New York Stage and Film Company | New York, NY
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00-2:00 PM
SPT
$576 weekly minimum (Tier 6)
Equity actors for roles in BILLIE JEAN (see breakdown). Following Billie Jean King's path to becoming a sports icon, from her record-breaking victories to her relentless fight for equal pay and equal rights, Billie Jean explores the cost of public battles and private secrets, proving that the best victories are in the name of love.
Please prepare a brief contemporary monologue. Bring a photo/resume stapled together.
Actors' Equity New York Audition Center
165 W 46th St
16th Fl
New York, NY 10036
Producer: New York Stage and Film
Interim Artistic Director: Liz Carlson
Author: Lauren M. Gunderson
Director: Marc Bruni
Casting: The Telsey Office
Expected to attend: Gabrielle Clark, General Manager and Producer
First rehearsal: November 11th or 12th, 2024
Performances: November 21st and 22nd, 2024
https://www.newyorkstageandfilm.org/
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.
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
BILLIE JEAN - 18+ - the one and only, growing into her power and voice. She is savvy, tough, but also a people person who loves to listen and connect. She is a leader but not by her own insistence; rather she has been chosen by her peers because she is smart, kind, and determined. Equality is her evergreen metric, her forever goal.
WOMAN ONE - Betty - Billie Jean’s mom, 40s
WOMAN TWO - Althea / Venus / others - Black, 30s, tennis champion
ROSIE - El Salvadorian-American, 20+
WOMAN THREE - Karen / Marilyn / others - White, 18-30
WOMAN FOUR - Gladys / Reneé - White, Trans woman, 40s
WOMAN FIVE - Margaret / Others - White
WOMAN SIX - Ilana (South African) / Others - White, 20s+
MAN ONE - Clyde / Perry / Bill / Jack / British Reporter - Older White, 50s+
MAN TWO - Larry / Reporter / Alastair / Others - Younger White, 20s-50s
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