Boston Playwright's Theatre 2017-18 Season - Boston EPA
Boston Playwrights' Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Jul 11, 2017
11:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
No scheduled lunch break
Jul 12, 2017
11:00 am - 6:00 pm (EDT)
No scheduled lunch break
APPOINTMENTS
AEA members CONTACT: Kate Snodgrass at ksnodgra@bu.edu or 617-353-5104 from July 1-onward. AEA members without appointments will be seen as time permits
CONTRACT
NEAT $286 / week (actors); $338 /week (SM)
SEEKING
Actors for three (3) productions: LOST TEMPO by Cliff Odle; ELEMENO PEA by Molly Smith Metzler; BRAWLER by Walt McGough
PREPARATION
Perform a prepared monologue or read sides from one of the scripts; a reader will be provided at the audition. Scripts will be available at StageSource, Inc., and in the foyer of Boston Playwrights' Theatre before auditions dates.
LOCATION
Boston Playwrights' Theatre
949 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215-1305
PERSONNEL
Directors Diego Arciniegas and Shana Gozansky along with BPT Artistic Director Kate Snodgrass will attend the auditions.
OTHER
www.bostonplaywrights.org
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
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
LOST TEMPO
by Cliff Odle
Directed by Diego Arciniegas
1st reh: 9/12/17. Opens: 10/5/17. Closes: 10/22/17
SYNOPSIS: Jazz musician faces addiction, musical and otherwise (a drama).
Willie “Cool” Jones:
Male, late 20s, African-American, confident jazz musician but struggling with addiction.
Mort Hershel:
Male, 20s-30s, Jewish/white. Record producer, fan of jazz, audacious.
Lane Blake:
Male, late 20s, African-American, jazz musician, cocky.
Langford “Mack” McDaniels:
Male, mid-50s, African-American, jazz veteran, weathered and wise.
John “Sporty” Dale:
Male, early 20s, African-American, happy-go-lucky jazz drummer.
Barbara “Babs” Rosenbaum:
Female, late 20s, half-African-American/half-Jewish, confident, in love with Cool.
Sheila “She-She” Jones:
Female, early 30s, African-American, Cool’s older sister; devout Muslim.
_________
ELEMENO PEA
by Molly Smith Metzler
Directed by Shana Gozansky
1st reh: 10/10/17. Opens: 11/2/17. Closes: 11/19/17
SYNOPSIS: Two sisters face privilege on Martha's Vineyard (a comedy)
Michaela:
Female, 30s-40s, married to Peter, owner of the house.
Simone:
Female, 20s, Michaela’s assistant, wide-eyed.
Devon:
Female, 20s, Simone’s sister, not wide-eyed.
Ethan:
Male, 30s-40s, friend of Michaela’s, privileged.
Jos-B:
Male, 20s-30s, Spanish property caretaker, jaded.
__________
BRAWLER
by Walt McGough
Directed by Bevin O’Gara
1st reh: 2/6/18. Opens: 3/2/18. Closes: 3/18/18
NOTE: Production will continue for 3-week run in Ithaca, NY.
SYNOPSIS: Hockey players face battles on the ice and off (a drama).
Adam “Moose” Telmosse:
Male, 29, hockey player (ROLE CAST)
Oliver “Odie” Duprey:
Male, 28, hockey prodigy.
Trisha:
Female, 26, Adam’s girlfriend, nurse (ROLE CAST)
Jerry:
Male, 32, night guard, African-American (ROLE CAST)
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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