AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
- Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT in White Plains, NY
White Plains Performing Arts Center White Plains NY LOA $309/week minimum.
Producing Artistic Dir / Stage Dir: Jeremy Quinn
Author: Tracy Letts
1st reh: 9/17/12. Rehearses M-F, 10-6, Sat 9/22 and 9/29, 10-6. Runs 10/5-14 (3-4 perfs/week).
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT:
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 White Plains Performing Arts Center
10 AM - 6 PM 11 City Place, 3rd Floor (City Center)
Lunch from 1:30 – 2:30. White Plains NY 10601
Right next to movie theatre. Directions:
www.wppac.com
For a 5-minute appointment, e-mail (preferred)
auditions@wppac.com or call 914/328-1600, x18 (M-F, 11-5, 8/27 – 5 PM on 9/3). Include name, phone #, preferred audition time and union status. Equity Members without appointments will be seen throughout the audition day, as time permits.
Appointments will be confirmed by e-mail with detailed driving and train (Metro-North from Grand Central) directors. Due to high appointment-request volume, please allow at least 48 hours for appointment confirmation.
Please prepare a brief CONTEMPORARY monologue in the style of the show (comic or seriocomic preferred over anything too “dramatic”) that best represents your “type” and/or role(s) you may be right for in the show. See complete character breakdown for more info. Please bring a photo and resume, stapled back-to-back.
OPEN Auditions (Equity/non-Equity) by APPOINTMENT: Same location on 9/5/12 (5-10 PM) and 9/6/12 (12-6 PM). See EPA appointment / preparation instructions. Equity Members without appointments are not guaranteed to be seen on 9/5 and 9/6.
Callbacks: 9/7, 12-5:30 PM. Actors will be notified by e-mail if they are called back. Sides will be sent as an e-mail attachment w/callback confirmation. If called back.Be EXTREMELY familiar with the play, and ready to make strong, intelligent choices.
Seeking (all roles are available):
Theatre’s casting note: “All characters should have a Midwestern, homespun, bred-from-the-Plains feel about them.”
Beverly Weston:
60-70. Father and patriarch of the Weston family. An alcoholic and former poet, his mysterious disappearance one evening and eventually discovered death are the reasons for the family's reunion. The reasons for his alleged suicide are a major plot point that brings some of the family's dark past painfully back into the light. Very literate and intelligent. Actor must have a sly sense of humor and an easygoing and honest air about him.
Violet Weston:
55-65. Mother and matriarch of the Weston family. Suffering from cancer of the mouth, she is addicted to several prescription drugs, mostly depressants and narcotics. After an ugly rant at Beverly's funeral dinner, the family's focus shifts to keeping her “clean”. Despite her drug-induced episodes, she is sharp-tongued and shrewd: she is aware of the family's many secrets and not hesitant to reveal them for her own benefit. Her humor borders on vulgar. Actress must be comfortable with swearing and smoking, and must be physically fit.
Barbara Fordham:
Mid 40s. Oldest daughter of the Weston family. Mother of Jean. Wife of Bill, though they are currently separated. College professor in Boulder, CO. Wants to save her marriage, but has the intense need to control everything around her as it falls apart. Tough, funny, smart and in the middle of an emotional roller coaster.
Ivy Weston:
Mid 40s. Middle daughter of the Weston family. The only daughter to stay in Oklahoma, she teaches at the local college. Her calm and patient exterior hides a passionate woman who is gradually growing cynical and resentful. A loner. Secretly having an affair with her "cousin", Little Charles, and plans to move to New York with him.
Karen Weston:
Early 40s. Youngest daughter in the Weston family. A bit scattered. High energy. Newly engaged to Steve, whom she considers the "perfect man", and lives with him in Florida, planning to marry him soon. Can talk of little else but her own happiness even at her father's funeral, and clearly chooses to lie to herself about her sleazy fiancé rather than face the reality of not getting a happy ending.
Bill Fordham:
Late 40s. Intellectual and frustrated. Barbara's estranged husband and Jean's father. A college professor, he has left his wife for a younger woman named Cindy, one of his students, but wants to be there for his family. His marriage is disintegrating, and his patience is slowly running thin.
Jean Fordham:
Character is 14-16, but actresses 18+ will be considered, if they look younger. Bill and Barbara's smart-tongued teenage daughter. Smokes pot and cigarettes, is a vegetarian, loves old movies and is bitter about her parents' split. More naïve than she would like to believe. Though Jean appears to be a “typical” American teenager (awkward, self-absorbed, insecure), she has a fierce intellect and a sharp wit.
Steve Heidebrecht:
Mid – late 40s. Fading good looks. Used to being an outsider. Very glib. Karen's fiancé. A businessman in Florida (his business, it is hinted, centers around the Middle East, and may be less than legitimate). Not the "perfect man" that Karen considers him. Eventually attempts to sexually molest Jean after the two smoke pot together. Actor cannot be afraid of playing an unlikable character.
Mattie Fae Aiken:
55-65. Blowsy, loud, funny and self-deprecating. Violet's sister, Charlie's wife and Little Charles’s mother. Just as jaded as her sister, Mattie Fae constantly belittles her son and antagonizes her husband. Eventually she reveals the major plot point that Beverly, not Charlie, is the real father of Little Charles.
Charlie Aiken:
50s. Easygoing, patient and honest. Husband of Mattie Fae and the presumed father of Little Charles. Charlie, a genial man, was a life-long friend of Beverly. Struggles to get Mattie Fae to respect Little Charles.
“Little” Charles Aiken:
Mid - late 30s). Son of Mattie Fae and Beverly – but, like everyone else, he believes Charlie is his father. Unemployed and clumsy; his mother calls him a "screw-up", which may be a self-fulfilling prophecy. At a loss as to how the world around him works. A big lug. Secretly having an affair with Ivy, who is revealed to actually be his sister.
Johnna Monevata:
Native American woman, 25-30. Beverly hires her as a live-in housekeeper shortly before he disappears. Violet is prejudiced against her, but Johnna wins over the other family members with her cooking skills, hard work and empathy. Johnna is the silent witness to much of the mayhem in the house. Earthy, practical, straightforward. Pretty.
Sheriff Deon Gilbeau:
Early - mid 40s. Small-town cop. High school classmate and former boyfriend of Barbara's. Brings the news of Beverly's suicide to the family.
Theatre’s statement: “WPPAC practices non-traditional casting and strongly encourages actors of all ethnicities to audition.”
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