BUTLER Equity Principal Auditions - Florida Studio Theatre Auditions

Call Type
Equity Principal

Time(s)
Equity Principal Auditions by APPOINTMENT
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
10 AM to 6 PM
lunch 1 to 2

Contract
LORT Non-Rep
D; $618/week current minimum

Location
Florida Studio Theatre
1241 North Palm Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34236

Seeking
Equity actors for various roles.

See breakdown.

Preparation
Actors will read from sides at the audition.
Sides can be obtained when scheduling an appointment.

All should bring an updated photo & resume to the audition.

Other Dates
An EPA for the entire season will be held in Florida on an upcoming date.
Check back on Casting Call after 10/2 for info.

Rehearsals begin – November 17, 2015

Show opens – December 11, 2015

Show closes – March 5, 2016

Personnel
James Ashford, Casting & Hiring Coordinator will conduct these auditions
Director: Jason Cannon
by Richard Strand

· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.

Appointments
AEA members call Dana Ernest, Artistic Assistant at 941-366-9017, ext. 347 to schedule an audition time.

Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.

Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.

Breakdown

BUTLER
by Richard Strand

The Civil War, 1861. An escaped slave seeks sanctuary, but the laws of the land are unrelenting. With sharp wit and tongue-in- cheek humor, Butler takes us on a journey through legal loopholes that led to the freeing of 10,000 slaves.

Seeking:

Major General Benjamin Butler
(45-55), A lawyer turned commanding officer; he is highly intelligent and self- assured, bordering on arrogant; he does not have the crisp neatness associated with military men and in fact appears quite frumpy.

Lieutenant Kelly
(30s), Serves as Butler's adjutant; he is a West Point graduate and career army man; Kelly is all military and has earned his stripes; he has found few reasons to like or respect his new commander.

Shepard Mallory
(25-35), An escaped slave. Mallory is a collection of contradictions; brash but wary, respectful and flippant, humble yet arrogant in a moment, simultaneously scared and over-confident; his education is a blessing and a curse to him, as is his impassioned demeanor; he argues relentlessly to save his life and the lives of his fellow fugitives; ultimately, his passion, intelligence and charm win out.

Major Cary
(45-55), Confederate Army officer, Southern accent necessary; former head of a military academy for boys; Major Cary is formal, dignified, and showy; relies on spit and polish, but has the ability to threaten; he comes to the fort under the orders of his commander to reclaim the fugitive slaves and detests being sent to negotiate with Butler.