Berkeley Repertory and American Conservatory Theater 2023-24 Season - Berkeley, CA EPA
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Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (P)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
To schedule an audition appointment please go to:
https://calendly.com/casting-7w4/epa-auditions?month=2023-05. Once you secure your time slot you should also fill out the following form:
https://airtable.com/shrz9s4nmPKEaGRJN.
LORT Non-Rep
$1058 weekly minimum (LORT B) Berkeley Rep.
$1151 weekly minimum (LORT B+) A.C.T. $972 weekly minimum (LORT C) A.C.T.
Equity actors for roles in Berkeley Repertory and American Conservatory Theater's 2023- 24 Seasons (See breakdown).
Local Bay Area actors are encouraged to audition.
For Berkeley Rep. all roles will be understudied.
For A.C.T. some roles will be understudied.
Please prepare a short monologue OR a short song OR a one-minute monologue and 16 bars of a song. Audition may not exceed 3 minutes. An accompanist will be provided; please bring sheet music. Please bring two copies of your headshot and résumé stapled together.
The Medak Center
2009 Addison St
2nd Floor
Berkeley, CA 94704
Near the Downtown Berkeley BART Station and the Center Street Parking Garage. Take elevator or stairs to the 2nd Floor. THIS SPACE'S VENTILATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION.
Expected to attend:
Karina Fox, Associate Casting Director & Artistic Associate - Berkeley Rep
Katie Craddock, Literary Manager & Casting Associate - A.C.T.
David?Mendizábal,?Associate?Artistic?Director?-? Berkeley Rep
Maria Arreola, Artistic Fellow - Berkeley Rep
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
OTHER
EPA also on 5/1
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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The maximum capacity in the holding room is: 35
The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 66
By David Cale
Director TBD
Peet’s Theatre - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B)
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
First Preview: Friday, September 8, 2023
Opening: Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Closing: Sunday, October 15, 2023
Contract End: Sunday, October 22, 2023
Harry Clarke: (Male identifying, Any ethnicity, 30s-50s) A shy midwestern man who decides to reinvent himself by any means necessary. Charming with a magnetic, sexual energy. Everyone’s best friend?with?something?darker?lurking?beneath.?
Director TBD
Roda Theatre - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B)
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
First Preview: Friday, October 13, 2023
Opening: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Closing: Sunday, November 19, 2023
Contract End Date: Sunday, November 26, 2023
Harriet: (Female identifying, Late 40s-60s, Any ethnicity) Chief of Staff. A political bulldog who has chosen every aspect of her life, appearance, and personality in service of her career
Jean: (Female identifying, Late 40s-60s, Any ethnicity) Press Secretary. A hawk in a turtleneck. A high-strung, quick-witted woman who can handle any pressroom and sterilize any scandal
Stephanie: (Female identifying, 20s-30s, Any ethnicity) Presidential secretary. An obedient and diminutive millennial, terrified of failure and perpetually on the edge of nervous breakdown
Dusty: (Female identifying, 20s-30s, Any ethnicity) President’s plaything. A glowing, curious, sex positive girl with a multitude of skills and a bright future
Bernadette: (Female identifying, Late 30s-60s, Any ethnicity) President’s sister. A total trash fire. Strife and mayhem. A coked-up tornado with raw sexual charisma, fiery temper, and fantastic sense of humor
Chris: (Female identifying, 30s-50s, Any ethnicity) A journalist. Overburdened, under-slept, postpartum, newly divorced, on the brink of irrelevancy. A dogged reporter with much to gain and everything to lose
Margaret: (Female identifying, Late 40s-70s, Any ethnicity) The First Lady. An impeccable combination of high fashion, corporate experience, and legal savvy. Regal, sophisticated, brimming with bitterness and pent-up rage
By Eisa Davis
Directed by Nicole A. Watson
Peet’s Theatre - A co-production with McCarter Theatre Center - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B)
McCarter Closing Sunday, October 8, 2023
BRT Tech Begins: Sunday, November 5, 2023
Opening: Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Contract End Date: Sunday, December 17, 2023
Bulrusher: (Female identifying, 18, Biracial but Black-presenting) A poet, storyteller, and burgeoning entrepreneur?with?a?special?gift.?Curious,?headstrong,?independent,?generous,?but?naïve?to?the?world.? Semi-nude onstage.
Madame: (Female identifying, 40s, Indigenous Pomo but passing for white in this community) Confident and commanding. Proprietor of the local brothel, a dutiful guardian of her employees. A keeper of secrets.
