BEHIND THE SHEETS - NYC EPA
Ensemble Studio Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Wed, Sep 05, 2018
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
Lunch 1:30 to 2:30
CONTRACT
LOA-NYC
Actors: $550 a week SM: $660 a week ASM $600 a week
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles. See breakdown.
There are also 1 Stage manager position and 1 ASM position available.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a brief contemporary monologue under 2 minutes. Bring picture and resume.
LOCATION
Ensemble Studio Theatre
545 W 52nd St
New York, NY 10019-5012
PERSONNEL
By Charly Simpson
Directed By Colette Robert
An EST/Sloan Project Production
In Attendance: Tom Rowan, EST casting director
OTHER DATES
PREVIEWS BEGIN JANUARY 9, 2019
OPENING NIGHT JANUARY 17, 2019
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT THROUGH FEBRUARY 3, 2019
Rehearsals may start on Dec. 10th, but possible rehearsal start date a week earlier on December 3rd.
OTHER
SMs/ASMs may attend the EPA for a brief interview or submit resumes for consideration to: jobs@ensemblestudiotheatre.org, attn: Jack Plowe
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
Behind the Sheet is inspired by the story of Dr. J. Marion Sims, who is widely known as the controversial father of modern gynecology. Inventor of the speculum and creator of a technique to cure severe gynecological ailments, he was a champion for women's health when medical schools taught nothing about female reproductive anatomy. However, he made his discoveries by repeatedly performing experimental surgery on his female slaves, including three, Ararcha, Lucy and Betsey, about whom no more is known than their names. Playwright Charly Simpson imagines the experiences of these women lost to history. In her play, Dr. George Barry purchases slaves who developed painful fistulas during labor. Simpson dramatizes their involuntary participation in Barry's surgeries, as they yearn for a cure and dread the pain of each new surgical experiment. Alongside their suffering, Simpson traces the friendships, loyalties and rivalries that develop between the women as they endure a string of failures in pursuit of the slim hope of relief.
SEEKING:
GEORGE – white, 30s, male. From Alabama. Doctor and plantation owner. Charming. Driven. Intellectually curious.
JOSEPHINE – white, mid to late 20s, female. From Alabama. Wife of plantation owner, but really runs everything. Strong, but wounded.
DINAH – black, mid to early 30s, female. Slave and medical patient. Strong-willed, standoffish, but warm on the inside.
SALLY – black, late teens-late 20s, female. Slave and medical patient. Stubborn, witty, and tells it like it is.
MARY – black, late teens-late 20s, female. Slave and medical patient. Optimistic and nurturing.
SAMUEL/EDWARD—white, mid 20s to mid 30s, male. Doctor-in-training and plantation owner. Inquisitive, confident, and eager.
The following roles have been CAST:
PHILOMENA – (ROLE CAST) black, mid 20s, female. Slave. Highly intelligent, inquisitive, and practical. A leader. Keeps it all inside.
BENJAMIN/LEWIS – (ROLE CAST) black, 30s, male. Slave. Has a rebellious spirit, but is very caring.
BETTY – (ROLE CAST) black, late teens to early 20s, female. Slave. Looks out for number 1.
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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