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