Logger: (Male identifying, 46, Black) Sings. Laidback and a smooth talker but conflicted in love. Did not finish school but is a lover of poetry and knowledge.
Schoolch: (Male identifying, 40s, White) School teacher in Boonville who rarely speaks outside of the classroom. When he speaks, people take notice. A man of very few words but a good dancer.
Boy: (Male identifying, 18, White) Overly confident, mouthy, and flirtatious; he’s used to getting what he wants. Wants to know what to do to win her heart. Sings and plays guitar in scenes. Reads music and sings.
Vera: (Female identifying, 18, Black) Strong and knowledgeable but seeking escape from her circumstances. Scarred by trauma back home. Sings. Semi-nude onstage.
By Leslye Headland
Directed by Trip Cullman
Roda Theatre - In association with Red Yes Studio, Rachel Sussman, and Seaview - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B)
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Tech Begins: Sunday, January 21, 2024
First Preview: Friday, January 26, 2024
Opening: Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Closing: Sunday, March 3, 2024
Contract End Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024
Pippa Ferguson: (Female identifying, 30-35, Any ethnicity) Evie's wife, recently married and newly pregnant. She is a proud, queer woman
Johnny Dahl: (Male identifying, 25-30, White) Youngest Dahl. An addict in recovery. Strong singer who can play guitar
Virginia Ginny Dahl: (Female identifying, 60, White) Matriarch of the Dahl family. Strong singer William Bill Dahl: (Male identifying, 60, White) Patriarch of the Dahl family. Strong singer Mark Dahl: (Male identifying, 40, White) Oldest son, a former Lutheran minister. Strong singer Evie Dahl: (Female identifying, 35, White) Second Dahl child. Newly married. Strong singer
Diana Dahl Bennett: (Female identifying, 30, White) Third Dahl child, pregnant with her second child. Strong singer
James Bennett: (Male identifying, 30, White) Diana’s husband. An Episcopal priest Rachel Dahl: (Female identifying, 35, female, Any ethnicity) Mark’s wife
Lauren Montgomery: (Female identifying, 27, Any ethnicity) Johnny’s friend. In recovery
By Lloyd Suh
Directed by Eric Ting
Peet’s Theatre - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B)
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
BRT Tech Begins: Sunday, March 3, 2024
First Preview: Friday, March 8, 2024
Opening: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Closing: Sunday, April 14, 2024
Contract End Date: Sunday, April 21, 2024
Gee: (Male identifying, Chinese American, 40s-50s) Strategic and a survivor. Will do whatever it takes to get his way
Moon Gyet: (Male identifying, Chinese American, 20s) Loving and sincere. Devoted to his mother. Hardworking and willing to do what it takes
Low: (Female identifying, Chinese, 40s-50s) Straightforward and sincere. Practical and intelligent with a deep love for her son
Yuen: (Female identifying, 20s female Chinese American) Optimistic yet practical. Wise beyond her years
Yip/One: (Any Gender, Chinese American, 30s-40s) An interpreter. Doubles as ONE, who portrays different detainees giving their depositions
Harriwell/Interpreter: (Male identifying, White, 40s-50s) Honest and direct
Inspector/Dean: (Male identifying, White, 30s-40s) Powerful and cold
Book by Danny Strong
Music and lyrics by Zoe Sarnak & Michael Weiner
Directed by Michael Mayer
Choreographed by David Neumann
by special arrangement with Jordan Roth and Key to the City Productions
Roda Theatre - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B)
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Tech Begins: Sunday, April 21, 2024
First Preview: Sunday, May 5, 2024
Opening: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Closing: Sunday, June 23, 2024
Contract End Date: Sunday, June 30, 2024
Galileo Galilei: (Male identifying, 45, Any Ethnicity) Brilliant, imaginative, and difficult Cardinal Bellarmine: (Male identifying, 60s, Any Ethnicity) Devout, authoritative, and wise Cardinal Grasso: (Male identifying, 52, Any Ethnicity) Sharp, ambitious, and a zealot Cardinal Maffeo Barberini: (Male identifying, 41, Any Ethnicity) Savy, enlightened, and kind Virginia/Maria Celeste Galilei: (Female identifying, 16, Any Ethnicity) Brilliant and rebellious Vincenzo Tarantalo: (Male identifying, 16, Any Ethnicity) Handsome and smart as a whip Commander Nikolaus Caspari: (Male identifying, 40s, Any Ethnicity) Disciplined and faithful
By Octavio Solis
Directed?by?David?Mendizábal
Peet’s Theatre - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B)
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Tech Begins: Sunday, June 9, 2024
1st Preview: Friday, June 14, 2024
Opening: Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Closing: Sunday, July 21, 2024
Contract End Date: Sunday, July 28, 2024
Martín Jodes (Male identifying, Latinx, 20s-30s) A Mexican-American young man who is looking for a home but always seems to find trouble instead
Roger Graves/State Trooper (Male identifying, White, 30s- 50s) Will’s friend and lawyer. A good attorney and businessman
Mo?(Female?or?Non-Binary?identifying,?Latinx,?20s-30s)?Martín ’s migrant worker 'cousin'. Scrappy and funny, defiant and deeply intuitive about the land. Queer Chicana from Fresno
Amelia?(Female?identifying,?Latinx,?20s-30s)?Martín ’s love. A migrant worker. Incredibly intelligent and leads with her heart
James?(Male?identifying,?Black,?30s-40s)?Martín ’s friend from Juvee. Strong and grounded and deeply connected with the earth
Ivy/Williams Mom/Officer Hamilton (Female identifying, White, 30s-50s) Waitress whose family also traveled out west from Oklahoma but settled along the way. Proud of her family and where she came from
Abelardo/Ranch Hand (Male identifying, Latinx, 50s-60s) A motel clerk with a complicated family history with the Joad’s.
