BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY - Boston MA Appointments
SpeakEasy Stage Company
APPOINTMENTS
Boston appointment auditions will be held June 4th, at the Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, at times TBD. Auditions will be in 10 minute slots. Sides will be sent when you are offered an appointment.
CONTRACT
NEAT Cat. 6; $442.00/week
SEEKING
Equity actors for a few available roles. See breakdown.
Actors of color are strongly encouraged to audition, and all roles are open to inclusive casting.
INSTRUCTIONS
To be considered, please email auditions@speakeasystage.com with your Equity status, contact information, headshot and resume. Time slots will be granted after headshot and resume are reviewed.
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Writer: Stephen Adly Guirgis
directed by: Tiffany Nichole Greene
OTHER DATES
Rehearsals begin August 20, 2018; Performances run Sept. 14 - Oct. 13, 2018
OTHER
No nudity or any form of sexual contact will be required as part of an actor’s audition here. We will not ask prospective participants to perform violence or sexual contact as part of an audition without disclosing this expectation in the casting notice or invitation. SpeakEasy Stage Company has adopted the Chicago Theatre Standards, which seeks to foster an environment of communication, safety, respect, accountability, and the health, safety, and well-being of institutions and its participants.
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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY: Winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Stephen Adly Guirgis’ dark urban comedy explores, with both street-smart wit and disarming tenderness, the slippery nature of justice, and the grit it takes to move on. In an effort to hang on to one of Manhattan’s last great rent-stabilized apartments, ex-cop Walter “Pops” Washington does battle with a dazzling array of outlandish characters, each one a celebration of the glorious contradictions that make up human nature.
Seeking:
POPS: Male. 50-69. Black.
The patriarch of the family. A retired cop and with a lawsuit against the city. Trying to keep whatever is left of his family intact. Disclaimer: This character engages in simulated sexual intercourse and other sexual content.
JUNIOR: Male. 40-49. Black.
Pop’s son and currently dating Lulu. Trying to work his way through life as best as he can. At odds with Pops and is perhaps doing some illegal activity to make a few bucks. Stuck at the moment. Disclaimer: Character engages in sexual content and simulated marijuana smoking.
OSWALDO: Male. 25-35. Latino/Hispanic.
Junior’s ex-con friend from rehab, crashing at Pop’s apartment. A troubled young man seeking comfort wherever he can find it. Fighting to stay sober. Alienated by his own family.
LULU: Female. 20-39. Latina/Hispanic.
She is Junior’s girlfriend, also staying at Pops’ apartment; she looks to Pops to be like a father figure and holds tight to this newfound family; funny, good-hearted, and dedicated; she is street-smart, but not too bright; she may dress promiscuously and rely on her looks to get by, but she is surprisingly soulful and sweet. Disclaimer: Character engages in sexual content and simulated marijuana smoking.
CHURCH LADY: Female. 30-49. Latino/Hispanic.
Originally from Brazil, a novitiate for the convent. Is holding dark secrets that suggest a complicated history. Trying to do the right thing, whatever that means to her. Disclaimer: Character engages in simulated sexual intercourse with possible brief nudity.
SpeakEasy Stage Company shall conduct all auditions/interviews in a manner that promotes fair consideration to persons of all races, ethnicities, national origins, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and ability statuses. SpeakEasy Stage Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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 submit.
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