CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF - Norwalk CT EPA
Music Theatre of Connecticut
AUDITION DATES
Tue, Aug 28, 2018
11:30 am - 3:30 pm (EDT)
Wed, Aug 29, 2018
11:30 am - 3:30 pm (EDT)
APPOINTMENTS
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY on August 28/29. Call 203-454-3883 (M-F 12 - 3pm) OR or email Alex at admin@musictheatreofct.com for appt. AEA members without appointments may be seen as time permits each day.
CONTRACT
SPT Cat 5; $425/week pending
SEEKING
Equity actors for CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. Actors of all ethnicities are STRONGLY encouraged to attend. Connecticut and Westchester talent a plus.
PREPARATION
Please prepare a 2-minute monologue in the style of the play. Please bring a picture & resume, stapled together.
LOCATION
Music Theatre of Connecticut
509 Westport Ave
Norwalk, CT 06851
Free on-site parking, 5 minute drive from Metro North (East Norwalk stop)
PERSONNEL
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, Tennessee Williams (writer), Kevin Connors (director)
Present in the auditions will be Kevin Connors (director), Jim Schilling (MTC Managing Director) and Alex Mongillo (Administrative Manager)
OTHER DATES
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF rehearses October 20 - November 2; Opens November 2, 2018 and runs Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 4pm and 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm through November 18, 2018. All rehearsals and performances are at the theatre in Norwalk, CT. NYC actors' (who are cast) train travel via Metro North is paid by the theatre. Commute time is approx. 1hr 10 minutes one way.
OTHER
Music Theatre of Connecticut, begnning its 32nd season in September, is located in a beautiful theatre center in Norwalk, CT. The company has won numerous Best awards and Connecticut Crtitics' Circle Award Nominations, including the prestigious Killen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Professional Theatre, joining Long Wharf, Hartford Stage and the Westport Playhouse.
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
CAT is set in the plantation home in the Mississippi Delta of Big Daddy Pollitt, a wealthy cotton tycoon, the play examines the relationships among members of Big Daddy's family, primarily between his son Brick and Maggie the Cat, Brick's wife.
Margaret (Maggie):
30's, vivacious, sexy and charming; but equally manipulative, driven and domineering. Desperate for the love of her husband Brick, who will never give it to her
Brick:
30's, A drunken ex-football player who is still irresitable, sexy and liked by everyone, despite the fact that he has become numb to most feelings. Forever damaged by the death of his best friend (and probable love of his life) Skipper, he shares the best relationship with his father Big Daddy
Big Daddy:
65, aggressive, rich, and can be brutally mean, admitting that he’s never cared for anyone in his life except for Brick. He never much cared for Big Mama, and would prefer to chase women. With Brick however, he can be open and understanding.
Big Mama:
early 60's, Brick’s mother, loud, fat, and devoted to Big Daddy, though Big Daddy believes otherwise. She’s ecstatic that his health report turns out well, but breaks down when she learns it’s all a lie, attempting to find solace in her favorite son, Brick.
Gooper:
40, Brick’s brother. A successful lawyer with five kids (and another on the way), Gooper nevertheless remains bitter towards Brick for being the parents’ favorite child. He brings the family together for Big Daddy’s birthday in an attempt to secure his own inheritance of the estate.
Mae (Sister Woman):
40, Gooper’s wife. Wound very tight. Mother to 5 children, she runs in respected social circles, but her family lost all their money at some point, so she’s just as eager as Margaret to inherit the Pollitt family fortune.
Doc Baugh:
50's a very dry, conservative southern country doctor
Reverend Tooker:
50s/60's, his overly saccarine pastoral demeanor thinly veils his desire for the Pollitt family to offer the church a sizeable gift after Big Daddy’s passing.
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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