Curtis/Abelaro’s Father (Male identifying, Indigenous, 30s-40s) A Choctaw ranch hand with a good heart. Deeply protective of his people
AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER
To read more about our commitment to inclusive casting at A.C.T., please visit our website.
Written by Dominique Morisseau
Choreographed by Camille A. Brown
Directed by Kamilah Forbes
Toni Rembe Theater - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B+) World Premiere
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, July 11, 2023
First Tech: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
First Preview: Friday, August 25, 2023
Opening: Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Closing: Sunday, October 1, 2023
Extension TBD: Sunday, October 15, 2023
COMPANY MEMBER 5: 30s-40s, Black, female identifying, Soprano (high C) soulful belter. Flexible between a rotating group of Soul Train personalities within the ensemble. Voice, presence, and humor. No dance necessary. Understudies 'Delores': Don’s ex-wife. Mother of Tony. Strong, independent, unapologetic. Weary from all the games with Don, but not broken. Fully accepts things as they are, and only wants Don to step up where he’s needed most. Open to submissions from Alto's (belt to C5 optimal).
COMPANY MEMBER 7: 20s-40s, Black, male identifying, Tenor with a soulful funk and old gospel sound. Flexible between a rotating group of Soul Train personalities within the ensemble. Voice, presence, and humor. No dance necessary. Understudies 'Tony': Don’s eldest son. The only one who came around Soul Train, and shares a similar presence. Loyal, ambitious, on his way to being the next Don Cornelius, if only his father would let him. Wants his father’s love and respect most of all.
Written by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Carey Perloff and Paul Walsh
Music by Karl Lundeberg
Choreography by Val Caniparoli
Directed by Peter J. Kuo
Based on the Original Direction by Carey Perloff
Toni Rembe Theater - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B+)
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, November 7, 2023
First Tech: Wednesday, November 29, 2023
First Preview: Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Opening: Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Closing: Sunday, December 24, 2023
Fully Cast
Written by Kate Attwell
Directed by Pam MacKinnon
Toni Rembe Theater - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B+) World Premiere
First Rehearsal: Tuesday, January 16, 2024
First Tech: Friday, February 9, 2024
First Preview: Thursday, February 15, 2024
Opening: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Closing: Sunday, March 10, 2024
JOE - 60s+. Male identifying. Didi’s husband; Lucy and Sam’s dad.
DIDI - 60s+. Female identifying. Joe’s wife; Lucy and Sam’s mother. LUCY - 30s/40s. Female identifying. Optometrist.
MAX - 30s/40s. Male identifying. Lucy’s partner. Writer. TIMMY - 30s/40s. Male identifying. Sam’s partner. In tech. SAM - 30s/40s. Male identifying. Teacher.
M –? any age; male identifying.
Written by Kristina Wong
Directed by Chay Yew
The Strand Theater - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT C)
First Rehearsal: March 18, 2024
First Tech: March 28, 2024
First Preview: March 30, 2024
Opening: Thursday, April 4, 2024
Closing: May 5, 2024
Fully Cast solo show
Written by Stefano Massini
Adapted by Ben Power
Directed by Sam Mendes
Toni Rembe Theater - LORT Non-Rep minimum (LORT B+)
First Tech: May 24, 2024
First Preview: May 25, 2024
Opening: May 29, 2024
Closing: June 23, 2024
Fully Cast
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