Central Square Theatre 2018-19 - Cambridge MA EPA
Central Square Theater
**Updated instructions for appointments. Added note regarding possible nudity for FRANKENSTEIN**
AUDITION DATE
Wed, Apr 11, 2018
2:00 pm - 10:00 pm (EDT)
Dinner break 5-6pm
APPOINTMENTS
To make an appointment, please email your available times and productions/characters that interest you to Thedita Pedersen at tpedersen@centralsquaretheater.org. You will
be sent a confirmation email and any sides, if you request them. AEA members without appointments are seen as time permits. Non- union actors who drop in will also be seen if there are empty slots.
CONTRACT
NEAT NEAT 6; $425 a week
SEEKING
Equity actors for various roles in the 2018-19 season, produced by The Nora Theater Company and Underground Railway Theater.
PREPARATION
Please bring 1 or 2 monologues, and/or a side from a URT season script (sides will be sent with appointment confirmations if interest in specific characters for a URT title is expressed). Actors are also encouraged to showcase unique theatrical abilities (puppetry, dance, musical proficiency, etc.). Bring 2 copies of headshot/resume.
LOCATION
Central Square Theater
450 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139-4106
Mainstage
PERSONNEL
The Nora and URT Artistic Directors Lee Mikeska Gardner and Debra Wise will be in attendance.
The Nora and URT will also be in attendance at StageSource’s 2018 annual auditions.
OTHER
centralsquaretheater.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
Central Square Theatre 2018-19 (Nora Theater Company and Underground Railway Theater)
FRANKENSTEIN
Adapted by Nick Dear from the novel by Mary Shelley (Adaptation subject to change)
Produced by The Nora Theater Company and Underground Railway Theater
Director TBD
First rehearsal: September 4, 2018
Production run: September 27 - November 4, 2018
Seeking:
*Note: this production will rely on double/triple casting, and may contain nudity. (There will be no nudity at the auditions)
The Creature
Victor Frankenstein - a scientist
Gretel - a prostitute
Gustav - a beggar
Klaus - a beggar
De Lacey - a blind man
Felix - his son
Agatha - his daughter-in-law
The Female Creature
Elizabeth Lavenza - Victor’s fiancée
Clarice - her maid
William Frankenstein - Victor’s brother
Monsieur Frankenstein - Victor’s father
Ewan - an Orkney Islander
Rab - his nephew
A Constable
Townspeople of Ingolstadt
Servants of the Frankenstein household
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Charles Dickens; adapted for the stage and directed by Debra Wise
Produced by Underground Railway Theater and The Nora Theater Company
First rehearsal: October 29 or November 5, 2018
Production run: November 23 - December 30, 2018
Seeking:
This is a revival of the 2017 production, and at least four of of the eight roles will be played by the original ensemble. Interested actors should ideally exhibit skills in singing, playing instruments, and/or dance. Roles that currently remain available include:
Ghost of Christmas Past and Ensemble - Female, ideally of South Asian origin and with training in Indian dance (alternatively, the character’s cultural identity and dance training might derive from another non-Anglo part of the world with an historic attachment to the British Commonwealth).
Bob Cratchit and Ensemble - May be played as hailing from Ireland. Other roles include Street Performer, Businessman.
Fred and Ensemble - Other roles include Street Performer, Undertaker. Ideally a percussionist.
Belle and Ensemble - Other roles include Street Performer. Ideally plays fiddle, accordion, or other instrument that can accompany dancing.
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PYGMALION
By George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Eric Tucker
Underground Railway Theater will be producing Bedlam’s production.
All roles have been cast.
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PHOTOGRAPH 51
By Anna Ziegler
Produced by The Nora Theater Company
Director TBD
First rehearsal: February 5, 2019
Production run: March 14 - April 14, 2019
Seeking:
Rosalind Franklin: 30s, white, British, Jewish, doesn’t suffer fools
Maurice Wilkins:late 30s/early 40s, white, British, formal, a sparring partner for Rosalind
Francis Crick: early/mid-30s, white, British, very proper, not unkind, but brash
James Watson: early/mid-20s, white, American, all confidence, arrogance
Donald Caspar: late 20s/early 30s, white, American, Jewish, open and affable
Raymond Gosling: mid/late-20s, white, British, awkward, endearing
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BLACK ODYSSEY
By Marcus Gardley
Produced by Underground Railway Theatre and The Front Porch Collective
Directed by Benny Sato Ambush
First rehearsal: April 2, 2019
Production run: April 25 - May 19, 2019
Seeking:
Ancestor
Aunt Tina: black; goddess of war; also plays Scylla, the sea creature. Goddess of wisdom in her human state; strong-willed and purposeful woman on a rescue mission to save her nephew Ulysses. Sassy-mouthed, cheeky with a fire-starter attitude, prescient/clairvoyant; loving. Powerful. Sings really well.
Mortals
Ulysses: black, a vet from the Gulf War, age 20 in Act I; 33 in Act II
Married to Nella Pell. Father of Malachi. The hero on a journey/quest: lost, adrift, hurting, deeply guilt-ridden for having killed; in search of his whole self; searching for his chapters in history; traversing through his blood; chasing his Destiny; learning recipes, history songs, his story course; needing to reintegrate himself; desperately trying to get home. A large universal spirit. Deeply in love with his wife Nella Pell. Missing her like crazy while adrift at sea.
Nella Pell: black, Ulysses Lincoln’s wife, age 21 in Act I, 34 in Act II
Faithful, long-suffering, patiently waiting for Ulysses’ return; pregnant and alone in Act I, fending off suitors; stubbornly believes Ulysses is still alive despite what she’s been told; single mom raising young Malachi in Act II; she considers marrying to have a male role model for Malachi. Never stops believing that Ulysses will return to her as he promised; she is his “lighthouse”.
Malachi: black, son to Ulysses and Nella Pell; age 13; also plays Poly’famous
Man-child trying to find his way in the world without a Dad figure. Head-strong, feisty, hot-blooded, proud, won’t take no s*it from nobody; politically conscious; having difficulty managing his anger as he encounters oppression. Thinks he grown.
Artez Sabine: black, Grand Marshal of a Second Line, age 49; also plays Alabama Slim; The Soul Siren; The Alter Ego, Police Officer 2
Pragmatic survivor; proud; aware of history; bickers with his wife Alsendra whom he loves; believes the government will rescue them; has tunnel-vision focus on leading the march; knows the end is near and is prepared for it - he’s going to glory where the saints come marching in.
Alsendra Sabine: black, Artez’ wife, mother of Benevolence, age 40; also plays Circe Nzinga, the great conductor; Carib’diss, a sea creature, and Calypso, the greatest ancestor. Full of life and vinegar; brassy. Bickers with her husband Artez whom she loves. Protective of her daughter. A handful.
Benevolence Nausicca Sabine: black, daughter to Alsendra and Artez, age 10; also plays African Ancestor. Precocious, garrulous, fearless, open to the world; bluntly honest like kids are; entrepreneurial; loves to hear stories; is Ulysses’ mother in disguise and reveals herself as such in Act II as the loving, nurturing dutiful African Ancestor assisting Ulysses on his hero journey/quest.
Roles already cast:
Great Grand Daddy Deus
Great Grand Paw Sidin
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TBD
Produced by The Nora Theater Company
First rehearsal: May 14, 2019
Production run: June 6 - July 7, 2019
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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